''Rhett & Link's Buddy System'' (also known as ''Buddy System'') is an American series produced exclusively for

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, created by, written by and starring comedy duo Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal. The series premiered with episodes one and two being released on October 19, 2016, on Rhett and Link's

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channel. The season 1 finale was released on November 30, 2016. On November 29, 2017, all episodes of Season 2 were released on the same day. In November 2019, every episode was made free to watch on the Good Mythical Morning YouTube channel. Season 1 of Buddy System features guest stars

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and

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, starring as high school friends of Rhett and Link. After Link's phone is stolen by Aimee Brells (

) they undertake a wild range of events battling to return it, while Aimee Brells, the Infomercial Queen, is attempting to take over the

channel as her own. Season 2 of Buddy System shows a fictitious version of

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in an alternate universe, where Rhett McLaughlin is a professional food tester, and Link Neal is lonely and just fired. They meet for the first time when Rhett is looking for an illegal roommate. They learn how to get on with each other, through the ups and downs, and come out together on the other side.

Premise

Season 1 begins with Rhett and Link's quest to regain control of their famous morning talk-show Good Mythical Morning and the channel it is uploaded to from Aimee Brells (

), an infomercial star, who is using the channel to upload informercials for a variety of very strange products, and gained access to the channel by stealing Link's lost phone. Season 2 revolves around the concept of Rhett and Link's friendship, had it never existed prior.

Cast

Main

* Rhett McLaughlin as himself * Link Neal as himself *

as Maxwell *

as Aimee Brells

Recurring

* Mario Revolori as Mandip *

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as Bodyguard * Adam Gregor as George * Tobias Jelinek as Dylan * Jenna Bryant as Magician's Assistant *

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as Rhonda *

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as Vampire Magician * Tyler Kaplan as Link, age 10 * Talia Dillingham as Roberto *

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as Glen *

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as Ignatius * Alison Rich as Vanessa

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

Season 2 (2017)

Production

The duo officially announced the show on June 23, 2016. Upon release, the show was a success, with the free-to-view premiere episode currently having 14.3 million views. ''Variety'' reported in March 2017 that the show was the "number 1 digital series in the US." So far, two seasons, each with eight episodes, have been released. On May 8, 2017, Rhett and Link announced on the Good Mythical Morning episode "2 Month Old Burrito (EXPERIMENT)" that the series has been renewed for a second season. Shooting of season 2 took place for seven weeks throughout summer 2017, with the episodes expected to be released later in the year. On November 16, 2017, Rhett and Link released the trailer for Buddy System season 2. The second season was released November 29, 2017.

Accolades

References

External links

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