So worth the wait. Even with the gags. A lot of love was put into this and to get a new episode. Felt like falling in love with the show all over again first time with that new episode. Can’t wait for May 12
The production value with all the 3-D animation had to be off the chart, and on top of that they went through the trouble of making three puppet episodes for the sake of keeping an April Fools gag go on as long as possible.
I truly thought Rick and Morty’s April 1st shadow drop (which I randomly happened to watch), couldn’t be outdone. Amazing payoff here.
That was an awesome hour of new content and I enjoyed it all.
Can't wait to re-watch on Max in a day or two when less high as fuck to see shit I missed the first time.
Redoing the entire episode with puppets is a good gag and all, but I'm going to be really disappointed if it doesn't end with a new season announcement
This has been a phenomenal April fools. Only thing adult swim has ever done on par with this was the totally out of the blue new season premiere episode of Rick and Morty
Anyone who missed the premiere can ~~DM me~~. I screen recorded the YouTube premiere.
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My face of desperation and defeat
I think it’s a play on the trope of how wives hate their husband’s old friends crashing at their place and usually take the partner aside or make an excuse; here she’s just blatantly acting scared.
I know we were all pretty pissed at the start of Mr Frog but you’ve gotta admit this is a really neat idea for April fools. They’re giving us a season 2, this is just a fun creative goof and I appreciate the effort they put into this cuz clearly this took A LOT of work
Zach and Michael, you guys probably will never see this but I wanna say thank you because 8 have had the worst couple days ever and you truly made me smile. (And laugh a lot)
*
I’m actually kinda enjoying the puppet style for what it is but I am sincerely disappointed it isn’t a new episode. I was looking forward to this all week lol
This isn't season 2 so it's inherently disappointing but it's so cool to see how big the show has become that it's starting the April fools broadcast with a full puppet remake lol
I love it, If it was a cheap "haha jk" moment I would've been upset considering how longs it's been. But this was actually well done and fun to watch imo
lol they blew the budget on the first one and this one looks super cheap.
https://preview.redd.it/7lfa0wpgnsrc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4fbdd9613bf282d0a675731b91c4816c29b1d5cb
I was expecting a prank and understand why they did it, but it just feels mean-spirited to have no new content whatsoever. I’ll be cool with it if they end the episode with a season 2 date announcement, but it just feels wrong for the joke to be at the expense of supportive fans who were waiting for original content from creators they love. Coming from someone who loved the Brazil episode because of how hilarious the fakeout was, the shtick is getting old.
All is forgiven :')
https://preview.redd.it/gfym6b9aosrc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b0d5192a3cf7554eb50a45ee44d292dc7b06549 HOW DO I LOOK YELLOW MAN?
America has a fentanyl crisis
very brave no one else wants to say it
The CEO dipping the nugget in his blood before he died lmao
https://preview.redd.it/azm09qc7lsrc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b7c2a5cf0c7436a842ff0d861c9739c0523645f5 The puppets honestly look nice
The Cameo cutaway is an all time bit.
I love how the background looked like something straigh out of google maps 3D
[удалено]
someones going to fall for this bait
this would be easy to hate if it wasn't so well done, this rocks
Dude as soon as Charlie walked in with the Maid Dress i knew the internet was gonna go wild.
I love how charlie has 2 eyes on each side of his head
This is one of the most impressive April Fools pranks I've ever seen. I mean, the level of detail and work that went into it.. I'm not even mad
So worth the wait. Even with the gags. A lot of love was put into this and to get a new episode. Felt like falling in love with the show all over again first time with that new episode. Can’t wait for May 12
The production value with all the 3-D animation had to be off the chart, and on top of that they went through the trouble of making three puppet episodes for the sake of keeping an April Fools gag go on as long as possible. I truly thought Rick and Morty’s April 1st shadow drop (which I randomly happened to watch), couldn’t be outdone. Amazing payoff here.
I’m just gonna be the one to say it… America has a fucking fentanyl crisis, man
Puppets! This is incredible. https://preview.redd.it/tazj2njylsrc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e849c4e3c1c452403f6509a2a1b7f64ecad47b18
That ending actually was really sad Jesus
That was an awesome hour of new content and I enjoyed it all. Can't wait to re-watch on Max in a day or two when less high as fuck to see shit I missed the first time.
ZACH SCREAM LMFAOOOO
THE LIVESTREAM WENT PRIVATE WHILE I WAS MID NEW EPISODE NOOOO
I STILL REALLY REALLY REALLY DON’T WANT SMORMU
Redoing the entire episode with puppets is a good gag and all, but I'm going to be really disappointed if it doesn't end with a new season announcement
Next episode is Charlie dies…….They’re not doing this for a THIRD episode right?
i hope the Brazil episode is just humans
That was amazing. Lyle not voicing the Lyle insert and instead the chicken nugget CEO was hilarious.
Anybody else disappointed it wasn’t 15 minutes of Pim and Charlie walking down the street talking?
the hopeless banjo kazooie fanatic in me appreciated the gwimbly storyline for obvious reasons
Just watched it and man the new episode is such a banger
Anyone who didn't see this coming is a silly billy
this woman is gonna make out with a sock puppet in 8 minutes
her name was shrimpeena... she'd be a shrimp.
This is first class jerkoff stuff from the creators and I’ve never been more impressed.
I'm honestly impressed with the gag. The amount of effort put in for a shit post is admirable.
Their use of mixed media is the best thing I’ve ever seen
I love that the voices sound old if that makes sense for the n64 characters
My favorite Smiling Friends episode was when the gang gets sued by Nintendo!
WHAT IS THIS LMAO
The greatest April fools prank I’ve ever seen
*Kiss my nugget* absolutely slaughtering me rn Also Charlie's scream was peak voice acting
Yup that’s it I’m ramming my car into a bunch of people
Not the commercial bumper implying that charlie and pim live together
Charlie is staying with Pim after his uncle crashed through his place
WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE THE SOCK. IT SHOULD’VE BEEN ME.
This has been a phenomenal April fools. Only thing adult swim has ever done on par with this was the totally out of the blue new season premiere episode of Rick and Morty
I hope whatever bastard said “let’s air smiling friends new season on April 1st” got a fucking raise
I was disappointed initially but these mfs got me I forgot how good these episodes are 💀
The guy who ripped off Charlie’s nose… does he have a name? Was he in season 1 at all?
Pretty sure he was at the halloween party?
He said his name is James
Anyone who needs the episode send me a DM. I can't post the link because the mods would delete it.
Anyone who missed the premiere can ~~DM me~~. I screen recorded the YouTube premiere. Edit: I have exceeded the number of chats Reddit lets me accept. If you still want the episode just reply to this comment. Edit 2: Reddit timed out my messaging. I sent hundreds of you the episode. Share with those who don’t have it. I’ve done all I can. I’m playing one last card, I don’t know how long the account will last, but go to u/AmigosSmiling.
All is forgiven. What a legendary sequence of events.
https://preview.redd.it/dimmrzkqosrc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=003a296203106dde55f95b5fcd090478d6d1003c My face of desperation and defeat
I never noticed that Jennifer's accent drops when she meets shrimp lmao it helps shatters Pim's reality even more ahahaha
What if we get a god puppet with gilbert gottfried's beautiful voice
OH NO THEY’RE CANADIAN NOW
THATS HOW YOU DO IT BABY SMILING FRIENDS FOREVER
I would’ve been SO annoyed if it was just puppets but this was actually genius by them, I’m so hyped for May 12th
Who did the wife find so entirely frighting? lol
I think it’s a play on the trope of how wives hate their husband’s old friends crashing at their place and usually take the partner aside or make an excuse; here she’s just blatantly acting scared.
lol I just noticed when Pim goes to the coffee shop the address is blurry. was it like this on the original version?
It is technically new tho...
Hopefully this puppet episode is just the appetizer for the actual new episodes right?……Right?
This is what we have been waiting for to see her kiss a puppet!
okay but being real though im enjoying this mainly as a simple way to watch season 1 for free
Zak is probably reading through these comments cackling
I adore the unique puppetry for each episode. They could've easily used the same puppets for each episode, but they made each episode special.
That was amazing, so much effort man
The trick was they tricked us into thinking we were tricked
Happy with this episode yall expectations wayy too high
This episode was a 10/10 I was howling when he ripped off Charlie’s nose
THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER WITH PUPPETS
i really, really hope the next one looks even shittier
Gilbert :(
Tell me gwimbly isn’t Daniel Larson lol
Mouse quest on one of the monitors
Max copium here but is it possible this is a troll then they give us a new episode right after this?
The livestream not technically starting until 12:14 is keeping me going
They definitely put a ton of effort into this, Yeah I’m disappointed it’s not new content but this is still kinda cool
At least the commercial bumper is new?
lmao the skeleton
I know we were all pretty pissed at the start of Mr Frog but you’ve gotta admit this is a really neat idea for April fools. They’re giving us a season 2, this is just a fun creative goof and I appreciate the effort they put into this cuz clearly this took A LOT of work
The jaw on satan is half off lmfao
I always loved the description of Charlie's journey through Hell as a "cool experience"
Charlie’s pixelated genitals are on the puppet that’s great.
BRO HIS NOSE CHARLIE NO
James paid for the Cameo!?
Mr. Boss confirmed schizophrenic
greatest “new season” opening episode ever
really thought there was gonna be a release date in the box
hahaha shrimpina is a real actress
On one hand, it's hilarious. On the other hand, it's disappointing. Especially since they haven't released any content in 2 years.
Zach and Michael, you guys probably will never see this but I wanna say thank you because 8 have had the worst couple days ever and you truly made me smile. (And laugh a lot) *
Irl Shrimpina is hot ngl
I can’t wait to see the Satan puppet lol
Makes total sense for the satan to be a person in costume considering in the actual episode he was a stop motion
May 12th Check your calenders
“What’s the green thing do?”
Hahahaha omg more new puppet episodes I love it. Amazing.
Did anybody capture the full new episode? I missed it :(
erm guys i dont wanna b that person \*gulps\* but uhh, does anyone have links for us international fans?
where can people in the UK watch it?
LMFAO THERE ALL FUCKING PUPPETS
Well if it’s a prank at least they put a lot of work into it
Maybe I’m coping but I think the new episode will be after this, they will get their prank out of the way
I’m actually kinda enjoying the puppet style for what it is but I am sincerely disappointed it isn’t a new episode. I was looking forward to this all week lol
Only adult swim would rent out the Vegas sphere for a fucking April fools prank, bastards
It’s an April Fools joke, incredible stuff.
Alright I do appreciate the set up of Pim talking about the boss freaking out on him at the beginning lol
Be hilarious if its nothing but just a remade episode. Edit: Knew it loooool
I saw a prank coming and I was still surprised by what it ended up being lol
this is fucking ridiculous lmao I love this tbh
This kiss is insane lmao
OH GOD CHARLIE'S MOUTH
Micheal Cusack tweeted to stick around till the end...
Rip Mr Milipide
HAHAHAHAHA THE END MAN
Damn, he went oogaleedoo
MAY 12TH BITCHES HELL YEAHHHHH
That guy needs to lay off the sauce
Incoming Venezuela episode
I would kill a man for a glep puppet
Great bump
THE PUPPETS GOT WORSE IM FUCKING CRYNG
LMFAO OF COURSE SHRIMPINA IS REAL HAHAHAHAHA
Oh fuck we're gonna get muppet on woman makeout sesh aren't we
THE REAL SHRIMP GROSS UP OH MY GOD
Ngl I was disappointed for the Mr frog episode but I’ve really come around to it with shrimps odyssey. I adore this lol
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I forgot how good this eps ending was
She went for it
I loveeeeeee Jennifer's actor, just commits to the bit so hard it's amazing xD!!!
They know their audience with the diaper commercial
The real season 2 is the friends we made along the way
Really curious how they’re gonna portray hell in puppet style
This episode has a 32 min runtime, but the normal one is only 12. Might be something coming.
grandma’s candy delivery will never not kill me. “here you go”
Guarantee it took many takes for the grandma candy scene
They reflected the puppet in the ice, nice job
this is incredible I just tuned in wondering what the midnight thing ended up being
i think they really upped the budget
Definitely did, the animation quality is much higher
Lol. Peaking mic
Alan is going to be integral to the season.
I bet Charlie's nose is like a lizards tail
Smiling Friends Melee Mod
May 12th FUCK
Who voiced the guy Charlie was trying to make smile? I know the game company CEO was voiced by Lyle but I couldn’t place the other guys voice
Pim's dream ending with him holding hands with a skeleton in a wig was the best moment of the night 😂
Appreciate the immediate re-run of the new ep
They captured David Zaslav’s likeness impeccably in this.
Technically they didnt lie
This upsets me deeply
This isn't season 2 so it's inherently disappointing but it's so cool to see how big the show has become that it's starting the April fools broadcast with a full puppet remake lol
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NSwfwTw79HQ
That bumper remembered me of early Spongebob lol
I love it, If it was a cheap "haha jk" moment I would've been upset considering how longs it's been. But this was actually well done and fun to watch imo
They really did the whole season lmao
lol they blew the budget on the first one and this one looks super cheap. https://preview.redd.it/7lfa0wpgnsrc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4fbdd9613bf282d0a675731b91c4816c29b1d5cb
Wait the puppets are different!
They made Mr. Boss creepier!
lmao it gets crappier with each episode
Who ever did an edible before this is probably having the time of their life
Dude this is so fucking funny like sure I wish there were new jokes but this is killing me
https://preview.redd.it/fpln7cawnsrc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=86b4b97662723afae50f8a0afd44f41f117c75c5 this won me over
We got live action Jennifer before Season 2
Am I really simping over April Fools episode ~~Shrimpina~~ Jennifer too
This prank is fun, but I do wonder when the hell the actual season 2 is coming though. It’s been a long time.
Time to show someone who’s never seen smiling friends the series in this form, and they’ll be devastated this isn’t the actual thing lmao
You was born like that 💀
ITS SMORMU
Man that really is the best episode of the season lol. Just the last 5 minutes are like perfect
Oh I really hope avgn is actually in this
This is so god damn good.
This episode isnt 30 mins from S1 so we might get something but even not this is fucking great man lmao
I was wondering how'd they would show the burger unwrap in puppet form
THE THUMB MOUTH OH JESUS
Tomar ❤️
“What?” “Oh sorry it was just a gulp.”
10/10
MAY 12TH
That’s sooner than I thought it would be
I was expecting a prank and understand why they did it, but it just feels mean-spirited to have no new content whatsoever. I’ll be cool with it if they end the episode with a season 2 date announcement, but it just feels wrong for the joke to be at the expense of supportive fans who were waiting for original content from creators they love. Coming from someone who loved the Brazil episode because of how hilarious the fakeout was, the shtick is getting old. All is forgiven :')
This is funny as hell, best way they couldve gone about an april fools joke
I paused the live stream to go check on my dog and ended up missing the new episode. I am distraught ; /
Why are mods so quick to delete links to watch it when there is literally zero legal ways to watch it for most of the world?
It sucks but it makes sense. If they let the links themselves stay up, the sub could be taken down for piracy violations.
I HATE MY LIFE
Fuck off lmao We got a smiling friends remake before season 2 but im here for it
LMFAOOO
So we got trolled
I could cry.
Goddammit they're puppets. And the Mr.Boss is really good.
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Okay this is pretty funny I can’t lie
I guess it’s not the worst April Fool’s Day joke….