Rhett and Link met in elementary school in 1984 and have been friends and collaborators ever since. They summarize their timeline from 1984 to the present, detailing their educational backgrounds, early careers, transition to online video creators in 2006, and the various YouTube channels, shows, books, merchandise and other business ventures they have created over the years. Some of their most successful endeavors include Good Mythical Morning, Mythical Kitchen, and their merchandise store Mythical.com. They have earned over $30 million from their YouTube channels alone and employ various monetization strategies like sponsorships, ads, merchandise, and investments in other online creators.
16. 1984
Rhett and Link both
first met at Buies
Creek Elementary
School, which was
situated in Buies
Creek, North Carolina.
17. 1984
Rhett and Link both
first met at Buies
Creek Elementary
School, which was
situated in Buies
Creek, North Carolina.
1996
They both went to North
Carolina State
University studying
Engineering and lived
together as roommates.
18. 1997
In their teenage years,
they joined a Christian
Punk Rock Band which was
named "The Wax Paper
Dogz."
1996
They both went to North
Carolina State
University studying
Engineering and lived
together as roommates.
1984
Rhett and Link both
first met at Buies
Creek Elementary
School, which was
situated in Buies
Creek, North Carolina.
19. 2001
After they both
graduated, they
worked jobs at IBM
and Black & Veatch
for a period prior to
Youtube.
1997
In their teenage years,
they joined a Christian
Punk Rock Band which was
named "The Wax Paper
Dogz."
1996
They both went to North
Carolina State
University studying
Engineering and lived
together as roommates.
1984
Rhett and Link both
first met at Buies
Creek Elementary
School, which was
situated in Buies
Creek, North Carolina.
20. 2006
They begin creating videos
for CRU a Christian
Missionary Organisation,
which is when they decided to
quit their engineering jobs
and become entertainers.
21. 2006
They started creating
their first documentary,
in search of their first
grade teacher called
"Looking for Ms. Locklear"
which
2006
They begin creating videos
for CRU a Christian
Missionary Organisation,
which is when they decided to
quit their engineering jobs
and become entertainers.
22. 2008
The documentary was
released and won
numerous awards
including: The Southern
Lens Award from South
Carolina Public TV.
Audience Choice Award
from ACE Film festival.
2006
They begin creating videos
for CRU a Christian
Missionary Organisation,
which is when they decided to
quit their engineering jobs
and become entertainers.
2006
They started creating
their first documentary,
in search of their first
grade teacher called
"Looking for Ms. Locklear"
which
23. 2009
They begin an initiative
called "I love local
commercials" shooting free
low budget commercials for
local businesses in North
Carolina.
2008
The documentary was
released and won
numerous awards
including: The Southern
Lens Award from South
Carolina Public TV.
Audience Choice Award
from ACE Film festival.
2006
They started creating
their first documentary,
in search of their first
grade teacher called
"Looking for Ms. Locklear"
which
2006
They begin creating videos
for CRU a Christian
Missionary Organisation,
which is when they decided to
quit their engineering jobs
and become entertainers.
24. 2011
Based on the success of
their local commercials,
they created the TV show
"Rhett & Link: Commercial
Kings" which aired on IFC.
25. 2011
They created a morning
talk show called "Good
Morning Chia Lincoln" but
it quickly came to an end.
2011
Based on the success of
their local commercials,
they created the TV show
"Rhett & Link: Commercial
Kings" which aired on IFC.
26. 2012
To continue we're
they left off, they
created "Good
Mythical Morning"
using the same
daily format.
2011
They created a morning
talk show called "Good
Morning Chia Lincoln" but
it quickly came to an end.
2011
Based on the success of
their local commercials,
they created the TV show
"Rhett & Link: Commercial
Kings" which aired on IFC.
27. 2013
Moving to a new weekly format
they created "The Mythi
cal Show" a 30 minute variety
show which features other
Youtubers & personalities.
2012
To continue we're
they left off, they
created "Good
Mythical Morning"
using the same
daily format.
2011
They created a morning
talk show called "Good
Morning Chia Lincoln" but
it quickly came to an end.
2011
Based on the success of
their local commercials,
they created the TV show
"Rhett & Link: Commercial
Kings" which aired on IFC.
28. 2019
They created a podcast
called "Ear biscuits"
providing intimate
discussions & interviews
with personalities.
29. 2019
They created another
channel and show
"Mythical Kitchen" which
aimed to be the source
for food related videos,
including chefs and
hosts.
2019
They created a podcast
called "Ear biscuits"
providing intimate
discussions & interviews
with personalities.
30. 2021
After many requests
from fans, they
created an "R" rated
version of their
popular talk show
called "Good Mythical
Evening"
2019
They created another
channel and show
"Mythical Kitchen" which
aimed to be the source
for food related videos,
including chefs and
hosts.
2019
They created a podcast
called "Ear biscuits"
providing intimate
discussions & interviews
with personalities.
31. 2021
They decided to launch
"Mythical Accelerator fund"
with the purpose of investing
$5 million into a share of
various influencer's
businesses, since their
purchase of the "Smosh" brand.
2021
After many requests
from fans, they
created an "R" rated
version of their
popular talk show
called "Good Mythical
Evening"
2019
They created another
channel and show
"Mythical Kitchen" which
aimed to be the source
for food related videos,
including chefs and
hosts.
2019
They created a podcast
called "Ear biscuits"
providing intimate
discussions & interviews
with personalities.
33. On their YouTube channels: Rhett &
Link, Good Mythical Morning,
Mythical Kitchen, Ear Biscuits, Good
Mythical More. They have over 4.97
million subscribers & over 945
million video views.
The YouTube partnership program,
pays content creators based on
revenue sharing from ads being
served on their content.
Youtube Partner
34. They have collaborated with many
different companies to create
commercial videos, using their
entertaining, funny and
controversial commercials. Some of
their sponsors include:
McDonalds, Coca Cola, Taco Bell,
Sleepbetter.org, Tiger Direct,
Gillette, GEICO and more.
Sponsorship
35. They have an online store
"Mythical.com" built with shopfy,
which sells their merch including:
t shirts, hoodies, trousers, hats,
accessories and grooming products.
Merchandise
36. They have a TikTok Channel with 4.2
million followers, we're they share
clips, snippets & highlights from
their popular Youtube channels. The
TikTok creator fund pays it's
content creators based on
performance i.e. views, engagement &
subscribers.
TikTok Creator
Fund
37. They have a Facebook Channel with
4.7 million followers, we're they
share clips, snippets and
highlights from their popular
Youtube Channels. Meta has a few
different partnership programs
allowing content creators to get
paid based on content, ads and
brand partnerships.
Meta Program
38. They own a production company
"Mythical Entertainment" which owns
and runs the large majority of their
online presence, including: Youtube
Channels, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter,
Twitch, Instagram, Snapchat and
more. Through this production
company they generate the bulk of
their income.
Business
39. They launched two successful books
which both made it to The New York
Times Best Seller list in 2017 &
2019. Their books include: Rhett &
Link's Book of Mythicality, The Lost
Causes of Bleak Creek. These book
sales have contributed to their
income.
Books
40. They made their acting debut in
various Films & TV Shows, some of
which were independent, whilst some
we're collaborative, including:
Dirty 30, Looking for Ms. Locklear,
Rhett & Link's Buddy System, Rhett
and Link's Night of Terror.
Films/TV SHows
41. They made their music debut with
several singles & albums, calving
out their own niche of Musical
Comedy. Some of their most popular
songs included: Just Mail Us The
Grammy's, The Unibrow Song and Up To
This Point. These music streams on
Itunes, Spotify and Soundcloud have
contibuted to their income.
Music
42. They created a handful of popular
podcasts shows, including
"RhettandLinkast,""Ear Biscuits" and
"Ronstadt" all of which were
streamed on major platforms:
Spotify, Itunes & Soundcloud. These
podcasts contributed towards their
income.
Podcast
43. They created a fund "Mythical
Accelerator Fund" which makes
investments into other social media
stars/influencers, including: Smosh,
Jarvis Johnson, Daniel Thrasher &
more. Ownership and shares in these
companies has made a contribution to
their income.
Investments
44. They've made various appearances
across America, Australia and the UK
through tours. They provide music,
entertainment, as well as promoting
their book releases. Some of their
tours include "Tour of Mythicality."
Appearances
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