Smosh's Fred Darts wants dinosaurs back, preferably with distortion
A rap-rock parody turns dinosaur obsession into a scientific demand, with viewers picking apart the bassline and early-2000s styling.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 780,083 views a day, 6.9 times a normal first day on this channel (113,628).
Bring ‘Em Back (We Want Dinos) - Fred Darts (Official Music Video)
Fred Darts has dinosaur bedding, dinosaur books and a serious grievance with the scientific community: why hasn't anyone brought his favorite creatures back?
Smosh turns that complaint into "Bring 'Em Back (We Want Dinos) - Fred Darts (Official Music Video)," a comedy rap-rock track that passed half a million views in its first 12 hours. That's already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for regular videos.
The backward red cap, baggy clothes and turntables make the Limp Bizkit reference hard to miss. Fred Durst's name gets a dinosaur-minded makeover, while Fred Darts delivers his demands with the intensity of someone whose entire research budget has gone toward plastic prehistoric animals. A guitarist in a T-Rex mask completes the setup.
Between band performances, Fred studies books, examines toys with a magnifying glass and packs plastic dinosaur bones into a duffel bag. His complaint eventually goes above the scientists' heads, taking aim at the asteroid responsible for the extinction.
Viewers are talking about the musical details as much as the premise: the bassline, distortion and vocal delivery recur in the comments, alongside comparisons to early-2000s nu-metal. Several single out Spencer Agnew's performance at the turntables.
Music parody has a substantial place in Smosh's catalog. Its Assassin's Creed and Zelda music videos remain among its most-watched regular uploads. Here, instead of a game hero, the cause is a bedroom full of dinosaurs and one very aggrieved frontman.
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What viewers say
This is the most aggressively 2002 thing I have seen in a long time. I love it.
@LT_SchmiddySee it on YouTubeThat bassline is so sick actually
@trevorfreund2k13See it on YouTubeNever did I expect a Limp Bizkit parody. Thanks for bringing the heat Smosh 🔥🔥
@krismistaa14See it on YouTube
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I hope fred durst sees this and appreciates how much effert went into this. I can't wait to annoy everyone in my life with this
@onedcdameSee it on YouTubethat bass line is gonna be stuck in my head all day
@keiiitaSee it on YouTubenailed the tone, the bass, the distortion, the voice. RAWR!
@dogmonkey94See it on YouTubeClicked thinking this was going to be a silly little joke video…ended up being blown AWAY by the production and Spencer’s energy. Holy cow. You guys KILLED IT.
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- Channel
- Smosh
- Subscribers
- 27,200,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 3,949,095
- Channel views, pace per day
- 515,031 (on a normal day: 553,818)
- Video published
- October 16, 2026
- Video views so far
- 538,270 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 780,083
The numbers
Fred Darts has already drawn several times Smosh's usual first-day views for a regular video, despite being only halfway through that day.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which band is fronted by Fred Durst, the reference behind Fred Darts?
Fred Durst is Limp Bizkit's frontman, whose name and recognizable red-cap styling inform the parody.