Happy Tree Friends is an adult-oriented Flash-animated web series that was created and developed by Rhode Montijo, Kenn Navarro, and Warren Graff for Mondo Media. A total of six seasons of the series have been released: five seasons on the internet, and one season on television.
In 1999, the crew began the series with a pilot episode titled "Banjo Frenzy", which features a blue dinosaur, a light blue squirrel, a yellow rabbit (Cuddles), and a purple beaver. The first official episode is titled "Spin Fun Knowin' Ya!" which, although it was produced in 1999, was uploaded to the Mondo Media website in December 2000 and featured later versions of the dinosaur (now a moose), rabbit, squirrel, and beaver. From that point on, the writers began introducing new characters to the show. It quickly became an internet phenomenon, receiving millions of views per episode. In 2006, the Happy Tree Friends television series aired on G4 in the United States. It also aired on G4 and Razer in Canada in 2007.
A prequel spin-off called Ka-Pow! debuted in September 2008. In 2010, after airing fifteen episodes for the third web season, a hiatus began, in which only Break shorts were released with a subliminal message at the end of each, reading "Happy Tree Friends is dead!". This situation concerned many fans because they thought that the series had been canceled. The writers confirmed that they were making a joke about the fact that the characters die in the show multiple times, and making a pun with the word "dead". The hiatus ended on December 8, 2011, with the release of the episode "Clause for Concern".
In addition to the show's five seasons and a spin-off, there have been some special episodes and shorts. These include eleven "Smoochies", ten "Kringles", thirteen "Break" shorts, five "Love Bites", and sixteen other irregular episodes that are unindexed. The "Smoochie" shorts involve three different items being dropped next to a main character, only for them to be killed in three different ways, each regarding the item. These have been adapted into the Happy Tree Friends website where one can choose an item to drop. The "Kringle" shorts are Christmas-themed shorts that feature the main characters doing various Christmas-related tasks, only to be killed in various ways. The "Love Bites" were Valentine's Day-themed shorts that went with the basic structure of a Happy Tree Friends episode. The "Break" shorts were produced in 2008, when no new episodes were produced until the following year. A new break short debuted in 2009.
Series overview
Internet shorts
Season 1 (2000–2001)
Season 2 (2002–2006)
Season 3 (2007–2013)
Season 4 (2013–2014)
Season 5 (2016)
Season 6 (2026)
Other shorts Irregular episodes
Smoochies (2001–2003; 2008) Cuddles' Pet Smoochie (December 2000)Index of /mondo/shows/viral/ (archive from December 16, 2000) Toothy's Easter Smoochie (April 2001) Giggles' Valentine Smoochie (February 2002) Nutty's Party Smoochie (May 2002)Eulogy for: Party Smoochie Petunia's Summer Smoochie (August 2002) Pop's BBQ Smoochie (July 2003) Sniffles' Science Smoochie (October 2003) Flaky's Baseball Smoochie (October 2003) Mime's Olympic Smoochie (August 13, 2008) Disco Bear's Halloween Smoochie (October 10, 2008) Cub's Christmas Smoochie (December 3, 2008)
Blurbs (2001, 2009-2015) These are videos that feature an original episode that has been done over with a series of speech bubbles that either state a fact relating to a scene, make fun of a goof, or tell a joke in a similar style to Mystery Science Theater 3000. Additionally, a majority of the episodes that were originally produced in a 4:3 format (standard definition) are remade in a 16:9 format (high definition).
Mondo Media aired "Blurbed" versions of the following episodes:
Spin Fun Knowin' Ya (November 2001)Gallery Page (archive from November 29, 2001) Class Act (December 11, 2009) We're Scrooged! (January 5, 2010) Blind Date (January 29, 2010) Just Desert (May 19, 2010) Can't Stop Coffin (October 15, 2010) Stealing the Spotlight (December 26, 2010) Wrath of Con (July 21, 2011) Nuttin' But the Tooth (April 4, 2012) Eyes Cold Lemonade (December 12, 2012) Shard at Work (December 14, 2012) The Way You Make Me Wheel (January 9, 2013) Take a Hike (February 8, 2013) Let It Slide (June 27, 2013) Brake the Cycle (July 11, 2013) All Flocked Up (August 1, 2013) I Nub You (September 12, 2013) Something Fishy (September 28, 2013) Without a Hitch (October 24, 2013) Swelter Skelter (December 13, 2013) Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya (January 2, 2014) Suck It Up (April 11, 2014) Peas in a Pod (July 8, 2014) See You Later, Elevator (September 10, 2014) Keepin' It Reel (November 25, 2014) Hello Dolly (January 8, 2015) Read 'em and Weep (April 28, 2015) Icy You (September 18, 2015) Remains to Be Seen (October 27, 2015)
Kringles (2002–2004) Kringle Bells (November 2002) A Kringle Feast (November 2002) Kringle Karoling (November 2002) Kringle Presents (November 2002) Oh Kringle Tree (November 2002) Frosty Kringle (December 17, 2002) Strain Kringle (2003-04) Chill Kringle (2003-04) Sight Kringle (2003-04) Star Kringle (2004)
Ka-Pow! (2003–2005; 2008)
HTF Break (2005–2009, 2012) Seize the Day Chore Loser Deck the Halls (October 4, 2005) We Wish You (October 4, 2005) Happy New Year (September 1, 2005) Take Your Seat (October 20, 2005) Moppin Up (September 1, 2005) Bite Sized (September 1, 2005) Pop & Corn (January 26, 2006) Butter Me Up (October 20, 2005) Cheesy Does It (October 27, 2005) Tunnel Vision (September 1, 2005) Claw (April 18, 2012)
Love Bites (2009, 2012) Cold Hearted (January 29, 2009) Sea of Love (February 9, 2009) I Heart U (February 10, 2009) On My Mind (February 3, 2012) My Better Half (February 14, 2012)
Notes
References
External links Watch Happy Tree Friends episodes Happy Tree Friends Halloween minisite Happy Tree Friends holiday minisite