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

Adult Swim's April Fool's Day saw twisted takes on some Smiling Friends eps, a new episode, and the news that the series returns on May 12th.

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  • Adult Swim celebrates April Fool's Day with Michael Cusack's & Zach Hadel's Smiling Friends.
  • New multimedia episodes of Smiling Friends included "Mr. Frog".
  • Series creators checked in on social media.
  • Season 2 premiere date announced: May 12th on Adult Swim (next day on Max).

Well, it looks like we're learning what this year's April Fool's Day is all about over at Adult Swim. Yes, we got new programming from Michael Cusack's (YOLO: Crystal Fantasy) & Zach Hadel's (Hellbenders) Smiling Friends – but then, we didn't. Because, you know… April Fool's? When midnight hit, we were treated to S01E02: "Mr. Frog" (directed by Georgia Kriss and written by David Hootselle) – except this time, it's being done with puppets. Yup, we're talking three-dimensional Smiling Friends – and it looks great! But it wasn't long before we got a new episode – and learned that Season 2 will arrive on May 12th!

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Image: Adult Swim Screencap

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…

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Image: Adult Swim Screencap

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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Ray FlookAbout Ray Flook

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.
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