Robert Irwin, Barbra Streisand, Miss Rachel, Brendan Fraser and even the Muppets eventually emerge as potential Smosh collaborators, but getting to those names is half the entertainment. Shayne, Amanda and Angela spend a substantial opening stretch talking about sleep, nighttime bathroom trips, imagined intruders, fire alarms, rats, bats and other loosely connected subjects before settling into the promised discussion. It is a revealing example of the podcast’s defining strength and occasional weakness: the hosts can make almost any conversational tangent funny, but structure is clearly secondary to chemistry.
Once the dream-guest premise takes over, the trio makes it more interesting than simply naming celebrities. They imagine where particular guests would fit within Smosh formats, including Challenge Pit, Flip 7, Reddit Stories and Smosh Pit Theater. Johnny Knoxville becomes an especially natural Challenge Pit candidate, while Brendan Fraser is imagined playing Flip 7 and the idea of Statler and Waldorf heckling Smosh Pit Theater is exactly the kind of specific crossover concept that gives the discussion comic momentum.
The funniest stretch may be the improvised fantasy casting of Challenge Pit. Reba McEntire, Barack Obama, Mr. Bean, a Muay Thai fighter, John Early, Chris Pontius and even Jessica Rabbit get thrown into increasingly ridiculous combinations. There is little actual “ranking” despite the premise suggested by the title; instead, the hosts repeatedly build on one another’s choices and imagine how wildly different personalities might interact. Anyone expecting an organized tier list or carefully defended ordering will therefore find the framing somewhat misleading.
Robert Irwin leads into one of the episode’s more substantial discussions as the hosts move from celebrity wish lists into animal encounters. Stories about snakes, monkeys, tarantulas, emus and other creatures give the conversation a personal dimension, particularly when Amanda recalls volunteering around animals and Shayne describes handling a python while acting. The discussion occasionally drifts into broad claims about animal behavior, but these are presented mostly through personal recollection and casual conversation rather than as authoritative wildlife guidance.
Miss Rachel prompts another unexpectedly thoughtful section. Shayne’s interest is less about celebrity than about how children’s entertainers balance education, performance and responsibility to a developing audience. Amanda connects that idea to children’s theater, storytelling, repetition, tonal shifts and her observations about what captures her son’s attention. The conversation remains informal, but it demonstrates why the dream-guest concept works best when the hosts explain what they would actually want to learn from someone rather than merely celebrating their fame.
Other suggestions broaden the possibilities further. Pamela Anderson, Zach Galifianakis, Martha Stewart, Bad Bunny, Mariah Carey, Bill Nye, Caleb Hearon, Quinta Brunson, Andy Samberg and others appear, alongside less conventional ideas such as a couples therapist for Reddit Stories, a chess grandmaster playing something other than chess, a professional darts player, a mentalist or psychic, and survivors of extraordinary experiences. The couples-therapist concept is particularly strong because it connects a guest’s expertise directly to an established Smosh format and could add genuine perspective beyond celebrity novelty.
The loose conversational style nevertheless creates noticeable pacing problems. Long diversions into Hollywood Forever Cemetery, wildlife fears and personal anecdotes can push the central premise aside for extended periods, while multiple sponsor breaks further fragment an already free-form discussion. Yet Angela’s presence fits the format extremely well, and the three hosts consistently rescue tangents through callbacks, absurd escalation and an evident willingness to follow whichever idea produces the funniest next beat.
Pros
- The hosts repeatedly turn simple celebrity choices into funny, specific ideas for existing Smosh formats.
- Robert Irwin and Miss Rachel inspire more thoughtful discussion about expertise, animals, children’s entertainment and what makes an interesting guest.
- Suggestions such as a couples therapist for Reddit Stories and Muppets appearing in Smosh formats creatively expand the premise beyond conventional celebrity interviews.
- Shayne, Amanda and Angela have strong improvisational chemistry, particularly when escalating one another’s absurd casting ideas.
Cons
- The promised ranking largely gives way to an unstructured collection of dream guests rather than a meaningful ordered list.
- The lengthy opening discussion about sleep, nighttime fears and animals delays the central subject considerably.
- Several extended tangents are entertaining individually but make the overall conversation feel unfocused.
- Multiple sponsor interruptions add further breaks to an episode already built around frequent conversational detours.
The guest wish list works best when celebrity names become springboards for imagining genuinely funny or distinctive Smosh collaborations, with Robert Irwin, Miss Rachel, the Muppets and a professional therapist producing especially promising ideas. The loose chemistry among Shayne, Amanda and Angela supplies plenty of laughs, though viewers looking for an actual ranking may find the meandering structure and lengthy detours less satisfying.
