Prompt should now display WHAT I want... just need to get it to display it HOW I want :)

ps1.rc

 
-_show_last_exit_smilie() {
-  # If the exit status of the last run command was a 0 (success), show a smile, otherwise a frown
-  exit_status=$?
-  if [[ "$exit_status" -ne 0 ]]; then
-    echo "${NORMAL}[${RED}:(${NORMAL}]"
-  else
-    echo "${NORMAL}[${GREEN}:)${NORMAL}]"
-  fi
-}
-
-
 # This function was modified from one found @ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/2uf5uu/this_is_my_bash_prompt_which_is_your_favorite/?st=jikgswh4&sh=371ba8bf
-_git_status() {
+function _git_status() {
   local unknown untracked stash clean ahead behind staged dirty diverged
   unknown=$BLUE
   untracked=$GREEN
       color=$diverged
       branch="${branch}!"
     fi
-    echo -n "${NORMAL}|${color}${branch}${NORMAL}|"
+    echo -n "${color}${branch}${NORMAL}|"
   fi
 }
 
 
 set_prompt() {
-  if [ $1 = yes ]; then
-    echo -n "${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}${GREEN}\u${NORMAL}[${BLUE}\w${NORMAL}]$(_show_last_exit_smilie)$(_git_status)\$ "
+  local lec="$?"
+  if [ $FORCE_COLOR_PROMPT = yes ]; then
+    if [ $lec -ne 0 ]; then
+      smilie="${RED}:(${NORMAL}"
+    else
+      smilie="${GREEN}:)${NORMAL}"
+    fi
+    PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}${GREEN}\u${NORMAL}|${BLUE}\w${NORMAL}|${smilie}|$(_git_status)\$ "
   else
-    echo -n "${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\$ "
+    PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\$ "
   fi
-}
+}
+
+PROMPT_COMMAND="set_prompt"