# Gwimbly Smiling Friends Gwimbly is a washed-up '90s PS1-style video game mascot character from the Smiling Friends season two premiere that aired April 1, 2024. Voiced by co-creator Zach Hadel, his low-poly design, 'ooh, ooh, ooh' victory dance and creamed corn obsession triggered a wave of fake retro game media and Daniel Larson comparison edits within days. ## Overview Gwimbly is a Smiling Friends character built as a parody of forgotten '90s video game mascots, rendered in blocky low-poly 3D that mimics original PlayStation graphics[3]. He is voiced by show co-creator Zach Hadel and is presented in-universe as a has-been hero doing Cameos to make a living[3]. The bit fans latched onto is his so-called victory dance, where he shouts 'ooh, ooh, ooh' and rambles about collecting cans of creamed corn as the central gameplay hook of his fake old games[1]. Within 24 hours of his debut, fans were remixing him into fake game covers[2], fake Nintendo DS gameplay footage[4] and mock cartoon stills[7]. A parallel joke thread compared his voice and mannerisms to lolcow Daniel Larson, which turned into its own subgenre of Gwimbly content[8]. ## How It Spread The morning after the premiere, on April 2, 2024, Redditor u/baphylamb posted a mocked-up Gwimbly video game box cover to r/SmilingFriends that pulled in over 220 upvotes in two days[2]. Fake retro Gwimbly media then flooded X across April 3, when @violxiv shared a fake Nintendo DS gameplay clip that hit over 26,000 likes in a day[4], while @giacomobonus and @Droilius posted PS1-era concept art pieces reaching 18,000 and 32,000 likes respectively[5][6]. On April 4, @SamE8189 shared a mockup imagining Gwimbly as a '90s Saturday morning cartoon, which crossed 10,000 likes in under a day[7]. A parallel joke tied Gwimbly to lolcow Daniel Larson because of overlapping speech patterns and on-camera energy. A post from u/passivewithdesire on r/DanielLarson made the comparison the night of the premiere and hit 150 upvotes in a week[8]. On April 4, TikToker @doobie_123_imalwaysfree posted a 'POV: Daniel Larson' edit of a Gwimbly scene that pulled in over 40,000 views in four days[9]. The top comment on the Reddit thread noted co-creator Zach Hadel is aware of similar lolcow figures, having once discussed casting Chris-Chan as a grease puddle in an interview[3]. ## How to Use The Gwimbly format typically takes the shape of fake vintage media that treats him as a real forgotten '90s IP: mock DS or PS1 gameplay footage[4], boxart[2] and 2D cartoon stills[7]. Comparison edits pairing his mannerisms with Daniel Larson clips are another common convention[9]. Fans often lean on his creamed corn line or the 'ooh, ooh, ooh' victory dance as the recognizable hook. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Gwimbly Smiling Friends? Gwimbly is a washed-up '90s PS1-style video game mascot character introduced in the season two premiere of Adult Swim's Smiling Friends on April 1, 2024, voiced by co-creator Zach Hadel[3]. ### Where did Gwimbly Smiling Friends come from? He debuted in the episode 'Gwimbly: Definitive Remastered Enhanced Extended Edition DX 4K (Anniversary Director's Cut),' where Pim tries to help him get a comeback game against a CEO pushing DLC-heavy titles[1]. ### What does Gwimbly Smiling Friends mean? The character parodies forgotten PS1-era mascots, complete with his own creamed corn gimmick and 'ooh, ooh, ooh' victory dance that fans quote and remix[3]. ### How do you use Gwimbly Smiling Friends? Fans typically make fake vintage Gwimbly media such as DS gameplay clips[4], mock boxart[2] or Daniel Larson comparison edits[9]. ### Is Gwimbly Smiling Friends still popular? The heaviest burst of Gwimbly fan output happened the week the episode dropped in April 2024, with X posts drawing tens of thousands of likes[6] and TikTok edits reaching 40,000+ views[9]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFtKlgFpfd4]() 2. [https://www.reddit.com/r/SmilingFriends/]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gwimbly]() 4. [https://twitter.com/violxiv]() 5. [https://twitter.com/giacomobonus]() 6. [https://twitter.com/Droilius]() 7. [https://twitter.com/SamE8189]() 8. [https://www.reddit.com/r/DanielLarson/]() 9. [https://www.tiktok.com/@doobie_123_imalwaysfree]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/gwimbly-smiling-friends Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library