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The premiere of Adult Swim's Smiling Friends season 3 included a reference to the infamous internet personality Christine Chan, but it wasn't obvious to all viewers. Since it began, Smiling Friends has been rooted in internet humor and culture . The show was co-created by Zach Hadel, one of the founding members of the OneyPlays YouTube channel, after all.

Since internet humor is so deeply ingrained in Smiling Friends , the show often references niche memes and in-joke references from internet culture. For example, Smiling Friends season 1 included a vocal cameo from the "Burger King Foot Lettuce" guy, another YouTuber named Chills. These references can often go unnoticed, including Smiling Friends se

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