Does the dog die?
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Smiling Friends
TV Show • 2020 • Animation
ReportSynopsis
A small company dedicated to bringing happiness to the world receives a simple request to help a woman’s unhappy son smile again, but the job turns out to be more complicated than it seems.
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charpim
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E1
Desmond's dog is said to have died at some point in the past
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Abuse
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PickledPlums
S1
E6
Pim's father kisses a young Pim on the mouth during a flashback. This is played for laughs.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
119 supporters
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SourpussMaggie
A female interviewer is brutalized by Mr Frog to emphasize how violent he is, but it's censored for comedic effect. It's also part of a larger montage that involves him killing a number of people, male and female.
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PickledPlums
S1
E1
Pim's family is extremely dysfunctional, with his mother and father yelling at each other throughout the entire family dinner. No physical violence occurs, though.
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Are there abusive parents?
68 supporters
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officialquakeroats
episode 1, when pim goes to meet his family
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
48 supporters
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jdpamv
Mr. Frog is forgiven
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Is someone gaslighted?
41 supporters
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feckhead
Unintentionally, but DJ Spit believes he is being gaslit and becomes confused
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jdpamv
Possibly, if Rex’s abuse of Glep is indicative of his treatment of Mr. Frog.
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Is someone stalked?
25 supporters
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feckhead
The Princess in "Enchanted Forest"
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
28 supporters
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feckhead
DJ Spit is implied to have mental health issues due to drug abuse.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
22 supporters
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PaytonVwV1
In episode 1, it's possible that Pim's parents abuse alcohol in some form, as his mother has a wine bottle near her and his father is holding a beer bottle, to which they both scream at eachother.
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feckhead
Mr Frog snorts a purple powder, that gives him a high similar to cocaine. DJ Spit is also implied to have mental health issues due to drug abuse.
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Animal
Are animals abused?
269 supporters
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feckhead
Yes, but the animals in the show are depicted anthropomorphically
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feckhead
Yes, but the animals in the show are depicted anthropomorphically
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Does a pet die?
223 supporters
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Thylacid3
Desmond mentions that his dog died as one of the reasons of why he wants to kill himself
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Is there a dead animal?
152 supporters
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feckhead
Yes, but the animals in the show are depicted anthropomorphically
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Is an animal sad?
116 supporters
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swishnflick
S1
E2
Mr Frog is sad at a few points in the episode.
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Are there spiders?
68 supporters
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swishnflick
S1
E1
No but the bliblies are small, fast little creatures in a swarm.
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Does a dragon die?
47 supporters
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feckhead
A dragon is killed in a montage in the "Enchanted Forest" episode
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Are there bugs?
45 supporters
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feckhead
A signature part of The Mr Frog Show is him eating a bug
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Are there snakes?
26 supporters
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swishnflick
S1
E2
There's a snake in Mr Frog's 'animal sanctuary'.
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Assault
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jdpamv
Mr. Frog seems like an allegory of sexual assaulters and harassers in Hollywood.
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Is there pedophilia?
152 supporters
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SourpussMaggie
S2
E5
Jared Fogle is mentioned, with Pim even noting specifically that he is a pedophile. All of the characters are clearly disgusted by him and he doesn't appear in-person, nor are any of his specific actions described.
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
64 supporters
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PickledPlums
S1
E6
One could argue that Pim being kissed on the mouth by his father as a child being played for laughs is an example of this.
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Is someone restrained?
38 supporters
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qitqatt
pim and charlie are put in handcuffs near the end of "Frowning Friends," but are released
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Is someone drugged?
38 supporters
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PickledPlums
S1
E6
After failing her rigged "puzzle", a witch blows magical dust in Charlie and Pim's faces, knocking them out so that she can drag them back to her home and cook them.
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Thylacid3
A female critter is slapped by a character, but is brief and is played by laughs
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
25 supporters
Yes
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OJAndToothpaste
S2
E1
The b-plot of the Gwimbly episode has Charlie being mistreated by a stereotypical bully character.
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Bodily Harm
Is there excessive gore?
122 supporters
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SourpussMaggie
The only time it's "excessive" is when Charlie dies, which is animated to be horrifically violent and gory for shock value.
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Is there eye mutilation?
118 supporters
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Mkosmorama
[[Spoilers]]
In "Frowning Friends", Gnarly is shot in the eye with an arrow by the Renaissance Men.
In "Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back", Charlie's eye pops out of his socket when he is crushed by a tree.
Not 100% sure if it counts, but in "Who Brutally Murdered Simon S. Salty?" Ketchup cries ketchup while being interrogated.
In "Frowning Friends", Gnarly is shot in the eye with an arrow by the Renaissance Men.
In "Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back", Charlie's eye pops out of his socket when he is crushed by a tree.
Not 100% sure if it counts, but in "Who Brutally Murdered Simon S. Salty?" Ketchup cries ketchup while being interrogated.
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Is someone tortured?
109 supporters
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feckhead
Charlie in "Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back" and Alan in "Desmond's Big Day Out"
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Is there body horror?
84 supporters
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PickledPlums
S1
E3
Arguably, though it's played for laughs. Shrimp uses a tanning bed, leaving his skin burnt and blistered. A passerby rips a chunk of flesh off of him and eats it, saying "mmm, cooked shrimp". Shrimp doesn't react to this at all.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
67 supporters
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peepthehorror
S2
E3
Mr Boss folds his finger backwards into the shape of a paperclip, to which you can hear bones crackling as he does it.
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Are any teeth damaged?
66 supporters
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frankieslime
Characters are shown being punched in the face but the damaged teeth are never shown.
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Does a head get squashed?
65 supporters
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feckhead
The dragon in "Enchanted Forest," a background character in "Shrimp's Odyssey," a demon in "A Silly Halloween Special," and Charlie in "Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back"
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Is someone burned alive?
56 supporters
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feckhead
No. The demon's body gets burned in "A Silly Halloween Special," but suffice to say he's probably dead by then
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Is there decapitation?
55 supporters
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Misiek1997
S2
E3
Bigfoot is decapitated by a pirate skeleton
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Is there shaving/cutting?
47 supporters
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frankieslime
In the first episode, one character lists different ways of killing pests, stabbing/cutting being one.
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Is there cannibalism?
45 supporters
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feckhead
Debatably. Anthropomorphic characters eat other anthropomorphic characters, but never of the same species.
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Is someone crushed to death?
43 supporters
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audreypom
In the second to last episode Charlie is crushed to death by a fallen tree, but comes back to life at the end of the episode.
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Is there amputation?
40 supporters
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feckhead
Rather violently to the demon in "A Silly Halloween Special"
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Does someone asphyxiate?
34 supporters
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PickledPlums
S1
E2
Mr. Frog strangles an innocent fan, leaving them struggling to breathe. They walk away alive, though.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
33 supporters
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swishnflick
S1
E2
Mr Frog chokes a fan at a book signing event.
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Are any hands damaged?
26 supporters
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PickledPlums
S1
E1
Alan is literally crucified by small invasive creatures called bliblies, with nails driven through his hands. The actual act of Alan being nailed to the cross occurs offscreen, and Alan does not show any signs of injury afterwards. Earlier, a bliblie stabs Alan's finger with a paperclip.
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Is someone choked?
26 supporters
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peepthehorror
In episode 2, Mr. Frog chokes a fan but does let go after a little bit
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Is someone stabbed?
21 supporters
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peepthehorror
A character gets stabbed in the forehead and quickly dies from said injury in season 2 episode 1.
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Does someone fall to their death?
18 supporters
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OJAndToothpaste
S2
E4
Towards the end of the episode, a character falls out a window and onto a thorny bush, killing them.
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Does someone become unconscious?
8 supporters
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PickledPlums
S2
E6
Pim, Charlie, and Bill are abducted by aliens and the show cuts to Charlie waking up on an operating table.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
90 supporters
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OJAndToothpaste
S2
E7
The b-plot involves Boss's son, who appears like an infant but is allegedly 18, appearing to die. He doesn't, but the characters believe that he does.
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Creepy Crawly
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Cringey
Is there audience participation?
1 supporters
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jdpamv
S1
E3
Fake poll advertised at the start, with results at the end
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Death
Does a non-human character die?
44 supporters
Yes
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PickledPlums
S1
E1
A large amount of small invasive creatures called Bliblies are killed in a variety of violent ways onscreen.
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Does a major character die?
32 supporters
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peepthehorror
In Episode 8 "Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back," Charlie is crushed by a tree and goes to hell, but does get revived at the end of the episode.
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Does someone die?
19 supporters
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peepthehorror
A good amount of characters die throughout the series
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
38 supporters
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feckhead
S2
E2
President Jimble arguably refers to himself as the R-slur, but the word is censored regardless of what version you watch, so the actor could’ve said something else, then added the beep, and it’s just surmised that that’s what he said based on context
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
31 supporters
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spindleclown
A character's grandmother is seen in the afterlife, however, though she's perfectly happy.
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Is someone kidnapped?
14 supporters
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1
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Thylacid3
S2
E6
In episode 6 of season 2, a few characters get abducted by aliens. Only two of them manage to "go back" to the Earth at the end
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
78 supporters
Yes
25
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feckhead
The majority of episodes feature a sudden jump scare of either a loud noise (usually a yell) or a character suddenly coming into frame. Even though they're played for laughs, they're still jump scares. There's a jump scare in "A Silly Halloween Special" that's played to actually frighten.
Seeing as I can’t add an additional comment, Season 2, Episode 4 has five of them scattered throughout
Seeing as I can’t add an additional comment, Season 2, Episode 4 has five of them scattered throughout
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Are there clowns?
18 supporters
Yes
2
No
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OJAndToothpaste
S1
E4
Allan's Halloween costume is the Joker, specifically Arthur Fleck from the Joaquin Phoenix movie.
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Is there a shower scene?
14 supporters
Yes
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No
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peepthehorror
S2
E3
At the very start of the episode, but only for a few seconds
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Are there ghosts?
9 supporters
Yes
11
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PickledPlums
S2
E8
Bill Nye's ghost appears at the end of "Pim Finally Turns Green"
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Are there mannequins?
7 supporters
Yes
6
No
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joecool
S2
E4
There is a reference to Tara the Android/“I Feel Fantastic” during the scene in Charlie’s apartment. A creepy, mannequin-like robot stands in the background for most of the scene
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Are there natural bodies of water?
3 supporters
Yes
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audreypom
In A Silly Halloween Special, Pim falls into a river in a forest.
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Is someone possessed?
1 supporters
Yes
4
No
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PickledPlums
S2
E4
Mr. Boss is magically brainwashed by his demon wife in some way, affecting his behavior.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
138 supporters
Yes
54
No
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NapKinner
S2
E2
The president mentions twice that he 'feels nauseous' but no vomiting occurs through the episode
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Yes
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No
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Is someone eaten?
42 supporters
Yes
17
No
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peepthehorror
In episode 2, Mr. Frog is shown on a news report to have attempted to eat a TMZ Reporter, to which they do survive. He also eats an executive producer at the end of the episode, who doesn't survive.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
25 supporters
Yes
20
No
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Mkosmorama
In "Frowning Friends", Grim wets himself when being held at gunpoint by The Boss. Other characters comment on it as well.
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Does someone spit?
13 supporters
Yes
19
No
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feckhead
A lot of spitting in "Mr Frog"
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Is there farting?
1 supporters
Yes
13
No
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penisweenis
S2
E2
president jimble is constantly farting throughout the episode
2 comments | Add comment
Is there on-screen pooping?
1 supporters
Yes
1
No
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Misiek1997
S2
E3
On-screen peeing
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
7 supporters
Yes
1
No
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0
tamamakitty
S1
E8
Not sure if it counts, but at the end of the episode, an airplane is seen crashing towards Christ the Redeemer in Brazil.
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
44 supporters
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1
No
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Mkosmorama
If anything, it's the complete opposite: in "Who Brutally Murdered Simon S. Salty?" Pim calls the police after finding Salty's corpse, only for the police officer to tell him they no longer handle murder cases due to budget cuts.
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Is there incarceration?
6 supporters
Yes
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No
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audreypom
Pim and Charlie are handcuffed but not taken to prison. There is a scene depicting a prison with somebody behind bars in the background, but it’s a very short scene.
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LGBTQ+
Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
86 supporters
Yes
0
No
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jdpamv
It's never implied outside of the chestfeeding scene that Boss is trans but this or him being intersex are the most logical conclusions. Boss says some creepy stuff to the character he's chestfeeding and he goes on a violent rampage at one point but he's not depicted as sexually predatory, although it seems like the chestfeeding joke was ridiculing non-cis parenthood.
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Yes
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No
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Yes
1
No
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Is there bisexual cheating?
27 supporters
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2
No
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PickledPlums
S1
E6
During "The Enchanted Forest", Charlie and Mip have a conversation that quickly turns sensual, with their dialouge easily reading as flirting and the two staring at each other longingly, but Mip quickly declares that he's getting sleepy and wants to go to bed before things get steamy. Charlie has a girlfriend, though the relationship is never confirmed to be monogamous.
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
8 supporters
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0
No
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0
PickledPlums
S2
E8
An episode description for "Pim Finally Turns Green" mentions Pim eating an ancient artifact. However, this never actually happens in the episode and the description seems to be a joke.
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Medical
Is there a mental institution scene?
42 supporters
Yes
1
No
11
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penisweenis
no, but the smiling friends HQ is next to an asylum
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Are needles/syringes used?
42 supporters
Yes
14
No
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penisweenis
S2
E6
pim injects "black goo" into his arm and screams
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0
No
11
Are there heart attacks?
26 supporters
Yes
1
No
3
1
jdpamv
S1
E4
A character dies of one onscreen
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Is there a hospital scene?
17 supporters
Yes
2
No
10
1
Anonymous
Season 1 episode 2 in a montage
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Is there menstruation?
5 supporters
Yes
0
No
11
0
carousel
there isn't ever a woman on screen long enough
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Yes
0
No
12
Mental Health
Yes
3
No
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loveandguns2
No. But in "Desmond's Big Day Out", Desmond is a character who suffers from suicide. There's multiple points where he states he's gonna do it but the episode ends with him finding a purpose in his life.
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Yes
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No
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frankieslime
In the first episode, Desmond claims that he's going to shoot himself. He has a gun pointed at his head the entire episode as well. The ending doesn't have him dying though.
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Yes
13
No
8
7
Helpful12
Character spends an episode with a gun to his head
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Is there autism specific abuse?
65 supporters
Yes
1
No
15
1
jdpamv
Not an explicitly autistic character but the abuse of Silly Samuel is coded as “lolcow” culture.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
50 supporters
Yes
0
No
16
1
Tackytowelsandshirts
S2
E6
There is a character in the episode who is seen quickly eating a lot of food, then throws up on himself at least twice; this might be too intense for some viewers.
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Is autism misrepresented?
50 supporters
Yes
4
No
14
5
jdpamv
No confirmed autistic characters but Jimble seems like a parody of CWC who is autistic. Even if he’s not based on her specifically he’s a negative portrayal of disabled people regardless (he says “odd” stuff, is incontinent, and calls himself what’s implicitly the r-slur although it’s censored, all of this is played as a joke). Shrimp and Allan have autistic traits which are portrayed as comedic. Worsened by the fact that Zach and Oney are ableist and make autism jokes to this day.
Side-note: There’s a Smiling Friends YouTuber called TheCoolAutisticGamer774, who is likely a fake persona used by a neurotypical cast member (Zach’s voice can be heard in one of his streams and original animation on par with the show’s quality can be seen in his most recent edits).
Side-note: There’s a Smiling Friends YouTuber called TheCoolAutisticGamer774, who is likely a fake persona used by a neurotypical cast member (Zach’s voice can be heard in one of his streams and original animation on par with the show’s quality can be seen in his most recent edits).
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Is there misophonia?
41 supporters
Yes
11
No
4
2
BP23
some characters may trigger misophonia
4 comments | Add comment
Is a mentally ill person violent?
41 supporters
Yes
18
No
2
5
feckhead
DJ Spit
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
11
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
37 supporters
Yes
28
No
4
4
feckhead
Desmond in "Desmond's Big Day Out" is suicidal and says a variation on this
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Yes
0
No
11
Are there anxiety attacks?
29 supporters
Yes
2
No
8
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qitqatt
subverted. pim is chased by a forest demon and is reasonably panicked. he breathes heavily and struggles to do simple tasks, like unlocking a door, because of his shaking.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
26 supporters
Yes
3
No
8
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audreypom
I wouldn’t say so, but there is a scene in Frowning Friends with Mr. Boss talking to himself in the mirror that could potentially be triggering.
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Yes
7
No
3
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PickledPlums
S1
E1
Pim has a bit of an existential crisis due to Desmond and other character's comments about the nature of life and frequently stares into space, distressed. At the end of the episode, he is in an extremely disheveled state, highlighted with a hyper-detailed closeup of him. He's completely unresponsive to everything happening around him, suggesting that he is dissociated.
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Yes
0
No
13
Is there body dysphoria?
18 supporters
Yes
2
No
8
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jdpamv
Silly Samuel suffers from it; he desires surgery, but he can't get his features altered because of the way his arteries are structured.
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Yes
6
No
4
Does someone have a mental illness?
10 supporters
Yes
17
No
2
1
PickledPlums
S1
E1
Desmond struggles with suicidal ideation, holding a gun to his head and threatening to shoot himself throughout the majority of the episode.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
1 supporters
Yes
18
No
1
1
joecool
Season 2 episode 6: joke about the flat earth theory being real
season 2 episode 7 towards the end.
season 2 episode 7 towards the end.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
0 supporters
Yes
14
No
3
5
Arbezilics
In the first episode Alan has to crawl through a space just large enough for him for a few seconds and is not nervous about it.
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Natural Disasters
Are there tsunamis?
7 supporters
Yes
1
No
3
1
jdpamv
S2
E8
Post-credits scene
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Noxious
Yes
1
No
8
Are there flashing lights or images?
54 supporters
Yes
19
No
0
6
Mkosmorama
The intro and outro have flashing lights, along with disorienting music.
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Are there sudden loud noises?
46 supporters
Yes
19
No
0
0
swishnflick
S1
E2
Sudden screaming from Pim at 3:40 and a woman at the very end of the episode.
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1
No
9
Is there screaming?
19 supporters
Yes
23
No
0
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sudden, random, and inappropriate screaming is an insanely common gag throughout the show
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Are there underwater scenes?
11 supporters
Yes
1
No
8
0
carousel
S1
E4
we don't see a pov from under the surface, but we do see Pim bobbing violently up and down trying to keep his head above water as he is sucked down the rushing river
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
10 supporters
Yes
24
No
0
2
Sibelos
Occassional uses of f**k and sh*t, but its not as frequent as other adult cartoons.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
19 supporters
Yes
14
No
4
0
swishnflick
S1
E3
Pim watches Shrimp & Charlie from behind in a restaurant.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
13 supporters
Yes
12
No
6
0
swishnflick
S1
E3
A fake ad at the start of the episode asks the audience to call the number on screen to add a 5th member of smiling friends.
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Pregnancy
Yes
0
No
14
Yes
0
No
11
Is there childbirth?
36 supporters
Yes
1
No
11
0
Anonymous
S1
E2
Aftermath in a montage
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Yes
0
No
13
Yes
0
No
16
Are there babies or unborn children?
19 supporters
Yes
15
No
5
5
frootsnak
There's a baby (..?) thing shown being breastfed by the boss in the pilot episode
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
62 supporters
Yes
11
No
8
6
jdpamv
I did get “fat joke” vibes from the CEO and James called him “fat” and “ugly” immediately before killing him. The president is a fat joke who farts, soils himself, and makes a mess while eating. Count Groxia is a fat villain that Gwimbly defeats by punching his stomach in the Gwimbly game series. However, he's not portrayed stereotypically in his everyday life, just in his video game role.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
61 supporters
Yes
2
No
15
4
jdpamv
No slurs that I know of but in the Smiling Friends Training Video on the Adult Swim YouTube channel the Blimblies destroy a Pride Flag.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
20
3
jdpamv
Not in the show but Zach has misgendered Christine Weston Chandler before and wanted to cast her as a seemingly male character in the show.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
52 supporters
Yes
12
No
13
4
MT_Goods26
In s2e2 "Mr President" Jimble makes a comment about how "I know my brain don't work so good sometimes"
Jimble states later in the episode that "I'm the president who shouldn't have been president, let's face it, I'm a [Censored]" and it is implied he calls himself the R slur
He is also implied to be incontinent, a character mentioning him wearing an adult diaper, which is played off for gross out humor at his expense
Jimble states later in the episode that "I'm the president who shouldn't have been president, let's face it, I'm a [Censored]" and it is implied he calls himself the R slur
He is also implied to be incontinent, a character mentioning him wearing an adult diaper, which is played off for gross out humor at his expense
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
50 supporters
Yes
10
No
11
4
jdpamv
Charlie is forced to wear a maid dress by his client and is promptly questioned why he’s wearing one.
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Does an LGBT person die?
43 supporters
Yes
10
No
8
0
jdpamv
It’s only implied in one scene but I second Mip (and by extension Charlie). Charlie dies in Episode 8 but he’s resurrected at the end. Grim and Gnarly claim to love each other in Episode 7 (the nature of their love isn’t directly confirmed) and are killed by the Renaissance Men later.
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Is there hate speech?
42 supporters
Yes
18
No
3
8
feckhead
There's a joke about two characters wanting to kill all Puerto Ricans in "Frowning Friends"
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Are there usages of the n-word?
42 supporters
Yes
1
No
12
3
penisweenis
S1
E2
mr. frog says something horrible about "working with filthy ______", but it is unknown what he said as all versions of this scene are censored
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
37 supporters
Yes
5
No
10
-1
jdpamv
The South Asian UberEats deliverer in Episode 8, the two Brazilians in Episode 9, and DJ Spit are POC voiced by white actors afaik. The Brazilian guy who asks Charlie for money is seemingly based on the racist “gibbe money” meme (the meme depicts Brazilians with a similar head shape to this character). One of the shorts has a character with an Indian accent who steals from the cast which is kinda questionable.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
3
No
14
3
SourpussMaggie
Many characters are depicted with cartoonishly large noses but seemingly just as a common trademark among many members of their species and never in an antisemitic way. Zach Hadel tends to depict characters he voices with exaggerated noses due to his own nasally voice.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
14
Is there aphobia?
26 supporters
Yes
2
No
14
3
PickledPlums
S2
E5
Though not explicitly aphobic, Charlie insists that Professor Psychotic should sexually reproduce with a woman to create life, rather than pursuing his homunculus project. Professor Psychotic is never stated to be on the anatractional spectrum, but Charlie's insistence on hooking up with someone may be uncomfortable for a-spec viewers.
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Race
Is there blackface?
45 supporters
Yes
4
No
13
6
jdpamv
A monster looks like someone in blackface and is mistaken accordingly.
3 comments | Add comment
Relationships
Yes
0
No
11
Religious
Is religion discussed?
16 supporters
Yes
10
No
5
2
audreypom
At the end of Charlie Dies and Doesn’t Come Back, which is set mostly in hell, it’s revealed the story is being told by an elderly Glep, who tells his grandchild that christianity was right and hell is real.
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Are there demons or Hell?
13 supporters
Yes
16
No
8
2
jdpamv
The whole episode Charlie Dies and Doesn’t Come Back
2 comments | Add comment
Sex
Is there bestiality?
106 supporters
Yes
1
No
16
3
jdpamv
A human woman falls in love with an anthropomorphic shrimp and they kiss.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
No
12
9
feckhead
No, but Pim and his father nonsexually kiss on the lips in "Enchanted Forest" and Charlie expresses that that's weird
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Is there sexual content?
76 supporters
Yes
10
No
5
3
Arbezilics
In episode 3 there is a scene at the end where two characters make out, and in episode 5 there is a scene with two characters flirting, and another with two characters where one unzips the others pants and there is moaning briefly.
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Are there nude scenes?
60 supporters
Yes
11
No
6
3
qitqatt
no scenes based around nudity, but there is still censored nudity in the show. the most notable scene would probably be in "Charlie Dies And Doesnt Come Back" where pim innocently hugs a naked charlie, who tells pim to be careful where he puts his hand.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
52 supporters
Yes
3
No
12
2
jdpamv
Women are seen in bikinis but aren’t sexualized otherwise. However, women are objectified in the sense that they’re either stereotypical or a narrative prop.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there BDSM?
38 supporters
Yes
1
No
10
1
jdpamv
Boss wears a vaguely BDSM outfit to Charlie’s funeral.
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Does someone lose their virginity?
24 supporters
Yes
0
No
15
1
Thylacid3
S2
E3
At the start of this episode, there's a critter who tells Allan that she had the best night with him, implying that she had a sexual encounter with him.
However, we don't know if the said character was a virgin or not; she doesn't even appear in any other scene afterwards
However, we don't know if the said character was a virgin or not; she doesn't even appear in any other scene afterwards
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
26 supporters
Yes
0
No
14
0
swishnflick
S1
E3
No, a male character cries but is comforted.
2 comments | Add comment
Sickness
Yes
1
No
8
Does someone have a chronic illness?
18 supporters
Yes
4
No
10
2
PickledPlums
S2
E4
Charlie states that he has a (unnamed) heart condition that requires him to have a pacemaker.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
9
Yes
1
No
9
Social
Yes
0
No
15
Yes
0
No
14
Is existentialism debated?
17 supporters
Yes
11
No
4
1
joecool
Season 1 episode 1 - a suicidal person is convinced that life is meaningless
Season 2 episode 8 - a snowman, after being magically brought to life, becomes inconsolable when he learns that he’ll die someday.
Season 2 episode 8 - a snowman, after being magically brought to life, becomes inconsolable when he learns that he’ll die someday.
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Yes
8
No
3
Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
75 supporters
Yes
0
No
16
1
jdpamv
Sad endings to episodes are rare and usually comedic. The show itself doesn’t have a sad ending.
2 comments | Add comment
Are there end credit scenes?
57 supporters
Yes
10
No
2
1
jdpamv
Only in two episodes and the credits are very short anyways (although I’d recommend skipping them and the intro if you have epilepsy or sensory overload).
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
9
Vehicular
Does a car crash?
31 supporters
Yes
7
No
8
6
Mkosmorama
Not onscreen, but Charlie mentions his uncle getting into a car accident and killing a family in "Mr. Frog"
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Is someone hit by a car?
29 supporters
Yes
8
No
3
3
PaytonVwV1
Charlie in episode 2 mentions that his uncle ran his car into a group of people as an explaination to why he has the sleeping pills he gave Mr Frog, but it's never shown.
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Does a plane crash?
20 supporters
Yes
8
No
8
4
qitqatt
at the end of "The Smiling Friends Go To Brazil!" a plane is seen falling, but the impact was never shown.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
7
No
4
Violence
Is there blood/gore?
68 supporters
Yes
29
No
1
5
loveandguns2
Lots. It is meant to be played for laughs but it's still gore and can be squimish for few.
5 comments | Add comment
Is there gun violence?
41 supporters
Yes
22
No
1
6
Mkosmorama
In "Desmond's Big Day Out" Desmind spends the whole episode holding a gun, threatens to shoot himself with it, and ends up shooting the bliblies with it.
In "Frowning Friends", DJ Spit pulls out a gun on Pim and Charlie when he thinks they're trying to gaslight him.
Not sure if it counts but in "Mr. Frog", Mr. Frog and Charlie go to a shooting range.
In "Frowning Friends", DJ Spit pulls out a gun on Pim and Charlie when he thinks they're trying to gaslight him.
Not sure if it counts but in "Mr. Frog", Mr. Frog and Charlie go to a shooting range.
4 comments | Add comment
Does someone drown?
35 supporters
Yes
1
No
9
3
Arbezilics
No one drowns but there is a scene in episode 4 where a character struggles to swim down a stream
1 comment | Add comment
Is there a nuclear explosion?
1 supporters
Yes
0
No
12
0
carousel
S2
E2
after President Jimble accidentally emboldens a warlord, there's a brief snippet of a violent invasion on some kind of european country with large explosions of unknown kinds, however you don't see a mushroom cloud so i assume it's not specifically nuclear weaponry
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Visual
Is there smoke or haze?
1 supporters
Yes
3
No
0
1
carousel
S1
E4
at the very end of the episode, they light a small bonfire which is an image of real fire edited over the drawn images, and there's a light haze above the fire but it looks more like a water vapor effect they placed over it than smoke. not at all realistic
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