Doug's relationship with the whole oneyplays gang is so wholesome. Dude really is the king of not taking the jokes about him to heart

Doug's cameo was the highlight of the episode for me. It was simultaneously a scathing indictment of the current state of KZfaq and a love letter to the creators that paved the way for commentary on all fronts.

I love that Zach finally got to formally work with Doug on something, and it’s his own TV show. I’m proud of that little gremlin and him opening the door for so many of his friends and peers to get into mainstream animation/TV. :’)

GIVE US THE DOUG CUT

As much shit as we all give Linkara for his attitude towards Oney and friends jabbing at him, I would holler if the Smiling Friends were saved by the Lightbringer and it was played by Linkara, himself. Such a shame.

I'm hoping in the future every time they look up how to do something on KZfaq it's just Doug in different costumes

Not only did they bring one of the OGs of the platform, but his cameo was basically roasting the current state of youtube. Zach may be a funny gremlin man but he's such a respectful creature

I also appreciate that the joke wasn't at Doug's expense, but moreso the state of KZfaq as a whole. His cameo was perfectly done and it made me give a big green smile seeing him on the show.

The fact that Doug, regardless of all the critiques, all the criticism, all the shit slung his way, he remains stalwart and respectable in the face of jokes. After all the years, he really is a cooler head and a pretty normal guy than you'd think. Commendable man. Truly.

Doug is a shining beacon of how to not take lighthearted ribbing too personally, especially when the people doing the ribbing obviously love your work to the point they think about you a lot.

I remember punching my desk in joy when I saw Doug in the episode and hurting my hand. I know Zach and friends are pretty big long-lasting fans of Channel Awesome which makes it all the more amazing

I love how Doug can handle being made fun of a little, especially considering his career was based on making fun of stuff, unlike a certain lightbringer.

Time and time again, Doug just keeps proving genuinely how much of a nice guy and sport he is.

But what did he think of "boy in the striped pajamas"?

Doug being a good sport, and supportive of Zach, Mike, and Oneyplays in general is getting him massive W's. Guy knows how to take a joke, especially he makes them so often. Smiling Friends in general really feels like a love letter to the internet age of NG and early youtube not only in comedy but also the spirit. Between Zach and Chris being involved naturally, but also the cameos and artists who are working on the show itself. Twitter being a huge boon where artists are posting which scenes they worked on openly so everyone can see and appreciate it all. It really feels like one big effort made between the animators/actors that feels really heartwarming.

linkara getting over himself and showing some amiability with the oney crew would be such an amazing career booster for him. i feel like the energy and affection oney would frequently show towards the nostalgia critic breathed a bit of fire into doug's internet presence, and doug returning it kept that momentum. now the nostalgia critic has a full speaking cameo in this amazing cartoon and he'll have that under his belt forever. this was linkara's chance to network and he really dropped the ball.

it’s nice that jokes on the internet and poking a stick at someone hasn’t resulted in overly dramatic beef for once, and instead made something amazing by not taking it all to heart!

#RELEASE THE CRITIC CUT

The cameo was truly amazing and I had a marvel level reaction seeing Doug on my screen.

Doug's got white beard hair. Holy moly

Nostalgia Critic on the Smiling Friends was absolutely great!

Dougs a good example of how being good natured towards jokes about you can benefit. Oney plays has made hundreds of nostalgia critic jokes and unlike some of his contemporaries Doug understand that they were just in good fun and maintained a good relationship with them. Despite it all, he’s still Doug

Doug's scene was the funniest and best surprise cameo ive ever seen. So glad he did it.

‏‪0:02‬‏ "Okay, Daniel, I mean, doug." Lol, i love how the latest episode of Smiling doug becoming a gag character that the internet is now obsessed with the mistake Daniel instead of doug.

Doug I may not like the content anymore but I have mad respect for you.

I remember I got spoiled about Doug's appearance on Smiling Friends but I was so surprised because I'm just amazed with all the internet creators that Zach and Mike get to be in episodes of Smiling Friends!

I feel like this was the closest we would ever get to almost having Doug on oneyplays haha 😂

If Linkara was this cool we could have had Lightbringer show up too, what a shame

what a pal i love how kind everyone is to each other, so glad i saw this cameo

I love Doug. He owns it. I still like NC and I wish the best for him

Watching the new episode is part of my Sunday nights at this point and watching Doug in the episode was a nostalgia overload for me

Doug is so easy to like.

The thing with Oneyplays and their riff and "mockery" on Nostalgia Critic and Linkara is that if you think about it, you'd have to really follow the two acts and care enough to dig deep to imitate and make fun of them in the first place. In other words, Oneyplays crew have watched both a lot to be able to draw up so many material to make fun of. It's understandable that you might take offense to the mockery, but you also realize they spent a lot of time watching and following your content to be able to formulate said mockery.

Let's just all have a moment of appreciation for Doug and the joy he's brought us over the years 🎉

Imitations are always the sincerest form of flattery. They clearly both find nostalgia critic a little cringe but endearing and it helps that Doug is semi removed from that, it’s a character buts it’s himself and I believe he was a great sport!!

what a legend

you just know that if Chris Chan got to be on Smiling Friends, even as that Grease Puddle, the first thing he'd do is blab about it to the world, Doug had to keep this a secret for a LONG time, Chris chan would not be able to.

I remember them doing impressions making fun of Doug, Doug taking it like a chanp by laughing at how good the impression was, and them praising him for being such a good sport about it later. Nice to see how it turned out for everyone in the end.

The moment that Doug appeared in Smiling Friends was in 2 stages. 1- I was like "Oh sh*t, they got Critic in the show lol", and enjoyed the episode And 2- Oh boi. After watching the show, I went to see if "You know who" commented on Doug being in the show as a cameo. Obviously they were salty, well some of them, even the Lightbringer. And Funny enough, one of them said that she enjoyed watching Smiling Friends. Well Enjoyed until she saw Doug in the Episode. Then I saw a lot of salty comments on those people on social media lol.

Chris and and Cory gotta be jealous as hell that Zach managed to talk Doug in to working with him before they could

Gotta admire the fact that he was willing cameo after his review of the boy in the stripes pajamas

I cackled like a schoolgirl when Doug appeared in the episode. My girlfriend, who is unaware of him, looked at me like I was insane

thanks for doing it and thanks for keeping it a secret, the moment I saw charlie go on youtube I had a feeling something good was coming but I wasn't quite expecting what we got

Release the walker cut

Wow all the way back in January last year that's a wild 😂 wow animation takes a long time! 🤯❤ So glad he did it though! Best Cameo in the entire series so far!

I saw this live

Nostalgia critic is a legend it’s amazing to see two people I watch collab!!!!

As someone who loves both Nostalgia Critic and Smiling Friends, seeing that cameo made me so happy!

I cheered so hard when I saw Mr. Critic appear

really think its wonderful that Doug is more than willing to make fun of himself. Takes a good bit of humility and self awareness

I shrieked when I saw his cameo. Clapped my feet together like a baby.

It has come full circle

Props to Doug for just being a good sport about things!

BUILD THAT WALL

Man. If we could now only get the Angry Video Game Nerd to actually be on the show!

And to think, this is what Linkara missed out on. A little humility could've gotten him in Smiling Friends canon. 😅I'm so happy to see Doug appear on the show after that positive little dynamic they had over the Oneyplays jokes.

Good to see Doug getting his flowers

I haven't seen Smiling Friends in it's entirety. But after the cameo, I need to complete it

Doug needs to make a special appearance on oneyplays

all the random youtuber cameos are my favorite part

Doug is a cool guy.

You can tell he loved this

Doug made it to TV, this is so epic

Doug is the fucking MAN. Such a good sport, love him ♥

Only one question per donation. You know the rules. How dare you break them.

I've never watched his content but Doug seems like a really nice guy. I only know him filtered through the impressions from the Oney gang.

Now all we need is for Doug to be a guest on OneyPlays and it will have come full circle

"I did some improv, but it probably sucked..." I don't watch Doug's content anymore, (I just stopped finding it entertaining) but I will admit that his humility and wholesome relationship with other content creators does make me more willing to at least consider him one of the "good ones" on youtube.

Its crazy how i heard the "hellooo" and knew it was him.

"Daniel the Demon Slayer is DevilBoner's Cousin" Change My Mind

Linkara could never

i hope he get more cameos

The way Doug has handled oneyplays has made me respect him he can take a joke and realize that some making some jokes is different than some one bashing you caues they hate you I hope Doug the best in his career and life

I hope Doug did this on his own and Michaud wasn't like his Manager during all this....

There actually WAS a period where he didn’t like the Oneyplays guys, but I think over time (unlike linkara, lol) he realized the teasing came from an ultimately harmless place, and kinda also a place of respect. Even when they rag on him, people like Julian and DingDong would still say that there were reviews of his that were legitimately good, they just found his approach in a lot of other ones missed the mark. But they’ve always admitted that he’s good at reviewing things when he does more research, and doesn’t try so hard to overanalyze and overreact.

I want Doug as a constant character.

I literally only know Doug as the guy who does/did that super cringey internet show, and yet anytime I happen to see a video of him out of character, he's such a chill charming dude. Very few people can take a joke to the degree this guy can. Really respect him.

Man remember when everyone thought doug hated oneyplays? I smiled sooooo wide seeing him in smiling friends and best part is his character was sooooo natural and i could totally see the demon hunter in a nostalgia critic video

I still find it funny how Linkara was trending on twitter for a while JUST because people wont stop shitting on him hating OneyPlays while Doug was willing to take the jabs to the chin and not let the insults get to him. Which now ended up with him appearing on national television.

From poking fun at the Nostalgia Critic (and it is all in good fun) to actually having Doug himself on the show, that's quite a journey And on top of that, Doug got to be on TV, so that's also very nice, just a big W all around

The oneyplays and Nostalgia Critic lore has come full circle.

It's stuff like this that made stop making fun of people online (unless they did something really terrible or hypocritical). People can and have pointed out Doug's flaws on KZfaq at his expense. People can call him cringe. But that hasn't stopped him from trying to move up in this world. And here's an example of that.

They should have a bit on Smiling Friends where anytime they need a KZfaqr character it’s just Doug

love doug walker

I loved that technically doug and james rolfe were in the same episode. So its kinda like the old NerdxCritic collab vids in a way. Hats off to ya doug. Musta been hard to keep it a secret.

Interesting lore.

chad nostalgia critic vs virgin lightbringer

I was more excited when suddenly the got the official latin american voices for a gag last episode hahaha

I wonder if the Great Linkara will bless the show with his presence.

Imagine if they made the episode 22mins and had Charlie watch the full Daniel the Demon Slayer video😅

The one thing I didn't expect is "Zach" and "Nice" being in the same sentence. Strange.

would love if he was a recurring gag, like a critic for other stuff. but never acknowledging that it’s the same guy

Heather is so great too!

His cameo was the blind-sider of the show

cant believe they cut the eight minute sponsored segment with the dollar shave club

Last time I felt this much hype was then Cap picked up Thors hammer

We need a lightbringer episode

When he first appeared i thought it was just someone copying his inflection/mannerism. But in the end credits, sure enough, it's really him

We still all love the Nostalgia Critic

I cant stand the nostalgia critic videos, but doug is such a chill dude. Hes a man who made a living off of having fun with his friends making dog shit content, i would honestly love to have a beer with him.