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SML's apartment arc brings back Playtime memories for viewers

Four new sketches put Cody, Joseph and Junior's changing roles alongside Jeffy's lasagna detour.

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SML Movie: Cody Goes To Jail!

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0:00Joseph heads to work in a suit, announcing his stockbroker ambitions.
0:31Cody calls his parents from jail to ask for bail money.
10:04Junior explains why Joseph's new job cannot provide immediate help.
12:18Joseph returns from work, and the apartment's household tensions take over.

Joseph's suit and Junior's household duties have longtime SML viewers thinking about the old Playtime videos, only with the roles rearranged. Beneath "SML Movie: Cody Goes To Jail!", several commenters draw that connection, while others want the apartment storyline recognized as a series of its own.

That episode drew the largest total audience among this week's four uploads, reaching roughly 2.8 million views. It splits its attention between Cody's uncomfortable jail stay and Joseph's attempt to climb the corporate ladder as a stockbroker. These are staged puppet-comedy problems, and even a simple catch-up call from Junior brings bad news: Joseph's first paycheck is still two weeks away.

The audience is also writing its own next chapter. One viewer proposes making Cody the household breadwinner when he returns; others suggest a streaming career for Junior. The apartment has become something to rearrange, not just somewhere to put the puppets.

"SML Movie: Cody's Test!" and "SML Movie: Jeffy Loves Lasagna!" also gathered substantial audiences. The newest installment, "SML Movie: Junior Gets Bossed Around!", has the most momentum right now, followed by the lasagna sketch and Cody's jail episode.

Across the channel, the week brought about 33 million views, with subscribers unchanged. Daily viewing is currently below its usual level, a quieter pattern also seen at Smosh Pit, while Sofi Manassyan is running above her normal daily audience. For SML, the distinctive thread is the ongoing apartment story: viewers are connecting its domestic role reversals to sketches they remember from years ago.

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What viewers say

7:12 this reminds me of Junior’s Big Playtime but Junior and Joseph are swapped
@LeafandfreddySee it on YouTube
This new apartment era should count as a series.
@n25wSee it on YouTube
I actually wish that Cody becomes the breadwinner of the three when he gets out of jail.

Leaving Junior to run the apartment has already gotten them into too much trouble.

Please Logan. Do it.
@alextucker5819See it on YouTube

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3:20 I never seen the prison ceiling in the SML prison set up before
@AngelAvila-n7oSee it on YouTube
7:13 This started to feel like one of those playtime videos
@LoogiladSee it on YouTube
I finally figured out why I like this series so much. It’s like the play time series
@JQ_InstinctSee it on YouTube
13:12 😭 it reminds me of playtime but their roles are backwards
@StrawtasticshortcakesSee it on YouTube
To answer the SML question at the end; for the next video idea:

*"Junior Becomes A Streamer!"*

Junior has to make money, so he decides to get a set up and become a gamer. And what's the perfect game to start out with that comes out in less than 2 weeks? GTA 6!
@michaelgualtieri651See it on YouTube