History YMMV / Smosh

* BaseBreakingCharacter: The extended "Smosh Family" that joined in late 2014, specifically Keith, Olivia, Noah, Courtney, and Shane. Many viewers find the extended family to be just as amusing as Anthony and Ian and feel they add a bit more variety to the videos rather than just having Anthony and Ian playing every character. Just as many however see their inclusion as the first signs of the group undergoing the AudienceAlienatingEra it was in for nearly a decade, with their supplanting the original duo in many videos, and neglecting the ''already'' existing supporting cast like Stevie, Peter, Ian's mom, Lee, and Jason.

** [[WebVideo/FoodBattle "If you think your favorite food can beat my pink-frosted sprinkled donut, then YOUR GOING DOWN! *viciously scarfs down donut*"]]

* {{Anvilicious}}: Depending on the video, this is either played straight or parodied in some way.

* ParanoiaFuel: PlayedForLaughs sure, but in "Apple Vision Pro SUCKS!", the titular headsets all have Steve Jobs legacy within them....''literally.'' Literally as in each Apple Vision Pro headset has a fragment of Steve Jobs's very soul embedded in them, causing wearers to occasionally see visions of Steve or experience his past memories through the headset. And when it becomes night, the fragment becomes bloodthirsty and tries to hunt you down. Now imagine walking down the street at night wearing your new Apple Vision Pro and suddenly seeing the former CEO of Apple ''chasing after you with a knife.''

* LateArrivalSpoiler: Just a few days after 2023's ''[[WebVideo/FoodBattle Food Battle]]'' released, a trailer for ''Anthony Is Dead: The Funeral Roast'' released. Since the goal of ''Food Battle'' is to survive until the end, this spoils Anthony's death and, simultaneously, Ian's victory.

* OlderThanTheyThink: "Smosh" was Anthony's username when he first posted flash animations on Website/{{Newgrounds}} before Website/YouTube came into existence.

** Anthony Padilla departing from Smosh.

* SpecialEffectsFailure:

* HollywoodHomely: Ian is frequently described as being ugly and unattractive, but he's average-looking at worst.

** There's a divide in fans about the content Smosh produces. Some people still like what Smosh does today, but many fans insist that Smosh declined after the addition of the Smosh Squad, or even earlier, and finding only a handful of sketches from 2015-2107 decent.

* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: ''[[BigShutUp "SHUT UP!"]]''

* AudienceAlienatingEra: For many, Smosh entered a nearly decade long decline following the brands acquisition by ''Defy Media'' in 2013. While their content from 2014-early 2015 was largely seen as good, around roughly late 2015 opinions on their content became more split. The increased focus on the divisive "Smosh Squad", the overabundance of "WebVideo/EveryBlankEver" videos, the ending of their popular "WebVideo/FoodBattle" series, an increase in political commentary in their videos, their controversial BigDamnMovie, and the eventual departure of Anthony from the brand in 2017, after feeling Defy Media was stifling the channel's creativity. This would reach an apex when Defy Media went under, with ''WebVideo/SmoshGames'' opting not to rejoin the group as full-time members, before eventually leaving entirely. After being bought by WebVideo/RhettAndLink and given much more creative freedom, their subscriber count and viewership would end up dropping substantially, with many newer videos being flooded with comments about how "old Smosh was better". This would only come to an end when, in early 2023, Smosh made the surprise announcement that Anthony would be returning to the group, and that he and Ian had bought back Smosh from WebVideo/RhettAndLink, with many videos both old and new being flooded with comments about how "Smosh was good again" now that they're RevisitingTheRoots.

** There's a divide in fans about the content Smosh produces. Some people still like what Smosh does today, but many fans insist that Smosh declined after the addition of the Smosh Squad, or even earlier.

* SugarWiki/AndTheFandomRejoiced: The return of '''Anthony Padilla''', the duo re-purchasing Smosh, and the return to Smosh's older roots as a sketch-comedy starting the duo.