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Smiling Friends: Check Out This "Shrimp's Odyssey" Puppet Comparison

Adult Swim released a video comparing Michael Cusack's and Zach Hadel's Smiling Friends "Shrimp's Odyssey" with its puppet counterpart.

Adult Swim kicked off the start of the month by making Michael Cusack's (YOLO: Crystal Fantasy) & Zach Hadel's (Hellbenders) Smiling Friends the focus of this year's April Fool's Day broadcast event. But before we were treated to a screening of the new season's first episodes, viewers had a chance to see how three of the first season's episodes would look if they went the puppet route.

Now, Adult Swim has released the second side-by-side comparison to show just how much work the creative team put into "puppetizing" three great episodes – "Shrimp's Odyssey" (we're personally psyched for the one for S01E08: "Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back" that we're hoping drops soon):

In the clip you're about to see, Charlie explains to Pim why they don't matter when it comes to presidential elections  – and that's why he doesn't like getting involved in politics. Until Mr. Boss shows up with a new case. Following that, we have a look back at a previously-released preview for the second season that was released earlier this month (with the hit animated series returning with two Season 2 episodes on May 12th):

And here's a look back at the puppet versions of the episodes – individually and as a compilation – followed by a look back at our live April Fool's Day coverage of Adult Swim's special broadcast:

Smiling Friends Season 2 Set for May 12th: Adult Swim April Fool's Day

Here's a look at the first "remixed" episode of Adult Swim's Smiling Friends:

And yes, the show's creators are checking out what's going on and checking in on social media:

And now, we have a multimedia take on S01E03: "Shrimp's Odyssey" (directed by Georgia Kriss and written by Jakub Zieba):

Meanwhile, let's check in with Cusack and Hadel…

Next up, we have a new take on what might be our favorite episode in a lineup of great episodes, S01E08: "Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back" (directed by Bob Dorian (uncredited) and written by David Hootselle) – with the following clip including the great moment when Charlie chops that demon in the throat (Charlie did warn him):

Meanwhile, the show's creators continue to make their social media presence known…

What's that you said? You thought you weren't going to get some really new adventures? Well, that's where you would be wrong – with Pim & Alan teaming up to help a video game character who Pim has been fanboying over for years. Meanwhile, Charlie finds himself handcuffed by the Smiling Friends policy of doing anything to make the client smile – and it gets bad. We won't spoil it other than to say that Charlie loses his nose, and Mr. Boss goes a little mad…

Here's a clip from the new episode that aired tonight:

After getting the Season 2 date reveal bumper, we were treated to a look at this from earlier in the week – some really great work:

And Cusack & Hadel are looking forward to seeing all of you this May – and hope you enjoyed the season's first episode:

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