Memes on Instagram: "Follow (us) @IGHT for the best posts and reels 💜 In Smiling Friends (2022) the full-season debut of the animated series, co-creators Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack personally handled everything from storyboards and character design to final sound-mixing, which the duo described as unusual for an adult animated series. The pilot episode premiered unannounced on April 1 2020 as part of a network event and went on to become the most viewed episode ever on the network’s website.