Smosh

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(Left to right) Ian Hecox & Anthony Padilla
(Left to right) Ian Hecox & Anthony Padilla

Smosh is a video-creating duo that has established fame on YouTube; it consists of childhood friends Anthony Padilla (born 16 September 1987.) and Ian Hecox (born 30 November 1987). Smosh is the second most subscribed channel of all time on YouTube (as of March 2007).[1] Smosh's videos have been viewed by millions of people and have appeared on mainstream television. Padilla and Hecox both attend American River College and live in Carmichael, California, a city near Sacramento.

In mid 2002, Smosh.com started as a free forum for a group of high school friends in Carmichael, California.

Smosh's Pokémon Theme Music Video is the second most viewed video on YouTube, with over 22 million views (as of April 2007).[2]

In March of 2007, Smosh won the award for "Best Comedy of 2006" with the video "Smosh Short 2: Stranded" in YouTube's first ever YouTube Video Awards.

Contents

[edit] Video release timeline on YouTube

[edit] 2005

(First non-theme video.)
(The duo's most popular video with over 22 million views on YouTube as of April 2007.)

[edit] 2006

(First video filmed outside of Padilla's bedroom.)
(First scripted video.)
(The last theme song video created by Padilla and Hecox. The second half of the video consists of a song entitled We're Gangstaz, which is a music video for a song written by Padilla and Hecox, using the Transformers Theme music as background music.)
  • April 25 - Smosh Short 1: Dolls
  • June 7 - The California Stereotype Experiment
  • June 25 - Boxman
(The duo's first original music video.)
  • August 23 - Smosh Short 2: Stranded
(Won the YouTube award for Best Comedy Video of 2006.)
  • September 24 - The Best Car EVER
  • October 4 - Food Battle 2006
  • November 4 - That Damn Neighbor
  • December 4 - How Not to Make A First Impression, How Not to Act on a First Date
(Made as examples for Logitech's "How [Not] to contest", which was hosted by Padilla and Hecox.)
  • December 13 - Feet for Hands
  • December 19 - Boxman's Christmas
  • December 30 - New Year's Eve PSA

[edit] 2007

  • January 6 - Three Wishes
  • January 19 - Axe Murderer
  • February 3 - Easy Step
  • February 18 - Sparky Goes to a Club
(First video consisting primarily of illustrations.)
  • March 16 - License Test
  • March 31 - April First
  • April 7 - Anthony Gets a Haircut

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