Codel

Codel is the slash ship between Cody Ko and Noel Miller from the YouTube fandom.

Canon
Cody Kolodziejzyk (shorted by Cody to just "Ko") and Noel Miller met in 2015 after Noel was hired at multi-channel network and entertainment conglomerate Fullscreen, where Cody was already working. The two had spoken briefly online prior to their unintended first meeting, as the two were also both Vine creators at the time. At the time, the two were full-time software developers while working on other small projects at the time (aside from both being Vine creators, Noel would perform at standup comedy clubs and Cody would look for jobs as an actor). In 2016, Cody quit the Fullscreen job to pursue YouTube, and Noel followed him the next year in 2017. The two have frequently collaborated since they met in videos, podcasts, comedy, touring and music, and currently have the same talent agent and share ownership of their TMG Studios podcast network.

The pair have been shipped since they started working closely together in 2016-2017. Being naturally connected to their fanbase and internet culture as part of their appeal, the two have acknowledged and been aware of the ship for years. Depending on the context, the two have fluctuated between ignoring, discouraging, and jokingly referencing the pairing. The two created their own ship name after making a joint video playing the Love Island iOS game in 2018, where they named their character "Codel." Noel had been dating Aleena Akhtar since 2012, and proposed to her in October 2020. The two were married two years later in October 2022. Cody began dating Kelsey Kreppel in 2017, and proposed to her in December 2021. The two were married two years later in February 2023. Both have described themselves as straight, and the two notably started moving away from engaging with their ship after Noel's proposal.

2017
Although the two made small appearances with each other online in 2016, Cody and Noel started collaborating more seriously in 2017 after Noel was laid off from Fullscreen. The two posted the first video in a long-standing and famous series together called "That's Cringe" on August 3, 2017. The 16-video series has amassed over 100 million views and marked their steady climb into fame as a duo. Shortly after the first "That's Cringe" video, on October 27, 2017, the pair posted the first episode of their long-running podcast "The Tiny Meat Gang Podcast." This is also the year that the two start going by TMG, or Tiny Meat Gang, a name which would then become their official duo name for their podcast, as well as future music, comedy and touring endeavors. In 2017, the two also start playing with the idea of making comedy music, starting with their first song together, a satirical jab at the then-popular "It's Everyday Bro" by Jake Paul, which they posted as part of Cody's solo video making fun of the song on June 2, 2017. This song, "Keep Ya Dick Fat," was the first official time the two had used the name Tiny Meat Gang for their musician title.

2018
By 2018, the pair were beginning to rapidly gain traction due in large part to their "That's Cringe" series, where their episodes reacting to fellow YouTube channel Girl Defined, more Jake Paul music, and a small "Vape Hotbox" challenge video went viral. Riding the wave of this popularity, the two made more videos together, and increased the production value of their podcast. Over 2018, the two also released an album, an EP and one single of comedy rap that fell into the same vein as their previous song "Keep Ya Dick Fat," but with increased production and collaborative effort. At this time, the two brought their friend Spock to produce and make the beats, and Cody and Noel collaborated on the lyrics. Their debut EP, Bangers & Ass, debuted on January 18, 2018 with 5 songs. Their next release was a single teasing their full-length album. The single was titled "No Flex," and debuted on December 13, 2018 with an accompanying music video that was directed, produced and edited by Noel. The full album, Locals Only, released on December 20, 2018, with a total of 8 songs. The two made music videos for 4 of the 13 songs released that year, all of which were either directed or produced by Noel because of their limited budget. This is also the beginning of Noel's double-duty as both the talent and the producer of various content the two would make together in the future, due to his passion for filmmaking.

2019
2019 marked a point of immense fortune and popularity for the pair. Cody and Noel embarked on their first worldwide comedy tour in January 2019. The Australian leg of the tour was then cancelled due to COVID-19. In May 2019, the duo won the YouTube Shorty Award for their podcast. On June 7, 2019, the two released a new single, called "Walk Man," which has since become their most streamed song after gaining popularity as a sound on TikTok in 2020. The song also had a matching music video, produced and edited by Noel. They also released another single, titled "Short Kings Anthem," on June 21, 2019. This song had a music video directed and edited by Noel, as well as their first feature, rap/pop artist Blackbear. The two took this song on the road with them, performing it live with Blackbear at their LA show.

2020-present
Following COVID-19 and the delay of the last leg of their tour, the pair began to start to separate their content. They still planned on finishing their tour, and they still posted a weekly podcast, but the two began collaborating less on videos out of necessity, considering the quarantine. Cody began posting more reactionary content, and collaborating more with Kelsey, his girlfriend, after she began her own YouTube channel. Cody and Kelsey began adopting animals and Cody started showing interest in creating and producing more solo music through beats. Noel began streaming more on Twitch, and shaved his head. He started collaborating more with Aleena, his girlfriend and later fiancee, where she would join him on streams to talk, and she would also start producing his videos and projects with him. Noel and Aleena also began working together on short films Noel was making, as well as music videos for Noel's solo rap career. It was around this time as well that the duo began viewing their past content together more critically and addressing their complaints about the nature of their fame. Although the two have always appreciated the series, it was at this point that Cody and Noel began trying to distance themselves from the "That's Cringe" brand, explaining that the two grew tired of being known only for that series and not for their other endeavors together. On January 24, 2020, the pair released the single titled "Broke Bitch" with a high-budget music video, directed by Noel. Single "Sofia" dropped later that year, on October 2, 2020, with a music video again directed by Noel, and produced by Aleena.

In 2021, the pair moved back to fully in-person recording for the podcast, in a new studio styled to resemble a spaceship. The ship signified a new era in the partnership of Cody and Noel, as they had also created a podcast network known as TMG Studios, where they would host their podcast as well as host a number of other podcasts. They hired a full team to work with them for the podcast, and different assortments of the TMG podcast crew created their own podcasts to be hosted under the TMG Studios network. Rather than rely on sites like Patreon to host exclusive additional podcast content, like they had done since the podcast began, they created their own website for TMG Studios with a membership perk, which also linked to their merchandise and other relevant collaborations between them. On April 30, 2021, the pair would release their most recent single as TMG, titled "Daddy" and featuring singer Quinn XCII. The music video was another high-budget production, and Noel directed it while Aleena was credited as executive producer. Also in 2021, the pair went on a second comedy tour, called the "Global Domination Tour." The tour was originally planned for 2020, but was postponed due to COVID.

As of 2023, the pair have only been collaborating through the TMG Podcast, and Cody and Noel have largely gone their separate ways. Cody has become a DJ in his spare time, and has adopted two cats with Kelsey. He has also started a new YouTube channel dedicated to his fitness journey and routine. Noel has returned to solo standup comedy, and concluded a world comedy tour called "Everything is Fucked" in mid-2023. He has taken up the interest of go-karting and general racing. On August 6, 2023, Cody and Kelsey announced via Instagram that Kelsey was pregnant, and would be having a baby boy in January of the following year.

Fanon
Similar to most YouTube ships, Codel as a ship was formed simply because of Cody and Noel's frequent collaborations. The two have been involved in almost every major kind of collaboration, from starring in each other's videos, to making music together, to touring together and making joint merch, to creating and co-owning a podcast network. Overall, the duo seem largely disinterested in the implications of their pairing online, and frequently poke fun at fan fiction writers that write about them. However, Cody and Noel have made a habit of joking with each other about the other being gay, or even them being gay for each other. This behavior has continued despite their respective marriages, as well as Cody expecting a child. Noel makes most of the jokes, often joking that he is attracted to Cody, that the two are sexually interested in each other, or that Cody is secretly gay in general. Cody seems to shy away from the boldness and explicit nature of the jokes, but occasionally joins in.

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Trivia

 * In a 2020 Twitch stream, Noel played a game of "Fuck, Marry, Kill" with Spock. Cody was one of the options, and Noel mentioned that him and Cody had a joint contract, joking that it was like marriage. Based on their lack of recent collaboration, it appears that the two no longer have a joint contract.
 * Fans were upset when it was revealed that Cody was not present at Noel and Aleena's destination wedding in Italy in late 2022. Cody and Kelsey did invite Noel and Aleena to their wedding in 2023, and both posted photos from the event on their Instagram stories. Noel notoriously posted a picture with him, Cody and Kelsey at the dinner, with the caption "my boyfriend got married today." Alternatively, Aleena posted a nice photo showing that Kelsey left her a polaroid of the two of them from the first TMG tour in 2019.
 * Similarly, in 2018, Kelsey posted on her Instagram story to celebrate Noel's birthday. The picture showed Kelsey with her arm around Noel's shoulders with the caption "happy birthday to my boyfriend's boyfriend."
 * On their episode of the Colin & Samir podcast in 2022, Cody and Noel expressed that they don't mind the idea of being seen mostly as a duo in business, but they also at times have felt trapped as creatives by only being seen as "TMG" rather than separately as Cody and Noel.
 * On the same podcast, Cody and Noel confessed that part of the reason they stopped producing music together was the fact that joining a music label stopped making them money due to contractual payouts. They were receiving no royalties for their new songs under their label and they viewed the effort for songs and music videos as not equal to the amount of money they were receiving in return.