The WORST episodes of Smartypants
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#1 - Choppedness Cannot Be Outrun
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/10/2026
Dylan discusses representatwin. Vivian puts the slay in legislature. Kylie warns of the robot wars.
#2 - Smoking, Movies, Cooking
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/10/2025
Siobhan argues teens should smoke. Joan champions mouse cinema. Hector explains why cooking sucks. Content Warning: Underage Tobacco Use (Discussion of) - [1:12-8:51] Death of a Grandparent (Mention of) - [1:30-1:36, 6:34-7:14] School Shootings (Mention of) - [3:09-3:19]
#3 - Outer Space, Child Labor, The Alphabet
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/24/2025
Alyssa thinks exploring space is useless. Max defends child labor. Ele finds the sexiest letter. Content Warning: Discussion of Child Labor and Exploitation - [13:46-22:26]
#4 - Cereal Mascots, Categorization, Cult Classics
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/7/2025
Jiavani rebrands cereal mascots. Chad examines personality tests. Courtney raves over Grease 2.
#5 - Dinner Parties, Variants, Men
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/21/2025
Anna throws the perfect dinner party. Shayne battles himself. Jordan investigates men for lesbians. Content Warning: Discussions of Child Death - [11:28-12:33, 20:16-20:28]
#6 - Stereotypes, Tardiness, Reality TV
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/4/2025
Peter explores Asian excellence. Mano ends lateness. Izzy celebrates The Real Housewives. Content Warning: Car Accidents (Discussion and themes of) - [0:44-10:29] Car Accident Sounds (Crashing, sirens) - [0:44-0:50] Joke about Death by Car Accident - [2:30-2:34]
#7 - Puzzles, Siblings, Mysteries
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/18/2025
Anna evaluates word puzzles. Priscilla rates sibling combos. Chris solves the ultimate mystery. Content Warning Mentions of Sibling Loss [throughout 16:35-22:39]
#8 - The Rules of Content
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/12/2026
Tao reimagines the Olympics. Amanda exalts raunchy novels. Kwesi criticizes the English language.
#9 - Bonk and Vibes
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/26/2026
Lauren slams city-as-personality behavior. Zach praises LARP. Oscar reclaims the pride flag. Content Warning: Trypophobia (Potentially triggering visual) - [5:36-5:44]
#10 - Uniforms, Therapy, Reboots
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/26/2025
David promotes uniforms. Alexis tricks men to get therapy. Demi pitches his reboot for "Big."
#11 - The Power of Words
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/24/2026
Angela pleads for consistent sizing. Kendahl reveals a surprising connection. Josh weaponizes words. Content Warning: Mention of Parent and Pet Death in Comedic Context - [16:40-17:12]
#13 - You Cannot Be You Without Yourself
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/21/2026
Rachel argues for Rumspringa. Maame-Yaa creates a new dating app. Joey praises solo movie viewing. Content Warning: Misophonia (Extended fart noises) - [throughout 29:19-46:29]
#14 - A Rorschach Test But On Their Face
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/4/2026
Danielle ends anti-glasses propaganda. Zeke rates White rappers. Joey reevaluates Columbus Day. Content Warning: Comedic References to Suicide - [4:42-5:05]
#15 - One to Two Is Fine
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/18/2026
Paul examines funny numbers. Dhruv presents rules for the group chat. Waleed creates a new religion. Content Warning: Comedic Reference to Self Harm - [39:25-39:29]
#16 - That's a Bang-Off
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/2/2026
Roz raves about aliens. Rashawn assesses rad rooms. Talia advocates for bangs.
#17 - The Tip of the Porcelain
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/16/2026
Corin evaluates bathrooms. Jeff redesigns the stages of grief. Ryan improves the jumbotron. Content Warning: Discussions of Grief and Loss of Loved Ones- [17:26-29:45] Misophonia (Extended fart noises) [29:55-30:15]
#18 - Standardization, Dogs, Procrastination
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/6/2025
Trapp standardizes English regionalisms. Arasha presents why dogs aren't cute. Jeremy reveals how to procrastinate well. Content Warning: Insects (Visuals of) - [2:31-3:44]
#19 - Wrestling & Drag, Cryptids, Eggs
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/9/2024
Jess explains why wrestling and drag are the same. Jacob analyzes which cryptid is the best to blaze with. Katie expounds why eggs are the best.
#20 - Swing Music, Emails, The Moon
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/23/2024
Ross argues for a swing music revival. Alexis demonstrates how to write the perfect email. Raph proposes why the United States should bomb the moon.
#21 - Birds, Celebrities, Bodies
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/6/2024
Fumi elucidates why birds might steal your girl. Janie advocates for celebrity elections. Paul pitches how he would make bodies better. Content Warning: Image of dead animal [04:02] Image of dead animal [04:12-4:16]
#22 - Groundhog Day, WNBA, The Ocean
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/20/2024
Paul investigates who the mastermind of "Groundhog Day" is. Kimia argues why the WNBA is better than the NBA. Zach explains why the ocean sucks.
#24 - Presidents, Zzyzx, Rollercoasters, Night Owls
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/18/2024
Jon contends that current politics have ruined movie presidents. Carolyn reveals the history of Zzyzx. Grant rhapsodizes about rollercoasters. Pallavi exposes night owl discrimination.
#25 - Mecha, Cuss Words, Craigslist
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/1/2024
Erika argues why the US government should build them a mech. Patrick explains why society needs new cuss words. Brian illustrates why Craigslist is the continuation of the Oregon Trail video game.