Scripted series · Adult Swim
Smiling Friends
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Michael Cusack
Pim Pimling / Allan Red (voice)
27 eps
Zach Hadel
Charlie Dompler / Glep (voice)
27 eps
Marc Moceri
Mr. Boss (voice)
27 eps
Gilbert Gottfried
God (voice)
1 eps
James D. Rolfe
Screamer
1 eps
Jim Knobeloch
Horror Host
1 eps
Jane Badler
TV Host
1 eps
Perry Caravello
Simon S. Salty
1 eps
Clyde Boraine
Policeman
1 eps
Chills
Patron (voice)
1 eps
Finn Wolfhard
Man Living in Wall (voice)
1 eps
Nick Wolfhard
Graham Nelly / Bliblie (voice)
1 eps
Tom Fulp
Alpha (voice)
1 eps
Mike Stoklasa
Purple Alien (voice)
3 eps
Rodrigo Huerta
Devils / Jombo (voice)
3 eps
Mick Lauer
Guy at the Gym / Crazy Cup / Elf (voice)
4 eps
Harry Partridge
William Worm (voice)
5 eps
Lyle Rath
CEO (voice)
2 eps
Monica Franco
Zoey (voice)
3 eps
Hans van Harken
Priest (voice)
5 eps
David Dore
Party Bro / Forest Demon (voice)
4 eps
Mike Bocchetti
President Jimble
1 eps
Chris O'Neill
Smormu (voice)
3 eps
Doug Walker
Daniel the Demon Slayer
1 eps
David Firth
Mole Man (voice)
3 eps
Joel Haver
Doug (voice)
1 eps
Edson Matus
Spanish Charlie (voice)
1 eps
Marc Winslow
Spanish Pim (voice)
1 eps
Jay Bauman
Police Alien (voice)
1 eps
Erica Lindbeck
Jennifer / Mustard / The Princess (voice)
8 eps
Joshua Tomar
Officer Brule / Centaur (voice)
8 eps
Rich Evans
Brown Alien (voice)
1 eps
Abed Gheith
Tyler
1 eps
Dana Snyder
Rotten the Snowman (voice)
1 eps
Conner O'Malley
Silly Samuel (voice)
1 eps
Creed Bratton
Mr. Frog's Father
1 eps
Rodrigo Huerta
Fireman (voice)
1 eps
Bob McLean
Old Man
1 eps
Todor Manojlovic
(voice)
1 eps
Jim Norton
Moth Man (voice)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Smiling Friends actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Smiling Friends reads strongest on World Building, Spectacle and Bingeability.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
Smiling Friends Inc. is a small company whose main purpose is to bring happiness and make people smile. The series follows the day-to-day lives and misadventures of its representatives, the lazy, cynical Charlie, and the cheerful, optimistic Pim, as they try to cheer up and comfort the troubled people who call their company's hotline. They receive seemingly simple requests but the jobs turn out to be more complicated than they seem, making it difficult to bring happiness to the world.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 27 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20248 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20209 episodes
8.4IMDbA small company dedicated to bringing happiness to the world receives a simple request to help a woman's unhappy son smile again, spiraling the series into more and more bizarre and wild adventures.
Best episode · S01E06 Enchanted Forest
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20248 episodes
8.1IMDbDelve into the world of Smiling Friends, where Pim, Charlie, Zongo, Allan and Glep fight off evildoers and nasty baddies and maybe some characters smile on the way as well! After all, it IS their job! This SHALL be an epic season and you SHALL enjoy it!
Best episode · S02E03 A Allan Adventure
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202510 episodes
8.4IMDbSeason Three finds Pim, Charlie, Flint and the whole gang going absolutely bonkers once again, diving headfirst into their ultimate quest to spread joy upon the land. We'll see a bunch of unexpected stuff here such as Mr. Frog running full speed at the camera, the team finally collecting all the spirit gems they need, and a totally epic showdown spectacle with an Ancient Witch of some sort. AHHHHH!!!!
Best episode · S03E09 Friend-Bot (Version 12589218731809213528796879521)
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E09
Friend-Bot (Version 12589218731809213528796879521)
[LOGLINE REDACTED FOR VIOLATING TERMS AND SERVICES]
- Directed by David Hootselle
- Written by Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel
S03E04
Curse of the Green Halloween Witch
AHHHHHHHH!!!!
- Directed by David Hootselle
- Written by Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel
S01E06
Enchanted Forest
Pim and Charlie are beckoned into the mysterious Enchanted Forest by a princess and encounter all sorts of insane toon characters along their journey.
- Directed by Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel
- Written by Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel
S03E05
Pim and Charlie Save Mother Nature
It's in the friggin title brother, read that and you'll get an idea of what happens...peace.
- Directed by David Hootselle
- Written by Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel
S02E03
A Allan Adventure
Allan is tasked with finding more paper clips for the office. *Spits on you*
- Directed by Paul ter Voorde
- Written by Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel
S01E08
Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back
Charlie actually dies for real.
- Directed by Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel
- Written by Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E09
Friend-Bot (Version 12589218731809213528796879521)
- Directed by David Hootselle
- Written by Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel
S03E10
Charlie's Uncle Dies and Doesn't Come Back
- Directed by David Hootselle
- Written by Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel
S00E07
Smiling Shorts: Card Game
S03E08
The Glep Ep
- Directed by David Hootselle
- Written by Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel
S03E07
Shmaloogles
- Directed by David Hootselle
- Written by Michael Cusack, Zach Hadel
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Brendan BurchExecutive Producer
- Michael CusackExecutive Producer
- Mike CowapExecutive Producer
- Laura DiMaioProducer
- Ollie GreenProducer
- Zach HadelExecutive Producer
Writing
- Michael CusackWriter
- Zach HadelWriter
Direction
- Michael CusackDirector
- Jeff LiuDirector
- Anthony PriceDirector
- Tina TomarDirector
- Zach HadelDirector
- Paul ter VoordeDirector
Music
- Brendan CaulfieldOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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