History EnsembleDarkhorse / SmilingFriends

* The grease puddle from the Salty's episode gained a small fanbase after Zach and Michael revealed that it was supposed to have been voiced by [[Webcomic/{{Sonichu}} Chris Chan]].

* Mr. Frog has gotten quite a bit of love, with fans praising him for being a [[AffablyEvil delightfully charming and friendly guy]] who just so happens to be a [[ComedicSociopathy hilariously unstable,]] [[AxCrazy ultra violent psycho,]] being insane even by this series' standards and yet [[JerkassWoobie still staying sympathetic somehow.]]

* Gwimbly immediately became a fan favorite due to the attention to detail the creators took in creating a washed-up 90s game mascot, the sheer solidarity people felt towards his story of being a beloved video game mascot that was mistreated and abandoned by his company, [[spoiler:and for being one of the few clients that gets an unambiguously good ending]]. It helps he became a PlayAlongMeme and a lot of fanworks poured out of game content for him, ranging from concept art of games for him to [=YouTubers=] making reviews and video essays about his games. Even those who don't watch Smiling Friends but stumbled upon his online hype immediately latched onto him.
* The CEO of Insane Groundbreaking Games became quite popular for a VillainOfTheWeek [[spoiler:who dies at the end of his first appearance]], thanks to being a hilariously loathsome and over-the-top LargeHam and his [[VillainousGlutton obsessive love of chicken nuggets]].

* Smormu, the [[SixthRanger "fifth" member]] of the Smiling Friends is extremely popular among fans for being a hilarious parody of a CreatorsPet [[spoiler: and [[ShooOutTheNewGuy dying right after his first appearance.]]]]

* [[EvilCounterpart Grim and Gnarly]] are pretty popular too, despite only appearing in "Frowning Friends" [[spoiler: and getting KilledOffForReal at the end]].

* Gwimbly immediately became a fan favorite due to the attention to detail the creators took in creating a washed-up 90s game mascot, the sheer solidarity people felt towards his story of being a beloved video game mascot that was mistreated and abandoned by his company,[[spoiler: and for being one of the few clients that gets an unambigously good ending]]. It helps he became a PlayAlongMeme and a lot of fanworks poured out of game content for him, ranging from concept art of games for him to [=YouTubers=] making reviews and video essays about his games. Even those who don't watch Smiling Friends but stumbled upon his online hype immediately latched onto him.

* Gwimbly immediately became a fan favorite due to the attention to detail the creators took in creating a washed-up 90s game mascot [[spoiler: and for being one of the few clients that gets an unambigously good ending]]. It helps he became a PlayAlongMeme and a lot of fanworks poured out of game content for him, ranging from concept art of games for him to [=YouTubers=] making reviews and video essays about his games.

* Gwimbly immediately became a fan favorite due to the attention to detail the creators took in creating a washed-up 90s game mascot [[spoiler: and for being one of the few clients that gets an unambigously good ending]]. It helps he became a PlayAlongMeme and a lot of fanworks poured out of game content for him, ranging from concept art of games for him to thumbnails of youtubes making reviews and video essays about his games.

* Gwimbly immediately became a fan favorite due to the attention to detail the creators took in creating a washed-up 90s game mascot [[spoiler: and for being one of the few clients that gets an unambigously good ending.]]

* Gwimbly immediately became a fan favorite due to the attention to detail the creators took in creating a washed-up PS1-era game mascot [[spoilers: and for being one of the few clients that gets an unambigously good ending.]]

* The "are you a tourist?" guy from the Brazil special is widely regarded as the best part of the episode.

* God became a favorite despite his brief appearance for two main reasons. First, he's voiced by the acclaimed comedian Creator/GilbertGottfried who goes all out with his signature voice for the Lord. Second, viewers expressed surprise that the show averted GodIsEvil and GodIsInept as is common to portray him in modern media, especially adult comedies, noting that it was more subversive and surprising to just straight up go with the GodIsGood and almighty approach. When Gilbert Gottfried sadly passed away not long after his role as God in ''Smiling Friends'', God's status as an EnsembleDarkHorse increased tenfold as fans were touched that his final role was a positive depiction of the Lord.