The Pokemon theme video can still be seen today on YouTube accounts that archived it. The characters in their videos have included themselves, self-made personalities (some being friends and family, however, their family to play themselves in a more amplified role, such as Ian mom's as a guest star in Smosh videos), famous fictional characters (Ian Hecox playing Batman for example) and celebrities (Anthony Padilla playing Canadian pop star, Justin Bieber for example). It received over 24.7 million views before being taken down for copyright infringement by Nintendo's Pokemon Company.Īnthony (left) and Ian (right) in their Pokemon Theme Video in 2005.Īlthough discouraging for the duo, they started to create sketch comedy videos and on occasion homemade music videos. It became the first YouTube video ever to reach 5 to 10 million views. The particular video that made them famous was the "Pokemon Theme Music Video" which, from March 12, 2006, to May 19, 2006, was the most viewed video on YouTube. Their first video was the "Power Rangers Theme". People could then see them on a major site that supported videos without charging the creator. Due to the traffic on the site, Anthony had to pay a considerable amount of money from, , and outdoor jobs just for people to view the videos.Īnthony eventually got tired of paying for people to see the videos on his website, so on November 19th, 2005, he created a YouTube account and posted the videos there. Anthony uploaded these videos on and received many views. They created videos of them lip-syncing to theme songs from popular children's television shows and movies such as Power Rangers, Mortal Kombat and Pokémon. They spent much of their time together in Anthony's bedroom and decided to make silly videos to have fun. In the summer of 2005, Anthony and his closest friend, Ian Hecox graduated high school and were bored. It soon became a site for not just his friends, but the entire school, and shortly afterward teenagers all over California, where they still live. Since it was an inside joke for their group of friends, he later created a website with the name where he would talk to his peers and upload Flash animations, a hobby he enjoyed then, for his friends to see. He came up with the name "Smosh" because a high school friend mispronounced "mosh pit" as "Smosh pit". Smosh was formed in 2002 by Anthony Padilla. History 2002-2005: Beginning and early years Anthony Padilla - Co-owner - Septem( ).This list shows the frequently seen Smosh members. 2.4.3 Acquisition by Mythical Entertainment.2.4 2016-Present: Anthony's departure and network change.The channel also has over 10 billion views, making it the top 250 most viewed channel of all time. Excluding topic channels, companies, and music artists, they are in the top 30 most-subscribed user-generated channels in the world. Often called one of the grandfathers of YouTube, Smosh has been one of the most popular media empires, most known for their main YouTube channel which has over 25.1 million subscribers as of October 2021 they are in the top 150 most-subscribed channels of all time. They also have a presence on other social media, including their website, created three years prior to the Smosh channel. The original Smosh channel was created in 2005, but now multiple other Smosh-related accounts exist to include gaming, podcasting, shorts, animations, French-subtitled, and Spanish-dubbed videos.
Smosh is currently in the process of constructing a new, standalone studio, as they used to share a space with Mythical in their Los Angeles office. Smosh is currently acquired by Mythical Entertainment, a company, and network owned by Rhett and Link, the co-hosts of Good Mythical Morning. On June 14, 2017, Anthony left Smosh to pursue his solo YouTube channel due to a "lack in creative freedom", which was actually due to the way Defy Media (Smosh's past network) was handling the Smosh brand and for treating their employees unfairly. In 2015, they permanently added actors in their videos. Ian and Anthony, from 2006 to 2014, would occasionally add actors to their videos, but the content was mostly by themselves. Smosh is an American sketch comedy YouTube channel, formerly a comedy duo founded by Ian Andrew Hecox (born: Novem( ) ) and Daniel Anthony Padilla (born: Septem( ) ). Find a dedicated community, comprehensive video summaries, and more! “ Power Rangers Theme Check out an entire wiki about Smosh over at Smosh Wiki.
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