I think the main thing that completely fucks me about his character, is that Alan enunciates things really weird but once things get weird to him he starts talking normally again. It’s so funny
Boss changes his voice too. Like during meetings he talks normally, but outside of them he talks in a childish tone, and will sometimes use a country accent like when he was telling Pim where to get twigs. Yet, no one questions it.
I love how Alan's always annunciating his words in a weird way. Like so much emphasis on the Ts and com-post, his voice is already funny enough. That being said, he's so underutilized in season 1, so seeing more of him in the future would be cool AF.
Notably, he's talking very normally when confronting the dude in the wall during the pilot episode. I think it's a brilliant move and possibly points towards alan being neurodivergent. He found a place with the smiling friends where he can be himself (which translates even so far that he can trust in them when in public), but once he's alone with another person (especially one that's making him uncomfortable) he's immediately masking and behaving "normal".
I love that Alan is almost always only seen from the side, and has a almond shaped eye unlike most of the other characters who have round eyes, so it makes him look like he's constantly giving you the side-eye
It's the silhouette theory. It states that for a character to be recognizable, they must he able to be seen in the form of a silhouette. Think of the head of Micky Mouse. Whenever he isn't looking at you straight on, you see one ear in front of the other.
@@themaxterz0169 we rarely see him front facing, much like other characters made to be seen from the side, like Phineas, but when we do, yes his eyes are on the side and he looks absolutely cursed
Everytime I hear fans talk about Alan it’s always them saying they want more of Alan and it seems the creators listened. I fancy myself an Alan fan so I can’t wait to see more of him.
He keeps the homeless people out In the last episode the only reason someone just walks into the headquarters and starts breaking everything and harrasing charlie was because Alan wasn't there to hose him
Alan is unironically my favorite character in Smiling Friends. I love how he's sort of the Straight Man character while also being bizarre in his own right. Also love how unlike other side characters in his role he seems genuinely well-liked by everyone around him and his relationships with the other characters is fairly wholesome
Oddly enough, the more I watched the show, the more I realized I was like Alan (I work at a bar, not in an office, however). I could have a very dry sense of humor, so much so that at one point, when my boss was asking if I was feeling upset over a situation I didn't pay attention to while I was cleaning, and all I said was "I don't really care. I just want to clean the bar," in the same way as Alan in the Christmas episode.
@dorkybeer801 not really. That little anicdote, believe it or not, that actually did happen before I actually gave smiling friends a try. Though not exactly word for word, it was very similar. Then I remembered that time while watching that episode. But the more I watched it, the more I started to like Alan with the dead pan lines he does.
@dorkybeer801 hard to say. everyone's tastes are different. My older brother liked the show at first learning from a student in Asia about; I thought it seemed mindless, then I gave it a try, and I happened to like it. Depends on the people in all reality.
What I like about Allan is how much he does add to the weirdness of the cast. He's weird in his own way and as we've seen in the previews for season 2 he can get *REALLY* pissed off when he believes that he's being held up from finishing a task, even ones that he really has no interest in. He's a break from the high strung chaos that Charlie and Pim bring in but it feels like he does enjoy their company a lot but he doesn't overstress himself trying to stand our or get attention because he knows what he likes and wants to do. And yes, I have known several Allans through work and looking back, they were all the best ones there because they didn't try to bring attention to themselves or start shit with other people. One thing I want to say, I love that Mike struggles to keep his accent down when he plays Allan because you can tell he voices both him and Pim but with Pim, he can speak more freely with his accent. With playing Allan however, so much of what he says is stuck in that Australian accent that's trying to sound American.
I never realized Alan had autistic vibes, but he does! And now I love him more. It's not often we get an autistic Straight Man in comedy (Straight Man being the counterpart to Wise Guy in comedy, not heterosexual. I feel Alan'd be aroace thinking about it)
I think Alan is so great because even though he’s got some quirks and maybe isn’t your average coworker, he’s never a dick…. There’s something so refreshing about a character who doesn’t have to be an asshole to everyone to be funny. He genuinely cares about his friends even when they upset him, and when he is frustrated and loses his temper it’s always justifiable and never over the top. 100/10 Character
Randomly coming across a clip of Alan from the first episode while scrolling on Twitter is what initially convinced me to watch the show. 10/10 character
I think Allan is pretty interesting. I like the sort of character who will not care much of the time, no matter how fantastical or stressful a situation is. It's absurd. I like Mr. Boss & Glep a lot right now. I also really like the Centaur from the enchanted forest. If any media has a fantasy creature, dog or other animal in it... They are my favorite.
I just realized that Alan and Pim are voiced by the same voice actor, Micheal Cusack. He does a great job because the two characters sound extremely different. P.S: Alan is my favorite character of the series, Charlie being in the second place
First time you see allen you assume hes gonna be another squidward character, a character who is easily annoyed with and shit on by the main characters but he is just a normal if a bit grumpy guy.
Agreed, and now that this legend received his own episode, my life is complete and I can die peacefully knowing my favourite Smiling Friend received the love and respect he deserves.
The alien is not attacking everyone in the break room he’s waving and thanking everyone for watching hence the subtitle where it’s thanking everyone for watching
1:55 Actually, he wasn't. If you look closely, it's just normal looking search results and yet he still felt the need to cover it (he covered it after he was unable to X out of it). I actually relate to this regardless of what I'm using the internet for (though I'm not desperate enough to cover my screen like that). I actually think this is funnier because not only would it be too obvious of a joke, but it also makes him much weirder (even if I do similar things).
The way alan yells when getting shot in the eye seems so out of character for him, the first time watching it I thought it was really funny but after rewatching the series a few times it just gets funnier every time knowing how Alan is
Alan is such a fun character because his neurotic antics make him capable of being both the reasonable straight man of the group and an unhinged and unreasonable asshole in any situation, depending on what the story needs
LOL I love the stuff that Glip watches on his tablet. A video of some neckbeard in a fedora and jacket with the back drop of some stock metal music. In another episode Glip was watching some shirtless dude just flexing xD
I'll never forgive Alan for not wanting to smoke weed, feed his belly with diet coke and play Burnout Revenge for the PS2 with his landlord. Unbelievable.
You are seriously such a underrated TH-camr, I love the big lez content and I want to see more smiling friends stuff! Down to watch anything you put out, hopefully you cover the Donny and Clarence Show soon, once it's complete.
it was an alan compilation here on youtube that made me watch the series 😭 i wasnt sold w clips of just pim and charlie ..but omg alan’s voice combined w his weird vernacular and sarcastic humor is so damn perfect. ive been saying “i forgot about that factoid” every five minutes 😭
I’m so glad others understand why Alan is so amazing. I’m constantly using his manner of speech & absolutely no one fucking understand me. I felt unseen and unheard.
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I love how Fat Alan implies the whole time he's been naked wearing only a neck tie, and his nipples aren't visible till he gains weight 😂
Remember it's just Pim's imagination. But yeah he's naked
@cabin4476 why would pim imagine some naked?
Watch the damn show
We need to give him MORE cheese. He doesn't get enough credit for haulin' ass FR.
@@Styrofoam_Mannequin27 if they are in actuality, always naked, why wouldn't he?
I think the main thing that completely fucks me about his character, is that Alan enunciates things really weird but once things get weird to him he starts talking normally again. It’s so funny
Boss changes his voice too. Like during meetings he talks normally, but outside of them he talks in a childish tone, and will sometimes use a country accent like when he was telling Pim where to get twigs. Yet, no one questions it.
Especially during that phone call with Mr. Boss at the Brazil episode.
@@tiahnarodriguez3809 Also when the boss breaks his finger
@@tiahnarodriguez3809 He mostly uses that southern accent when he's being serious.
“My hand is getting tired from all the sprayinGUH”
Elite quote
"This homeless man won't leave, so I'm spraying him with dir-TEE wah-TER"
"I'm spraying him with dir-TEE wah-TER"
Why tf does youtube keep deleting my comment?
spray een guh
I love how Alan's always annunciating his words in a weird way. Like so much emphasis on the Ts and com-post, his voice is already funny enough. That being said, he's so underutilized in season 1, so seeing more of him in the future would be cool AF.
For sure, he has a brilliant way of announcing the end of words, like when he says “I just wanted my cheeeeese”
kinda reminds me of whenver Zach, Oney or Lyle do their over the top Tomar impressions
Notably, he's talking very normally when confronting the dude in the wall during the pilot episode.
I think it's a brilliant move and possibly points towards alan being neurodivergent. He found a place with the smiling friends where he can be himself (which translates even so far that he can trust in them when in public), but once he's alone with another person (especially one that's making him uncomfortable) he's immediately masking and behaving "normal".
I am obsessed with the way he says "dir•ty brown wa•ter" in the new episode
@@kamataros5172I think everyone in Smiling Friends is autistic
Love Allen's ptsd of small creatures from the first episode
6:50 🦶💥💀
She startled me!😂
Wait that makes sense💀
“what? she startled me“
i love how, only for a single scene, he turns into a midwestern mom and his voice goes back to normal.
It’s like in ok ko where Enid has one line where she talking in like a New York Brooklyn accent
Timestamp?
I love Alan because even when I think he's being sincere he says it in a way that sounds sarcastic.
"Your right pim. I forgot about that factoid"
Is there anyone else from your stupid game?
100% his tone is so sarcastic that when he says stuff like “she starTled me” it’s hard to tell if he just meant to kick her 💀
@@harryfromends My personal head cannon is that in all of those comments he's 100% sincere but just sounds so sarcastic
I thought he really was being sarcastic there
He’s so me fr
I love that Alan is almost always only seen from the side, and has a almond shaped eye unlike most of the other characters who have round eyes, so it makes him look like he's constantly giving you the side-eye
Ive seen depictions of his having his eyes on the sides of his head like a horse or fish would
It's the silhouette theory. It states that for a character to be recognizable, they must he able to be seen in the form of a silhouette. Think of the head of Micky Mouse. Whenever he isn't looking at you straight on, you see one ear in front of the other.
@@themaxterz0169 we rarely see him front facing, much like other characters made to be seen from the side, like Phineas, but when we do, yes his eyes are on the side and he looks absolutely cursed
@@deviousj5868😊
This has immediately aged so well after Alan's standalone episode.
Everytime I hear fans talk about Alan it’s always them saying they want more of Alan and it seems the creators listened. I fancy myself an Alan fan so I can’t wait to see more of him.
This is also something I love about the creators is that they fully listen to the fanbase and are fully immersed in online culture 🫶🏻
IT CANT BE UNDONE
We got a dedicated Allen ep so it worked
The way he says “dirty brown water” in the gwimbly episode is excellent
dir-TY bro-WN wat-ER - alan 2024
Crazy how we initially perceived him as the biggest weirdo even though he is supposed to be the normal guy.
I had the same thing from the pilot, but the season completely shifted that perspective!
Facts. Just straight up facts. He's probably the funniest character, in my opinion. His deadpan delivery makes his dialogue so funny.
100%, I truly think more people will come round to Alan being the best Smiling Friend after season 2!
@@harryfromends I hope so!
I'm glad we get more of him.
@deviousj5868 A Allan Adventure was so cool!
“She startled me” is my favorite Allan moment. I busted out laughing
Well, he *WAS* startled. XD
His reaction before the kick was hilarious
Ptsd
@@Space-Milkit is definitely PTSD.
@@SuperCosmicMutantSquidfor a good reason… it was because of the Bibilies
He keeps the homeless people out
In the last episode the only reason someone just walks into the headquarters and starts breaking everything and harrasing charlie was because Alan wasn't there to hose him
Considering it's Allan, I wouldn't be at all surprised if SOMEHOW Allan could kick someone's ass as well.
"i was sTrarTled"
In my clients defence, he was starTled 🧀
Man has a mean kick
Alan is unironically my favorite character in Smiling Friends. I love how he's sort of the Straight Man character while also being bizarre in his own right. Also love how unlike other side characters in his role he seems genuinely well-liked by everyone around him and his relationships with the other characters is fairly wholesome
allan was such a good character they made autistic people real ❤
I wish autistic people were real 😢
Not everything in media is autism… lmao gotta stay off the internet, bud.
@@firstnamelastname956 just a joke fella you’ll be alright 😭
@@firstnamelastname956 you gotta learn what a joke is lil bro cuz it went past way over your head 😂
@@Ilovepeggleohyeah100 did you miss the “lmao” in my comment?
Oddly enough, the more I watched the show, the more I realized I was like Alan (I work at a bar, not in an office, however). I could have a very dry sense of humor, so much so that at one point, when my boss was asking if I was feeling upset over a situation I didn't pay attention to while I was cleaning, and all I said was "I don't really care. I just want to clean the bar," in the same way as Alan in the Christmas episode.
@dorkybeer801 not really. That little anicdote, believe it or not, that actually did happen before I actually gave smiling friends a try. Though not exactly word for word, it was very similar. Then I remembered that time while watching that episode.
But the more I watched it, the more I started to like Alan with the dead pan lines he does.
@@dorkybeer801 that too.
@dorkybeer801 hard to say. everyone's tastes are different. My older brother liked the show at first learning from a student in Asia about; I thought it seemed mindless, then I gave it a try, and I happened to like it. Depends on the people in all reality.
loved his Joaquin Pheonix Joker costume in the Halloween episode
I LOVE ALAN AND GLEP
NO WAY I LOVE ALAN AND GLEP TOO WHAT A COINCIDENCE 😳
I really like how you can see that Alan was actually frightened before he kicked the secretary
What I like about Allan is how much he does add to the weirdness of the cast. He's weird in his own way and as we've seen in the previews for season 2 he can get *REALLY* pissed off when he believes that he's being held up from finishing a task, even ones that he really has no interest in. He's a break from the high strung chaos that Charlie and Pim bring in but it feels like he does enjoy their company a lot but he doesn't overstress himself trying to stand our or get attention because he knows what he likes and wants to do.
And yes, I have known several Allans through work and looking back, they were all the best ones there because they didn't try to bring attention to themselves or start shit with other people.
One thing I want to say, I love that Mike struggles to keep his accent down when he plays Allan because you can tell he voices both him and Pim but with Pim, he can speak more freely with his accent. With playing Allan however, so much of what he says is stuck in that Australian accent that's trying to sound American.
I just saw the mcfricking poll but ALAN IS MY FAVORITE AND HES SO AURISTCIC AND I LOVE HIM
The mcfricking poll might be what I call the polls from now on 💀
he’s my fav autistic hot dog :)
Alan is who I aspire to be, I wish I was Alan
I never realized Alan had autistic vibes, but he does! And now I love him more. It's not often we get an autistic Straight Man in comedy (Straight Man being the counterpart to Wise Guy in comedy, not heterosexual. I feel Alan'd be aroace thinking about it)
I think Alan is so great because even though he’s got some quirks and maybe isn’t your average coworker, he’s never a dick…. There’s something so refreshing about a character who doesn’t have to be an asshole to everyone to be funny. He genuinely cares about his friends even when they upset him, and when he is frustrated and loses his temper it’s always justifiable and never over the top. 100/10 Character
Randomly coming across a clip of Alan from the first episode while scrolling on Twitter is what initially convinced me to watch the show. 10/10 character
I think Allan is pretty interesting. I like the sort of character who will not care much of the time, no matter how fantastical or stressful a situation is. It's absurd. I like Mr. Boss & Glep a lot right now. I also really like the Centaur from the enchanted forest. If any media has a fantasy creature, dog or other animal in it... They are my favorite.
I love the Boss as a character, definitely want to make a video on him at some point!
@@harryfromends I hope you have fun with crafting it. I look forward to more.
This aged very well
Dude I loved the Alan adventure episode, a great bounce back from the presidential episode and made me laugh genuinely the whole way through!
I wasn’t expecting to get a Smiling Friends ad in the middle of this video
No way same tho-
I love the autistic friends I mean the smiling friends
7:46 is still my favorite moment. Seeing his mouth unhinge like a snake is amazing and makes me cackle.
I can't imagine having a goon sesh without watching Smiling Friends, and I edge extra hard when Alan appears. I also start mewing, fr.
Brain growth I approve 🔥
You’re not seeing the pearly gates
@@malegria9641 why cuz i imagine my perfect cock is glep and he is muttering funny noises as i stroke and pull on my pubes???
@@malegria9641👍
@@malegria9641 👍
I just realized that Alan and Pim are voiced by the same voice actor, Micheal Cusack. He does a great job because the two characters sound extremely different.
P.S: Alan is my favorite character of the series, Charlie being in the second place
I love the fact that he only has a side view, we can see his spine, and over all he is naked unless its a special occasion lol
i love alan because he has a lot of autistic & ocdish traits and i relate to that
alan was my favorite from the moment i saw him so very glad to see someone else share the same opinion :D
Alan is the perfect side character imo and I can’t wait to see how he progresses in season 2 - I hope the Alan Adventure episode is top tier!
First time you see allen you assume hes gonna be another squidward character, a character who is easily annoyed with and shit on by the main characters but he is just a normal if a bit grumpy guy.
Keep the smiling friends content! luv this show, it will surely spark a new style of animation
Smiling friends is my favourite show currently and will absolutely be doing more vids! Which character would you like to see next?
@@harryfromends Probably Gleb.
“Last night was AMAZING Alan”
“ok.” 😭
Alan is pretty funny in a straight faced type of way. He is simply indifferent to the craziness as long as it’s solved.
that scream at 8:17 is so real oh my god
Agreed, and now that this legend received his own episode, my life is complete and I can die peacefully knowing my favourite Smiling Friend received the love and respect he deserves.
The alien is not attacking everyone in the break room he’s waving and thanking everyone for watching hence the subtitle where it’s thanking everyone for watching
“DiRtY dRowN WahTeR” 💅✨
Bro I feel like Alan is such a mood like the slightly negative gay vibe is the best
1:55 Actually, he wasn't. If you look closely, it's just normal looking search results and yet he still felt the need to cover it (he covered it after he was unable to X out of it). I actually relate to this regardless of what I'm using the internet for (though I'm not desperate enough to cover my screen like that). I actually think this is funnier because not only would it be too obvious of a joke, but it also makes him much weirder (even if I do similar things).
thank you for this i was so mad to see him losing in your poll !!!
So was I! Justice has to be served 💫
The way alan yells when getting shot in the eye seems so out of character for him, the first time watching it I thought it was really funny but after rewatching the series a few times it just gets funnier every time knowing how Alan is
He just wanted his cheese 😔
he genuinly was scared in that kick scene look at his eyes mf has the reflexes of Stan Smith
Alan is such a fun character because his neurotic antics make him capable of being both the reasonable straight man of the group and an unhinged and unreasonable asshole in any situation, depending on what the story needs
I love how Allan just straight-up kills the receptionist.
LOL I love the stuff that Glip watches on his tablet. A video of some neckbeard in a fedora and jacket with the back drop of some stock metal music. In another episode Glip was watching some shirtless dude just flexing xD
Alan made the rocket boots. He's the guy who has a particular set of skills that gets shit done.
I'll never forgive Alan for not wanting to smoke weed, feed his belly with diet coke and play Burnout Revenge for the PS2 with his landlord. Unbelievable.
his voice is single handedly making alan's character 10 times better
You are seriously such a underrated TH-camr, I love the big lez content and I want to see more smiling friends stuff! Down to watch anything you put out, hopefully you cover the Donny and Clarence Show soon, once it's complete.
Thank you dude much appreciated ❤️ the Donnie and Clarence show is now done and vid to come!
Didn't know you had big lez content, but that'll eanr you a sub !!@@harryfromends
anyone else just realizing this is just an adult version of uncle grandpa?
I feel that Alan is the Icelandic starer
“Oh Alan last night was wonderful”
“Ok”
The loud, manly scream he makes when the purple sack bursts open is my favorite Alan moment so far
Alan being relevant in this 2nd season..My life is complete!!❤
One of my fav characters❤
I love this show so much. The most recent episode with Allan in it is so good
Alan is my favorite character, I love him so much, I headcanon him as autistic (i am autistic)
You're right, Pim.👺 I👺forgot 👺 that👺 fact- oid
Allan has also been inferred to have a genius level engineering intellect by building nuclear powered rocket boots
"i just wanted my cheeeeeeeeeese"
Literally the first clip i saw of the series 😂😂
“What is that?!”
“I don’t know”
it was an alan compilation here on youtube that made me watch the series 😭 i wasnt sold w clips of just pim and charlie ..but omg alan’s voice combined w his weird vernacular and sarcastic humor is so damn perfect. ive been saying “i forgot about that factoid” every five minutes 😭
3:03 I ship it
“Oh, Alan! Last night was amazing!”
“Ok”
Side note, I appreciate the MJ instrumental heavily!! Awesome vid
The Boss had a seizure from looking at the videogame for half a second. That's a callback to old warnings about playing too much vidya. XD
While watching this video i saw a ad about Allan trying to buy a box of paper clips
How did the clip from 3:25 make u think he was attacking???
I never watched the show, I have seen bits, but I haven't even heard of Alan until this video. Alan seems hilarious.
This episode coming out before the alan adventure is a mild shame
If I had a boss like Mr boss I’d work as hard as Alan tbh
I just love how Alan talks, best character for sure!
2:48 why is this so hilarious 🤣
I love allen he is so funny and I love his calm voice and his demeanor and determination and plus I think he's my spirit animal for sure
Did uh...did you call wall guy a creature? The wALL GUY?!?!
I love Alan and agree with everything you said about him ^^
This video made alan my favourite character
I drew him once from memory, and it blew up on Reddit for like three days 😭
i only have half of a brain cell, and i share it with my friends, so i don't get to use it a lot. i only just now realized he's the office manager.
Nom~
Nobody takes Alan’s precious piece of cheese and gets away with it 😟
You make the best f*cking content! keep it up brotha
Thank you sir! I plan to make much more smiling friends content and I can’t wait to
Keep improving my editing style 🫶🏻
Every character on Smiling Friends is masterclass.
I’m so glad others understand why Alan is so amazing. I’m constantly using his manner of speech & absolutely no one fucking understand me. I felt unseen and unheard.
that’s why i want to hang out with alan and smoke weed, fill our bellies with diet soda and play ps2 games
Would you spend $750,000 in order to do so?
@@harryfromends absolutely
I love how Alan talks like John Malkovich.
4:44 „Cheese. Cheese never changes”
The laugh at 7:49 is very unsettling..
Sade - “Paradise”
Michael Jackson - “Butterflies”
You’ve got good taste in background music sir.
The new Alan episode is peak
*I JUST WANTED MY CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE!*
Love that fucka Allan. Do Gleppe next!!
Guys I’m gonna take Alan’s precious piece of cheese
gives off squidward vibes