SML, in my opinion was almost perfect from 2010 to 2015- it had funny, expressive characters, fresh plot ideas, and was able to be comedic without being OVERLY offensive, it was GREAT. But then, somewhere in 2016, a brand new character was introduced, Jeffy. Jeffy is portrayed as a mentally disabled kid who likes to cause mischief. Understandably, OG SML fans were not to fond of Jeffy, as he a shameless mockery of those with disabilities, and also thought that he was a all-around ANNOYING character. However, NEW SML fans (most of which were 10 and younger) loved him to death. This was kind of a problem because, around this time, SML was very clearly AIMED at older teens and adults, complete with uncensored cursing, mature humor, racial stereotypes, and more. In late March of 2017, disaster struck- Essentially what happened is that a young kid was caught with a noose around their neck, and they then told their parent that they were just imitating what they had saw their "hero", Jeffy do in one video as a "joke". Said video had got the WHOLE SML Channel demonetized and age-restricted. This is where things started to spiral out of control- It became apparent that Logan's videos were gradually decreasing in quality, a lot of videos were quite predictable, some were just straight-up filler content and Logan also started uploading more E-rated content on his third channel, SBL to see how it work out. I believe that SML's decrease in quality was a result of pressure and anxiety Logan was experiencing, and he really just wanted to make profit at it this point. In 2020, it felt that it was safe to say that SML had finally reached an all-time low, it seemed that they would make videos on just about anything that came to mind (doesn't mean they were good, though), so yes, things were not looking too good, it seemed like it couldn't get ANY worse, until it did... A few months ago, Logan had received a CEASE AND DESIST from Nintendo- they unsurprisingly did not appreciate Logan using their E-rated characters in his M-rated content. So, he had to replace all of the Super Mario characters with their own original characters. Many fans did not like this change, as it went against everything the show stood for, the videos are still boring and predictable, so, many of the fans just stopped watching... So, in conclusion, SML is a plush/puppet show that was once amazing, but thanks to poor decision-making and just straight-up lack of creativity, it will sadly be but a mere shadow of it's former self from now on...
I would give new SML a 5/10 at MOST because, while it did have a few moments that legitimately made me laugh, it overall is subpar. But if I were judging the WHOLE show, from 2007 to 2021, I would give it a solid 7.5/10, I really enjoyed this show as a whole. You may view the old SML videos on the SML Reuploaded YT Channel. Thank you, and have a nice day.
