"Happy Tree Friends" (2006) TV series 2006-

Creators:

Aubrey Ankrum
Rhode Montijo
Kenn Navarro
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

25 September 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Cute as puppy and horribly wrong.

Plot Keywords:

Cut Into Pieces | Mime | Killing | Torn In Half | Love

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Ellen Connell	...	Petunia / ... (25 episodes, 2006-2010)
David Winn	...	Lumpy / ... (25 episodes, 2006-2010)
Warren Graff	...	Toothy / ... (21 episodes, 2006-2010)
Kenn Navarro	...	Cuddles / ... (20 episodes, 2006-2010)
Aubrey Ankrum	...	Pop / ... (17 episodes, 2006-2009)
Nica Lorber	...	Flaky (15 episodes, 2006-2010)
Michael 'Lippy' Lipman	...	Nutty (15 episodes, 2006-2009)
Liz Stewart	...	Sniffles (14 episodes, 2006-2009)
Francis Carr	...	Russel (12 episodes, 2006-2009)
Wes Spencer	...	Mr. Pickles (11 episodes, 2006-2010)
Peter Herrmann	...	Disco Bear (9 episodes, 2006)

Series Directed by
Kenn Navarro		(27 episodes, 2006-2010)
Alan Lau		(4 episodes, 2006)
David Winn		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Writing credits
Aubrey Ankrum		(27 episodes, 2006-2010)
Rhode Montijo		(27 episodes, 2006-2010)
Kenn Navarro		(27 episodes, 2006-2010)
Warren Graff		(25 episodes, 2006-2010)
Ken Pontac		(25 episodes, 2006-2010)
David Winn		(15 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jason Sadler		(5 episodes, 2006)
Paul Alan		(3 episodes, 2006)

Series Produced by
John Evershed	....	executive producer (25 episodes, 2006-2010)
Kenn Navarro	....	executive producer / producer / ... (25 episodes, 2006-2010)
Warren Graff	....	co-producer / producer (16 episodes, 2006-2008)
David Bleiman	....	producer (14 episodes, 2006)
Edward Noeltner	....	co-executive producer (14 episodes, 2006)
Aubrey Ankrum	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 2006)
Liz Stewart	....	executive producer / producer (4 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Original Music by
Jerome Rossen		(16 episodes, 2006-2010)

Series Film Editing by
William Simpson		(17 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Art Direction by
Alan Lau		(12 episodes, 2006)

Series Art Department
Kenn Navarro	....	storyboard artist (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael 'Lippy' Lipman	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 2006-2008)
Ted Pratt	....	storyboard artist (7 episodes, 2006)

Series Sound Department
Ronni Brown	....	foley artist (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Francis Carr	....	foley artist / sound (unknown episodes)
Jim Lively	....	sound / sound designer (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Andrew 'Big Show' Blodgett	....	animator (13 episodes, 2006)
Keith Dury	....	animator (13 episodes, 2006)
Andrew Embury	....	animator (13 episodes, 2006)
Gene Fowler	....	animator (13 episodes, 2006)
Stephen P. Hines	....	animator (13 episodes, 2006)
Jon Lambe	....	animator (13 episodes, 2006)
Heather MacDonald	....	animator (13 episodes, 2006)
Dagan Moriarty	....	animator (13 episodes, 2006)
Ewen Nguyen	....	animator (13 episodes, 2006)
Erika Worthylake	....	animator (13 episodes, 2006)
Kenn Navarro	....	animation director (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
David Winn	....	animator (5 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Other crew
Peter M. Green	....	production executive (14 episodes, 2006)
Warren Graff	....	story editor (12 episodes, 2006)
Ken Pontac	....	story editor (12 episodes, 2006)

Production Companies

• G4 Media
• Mondo Media
• Mondo Mini Shows

Distributors

• Revelation Films (2010) (UK) (DVD)
• Bac Films (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• One Movie (2007) (Italy) (all media)
• Polyband (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

74 min | USA:21 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Germany:16 (TV rating) | USA:TV-14 | New Zealand:R16

Company:

G4 Media

Trivia:

The idol from the Internet episodes makes several appearances in the TV Series. The only prominent one is in the episode Idol Curiosity.

Quotes:

All the Tree Friends:Do do do, do-do do di! Do do do, do-do do di! La la la-la la la! La la la-la la la! Do do do, do-do do di! Do do do, do-do do di di do!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Exorcist (1973)

It's not meant to be serious, nor would it be meant for you if you treated it seriously.

Happy Tree Friends is generally considered a controversial anime due to its depiction of explicit violence and gore, and especially due to fact that the sufferers are a group of cute baby animals. Many people may say it's not fun to watch and think the people who like it must be sick but, for me, it's not the violence depicted down there that attracted me most, though sure the violence is "cool" for me. There's something more to be truly appreciated; that said, it's its pure innovation in terms of the tragic deaths of those animals that are creative and enjoyable as an animated art form.

It's definitely pretty normal that every person has to seek some sort of excitement to release themselves from the boredom of repetitive and fast-paced daily life. So, in this case, a guy who really loves this show a lot sure can be sick, but those who simply enjoy the show for a change and who watch it for occasional fun may not be.

For instance, I don't like Kill Bill that much as others do. The reason is, it lacks pace and story, though it's violent and gory. Happy Tree Friends doesn't have story either but on the other hand, it's really creative. Almost every episode has something new to offer you. The styles of deaths happen to each animal varies. The highly dramatic sequences are really hard to mount even for those Hollywood directors. But hey, thanks to the nature of this series - namely cartoon, the idea's really come true.

Despite some less impressive episodes, this show is on the whole impressive. Though you might get bored watching it all day long, and sure you will if you're still "normal", occasionally watching it for a change can bring some real fun.