Ok

nice

Whos the next person?!?!

Ok!❤

okay

Your absolutely correct thanks to Ian for giving us this opportunity to see them buy back Smosh. Without him having the drive and passion to keep Smosh alive we wouldn't all be here today.

absolutely right. if Ian hadn't held onto it, there'd be nothing to reclaim today. bless him.

Beep bop... I'm the Philosophy Bot. Here, have a quote: "Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished" ~ Marcus Aurelius

@@sammie3277 you're right. literally every single one of us would be dead this very moment

Yes absolutely

I love this. Also the amount of Anthony-jokes and being a boss-jokes he went through these past years. He could have easily given up along the way. So happy he didn't.

100%

Yeah

@@jannej2351 i feel like he was genuinely hurting through the anthony jokes. it's played off as a joke but he just seems in pain.

@@chopinetudeop.25no.5 I noticed that too, i noticed he is still a little bitter/hurt about the whole thing that happened and in this interview he is bit passive aggressive even when he was being extremely understanding. I think he is still hurt, outside they have partnered up again but i think mentally they have drifted apart alot , its going to take some time to fully reconcile and get adjusted to each others presence

Brother?

@@Notastardewvalleychickeneggs

Is jawbe the older brother, or is jimmy just far away?

Mistuh White

@@josephmartin9737jawbe is the malformed freak the parents hide

I think people also forget. this is probably the true life ian. I've seen him on twitch once with Pamela Horton back when they dated. just calmly hanging out. the Ian in this video is the ian in that stream

​@@lunatic5162Eh, They aren't haters. It's literally just teens who don't understand that some people are naturally like that. It's annoying when people automatically jump to 'well they're just haters hrumph'

I’m really shocked that they didn’t get along through a lot of it. I remember one video where Ian said “we hate each other”, which I always took to be a joke but apparently there was a grain of truth in it. That makes me kind of sad.

People who think Ian doesn't care clarly don't understand that he had to grow numb to things just to function. it will take time for him to trust and open up again, but the way he talks and the way you could see holding tears back when Anthony got emotional shows he cares.

@@reugtt65 yeah but Ian is kind of a cynical ..... there's no way to get around it

Honestly. Like wtf. They are smart and wholesome asf😵‍💫

They are great.

They really feel like the fathers of UKposts 😭😭😭🥹🥹🥹🥹

rhett and link are legends

@@sophieschaefer01 smosh and rhett and link were the fathers ngl

I hadn't thought about it that way... But damn you're right. Got me in the feels.

Its like a baby u cant just give up on it

He has always taken the backseat calling himself the second this and that then the king pulled through silently!

He literally fully expressed that word for word tf are you talking about

That was @physicsgirl from here on YT. She's still struggling really bad with long COVID, so send her some well wishes 😊

Yeah, you could just tell for awhile there that he was NOT ok. I was so genuinely worried for him there for a bit but then now with Anthony being back I. The picture you really do see him act as if he does actually feel better

I’ve experienced being numb since I was 12 till today (I’m 19) because of school, just school. I love learning but have adhd so struggle to get stuff in on time or even ever. When I say I love learning I mean that I get really upset if I can’t learn something like math cause I know that there are cool concepts there. So like Anthony and Smosh I resented school but unlike him having a friendship and success tied into it, it was mixed up in a feeling of love for learning. And like Ian I felt like I couldn’t take a step back and give up on what I could gain from school in his case the potential success of his company. Anthony’s videos hit me at the beginning of high school when I wasn’t feeling the thrill of the transition to high school and relied on UKposts to cope. His videos on many different topics were great, especially the one about DID which got me learning about that for a bit. And so I started looking into who he is and found Smosh for the first time (and was surprised that I hadn’t seen it before) and when I found the videos talking about him leaving his business I was as invested as I could be at the beginning. As time went on and defy went out of business and Smosh was left to survive alone, I was there. When Brett and Link bought Smosh, I was there. And when they bought the company (this video), I was there. Seeing this video, seeing how they coped is invaluable to me and I’m happy to have been part of this journey even if it was simply as a observer. I’m in college and I’m considering dropping out, and i feel like I’m going to be floundering around like Anthony was when he left Smosh. I connect to the journey of two men’s video making venture, through a need for success in a conventional way. Which is ironic since creating videos on UKposts is not conventional, but with their success there is a conventional path your supposed to take in business which they did cause they didn’t know what else to do. Now that they have their creation back, thinking outside the box even in relation to business is key. Cause people do the conventional because they know it’s safe and supposedly guaranteed. But it’s not. And I feel like this story of two best friends estranged by a business is a shining example of that. Thank you for reading this to the end (or not). I’m excited to see where Anthony, Ian and Smosh go next. I hope you have a fulfilling life (and if you can’t imagine it, that’s alright) and always remember that’s it’s ok to consider or genuinely take the unconventional path the whole

classic woman comment telling men their business

@@4rumani Nah, you're delusional.

Fr this is a great example of healthy communication in a friendship but it can be implied into any kind of relationship 😁

@@4rumanishut your face hole

nothing like kissing your homie good night

It's probably from their own experience too that they knew that someday Anthony and Ian would reach this point. 😊 I am sure they have been waiting for a long time

They still own a part of smosh but its a minority. But yea I wholeheartedly agree

Id say good mythical morning is actually like the successful child who took in their father Smosh during a midlife crisis and helped him out because Smosh started UKposts 7 years before GMM

@@ClipzCollective true but despite GMM having a late start on YT, Rhett and Link had been best friends making content for longer, but still I see your point.

❤❤

Cuz Ian is his comedy soulmate 💙

I know you wrote this 2 months ago but every time he laugh in the smosh videos now I get teary eyed because it´s like his inner child is healing a little bit with every laugh

@@Niiiniis Yup

wich minute?

straight up started bawling ngl, I'm so glad they're back 😭

@@isza8891 1:11:32

profound beyond our years

Frfr

and then Ian's "I'm still not gonna show emotion-" 😂

Timestamp?

@@chrisjackson1889 41:47

"Love seeing you two together again! You always were my favorites!"

YES

same😂

This describes the whole video so well 😂

They should periodically do it, now that they better equipped for this. Emotionally they have matured so much. This is the first time I heard Ian talk this openly and this at length about delicate things, when he was younger he used to just be like '' whatever'' and keep everything inside so you could never really truly read him, you would never be able to tell he was this deep and this intelligent, he really never let anything slip past his wall. He is still clearly a bit defensive but Anthony has become so good at this he would be probably able to get him to open up like this again every once in a while if he tried, which is great because it's so important that things don't get brushed off. This was so inspiring and interesting to watch I loved it, I will watch it again for sure.

Broo, don't make me cry 😢

Ian was really hurting

I think Ian thought, their friendship would improve or at the very least stayed the same when Anthony left. He was probably hurt/offended when Anthony just blanked Smosh. Now we know that both of them understood each other’s position, and I’m glad they worked things out. I knew for a fact for the past few years they weren’t on good terms that much because they’d just acknowledge each other on their birthdays/Smosh anniversaries with really old pics.

I spent months in the comments sections back then trying to be the voice of reason. Any time I saw a comment about the two of them after the split, I was trying so hard to get people to back off. Ultimately a waste of time, as what's one person behind a keyboard really going to acheive

You can tell how much it stung in the videos. It's pretty obvious.

They really seem to bring out deeper sides to each other it's pretty sweet

If you've seen Anthony for a long time in Smosh, before he left and do interview videos, he was always like this, well, most of the time.

i have and this is diff he doesnt seem like hes interviewing x person but more so feels comfortable talking about himself as well. its really sweet@@ryukokanami7645

do you have only funs

​@@Jinwoo.Dude 💀💀

@@Jinwoo.NAUR💀

Wowowowow

ALAN!!! U HERE????

These two are ride-or-die bros for life and I am here for it!

That was emotional even for me. So happy they're back together

Put that shit in a t-shirt!!

Damn.🥹🍷

Anthony and I made the exact same facial expression. That hit somewhere deep in my heart lol.

Its their baby after all.

@@MsMiDCthis is like a fever dream. Smosh is a legendary part of UKposts and when they got bought out it killed a piece of what made it special. Wonder what this will be like

I guess you didn't listen to them. They're not best friends

@@4212danielwhen’d they say that

​@@ericstewart-ce7eqthey had a huge falling out for years.

So true

To me it was always Ian and Anthony were the two vital organs so to speak of smosh, it can survive hooked up to a machine and “live” artificially without one of them but it can’t do much else, with them both in Smosh can finally live again, not just survive.

@@Crackedcripple as someone who grew up watching the two, I couldn't agree more. But I also learned how to appreciate the collaborative effort of the rest of the cast. Im talking Shane, Olivia, Noah, Damien, Courtney, etc. All of which produced some of the funniest content for us all these years. And i think its unfair to discredit them too.

@@heyitsdaniel69 yeah they are good and all but it’s hard for me to get over the video where they called old smosh “problematic, unfunny, and people who like it are just blinded by nostalgia” completely missing what old smosh was, no hate to them as people but it left a bad taste in my mouth.

​@@heyitsdaniel69The problem is, although I agree with you that these people need credits for their work. I can't help it but think that the old cast of Smosh also needed the same credits. You know what I mean If you have seen old Smosh videos. Like the teleporting fat guy, who was somewhat regular. And even extras were the Smosh too. I still remember some faces that I would personally see and recognize them immediately. Everyone should get credits and recognition.

Maybe they should get an episode too!

What did Rhett and Link do?

​@@imagine_big9398they bought Smosh when the company who previously owned it went under, which is pretty much the reason Smosh survived

​@@lenat7397thank you. I was in the middle of watching the video and i now realize they talked about this... Yes, i should've wait. Thank you for answering me without judgement

That’s some legendary sh*t

That's all I think about when I see reserve videos about them buying Smosh back. That 2 life-long best friends, in a way helped bring 2 life-long best friends back together.

I never thought about it like that. 🥲

2 of my favorite best friend duos coming together

Smosh would NOT be here anymore unless Rhett and Link saved them. Ian said in an early SmoshCast episode that the company that was real close to acquiring Smosh when Defy went bankrupt was really REALLY BAD. Like the company that was the closest in the bidding game after Rhett and Link, I believe. There was a real possibility that Smosh could've gone under an even worse company than Defy.

“and if this is to end in fire, then we shall all burn together..”

YES agreed 100%. friendship > business

Actually made me cry, this is so just wow 😭

And that's so sweet

​@@-Teca-yeah I shed a tear too, that was just too sweet and important.

They own smosh now btw

​@ez28gaming86 the whole point is that they bought it back from mythical

I love them sm 😭

@@ez28gaming86no Mythical bought smosh after the downfall of deFY then Ian and Anthony started the process of buying smosh from them about 6 months ago😌

They are the OG’s and the best content creators on the platform. They smart business men, they balanced work and personal life being best friends and their content is consistent it’s literally as good as it used to be (good mythical morning) just high production… and their hairstyles swapped😅

Yeah. I loved the; F*k the business side of it! We'll figure it out. This is so exiting! 😄

One should also mention that they made a multiple of their invested capital (according to Variety), so they didn’t sell it for breadcrumbs and love 😄 and Smosh wasn’t that good in the numbers. But yeah, they were still super nice for rescuing the channel when it desperately needed a sponsor.

I think it hits harder because if you think about it, Rhett and Link kind of are an older Ian and Anthony. Yeah, their content is mainly different but they’re two sets of best friends who started on UKposts around 2005/2006 and grew their channels into insane popularity.

They should memorialized in UKposts history for saving smosh bringing back the age of old smosh

@@UndeadSlayer5 I know right! I feel like we need to honor them is some great way! Some kind of UKpostsr award show needs to remember them!!

Your comment reminded me of this one song in Adventure Time: "Everything stays right where you left it, Everything stays, but it still changes, Ever so slightly, daily and nightly, In little ways, but everything stays." 🎶

this comment made me tear up wtf lol

After this talk, I don't even know if they were "Best friends" to begin with

@@dangitthisnameisalreadytak8521 they were in middle and high school

​@@dangitthisnameisalreadytak8521they were from like middle school all the way until like 2015 or smth

@@dangitthisnameisalreadytak8521who cares how you call it. They clearly have something special together that sadly got awkward due to circumstance.

@@nyssfromtheabyss3839 clearly I care, but I hope things will turn out great from here

FR

Canon event

HOLY SHIT IT'S STUPID MARIO BROS DUDE!

You and Smosh are some of the OG’s of UKposts!!

Oh my god, it's Richard Michael Alvarez, creator of Water Wars

Thank you joe biden

I know right?? Massive respect to them for handling this so well. I already loved mythical and now I love it even more

Well I guess everyone should subscribe to them for helping the boys to be back together again

Honestly I always kinda got the vibe that mythical buying smosh was more of temporary “well hang on to this for you until you’re ready” type of deal and that there was always the thought that one day Ian at least would become the true owner of smosh. Anthony being back is just the icing on top.

I mean when you have built your brand on a long lasting friendship, it’s only natural to want that for others isn’t it

YES! They deserve the praise. If I didn't love 'em already, well... now I love 'em MORE!

Rhett and Link forever

This ain’t them😂

@@echospace7347 but they bought smosh after defy media shut down they basically saved smosh from shutting down

@@echospace7347 Read about who owns Smosh first, then come back to this comment

@@user-pd4hp6bu4qAnthony and Ian own smosh again! Lol

Too true. Rhett & Link handled that transitionary period of Smosh with more grace and class than a goddamn unicorn

Respect! he said he was feeling out of it to the point others were asking him if he was fine. It's hard to be alone and having to run something like this and doing all of that while pretending you are ok for the sake of others. This is why the rest of the Smosh cast was so appreciative

Smosh really is everything to him and the fact he wanted it to continue to thrive in spite of his co-bro leaving and losing funding is really commendable

I was thinking about this! Ian said about Anthony that leaving was something that just had to be done, I think Ian steering the post defy smosh ship was something that just had to be done and be done by Ian

he's a dumbass emotionally sometimes, but man... you can tell he truly cares

​@@hinasakukimi I think everyone in this country is emotionally dumb, we are literally divided in this country unless when it comes to sports.

It's more beautiful when you realize that a lot of the decisions he made were motivated by money or the thought that there was greater potential on Smosh. I think this spirit will catch the vibe of their early work and I wish them the best.

This is the most parasocial thing I've ever read

It ain’t that deep bruh

This is not their therapy session...

😅 I think it was more of a “therapy session” for us old school fans.

Guys in the replies, you get the message. Calm down. Even if it's not "therapy" you get what they're trying to say. They're reconnecting and sharing what they've learned about themselves and each other and their friendship. Stop trying to call this person "parasocial." You can't help it but sound "parasocial" when you've been watching a content creator for years. Sheesh.

has it been almost 20 years????.... it feels so wrong

@@suuluyep, 17 years man, crazy

THE ROBERT E HOUSE WATCHES SMOSH????

@@xavierplymptonstongue54almost 18

It's crazy. I'm 17 so I'm as old as smosh

This! I didn't care than Anthony left because I love both of them. It always was sad to see that they didn't really talk anymore. Even me not knowing them, I would've rather them stay friends than have the channel. I can't wait to see what they do!

thank you that gave me a good laugh hahahaha

SAME THOUGH!! I dragged my dad to the movie’s premiere back in 2015. Good times 😂

oh my GOD ME TOO DUDE

YES

Wasn’t John Cena in it? Or was that a fever dream lmao

He's a master people reader ❤

I think in a way GMM filled a void that Smosh had left when Anthony departed as well. A bit poetic

And they gave them so much creative freedom! They truly saved SMOSH and did it just to keep their content going and then let them have it back when they were the able to do so! Love Rhett and Link and Smosh! I hope they can still keep doing their GMM and SMOSH collabs occasionally!

I think you could call this a business move too since Ian and Anthony are smosh and if you lose one of them you lose that spark I feel

It only mean good and Quick money. Just money.

@@chocomojo9552 Honey, Rhett and Link are from the 2010 UKposts era. This kind gesture isn't unheard of. Unlike cash grabbing content creator and streamers nowadays, creators then were actually nice and help each other out a lot of times. Drama didn't even sell at the time.

I UGLY CRIED

@@cellikai6180shut up

That's the most homie shit I've ever seen

Plz timestamp omg 😭

@@haileypearl3767 just watch the video lol it’s very good. He did say that in the last 10-15 minutes though. Maybe even last 5 mins idk

Only Smosh would have a full on therapy session on UKposts. True icons.

​@@shannonbeckett3258they mean its a good thing, like "no way, thats so cool" (is how i am interpreting) :-)

@@inugami-d5355 exactly 👍

@@shannonbeckett3258idiotic gen z speak

they didn't give them the channel for free lol

@@ryanw3269bruh they don’t want to go broke…I’m sure they probably gave them a pretty decent discount but for free??? Like they each have a family with kids, they can’t just give things away

​@@ryanw3269yeah, and they could also not sell it back but they did. That's the point

@@ryanw3269 Rhett and Link didnt even have to buy it in the first place. They could have let it die but they grabbed it with the intention of holding onto it with the knowledge that Ian and Anthony were basically broke and couldn’t buy it themselves. Rhett and Link guarded it and never did anything substantial with it, just keeping it safe.

@@kikiwannabananawatermelonmangoalso while they had Smosh, they didn't change their content or brand. They just let Smosh do what they wanted and be their own team.

EXACTLY! 😭💖

hey

Why Hello THere.

seriously ian needs more recognition for this

It was his baby basically and he refused to leave it . And good thing he didn't leave cuz although Defy era of Smosh became bad after awhile after they were bought by Mythical , the good videos started coming again . I think the current cast and crew efforts also helped for example Spencer as the Smosh Games director really gave that channel life with the help of Damien and Alex as well , same with Kiana as director of Smosh Pit with the help of Kimmy ( which is a more recent thing since she used to be a cast member and now she is crew) and sometimes Courtney help as well . I think the worst part of Smosh was Defy , Mythical Smosh was good and lets see how it will be now that Ian and Anthony own it again .

@@loolahero9374 hey

It's like that line in Everything Everywhere All At Once. "Of all the places I could be, I just want to be here with you" (really good movie btw to anyone who hasn't seen it)

😭😭😭😭😭😭

@@capp12249😭😭😭😭

Actually no it wasn’t the sweetest moment

what the fuck i wasnt expecting to cry today 😭😭

time stamp for this?

1:11:23

I don't place any judgement on Anthony for leaving, but Ian fighting to keep Smosh alive is really admirable.

@@starsaur6664 yeah this, i admire them both for very different reasons. anthony wanted to find his independence, and ian wanted to keep what they created alive. it's beautiful how they grew apart so they could continue to grow together

@@starsaur6664 yeah, and I feel like the opposite would've happened if Ian was the one who decided to leave too. Either one of them just wouldn't be able to let Smosh die.

Smosh recently kinda has been on the up and up imp. Never liked the smosh sketches to begin with but we’ll see how they are w the original duo w years of maturity and creative freedom

​@@drakestallworth3621im really excited to see what they will bring today with that maturity!

It's more than a Collab now. They're partners again.

Right??? So glad these guys are on the internet together for the first time

Literally

@@Mr_M_I saw the tntl 3 min after upload so I got there early

Frrr

They honestly do deserve the praise, they're great guys that helped this long-awaited reunion

I second this. hope everyone notices this comment

True that, dear friend. True that. Rhett and Link were the life boat for Smosh. First saving them from the liquidation of Defy, and now they allowed the brand to be owned again by Ian and Anthony.

@@draisenswhy is bro speaking in the lord of the ring

​@@moochaelgoorbachieve4568because it's fun??? why you gotta make them feel bad??

And Rhett & Link, who rooted for this to happen

shoutout to us, the audience that has supported Smosh throughout the years

Who is dianna

@@anxiouslycurly9081 dianna cowern

@@Sruthi2005 I didnt know they are friend. I really hope she gets better.

​@@OfficialAnthonyPadilla711omg hi Anthony

100% agree :r i was really nervous when he was about to talk about how the reunion with Rhett and Link went xd i was prepared for some potent cringe but i was found with incredible wholesomeness :'j

Just two friends understanding their other two friends

Yup, the real reason smosh is still alive

Ian is really the daddy of smosh

10000%!! Ian doesn’t get enough recognition straight up.

True without Ian Smosh would have went down long ago, props to the man he held it together through the worst of times

Ian is awesome

Good

👍

Lol

Bien

👍

Exactly. Now they seem to have a unique kind strength that's better than ever

And I think at that point they both needed the time apart to learn who they are as creative individuals and what they bring to the table. Their friendship needed a break and now I’m glad it went the way it did because now they are back together! 😊

It feels almost like after their experiences, they influenced each other and "pulled" each other in the opposite direction like magnets; but without being around each other for so long, their momentum just carried them and they didn't get to keep each other grounded enough to find a middle ground. Here's hoping they ground each other now!

@@IceMetalPunk I was going to say, I wonder if its because Anthony was away so he wanted to get back into it and Ian had been bogged down constantly.

Straight out of a movie

@@Chi-np2lzfeeling weighed down, or body and mind feel heavy/ foggy. Not in a normal state of mind

@@Chi-np2lz Overwhelmed

That got me too 😭😭

WHERE IS THIS

That and several other segments had me in tears

Right? I'm picturing them on a porch somewhere with pipes right now going "yeeeeppp, knew it was gonna happen. we're all good"

in hindsight it rlly does feel like they always knew. they were holding it while everything fell into place like the wise dads of youtube.

Rhett and link were the wet papertowel in a sunny window letting the seed grow and get ready to plant it

I think Link even mentioned that they were “taking care of it” when referring to Smosh on an Ear Biscuit

I am happy they are still apart of Smosh

“Come back home” 🥲🫶🫶

Two dudes, owning their old channel, 6 years apart cause they're not gay

@@morganbass3231 🤣

Jesus touch some grass dude lmaoo

Like 100 other people have t made the exact same comme t, your opinions worthless

I was worried there a second that maybe Ian needs more healing especially how he said before that he became numb

I just watched that part that was pretty cold ngl 😂

@@lei4moon yeah all of the sudden all of the jokes on the smosh channel about ian being a bummer aren't as funny :(

@@u_idiotkid425 yeah... like they both needed this journey like they said but maybe Ian needs more time because how he felt about Anthony's walls/boundaries. He accepts them but still felt bad

Thats just irony you guys. Ian talks very eloquently about his feelings 🤣

And yet the way they talk, it seems to be the opposite when they create sketches 😊

Yeah I agree

Yeah Ian is more of realist and Anthony more of idealist. The work best with each other.

@@neku2741 exactlyy

whats their mbti

I agree. Which makes sense why they process things differently when it comes to defy. Communication is key and they both bottle things up just to avoid conflict. So much stuff could've been avoided if they were open about their feelings. But it is what it is and it had to happen so this could happen and I'm happy for them. I'm just happy that Anthony is healed and Ian is just happier lately.

Crazy that Ian never had the balls to speak up to Defy. Just bent over and let them control him and everything.

I don't know how the business side of things went down, but on a personal level it's so wholesome that they were supportive of this.

I second this!! Id love to see a conversation with the four of them! Huge parts of my childhood

I would love to see this too 😭😭😭

PLEASE GOD

I second this as well. If not for Rhett and Link, Smosh (as we know and love) would have died in 2020 at the latest. Props to R&L for helping this channel stay alive after all these years.

I think it comes down to the fact that they were adults when they started their channel. The emotional maturity is already there when they became business partner. In a way, they already knew how to separate their personal life from their work life. It's just a guess, but I think it's a solid one.