Smoochies
- "Unleash your sadistic side on our Smoochies instead of torturing your pets. They’ll thank you."
- — Official Happy Tree Friends website[1]
Smoochies are interactive short clips mainly focusing on one Happy Tree Friends character each. A Smoochie has a unique theme and is framed with a graphic reminiscent of Tamagotchi virtual pet devices. The featured character has two idle animations which play as he/she waits for user input, which is in the form of one of the three buttons located on the right-hand side of the frame. Pressing a button will play a short scene related to said button's label (for example, the "Feed" option in Cuddles' Pet Smoochie will place a carrot for Cuddles to eat). All scenes will always end with the featured character dying, at which point the user may reset the scene to its default state by pressing the only button labeled "Reset".
The first eight Smoochies focusing on Cuddles, Giggles, Toothy, Petunia, Sniffles, Pop, Flaky, and Nutty were released on 2003, some debuting earlier in either Happy Tree Friends: Volume #1: First Blood or Happy Tree Friends: Second Serving DVD before being published to the official Happy Tree Friends website, while the last three Smoochies focusing on Cub, Disco Bear, and Mime were released on the official website on 2008. The first eight Smoochies were later re-released with the similar frame design as the latter three starting from early 2008 with the re-release of Toothy's Easter Smoochie on March 17, 2008.
Smoochies also come in non-interactive video format, available on the official MondoMedia website or YouTube. This version forgoes the themed frames and simply plays through all the idle animations and options in one clip, with the scene being reset automatically between options.
List of Smoochies[edit]
Cuddles' Pet Smoochie[edit]
- Main article: Cuddles' Pet Smoochie
Cuddles' Pet Smoochie is the very first Happy Tree Friends Smoochie ever released[citation needed]. It stars Cuddles and is pet-themed with the options "Feed", "Sleep", and "Clean". This Smoochie is also available in Happy Tree Friends: Volume #1: First Blood under the name Original Cuddles. It used to have a brown acorn frame until it was re-released on July 29, 2009, which now depicts it with a rectangular frame colored light green. The re-release version is also known as Cuddles' Smoochie.[2]
Giggles' Valentine's Smoochie[edit]
- Main article: Giggles' Valentine's Smoochie
Giggles' Valentine's Smoochie, as its name suggests, is a Valentine's Day-themed Smoochie released online on February 2003. It stars Giggles and features the options "Flowers", "Cupid", and "Note". This Smoochie is also available in Happy Tree Friends: Volume #1: First Blood under the name Valentine's Day. It used to have a red heart frame until it was re-released on December 23, 2008, which now depicts it with a rectangular frame colored light red. The re-release version is also known as simply Valentine's Smoochie.[3]
Toothy's Easter Smoochie[edit]
- Main article: Toothy's Easter Smoochie
Toothy's Easter Smoochie, as its name suggests, is an Easter-themed Smoochie. It stars Toothy and features the options "Yummy", "Goody", and "Tasty". This Smoochie is also available in Happy Tree Friends: Volume #1: First Blood under the name Happy Easter. It used to have either a purple acorn or an Easter egg as its frame until it was re-released on March 17, 2008, which now depicts it with a rectangular frame colored light purple.
Nutty's Party Smooochie[edit]
- Main article: Nutty's Party Smoochie
Nutty's Party Smoochie, as its name suggests, is a party-themed Smoochie. It stars Nutty and features the options "Toy", "Gift", and "Treat". This Smoochie is also available in Happy Tree Friends: Volume #1: First Blood under the shortened name Party Smoochie. It used to have a gift box as its frame until it was re-released on September 25, 2009, which now depicts it with a rectangular frame colored blue.
Petunia's Summer Smoochie[edit]
- Main article: Petunia's Summer Smoochie
Petunia's Summer Smoochie is a Smoochie themed around summertime activities. It was first released on May 2003. It stars Petunia and features the options "Swim", "Spin", and "Sprinkle". This Smoochie is also available in Happy Tree Friends: Second Serving under the name Petunia Summertime. It used to have a beach ball as its frame until it was re-released on May 15, 2008, which now depicts it with a rectangular frame colored dark peach.
Pop's BBQ Smoochie[edit]
- Main article: Pop's BBQ Smoochie
Pop's BBQ Smoochie is a Smoochie published to celebrate the 4th of July.[4] It stars Pop and is barbeque-themed with the options "Light", "Corn", and "Kabob". This Smoochie is also available in Happy Tree Friends: Second Serving under the name Pop Bar-B-Que. It used to have a propane gas tank as its frame until it was re-released on July 3, 2008, which now depicts it with a rectangular frame colored cream.
Flaky's Baseball Smoochie[edit]
- Main article: Flaky's Baseball Smoochie
Flaky's Baseball Smoochie, as its name suggests, is a baseball-themed Smoochie. It stars Flaky and features the options "Catch", "Bat", and "Gum". This Smoochie is also available in Happy Tree Friends: Second Serving under the name Flaky Baseball. It used to have a baseball as its frame until it was re-released on August 12, 2009, which now depicts it with a rectangular frame colored light blue. The re-release version is also known as Flaky Baseball Smoochie.[5]
Sniffles' Science Smoochie[edit]
- Main article: Sniffles' Science Smoochie
Sniffles' Science Smoochie, as its name suggests, is a science-themed Smoochie. It stars Sniffles and features the options "Jet", "Magnet", and "Mix". This Smoochie is also available in Happy Tree Friends: Second Serving under the name Sniffles Science. It used to have a book as its frame until it was re-released on July 16, 2009, which now depicts it with a rectangular frame colored turquoise.
Mime's Olympic Smoochie[edit]
- Main article: Mime's Olympic Smoochie
Mime's Olympic Smoochie is a Smoochie published in commemoration of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This is the first Smoochie to be published after the TV airing of Happy Tree Friends, thus this is the first Smoochie to adapt the TV series' art style. It stars Mime and features the options "Hammer Throw", "Hurdles", and "Weights". It has a red frame with the Happy Tree Friend-shaped Olympics logo as its pattern.
Halloween Smoochie[edit]
- Main article: Halloween Smoochie
The Halloween Smoochie is a Smoochie published on October 10, 2008 to tie in with the titular holiday. It stars Disco Bear and features the options "Ghost", "Caveman", and "Thrillah". It has a dark orange frame.
Cub's Christmas Smoochie[edit]
- Main article: Cub's Christmas Smoochie
Cub's Christmas Smoochie, as its name suggests, is a Christmas-themed Smoochie. It was released on December 3, 2008. It features Pop and Cub, though Cub is the focus character. The options simply consist of "Gift 1", "Gift 2", and "Gift 3". It has a dark red frame. This Smoochie is also known as simply Christmas Smoochie.[6]
External links[edit]
- Playlist: Smoochies by Happy Tree Friends - Mondo (non-interactive video version, but Toothy's, Petunia's, and Mime's Smoochies are not included)
References[edit]
- ↑ Smoochies on Happy Tree Friends
- ↑ Cuddles' Smoochie on Happy Tree Friends
- ↑ Valentine's Smoochie on Happy Tree Friends
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20030623132637/http://happytreefriends.com:80/latest_news/index.html Smoochies! A new 4th of July Smoochie with Pop coming next month, along with an ALL SMOOCHIE special!
- ↑ Flaky Baseball Smoochie on Happy Tree Friends
- ↑ Christmas Smoochie on Happy Tree Friends