My thoughts about SMOSH/Defy Media shutting down
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 พ.ย. 2018
- Here's everything I've been avoiding talking about regarding Smosh's parent company, Defy Media.
Everyone I used to work with at Smosh are incredibly talented and sweet people. They didn't deserve to be treated like this.
Thank you for listening and subscribing and continuing to show so much love through everything we've been through.
The article about Defy Media shutting down: variety.com/2018/digital/news...
Ian’s message: smoshian/status/1... - ตลก
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*Me trying to lie*
Mom: why are you coming home so late?
Me: because of market conditions
LOL
Same
officer: sir why did you cross on a red light?
idiot: because of market conditions
officer: -_-....
Not really a lie
Best comment here.
I hate when big companies ruin creativity and take over people's individual business and ideas and completly ruit it. Smosh was sick before they were run by a completly robotic company with no creativity.
Like Activision corrupting Bungie
@@braydenlawson5369 Selling out implies that there was greed involved. They were young, just getting an income, and needed money to stay afloat and prosper. That's what they did. They didn't do some evil move, they were essentially tricked by a larger company into selling their company for basically a permanent job position. That's not selling out, it's growing up, and they were forced to
@@wolflord8117 (Cries and breaks halo disk)
TH-cam has been ruined by big corporations. I remember when this was "TH-cam: Broadcast Yourself". Now it's "TH-cam: CLICK THIS AD"
Well that was before they sold it to google
thats why I use ad block
@@osamaelayan1035 do turn off your adblock if you wanna help support your favorite youtubers tho
I think it has its ups and downs. Companies can also do good things, like promote channels and fund them. Its when something like this happens, through the corrupted companies that dont value their employees whatsoever, that the bullshit of it comes down hard and heavy.
I could rant about this for hours. I’ve been on TH-cam since the late 2000s and I hate what it’s become.
Of coarse TH-cam would be recommending this as soon as Ian and Anthony buy Smosh back
Ofc 😂
I'll be honest. I've heard about this Defy stuff for about a year now, but I didn't take the time to actually look up what happened until after Anthony and Ian bought Smosh back lol
I grew up watching smosh.. this is heartbreaking. Thank you for giving your words on the subject, hopefully shit gets figured out.
I used to watch with my sister and it was the only thing that made me happy and it was the only thing we bonded with. Now it is gone and I am so sad😭😢
I loved smosh when it was just Anthony and Ian but adding the new people wasn't bad but it wasn't the best I think they could have been more side characters if u do deside to make smosh 2 or what ever u want to call it
Agreed Im actually so sad smosh is gone I need the OG smosh
Another one bites the dust
I love your profile pic
I'm gonna cry.......I grew up watching smosh😭😭😭wtf man
Mikan Tsumiki so did I but I had to do it in secret bc of the swears
Same! Like I kind of dislike Smosh rn but their old videos just balance both of their new and older videos
Alexa play despasito
Me too
@@ItzJimz what u talking bout
3:57
You know Anthony what hurt us, hearing the words, "They owned the company and I was just an employee"
True
Oh my f-cking god what are they
Danish Afif owners who made the channel
@@nicksol9721 what
That hit deep
“You live and you learn...and you go to therapy!”
I need that on a pillow 😂
I want a Tshirt
No a coffee........
The Guy Who Asked finally I found you. People are looking for you all over the internet you gotta go hurry
I gotta remember to write that down on my note.
@@CristianHDiaz that's kind off a jerk move
“you live and you learn, and you go to therapy”
that hit a little too hard
avery nicole i felt it.
Yup adulting 101
Is it super quiet for anyone else?
Tyler White vs BasicallyIdowrk
Yeah I kept trying to turn it up the whole time
I thought my ear buds were messing up
SEY'YES'TO'OT'GAMES'SEMAG
Yeah it is actually o_o
I really miss TH-cam’s old slogan, broadcast yourself. Cause that’s what it USED to be, anyone could do it. Now it’s all about fancy editing, productions and shit. Take me back to 2007 man :(
Rachel Wolf 2018 shits too
RealTyron SUGILITE yeah, 2000-2014 were the good years
valerie landivar yeah only 2 of them as the main cast
@@valerielandivar8911 yt start at 2005
hell yeah! low produced content was so much better!!!!
Don't beat yourself up for selling SMOSH to them. You were young and didn't know and they took advantage of that. But you speaking about the hard lesson you learned will hopefully save others from shady companies like that one. 💖
That doesn't really help. It happened and you can't do anything about it which makes it more frustrating
Right. You live, you learn, bigger lost, bigger the lesson. Let's go.
You guys were literally the first TH-camrs that were bought by one of these companies. There was no real research if this was a good idea or not. Also no one took this platform seriously back then.
@@loading...948 Yeah it’s not like them saying that will stop people from getting scammed. This is the kind of things they should be teaching about in Highschool, stocks. They teach “financial literacy” but not stocks and how to avoid getting scammed? I don’t get it.
THRYRE BACK
I really respect you for speaking out and providing examples of what they have done. Too often, big media companies sweep issues like these under the rug.
Defy Media sounds like it was really predatory, taking advantage of smaller growing companies.
@S. I. V. this video may not tangibly do anything, but it's informing the public and that in itself is more than what existed before he posted it.
@S. I. V. We are still the public. This isn't saying the world saw it. Did I say this changed the landscape of media? No. But what I am saying is that if more people were inclined to speak out when things like this happened and it became *common practice*, companies wouldn't get away with as much as they do now. So I applaud Anthony for speaking out when it's not something most people are comfortable doing.
Talking about it now is not very brave and it's too late. It just shows that Anthony leaved to save his ass. He shouldn't even be shocked about this decision considering all the bad stuff they did.
This company tied their employees to legal binding agreements that didn't allow them to speak out. Now that their contracts are terminated, ex employees are speaking out.
Mad respect for making this. I never wanted to ask you about the details of how Smosh got acquired but it is enraging to hear this.
Lasercorn WE LOVE YOU SMOSH GAMES
Lasercorn the people behind Smosh have my condolences
😥
Will you invite all of the Smosh Games guys to Toaster ghost, until they figure out what’s going to happen?
I'm so sorry to hear about this. I feel so bad. I wish you the best of luck.
Lasercorn respect to you for making the video on your channel I hope everything works out for them
This is a lesson to young people who have something valuable. Whether it be your body(athlete, model), something you invented, a TH-cam channel, or whatever else. There are going to be people who are older who see you as nothing more than a bunch of dollar signs. And they will do whatever it takes to make as much money off of you as they can. They will not be looking out for your interests at all, they will only care about how much money you make them. So if you have something valuable, get legitimate representation and know what you have and it’s worth.
Yes that true, if you new in any kind of business and someone want to make a deal of it, try to asked someone who expert in that business,
Damn right
yes people forget the advices your parents give you
listen to dragon boy
@@user-dl9ic8nb5c You're the kind of person that makes the world a worse place.
I wish someone would have given elvis this advice
"Naive children who donated money to us for this game..."
That's like straight-up rage you hear in his voice.
literally never seen anthony pissed beforeee i feel so bad and i really miss the old smosh with only anthony and ian and i'm sure many other people do://
And the teleporting fat guy
Tsynami Garmadon HAHAHAH YES AND FOOD BATTLE
@@luannecheok720 Yeah, food battle was great
Youve never seen anthony pee?
but in a way it's not the crowd's fault , it would be pretty fun to have them in like daily sketches they used to make
well , rest in peace smosh , forever in our hearts.
I miss lunch time with smosh, the barber shop pole and the house
Food Battle buddy
Oh bucko I can't handle this ahhh I miss it too broski
@@user-ct4wr3du8e we all do
@@CuriousBiscuit awww your a soft buttered biscuit aren't you
air hug
That damn pink flamingo!!
You can know how Anthony loved smosh and still respect them.. in the description !
**Everyone I used to work with at Smosh are incredibly talented and sweet people. They didn't deserve to be treated like this.**
Anthony should be a guest star on Smosh Try not to laugh!
Nerdy Blockhead he just walks in on set
Yes. But only if Anthony is down.
Ian Said he is always welcome
Yes
Ikr !
Fans loved Smosh, not the company manipulating it. This is an opportunity for you and Ian to take back what’s yours from the beginning and do it your way again
Agreed.
Times have changed. It may no longer be viable.
💯
Hham it would be interesting to see nonetheless.
@@whenallelsfails21 Agreed.
That's just kinda sad, hope it goes fine with Ian and the others.
Nix I think it should be fine at least for Ian. No matter what Ian does I am sure that he will get tons of people following him.
I like how everyone says "the new actors" when they have been there for 4 years. its just my opinion but they aren't bad, they actually add to the videos and gives more creativity/diversity. It wasn't their fault Anthony left, it was DEFY. If you watched the recent podcast with Ian, courtney and Shayne, they said how much that they didnt like defy but couldnt get out of it. Also they said they were very welcome to having Anthony come back and make videos with them if he wanted to but they understand he is doing his own thing.
I want him to rejoin, but he probably won't and i can see why he wouldn't.
I think he talked about it in Cold Ones too
People seem to not understand that they are all friends, just that Anthony wanted to try his own thing, which is completely fine.
Which podcast again?
@@nostalgicarrow2209 the first one
That hurt my sole that Smosh was sold for $0. I figured you two were paid millions. You should be a wealthy man.
Just a spelling error
Soul not sole
@@Invictus___me bit late
you need a better shoes then
@@sosickandtiredofalltheneed568 nice one Gerard
Invictus it hurt him so much he misspelled it
I miss when it was just you guys eating lunch and opening mails so much
THIS
lunchtime with smosh was then only thing i used to watch on youtube
Yessss
Oh my goooooodddd yesssss
Aaaa this made me sAD
Everybody remembers that old “SHUT UP” intro right? Then they made really short stupid but funny videos. Those were the days.
Food Battle😭😭
@@thereviewer441 you say that yet the channel grew, it had to adapt or it was gonna die out.
Honestly
big facts
Thats the only intro I remember, haven't watched them for a long time
You can tell Anthony really blames himself for the demise of Smosh
He was young, man. That mess up to sell your carrier for free.
Their new owners sound pretty cool.
I know! The great Anthony Padilla and I think his partner calls himself Needing Knee Socks?
dayum, thanks for speaking out & sorry about how the defy stuff went down. you’ve all brought the community so many laughs, guffaws, chuckles, & chortles since you started and we’ll support you & your friends from smosh through thick & thin 💗💖💗 (that’s how marriage vows work, right? and fans are married to the fan-ees, right?)
I agree that it's pitiful that they basically just put everyone under the rug like that but like now what, no more Smosh?
Ironic that Defy Media had defied their employees.
Achmyoyo muffin song marki and jacki and poodie
Fannies lol
this nut
I didnt even know its shutting down.
LihapullaKeisari me neither 😧
Torilla tavataan
Like he said, no one knew. Not even the people who worked for Smosh knew.
Clearly it did the moment they'd sold it
same here, i had no idea that this was happening
Looking back at this, it feels like forever ago when it was 4 years ago and know Anthony and Ian own smosh again. It shows time and healing can really help a person.
Coming back to this video and I literally can't believe it, they genuinely managed to get Smosh back and make it independent again :')
Congratulations you guys!
Honestly, Defy shutting down was the best thing to ever happen. Anthony wouldn'tve come back if it weren't for that.
Smosh is my childhood so it makes me very angry when it gets hurt in anyway
Captain.crock I feel u man, growing up it was smosh n =3 for me n now seeing wot has happened to them is wrong
Captain.crock I was growing up just the whole time watching smosh
when i wanna feel good, i just go watch the first smosh video
Captain.crock lol
Captain.crock same I remember going to my friends house and watching smosh, especially the titanic video on my birthday at a sleepover
Ughhh I remember when it was only Ian and Anthony. Watching food battle 2007. When nigahiga, kevjumba, Fred were amongst the top you tubers . No ads, clickbaits,. I miss those days
*Fred
Lmfao fred
Lyon Lyon “I told you so” moments are the best. Sorry he lost money but glad he had that pleasure at least.
This comment man. I hurts just remembering how joyful things were.
@Brendi Boi
Same, only difference is that i'm a middle school senior
It turns out the company embezzled 1.7 million dollars from 50 creators on the platform. Although this is an inaccurate representation, 1,700,000 divided by 50 is a total 0f $34,000. That is more than the average annual income of most US citizens. In my home state (Arizona: the second lowest paying state to educators) teachers earn an average of $45,000. If the 34 grand was taken from a someone like a teacher, that would put them well below the poverty line.
I fucking hate how companies can lose side of what they what they were originally made to represent. Although I wasn't affected by the incident, it is still painful to see people like Ian and Anthony, have their life work ripped apart by large companies to make a quick buck. And not just the larger creators, but the small ones as well. The channels that don't earn a million a year (or more) have been totally devastated by the whole defy media bullshit. For some, that is the equivalent to an entire year worth of what would be profit completely down the drain.
Another reason that this is such a big deal is because some creators won't even get back the money they lost. After the company went out, the remaining money that Defy Media went straight to Ally Bank. Ally will pay back the larger channels first, as they hold more power, and whatever remains (or what may not remain) will be returned.
This as by far the longest comment I've ever written, and most people who see this won't even finish this. But if you have gotten this far, spread the word. And... feel free to leave a like.
Literally from matpat’s video but yes ur right
Eli Sweet a lot of words oh no
Jk yep true
Yep in a capitalist society. Corporations are so profit-driven and they are always given the benefit of the doubt.
Long bucks > quick bucks
I will never take my time to read this...
There are a bunch of people saying just Ian and Anthony but Courtney Noah Keith Shane and Olivia are Anthony’s friends too what should happen is that everyone groups up like Ian’s mum Stevie the whole gang grouping up together to make art while they still can
No go no
Plso
Pls no
Nooooooooooo
Okay, that selling part hurt. Literally $0, I feel awful. It was worth millions.
I think that it is worth at least 500K
The thing I love about Anthony is that he really does care about Smosh, even after he left. Anthony created Smosh, I admire that he shares his feelings with us. Thank you for doing this video Anthony -Padildo- Padilla, you have come so far since 2005 and we are all proud of what you, Ian and the whole Smosh company have accomplished in this amazing 13 years on TH-cam.
I grew up watching Smosh, me and my older brother would sing to the Assassins Creed song and I don’t know any different. You helped make my childhood a great one. And for that, I can’t thank you all enough.
😂 Padildo
Owen The Boss It definitely wasn’t intentional, Jk it was XD
@@brooketpwk4352 😂
PREACH
Tf is a padildo😂😂😂😂😂😂
WHOS HERE AFTER THEY BROUGHT SMOSH BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Got recommended this video and all I can say is you guys did it! Happy happy happy for the both of you.
this really bums me out... ive been watching smosh for like all my life basically and to just sit here and watch it crumble all down sucks! Anthony and Ian put their life and soul into smosh, and now its gone.. i hope everyone who works at smosh now (or.. well you know what i mean) dont get screwed over, they dont deserve it.
Same...
I'm so happy I managed to get out about a year ago. Dodge a bullet there. Scary for those who didn't get out in time.
CreepsMcPasta WAIIT A MINUTOS I LOVE UR VIDS
HUGGGGE FAN OF YOUR VIDEOS MAN❤❤❤
Creeps!
@waldo Your life in a nutshell.
Huh you were with them to? Had no idea glad that you managed to get out of this situation before it could screw you over
Defy: "Hippity Hoppity your channel is now my property"
Also defy: "Aight imma head out with your property now and money"
You and Ian were definitely taken advantage of. I'm so sorry. You are great guys and I'm just so sad about the whole situation. It seems like things are forsure getting turned around now. I wish you all the best. thank you for all your amazingly hardwork. 💕
This is so sad. Smosh was a huge part of my childhood and I'd been watching since I was 9 or so. The fact that it's closing down breaks my heart a little bit.
Me too :(
I’ve also watched them for a long time! Sadly it’s not been the same for a long time, so I honestly can’t even feel sad about it anymore, but the people who work there should not have to suffer like this, how unresponsible and heartless can people get?
Smosh isn't closing down, just Defy. Ian tweeted that they're looking for a new home. It doesn't change the fact that Defy truly did ruin Smosh. The quality went to shit, bringing in a whole new crew was a disaster and, clearly, this company was trash. Anthony was right to leave and it's a shame Ian hasn't done the same.
Snaccine I watched them since I was 11, in 2012! All starting with "STUCK IN A TOILET", and now it's gone...
I know, I still remember the day that I found smosh in 2nd grade. Prob one of the most important days of my early childhood.
99% of the time "market conditions" means an internal fallout. Someone didn't like the future of the company or where it was going and decided to rip it up, or publicize underhanded dealings, so others in order to save face probably dumped cash, and liquidated.
This is literally what I've been telling people ,from their standpoint it's the best thing to do (._. but idk i just study finance for businesses so maybe that's why I'm the minority that's not blaming the company itself (._. Shit happens 🤷 This isn't the first business to do so 🤷
@@MANA98 I mean, to be honest its likely they were doing real shady stuff that meant someone was ticked off enough to leak their shady info out or didn't like the direction they were going.
Thank you Rhett and Link for saving them
Since nobody can do it right...
SMOSH ORIGINAL CAST:
Ian
Anthony
Charlie
Ians Mom
Peter Peter
Stevie
Random Black Buff Dude
Food Battle Host
Flash teleporting fat guy
Teleporting fat guy, The House.
teleporting fat guy
Mah flamingo durn it
Most of the new cast is pretty good too
You and Ian should take this as an opportunity to create the Smosh you wanted! Best of luck to you guys! I am with you till the end!
Jangan cakap member tak payung
Make another Smosh.. The Try Guys did it
The Try Guys had to buy all the rights from Buzzfeed and that can be very expensive
So true
It's more complicated than that. The Try Guys and Smosh actually did completely opposite things. Try Guys were with a giant company and then broke off to be independent, while Smosh started as independent and sold their brand to a giant company. To get the Smosh brand back into Ian's (and/or Anthony's) name is going to be expensive. It's also a major sting to have to buy your own creation back from someone after something like this. I definitely think Ian and Anthony were taken advantage of when they sold Smosh for stock. That actually breaks my heart thinking about that.
Smosh Pit took over
X
"You live and you learn -- and you go to therapy" lol this is unfortunately true though. I wish you and your friends the best. At this point, you already made and continue to make history. Your content will be forever inscribed in our collective memories with affection and laughter. Many thanks to you all.
I would suggest a class action lawsuit against Allied bank and Defy media(what's left of it) for theft. The money that Defy has is literally not theirs, it's the creators. Because Allied invested in a company that committed fraud/theft, they may be liable. Like this so Anthony sees...lol
That is not how it works
@@fish9533 yes it is, I think?
I am confusion
@@revupofficial Depends if they took the money for themselves (embezzlement) or just wasted it on projects that had no success (just tough luck).
JCTV What does lol have to do with anything?
“You live and you learn. And you go to therapy.” Yep. Sounds about right.
Isn't that a qoute from GTAV 😂 or maybe I am mistaken
For the most part, I don't think companies can run a TH-cam channel; The best channels have personality. Companies don't have anything close to that.
T-Series is the only company in youtube that is almost close to be successful but yeah you have a point.
Content farms directed towards children seem to be successful, but for the wrong reasons. (Things like 5 minute crafts)
Amen.
Depends. The Fine Brothers really managed to flourish their channel and become an actual media company straight out of TH-cam. They still are hands-on but are bosses of their own brand. From doing reaction videos, they're now pitching ideas for television and other media platforms and have recently produced a movie.
jlhabitan50 well guess they went into it doing proper research. Mature men. Smart.
Anthony: I made a monster
Defy Media: I made money
Anthony: **Hates life**
They got Smosh back! Thank you Jesus!😊
hes back in smosh
Anthony, I am so sorry this is happening right now, even if you’re not a part of that team anymore. You did, however, build Smosh from the ground up alongside with Ian and for Defy Media to completely dismiss and disrespect all of you is outright petty. I’ve been part of the Smosh family since I was little and when you announced you were leaving I completely understood why and in a way I left with you. I wonder how Smosh would’ve been today if you and Ian still had the most control over it and I do understand completely that being presented with this deal back in 2011 must have been a relief so please do not beat yourself up about that; you did what you had to do to support your brand. Right now I just hope Smosh finds a new home that can provide the creative freedom that Defy Media never did for you. Cheer up, man. Better days will come. We love you.
sofia moreira Couldn’t have said it better. 👏👏👏
So they basically destroyed everything smosh had built...
Yes.
Regardless if you like old or new Smosh. This honestly stings. That they chose to screw over a business that was essentially one of the first fews to do so and just threw it out the window.
Smosh whether you like it or not was a pioneer in TH-cam being a stable living and Defy threw it out like a piece of stock that lost value.
@@firewolf950tfwgaming7 they deserve death
Gogeta SSJ4 smosh or defy?
Yash ghanate nice pic btw
Here now that Anthony and Ian own Smosh again🎉🎉🎉🎉
yeees!! :)
I’m from the future guys, everything will be ok just give it time
I hope so man, I miss OG Smosh so much, if only they reunited😢😢
I wish they would just bring back old smosh man. Good times, but nothing lasts forever ig.
I honestly respect him so much for not talking about it until now for the sake of his friends. That must have been really hard. This company deserves for their crap to get out anyway. Mad respect for Anthony and best of luck to all the brands that just got screwed over because of Defy.
Lily's_web B including the Smosh family? Really?!
Logan R. ???
No one watched Smosh for their parent company. We watched it for entertainment and the people in it. Strongly believe Smosh (Or whatever new name they come up with) will get back on it's feet in no time!
Doug Doodles f
Me too!
// Swedenstyle34
It's not that easy to do as it sounds and it will change Smosh for sure, but there is a good chance that it will happen...
Smosh has not been on its feet since 2013
its*
Oh my gosh I can see why you left, Anthony. It must of been so painful to see this big corp. suck the soul out of smosh. I honestly have no idea how Ian was able to stay for so many years, he must of gone through a lot of heartache. It’s kinda messed up a company could just do that and it’s “whatever”. You both have so much courage to do what each of you thought was the right thing to do
It is always sad to see companies take away really cool stuff people make
Ian clearly must have gone through a lot. I think he should have left. But at least we got the good ending. Hopefully they can get totally comfortable together as friends again.
I stopped watching Smosh since I realized that the channel took a different path without you and without Ian, I know for sure that the "real smosh" left a LOT of great memories! I wish you can start all over.
Ya Me Fui yup
honestly the chances of that are slim. only reason being is because of all the cast that have showed up in the past few years. These people were in Smosh for YEARS at this point and they would obviously feel betrayed if they were essentially fired by Ian after being cast members and friends in years. If Anthony and Ian were to take Smosh into their own hands and make it completely about them all over again, everyone else who has worked for Smosh would stabbed in the back and it wouldn't go well.
@@manny3095 Everyone else has already been backstabbed by Defy Media. The original duo does not have to and ultimately is not even capable of maintaining the current structure.
Yeah, it was jarring, SMOSH content TANKed at the start of 2012 except the AtomicMari show, which was great.
Yeah. Retarded cats was hilarious
The smosh I knew was shut down years ago!!
preach!!!!
Honestly.
Yeah
cz productions frrr
It shut down the second they uploaded that 3d glasses (Or it might have been the good vs surprisingly good) video. Even little 9 year old me (or however old I was) realized they went downhill after that.
2007 - 2013 was the best years.
to round the end of 2014
2005-2013
Agreed
4 years later smosh is back to anthony and ian
How about they just sell it back to you for $0
Im not sure they would just sell it back for just nothing they made a lot of smosh and they would take antvantage of it and sell it for millions
woooosh
Steffen Tveiten r/wooooosh
@@steffentveiten5761 WHOOOSH there goes the joke everybody
I keep waiting for the video to get sarcastic. but it's serious.
ikr
same
IT'S NOT SHUTTING DOWN
SAME
Ikr ×2
Dude I re-found my love for the content you’ve been makin lately because its FREAKING AMAZING and after watching THIS, my level of respect for you as a person sky rocketed. we stan a king. a legend.
He is such an amazing person. Caring for his friends like that ❤️ Man hats off to you!!
I’m sorry but this is exactly the same situation as that iCarly episode where they sell the show to a company and the members start leaving because things become out of control, so much so that at the end the show doesn’t even have the same name.
Omg I remember that episode
Milk Mommy lmao I have no idea why but i remember it, I mean, i wasn’t even an iCarly fan but it’s just stuck there idk
Fucking masterpiece
and when he talks about the iOS game its like that episode of South Park about the Canada Fremium games, EDIT: Lmao I just went and checked that video again "South Park ~ Free"mium" Games" and if you look at it, there's a dude explaining two dudes the fremium system, if you think about it, that's Ian and Anthony
Are you talking about the one with the blue dragon on it
Wow Anthony. I feel so bad for you man. You created Smosh, THE original #1 TH-cam channel, and somebody else runs it into the ground, screwing you over in the process. It's criminal. DEFY currently owes me 421 million views worth of adsense but I'm not holding my breath.
Yo chad u here?
I personally do not enjoy your content, but this point is very valid
Project Zorgo is watching
@@jazzpunkop4624lmfao
this is why you should never give your channel to a media company
like hasn't anyone learned from ray William Johnson case with maker studios???
Gotta love the algorithm for recommending this video now confusing me thinking something happened after Anthony’s return
Anthony Padildo's emo hair
Ian Hecox's Bowl Haircut
Thats what smosh is needing
Stevie and peter's voice
Carl Johnson ding ding ding ding ding! Good answer, Carl! I’ll get a firetruck to catch!
Padildo😂
Wait til Big Zipper finds out about Hecocks
Carl Johnson man of culture I see
Reunite with Ian and collect your friends who were fired and ask them to work with you guys. Be a team and you two be in charge, maybe hire a manager but don’t let anyone “own” you all. You guys can go far together, and bring everything back better than ever before... good luck!!!
Everyone! Like Linkmon99's comment, together we can convince Anthony to rejoin Smosh and build it back up
Anthony left for a reason yknow.
Julian Casalez
Can't rejoin smosh, it's still owned by someone and it will probably be liquidated to pay back DeFy's debt. Hopefully, this is a learning opportunity for everyone watching this unfold and they realize that when you sell a business you ALWAYS get a lawyer to look it over. I have a saying, no one likes lawyers, doctors, police, or dentists until they need one.
Julian Casalez they would just have to start a whole new brand unless Ian could get the rights for Smosh back
Like game grumps
This could be the creative freedom you wanted. Make a channel called Ian and Anthony.
Billy Cobb mabe not that name but tots
They should call it Zoosh
Smosh should remain as is but if he wants with Anthony too
And also they have to bring the shut up intro back too the classic s
Billy Cobb dew it
Such a good idea
Congrats on getting it all back ❤️
"Market conditions got in the way" = "We just flat out suck at business 🙃"
Is it just me or is the audio really low on this video
It's just you. Mine is perfectly fine.
Yea it’s really low. I’m using headphones and it up like all the way
Same. I had a hard time listening to it
This video is a little quiet, yes. I do think it can be forgiven, given Anthony's clear distressed state.
@@beefchickens1208 YES SO LOW
We just need old Smosh. Just Ian and Anthony, Food Battle, and every now and then, Stevie. Anyone else remember him? I grew up on these guys, I can't see them go.
And Ian's mom
What happened to Stevie?
Stevie is their producer director thing Ryan so they were kinda in business and stuff when Stevie came
I miss thosr videos too. Yes stevie was awesome
I am 22 and actually crying right now... Smosh was one of the greatest times of my childhood... I just can't believe this I just found out about this now after forgetting about Smosh for many years.
If a GoFundMe or KickStarter was made to get you and Ian back together; even under a different name it does not have to be the name Smosh. We just want the old videos back again...
There are so many people out there that would be willing to help. All you have to do is ask... I can probably vouch for most Smosh fans by saying this; you do deserve full and complete creative freedom again. How much money would we need to raise in order to bring the real Smosh back... I will personally make weekly payments to the fundraising.
I would personally donate $1,000... its still a lot but not a lot at the same time... at least it's something... I would assume hundreds of thousands of others will do the same and at least donate $1...
Maybe in the future we can have the infamous duo back together again... I miss the old days so much I am actually tearing up typing this... I just recently found out about the separation of Smosh and what it became. I completely forgot about Smosh until today when I just randomly started thinking about it. When I looked it up I was very disappointed to see what became... That is why I wanted to find out what happened; here I am...
How much do we need to raise we will achieve the goal I will personally donate even more to further help out if needed. I got lucky with cryptocurrency when I bought in 2019 and then sold at the 2021 highs... I will donate more than $1,000 if it means I can see my favorite creator have fun again with his friend doing what they love... This breaks my heart... Let's create a new company under a different name than Smosh and bring back the good that TH-cam used to be. I want to be able to show my kids Smosh... Please respond to this Anthony. Here and willing to help out.
A lot of us were kids when watching the older Smosh.
Nowadays we are all grown up with jobs.
We can all if we work together easily bring back Smosh in it's entirety.
Who is with me who will also help out and donate towards this?
well i got good news dude
SMOSH IS BACK!!!!
well well well
The timing of this was like nearly perfect lmao
It’s good that Rhett and link came in and saved everything
How?
I Like Birds good mythical morning company whatever the brand name of it is bought smash from defy
@@benvdp7494 oh ok
So? Ian and Anthony are still split and they still haven’t made an old school smosh video
@@thecollinzboy and most likely never will grow up
Sounds more like an amazing opportunity to restart your brand
They should just call it smish
I think ian's mom's actress died actually
Woop ! It’s his actual mom, not an actress. In nigahiga’s Mother’s Day video, Ian made an appearance and thanked him mum for being in their videos and for saying lines that she was reluctant to.
Chloe Low did she die tho?
All I want is the old smosh with you and your buddies...
I really miss that old days....
Me Too Buddy That Old Dasy That Memories :(
Those were the good old days man smh
Sad
same:(
i made your comment have 666 likes lol
I saw this and panicked thinking smosh was gone forever, but then looked at the date and was relieved.
mythical entertainment now owns smosh, and I think if any company was going to own smosh other that Anthony and Ian's, rhett and link's company should be the one.
Can we PLEASE just bring back the old Smosh?! I miss Lunch time with smosh and hearing Ian rage over Barbershop pole. 💈 it’s the little things I miss. Lol
ITSLEEOH cough cough ian is bored cough cough
Of course... that was just an example.
Mailtime with smosh :(
Dude I totally forgot about lunch time with Smosh holy crap... if you want a real throwback, who remembers “a day in the life of smosh” or that time they had their own fan awards where they announced the winners at a fast food place lol
Oh dude I didn't realize how much I missed lunchtime with Smosh until just now!
Smosh's new parent company is Padildo Media
paDILDO is this a typo?
Andrew_NabagloGamez it's a reference to old smosh videos where anthony's last name is said as Padildo by Ian :)
Oh so Anthony's nickname was paDILDO I get it
@@andrew_nabaglogamez4067 I don't think you are a true fan or Smosh
@@relapseplus true fans love a dildo up their ass.
If anthony had stayed a bit longer he could have been working with mythical entertainment and had more freedom
He is basically working by himself now. He can't get freedom like that working with Ian and the squad and the new actors and writers and other crew.
i watch you and Ian in my younger days. so sad to see that smosh have to end up like this. its like my childhood
I'm very glad that after years of curiosity I can know the actual truth of what happened to Smosh.
@@skins881 it is the truth it's just new truth
it was obvious they got bought out break dot com and thats why john bailey honest trailers guy met with smosh cuz they work for defy.
but this shadyness is what no one say coming.
We need an Anthony and Ian channel now! Please & Thank you! ☺️
TaraLee no thanks
Sharkes are Sexy oof
@@sharkesaresexy6849 yes thanks
Agreed
Yes please
And now you got SMOSH back baybeeeeee!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank God it all worked out in the end now with Ian and Anthony
Makes sense now why I stopped watching Smosh. It wasn’t really you. Also I’d be annoyed too if I were you.
Smosh has really changed over the years. The old
Smosh did not have to keep up with trends and have to collab with famous people to be happy.
Same for the most of us who watch this vid I guess...
Anthony and Ian should start all over. Only them. Same old house. New adventures. The real Smosh, no more of that every blank ever shit.
And start it off with a new Pokemon song cover!
Can we get all the Smosh members to make a new channel that is free from the shackles of Defy Media
Agreed
well now that they’ve built a fan base with that group, it would be rough to let all those people off.
honestly but Anthony and Ian care about their other friends
Smosh and nigahiga were literally my childhood channels. Literally grew up with these channels.
Had no idea about any of this, thanks for the transparency on all this.
*shane dawson has entered the chat*
Shane has HATED Defy for years because of the way they screwed over Ryland. If he did make a series on them it would be scorched Earth.
shane- *ready to spill the tea and snaTch the WeAvEs.*