History WebVideo / SMOSH

* CanadaEh: Exaggerated in "A Smoshy Christmas," in which the Mountie running border patrol has a [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent hilariously bad accent]] that seems to waver between Newfie and [[{{Oireland}} Oirish.]]

* AlwaysAChildToParents: Billy's mother thinks ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'' is too inappropriate for him.

* {{Emo}}: Anthony's hairstyle is very obviously this. Apparently, he used to have an afro (and a wardrobe that would make [[Series/SavedByTheBell Screech Powers]] cringe), but it got burned off and the emo hair was a transplant.

* HeteroSexualLifePartners: Ian and Anthony come ''really'' close to this.

* TooSmartForStrangers: Averted. Brent outright accepts a lollipop from a stranger.

* AccidentalSuicide: In "MOLESTER MOON", a woman takes a bath and [[TemptingFate says she hopes that she won't electrocute herself]] as [[LampshadeHanging the text message she got from the titular moon foreshadowed]]. She is then startled by the Molester Moon and she [[ElectrifiedBathtub drops her phone into the water]], resulting in her [[HighVoltageDeath being shocked to death]].

* AnkleDrag: The Barney segment of "If Kids Shows Were Real" has a kid attempt to crawl away before Barney's hand grabs him and drags him back screaming.
* {{Anti Hero}}es: Ian and Anthony vary between being {{Classical AntiHero}}es, {{Nominal Hero}}es and {{Villain Protagonist}}s.

* AuthorFilibuster: When "If TV Shows Were Real 2" came out, they got complaints that the skits were less about realistic consequences and more about a free chance to satirize the current most popular TV shows.

* TheCameo: "Every Nick Show Ever" (a parody of ''Series/ICarly'' and ''Series/{{Victorious}}'') features a cameo by [[WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan Jeffy]] as the puppet owned by the CaptainErsatz of Robbie Shapiro, known as "Mr. Onions".
* CampGay: The commercial director (played by Ian) in "Biggest Zit Ever!" But eventually, it turns out he's really into anything that moves.
** The director returns in "If TV Shows Were Real," directing an episode of ''Series/JerseyShore'' and having The Situation (Anthony) punch Snooki over and over.
--->'''Director:''' I love my job! Do it again! This time, punch her in the uterus!

** Also, played with by Freshman!Ian in "That's Hot!" He thought it was due to his leather shorts, but it was really because of the pizza-flavored Hot Pocket in his transparent fanny pack.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Ian and Anthony usually avoid religious jokes, as seen in the Rejected Videos episode in the "rejected" "If *Blank* Were Real" segment.

** "Every Thanksgiving Ever" begins with a family at Thanksgiving discussing what they think the holiday means, and it seems to be going innocently enough, until...
--> '''Mom''': It's so nice to celebrate this lovely holiday that's all about bringing our family together!
--> '''Carol''': Actually, it's about being thankful for what we have.
--> '''Dad''': No, Carol, it's about eating a dead turkey.
--> '''Billy''': (cheerfully) Actually, it's about our ancestors violating and pillaging our land's natives, so that we may take their gold and their resources and build a great nation atop their rotting corpses!
--> (the family stares at him with looks of shock)

* PrisonersLastMeal: In the video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fkhB5yV3QI "Every Burger King Ever"]], Advertising/TheBurgerKing himself is on death row, and upon being asked for his last meal, he requests a [[UsefulNotes/McDonalds Big Mac]], much to the surprise of the prison guard, who thought he would want a Whopper instead. The King says that [[TakeThat he wants to enjoy his last meal]]. He also asks for some Jack-In-the-Box tacos.

** [[spoiler: Bigfoot and zombies]]
** The tooth fairy.

* SoapPunishment: Used in "If Cartoons Were Real". The ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' parody has Stan's mouth being washed with soap.

** In If Video Games Were Real, officer Anous shoots the ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'' dog.
*** The If... Were Real segments in general are just them showing what various forms of media would be like if they were actually realistic.
** [[https://youtu.be/2lFfF5XLsCQ Pokemon Theme Song Revenge]] is one big Take That against the Pokemon copyright having removed their original theme song parody video for copyright reasons.

** [[https://youtu.be/uRfOsl0nSnc Disney Star Wars]]

* TooSmartForStrangers: In "PARENTS SUCK!", the bratty teen played by Anthony happily accepts a lollipop from a stranger.
* TotallyRadical

* MistakenForRacist: Anthony in ''I'M NOT RACIST!!!''.

[[https://www.youtube.com/user/smosh Smosh]] is a Website/YouTube sketch comedy channel and independent production company co-founded by Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla.

* TakeThat: "First Person Shooters Suck!", against VideoGame/CallOfDuty (specifically ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare'').

* ''Film/SmoshTheMovie'': A 2015 [[TheMovie theatrical movie]] based around Ian and Anthony going inside [=YouTube=] to alter a clip that will ruin Anthony's chances of winning over his crush. It premiered at LA and in Vidcon before having an official release in the US and UK, and on-demand on Vimeo and Creator/{{Netflix}}.

* RealAfterAll:

* SoundEffectBleep

* CatsAreMean: ''Cat Soup''.

* HomosexualReproduction: In "I have a secret son" when two people hold each other's right hand, the mommy gets pregnant and the baby pops out of the mommy's tummy. Which happened to Anthony when he held Stevie's right hand, [[InstantlyProvenWrong who was trying to prove that holding hands doesn't result in a baby]].

* HomosexualReproduction: In "I have a secret son" when two people hold each others right hand, the mommy gets pregnant and the baby pops out of the mommy's tummy. Which happened to Anthony when he held Stevie's right hand, [[InstantlyProvenWrong who was trying to prove that holding hands doesn't result in a baby]].

** Woe be onto you if you happen to be Anthony's genitals, which to date, has been [[spoiler: kicked, turned into gold, slammed between a car door and sliced off by adamantium claws!]]

*** Anthony wearing less clothes each night.
*** Ian building up a wall of pillows to stop Anthony touching him in his sleep (eventually Anthony just starts touching himself).
*** Doesn't stop him [[BlanketTugOWar pulling the blanket over to his side of the bed, though.]]

** When Ian panically asks Anthony what they're going to do, [[spoiler:the night camera shifts over to the creepy guy taking on the latter's persona. What comes after is self-explanatory]].

* BatmanGambit: All it took for the creepy guy [[spoiler:to kill Anthony and Ian was to lure them into his hideout via "Free Food" coupon, basically stalling them there (with multiple disguises) under the guise of a "Free-Food" restaurant enough to seal the place tight, and eventually kill them when they attempt to escape]].

* BigBad: The creepy guy that lures the Smosh duo into his hideout via a "free food" coupon [[spoiler:and successfully kills them in the episode's climax]].

* WhamShot: TheReveal of the cop [[spoiler:being on of the creepy guy's disguises shows how absolutely fucked the Smosh duo are when it comes to any chances of escaping the place. And then there's the reveal of the creepy guy dressed up as Anthony]].

* CampGay: The commercial director (played by Ian) in "Biggest Zit Ever!" But eventually, it turns out he's really into AnythingThatMoves.

->"[[CouchGag Mmm, oh yeah]], that's a very good [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere TV Tropes description]]-" -- '''''[[BigShutUp SHUT UP!]]'''''

''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/smosh Smosh]]'' is a Website/YouTube sketch comedy channel and independent production company co-founded by Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla.

* ''WebAnimation/ShutUpCartoons'' (animation)
* ''WebVideo/SmoshGames'' (games)
* ''WebVideo/SmoshPit'' (everything else)
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/ElSmosh ElSmosh]]'' (Spanish translated)
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFrenchSmosh Smosh France]]'' (French translated)
* ''Film/SmoshTheMovie'': A 2015 [[TheMovie theatrical movie]] based around Smosh going inside [=YouTube=] to alter a clip that will ruin Anthony's chances of winning over his crush. It premiered at LA and in Vidcon before having an official release in the US and UK, and on-demand on Vimeo and Netflix.
* ''Ghostmates'': A 2016 [=YouTube=] Red original.

The duo parted in 2017 when Anthony left to pursue independent works on [[https://www.youtube.com/user/AnthonyPadilla his solo channel]]. In early November 2018, ''[=Smosh's=]'' parent company (Defy Media) shut down and brought ''Smosh'' and ''Smosh Games'' to a hiatus. WebVideo/RhettAndLink's Mythical Entertainment acquired ''Smosh'' in late February 2019.

To the surprise of many, it was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwsZggwPRKc announced]] in mid-2023 that Anthony and Ian had reconnected and successfully reacquired the Smosh brand, and that Anthony was returning as a cast member in Smosh. They intend to bring the main Smosh channel back to its roots with sketch videos primarily starring Ian and Anthony, while the other channels (Smosh Pit, Smosh Games, etc.) will largely stay the same as they've been.

-->'''Anthony as [[Franchise/{{Spiderman}} Dr. Octopus]]''': Go, laser eyes.

* TagTeamSuicide: When Franchise/{{Batman}} and Robin try to make a video and become Website/YouTube stars, they demonstrate things you could do as a hero. In one part of the video, Batman tries to give an injection to a rabid dog, but apparently winds up killing himself with the needle. Robin sees this, and injects himself with the shot, saying "I'll be with you soon, my love." However, Batman was just pretending to die, and when he realizes Robin is really dead, he doesn't care. He's just happy he'll be an Internet celebrity!

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The Man key in ''2'' walks out after Ash's many failed attempts at catching him in their encounter.

* MegatonPunch: In a video exclusive to Smosh.com, Anthony (playing Edward from the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' series) buys blood from a dealer in a way similar to a drug deal. When he realizes it's fake blood, he Falcon Punches the dealer.

* RidiculouslyAliveUndead: Discussed and defied in "Twilight: New Moon Deleted Scenes 1". [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Bella]] asks Edward if vampires defecate, to which he responds that [[NobodyPoops they don't]]. Bella is confused because ''Literature/EveryonePoops'' says that everybody does that.

* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: ''{{Transformers}} Rap'' does this.