{"id":68516,"date":"2024-04-01T16:41:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T20:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=68516"},"modified":"2024-04-01T16:41:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T20:41:49","slug":"adult-swim-surprises-fans-with-smiling-friends-season-two-premiere-episode-and-puppet-show-to-announce-series-return-on-may-12-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/01\/adult-swim-surprises-fans-with-smiling-friends-season-two-premiere-episode-and-puppet-show-to-announce-series-return-on-may-12-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Swim Surprises Fans with &#8220;Smiling Friends&#8221; Season Two Premiere Episode and Puppet Show to Announce Series Return on May 12 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;SMILING FRIENDS,&#8221; the hit animated comedy co-created and starring Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel that follows the employees of a small company dedicated to bringing happiness to a bizarre yet colorful world, will return for a second season on Sunday, May 12 at midnight on Adult Swim.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uGoLnyMHnD4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Adult Swim continued its annual April Fools&#8217; Day tradition this morning at midnight with the unexpected debut of three episodes of &#8220;SMILING FRIENDS&#8221; re-created in various styles of puppetry, followed by a surprise airing of the season two premiere episode, &#8220;Gwimbly: Definitive Remastered Enhanced Extended Edition DX 4k (Anniversary Director&#8217;s Cut).&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-688162861\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>In season two of &#8220;SMILING FRIENDS,&#8221; Pim, Charlie, Zongo, Allan, and Glep continue their mission to bring happiness to the world, whether it&#8217;s a washed-up retro video game character, a troubled marriage, or even the president of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;HELLOOO EVERYONE HOPE YOU WATCH THE NEW SEASON OF &#8216;SMILING FRIENDS&#8217; AND THE SMILING FRIENDS PUPPET SHOW,&#8221; said Cusack and Hadel. &#8220;IT&#8217;S GOING TO BE SOOOOO COOL AND FUN AND HOPE YOU WATCH!!!!!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The quarter-hour comedy is co-created by Cusack (&#8220;<em>YOLO: Crystal Fantasy<\/em>&#8220;) and Hadel (&#8220;<em>Hellbenders<\/em>&#8220;). 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