Adult Swim's Smiling Friends Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel at Wondercon

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3 ай бұрын

I was charmed speaking with Smiling Friends co-creators and stars Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel about how they came together to create the series, animation inspirations and plans for new projects at Wondercon 2024.
About Smiling Friends
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 become more complicated than they seem, making it difficult to bring happiness to the world.
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@aguy_0 3 ай бұрын

3:02 zach almost mentioned uncle grandpa, but he stopped himself out of fear of his power

@Hoodie2ShoozZz 3 ай бұрын

I heard it

@jownr2523 3 ай бұрын

im cackling at the thought of uncle grandpa being grouped with the simpsons and south park

@graciasMiura 3 ай бұрын

no he didn't GULP no he didn't GULP his tongue just twisted a little bit GULP

@hiramzaldana153 3 ай бұрын

ngl uncle grandpa and smiling friends do share a vaguely similar premise .

@systematicbarometer4853 3 ай бұрын

GOOD MORNING!

@mikkelhoffmann28 3 ай бұрын

I have never seen any from Cherry before, i got this recommended cause i watch a lot from Zach and Michael. But i really love the laid back vibes in this interview

@bucc2742 3 ай бұрын

Misread "laid back" as "black lady" and had to double take

@I703I 3 ай бұрын

maybe you need some sleep dud 😴

@greenfox42 3 ай бұрын

@mikkelhoffmann28 AGREE! Subbing to Cherry

@bbgncntrl 3 ай бұрын

She’s a really good interviewer- not at all a slight to the other guy I saw, but it’s incredible how much better they all play this one off than the other interview from wondercon I’ve seen, where they both felt guarded and mostly sarcastic and avoidant. I fucking love mr. Zach ‘psychic pebbles’ Hadel, and Smiling Friends, but I also come off a fan of Mrs. Cherry Los Angeles.

@larkinshay3251 3 ай бұрын

zach with his one outfit

@LilYungOwlGod 3 ай бұрын

His iconic one outfit

@kidsto2612 3 ай бұрын

Hes a legit cartoon character man.

@Antxn001 3 ай бұрын

What a charming lady. I liked to be her friend. Amazing she gets to meet a swell yet totally average creature from the seventh realm Zach Hadel himself.

@BradsGonnaPlay 3 ай бұрын

Did you know there are over 7 realms?

@jpuc5568 3 ай бұрын

My left ear is happy

@funcamp_ltd. 3 ай бұрын

👂: 😀

@linkszxx 3 ай бұрын

only the left side of my headset works

@cakraft 3 ай бұрын

I only have left earbud in

@El-Burrito 3 ай бұрын

I'm watching on my phone, it sounds great

@lickerofwindows 3 ай бұрын

@@El-Burrito good to hear

@davidwong6575 3 ай бұрын

The awkwardness of handing the mic back and forth is so funny. Even if you get another one you should just keep doing it like this. It adds such an odd physicality to the interview 😂

@Freshieroleplays 3 ай бұрын

I have never seen this woman in my life but i think shes iconic

@KellyAesop 3 ай бұрын

Michael Cusack: "I'm kind of a nobody, really" Ok but Michael, I grew up watching your KZfaq stuff. Stuff like Ted and Yolo and the Gabe Newell cartoon made my friends and I laugh so much. Imagine a group of like 7 teens with not that much in common bonding over silly stuff that your mind came up with. That was joy. Thank you. I just realize Michael might not ever read this but whatever, everyone who can relate, give Mr. Cusack his flowers please.

@borntopwnyou 3 ай бұрын

Damo and Darren was ubiquitous when I was in high school. At least once a day you'd hear someone say "YA ALWAYS STEALIN' ME FUARKIN' LIGHTAAARGH"

@graciasMiura 3 ай бұрын

erm.. why is this so wholesome chungus 100?! upvoted

@liquidladdy 3 ай бұрын

@@graciasMiura you totally won't feel embarrassed about this post in 45 minutes.

@graciasMiura 3 ай бұрын

@@liquidladdy try 2 minutes pal

@liquidladdy 3 ай бұрын

@@graciasMiura lmao

@I703I 3 ай бұрын

Legend has it Zach and Michael are still standing in front of that WonderCon wall doing interviews. This was a great one, very positive energy 👏✨️

@HayCorvus 3 ай бұрын

Zach's voice and personality is 10 years younger than his actual age. I'm here for it.

@orbboom6119 3 ай бұрын

Bruv how old is he

@HayCorvus 3 ай бұрын

@@orbboom6119 31?

@orbboom6119 3 ай бұрын

@@HayCorvus ah okay thx

@HayCorvus 3 ай бұрын

@@orbboom6119 you got it bub

@zach5381 Ай бұрын

Dude 31 isn't that old, he seems like a 31 year old doing what he loves and not bogged down from having 5 kids lol

@snoteleks9955 3 ай бұрын

Zach looks like a freaking vampire here

@ChefHathaway 3 ай бұрын

Well he actually was inducted into the Dracula Society earlier this year, he hasn't gotten to the point where he can't day walk yet, but sunlight does cause him immense and crippling pain. He's very brave here.

@TheTunnel Ай бұрын

It’s like he never had a tan

@mcwatte Ай бұрын

Channeling that iconic Andrew Jackson presidential portrait energy

@mcjizz 3 ай бұрын

It's nice to see zach making a public appearance after his recent diagnoses

@Bruh-ps2lh 3 ай бұрын

What happened?

@someguywithawi-ficonnectio931 3 ай бұрын

@@Bruh-ps2lhhe died in real life, he's fine though.

@Bruh-ps2lh 3 ай бұрын

@@someguywithawi-ficonnectio931 Glad he's okay...I had an uncle who died once

@n0isyturtle 3 ай бұрын

A Charlie raincoat with a Pim umbrella would go hard tho

@bigbeefscorcho 3 ай бұрын

Paired with a Glep wizard hat

@marmight739 3 ай бұрын

I’ve seen a few interviews from this event and you’re by far the best interviewer - they’re definitely more comfortable answering here and you had great questions!

@spaceface2918 3 ай бұрын

Is it just me or does zach look like he doesn't have blood in his face or body

@vomitmeflies 3 ай бұрын

he is a pale worm

@Slop_Dogg 3 ай бұрын

he is ethnically undead on his fathers side, he mentions this in another interview

@spaceface2918 2 ай бұрын

@@Slop_Dogg haha, thanks. I hadn't heard that! Iconic zach lineage

@johnnnyyuma 3 ай бұрын

zach is almost translucent

@alexdonger5816 3 ай бұрын

Very wholesome vibes

@maxwellchristian59 3 ай бұрын

I initially clicked cause I love Smiling Friends, but I stayed for your sweet energy

@mattdrummond3552 3 ай бұрын

Zach's iconic jacket

@MrKinglydude 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the interview Cherry! Zach and Michael are always such a pleasure to listen to and I'm so happy "Smiling Friends" has become such a success for them.

@SageLegacy 3 ай бұрын

The merchandise question was funny. I would love a pim plushie and yes it was raining like crazy in San Diego where umbrellas would have sold for sure.

@bananabanana8519 3 ай бұрын

this is soooo 2010 i love it

@esteemedyams 3 ай бұрын

This is really cool, the show is Adult Swim's biggest hit in recent years and you got an interview with the creators. You had some great questions too! Thank you for uploading this! On another note, it's really cool to see Zach and Michael on a rocket ride like this. They both put a tremendous amount of work into the stuff they uploaded over the years and now it's finally, really paying off. I just hope Zach will still have the time and energy to be a regular on Oneyplays, he's literally the only reason I ever watch that show.

@LordAaronjay 3 ай бұрын

Nice interview, very professional!

@ARKVDE 3 ай бұрын

I love how Zach is just incapable of turning off what a psychopath lmao

@freshgarbage1492 3 ай бұрын

Loved this video!!

@largeDUMBASS 3 ай бұрын

bro just pronounced thesaurus like "the-asaurus" like it's a dinosaur.

@wheresmycar9559 3 ай бұрын

He's also said Rhino-saurus before it's so fucking funny

@kingdavid7516 3 ай бұрын

he said thee-a-saurus though.

@grindcoreninja6527 3 ай бұрын

Love it, subbed.

@xliquidpliskinx4327 3 ай бұрын

I’m loving seeing all these

@angelsoriano7580 3 ай бұрын

what an amazing interview !

@ricaboni 3 ай бұрын

this guys are awesome!! love them! waiting for season 2

@mengyg 3 ай бұрын

my left ear really enjoyed this interview, bravo!

@mitchelrocchi919 3 ай бұрын

I can guarantee this will go to at least 50k views

@gooman04 3 ай бұрын

really nice interview!!!

@Frogmaps 3 ай бұрын

You got so many good responses from them, really great interview!

@krisismav 3 ай бұрын

Real cute interview! Love your energy and little laugh at the end lol

@bigbeefscorcho 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful interview! Ms Cherry has a lovely presence and a kind voice, I’m glad these two volatile gentlemen weren’t too wild for her master interview skills

@professorlayton8005 3 ай бұрын

really good questions cherry

@Vodysly5_5 3 ай бұрын

This was just nice

@fynnli6685 3 ай бұрын

awesome video!

@Dururugi 3 ай бұрын

Great interview

@citizenofhyrule 3 ай бұрын

when they draw pim, do they re-scroonglie his pupils?

@Slcblackid 3 ай бұрын

Idk why this is so wholesome to me but I wish you nothing but the best Cherry ❤

@isaacaberamos 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this pleasant interview :)

@normal_comma 3 ай бұрын

Good interview!

@beastmanreview009 3 ай бұрын

Cool you gotta meet them both!

@ClymenetheFox 3 ай бұрын

You're so sweet and laid back, subscribed! ❤❤❤

@googingus 3 ай бұрын

I love this

@ViceAdmiralNash 3 ай бұрын

Zach wears the same jacket in every video he's seen in to ruin paparazzi photos

@Keewaf 3 ай бұрын

wonderful and laidback interviewer also i actually appreciate the 360p quality, it just fits for some reason lol

@SamanthaFeliciano-qp6rz 3 ай бұрын

I miss your videos very much 💖💖💖

@kooljokez 3 ай бұрын

Video is fine the technical side is interesting that it looks like a much older video since its 360p. Im sure someone finds that comforting.

@pizzacunt 3 ай бұрын

my left ear really enjoyed this

@BenScrannage 3 ай бұрын

Zach decided that every interview he did today would be with the microphone way too close to his mouth

@space_1073 3 ай бұрын

Came for Michael and Zach, stayed for Cherry. Cherry is awesome.

@gameovryourmumontoast 3 ай бұрын

I like how Zach says edit this like he's on an oneyplays episode lol

@roblestito93 3 ай бұрын

In regards to merch, I really hope Zack and Mike make a Smiling Friends character that's a parody on Inspector Gadget just so Zack can have a chance to merchandise his own version of the Inspector Gadget McDonalds toy where you gotta get all the body parts to make the whole toy.

@meatballsyes3854 3 ай бұрын

my left ear goes hard in this vid

@cristiangonzalez7306 3 ай бұрын

Did someone mess with Zach in post??? Is he actually THAT pale??? He looks exactly like his plush, no joke. What the heck?!

@LeonardoMastrogiovanni 3 ай бұрын

I love how Zach did his iconic „waaaah“ catchphrase at the end!

@15clank 3 ай бұрын

Love the audio on ot coming out of one ear bud

@Kevan_VG 3 ай бұрын

This video rocks

@JakeMoody_ 3 ай бұрын

5:54 😂

@Maximilian1990 3 ай бұрын

Damn Motifa did a great job with this interview

@Bartschatten1 3 ай бұрын

My left ear is thankful for this interview

@zap2747 3 ай бұрын

Cheery Cherry!

@siamesetwin2996 3 ай бұрын

You seem very kind :)

@blushingbunny3074 3 ай бұрын

She knew about the puppetsss! If not that probably made her day if not week!

@NorwayDuck 3 ай бұрын

I could not get past the first few seconds with this audio

@Deriedits 3 ай бұрын

If anyone is having audio issues. Switch your audio to Mono, You should hear it on both sides. Afterwards switch back to Stereo.

@juror12 3 ай бұрын

It's the first time I've seen Zach in the wild

@xTheSweetyMan 3 ай бұрын

I heard season 3 will have 2 mics for the convention interviews

@Yulupobagresh 3 ай бұрын

I hear It’ll be photo real too.

@mrpickles9691 Ай бұрын

I can’t even look at em cuz I wanna just see the characters

@mrpickles9691 Ай бұрын

Bush world was brilliant. A , took me 5 years to get it

@epichatwearer 3 ай бұрын

WAZUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHH

@iansag3 3 ай бұрын

😆❤️YAYY

@mattreid2463 3 ай бұрын

I love that 9K horrible internet homunculi are just really enjoying this fun, positive interview

@jestawell 3 ай бұрын

great video, you need to equalize your audio thou

@druff6736 Ай бұрын

zack hadel looks like jschalet lol

@mrpickles9691 Ай бұрын

I just watched the one where the smiling friends got abducted! BEST on since the trip to hell with granny with her lolly! BEST shit since Ziggy stardust! You guys are like Bowie band mick Robson! I love u!!!!!!😂❤😂😂