♪ (ragtime music) ♪
♪ (background hip hop music) ♪ - There's a problem we need to address.
- (Ian) The world is getting more and more P.C.
So we came up with a super clever way
to say bad words without anyone knowing.
- All right. - (Anthony) All you gotta do...
- (Ian and Anthony) ... is say them backwards.
(cracking up)
- (rapping) ♪ We love to say [bleep], [bleep], and [bleep] ♪
- ♪ Mother [bleep] try to stop us ♪
♪ But we just can't quit ♪ - Ha ha.
- ♪ So any time you wanna say [bleep] ♪
♪ Listen to us and we'll show you what's up ♪
- ♪ Like what the kcuf ♪
(laughing) ♪ I stepped in tihs ♪
- Saying the words backwards. Okay, clever.
- ♪ Nmaddog ♪
- Oh, they go too fast for me. (laughing)
- I'm trying to read the backwards. (laughing)
- ♪ Hctibs and tawts ♪
♪ Now we say what we want ♪
♪ So shut the kcuf up ♪
- Was that [bleep]?
- ♪ Walk up to some ladies ♪
♪ With my kcid in my hand ♪ - (Anthony) What?!
That's disgusting and creepy!
- (Ian) No, I get my KID on the weekends.
He's a really good kid.
- Ooooh. (laughing)
- (Anthony) Oh. - (Ian) Let's try another example.
♪ One time in college ♪
♪ I sucked a kcid ♪ - (Anthony) What?!
- (Ian) This little boy got bit by a rattlesnake
and he was gonna die if I didn't suck the venom out!
- (Anthony) Ooooh.
- ♪ But the snake bite ♪
♪ Was on his kcid ♪ - OH! (laughing)
- ♪ Get ready for worst curse word ever ♪
♪ It can never just be said by whoever ♪
- They should take that energy for a little bit better writing.
- ♪ So we brought in Trevor ♪
- (Anthony) Can you just say it?
You know, since you are one.
- Oh! (sternly) No.
- (Trevor) Seriously, guys, what's so bad about saying the word bastard?
So what if my parents weren't married? (cracking up)
- ♪ Nmaddog ♪
- At least it's not what I thought he was gonna say.
- ♪ These elohssa rekcufrehtoms should stop being kcids ♪
- I'll have to remember this next time I want to tell somebody off.
- ♪ Now we say what we want ♪
♪ So shut the kcuf up ♪ - Pfffft!
- (Anthony) What about the word "tit"?
- (Ian) Uh, oh, that doesn't work 'cause it's a palindrome.
Uh, you can just say boob instead.
- (Anthony) Also a palindrome.
- (Ian) Goddamn it!
I mean tinmaddog!
- "Tinmaddog." (wheezy laugh)
- Say it backwards... okay.
- You can say bad words, you know, inverted.
It's not really funny though.
- It's not that funny.
Cussing and stuff like that is kind of a cheap way out.
- (Ian) You know and love Kim, Kourtney, Khloé, Kris...
- Kim, Khloé-- oh my gosh! The Kardashians.
- (Ian) Did you know there are even MORE Kardashians?
- Oh, God help us all!
- (Ian) Keeping Up With the More Kardashians!
Let's meet some of the other Kardashians, like:
Krystal, Kandace, and Klop.
It's all your favorite... - (chuckles) "Klop." That's funny.
- (Ian) ... but with even MORE Kardashians!
- Oh, it's all guys dressed like Kardashians.
- That looks like Khloé. (laughing)
- (Klop) Plegh! - Ah, god! (laughing)
- (Kardashians) Ewwww!
- (Ian) We also have Krispy Kreme...
- Oh god. - (Ian) ... Kristen Stewart...
- (Kristen) Vampire. - (Ian) ... and Krab.
They're just like you... - "Krab." (laughing)
- (Ian) ... but not a dirty, poor person.
- (Keith) The Kardashians are coming!
(zombie-ish moans) - (Keith) Man the register!
(laughing) - (Keith) No! No!
(laughing)
- I like this. Now this is funny.
(Khloé whines unintelligently)
(Krab moans sensually)
- (Ian) There are even MORE Kardashians on the way!
- Kris Jenner's secret lab. Oh. (Kris rambles off indistinct K names)
- (laughing) This is... (cracking up).
- That's-- that's too much. (babies wail)
- This is sick. (laughing)
- Oh god.
- (Kris) ... K-pop...
- Oh my god, that's funny! (laughing)
- (queasily) Oh, I'm sick.
- That was funny.
Big time.
- (laughing) I have no idea why people will sit around
and watch these things.
They're so inane.
(movie reel clicks)
- (Finebros) Okay, so let us guess: you do not know who these guy were.
- No.
- No! (laughing) How did you guess that?
- No. (laughing)
To be frank, no clue.
They're pretty funny, though.
- Are they comedians?
- (Finebros) These videos are from the YouTube channel Smosh.
- Sbosh? - (Finebros) SMOSH.
- Okay.
- Smosh? Is it something backwards?
- I don't think I've ever watched it, but I've heard about it.
- I heard of it from my grandkids.
- Oh, that is Smosh? Okay.
I think I watched something a few years ago.
- (Finebros) And before we dive in further,
can you talk about what you liked or didn't like about their videos?
- Well, I mean, they were funny.
That, and with the babies coming out was a little gross.
- When they had the guy sittin' there
and then all that stuff start coming off from under his... garment.
That was funny.
- I liked when they turned the word F around.
- The way that they turned it around
and tried to make it something less offensive,
that's really great.
- They were crass.
They were in bad taste.
They made me laugh, though.
- They're fairly juvenile but, you know, that's who they're appealing to.
Certainly, it wouldn't be an audience, in general, my age.
- (Finebros) Well, they're one of the most popular YouTube channels ever,
and their main channel alone has over 22 million subscribers.
- Whoa! That's gettin' up there.
- (Finebros) And when you add up all the channels under the Smosh brand,
they have over 40 million subscribers.
- Oh my goodness.
- Oh wow.
- There's a lot of people that got a lot of time on their hands!
- I can't figure out why.
Would I care to go back and see it again? No.
- Very few things surprise me anymore.
There's so much coming out on YouTube.
We're almost on overkill.
- It seems unachievable, but then, to me, the internet was unachievable.
Internet's everything. It's everything today.
- (Finebros) So Smosh was originally two guys, Ian and Anthony,
and they started making videos back in 2005,
when they were just teenagers. - Wow.
- How come I never heard of them?
Oh, because I don't watch that much.
- (Finebros) So from the beginning of YouTube to now,
with all the changes, they've maintained their huge popularity.
What do you think about that?
- Well, I don't know if it says anything about our society now.
We're easily amused.
- I wonder why. I would really wonder why.
- The kind of comedy they do appeals to a certain age group.
- But look, Jerry Lewis was very popular when I was young
and, you know, when I look at it today it's like, "Oh my god."
It's like, "Why?"
- They obviously have the talent,
and they're obviously hitting people's funny bones
and appealing to them.
- They're on their toes.
They've been able to keep up with competition
and, man, YouTube's got some competition.
- You gotta stay one step ahead of the game
and somehow they are managing to do it.
- I'm so happy to hear that one of the most viewed channels of YouTube
is comedy rather than shooting, killing.
I do respect that.
It may not be to my taste, but it's wonderful that they can do that.
(ding of approval)
- (Finebros) They've grown into so much more than a YouTube channel.
It's become a network of channels across comedy and gaming and more.
They produce long-form sitcoms on their channel,
and they even made a movie.
- These two young men?
Oh, really? Wow.
- (Finebros) What do you think about how YouTube stars
are able to become bigger media companies?
- Well, that's great.
- I love it.
I see YouTube pushing TV into the corner.
- I don't think YouTube gets the recognition it should.
I know friends who are actors that are in series on YouTube
and they're good series.
- It levels the playing field.
It's not only multi-million dollar corporations that can discover new things
or put products out.
- It's very positive that so many people have more opportunities today.
Long ago, it used to be either you were part of the system
or you were not.
- When I grew up, there was a studio system.
Now, it seems like if you've got talent, if you've got something of interest,
if you've got something worthy of putting up there,
and you get it up there, you do it.
Other people like it, you too can be a star!
(clang!) - (Finebros) Truth!
Finally, years back, FBE made a Kids React to Smosh,
and then Ian and Anthony reacted to it.
So they might react to this too.
So with that in mind, what advice do you have for them
and the whole Smosh team?
- Oh my gosh, they're gonna "Smosh" me. (laughing)
- Whatever they're doing, keep on doing it.
- You guys got it goin' on and keep it goin'.
- It's just not my thing, but, you know, you guys keep doing what you're doing.
- Not my taste, but very talented.
- Just keep it up, guys!
You guys are funny, you're talented.
You're obviously doing everything right.
- Continue what you're doing, being creative,
and bring in laughter-- make people feel good with your videos.
We want to see more.
- Thanks for watching this episode of Elders React.
- Do you like what you saw? Then SMOSH that Subscribe button.
- Thanks for watching. Good-kcufing-bye.
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♪ (melody concludes) ♪