Ranking Our Dream Guests | Smosh Mouth 163
In this episode of Smosh Mouth, the hosts and guest Angela discuss dream guests they'd like to have on various Smosh content. They create fantasy casts for Challenge Pit videos, discuss their comfort levels with different animals, and share their top guest picks including Robert Irwin, Barbara Streisand, and various celebrities and public figures.
Summary
The episode begins with casual conversation about sleep habits, Jollibee food, and middle-of-the-night bathroom visits. The hosts discuss a fire alarm incident and talk about common nighttime fears and pet interactions. Angela shares a story about a creature she heard in her room and the group discusses various animals they've encountered, including rats, bats, possums, and their comfort levels with different species.
The main topic shifts to ranking dream guests. The hosts play a game imagining who they'd want on a Challenge Pit video, with suggestions including Reeba McIntyre, Barack Obama, Tony Hawk, and Mother Teresa. They discuss what makes good guests for different Smosh content - needing people who are entertaining, knowledgeable, and have good chemistry.
Angela reveals her number one dream guest is Robert Irwin, arguing he'd be amazing in any Smosh capacity and could potentially bring animals. Shane mentions Barbara Streisand as a top pick, while Amanda lists guests like Pam Anderson, Zach Efron, John Early, and Kate Dippold. They discuss other possibilities including Mariah Carey, Bill Nye, Martha Stewart, and various celebrities.
The conversation explores what makes ideal guests - they discuss needing people who are both entertainers and experts in their fields. They mention the possibility of having professional guests like couples therapists, darts players, or chess grandmasters, and fantasy scenarios like Cookie Monster on the show or Statler and Waldorf roasting them.
The episode concludes with both hosts sharing their personal dream guests, including Markiplier, Ken Jennings, Quinta Brunson, Dylan Sprouse, and Andy Samberg. Angela humorously notes that listening to the podcast in her car feels odd since she's close with the hosts.
Key Insights
- Robert Irwin is positioned as the top dream guest because he combines being an entertainer with genuine expertise in animal education, making him suitable for any Smosh content capacity
- The hosts recognize that ideal guests need to be both entertainers and experts in another field, allowing for flowing conversations while bringing specialized knowledge to the content
- Angela explains that children's content creators like Miss Rachel are particularly valuable because they maintain high quality standards while working within constraints of child development awareness
- The group discusses how relaxation and calmness around animals directly affects animal behavior, with snakes becoming less constricting when the handler is calm rather than tense
- Barbara Streisand is valued not just for her entertainment skills but for her multi-talented approach to entertainment - styling, songwriting, acting, and her humorous memoir narration
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Transcript
[0:00] Are we ready for this? >> Are we ready? >> I was gonna bring >> I was going to bring >> this. Welcome. Oh, this is >> This is nothing. >> Hey, it's fine. >> Hey, it's fine. >> I actually I'm so much better than yesterday. >> Rest your voice. >> It's the excitement when I add excitement, then I start cooking. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> This episode of Smashmouth is brought to you by American Spirits. Uh, >> all right. Hi. Welcome to Smoshmouth. I'm Shane. >> And I'm Amanda Leehan Kanto. >> And I'm tired. And this is Angela. And [0:31] she's tired. >> I'm not. I'm not. >> Her voice is tired. >>…
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