Was 2013 The Best Year Of YouTube?

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  • @jannatulshoilee1443
    @jannatulshoilee1443 8 місяців тому +1769

    30:53 Ian realizing they really were actually VERY popular back in 2013, so much so that their videos would get millions of views within days, and almost not being able to comprehend that is so funny

    • @simfamr.
      @simfamr. 8 місяців тому +94

      It was crazy even for the time that’s what’s wild.

    • @nicole-xx8xi
      @nicole-xx8xi 8 місяців тому +49

      It’s funny cause of course they’ve always known they’re popular but they usually just talk about it in passing. Actually talking about it now got to him😭

    • @GenGaara
      @GenGaara 8 місяців тому +81

      Getting 5 mil views on 7 mil subscribers is pretty insane by current standards. It's incredibly rare nowadays for subscriber count to directly translate to views. Smosh has 26 mil subscribers now, and 5 mil is still a better performing video. Pewdiepie has over 100 mil subs, but a fraction of that in views.

    • @KingOfGaymes
      @KingOfGaymes 8 місяців тому +14

      @@nicole-xx8xithe reality hits him while talking about it like “Oh yeah millions of people.. actually really like us..”

    • @KingOfGaymes
      @KingOfGaymes 8 місяців тому +13

      @@GenGaarawe need to compare old UA-cam views to now like what they do with inflation of costs, I’m curious what the modern day equivalent of that is

  • @AqueleSimao
    @AqueleSimao 8 місяців тому +337

    I really hope that Jenna is living her absolute best life, wherever she is.

    • @Kitkat_bar
      @Kitkat_bar 8 місяців тому +61

      Her and Julian and married and are fostering dogs constantly they are very happy Julian still does stuff she’s not in it but he talks about her

    • @HashimMohammed_8BP
      @HashimMohammed_8BP 17 днів тому +1

      Not heard her name for a long time.

  • @DittoBlob
    @DittoBlob 8 місяців тому +3367

    Ian screaming in the intro, “Bring back the Frickin’ dislike button!” Was sooo funny! And i agree!!

    • @flyywithme
      @flyywithme 8 місяців тому

      ​@@jeremy5491yes this. I have the chrome extension to show dislikes on UA-cam. Anyone can download it. But I have no idea how accurate it is for new videos posted

    • @fortynights1513
      @fortynights1513 8 місяців тому +46

      Hot take: I would have liked to have seen a third option for an expression of a mixed opinion.

    • @fortynights1513
      @fortynights1513 8 місяців тому +9

      Another Idea I’ve had: The site should allow for more detailed filtered searches (I’d suggest the ability to search by percentage and range of physical number of likes, dislikes or mixed opinions, range of view count, a range of dates of upload, if it is monetized or not, if it was ever on trending and if so where did it peak and when, and by range of the channels subscriber count)
      What do you think?

    • @AggravatedCassowary.
      @AggravatedCassowary. 8 місяців тому +17

      You can just get a browser extension to show dislikes.

    • @carter_lovejoy
      @carter_lovejoy 8 місяців тому +1

      @@fortynights1513 This! We NEED an option like that instead of just removing the dislikes from the public view.

  • @katlinn5710
    @katlinn5710 8 місяців тому +326

    I feel like Ian and Anthony don’t give themselves enough credit pioneering UA-cam! Like the fact that they had Lunchtime with Smosh and Mail Time with Smosh which is literally modern UA-cam today just mukbangs and creating super editing content of just hanging out with your friends. It’s so entertaining! And they pioneered it! I feel like if they did just vlog style stuff of them trying out food and going on target buying sprees it would completely FILL MY FANGIRL HEART. Like seeing Ian and Anthony just hanging out as best friends like they did back in the day would be crazy! And a lot of the new stuff today is just that. Plus Podcasts, drama channels, and etc. Keep the sketch comedy obviously but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING BACK LUNCHTIME WITH SMOSH

    • @StinkyJoe-sj5hi
      @StinkyJoe-sj5hi 8 місяців тому +13

      True. Mailtime with smosh definitely pioneered a genre that a lot of channels do now for opening fanmail.

    • @oliverdelica2289
      @oliverdelica2289 7 місяців тому +5

      You are cooking with this take 🔥

    • @scavenger_fist45
      @scavenger_fist45 6 місяців тому +2

      Your wish was granted dayumm

  • @purplelovelies1835
    @purplelovelies1835 8 місяців тому +1721

    ian saying he could take a punch to the head has the same energy as chanse saying he could jump over a moving car

    • @macasmack
      @macasmack 8 місяців тому +33

      That being said, he has been punched in the face before. The face is on the head

    • @hotscottrulz
      @hotscottrulz 8 місяців тому +5

      @@macasmackevery day’s a school day

    • @wekkimekki
      @wekkimekki 7 місяців тому +1

      wait sorry for being that person but what's the time stamp?

    • @wekkimekki
      @wekkimekki 7 місяців тому

      nvm found it

  • @tinycoke3718
    @tinycoke3718 8 місяців тому +296

    Ian being like “yo they got girls generation?” Was the most surprising thing here what this man registers as something worth retaining information about is an enigma

    • @wekkimekki
      @wekkimekki 8 місяців тому +10

      i actually said "oh" when he said that.. i jumped

    • @WaffleEBay12
      @WaffleEBay12 7 місяців тому +3

      Core memory unlocked

    • @lamisxo
      @lamisxo 2 місяці тому +2

      ian knows way too many things that i can’t even comprehend it anymore

  • @adriancarrots7706
    @adriancarrots7706 8 місяців тому +768

    seeing ian get so excited about jenna marbles made me feel like a kid again

  • @SeanLKearns
    @SeanLKearns 8 місяців тому +214

    Ian having an existential crisis about how popular smosh was back then.

  • @kayashley81
    @kayashley81 8 місяців тому +553

    Jenna: *listing weird, crazy names for animals*
    Anthony and Ian: *nodding in agreement*
    😂

  • @annieisokfr
    @annieisokfr 8 місяців тому +90

    The sense of community and everyone coming up together was definitely UA-cam wide, viewers included. You’d reference/quote a video IRL and an excited stranger would come up to you and share their own favourite lines.

    • @RJ-vy9ch
      @RJ-vy9ch 8 місяців тому +1

      No they wouldn’t

    • @annieisokfr
      @annieisokfr 8 місяців тому +8

      You’re right. *if you were a friendly and fun person, you’d reference/quote a video in a real life social situation and other friendly and fun, excited people would come up to you and share their own favourite lines

    • @poetry-week
      @poetry-week 8 місяців тому +1

      I had a friend who I showed “the haunting” which is still my favorite old smosh video, and she and I would act out the scenes at each other from across the room during class 😂

    • @ItsBAndBees
      @ItsBAndBees 8 місяців тому +1

      My litmus test for friends back in school was often if they’d laugh at a weird ass UA-cam video or get a reference. Charlie the fucking unicorn was my vibe check 😅 but hey it did work in directing me to some of my favorite people. Now we ask what podcasts or streams we’re all watching lol

  • @mcolbert6138
    @mcolbert6138 8 місяців тому +679

    Love that they’ve been having guests but it’s nice to have an episode that’s just them after not having one in a while

    • @NK-pr9xy
      @NK-pr9xy 8 місяців тому +8

      I agree

    • @Gogeta2501
      @Gogeta2501 8 місяців тому

      I agree fck fake crew
      Never liked em

  • @mypowerbob
    @mypowerbob 8 місяців тому +101

    As a Norwegian, hearing them thinking that Ylvis and "What Does The Fox Say?" is Swedish killed a part of my soul

    • @Piffan100
      @Piffan100 8 місяців тому +14

      I'm Swedish but I was like "Nooo don't do that" 😂😭

    • @maikamaikamaikamaika
      @maikamaikamaikamaika 7 місяців тому +8

      Honestly, that was the most brutal way they could insult the song

    • @IljaNikolineKalvik
      @IljaNikolineKalvik 7 місяців тому

      😭😭😭

    • @Analblekningxd
      @Analblekningxd 4 місяці тому

      😂 Jag sa till dom i mitt huvud, ”dom var väl Norska?

    • @tamaratkjenielsen5501
      @tamaratkjenielsen5501 3 місяці тому +1

      i said unholy words when they mentioned swedish as their guess ngl...fellow norwegian here (also i yelled it)

  • @babystone42
    @babystone42 8 місяців тому +771

    UGH I miss Jenna so much 😭 even the thumbnail was enough to hit me in the heart

    • @abbyllama7282
      @abbyllama7282 8 місяців тому +69

      Even a bar of irishspring soap makes me think of her 😂

    • @WookieWoman
      @WookieWoman 8 місяців тому +26

      ​@@abbyllama7282 Cermet's favorite! 😂

    • @babystone42
      @babystone42 8 місяців тому +27

      @@WookieWoman an it will help the cermet grow 🥹

    • @alexyssaubrie1606
      @alexyssaubrie1606 8 місяців тому +12

      @@babystone42I read that in the voice 😭

    • @Kitkat_bar
      @Kitkat_bar 8 місяців тому +4

      I clicked for this reason

  • @seanmartinson6249
    @seanmartinson6249 8 місяців тому +79

    First time in Smosh history that anyone has ever pumped the brakes on a scream to save the sound guy's ears.

  • @YTFlove4ever
    @YTFlove4ever 8 місяців тому +170

    49:20 Erin panicking about people dressed as pedobear meeting children in 2013 and Ian cracking up at that?!?!?! THAT'S the duality of Smosh right there

  • @manturay
    @manturay 8 місяців тому +21

    I really hope this series never stops. I've been watching UA-cam since before Smosh and I love the nostalgia.

  • @iliveonatropicalisland6086
    @iliveonatropicalisland6086 8 місяців тому +707

    Now that Anthonys back, Ian finally has someone who doesnt bat a fucking eye at his dark tangents

    • @Historyplace794
      @Historyplace794 8 місяців тому +1

      Wdym

    • @iliveonatropicalisland6086
      @iliveonatropicalisland6086 6 місяців тому +7

      @@Historyplace794 ian has sort of been known to talk about "bummer topics" in smosh, just basically edgy/depressing stuff.
      Now that Anthony is, who's grown up with Ian and is probably the most used to Ian as a person, Ian has someone that wouldn't have a large reaction when he talks about dark shit

    • @Historyplace794
      @Historyplace794 6 місяців тому

      @@iliveonatropicalisland6086 ohh ok thx

  • @Kuchhh
    @Kuchhh 8 місяців тому +76

    @14:30 it’s because the 2010-2020 decade was the decade of “OMG I’M SO RANDOM HAHA LMAO!!!” humor, and what does the fox say capitalized heavily on that.

    • @DanDanDoe
      @DanDanDoe 8 місяців тому

      “Rawr lol I’m so random :3 “ Thank goodness we’ve left that behind in the previous decade.

    • @mixmastermind
      @mixmastermind 8 місяців тому +1

      It's just Crazy Frog all over again

    • @MissCaraMint
      @MissCaraMint 7 місяців тому +1

      It’s just so over the top that it’s ridiculous. Which is fun, but can also get old when everything is now much more more than before. I think the ridiculous factor just is much less now a days because we have seen too much of high production silly stuff lately. Their other music has something more to them so they have stood the test of time a little better.
      I will say though. Ylvis are great live. I saw them the summer of 2013, and they killed it.

  • @Klyphthulhu
    @Klyphthulhu 8 місяців тому +459

    The seemingly unintentional synchronized head nodding through Jenna Marbles' alternate animal names killed me. 45:04

  • @xemphios
    @xemphios 8 місяців тому +30

    Early UA-cam reminds me of the good times crowding around an iPod touch with all your friends. UA-cam being smaller and having the community of peers at school made the experience of sharing videos with people in person something that we'll sadly never feel again. I'd say peak UA-cam was 2012 for me.

  • @cmrobbins88
    @cmrobbins88 8 місяців тому +315

    2013 was definitely the last time that UA-cam was under one community umbrella and then 2014 was the transitional year where everyone started to branch off into niches. Between 2014 and 2016 I mainly stuck to the Let’s Play community with Game Grumps, Markiplier, Jackscepticeye, and a lot of the more niche gaming channels.

    • @RJ-vy9ch
      @RJ-vy9ch 8 місяців тому

      Niche? You’re a total normie lmfao.

    • @PlyrMava.
      @PlyrMava. 5 місяців тому +1

      I've been all over the place with my own tastes in UA-cam channels.
      One thing that's crazy to me, though, is that I've been watching Rhett and Link since 2009. 15 years!
      Dunkey and Markiplier are two of my faves, too. I think I started watching both in 2012. It's really weird how it's been so long, I can't even remember.

    • @fortynights1513
      @fortynights1513 5 місяців тому

      UA-cam splintering off into niches was probably inevitable

  • @oakyno426
    @oakyno426 8 місяців тому +20

    it still feels surreal having ian and anthony together again but it’s like a good dream and i’m here for it

  • @montygatwick1829
    @montygatwick1829 8 місяців тому +771

    Ian cringing at Tobuscus is hilarious lmao. What a rabbit hole you can go down on with that guy

    • @hinasakukimi
      @hinasakukimi 8 місяців тому +84

      LMAO the tobuscus jumpscare

    • @zebragoboom
      @zebragoboom 8 місяців тому +28

      dude's still uploading from some high-rise

    • @CrossOutBryce
      @CrossOutBryce 8 місяців тому +5

      Favorite part tbh

    • @BoyBlunder66
      @BoyBlunder66 8 місяців тому +99

      Followed up with that quiet little 'oof' and the face he makes when the Fine bros. show up. 🤣

    • @robo7643
      @robo7643 8 місяців тому +3

      I used to love him. Like why 😂

  • @naffy113
    @naffy113 8 місяців тому +27

    I really appreciate the extra commentary and fact checking from both Erin and editor Kortney. ❤

    • @theskitty27
      @theskitty27 8 місяців тому

      for real, they're also covering their cis white boys asses lmao

  • @livtupi
    @livtupi 8 місяців тому +1568

    Kortney editing this video was like "LIARSSS THEY ARE LITERALLY LIARSSS"

    • @YTFlove4ever
      @YTFlove4ever 8 місяців тому +55

      "IAN LAUGHING AT ANTHONY'S PAIN' WAS SUCH A BURN😂😂

    • @Chrisfrrr
      @Chrisfrrr 8 місяців тому +18

      “They’re just lying”

    • @JoseNate
      @JoseNate 8 місяців тому +35

      I love Kortney so much for the editing in this vid😂

    • @solodsnek8040
      @solodsnek8040 8 місяців тому +1

      Who is Kortney?

    • @OrbObserver
      @OrbObserver 8 місяців тому +12

      ​@@solodsnek8040She edits these videos.

  • @kaechops
    @kaechops 8 місяців тому +91

    every long moment of silence in this made me deeply respect kourtney

    • @annikan42
      @annikan42 8 місяців тому +5

      She has incredible comedic timing honestly

    • @Gogeta2501
      @Gogeta2501 8 місяців тому

      She and shayne only crew ook i tolerate others are trash and waste of space

  • @chrisburns658
    @chrisburns658 8 місяців тому +148

    The zoom ins always make me chuckle so much. Especially when Anthony says "yeah yeah yeah" or "mhm mhm". Video editor deserves so much credit for keeping attention.

  • @zrkn45
    @zrkn45 8 місяців тому +79

    wait... annotations stopped? bruh I ignored it so much that I didn't realise it's not there anymore 💀

    • @bepoo8363
      @bepoo8363 8 місяців тому +6

      REAAAL blocked it from my mind so hard forgot how much I fucking hated it

    • @annikan42
      @annikan42 8 місяців тому +24

      A little bit ago I was like "I thought I could turn off end card stuff?" I'm only just now realizing I was thinking about annotations! And youtubers would use them sometimes to make corrections to their videos because you couldn't edit an already uploaded video

    • @claragomesmartins2498
      @claragomesmartins2498 8 місяців тому +8

      I miss it!! it was so useful

  • @vishalvenkat6
    @vishalvenkat6 8 місяців тому +263

    We need an episode each for Felix and Ryan. And Jenna too if she's okay with being in videos again.
    Also love the ChadChad discourse.

    • @people2chronically-online
      @people2chronically-online 8 місяців тому +3

      Chad Chad is what happens when you give a boring girl who peaked in high school a platform, so basic

    • @gzeynepux7393
      @gzeynepux7393 8 місяців тому +12

      ​@@people2chronically-onlineshhh be quiet

    • @raet6375
      @raet6375 15 днів тому

      @@people2chronically-onlinenah

  • @emmabobemma8
    @emmabobemma8 8 місяців тому +36

    40:33 I love the bleep only after Ian finishes the swear 😂🤪

  • @92thejordan
    @92thejordan 8 місяців тому +836

    Ian's assumption on kid president is exactly what I thought lol

  • @nylora
    @nylora 8 місяців тому +16

    im still so giddy these two are regularly making content together again. its been such a joy.

  • @Sebastian-fn1qg
    @Sebastian-fn1qg 8 місяців тому +90

    I think these Smosh episodes are the only videos I don't plan to finish but always watch all the way through.

  • @stephandknive
    @stephandknive 8 місяців тому +10

    as a man in his 30's I can only hope to reconnect with my Ian/Anthony they really make me smile.

  • @TheLMBLucas
    @TheLMBLucas 8 місяців тому +1031

    2013 meta: creativity, sketches, being original by being yourself
    The meta a decade later: apology videos

    • @carter_lovejoy
      @carter_lovejoy 8 місяців тому +37

      Also the meta a decade later: Weird and annoying kids content where you’re like, “Why even allow babies and little kids on the internet to begin with?”

    • @shanthegamer21
      @shanthegamer21 8 місяців тому +5

      @@carter_lovejoy And apparently I’m the only one who sees toddler accounts as a problem. 💀

    • @iheartlownotes
      @iheartlownotes 8 місяців тому +9

      wait till you find out that underneath it all, the metas always been apology videos

    • @TheLMBLucas
      @TheLMBLucas 8 місяців тому +1

      @@shanthegamer21 I guess I haven't reached that part of UA-cam yet thankfully lol

    • @TheLMBLucas
      @TheLMBLucas 8 місяців тому

      @@iheartlownotes But it's funny how for every apology, now there are like 20 other channels talking about it

  • @gnarliquinn
    @gnarliquinn 8 місяців тому +19

    38:50 Erin saying “that tracks” is probably the funniest thing I’ve heard today 😭

  • @koguma8823
    @koguma8823 8 місяців тому +297

    oh god the nostalgia of this episode will kill me. 2013, age 12, the height of my youtube obsession...

  • @Rabbittine
    @Rabbittine 8 місяців тому +20

    sometimes i sit and think "oh did i like 2013 youtube because im clouded with nostalgia?" and then I rewatch it and laugh harder than anything ive watched in the last month

  • @Ghoats
    @Ghoats 8 місяців тому +73

    i always feel like 2013 wasnt that long ago but then i remember i was literally in elementary school and now im a grown man

    • @AbielsVlogs
      @AbielsVlogs 8 місяців тому

      fr. a lot happened in 10-11 years

  • @blueberryara28
    @blueberryara28 8 місяців тому +31

    12:16 OUR ONCE PER VIDEO IAN PULLS UP A VIDEO!!!!

  • @kiraross
    @kiraross 8 місяців тому +220

    Ian mentioning Girls’ Generation gave me whiplash. WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE!

    • @geckopecko
      @geckopecko 8 місяців тому +9

      real

    • @hooniesdiamond
      @hooniesdiamond 8 місяців тому +8

      Frrr my jaw dropped

    • @wekkimekki
      @wekkimekki 8 місяців тому +6

      the way i actually said "oh!"

    • @kiraross
      @kiraross 8 місяців тому +2

      @@wekkimekki Oh! Oh! Oh! oppareul saranghae
      Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! mani mani hae

    • @wekkimekki
      @wekkimekki 8 місяців тому +3

      @@kiraross oh my god that was unintentional... snsd is everywhere 😭😭

  • @_jerrycs_
    @_jerrycs_ 8 місяців тому +30

    Anthony is tripping, that cardboard profile background was iconic

  • @TrollGamingTV
    @TrollGamingTV 8 місяців тому +106

    ian cringing at every canceled youtuber is gold 🤣🤣

  • @Lydia13778
    @Lydia13778 8 місяців тому +6

    All if the editor's notes give such Erin energy and I love them. Please keep doing them.

  • @Monica-McAppl3t0sh
    @Monica-McAppl3t0sh 8 місяців тому +81

    Jenna in the thumbnail.... My all time favorite UA-camr. I respect her decision to leave, of course, but I miss her an unhealthy amount 🥺

  • @j2xosorio24
    @j2xosorio24 8 місяців тому +6

    Anthony giving Ian the long stare after telling him about the fake goat scream freaking killed me lmaaaaaaooo

  • @ZeKaiserVG
    @ZeKaiserVG 8 місяців тому +202

    Man, Ian went through a small crisis hearing over the old view counts

    • @RelaxAlexEX
      @RelaxAlexEX 8 місяців тому +7

      Noticing how huge and popular they were

  • @sharonxdevi_
    @sharonxdevi_ 8 місяців тому +21

    Ian knowing girls generation makes me so happy for reasons I don’t even know lmao

  • @lisa_vxng
    @lisa_vxng 8 місяців тому +46

    this just feels like nostalgia with friends in the best way (except that you know all those people irl lmao) also kourtney took me out with the "why the f you lying" meme sound,, the throwback?? ALSO THE MEMES AT 42:37 I CANT

  • @dittoditto77
    @dittoditto77 8 місяців тому +16

    I soooo wanna see Ryan Higa come on a Try Not to Laugh or sketch with Ian and Anthony...

  • @brilab
    @brilab 8 місяців тому +109

    yayyyyy an ian and anthony flashback 💞💞💞💗 love the guests but missed just the two of you

    • @RelaxAlexX
      @RelaxAlexX 8 місяців тому +3

      100 percent agree 💞

  • @gohan1094
    @gohan1094 8 місяців тому +11

    There's something about Erin just conversing and fact checking them I just love!

  • @okRegan
    @okRegan 8 місяців тому +7

    The music in UA-cam rewind just hits me so hard in the nostalgia. I was 12, happy every day. I remember watching that video over and over. The cool winter breeze finally coming. Man.

  • @martiniweenie27
    @martiniweenie27 8 місяців тому +7

    I love when Ian goes off on these tangents they’re so educational

  • @pokemonmaster464
    @pokemonmaster464 8 місяців тому +493

    I would argue UA-cam Rewind 2015 might be better because they focused more on the community and the fandoms.

    • @Pedro999Paulo
      @Pedro999Paulo 8 місяців тому +41

      Also it was the 10 year aniversary so they reference older memes too

    • @BoyBlunder66
      @BoyBlunder66 8 місяців тому +8

      I was 16, and now I'm pushing 30. 😐

    • @seanlegumes8580
      @seanlegumes8580 8 місяців тому +19

      ​@BoyBlunder66 you're still in your mid 20s, relax

    • @DulceReposa
      @DulceReposa 8 місяців тому +9

      @@BoyBlunder66 bruh I'm already 30 and I can tell you right now, nothing changes lol

  • @mayzy_
    @mayzy_ 8 місяців тому +9

    Ian talking about SNSD caught me so off guard 😭 love them sm

  • @crodudebro
    @crodudebro 8 місяців тому +51

    I love how every new person ian saw he's cheering for them 🤣 he is a good friend

  • @maxwell9211
    @maxwell9211 8 місяців тому +10

    Playing the “who’s cancelled now” game is an interesting one for this

  • @bondickle
    @bondickle 8 місяців тому +128

    "We can cut that out"
    *it's left in* 😂

  • @TheStifmeister150
    @TheStifmeister150 8 місяців тому +5

    When they were talking about old UA-cam i remembered the annotations and how annoyed i was when they used to put them over the whole screen and when Anthony brought that up later and how he hated it too and was just playing the game i damn near cried lmao, really brought back a lot of memories...

  • @bellita4eva
    @bellita4eva 8 місяців тому +69

    Ian knowing SNSD makes my day 😂

    • @boop.snoot12
      @boop.snoot12 8 місяців тому +4

      Saaame 😂

    • @hashtaggenie_
      @hashtaggenie_ 8 місяців тому +5

      samme😂😂 i was a new sone 2013 and a decade later i still laugh at them thinking it’s “i got a boy on my chin”😂😂

    • @rayskywalker4
      @rayskywalker4 8 місяців тому +3

      Same 🥹🩷😂 I feel seen

  • @Raquel96
    @Raquel96 8 місяців тому +13

    I love the hype when seeing Jenna appear on screen because honestly same

  • @ThatWomanClark
    @ThatWomanClark 8 місяців тому +22

    As a Mississippian, the Ian prancercise to blues is beautiful

  • @clockyaaron683
    @clockyaaron683 8 місяців тому +11

    The era of 2010 to like 2015/16 was truly peak youtube.

  • @Theunloved1738
    @Theunloved1738 8 місяців тому +56

    How old is Erin? I’m 22 but I remember exactly what Ian and Anthony are talking about with looking at channels and everything and she keeps asking about it like it was the stone ages

    • @Gamefreak924
      @Gamefreak924 8 місяців тому +1

      Probably 14

    • @thedudefromrobloxx
      @thedudefromrobloxx 8 місяців тому +11

      Everyone didn't watch as much youtube as you back then. Not too weird

    • @j-jackquinn5540
      @j-jackquinn5540 8 місяців тому +12

      apart of it is probably intentional, to give exposition to stuff that ian and anthony, who have spent their whole adult lives on youtube, would could consider super obvious

    • @hpoz222
      @hpoz222 8 місяців тому +4

      she’s 25 or 26 I think

    • @sararubicubi
      @sararubicubi 8 місяців тому +7

      I was about to ask the same thing. I'm 24 so I was 13 when this happened and I remember all of this

  • @claragomesmartins2498
    @claragomesmartins2498 8 місяців тому +1

    also as a brazilian youtube viewer since 2010, seeing youtube starting to care about international creators was crazy, I remember when my favorite youtuber from Brazil showed up in rewind it was SO eventful, it was THE moment. love the video guys

  • @Mobik_
    @Mobik_ 8 місяців тому +15

    Nice seeing you remembering MrGuitarMan... he was the biggest UA-camr I saw at the very start of UA-cam with RWJ as well and you guys as well.

  • @buffnipz
    @buffnipz 6 місяців тому

    That producer/background crew person asking them questions, does a perfect job of asking the right question at the right moment to bring more interesting stuff out of them while not being intrusive or distracting from what I came here to see as an old Smosh fan. That is a hard balance, and a rare skill. Thank you for making these reunion podcasts even more insightful with intelligent, well timed interjections

  • @cahayasysy18
    @cahayasysy18 8 місяців тому +10

    Wow I like this one!!! Please more episode like this. I always love listening to you guys talk about anything, but especially your opinion on youtube contents over the year.

  • @Stardust_456
    @Stardust_456 8 місяців тому +9

    Oh my god that fly sound effect was so well done that i started waving my hands around my head trying to get a fly away. I didnt see the graphic and have in headphones

  • @Potato__o.
    @Potato__o. 8 місяців тому +32

    I personally feel most/best connected to the yt era of 2008-2011 but I can't pinpoint why. I, too, feel like 2013 was kinda the beginning of the end for "yt innocence" or fandom culture as we knew it generally, it then being really truly changed (and partly horribly so) in 2015/2016.

    • @WishGender
      @WishGender 8 місяців тому +5

      I think for me 2012-13 was around when I started watching UA-cam (I was around 10 years old) so it has a special place in my heart

    • @bepoo8363
      @bepoo8363 8 місяців тому +1

      @@WishGenderme too but I was on the laterrr half of the year 2013, so I was all in for the most known or subscribed content creators (Felix, smosh, Ryan, ray william Johnson)

    • @Diimondc
      @Diimondc 4 місяці тому +1

      I feel the same, 2008 - 2011 was peak UA-cam for me, 2010 being my favourite year of them all.

  • @svampling
    @svampling 8 місяців тому +1

    It's so interesting to listen to them discuss the older eras of youtube. It makes me very nostalgic

  • @AyeUpMeDuck.
    @AyeUpMeDuck. 8 місяців тому +31

    Anthony and Ian invite Ray William Johnson on Flashback with Smosh

  • @itsGrapes
    @itsGrapes 2 місяці тому +3

    26:52 “I didn’t really pay attention to him(Liam)” 2013 you might not have but 2024 you definitely has now 💀

  • @HeyItsMeMatthew
    @HeyItsMeMatthew 8 місяців тому +27

    Omggg there's a "/s" in the subtitles after Erin says sorry at 19:49! I love it 😂

  • @cloudlockheart93
    @cloudlockheart93 6 місяців тому

    As the former No.1 most subscribed channel on UA-cam, you guys are so perfect to do these flashbacks. One of the most OG creators who have seen it all. Nice to see you both leading this channel again. :)

  • @d25102
    @d25102 8 місяців тому +26

    unrelated but as a new fan it took me a while to accept how silly ian was bc he looks like such a serious dilf

    • @bepoo8363
      @bepoo8363 8 місяців тому +5

      Stop bc I need him

    • @toasthead
      @toasthead 8 місяців тому +3

      The damage this has dealt to me is immeasurable

  • @mkb2195
    @mkb2195 8 місяців тому +7

    15:22 Ian's reaction to fine brothers lmao XD

    • @1Soniccool
      @1Soniccool 7 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, they tried to trademark the word react but backpedaled then they stepped down from the company that they owned

  • @pallavidwivedi1121
    @pallavidwivedi1121 8 місяців тому +13

    The 10 year anniversary of YT (2015, I think) was the superior rewind. Also the music in these always banged

  • @captaincati8826
    @captaincati8826 8 місяців тому +2

    The super head espolder ad in the old channel banner literally shook me to my core with nostalgia I completely forgot they made that an actual game

  • @hernameispekka_Rebecca
    @hernameispekka_Rebecca 8 місяців тому +35

    4:56 "Let's do this" mention. I'm activated and have to say that please bring back that show and reunions. They could work well on Pit now if they don't fit here!

    • @Hudson112
      @Hudson112 8 місяців тому

      The only way it could work on Main is if Anthony comes in as Ian’s co-host.

    • @Saxinful
      @Saxinful 8 місяців тому +2

      Pleeeeease! Let's Do This and Reunions were so good 😢

  • @Pontigon
    @Pontigon 8 місяців тому +9

    Smosh not realising how massive they are is so iconic! Lol

  • @Cielstial
    @Cielstial 8 місяців тому +18

    Ian knowing how popular Girls’ Generation is warms my heart lol

  • @ConejitoPequenito
    @ConejitoPequenito 8 місяців тому +5

    "I don't think I learned the dance"
    Editor: [Footage of them both dancing it]

  • @LadySkywalkerW
    @LadySkywalkerW 8 місяців тому +6

    Dude, Kortney, your editing is AMAZING ❤

  • @lollipop2920
    @lollipop2920 8 місяців тому +1

    Truly the OG kings of UA-cam! You two raised an entire generation fr

  • @TheRandyalex
    @TheRandyalex 8 місяців тому +18

    The 2013 recap was actually different. The first version had the gentleman song from PSY but a few years later they removed it

    • @rosalynthornn
      @rosalynthornn 7 місяців тому

      I REMEMBER THAT- why did they remove it? 😭

  • @blondiejoe
    @blondiejoe 8 місяців тому +1

    It's so interesting to see them talking about this stuff. It makes me realize how significant it was that Anthony left. I'm glad the dads are back together.

  • @stephensommers4628
    @stephensommers4628 8 місяців тому +5

    It's amazing how much the platform has changed over the years. Heck it's amazing how much Smosh has changed since then. Also how nuts is it that 2013 is over a decade ago?

  • @kellys9973
    @kellys9973 8 місяців тому +9

    A flashback focused on the games and pit channels would be cool videos too

  • @ChristinaFaye27
    @ChristinaFaye27 8 місяців тому +6

    yay an episode with just the two of them! it's nice to see after awhile 🥰

  • @ryunwoofie2810
    @ryunwoofie2810 8 місяців тому +4

    The sniping on their intellect subtitles are killing me. I love it!

  • @crodudebro
    @crodudebro 8 місяців тому +316

    THANK GODDDD WE GOT THE GUESTLESS EPISODE 😭😭😭

    • @Arsenicsquirrel
      @Arsenicsquirrel 8 місяців тому +45

      I do have to agree, i don’t mind the episodes with guests but its a little too frequent at the moment

    • @mrhashbrown8283
      @mrhashbrown8283 8 місяців тому +49

      @@Arsenicsquirrel Not gonna lie I'm kind of hoping they go back to watching older smosh videos and it's just them, no guests

    • @OrbObserver
      @OrbObserver 8 місяців тому +8

      Chill.

    • @kaylaxxoo
      @kaylaxxoo 8 місяців тому +10

      I get it. But I liked that they included OG people to be included. But …for a while it was a bit much.

    • @Yurt_enthusiast7
      @Yurt_enthusiast7 8 місяців тому +5

      You know this attitude is why creators aren't branching out anymore, right?

  • @trichora
    @trichora 8 місяців тому +1

    2010-11 were by far my favorite years - I felt the most connection with the UA-camrs I watched at the time & though many of them don’t create content anymore, I still check in on their socials every so often out of curiosity

  • @mac_ni_ghairadh
    @mac_ni_ghairadh 8 місяців тому +24

    15:08 they’re actually Norwegian

  • @Xecoda
    @Xecoda 7 місяців тому

    As someone who has been watching Smosh since the early days, it's wild to see how they reflect and talk about the early days.
    Erin did a really good job in asking good questions!

  • @blackyNzilla
    @blackyNzilla 8 місяців тому +8

    I love how this is edited - hilarious!

  • @jimmytheballoon
    @jimmytheballoon 8 місяців тому +2

    I was only just starting to get over how I still miss old UA-cam and UA-cam rewinds and now I'm pulled right back into those feelings. 😭Great vid tho, felt like it lightly touched on most things I remember from back then.

  • @GingerBreadSed
    @GingerBreadSed 8 місяців тому +7

    42:37 these memes 😭😭 surprised Lizzy didn’t make Kortney blur c*ming 💀

  • @biancamarcal9496
    @biancamarcal9496 8 місяців тому +1

    I remember being SO excited for this one youtube rewind. That year was so goated in terms of youtube content, I was already deep into it.