Smosh Games
Person · 7 cases · 2012–2020 · American sketch comedy YouTube channel founded by Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla
How Smosh Games spread
Smosh grew from a Flash animation website through viral YouTube comedy, then expanded into gaming with Smosh Games.
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2002
StartOpen web
Anthony Padilla created smosh.com and made Flash animations. dailydot.com
2005
New audienceNov 19 · YouTube
Padilla and Ian Hecox joined YouTube, uploading three videos including their Power Rangers lip-sync. tubefilter.com
2005
BreakoutNov 28 · YouTube
Their Pokémon theme lip-sync became a YouTube hit after a MySpace audience poll suggested the song. newsreview.com
2006
MilestoneMay · YouTube
Smosh became YouTube's most-subscribed channel for the first time. dailydot.com
2012
New audienceYouTube
Smosh expanded into gaming content with the Smosh Games channel. newsreview.com
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