Smiling Friends (Season 0)

Smiling Friends Inc. is a small company whose main purpose is to bring happiness and make people smile. The series follows the day-to-day lives and misadventures of its representatives, the lazy, cynical Charlie, and the cheerful, optimistic Pim, as they try to cheer up and comfort the troubled people who call their company's hotline. They receive seemingly simple requests but the jobs turn out to be more complicated than they seem, making it difficult to bring happiness to the world.

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    Smiling Friends Employee Training Software Walkthrough (Episode 1) 8.0

    Writer: Michelle Larney

    Air date: 2024-03-28

    Runtime: 4 min

    Overview: An animation by Paul Robertson providing a look into a hypothetical Smiling Friends training program.

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    Mr. Frog (Puppet Version) (Episode 2)

    Air date: 2024-04-01

    Runtime: 12 min

    Overview: After beloved frog celebrity Mr. Frog gets into hot frog water, Pim and Charlie are tasked with helping the frog get things back on frog track. Meanwhile, Glep has a crazy side adventure that has the critics going wild.

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    Shrimp's Odyssey (Puppet Version) (Episode 3)

    Air date: 2024-04-01

    Runtime: 12 min

    Overview: When a truly pathetic shrimp calls the Smiling Friends hotline after being dumped by his true love, Shrimpina, Pim and Charlie have very different ideas about how to handle the situation.

  • Poster for Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back (Puppet Version)

    Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back (Puppet Version) (Episode 4)

    Air date: 2024-04-01

    Runtime: 12 min

    Overview: Charlie actually dies for real.

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    Smiling Friends IDs (Episode 5)

    Air date: 2024-07-01

    Runtime: 3 min

    Overview: Bumpers, Bumps, or IDs are short clips that play between each commercial break on the Adult Swim network, used to promote shows and to provide some downtime. Smiling Friends has numerous IDs during the show, most of which play after premieres of episodes. Every bumper includes Adult Swim's [as] logo at the end.

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    Smiling Symphonies (Episode 6)

    Air date: 2025-03-01

    Runtime: 1 min

    Overview: Mr. Boss, while sneaking about, says that he's hunting Smiling Friends. Charlie is talking with Pim about a doctor's visit he had, only to be interrupted by Mr. Boss poking him with a rifle. Mr. Boss shoots him, causing his nose to spin around. The duo run away, with Charlie saying that it's Pim Season. Pim says it's Charlie Season and the two do a back and fourth pulling flyers off a tree. The short ends with the last flyer having the [Adult Swim] logo on it as the short irises out.

  • Poster for Pim's New Eyes - Smiling Shorts

    Pim's New Eyes - Smiling Shorts (Episode 7)

    Air date: 2025-07-22

    Runtime: 1 min

    Overview: Pim has surgery to shrink his large eyes to the size of most characters' eyes, only for Charlie to reveal that he had appreciated this particular imperfection since they first met.

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    Smiling Shorts: Roy Dismey (Episode 8)

    Air date: 2025-08-21

    Runtime: 1 min

    Overview: A whimsical floating creature named Roy Dismey leaves after receiving the Smiling Friends' service, pickpocketing Pim and Charlie of their possessions in the process. This short features Roy's iconic catchphrase, "Goobla goo".

  • Poster for Smiling Ball Z

    Smiling Ball Z (Episode 9)

    Air date: 2025-10-26

    Runtime: 1 min

    Overview: Animation by Shane Dering, which parodies the Dragon Ball Z anime with the characters from Smiling Friends

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