I WAS BRAINWASHED!

'''I WAS BRAINWASHED! '''is a Smosh main channel video.

Synopsis
2 members force Anthony to join a mysterious club, called "The Church of Religiotology" but, Anthony's love for taquitos gives him more than what he bargained for.

Plot
Anthony opens the door and is greeted by two men wearing sky blue bathrobes (a black-haired member played by Ian and the other played by Ralph Michigan). The men insist that they are ceremonial robes from the Church of Religitology. When Anthony asks if Religitoligy is a cult, the two members reply, in unison, that "Religiotology isn't a cult. It's just a fun bunch of people having a good time." The black-haired member asks Anthony about taking a "Sexiness Test" and then uses a device to test Anthony's sexy levels. However, Anthony's sexy levels read at a -5, shocking the members. The member tells Anthony that he needs to come to their seminar to "replenish [Anthony's] sexy." At first, Anthony is hesitant but happily joins when the other member offers free taquitos.

As the two men and Anthony arrive at The Church of Religitology for the seminar, Anthony spaces out as he sports a plate of taquitos, imagining himself eating them all. He pushes the members aside and rushes over to the plate to eat the taquitos, only to fall unconscious as they were drugged.

Anthony wakes up to find himself tied up in a chair. The cultists tell Anthony that they have prepared a video to brainwash him. They turn on the video and force Anthony to watch Bob Roberts's video, Brainwashing for Dummies. But in the video, Bob ends up being shot after commenting about how stupid the word "religiotology" sounds. The video only puts Anthony to sleep instead of brainwashing him. The cultists then decide to brainwash Anthony "the hard way." They wake Anthony up and then force him to watch Teletubbies. The video successfully brainwashes Anthony, who wakes up feeling "sexy." The cultists then tell Anthony that he'll be forced to kill everyone around him whenever he hears the trigger word "mermaid." Anthony asks his trigger word again, and when the cultists remind him, it forces Anthony to kill them.

Ian answers the door to find Anthony wearing a sky blue robe upon Anthony's arrival home. Being angry that he's been gone for six months, Ian asks how he could have just left without telling anyone. Anthony interrupts Ian by asking him if he wants to do a Sexiness Test. Ian asks why Anthony is wearing a bathrobe, but he says it is a ceremonial robe of Religiotology. Ian asks what Religiotology is, and Anthony says he'd be happy to explain it if he lets him inside. Ian reminds Anthony that he lives there, and they both sit down on the couch. Anthony explains that Religiotology began in 1998 and was founded by Com Truise (Anthony). Com was in an AOL chat room when Herman joined the chat. Herman said that he was the creator of everything in the universe and not a 13-year-old boy trolling. After Herman verifies to Com about his age, gender and location (13 billion/M/Heaven), Herman tells Com three things to base his religion on:


 * 1) im reel
 * 2) every1 must b sexy n ware sky blu robes
 * 3) gay marrage is wrong, cuz its icky, lol

Ian questions the existence of Herman since there is no solid evidence backing it up. But Anthony argues that Ian would only understand if he had faith and sexiness, like himself. Ian disregards Anthony's comment on faith and sexiness. He tells him that he has a new copy of The Little Mermaid. Still, he cannot say the full title twice because he was interrupted, the first time because of his cell phone and the second time because of the microwave telling Ian that his banana is ready. After three tries, Ian says the full title, the word "mermaid" being the trigger word. Anthony then points the gun at Ian, telling him that it's "Herman's will." Ian manages to stop Anthony from shooting him, but a few seconds later, Anthony shoots him anyway. After three surgeries and one rough enema later, Anthony visits Ian at the hospital. Ian freaks out when Anthony comes in, but Anthony apologizes for shooting him. Anthony says he doesn't feel like killing Ian, meaning he isn't brainwashed. However, after Ian asks if Anthony wants to watch The Little Mermaid, Anthony shoots Ian five times.

Trivia/Goofs

 * In Anthony's thought bubble, he eats seven taquitos.
 * Anthony's love for taquitos has returned since Food Battle 2006.
 * This video is Smosh's first one for 2012, where either Ian or Anthony die both as himself and in character in one video (in this case, Ian).
 * Com Truise is Tom Cruise with the first letters of his name swapped.
 * There is an actual person known as Com Truise.
 * Also, in the chat room, one can see the name Tron Javolta, a reference to John Travolta.
 * Using recycled footage, the Teletubbies' laughing sun from If Kids Shows Were Real returns.
 * In the scene where Com Truise is on AOL, two posters are behind him.
 * One is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
 * Another one is Doug Funnie and Porkchop the Dog as Quailman and Quaildog.
 * This video is Bob Roberts' first appearance since The Internet For Dummies.
 * His fly is also down when he's speaking.
 * When Anthony rings the doorbell for Ian to answer, he presses it with his middle finger.
 * Anthony has the same facial expression as he did in the thumbnail for MIME FAIL! This is not easily noticeable due to MIME FAIL! 's makeup.
 * The church of religitology set is just the foyer of Ian and Anthony's house decorated with posters.
 * The "Cyanide in Burrito" trick has returned since Food Battle 2009, except this time, taquitos and a non-lethal sedative were used.
 * The Brick wall lair set (located in their garage) returns from THE POKEMON MASTER!, MIME FAIL! (extras), and The Legend of Zelda Rap.
 * Anthony's "Sexyness" rating (-5) is on a sticky note.
 * When Ian and Anthony sit down on the couch, Anthony wears pants underneath his robe.
 * Among the chat is the conversion between 3 people: TriggerTaco1980: didn't seh give him a bj?  StrawberyUnicorn13: a what?  TylerGang: awesome!  StrawberryUnicorn13: whats a bj?
 * One of the AOL chatroom members was named Herman, and one of the men in blue robes from the lair scene says, "Oh my Herman" instead of "Oh my God!".
 * One of the AOL chatroom usernames changes from Strawberryunicorn13 to just Stawberryunicorn.
 * The small TV can also be seen in Parents Suck! when Billy attempts to put a VHS copy of Bambi into the VCR but fails when Billy's mom hits him.
 * Ian's Ringtone was the theme song of Dora The Explorer.
 * Easter Egg Challenge: Can you spot a face hidden in the video?
 * Ian's VHS of The Little Mermaid is an import from the UK, as seen by the U rating.
 * The name "Church of Religitoligy" is a Church of Scientology wordplay.

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