Guest Grumps is a spin-off series of Game Grumps in which each episode features a special guest star playing and commentating alongside the Game Grumps.
History
Early in Game Grumps, Arin and Jon often talked about having guests on the show. At MAGFest 11, they announced that they would be having their first guest on the channel, Grant Kirkhope. Grant later appeared in the first episode of Guest Grumps.
Following the first episode, and later Jon's departure from the channel, Guest Grumps went on a long hiatus. Arin and Danny discussed bringing back Guest Grumps, but its return was delayed for multiple reasons. Originally, when Game Grumps was recorded in Arin's house in the original Grump Room, they wanted to get a new couch before inviting a guest over. After moving into the Grump Office, the biggest factor delaying new Guest Grumps episodes was scheduling issues with the guests. In that time Grumpcade was introduced, which seemed to serve as a more casual replacement where they could invite friends of the show to play games every now and again.
More than three years after the first episode of Guest Grumps, the second episode was finally uploaded on April 18, 2016, featuring Steve-O. In the next month, four more episodes of Guest Grumps were uploaded, two episodes featuring Jacob Anderson, one episode featuring Claudio Sanchez, and one episode featuring Rob and Patricia Schneider.
Format
The format of Guest Grumps is slightly different than other shows on the channel. Unlike other shows, Guest Grumps does not focus as much on the game as it does the featured guest. The Game Grumps converse with their guest in a sort of interview format while playing games.
Another difference between Guest Grumps and other shows on the channel is that it is not uncommon for the Game Grumps to play more than one game in one episode. The games played are determined in various ways. For some guests, the group plays games relating to the guest, such as Rare games for Grant Kirkhope and the Game of Thrones for Jacob Anderson. Sometimes guests request for play a specific game, such as Jacob Anderson wanting to play Mario Kart and Patricia Schneider wanting to play Mortal Kombat.
Cast
Game Grumps
Guests
- Grant Kirkhope
- Steve-O
- Jacob Anderson
- Claudio Sanchez
- Rob Schneider
- Patricia Schneider
- Brent Weinbach
- Finn Wolfhard
- Elsie Fisher
- Thomas Middleditch
- Kumail Nanjiani
- Michael Ian Black
- Paul F. Tompkins
- Tim Baltz
- Dan Harmon
- Jesse Cox
- Michele Morrow
- Michael Ornstein
- Rhett McLaughlin and Charles (Link) Neal
- Weird Al Yankovic
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- Brian Regan
- Super Guitar Bros.
- Ben Schwartz
- Michelle Visage
- Lillie Visage
- TheOdd1sOut
- Ross
- Insym
- Jaiden Animations
- Flamingo
- Wilbur Soot
- Matt Mercer
- Suzy
- Value Select
- Skweezy Jibbs
- Trash Taste
- Jacksepticeye
- Jirard The Completionist
- Sneegsnag
- Ranboo
- Crankgameplays
Episodes
Jon and Arin
- Special Guest Grant Kirkhope (featuring Grant Kirkhope)
- Games played: Conker's Bad Fur Day, Banjo-Kazooie, GoldenEye 007, Donkey Kong 64
Danny and Arin
- MadWorld with Special Guest Steve-O (featuring Steve-O)
- Game played: MadWorld
- Game of Thrones & Mario Kart With Special Guest Jacob Anderson (featuring Jacob Anderson)
- Games played: Game of Thrones, Mario Kart 64
- Wheel of Fortune with Special Guest Jacob Anderson (featuring Jacob Anderson)
- Game played: Wheel of Fortune
- Star Wars Battlefront with Special Guest Claudio Sanchez (featuring Claudio Sanchez)
- Game played: Star Wars Battlefront
- Mortal Kombat With Special Guests Rob and Patricia Schneider (featuring Rob and Patricia Schneider)
- Game played: Mortal Kombat Trilogy
- Time Lord with Special Guest Brent Weinbach (featuring Brent Weinbach)
- Game played: Time Lord
- Crash Tag Team Racing with Special Guest Finn Wolfhard (featuring Finn Wolfhard)
- Game played: Crash Tag Team Racing
- Wheel of Fortune with Special Guest Finn Wolfhard (featuring Finn Wolfhard)
- Game played: Wheel of Fortune
- WCW vs NWO: World Tour with Special Guests Thomas Middleditch & Kumail Nanjiani (featuring Thomas Middleditch & Kumail Nanjiani)
- Game played: WCW vs. nWo: World Tour
- Birthday Bash with Special Guest Michael Ian Black (featuring Michael Ian Black)
- Game played: Birthday Party Bash
- Shamu's Deep Sea Adventure With Special Guest Jacob Anderson (featuring Jacob Anderson)
- Game played: Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures
- World Party Games With Special Guest Jacob Anderson (featuring Jacob Anderson)
- Game played: World Party Games
- GoldenEye 007 with Special Guests Paul F. Tompkins & Tim Baltz (featuring Paul F. Tompkins & Tim Baltz)
- Game played: GoldenEye 007
- The Cat in the Hat with Special Guest Dan Harmon (featuring Dan Harmon)
- Game played: The Cat in the Hat
- Joe & Mac With Special Guests Jesse Cox and Michele Morrow (featuring Jesse Cox & Michele Morrow)
- Game played: Joe & Mac
- Grey's Anatomy with Sarah Carbiener & Erica Rosbe (featuring Sarah Carbiener & Erica Rosbe)
- Game played: Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game
- Gauntlet II with Michael Ornstein (featuring Michael Ornstein)
- Game played: Gauntlet II
- Contra With Special Guests Rob and Patricia Schneider (featuring Rob and Patricia Schneider)
- Game played: Contra
- Scooby Doo Mystery Mayhem with Rob Huebel (featuring Rob Huebel)
- Game played: Scooby Doo Mystery Mayhem
- Mario and Sonic at the Rio Olympics With Special Guests Rhett and Link (featuring Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal)
- Game played: Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
- Wheel of Fortune w/ Special Guest WEIRD AL (featuring Weird Al Yankovic)
- Game played: Wheel of Fortune
- Mom Hid My Game w/ Special Guest WEIRD AL (featuring Weird Al Yankovic)
- Game played: Mom Hid My Game
- Playing Super Mario Party w/ JAMIE LEE CURTIS! (featuring Jamie Lee Curtis and her daughter Ruby)
- Game played: Super Mario Party
- Mario Kart 8 w/ BRIAN REGAN! (featuring Brian Regan and his son Chris)
- Game played: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Playing Magic Kingdom w/ Ben Schwartz! (featuring Ben Schwartz)
- Game played: Adventures in the Magic Kingdom
- Playing Viva Pinata with Michelle Visage + Lillie (featuring Michelle Visage and her daughter Lillie)
- Game played: Viva Piñata: Party Animals
- Star Fox with the SUPER GUITAR BROS (featuring Super Guitar Bros.)
- Game played: Star Fox
- We play games with the voice of Sonic: BEN SCHWARTZ (featuring Ben Schwartz)
- Game played: Disney's Aladdin
- Playing Quiplash with Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz! (featuring Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz)
- Game played: The Jackbox Party Pack 3
- odd1sout Masters BASIC Phonics (featuring TheOdd1sOut)
- Game played: Wheel of Fortune
- Playing an ENDLESS COURSE with a Mario Maker MASTER! (featuring TheOdd1sOut)
- Game played: Super Mario Maker 2
- Wait…you can SKIP LEVELS?!?!? (featuring TheOdd1sOut)
- Game played: Super Mario Maker 2
- Ross SCHOOLS us on his own impossible level! (featuring Ross)
- Game played: Super Mario Maker 2
- Everybody lives! (Kind of) (featuring Insym)
- Game played: Phasmophobia
- Sea otter in a white wine reduction?! (featuring Jaiden Animations)
- Game played: Wheel of Fortune
- This is now a WikiFeet discussion podcast (featuring Ross)
- Game played: Super Mario Maker 2
- A floating toilet is good! (featuring Jaiden Animations)
- Game played: I’m On Observation Duty
- Epic troll gamer trolls the Game Grumps real good! (featuring Ross)
- Game played: Super Mario Maker 2
- Arin gives his best PICKLE ADVICE (featuring Ross)
- Game played: Super Mario Maker 2
- Tetris... in an outer space battle rave?! (featuring Ross)
- Game played: Tetris Effect Connected
- Flamingo is SUCH a Good Puzzle Boy (featuring Flamingo)
- Game played: Wheel of Fortune
- Dang Ole' Flango (featuring Flamingo)
- Game played: Wheel of Fortune
- The Poops JMcgee Chronicles Begin (featuring Flamingo)
- Game played: ROBLOX
- Negotiation MASTER Class (featuring Flamingo)
- Game played: ROBLOX
- Arin Hanson Exerts UNCHECKED Power Over Child Labor (featuring Flamingo)
- Game played: ROBLOX
- Introducing Wilbur Soot to the wonderful world of Mario (featuring Wilbur Soot)
- Game played: Mario Party Superstars
- Does this blow chunks or toss cookies? (featuring Wilbur Soot)
- Game played: Mario Party Superstars
- WILBUR SOOT Dates Santa's Granddaughter (featuring Wiblur Soot)
- Game played: Cthulhu Saves Christmas
- Resolving Abandonment Issues (featuring Wilbur Soot)
- Game played: Cthulhu Saves Christmas
- Value Select got SCAMMED (featuring Value Select)
- Game played: Monopoly Plus
- Sphincter is only so big (featuring Value Select)
- Game played: Monopoly Plus
- Value Select goes to federal prison (featuring Value Select)
- Game played: Monopoly Plus
- Skweezy Jibbs teaches us about life (featuring Skweezy)
- Game played: THE GAME OF LIFE
- We challenge Trash Taste to MARIO PARTY!! (featuring Trash Taste)
- Game played: Mario Party Superstars
- Jacksepticeye teaches us how to not suck (featuring Jacksepticeye)
- Game played: The Mortuary Assistant
- Do we pick the right one?? (featuring Jacksepticeye)
- Game played: The Mortuary Assistant
- Arin treats Jacksepticeye into bad trades (featuring Jacksepticeye)
- Game played: Monopoly Plus
- Dan convinces Jacksepticeye that Arin is a criminal (featuring Jacksepticeye)
- Game played: Monopoly Plus
- Jacksepticeye makes a game breaking decision... (featuring Jacksepticeye)
- Game played: Monopoly Plus
- Super Metroid COMPLETELY out of order! (featuring The Completionist)
- Game played: Super Metroid
- Is this even possible to complete? (featuring The Completionist)
- Game played: Super Metroid
- Game Grumps vs. Sneegsnag and Ranboo!! (featuring Sneegsnag and Ranboo)
- Game played: Mario Party Superstars
- Finally meeting our match in Mario Party (featuring Sneegsnag and Ranboo)
- Game played: Mario Party Superstars
- Newbie Wheel of Fortune Player OUTPLAYS seasoned vets (featuring Sneegsnag)
- Game played: Wheel of Fortune
- Dan is finally not alone in his pain... (featuring Sneegsnag)
- Game played: Wheel of Fortune
- Crankgameplays joins for Family Feud (featuring Crankgameplays)
- Game played: Family Feud
- SneegSnag gets destroyed (featuring Sneegsnag)
- Game played: Wheel of Fortune
- Yup, it's another one of these masterpieces. (featuring Crankgameplays)
- We accidently kill Hans Christian Anderson oops (featuring Crankgameplays)
- The most anticlimactic final battle ever committed to film. (featuring Crankgameplays)
- They made Mother Brain way too hot in this (featuring The Completionist)
- Game played: Super Metroid
- You're being carbon monoxide poisoned with CRANKGAMEPLAYS (featuring Crankgameplays)
- Game played: Family Feud
Just Arin
These episodes are also part of Game Grump.
- Gradual Burning Regret (featuring Matt Mercer)
- Game played: Monopoly Plus
- Protect Felipe at all costs (featuring Matt Mercer)
- Game played: Monopoly Plus
- Welcome to 'Fabricio Must Die' (featuring Matt Mercer)
- Game played: Monopoly Plus
- ISLAND TOUR! (featuring Suzy)
- Game played: Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Saved by the Burger (featuring Suzy)
- Game played: Big Brain Academy: Brian vs. Brain
Just Danny
These episodes are also part of Game Grump.
- Dan Relives Matt Mercer's Horse Girl Era (featuring Matt Mercer)
- Game played: Pryzm: Chapter One - The Dark Unicorn
- Dan and Matt Mercer ARE in the same room (featuring Matt Mercer)
- Game played: The Jackbox Party Pack 2
Gallery
- Main article: Guest Grumps/Gallery
Trivia
- The intro for the first episode was composed by Grant Kirkhope, the guest of that episode. Arin has stated that because Grant is a composer it made sense that he write his episode's theme music. Arin also speculated that each future guest would have their own personalized theme.
- The theme for new Guest Grumps has been a beatbox acapella theme (similar to the Grumpcade theme) where the guest is introduced, followed by the words "And the show('s name) is Guest Grumps."
- The following guests have appeared in more than one episode of Guest Grumps: Jacob Anderson, Finn Wolfhard, Rob Schneider, Patricia Schneider, Weird Al Yankovic, Ben Schwartz, Thomas Middleditch, TheOdd1sOut, Ross, Jaiden Animations, Flamingo, Wilbur Soot, Matt Mercer, Suzy, Value Select, Jacksepticeye, Jirard The Completionist, Sneegsnag, Ranboo, and Crankgameplays.
- Ross, Flamingo, Matt Mercer, Jacksepticeye, Sneegsnag, and Crankgameplays have made the most appearances on Guest Grumps in five episodes each, followed by Jacob Anderson and Wilbur Soot (4 episodes), and Ben Schwartz, TheOdd1sOut, Value Select, and The Completionist (3 episodes).
- Arin and Danny have recorded multiple times with Rick and Morty animator Justin Roiland. Unfortunately, each time something has gone wrong with the recording and the footage has become unsalvageable.
- On multiple occasions, the Grumps have expressed desire for actor Chris Pratt to appear on the show.
- As of May 2018, it was apparent that Guest Grumps was halted, and as of December 2018, the most recent episode is Mario and Sonic at the Rio Olympics With Special Guests Rhett and Link, uploaded in April 2018. The next episode aired on January 18th, 2019 featuring Weird Al Yankovic.
- Guest Grumps has featured two guests that are Academy Award nominees: Kumail Nanjiani, who was nominated for Best Original Screenplay in 2018, and Jamie Lee Curtis, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 2023 and won.
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Game Grumps | Game Grumps (Ghoul Grumps • Jingle Grumps • Date Grumps) • Game Grumps VS • Guest Grumps • Game Grump |
Middle Slot | Steam Train (Scream Train • Steam Sleigh • Single Train • Stout Train • Love Train) • Steam Rolled • Grumpcade • 10 Minute Power Hour |
Misc. | Game Grumps Animated • Best of Game Grumps • Guild Grumps April Fools' Day (Cat Grumps - Meow Train - Toon Grumps) |
Polaris | Game Grumps Present: Hunting Monsters • Table Flip |
KKG | KittyKatGaming • Creepy Pasta ASMR Fridays! |
GrumpOut | Q&A with the Grumps! • Lost Episodes • HOW ABOUT THIS GAME? • Before the Grumps |
Live | Give Grumps • Game Grumps Live • Game Grumps Live Stream |