Happy Tree Friends

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Happy Tree Friends show opening.
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Happy Tree Friends show opening.

Happy Tree Friends is a black comedy Flash cartoon series by Mondo Mini Shows, created by Kenn Navarro, Aubrey Ankrum and Rhode Montijo.

As indicated on the official site, the show is "not recommended for small children or big babies." Notwithstanding the cuteness of its characters, the show is highly violent. Every episode features at least one character's violent and bloody death, except the two episodes: "Out on a Limb", "Nuttin' but the Tooth" and possibly "House Warming" (which still featured blood and gore and characters who would have possibly died of blood loss or shock).
While the violence of these deaths is compared to that of The Itchy and Scratchy Show (a short cartoon featured on The Simpsons), the Happy Tree Friends deaths are even more graphic and more drawn out.

The show is nearly free of dialogue; when the characters do speak, their words are severely garbled. Though it is obvious what each character's reaction is, their words can barely be understood.

According to the website, the idea for Happy Tree Friends was conceived by Rhode Montijo when he drew a yellow rabbit (slightly resembling Cuddles) on a piece of paper and wrote "Resistance Is Futile" underneath it.

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[edit] Show characteristics

Left to Right: Cuddles, Giggles, Toothy, & Petunia riding a school bus.
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Left to Right: Cuddles, Giggles, Toothy, & Petunia riding a school bus.

The show usually takes place somewhere in the woodlands of North America (except for Buddhist Monkey); Cro-Marmot, Cub, Cuddles, Disco Bear, Flaky, Flippy, Giggles, Handy, Lifty, Mime, Mole, Nutty, Petunia, Pop, Russell, Shifty, Sniffles, Splendid and Toothy are all from the United States of America, Lumpy is from Canada, and Buddhist Monkey is from China. All are drawn in a sweet and innocent style that makes their deaths (or their actions leading to other's deaths) all the more shocking. Many of them show two front large buckteeth when they smile. All the Happy Tree Friends except for Lumpy and Sniffles have the same pink Care Bear heart-shaped noses. Happy Tree Friends have old-fashion style eyes which were used in very old cartoons except for Lumpy, Nutty, Flipped-Out Flippy and (sometimes) Lifty and Shifty in the TV series with Mole and Cro Marmot being unknown.

At the beginning of each episode, the characters are typically found in everyday situations. However, these situations always escalate into violence, mostly because of very unfortunate, surprising accidents with common, otherwise harmless props.

Each episode starts with introduction credits resembling a children's book, which portrays the show's logo, the episode's name and cast. After the ending credits, a moral follows. Examples are "Wash behind your ears!" and "Don't bite off more than you can chew!". While adding to the children's book theme, the moral sharply contrasts with the violence previously portrayed by the episode. Since the end of Season One, the moral is an ironic reference to what happened to the characters in that episode.

Each episode has a typical duration of less than three minutes. Usually only a few of the characters are used in a single episode, but occasionally larger episodes have been released where most of the characters appear.

Currently, new episodes are released once a month. An episode list can be seen on the official website, which contains a list of older episodes available on demand from the site. However, these episodes are only available for a limited time, as this list is exchanged with other episodes every other week.

It is worth noting that due to the nature of the show, characters who have merely implied deaths probably die anyway. For example, if a death scream is heard after the screen goes black, the watcher is expected to assume the obvious. Similarly, even if characters survive hideous injuries, they'll probably die from blood loss, or shock. Being caught in an explosion is another example of implied but uncertain death. However this is not a consistent rule, since in "Eyes Cold Lemonade", Giggles is horribly injured, but quickly bandaged up and apparently survives.

[edit] Worldwide broadcast

In some countries, certain episodes can be seen on television, such as the French, Dutch, German, Polish, Brazilian, Italian and Latin American MTV channels, the Greek Mad Music Channel and on the Australian Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) network. On June 10, 2005, the shorts began showing during Attack of the Show!. A series, Happy Tree Friends and Friends, began to air on August 29, 2005, as part of the late night Midnight Spank block, which are all part of G4 (a TV channel for video games). The series has since been cancelled, but Happy Tree Friends shorts still air on Barbed Wire Biscuit/G4's Late Night Peep Show (a compilation of animation that continues to air on G4). Happy Tree Friends has also gained a collection of Audibles and an "IMVironment" for Yahoo!'s instant messenger. It is featured on many websites in which flash cartoons can be watched, such as Newgrounds, Atom Films, Purple Twinkie, and Albino Black Sheep.

Encouraged by the show's success, its creators have released four DVDs (First Blood, Second Serving, Third Strike, and Winter Break) containing the episodes shown on the website and others that have not been released. A collection consisting of three DVDs has also been released.

Selected episodes of Happy Tree Friends are regularly featured in the annual Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation, among other diverse talents.

A video game for the series is also planned. Happy Tree Friends & Mondo Mini Shows are currently searching for a publisher. The half-hour TV series debuted on October 2, 2006 at Midnight on G4. This TV series is entirely about the Happy Tree Friends. Four of the characters (Cuddles, Flippy, Lumpy and Nutty) have Myspace accounts. The TV series got a sneak premiere at San Diego Comic Con on July 20, 2006 at 6:00 P.M. local time. The website has also announced that fans will be able to see 7 minute episode segments once each month starting September 1 through the end of the year. The first episodes to go online were "From Hero to Eternity", "Don't Yank My Chain", "Sea What I Found", and "Wishy Washy".The October 2 premiere episode will featured the following three segments: "Party Animal", "Ipso Fatso" and "Don't Yank my Chain".

The latest episodes are also "podcastable" (Podcast)

[edit] Main Characters

The characters each have their own distinct personality and traits.

Episodes: The number of episodes the character has featured in.
Kill Count: The number of deaths the character is responsible for.
Death Count: The number of times the character has died.

[edit] Cuddles

Cuddles, a fork and an electrical socket.
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Cuddles, a fork and an electrical socket.

Animal: Eastern Cottontail
Place of Origin: Indianapolis, Indiana
Gender: Male
Episodes: 14
Kill Count:
Death Count: 12
V.A.: Kenn Navarro

A canary-yellow rabbit whose pursuits include skateboarding and swimming, Cuddles is claimed to be the de facto main character in the series, and stars in most of the advertisements. He dies in almost every episode he is in. Cuddles' favorite color seems to be pink, as he always wears pink bunny slippers and has pink cheeks. His fondness is particularly noticeable in the episode 'Sweet Ride', where as well as his regular cheeks and slippers, he ordered a pink strawberry flavored ice cream, and was riding his pink skateboard. He was one of the first characters to be created in Happy Tree Friends. It appears that Cuddles and Giggles are very close friends since they appear in many episodes together. Flaky is another friend with whom he shares several episodes with along with Toothy. Cuddles is rather mischievous, as evidenced in the episodes "From A to Zoo" and "Let it Slide". His account on Myspace mentions that he is actually allergic to carrots, although he enjoys blowing through a straw into a glass of carrot juice, which soothes his ears and tickles his pink little nose. He's Kenn Navarro's personal favorite. Starting with the new TV episodes, it appears that Cuddles' unlucky streak came to an end, as he does not die as much as he normally did in the internet shorts.

[edit] Giggles

Giggles catching a fish.
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Giggles catching a fish.

Animal: Eastern Chipmunk
Place of Origin: Buffalo, New York
Gender: Female
Episodes:
Kill Count: 2
Death Count: 14
V.A.: Dana Belben

A pink chipmunk with a big red bow on her head, she is one of three female characters in the show, as told by one of the shows' editors. She has the personality of a young girl, as she enjoys frolicking through flowers, having tea parties, solving crossword puzzles and writing poetry, until disaster befalls her. She tends to giggle frequently, earning her name. Giggles apparently has hayfever, and sometimes dies from it.

Her Myspace account mentions that she wishes to see herself on a cereal box one day. Giggles is one of the main characters in the series and she appears in most advertisements along with Cuddles and Toothy. She also appears on a lot of the Happy Tree Friends merchandise. She seems to be very affectionate, hugging and kissing a lot of characters, therefore making it difficult to guess if she has a crush on any one character. However, she spends a lot of time with Petunia and they seem to be best friends.

[edit] Handy

Handy Drinking some lemonade
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Handy Drinking some lemonade

Animal: Beaver
Place of Origin: Rochester, Minnesota
Gender: Male
Episodes: 5
Kill Count: 1
Death Count: 9
V/A: Warren Graff

An orange craftsman beaver with unexplained amputated hands. The stumps are covered with bandages. He wears a tool belt and a worker's helmet. He still manages to perform all sorts of tasks, but only off-screen. Ironically, his dam is littered with items that are operated by hand, like drills and yo-yos. Handy gets angry and frustrated at times. Despite having no hands, Handy seems to still be inexplicably capable of building things. Some of the fans of the Happy Tree Friends say that Handy has a crush on Petunia, referring to "House Warming" when Petunia hugged him. Also lately Handy seems to have shown an interest in flying.

[edit] Lumpy

Lumpy and a falling anvil.
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Lumpy and a falling anvil.

Animal: Moose
Place of Origin: London, Ontario
Gender: Male
Episodes:
Kill Count: 96
Death Count: 19
V.A.: Rhode Montijo

A light blue moose with apparently very low intelligence, bad teeth, disorbited eyes and mismatched antlers. Known to be the big brother, or perhaps babysitter, (in any case, he is older) of many of the other characters, he is also a complete klutz and the biggest idiot in the entire forest, and when considering the clumsiness and frequent foolishness of the other characters, that's really saying something. Furthermore, he screams like a girl.

He is one of the few grown-up characters in the show and the only character with a standard nose with two nostrils (the smaller Happy Tree Friends all have heart-shaped noses). Lumpy has probably appeared in the most episodes out of all the other Tree Friends, and most fans consider him the odd one out. There were some arguments about him being too close to Bullwinkle the Moose and "Montgomery Moose", the group's leader of The Get-Along Gang, so his right antler was drawn upside down. Lumpy has had many occupations in many episodes, including teacher, ticket clerk, bus driver, convenience store owner, and more. He is usually a fill-in character like Wooldoor Sockbat from Drawn Together. He is often shown in tremendously incongruous situations, such as lounging lazily, shirtless, in a hammock, while the rest of the Happy Tree Friends gang are playing in the snow. His low intelligence is often the cause of other characters' deaths, and sometimes his own, but nonetheless survives most episodes he features in. He lives in a trashy trailer and drives a Lincoln Continental. His Myspace account mentions that his favorite dessert is cheesecake and that he likes to talk to lettuce. He's made an appearance in every TV series episode except "Easy for you to Sleigh" and "And The Kitchen Sink".

[edit] Toothy

Toothy playing a game of hide and seek.
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Toothy playing a game of hide and seek.

Animal: Beaver
Place of Origin: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Episodes:
Kill Count:
Death Count: 15
V.A.: Warren Graff

A light purple beaver with very large buckteeth. Known to be a great fan of Splendid, he dresses up as Splendid in "Remains To Be Seen". Usually, he acts before he thinks, e.g. running away and throwing a lit candle on a stage curtain behind him. He tends to cry a lot when in distress. As with Cuddles, Lumpy and Giggles, he is another of the main characters since he's often seen with them on both Happy Tree Friends products and advertisements. Toothy seems to be a character who likes to play around on occasion, such as in the episode "A to Zoo". One could say that he is a slightly tweaked version of Cuddles. However, he is behaving like other Happy Tree Friends.

[edit] Nutty

Nutty the candy-addicted squirrel.
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Nutty the candy-addicted squirrel.

Animal: Squirrel
Place of Origin: New Haven, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Episodes:
Kill Count:
Death Count: 11
V.A.: Michael 'Lippy' Lippman

A crazy green squirrel with an addiction for sugar. Nutty has various candies stuck to his fur, including a lollipop, candy cane and a candy apple. One of his wobbly eyes can move independently of the other. He is hyperactive and jittery, which may be caused by his high sugar intake, and sometimes he foams at the mouth when deprived of candy. His Myspace account mentions that he currently has fourteen dental cavities. Nutty often becomes irate when he can't get the candy he desires. In the Second Serving DVD, he had his own breakfast cereal called Sugar Frosted Nutty Honey, but there is hardly any cereal pieces in it - the picture only shows a large pile of sugar in the bowl. Nutty can be seen eating this cereal in "Concrete Solution".

Nutty is always in episodes that feature candy, with the curious exception of the episode "Eye Candy", where it was Toothy instead.

[edit] Petunia

Petunia working as a fry cook in a burger restaurant.
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Petunia working as a fry cook in a burger restaurant.

Animal: Skunk
Place of Origin: Springfield, Illinois
Gender: Female
Episodes:
Kill Count:
Death Dount: 17
V.A.: Dana Belben

A blue skunk who always wears a pine scent car air freshener or deodorizer around her neck to cover up her skunk smell, even though she bathes many times a day, making it possible that she has no idea that skunks themselves don't smell. She often appears working with food, and appears to enjoy cooking.

Petunia is one of the more unfortunate Happy Tree Friends, and has some of the most gruesome deaths. She seems to be fairly intelligent and shows some self-preservation instinct, referring to the episode where Lumpy is a scoutmaster. We learn in the TV episode "Wishy Washy" she also has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and is a neat freak/germophobe that has to have everything just right.

[edit] Sniffles

Sniffles and an ant.
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Sniffles and an ant.

Animal: Anteater
Place of Origin: Phoenix, Arizona
Gender: Male
Episodes:
Kill Count: 4
Death Count: 14
V.A.: Liz Stuart

A nerdy bluish-grey anteater who likes to play in the sandbox, listening music with headphones, solve square roots and read about science and maths. He always gets into trouble, and it seems like his worst enemies are actually his favorite snack: ants. Sniffles has a rather high I.Q., as proven in the episodes "Happy Trails Pt. 2" and "Suck It Up", since he builds or invents things that are far more advanced than most things the other characters make. Sniffles also does not have a heart-shaped nose like the other Happy Tree Friends because he has a snout. Despite his book smarts, he's still not clever or lucky enough to avoid gruesome fates. He is one of the characters who die in almost every episode they're seen in. After Episode 5 of the TV series he seems to star in one segment right up to Episode 10(with the exception of episode 9)!

[edit] Splendid

Splendid has a bright idea.
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Splendid has a bright idea.

Animal: Northern flying squirrel
Place of Origin: New York, New York
Gender: Male
Episodes: 7
Kill Count: 30
Death Count: 2
V.A.: Rhode Montijo

A sky blue superheroic flying squirrel who often does housework. His superpowers are based loosely on those of Superman; he can fly, shoot laserbeams from his eyes, has super strength, supersonic hearing, and turning back time. Despite his powers, and sometimes because of them, he commonly ends up unintentionally killing the characters he rescues, and is usually oblivious to it afterwards. In fact Splendid may save one character but accidentally kill other characters in the process. Due to his ability to reverse time, as demonstrated in "Better Off Bread", it is possible that Splendid can save the various Happy Tree Friends from the horrible deaths that happen to them, and bring them back to life, but this is never fully shown in an episode. Splendid seems to be an adult because of his voice and super hero abilities. Splendid is the only character who did not die in the internet shorts. However, he has died once after being over-exposed to his one and only super-hero weakness... Kryptonut, an obvious reference to Superman's Kryptonite weakness.

[edit] Flaky

Flaky the frightened porcupine.
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Flaky the frightened porcupine.

Animal: North American Porcupine
Place of Origin: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Gender: Female
Episodes: 16
Kill Count:
Death Count: 11
V.A.: Nica Lorber

A formerly-androgynous red porcupine whose quills are full of dandruff, thus her name. Flaky's spiny quills are often what kills her or the other Happy Tree Friends. Cuddles is Flaky's closest friend and partner. Flaky is normally frightened and delicate in the violent world of the Happy Tree Friends, understandingly cautious to the point of paranoia, though in rare cases She does something brave, such as riding a haunted house or putting her foot into a nail to avoid an avalanche. Flaky is the only character to be murdered by someone other than a Flipped-Out Flippy. Flaky is apparently allergic to peanuts, as they cause her to swell up like a balloon! This is proved in the episode 'Party Animal'. It also seems that Flaky has somewhat of a weak stomach as proved in "The Wrong Side of the Tracks" and "Wingin' it"

Warren Graff, one of the show's writers says that Flaky is a girl. But Rhode Montijo says that Flaky is a boy. Fans usually burst into all-out wars over the gender of this character whenever Flaky was announced, since no definite answer had as yet been given about his/her gender.... until the Happy Tree Friends Tv Series Season One Volume One came out.... In the commentaries for "And the Kitchen Sink" and "Party Animal", Flaky is repeatedly referred to as a she by Kenn Navarro, Ken Pontac, and Warren Graff with no one trying to correct them.

NOTE: Commentary is a non-cannonical form of information, mostly used for "Tongue-in-cheek" jokes. Still.... it COULD be a sign....

[edit] The Mole

Mole operating a spotlight.
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Mole operating a spotlight.

Animal: Mole
Place of Origin: Roanoke, Virginia
Gender: Male
Episodes:
Kill Count: 15
Death Count: 7
V.A.: N/A

A blind mole with a mole on his face (which served as a detonation device in "Mole in the City") and dark glasses. He usually wears a purple turtleneck. Like Mime, he rarely speaks. It is possible that he is not only blind, but also mute as well, but he is not deaf. Disaster follows his blind bumblings, and he seems to love stuffed animals. His actions and character are that much like those of Mr. Magoo. At several moments he is seen using another tree friends severed head as if it was a Melon/Pumpkin/Bowling Ball. He doesn't appear to have his driver's licence revoked, since he has been seen driving. He also has an arch-nemesis known as The Rat, most likely because they both have careers in industrial espionage. appear in "Happy Trails Part 2". His dead body is buried underneath one of the burial crosses on the remote island. In the Halloween episode "Remains to Be Seen", he and almost everyone else are killed, zombified but unlike the others, not killed again when Flippy's brain explodes. However, he starts to die a lot and on-screen in the TV series. He has only had two or three episodes in the TV series where he hasn't died.

In "Blind Date", The Mole was supposed to go on a date with Giggles. But due to a series of misunderstandings, he went on a date with Lumpy instead.

[edit] Disco Bear

Disco Bear disco dancing under a disco ball.
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Disco Bear disco dancing under a disco ball.

Animal: Bear
Place of Origin: New York, New York
Gender: Male
Episodes: 6
Kill Count: 10
Death Count: 5
V.A.: Peter Herrmann

A golden bear with an orange Afro who likes to dance to disco music. He wears 1970s style clothing such as his bell bottoms and his dancing platform shoes. He usually gets everyone around him in life threatening trouble while dancing, but mistakes their movements of pain for his funky dance moves. He is mostly seen either showing off or trying to impress other female characters, such as Giggles and Petunia, usually killing them in the process. Despite his failures in wooing the ladies (and the fact that the ladies he tries to get are in their teens, while he is an adult), he seems to be pretty well off financially as we've seen him with a private ski cabin in "Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya" and his own submarine in "Sea What I Found". Disco Bear also has quite bad eating habits as seen in "A Change of Heart".

[edit] Russell

Russell the Atlantic Sea Otter Pirate.
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Russell the Atlantic Sea Otter Pirate.

Animal: Sea Otter
Place of Origin: Boston, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Episodes:
Kill Count:
Death Count: 6
V/A: Jeff Biancalana (1st), Francis Carr (2nd)

A turquoise sea otter pirate with typical pirate accessories like a Jolly Roger's hat, a hook, an eyepatch and two wooden peglegs. He enjoys fishing, sailing and eating seafood. Russell's initial character design depicted him with a five o'clock shadow, though since his early appearances, it seems as though he shaves regularly. Typically, his vocabulary consists only of 'Yar!' and 'Yar?', though in the episode "Get Whale Soon", he also says things like 'Aha!' and 'Huh?' Because Russell spends most of his time in the water, he is rarely seen with the other characters, though he does appear in a few episodes with Lumpy, although nowadays he seems to appear with all the others as well.

[edit] Mime

Mime, entertaining Toothy by making balloon animals.
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Mime, entertaining Toothy by making balloon animals.

Animal: Deer
Place of Origin: Aliso Viejo, California
Gender: Male
Episodes:
Kill Count:1
Death Count: 7
V/A: N/A

A purple deer with a painted face who wears a black/purple and white striped shirt. He usually doesn't speak because he is a mime, causing others to have a hard time understanding him. He is talented with circus skills like juggling and creating balloon animals. His attempts to entertain his fellow Happy Tree Friends often have fatal consequences. Mime is also very fond of peanuts, going so far as to stick his hand in a blender to eat them. He is also SLIGHTLY on the pudgy side (most noticeable in the opening credits for "Keeping it Reel" when his picture pops up.) He's slowly becoming a very popular character, appearing in more and more episodes in the TV series.

[edit] Lifty and Shifty

Lifty (left) and Shifty (right) investigating their fridge.
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Lifty (left) and Shifty (right) investigating their fridge.

Animal: Common Raccoons
Place of Origin: Auburn, California
Gender: Males
Episodes Kill Count: 7
Death Count: 9
V.A.: Mark Giambruno and Kenn Navarro

Two green kleptomaniac raccoon brothers who are actually twins. They frequently steal merchandise from the other Happy Tree Friends. The two mostly steal from Lumpy - in "Milkin' It", they stole a cow from Lumpy's farm, and in "Meat Me For Lunch" they stole meat from Lumpy's store.

Although they have the same markings, personality and voice, Shifty wears a fedora, and he sometimes bosses Lifty around. Despite the smirks on their faces and their kleptomania, they almost always end up perishing in the process. Their green color implies money, greed and selfishness, relating to their 'criminal duo' personalities. They also have a trademark evil snigger. They've both shown to have above-average intelligence as in their modus operandi and their underwater chess-playing in "Sea What I Found", meaning that their failures are probably a result of bad luck.

In "Ipso Fatso", they FINALLY pulled out a successful heist, making off with a big slab of beef from a meat locker and not getting caught - or dying. And in "Concrete Solution", they run over Lumpy and then steal his wallet. That is another thief act of theirs that they didn't die after.

[edit] Cro-Marmot

Cro-Marmot the prehistoric marmot frozen in a block of ice.
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Cro-Marmot the prehistoric marmot frozen in a block of ice.

Animal: Prehistoric Marmot
Place of Origin: Alaska
Gender: Male
Episodes:
Kill Count: 2
Death Count: 3
V.A.: N/A

Cro-Marmot is a marmot frozen in a block of ice. He is somehow able to perform many tasks while entirely encased in ice, such as throwing snowballs, somewhat akin to how Handy can perform construction and other tasks without any visible hands. To keep himself frozen, Cro-Marmot stays mainly in cold areas, and sometimes drives an ice cream truck. Cro-Marmot hardly dies in the series, the reason being that the ice he's usually encased in protects him from disaster. Unless something happens to the ice, he is almost invulnerable to most unfortunate events. The only episode in which he is not frozen is "Dino-Sore Days", as that episode occurred during the ancient times when he was not frozen. Cro-Marmot usually appears in the series as a background character, and has hardly any showcase appearances, but has been marked his first "starring" appearance in the episode "Wipe Out".

[edit] Flippy

A Flipped-Out Flippy.
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A Flipped-Out Flippy.

Animal: Bear
Place of Origin: Fort Dix, New Jersey
Gender: Male
Episodes: 8
Kill Count: 35 (approx)
Death Count: 4
V.A.: Aubrey Ankrum

A green bear who is a veteran of war, and a green beret at that. He flips out when he hears or sees something that reminds him of war. For example, in the episode "Flippin' Burgers", he walked into the burger joint happily, until he saw Cuddles and Giggles laughing because Cuddles squirted ketchup onto Giggles. This sent Flippy out of control. His Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is the cause of his grisly, guerrilla warfare. In most episodes he appears in, he is the cause of everybody's deaths. When he goes insane, his eyes turn a different color. Another sign of his insanity is that his voice changes from a cute, innocent high pitch to an evil, deep low pitch. Oddly, Flippy does not actually 'Flip Out' when he helps to kill Flaky in "Happy Trails Part 2". This can be seen by the fact that his eyes are normal and he does not kill anyone else.

Flippy's preferred methods of killing and his own background are likely to be references to Rambo. This is especially evident in "Hide and Seek", where Flippy mimicked Rambo's actions in a scene from Rambo: First Blood Part 2, as he hunted and killed his friends in the woods while they were playing a game of hide and seek. Flippy even carries a bowie knife similar to that wielded by Rambo. He also possesses hand grenades. A deluxe edition Flippy figurine shows him with the more modern M67 fragmentation grenade. From the stripes on Flippy's combats, it can be inferred that he has the rank of a sergeant. His uniform is a mix of the United States Army Special Forces, green beret, and British Royal Marine Commandos. Though, the shield patch on his beret, in the episodes his chevrons are closer in color to the green beret's but pointing down the sleeve like the commandos, and flash back in "Easy For You To Sleigh" he was in a bamboo cage identical to the cages that the Vietcong used to hold US personel when they were on transport to P.O.W. camps.

Flippy's Myspace account mentions that he enjoys jogging, feeding birds, eating chocolate chip cookies, and sewing. He is also one of the few characters who rarely die in the series. He has killed all the characters at least once, except for Splendid, Disco Bear and Cro-Marmot. In "Keepin' It Reel" you see Flippy and Lumpy and the circle closes and you hear what sounds like Flippy snapping Lumpy's neck. Flippy bit Lumpy's arm off in "Remains to be Seen" but Lumpy actually defeats him, this is the only time Flippy has been defeated.

Flippy rarely turns back to normal in the episodes. He actually does turn back to normal at the end of "Party Animal" and briefly in "Flippin' Burgers". Though not a main character, he is considered a fan favourite and is a popular character of the series. Flippy is also a deep sleeper as evident in "Easy For You To Sleigh" except when it comes to cookies; he can hear a cookie a mile away.

[edit] Pop

Pop finds a brick clogging the blades of his lawnmower.
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Pop finds a brick clogging the blades of his lawnmower.

Animal: Grizzly Bear
Place of Origin: Los Angeles, California
Gender: Male
Episodes:
Kill Count: 5
Death count: 9
V/A: Aubrey Ankrum

A light brown bear who is another adult character, the stereotypically clueless, bathrobe-wearing, pipe-smoking 1950s style sitcom father. His inattention (or at times simply attention) often means bad things for his only son, Cub, although it's very clear that he certainly cares about him. Often he is ignorant of his son's death, and continues throughout the episode as if nothing happened. In the TV series, he becomes more aware of his son's demises, as evidenced in "Ipso Fatso", "As You Wish", "Gem's The Breaks" and "Who`s to Flame". His wife's whereabouts are unknown, but rest assured he can handle the stress of being a single parent. Pop is another character who rarely dies in the show. Pop along with Cub, is currently featured in the preloader image with the warning that said 'Small Children Should Not Watch'. It can also be noted that Pop has a much more intelligible way of speaking, as is especially notable in the episode "Water Way To Go", especially towards the end of the episode.

One question on 'Question Kenn' asked if Disco Bear and Pop could be the same character, though this is certainly not the case as they have been seen as separate characters in episodes in which they both appeared in. This is especially evident in "Sea What I Found" when Pop appears to disapprove of Disco Bear's tastes. However, it is possible that they are related.

[edit] Cub

Cub playing with is toy cars.
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Cub playing with is toy cars.

Animal: Grizzly Bear
Place of Origin: Los Angeles, California
Gender: Male
Episodes: 14
Kill Count: 1
Death Count: 11
V.A.: Ellen Connell

A very young light brown bear who wears a diaper and a propeller hat, and is the son of Pop. He likes to wander carelessly around and operate machines all by himself. He is doomed both by his father's attention and the lack of it. Being the youngest member of the Happy Tree Friends, he is often seen carelessly drifting into death-introducing hazards. Despite his appearance being similar to a baby, Cub's level of intelligence and behavior can be attributed to that of a young child.

[edit] Other Characters

[edit] The Ants, an ant family

A family (Mother, Son, Daughter and Baby) of ants with sadistic manners of defending themselves from Sniffles. The Ants always kill Sniffles when he attempts to eat them, after first inflicting gruesome tortures upon him such as shredding his tongue with a paper shredder and then dripping lemon juice onto it. Apparently they were friends with Sniffles in caveman times until Sniffles came to that time in a time machine and ate the mother. Caveman Sniffles then ate father ant and liked it.

[edit] Crazed Dog

A pet store dog purchased by Pop and Cub in the episode "Doggone It" that becomes dangerous and deadly when it hears a whistle. He has the same eyes like Cub and can be very violent.

[edit] Cursed Idol

A maya statue which brings death and bad luck. When it appears, everyone who is near the statue dies brutish. It's starring in the episodes: Treasure this Idol Moments, Hello Dolly, and Idol Curiosity. It appears briefly in the episodes: Crazy Antics, Happy Trails Part 1, Milkin' It, Get Whale soon, Class Act, Remains to be Seen and Every Litter bit Hurts.

[edit] Buddhist Monkey

The creators thought this character was such a great idea that they felt he deserved his own show, which has currently had only two episodes. These episodes were originally exclusive for the second and third DVDs. However in June 2006, the episode "Enter The Garden" was released on the website. As his name implies, he is a monkey who lives his life in the way of Buddha. He has brown fur with four dots in the shape of a square on his forehead and wears what appears to be a brown, monk-like robe with a number of beads worn as a belt. He is often very calm and enjoys peaceful libraries and gardens, but he is known for his sudden rages when the evil Generic Tree Ninjas ruin books and destroy gardens. He has only ever killed the ninjas and nobody else. He has made several cameo appearances in the regular episodes. Such appearances include Buddhist Monkey playing on a cinema screen and Cub playing a claw-grabbing prize machine with an image of Buddhist Monkey on the side of it. He is the only character who has not died yet.

[edit] Elephant Balloon Vendor

A stylistic character only appearing in "Mole and the City. This large elephant sells balloons to a child, until he is cut apart by raining shards of glass broken by The Mole. His death in turn saves The Mole’s life, as the balloons released offer a soft landing for him.

[edit] Giggles's Mother

Appearing only in the episode "Helping Hands", Giggles’s mother answered the door to her home when Splendid came to drop off Giggles’s body. She looks almost identical to Giggles, only much taller and wearing an apron. With the exception of Pop, she is the only parent of a main character to appear in any episode.

[edit] Mittens/Honey

An intensely cute kitten who can be considered a pet rather than a person in the animal world of Happy Tree Friends. While not actually inducing death, Mittens/Honey has a tendency to inflict extra pain in typical Happy Tree Friends fashion, for example cutting off Sniffles' frozen tongue and using it as a cushion. The reason this cute kitten has two names is that the crew, thus far, haven't really decided between the two as to which the kitty's name is. She appears in the episodes: Blind Date, Tongue Twister Trouble and Who's To Flame. She just died in Blind Date, where she was hit by Mole's car. She is seen in some happy Tree Friends images.

[edit] Panda Mom

An innocent Panda mother that is saved by Buddhist Monkey from the Unnamed Ninjas. She and her child only appeared in the episode "Books of Fury".

[edit] Pig Child

The final character to appear in "Mole and the City", this child appears devastated by the Elephant Balloon Vendor’s death. But he soon perks up when The Mole gives him the balloons, which then send him floating away into the sky. It can be assumed he will somehow die.

[edit] The Rat

A stylistically drawn rat, similar to the villains in crime noir, and mortal enemy of The Mole. He has appeared only in the episode "Mole and the City", and was killed in an explosion. The Rat wears a trench coat and a Fedora, has black fur, and long, scraggly whiskers. His vehicle seems to be a giant see-though ball, much like those used by domestic rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, etc. Whether he will ever appear again is uncertain, as the style in which he is drawn differs drastically from the other Happy Tree Friends.

[edit] The Cursed Earthquake

The Cursed Earthquake appears in "Idol Curiosity" whenever the Cursed Idol is removed from it's shrine. It is unknown if we will ever "see" the Cursed Earthquake again in future episodes.

[edit] Generic Tree Friends

Used en masse when needed, for example, in a large audience. They are light in color, faceless, and usually appear as all rabbits or all bears. They are rarely used as not many episodes require large crowds. In the Happy Tree Friends and Friends episode in which the dirty chair's spring goes right through Flaky's body bringing out his/her large intestine, and got smashed by the theater chair, you can see a Generic Tree Friend in the back row.

[edit] Generic Tree Ninjas

A special group of Generic Tree Friends from Japan, who terrorize the sacred places where Buddhist Monkey lives. These dark ninjas are exclusive to the Buddhist Monkey episodes, both of which have recently been shown online. They always seem to be ruining gardens and wrecking libraries. This always brings on the full wrath of Buddhist Monkey, who will then proceed to defeat them all. Unlike stereotypical ninjas, they are dressed in dark green.

[edit] Character Deaths

[edit] Cuddles

  • Spin Fun Knowing Ya: Spun out of the playground (arms rip off in the process) and sliced to pieces by the engines of a jet.
  • Water You Wading For: Crushed by a whale after being brutalized by other water animals.
  • This Is Your Knife: Face smashed off by Flippy with a rock, then gets his intestines pulled out.
  • Sweet Ride: Crashes into stairs whilst riding his skateboard and cut in three pieces. His right eye is then impaled by an ice cream cone.
  • Happy Trails Part 1: Sliced in half by the bus window closing on his waist.
  • Flippin Burgers: Flippy jams a straw in his throat. Blood then pours out of the straw, Cuddles then tries to suck the blood in through the straw but dies because the body doesn't work that way.
  • Class Act: The only character to die before the school explodes - his head gets forced through the tree costume.
  • I Get A Trick Out Of You: Sawed in half by Lumpy. Later in hospital, Lumpy cuts off Cuddle's blood supply for another trick.
  • Remains To Be Seen: Killed in the truck crash. Revived as a zombie, and dies again when Flippy's brain explodes.
  • Keepin' It Reel: Flippy uses Flaky as a mace to whack him with.
  • Let It Slide: Body sliced in two when going down the broken water slide.
  • From A To Zoo: Pierces eye with the balloon blowing machine blowing it up like a balloon.
  • The Wrong Side of tracks: Dies when his hands get cut by the wall of the little tunnel.
  • Don't yank my Chain: Falls into the well with head stuck in bucket and when rope stops, is decapitated.
  • Who's to Flame: Impaled vertically by a fence post, his tail then falls of his body and the cat he rescued uses it as a toy.
  • From Hero to Eternity: Gets a rock through the eye during a snowball fight, he then explodes when Splendid inflates him like a balloon while attempting to revive him via mouth to mouth.
  • Take a Hike: The snake venom is throw to his eyes and gets impaled in a sharp rock.
  • See what develops: Accidentally frozen by splendid's ice breath, splendid then tries to thaw him out with his laser vision only to have cuddles turn into a bunch of ice cubes.
  • Home is where the hurt is: Accidentally thrown into the wood chipper machine by the mole.
  • Wipe out: Impaled on a buoy, his remains are then eaten by seagulls.
  • A Blast From The Past: Frozen and shattered in outer space, then suffers the same death as he did in "Spin Fun Knowing Ya" after Sniffles goes back in time.

[edit] Giggles

  • Spin Fun Knowing Ya: Gets cut in half by a stack of logs and the momentum she had when flying off the merry go round. Then impaled in the head with an unattached bar from the merry go round
  • Helping Helps: While Splendid is flying her to safety, he accidentally hits her head on a tree branch and her head goes flying right off.
  • Stayin' Alve: Gets bumped by Disco Bear, falls and smashes her face into a teapot. She then flails and jumps around frantically and in pain with the shards of the tea kettle stuck in her face.
  • Boo Do You Think You Are?: Sliced in half by a pendulum/blade thingy.
  • You're Baking Me Crazy: Gets a burning iron thrown into her face, followed by spinning egg beaters in the eyes
  • Snow What, That's What!: Gets 3 large icicles impaled in her face, two in the eyes, and one big one in the mouth
  • This is Your Knife: Flippy strangles her with Cuddles' intestines.
  • Happy Trails Pt2: Her foot is stung by a jelly fish. On the same night she dies
  • Flippin' Burgers: Flippy crams the mustard and ketchup bottles into her ears and squeezes until she dies.
  • Class Act: Sandbag falls on her costume, slicing off her face. Possibly dies when the school explodes.
  • From Hero to Eternity: At first, her ears exploded. Head is burned by gushing lava.
  • Better off Bread: When Splendid "rescues" her, he breaks her spine, then as he picks up speed her eyes pop out, then her face peels off. The combination of these injuries causes her death. However, Splendid turns back time, which in turn erased these events, so it is assumed she actually died falling off the cliff (though what really happened on the way down is unknown).
  • Stealing the Spotlight: Burned up by Lumpy's Christmas lights.
  • Mime to five: Killed by the killer ducks.
  • See what develops: Has her entire skin removed from her body leaving only her skeleton when splendid takes off at super speed near her.
  • Idol curiosity: Falls through a crack on the ground that the curse creates, the crack then closes on her which crushes her into a pink, bloody pulp.
  • Home is where the hurt is: Goes through a door that leads to a pit, after she falls in the pit she lands on a handrail of some stairs, as she slides down the handrail she keeps hitting her head into various things, eventually she slides through an area with a bunch of nails sticking out of the handrail which eventually cuts her in half.
  • Aw shucks: Giant popcorn embeds itself in her head, making her look like she's wearing an afro just like disco bear.
  • Remains to be Seen: Dies in the crash, revived as a zombie, then dies when Flippy's brain explodes.
  • Wipe out: After cro-marmot wins the surfing competition she kisses him, only to have her lips get stuck in the ice, she then pulls until her lips are ripped out of her head.
  • Letter late than never: Dies after the sweater she received by mail gets soaked and begins to shrink as it dries out, the sweater begins to squeeze her causing her hands and head to swell due to the pressure, when her body can't take no more her head pops out of her body and goes flying like a deflating balloon till it lands in her mailbox.
  • Wingin' it: After she falls of the airplane she manages to grab onto a parachute in midair, but just when she is safely floating down the airplane passes by and she gets blended by the airplane's propellers.
  • And the Kitchen Sink: Pop runs her over with his car.

[edit] Handy

  • Wheelin' and Dealin': Dies when he smashes into an ambulance, gets cuts in half and his guts fall out.
  • Spare Me: Impaled through the eye by his glass of soda when smacked by Sniffles' head. (Not seen dead, but surely died soon)
  • The Way You Make Me Wheel: Lumpy backs into him, wedging him between two vehicles, smashing him up and wrapping his body around a back tire.
  • Happy Trails Pt2: Dies in the rocket ship when it gets to the sun.
  • From hero to Eternity: Kicks his shovel after more snow lands in his driveway and a large plate of thick ice cuts his head in half.
  • Shard at work: Drowns in his fish bowl after being slices by shards of glass.
  • Class Act: Is badly injured during the disaster, losing everything from the waist down. Possibly dies when the school explodes
  • Remains to be Seen: Dies in the crash. Revived as a zombie and dies again either when Flippy splits his body in half or when Flippy's brain explodes.
  • Don't Yank My Chain: Squished between the train and the tunnel wall.
  • Gem's the Break: His plane and him exploded by Splendid's laser vision.
  • Dunce Upon a Time: Head burst by giant nutcracker.
  • A Sight For Sore Eyes: As he brings his head out from a manhole, the mole runs over his head with a lawn mower, totally cutting up his brains/head.
  • Wrong Side of the Tracks: Cut in half vertically by large piece of glass .

[edit] Lumpy

  • Wheelin' & Dealin': Gets burned to a crisp when he starts his car (but he not die).
  • Pitchin' Impossible: Gets sawed in two by malfunctioning roller coaster rolling through his stand.
  • Treasure These Idol Moments: (Possibly) Dies in a car wreck after he runs into Flaky.
  • Rinks Hijinks: Smashes into toy machine and gets heart pulled out by claw.
  • Keeping it Reel: He boo's at the cinema screen while flippy sneaks behind him. The camera closes on him and you hear a splattering sound. Flippy probably breaks lumpy's neck
  • The Way You Make Me Wheel: Slowly dies of blood loss in his car after slicing his jugular vein with a razor.
  • Snow What? Thats What: His body is mangled in his hammock when Cro-Marmot passes.
  • Blind Date: Top of head is sliced when The Mole drives under an 18-wheeler.
  • It's a Snap: Is decapitated by Splendid's heat ray vision.
  • Get Whale Soon: Dies when Russell tosses the harpoon straight up into the air.
  • Milkin' It: Somehow gets hung in the hot-air balloon's rope & hook. Entire upper body slithers through the hook, leaving only the lower-half of the body intact.
  • Take a Hike: Killed by the angry bear.
  • Class Act: (Possibly) Dies when the school explodes.
  • I Get a Trick Out of You: Burns up when trying to perform a disappearing act.
  • Stealing the Spotlight: The ridiculously bright Christmas lights melt his eyes.
  • Remains to be Seen: Not seen dead, but possibly dies eventually when his zombified hand attacks him.
  • From A to Zoo: Possibly dies in school bus crash.
  • From Hero to Eternity: Gets blown up when Splendid uses heat ray vision on his 18-wheeler.
  • Don't Yank My Chain: Head is smashed by prison ball.
  • Doggone it: Teared apart by dogs.
  • Concrete Solution: Crushed by a concrete cube.
  • Sea What I Found: Sliced apart by Russell's air getter then falls in the ocean and drowns.
  • Every litter bit hurts: Cut in half by the pointed stump of a tree.
  • Mime to Five: Eaten by the killer ducks.
  • Letter Late Than Never: Eaten by a turtle.
  • Wrong Side of the Tracks: Sawed down to nothing by the friction caused by his feet pushing on the coaster tracks.

[edit] Toothy

  • Spin Fun Knowin' Ya: Flies into a tree. Although death is uncertain, he probably died from his guts getting smashed.
  • Treasure These Idol Moments: Swing smashes through the back of his head. (Idol induced)
  • Hide and Seek: Flippy sneaks up on him and breaks his neck.
  • Happy Trails Pt1: He is seen outside the bus as it drives over the cliff, he falls to his death.
  • Chew Said a Mouthful: is sliced into hot dog-like pieces, put onto hot dog buns, and gets blood put on each slice like ketchup.
  • Keeping it Reel: His head is impaled on the cinema projector
  • Mime and Mime Again: Gets tangled up in a fan and sliced to giblets.
  • Eye Candy: Gets a lollipop wedged in his eyeball, pops it out and it gets wrapped up in a tree limb. This situation causes his insides to come out of eye hole as he falls down a cliff.
  • Class Act: Possibly dies when the school explodes.
  • Better Off Bread: Gets hit by a comet/meteor fragment and dies, however since Splendid turned back time it can be argued that he didn't die this way (Though the impact of the comet/meteor probably would have killed everybody, including Toothy).
  • Stealing the Spotlight: Is disintegrated by Lumpy's bright Christmas lights.
  • From Hero to Eternity: Gets run over by the giant snowball, then gets sliced in two by Splendid's heat ray vision
  • Remains to be Seen: Killed in the crash. Revived as a zombie, then dies again when he bites into Flippy's brain, causing it to explode.
  • From A to Zoo Part two: Agitated Rhino rams its horn through an eyehole, and through Toothy's head.
  • Take a Hike: Body is impaled by spikes when everyone falls off the cliff.
  • Dunce Upon a Time: Head cracked open like an egg.
  • And the Kitchen Sink: Pop runs him over with his car.
  • Ipso Fatso: Decapitated when he drops his barbell.

[edit] Nutty

  • Nuttin' But the Tooth: When Toothy performs dental work on him, Nutty gets a giant drill through the back of the head, then his face is torn off by the "doorknob with a wire" trick. Not dead at the end of the episode but the amount of blood loss and pain almost certainly killed him eventually.
  • Party Animal: He scoops a big spoonful of sugar and a grain of it lands on his tongue. This causes him to go insanely hyperactive, and, in a Taz-like manner, goes into a tornado. Later he spins near Flippy whilst he is in his evil alter ego. Flippy sticks a cake knife into Nutty whilst he's still spinning, causing his flesh to be removed like an apple being peeled.
  • Nuttin' Wrong With Candy: Right arm ripped off when he tries to pull his candy out of the vending machine. The machine then falls on him, and the metal springs holding the candies turn on and drill into his face.
  • Who's To Flame: Possibly dies when the entire city explodes.
  • From Hero to Eternity: Repeatedly smashed by the walls of the treehouse.
  • Icy You: Head smashed by automatic doors (which can't tell he's between them).
  • Sweet Ride: Bees sting his head several times. They probably stung his brain, because they fly out of his eye socket.
  • Take A Hike: Angers a bear who slices him up. As he runs away, his body falls apart in slices, but his legs keep running and Lumpy takes them with him. His legs are smashed by a large rock when everyone falls off the cliff.
  • Class Act: Possibly dies when the school explodes.
  • Stealin' the Spotlight: He eats Lumpy's Christmas lights thinking they're candies, when Lumpy tugs on them, Nutty is torn apart.
  • Remains To Be Seen: Dies in the truck crash. Toxic waste from the truck cause him to come back as a zombie, only to die again when Toothy and Lumpy blow up Flippy's brain.
  • Ipso Fatso: Mutilated by shards of glass.
  • Aw Shucks: Head knocked off by giant popcorn.
  • Dunce Upon a Time: Magic beanstalk grows out of his mouth, his eyes pop out (but he still alive). Later is chopped by Giggles axe.

[edit] Petunia

Petunia's head is smashed by a lemonade sign in Eyes Cold Lemonade.
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Petunia's head is smashed by a lemonade sign in Eyes Cold Lemonade.
  • House Warming: She gets burnt in her new house and jumps arount franticaly then falls out of her house. Handy then tries to put the fire out by stomping on her. When he walks off Petunia (Who is all black and blood everywhere) Puts up both her fingers, then falls apart.
  • Hide and Seek: Falls into Flippy's trap door, gets pierced with spikes, then Flippy hands her an active grenade.
  • Snow What? That's what: While making snow angels, is flattened by Cro-Marmut, who is sliding down the hill.
  • Flippin Burgers: a flipped-out Flippy slams her face against the hot grill by holding through her backhead, then he lifts her head up - the flesh from Petunia's face sticks to the grill surface, showing her face horribly ripped and burned. Flippy does this in pure cruelty and sadism, much like Alex DeLarge, Kazuo Kiriyama, Ryuji Yamazaki or The Punisher. This is also considered by most fans one of the coolest, most gruesome deaths in HTF.
  • Happy Trails Pt 1: She is impaled on the gear stick. Lumpy then attempts to switch gear ripping her flesh apart. This death was caused by the cursed idol.
  • Keeping it Reel: Flippy shoves her head under a burner and her brain starts popping out of her head like popcorn
  • From Hero To Eternity: Gets run over with a giant snowball, then is sliced by Splendid's heat ray vision.
  • Eyes Cold Lemonade: Head is smashed by lemonade sign.
  • Remains to be Seen: Killed in the truck crash, is revived as a zombie, then dies again when Flippy's brain explodes.
  • Pitchin' Impossible: Dies when the top part of Lumpy's stand slices her head in two.
  • Stayin' Alive:Possibly dies when Disco Bear throws her into an electric fence.
  • Blind Date: Dies falling off a cliff in the car that gets smacked with The Mole's car.
  • Class Act: Possibly dies when the school explodes.
  • Hello Dolly: Bedsprings poke out her internal organs. This death was caused by the cursed idol.
  • Stealing the Spotlight: Burned up by Lumpy's Christmas lights.
  • From A to Zoo: Falls into snake pit while drugged on tranquilizers and gets swallowed by a snake.
  • Take a Hike: Poisoned by drinking toxic water. Lumpy tries to carry her to safety, but she dies tumbling down the cliff.
  • Wishy Washy: She skins herself to death with a vegetable peeler when she becomes insane due to how dirty she got.
  • As You Wish: Cut by the flying coins, impaled in the stomach by the same rocket spike who killed Pop and finally smashed in the head by the magic lamp (her brain spill out).
  • Dunce Upon A Time: Hairs were torn from her head by Giggles.
  • Home is where the hurt is: Electrocuted to death while attempting to wash herself.
  • Wipe out: She kisses cro-marmot and her lips get stuck in his ice, she then pulls trying to free herself so hard that it rips her lips out of her face.
  • Wingin' it: Gets sucked in by the vacuum-like action of the airplane's bathroom sink.
  • Wrong Side of the Tracks: Killed when roller coaster car she is in crashes.

[edit] Sniffles

  • Crazy Antics: Tortured and has his head blown off by ants.
  • Treasure These Idol Moments: The sand in his sandbox turns into quicksand and he sinks into it (Idol induced)
  • Spare Me: He picks up a bowling ball with his snout and spins so quickly that it rips his head off
  • Suck it Up: Entire body gets sucked in his vacuum device, turning him into canned meat.
  • Boo Do You Think You Are: On the haunted house ride, Gets head ripped half off by possessed hand.
  • Happy Trails Pt2: Head explodes as the rocket ship approaches the sun.
  • Remains to Be Seen: Dies in the car crash, is revived as a zombie, then dies again when Flippy's brain explodes.
  • From A to Zoo: Gets torn to pieces by angry baboon.
  • Tongue Twister: Gets tongue ripped off by a cat during a nasty trick by the ants, then is frozen solid when he falls in a hole in the ice.
  • Class Act: Gets a chunk bit out of him because Nutty thinks his costume is real candy, later possibly dies when the school explodes.
  • Stealing the Spotlight: Explodes due to extreme heat caused by Lumpy's Christmas lights.
  • Take a Hike: Brains injured by rocks when Lumpy dips his head underwater. If not completely dead at this point, he dies from being impaled when everyone falls off the cliff.
  • From Hero to Eternity: Repeatedly smashed by the walls of the treehouse.
  • Ipso Fatso: Squished by Disco Bear's treadmill.
  • Concrete Solution: Head smashed against his steering wheel.
  • As You Wish: Mutilated by bits of glass and then squished by a rocket.
  • Idol Curiosity: Sliced in half when cursed earthquake is put on him (this may make more sense after watching the episode.) (Caused by cursed idol)
  • Aw Shucks: Gets head knocked off by giant popcorn.
  • Wrong Side of the Tracks: Smashed by fallen roller coaster car.

[edit] Splendid

  • Class-Act: It's unknown if he dies when the schoolhouse explodes. It's possible that he survived because his super powers have could protected him.
  • Gem's the Breaks: Accidentally inhales the particles of the "Krypto-nut" which causes him to vomit uncontrollably, he attempts to hold it in but this only causes his cheeks to swell up to massive size till he explodes.

[edit] Flaky

  • This Is Your Knife: Thrown into the campfire by Flippy while hiding in his/her sleeping bag.
  • Treasure These Idol Moments: Hit by Lumpy's car. This death was caused by the cursed idol, Lumpy's stupidity, or both.
  • Boo Do You Think You Are?: Melted by lava.
  • Hide And Seek: Strangled by Flippy with a wire.
  • Happy Trails Part 2: Killed (or buried alive) offscreen by Flippy, Handy, Sniffles and Lumpy for accidentally ruining their means of escape of the island they were on. (only death (so far...) out of all characters in the series to be caused intentionally by a character other than Flippy)
  • Rinks Hijinks: Sucked into Lumpy's floor waxer.
  • Class Act: Skinned after being dropped down the chimney by Lifty and Shifty. Possibly dies when school explodes.
  • Keepin It Reel: Decapitated after Flippy uses him/her as a mace to whack Cuddles with.
  • Let It Slide: Skinned after going down the dehydrated slide. Drowns in the pool. (this death is arguable as he/she has survived being skinned before)
  • A To Zoo Part 2: Possibly dies when the bus crashes.
  • Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya: After being paralyzed in both legs and one arm, he/she is sliced to cubes by the chain fence surrounding Disco Bear's cabin.
  • Stealing the Spotlight: Burned up by Lumpy's Christmas lights. The death is not shown.
  • Take a Hike: The mad mama bird turns Flaky into the new nest.
  • From Hero to Eternity: Sucked into the whirlpool and burned in the lava.
  • Party Animal: He/she blows up like a balloon which was part of his/her allergic reaction to the nuts. He/she is later stabbed with a pin by The Mole causing him/her to explode (and revert Flippy back to normal).
  • Dunce Upon A Time: She hides in a toaster. Then she burns and gets some electro shocks. Finally, Lumpy sticks a fork in the toaster and Flaky is seen dead on a toast.
  • Idol curiosity: Eaten alive by the flesh-eating flowers.
  • Wipe out: Has the top half of his/her head smashed by a coconut spilling his/her brains, seagulls then come in and devour him/her alive. His/her head is all that remains and is later used by a hermit crab as a new shell.

[edit] The Mole

  • Happy Trails, Pt 1: Dies when the school bus crashes. (The death is not seen, but merely assumed since he can be seen through one of the windows but is not in Part Two).
  • Class Act: Is impaled with his cane, possibly dies when the school explodes.
  • Remains to be Seen: Probably dies in the crash and revived as the zombie. Possibly died when Flippy's Brain explodes. He is last seen walking away from Flippy, so it's very likely, that he is a zombie who escaped from the explosion.
  • From hero To Eternity: Sucked into a whirlpool and burned in the lava.
  • Don't Yank My Chain: Head got sliced in half by saw.
  • Doggone It!: Killed in his car by the Crazed Dog.
  • Concrete solution: Body stabbed by at least 6 thin sharps planks of wood and then seen impaled on the back of the truck.
  • Who's To Flame: Dies when the entire town explodes.
  • Gem's That Break: His car and him exploded by Splendid's laser vision.
  • Aw Shucks: Head knocked off by giant popcorn.
  • A Sight For Sore Eyes: Killed when he replaces his lightbulb with a pear and probably dies from the electricity conducted by the pear juice.

[edit] Disco Bear

  • Rinks Hijinks: Impaled by some of Flaky's spines.
  • Class Act: Half of his afro is burned off. Possibly dies when school explodes.
  • Hello Dolly: Head explodes from listening to headphones at maximum volume. This death was caused by the cursed idol.
  • Blind Date: The car he is in with Petunia gets knocked off the cliff. Death unsure as it is not shown onscreen.
  • Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya: Impaled by the same plank with a nail in it that Flaky impaled both his/her feet on.
  • A Change of Heart: Gets a heart attack from eating fried butter, but is saved by getting a whale's heart. It is unknown if the replacement heart will keep him alive for long because his chest could not be completely closed.
  • Ipso Fasto: Decapitated by a telephone wire.
  • Doggone it: His intestines were ripped out by the dog.

[edit] Russell

  • Whose Line is it anyway?: Eats a pufferfish which blows up in his neck, his fishing line slices his lip, then a swordfish impales his face.
  • Get Whale Soon: His eye is impaled on his ship's mast, which then passes through his head.
  • Off the Hook: Hooked by lumpy, got in a coral algae, attacked by an electric eel and lands into a sea mine which explodes.
  • Class Act: Possibly dies when the school explodes.
  • Remains to be Seen: Dies in the car crash, is revived as a zombie, then gets run over by Lumpy's lawnmower.
  • From Hero to Eternity: Sucked into the whirlpool and burned in the lava.
  • Ipso Fatso: Mutilated by shards of glass.
  • Sea what I found: Gets too much oxygen, causing his lungs to come out.
  • Who's To Flame: Falls on Shifty who has trash in his eyes. Trash impales his head.
  • Snow Place To Go: Half his body gets eaten by a Killer Whale.

[edit] Mime

  • Keeping it Reel: Flippy uses the cinema chair he is sitting on to rip his body in two.
  • Happy Trails Pt 1: Chokes on a peanut, is unable to explain his problem in time, and dies.
  • Out of Sight Out of Mime: Lumpy's sickle slices his head off.
  • Class Act: Possibly dies when the school explodes.
  • Remains to be Seen: Dies in the crash. Revived as a zombie, and dies again when Flippy's brain explodes.
  • Chew Said a Mouthful: The Mole stabs him in the head with a ketchup dispenser and has blood removed through the lid.
  • Doggone it: Lumpy tackles him onto the road where a car runs over his head.
  • Party Animal: Flippy pushes him into the blender.
  • Dunce Upon a Time: Crushed by Lumpy's foot.
  • As You Wish: His head pop like a balloon by the rocket's spike.
  • Wingin' it: When he falls of the airplane the speed he's going at causes the skin of his head to expand like a parachute, then after he safely lands on the ground he gets run over and splattered by the airplane.
  • Wrong Side of the Tracks: Lumpy (not paying attention) whacks him in the back of the head with a board full of nails.

[edit] Lifty and Shifty

  • Wheelin' and Dealin': They die when the log the pair are racing in tips over, smashing them both
  • Meat Me for Lunch: Shifty bounces off the wall and lands in a grinder that turns him into hot dogs. Lifty gets caught in a slicer and has his tail and/or body cut up.
  • Happy Trails Pt2: Both are eaten by a shark after the canoe sinks.
  • Milkin' It: Shifty throws Lifty overboard, who falls through a tree and gets disemboweled. Shifty gets legs caught in a pinwheel, losing his lower body, then gets pulled back into it by his intestines, slicing him up and wrapping him around the pinwheel.
  • From Hero to Eternity: Sucked into the whirlpool and burned in the lava.
  • Class Act: Shifty is cut in half during the disaster, both are badly burned/injured and possibly die when the school explodes.
  • Stealing the Spotlight: Both are fried by Lumpy's Christmas lights.
  • Remains to be Seen: Both are killed in the crash. They are revived as zombies, then die again when Lumpy runs over them with his lawn mower.
  • Don't Yank My Chain: Car runs out of gas on train tracks and they get smashed by a train.
  • Wrong Side of the Tracks: Both get ground up by the park entrance mechanism.
  • And the Kitchen Sink: Sliced up by the rope connecting Pop's SUV and Cub.

[edit] Cro-Marmot

  • Class Act: Dies when the school explodes. But it's possible that he survived because he is incased in ice.
  • Dino-Sore Days: Beaten and disemboweled by various dinosaurs. Then eaten by a pterodactyl and fed to its young.
  • From Hero to Eternity: Sucked into the whirlpool and burned in the lava.

[edit] Flippy

  • Happy Trails Part 2: Dies when the rocket he's in burns up in the Sun.
  • Class Act: Dies when the schoolhouse explodes.
  • Remains To Be Seen: Killed in the crash, and is revived as a zombie. Lumpy rams a leaf blower in his eye, causing his brain to inflate. Toothy then bites his brain, which explodes (causing zombie genocide).
  • Party Animal: His lips blow up because he is very allergic to nuts (OR possibly Mime). In the end, the lips are cut from his face by the closing circle. This however was more of a joke than a death.

[edit] Pop

  • Smoochie lightning: The grill explodes and then the coal with the embers impales his head.
  • Smoochie corn: Eats corn, then a the embers get on his stomach. Then he chokes by pop corn.
  • Smoochie kabob: Kabob impales his eye through his whole head.
  • Havin' A Ball: Some trucks ride him over and crash him. Dies when he is sliced to pieces by helicopter rotors after falling of a cliff.
  • Flippin' Burgers: Crushed by the fast food joint door when Flippy causes the restaurant to explode.
  • Class Act: His eye gets red and thick. Dies when school explodes.
  • Stealing The Spotlight: His skin bubbles like crazy due to the extreme heat of the bright light.
  • Easy for you to sleigh: Suffocated by the smoke.
  • Who's to Flame: He is seen in the floor dead. Dies by the preoccupation to lose his son Cub and catches on fire.
  • Every litter bit hurts: His face gets impaled by a burning pine cone. Then Pop begins to burn.
  • As you wish: Gets impaled by the rocket spike.

[edit] Cub

  • Havin A Ball: Crushed by Lumpy who is in an ambulance stretcher for an unknown reason.
  • Treasure These Idol Moments: Crushed by a boulder that appears out of nowhere. This death was caused by the cursed idol.
  • Chip Of The Old Block: Top of head sliced off by various pieces of glass. Falls into a pile of leaves and is then burned by the match Pop throws away when he is lighting his pipe.
  • It's A Snap: Head snapped by a bear-trap that Splendid throws in the distance.
  • Flippin Burgers: Crushed underneath a door when the burger joint explodes.
  • Class Act: Head impaled by a Christmas toy star. Possibly dies when school explodes.
  • Snip, Snip Hooray: Damaged by various hair-cutting tools and ends up having a razor cut his mouth and throat to pieces, when Pop plugs the cord into an electric outlet.
  • Stealing The Spotlight: Head explodes due to very bright light.
  • Water Way To Go: Head sliced up by rowing boat engine, seagulls eat the slivers.
  • Let It Slide: Cut in half by Lumpy's antlers.
  • Hello Dolly: Smacked into a wall by water from a fire hydrant. This death was caused by the cursed idol.
  • From Hero to Eternity: Dies a very messy death when Splendid accidentally tosses him in the clothesdryer with some clothes.
  • Ipso Fatso: Squished by Disco Bear's treadmill.
  • Doggone it: Attacked by the crazed dog.
  • Concrete Solution: Crushed in the head by Nutty's filled stomach.
  • Sea What I Found: The sun rays melted his eyes and his brain.
  • Easy For You to Sleigh: Implied that he chokes by the smoke in the house.
  • Who's to Flame?: Mutilated by the ladder.
  • Every Litter Bit Hurts: Explode by the dynamite who Lumpy throw.
  • As You Wish: Catches on fire, smashed by a fire truck and squished by Lifty and Shifty's car and the rolling disco ball.
  • Gem's the Breaks: Vaporized by Splendid laser vision.
  • Mime to Five: His brain and his ears exploded by the crazed sound.
  • Letter Late Than Never: Crushed when a box he was in is shoved through Cuddles' mail hole.
  • And the Kitchen Sink: Drowns in his bathtub.

[edit] Voice Talents

  • Rhode Montijo - Lumpy.
  • Kenn Navarro - Cuddles, Lifty & Shifty.
  • Aubrey Ankrum- Flippy, Pop, Splendid.
  • Warren Graff - Handy, Toothy.
  • Dana Belben - Giggles, Petunia.
  • Michael Lipman - Nutty.
  • Liz Stuart - Sniffles.
  • Jeff Biancalana - Buddhist Monkey.
  • Francis Carr - Russel.
  • Nica Lorber - Flaky.
  • Peter Herrmann - Disco Bear.
  • Ellen Connell - Cub.
  • Lori Jee - Panda Mom

[edit] Music and Sound-effects

Sound Engineer Jim Lively

  • The music featured before, after, and during each and every episode of Happy Tree Friends are composed by Jim Lively. Sound engineer for Happy Tree Friends. Lively has been in the sound business since the age of 16, and plans to continue is career of "making sounds for a living," as described by Jim Lively himself. Lively primarily works in sound design and dialog editing, although he continues to mix music.

Foley Artist Francis Carr

  • Foley artist Francis Carr joined the team later on in development. Usually working with sound engineer Jim Lively, he has been able to expand his career. Francis Carr also is noted for being the voice of Russel, later on in development as well.

[edit] Episode list (in chronological order)

[edit] First Blood

  • "Spin Fun Knowin' Ya": Starring Cuddles, Lumpy, Giggles and Toothy.
    • Moral: Don't forget to Floss!
  • "House Warming": Starring Petunia and Handy.
    • Moral: Smiles are always Free!
  • "Helping Helps": Starring Splendid, Giggles. (Cameo appearance of Giggles's Mother)
    • Moral: Don't forget to stop and smell the roses!
  • "Crazy Antics": Starring Sniffles and the Ants.
    • Moral: Buckle up for safety!
  • "Havin' a Ball": Starring Lumpy, Pop and Cub.
    • Moral: Eat your Veggies!
  • "Water You Wading For": Starring Cuddles and Flaky.
    • Moral: Don't breathe under water!
  • "Nuttin' Wrong with Candy": Starring Nutty.
    • Moral: Wash behind your ears!
  • "Wheelin' and Dealin'": Starring Lifty, Shifty, Lumpy and Handy.
    • Moral: Look both ways before crossing the street!
  • "Pitchin' Impossible": Starring Petunia, Mole and Lumpy.
    • Moral: Take your Vitamins!
  • "Stayin' Alive": Starring Disco Bear, Petunia and Giggles.
    • Moral: An Apple a day keeps the Doctor Away!
  • "Treasure Those Idol Moments": Starring Toothy, Flaky, Cub, Sniffles and Lumpy.
    • Moral: If Friends were flowers, I'd pick You!
  • "Chip Off the Ol' Block": Starring Pop and Cub.
    • Moral: Plant kindness and gather Love!
  • "Nuttin' But the Tooth": Starring Nutty and Toothy. (Cameo appearance of Lumpy)
    • Moral: Brush after every meal!
  • "Hide and Seek": Starring Flippy, Petunia, Flaky and Toothy.
    • Moral: After the rain comes a Rainbow!
  • "Whose Line Is It Anyway": Starring Russell.
    • Moral: Adopt a Pet!

[edit] Second Serving

  • "Boo Do You Think You Are?": Starring Sniffles, Giggles and Flaky.
    • Moral: Don't take candy from strangers!
  • "Mime and Mime Again": Starring Toothy and Mime.
    • Moral: Silence is Golden!
  • "You're Bakin' Me Crazy": Starring Lumpy and Giggles. (Cameo appearance of Petunia)
    • Moral: Watch a Sunrise!
  • "Tongue Twister Trouble": Starring Sniffles and the Ants. (Cameo appearance of Giggles and Cro-Marmot)
    • Moral: Mind your manners!
  • "Meat Me for Lunch": Starring Lifty, Shifty, Lumpy and Petunia.
    • Moral: Read a Book!
  • "Sweet Ride": Starring Cuddles and Nutty. (Cameo appearance of Cro-Marmot)
    • Moral: Don't jaywalk!
  • "It's a Snap": Starring Splendid, Lumpy and Cub.
    • Moral: You don't need a reason to send Flowers!
  • "Off the Hook": Starring Lumpy and Russel.
    • Moral: Don't Litter!
  • "Spare Me": Starring Handy, Sniffles and The Mole.
    • Moral: Laughter is the best medicine!
  • "Snow What? That's What!": Starring Cro-Marmot, Lumpy, Petunia and Giggles.
    • Moral: Never eat the last cookie!
  • "This Is Your Knife": Starring Flippy, Cuddles, Giggles and Flaky.
    • Moral: Plant a Tree!
  • "Happy Trails pt. 1": Starring Lumpy, Petunia, Cuddles, Mime, Toothy and Sniffles. (Cameo appearances of the Mole, Handy, and Flaky, seen on the bus right at the end)
    • Moral: Keep your Promises!
  • "Happy Trails pt. 2": Starring Lumpy, Lifty, Shifty, Giggles, Flippy, Flaky, Handy and Sniffles.
    • Moral: Give but never Give up!
  • "Eye Candy": Starring Toothy.
    • Moral: Keep your Eye on the prize!
  • "Rink Hijinks": Starring Flaky, Lumpy, Disco Bear and Cub (Cameo appearance of Buddhist Monkey as an image on the side of the machine Cub was playing with).
    • Moral: What goes around comes around!
  • "Flippin' Burgers": Starring Cuddles, Giggles, Flippy and Petunia. (Cameo appearance of Pop and Cub)
    • Moral: You are what you eat!
  • "Get Whale Soon": Starring Russell and Lumpy.
    • Moral: Don't bite off more than you can chew!
  • "Snip Snip Hooray!": Starring Pop and Cub.
    • Moral: Don't run with Scissors!
  • "Eyes Cold Lemonade": Starring Petunia and Giggles.
    • Moral: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!

[edit] Third Strike

  • "Milkin' It": Starring Lumpy, Lifty and Shifty.
    • Moral: Don't cry over spilt milk!
  • "Out of Sight, Out of Mime": Starring Mime and Mole, and featuring Flaky, Lumpy and Giggles, Cro-Marmot, Nutty, Flippy, Pop and Cub.
    • Moral: Keep your chin up!
  • "Class Act": Starring Toothy, Lumpy, Cuddles, Giggles, Sniffles, Nutty, Flaky, Lifty, Shifty, and Mole, and featuring Petunia, Pop, Cub, Disco Bear, Handy, Russel, Flippy, Cro-Marmot, Splendid, Mime and numerous generic tree friends. (Just about all of them die when Toothy starts singing, then all the tree friends join in, but the schoolhouse explodes again and the friends go shooting up like rockets)
    • Moral: It's better to give than to receive!
  • "The Way You Make Me Wheel": Starring Handy and Lumpy.
    • Moral: One good turn deserves another!
  • "Better Off Bread": Starring Splendid, Giggles and Toothy.
    • Moral: Time heals all wounds.
  • "I Get a Trick Out of You": Starring Lumpy and Cuddles, and featuring Giggles, Mole, Nutty, Toothy, Cub and Petunia.
    • Moral: Two wrongs don't make a right!
  • "Shard at Work": Starring Handy.
    • Moral: The glass is always half full!
  • "Water Way to Go": Starring Pop and Cub, and featuring Cro-Marmot.
    • Moral: Keep your head above water.
  • "Out on a Limb": Starring Lumpy.
    • Moral: The bigger they are, the harder they fall!
  • "Keepin' it Reel": Starring Flippy, Mime, Lumpy, Petunia, Toothy. (Cameo appearance of Flaky, Cuddles and Buddhist Monkey)
    • Moral: A picture's worth 1,000 words!
  • "A Hard Act to Swallow": Starring Sniffles and the Ants.
    • Moral: Follow your heart!
  • "Let it Slide": Starring Lumpy, Cuddles, Flaky, Giggles and Cub.
    • Moral: Don't forget to wear sunblock!
  • "Icy You": Starring Nutty and featuring Lumpy.
    • Moral: Feed a cold, starve a fever!
  • "Hello Dolly!": Starring Petunia, Cub and Disco Bear. (Cameo appearance of Pop)
    • Moral: All that glitters is not Gold!

[edit] Overkill

  • "Remains to be Seen": Starring Lumpy and Flippy featuring
    • Moral: Live and let live!
  • "Stealing the Spotlight": Starring Pop & Cub and Lumpy. Featuring Nutty, Sniffles, Flaky, Lifty, Shifty, Giggles, Petunia and The Mole).
    • Moral: Always look on the bright side of life!
  • "Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!": Starring Flaky and Disco Bear (Cameo appearance of Giggles and Petunia).
    • Moral: Put Your best foot forward!
  • "Blind Date": Starring The Mole, Lumpy, Handy, and Giggles. (Cameo appearance of Disco Bear, Petunia, and Buddhist Monkey appearing on the theater's screen.)
    • Moral: Love is blind!

(The following is only available with the Overkill box set.)

  • "Suck it Up!": Starring Sniffles (Cameo of Splendid as a picture on one of Sniffles's comics).
    • Moral: Follow Your Nose
  • "From A to Zoo": Starring Lumpy, Petunia, Toothy, Cuddles, Sniffles, and Flaky.
    • Moral: Don't bite the hand that feeds you!

[edit] Irregular Episodes

  • "Banjo Frenzy": Pilot episode starring an unnamed Dinosaur and early versions of Cuddles, Toothy and Giggles.
  • "Enter the Garden": Starring Buddhist Monkey and Generic Tree Ninjas.
  • "Books of Fury": Starring Buddhist Monkey and Generic Tree Ninjas. (Cameo appearance of Panda Mom)
  • "Dino-sore days": Starring Cro-Marmot.
  • "Mole in the City": Starring The Mole and Rat.
  • "Ski Patrol": Starring Lumpy, Flaky, Petunia, Toothy, Cuddles and Giggles.

It is said that in the French Happy Tree Friends movie, (a full-length feature which consists of several episodes and other things like the making of the show) there are two brand-new episodes.

[edit] Smoochies

  • Cuddles Pet Smoochie
  • Giggles Valentine Smoochie
  • Nutty Party Smoochie
  • Petunia Summer Smoochie
  • Toothy Easter Smoochie
  • Pop BBQ Smoochie
  • Flaky Baseball Smoochie
  • Sniffles Science Smoochie

[edit] Kringles

  • Kringle Presents: Starring Cub
  • Kringle Bells: Starring Petunia
  • Kringle Tree: Starring Lumpy and Giggles
  • Kringle Karols: Starring Toothy, Lumpy, Giggles and Cuddles
  • Kringle Feast: Starring Lumpy, Cub, Petunia, Cuddles, Giggles, Toothy and Nutty
  • Kringle Frosty: Starring Sniffles, Toothy and Lumpy

[edit] TV Series Episodes

[edit] Pilot of the TV Series

  • "The Wrong Side of the Tracks":Starring Lumpy and Sniffles. Featuring Cuddles, Handy, Giggles, Petunia, Lifty and Shifty.With Appearances by Nutty, Mime...
  • "From Hero to Eternity": Starring Splendid. Featuring Cuddles, Giggles, Pop and Cub. With Appearances by Toothy, Petunia, Sniffles, Nutty, Handy, Lumpy, The Mole, Flaky, Russell, Lifty, Shifty and Cro - Marmot.
  • "And The Kitchen Sink": Starring Pop and Cub. Featuring Cuddles, Giggles, Toothy and Flaky.

[edit] Episode One

Originally aired October 2 2006

  • "Party Animal": Starring Flaky and Flippy. With Cuddles, Toothy, Mime, Sniffles, Nutty, The Mole and Lumpy.

Moral: Life is a party, and everyone is invited!

  • "Ipso Fatso": Starring Disco Bear. Featuring Giggles, Petunia, Lumpy, Sniffles, Toothy and Handy. With Appearances from Lifty, Shifty, Pop, Cub, Russell, Cuddles, Nutty, The Mole, Flaky and Cro-Marmot.

Moral: The way to one's heart is through their stomach

  • "Don't Yank My Chain": Starring Handy, the Mole and Lumpy. Featuring Lifty, Shifty, Pop and Cub. With an Appearance from Cuddles.

Moral: A Chain's only as strong as it's weakest link.

[edit] Episode Two

Originally aired October 9 2006

  • "Doggone It!": Starring Lumpy, Pop, and Cub. Featuring Cuddles, Giggles, Disco Bear, Mime, Lifty and Shifty. With appearances from Handy, Sniffles, Toothy, The Mole and Petunia.

Moral: Let Sleeping Dogs lie.

  • "Concrete Solution": Starring Nutty. Featuring Handy and Lumpy. With appearances from The Mole, Cuddles, Toothy, Russell, Giggles, Mime, Flaky, Cro-Marmot, Lifty, Shifty, Pop, and Cub.

Moral: You have to take the bitter with the sweet

  • "Sea What I Found": Starring Russell and Lifty and Shifty. Featuring Lumpy, Disco Bear, Pop and Cub. With an Appearance from Cuddles.

Moral: There's plenty of fish in the sea.

[edit] Episode Three

Originally aired October 30 2006

  • "Easy For You to Sleigh": Starring Lifty and Shifty. Featuring Pop and Cub, Flippy and Mime.

Moral: It's better to give than to receive

  • "Wishy Washy": Starring Petunia and Lumpy with an appearance from Disco Bear.

Moral: Don't forget to wash behind the ears

  • "Who's to Flame?": Starring Mime. Featuring Giggles, Cuddles, Petunia, Lumpy, Handy, Toothy, Disco Bear, Sniffles, Russell, The Mole and Lifty and Shifty. With appearances from Nutty, Flaky, Pop and Cub.

Moral: If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen

[edit] Episode Four

Originally aired October 16 2006

  • "Every Litter Bit Hurts": Starring Giggles and Lumpy. Featuring Sniffles, The Mole, Pop and Cub.

Moral: A New Broom Sweeps Clean.

  • "As You Wish": Starring Lumpy, Lifty, and Shifty. With Sniffles, Nutty, Disco Bear, Mime, Petunia, Giggles, Pop and Cub.

Moral:'Be careful what you wish for

  • "Take a Hike": Starring Lumpy. Featuring Flaky, Cuddles, Toothy, Petunia, Sniffles, and Nutty.

Moral: Walk a mile in someone else's shoes.

[edit] Episode Five

Originally aired October 23 2006

  • "Snow Place to Go": Starring Russell. Featuring Flaky, Toothy, Giggles, Cuddles, and Lumpy.

Moral: A Friend-Ship never sinks

  • "Dunce Upon a Time": Starring Giggles. Featuring Lumpy, Handy, Nutty, Lifty, Shifty, Mime, Cuddles, Flaky, Toothy, Sniffles, and Petunia. With an appearance of a dead Generic Tree Friend.

Moral: The sky's the limit when your heart's in it!

  • "Gem's the Breaks": Starring Splendid, Lifty, and Shifty. With Cuddles, Toothy, Sniffles, Lumpy, Giggles, Handy, Petunia, Pop, Cub, and The Mole.

Moral: Pressure makes diamonds

[edit] Episode Six

Originally aired November 6 2006

  • "A Change Of Heart": Starring Disco Bear and Lumpy. Featuring Giggles, Cuddles, Petunia, Cro-Marmot With appearances from Handy Flaky, Mime, Toothy, Nutty, and The Mole.
  • "A Hole Lotta Love": Starring Pop, Cub, and Sniffles. Featuring Lumpy, The Mole, Mime, Cuddles, Handy, and Petunia.
  • "Mime to Five": Starring Mime. Featuring Lumpy, Disco Bear, Flaky, Pop, Cub, Russell, Toothy, Giggles, Cuddles, Sniffles, The Mole, and Cro-Marmot. With appearances from Petunia and Nutty.

[edit] Episode Seven

Originally aired November 20 2006

  • "Blast From the Past": Starring Sniffles and The Ants. Featuring Lumpy, Cuddles, Giggles and Toothy

Moral: Time heals all wounds.

  • "Chew Said a Mouthful": Starring Nutty and Lumpy. Featuring the Mole, Mime, Toothy, Giggles, Russell, and Flaky

Moral: Keep A Stiff upper lip.

  • "See What Develops": Starring Splendid and the Mole. Featuring Handy, Toothy, Giggles, Mime, Lumpy, Cuddles, Sniffles, Russell, Disco Bear, Flaky, Nutty, Pop, Cub, and Petunia

Moral: A picture's worth 1,000 words.

[edit] Episode Eight

Originally aired November 26 2006

  • "Idol Curiosity": Starring Sniffles. Featuring Giggles, Flaky, Lumpy, The Mole, Russell, and Toothy

Moral: Step on a crack, break your mother's back

  • "Home is Where the Hurt Is": Starring Giggles and Handy. Featuring Lumpy, Mime, The Mole, Petunia, and Cuddles

Moral: Charity begins at home

  • "Aw Shucks": Starring Lumpy. Featuring Cuddles, Toothy, Mime, Flaky, Nutty, Sniffles, The Mole, Giggles, Disco Bear, and Handy. Cameo appearances by Petunia, Lifty, Shifty, Pop, and Cub

Moral: Friends are flowers in the garden of life

[edit] Episode Nine

Originally aired December 3 2006

  • "Sight for Sore Eyes":

Starring The Mole and Russell. Featuring Lumpy, Toothy, Sniffles, and Nutty "Lumpy the optometrist prescribes a seeing-eye dog for The Mole and contacts for Russell. Eye-jinks abound as one of Sniffles' experiments flies out of control, giving Toothy a splitting headache!" "Moral: When the outlook isn't good, try the uplook"

  • "Wipe Out":

Starring Cro-Marmot and Lumpy. Featuring The Mole, Flaky, Nutty, Giggles, Petunia, and Handy "Cro-Marmot is one great snowboarder, but what happens when he takes up surfing? Will he be able to beat the talented Lumpy?" "Moral: Don't make waves"

  • "Letter Late than Never":

Starring Lumpy. Featuring Giggles, Cuddles, Pop and Cub "Lumpy the postman won't let anything come in between him and delivering the mail, not even..... a pet turtle?" "Moral: Good things come in small packages"

[edit] Episode Ten

Originally aired December 10 2006

  • Wingin' it": starring Flaky. featuring Sniffles, Mime, the Mole, Lumpy, Pop Cub, Giggles, Petunia, and Cuddles Moral:look before you leap.
  • Tongue in Cheek": starring Sniffles and Lumpy Moral:Don't make a mountain out of a anthill{though the real moral is don't make a mountain out of a molehill which means don't make a big deal out of something that isn't a big deal.
  • Easy Comb, Easy Go": starring Disco Bear. featuring Lumpy, the Mole, Mime, Giggles, Petunia, Toothy, Nutty, Handy, Flaky, Pop, Cub, Lifty, Shifty, and Cuddles Moral:don't split hairs

[edit] DVDs

Here's a list of the DVDs (and what their covers look like).

  • First Blood: Cuddles' head and all the features. In the UK & Canada, Cuddles is about to stick a fork in an electric socket.
  • Second Serving: Lumpy is sticking a knife in a working toaster.
  • Third Strike: Flippy in a pond with a knife hunting ducks).
  • OverKill: A number of Happy Tree Friends are running.
  • Winter Break: Nutty eating a candy cane, but the section of teeth that the candy cane is on is broken.
  • Happy Tree Friends Season 1: Volume 1: Toothy tripping on one of Mime's juggling things while holding a sharp fork that had a sausage on it. It comes out Dec. 5th and will have the first three episodes of the TV series, "The Wrong Side Of The Tracks" through "Sea What I Found" The DVD will come in at about 2 and a half hours, 150 minutes with the episodes and bonus features
  • Happy Tree Friends Season 1: Volume 2: Lumpy carving up some ham with a big butcher knife, while Giggles is holding a plate with some meat on it and Russell is holding some sausage links in his hook hand. The set is said to come out in Spring 2007 and will probably have the next 9 segments, "Easy For You To Sleigh" through "Gems The Breaks"

[edit] Major Killers

[edit] Flippy's Kills

Total: 35 kills

  • "Hide and Seek": Toothy, Petunia, Flaky
  • "This Is Your Knife": Cuddles, Giggles and Flaky
  • "Flippin Burgers": Cuddles, Giggles, Petunia (and you can see Pop and Cub being killed in the explosion).
  • "Keepin It Reel": Mime, Petunia, Flaky, Cuddles, Toothy and (probably) Lumpy
  • "Remains To Be Seen": Cuddles, Giggles, Handy, Russell, Sniffles, Nutty, Toothy, Mime, Petunia, Lifty and Shifty
  • "Party Animal": Toothy, Cuddles, Nutty, Mime, and Sniffles.
  • "Easy For You To Sleigh": Lifty and Shifty.
  • Others: A woodpecker, some Generic Tree Friends, some zombies when his brain exploded, and he killed Flaky with Handy, Lumpy and Sniffles in "Happy Trails Part 2" in a fit of rage.

Characters he usually kills:

  • Flaky 3
  • Toothy 4
  • Cuddles 5
  • Petunia 4
  • Giggles 3
  • Mime 3

[edit] Pop's Kills

Total: 11 Kills

Character he usually kills: his son Cub

  • Havin A Ball: He kills himself in this one.
  • Chip off the ol' Block: Cub
  • Snip snip Hooray: Cub
  • Water Way to go: Cub
  • And the Kitchen sink: Flaky, Cuddles, Giggles, Toothy and Cub
  • Sea what I found: Cub
  • As you wish: Cub
  • Others: He injures his son by a Christmas tree star in Class Act accidentally.

[edit] Splendid's Kills

Total: 38 kills

  • "Helping Helps": Giggles.
  • "It's a Snap": Cub and Lumpy.
  • "Better Off Bread": Giggles and Toothy.
  • "From Hero To Eternity": Cuddles, Toothy, Petunia, Handy, Sniffles, Nutty, Cub, Lumpy, Flaky, Russell, The Mole, Cro Marmot, Lifty, Shifty, and Giggles.
  • "Gems the Breaks": Cuddles, Toothy, Sniffles, Handy, The Mole, Cub, Lifty, Shifty, Petunia and Giggles.
  • "See What Develops": Cuddles, Giggles, and Toothy
  • Others: Some sea creatures, floods an entire town with water and then lava

[edit] Mole's Kills

Total: 15 kills

  • Pitchin' Impossible: Petunia and Lumpy.
  • Spare me: Handy.
  • Blind Date: Lumpy, Disco Bear, Petunia and Handy.
  • Mole In The City: The Rat, Balloon Elephant Vendor and probably Pig Child.
  • Party Animal: Flaky. (though this death did have a few mistakes, such as the fact that Flaky could not have exploded (although Flaky could have been inflated by gases) and the Mole was sent the wrong direction during the explosion. he also would have heard Flaky due to better hearing(no evidence to Moles improved hearing though))
  • Every Litter Bit Hurts: Giggles.
  • Who's To Flame: Just about everyone that was still alive once he caused the town to explode, with the exception of Mime.
  • Chew Said a Mouthful: Mime
  • Others: A frog in Every Litter Bit Hurts, a lot of generic tree friends in Pitchin Impossible, hits Honey the cat with his car in Blind Date.

[edit] Disco Bear's Kills

Total: 12 kills

  • Stayin' alive: Giggles and Petunia
  • Rink Hijinks: Flaky and Lumpy.
  • Ski ya wouldn't wanna be ya: Causes Flaky to die.
  • Ipso Fatso: Sniffles, Nutty, Russell, Handy, Cub and Cuddles
  • As you wish: Disco Bear (himself)

[edit] Lifty and Shifty's Kills

Total: 7 kills

  • Wheelin and Dealin: Handy and possibly Lumpy
  • Milkin it: Lumpy and Lifty
  • Sea what I found: Disco Bear
  • As You Wish: Petunia
  • Gems That Break: Splendid

[edit] Lumpy's Kills

Total: 96 kills!

  • "Spin Fun Knowing Ya": Cuddles, Toothy and Giggles.
  • "Having A Ball": Cub.
  • "Off The Hook": Russell.
  • "Treasure These Idol Moments": Flaky.
  • "You're Baking Me Crazy": Giggles.
  • "Happy Trails Parts One and Two": Cuddles, Petunia, Mime, and causes Giggles, Handy, Sniffles, Flippy, Flaky (intentionally in a fit of rage), Lifty and Shifty, Toothy and The Mole in a bus crash.
  • "Out Of Sight Out Of Mime": Mime.
  • "The Way You Make Me Wheel": Handy.
  • "I Get A Trick Out Of You": Cuddles.
  • "Let It Slide": Cub and Flaky (assisted by Cuddles)
  • "Stealing The Spotlight": Nutty, Cub, Toothy, Pop, Giggles, Sniffles, Lifty and Shifty.
  • "A Too Zoo": Sniffles, Petunia, Cuddles, and Toothy.
  • "Don't Yank My Chain": Cuddles and causes Handy and The Mole to die.
  • "Doggone It": Mime, Lifty, and Shifty.
  • "Concrete Solution": Handy.
  • "Sea What I Found": Russell.
  • "Every Litter Bit Hurts": Pop, Cub, and Sniffles.
  • "As You Wish": Cub.
  • "Take A Hike": Cuddles, Toothy, Petunia, Nutty, Sniffles.
  • "Dunce Upon A Time": Cuddles, Handy, Toothy, Mime, Flaky, Sniffles, probably Lifty and Shifty.
  • "Wishy Washy": Disco Bear.
  • "A Blast From The Past": Cuddles twice, Giggles, and Toothy
  • "Home Is Where The Hurt Is": is the cause of Petunia, The Mole, Handy, Giggles, and Mime's death
  • "Aw Shucks!": Cuddles, Toothy, Flaky, The Mole, Nutty, Mime, Sniffles, Giggles, and Disco Bear, while Lifty, Shifty, Petunia are also seen dead by his corn
  • Letter Late Than Never: Giggles, Cub
  • Others: He and Disco Bear kill Cuddles in "Ipso Fatso". He and Nutty cause many people to die in "Concrete Solution". He and three others kill Flaky in "Happy Trails Part Two" (intentionally in a fit of rage), he kills himself in "I Get A Trick Out Of You", a snail, a bunch of baby chickens, and a bunch of fish.

[edit] TV Series

Happy Tree Friends gained its own show in 2006. It premiered on October 2, 2006. This makes sense, seeing as how the characters are already part of G4's Late Night Peep Show, a show currently airing on the network. So far 39 segments have been announced meaning 13 episodes for Season 1. Pictures of the first 6 episodes can be seen on G4's website.

[edit] Episode Goofs

  • Spin Fun Knowin ya: Cuddles briefly has yellow cheeks.Also giggles doesn't have her light pink stripe and Toothy has sticking out hair.Giggles stripe doesn't apper in some of the older cartoon character screen she doesn't have it either
  • Stealing the Spotlight: After Cub has his nails (more or less) removed you can see his face has got a couple of nails still on him, some holes where nails once were and some plasters. When Lumpy's light show is starting to make cub come alight, you can see that all these injuries have disapeared
  • Who's To Flame: When Cuddles grabs the cat out of the tree, we hear the gang go "hooray" and in the "hooray" you hear a "yar" from Russell the sea otter, although Russell isn't even in that scene! (Corrected, it was Disco-Bear saying "Yeah" in his trademark deep voice.)
  • Take A Hike: After Toothy's arm falls off and Lumpy is running from the bear. Toothy is shown with the swollen arm, connected to him. Sniffles mouth and nose are separated
  • Party animal:When Flippy pushes Mime into the blender his entire body is sliced up.However in the scene where Flippy is looking for Sniffles his body is still intact!Also the Mole went in the wrong direction when Flaky exploded.

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