Almost 20 years later, in 2016, “Happy Tree Friends” released its last series of fresh bundled episodes.īut the essence of the series lives on because original creator Navarro is back with all-new shorts and all-new characters.
MTV’s European channel put it in their lineup with great success. The show became a mainstay on G4’s Barbed Wire Biscuit. One wonders why Funko hasn’t grabbed ahold of a license for nostalgia’s sake.
It quickly became a cult hit among the pop culture phenom with pricey episode DVDs, merchandise frequently found on the shelves of newly defunct Fry’s Electronics, and Comic-Con panels. The series and its viscera have been compared to that of the show-within-a-show “Itchy and Scratchy” from “The Simpsons.” However “Happy Tree Friends” dials up the gore to max levels, including impalings, decapitations, disembowelments and so much more. Way back in 1999 when Adobe Flash was a thing, a little controversial animated short called “ Happy Tree Friends” premiered on the internet and a dedicated fandom was born.Ĭreated by Aubrey Ankrum, Rhode Montijo, and Kenn Navarro for MondoMedia, “Happy Tree Friends” featured cutesy anthropomorphic woodland creatures that fell victim - perhaps with a nod to “Final Destination” - to freak accidents in horribly gruesome ways. “Happy Tree Friends” creator, Kenn Navarro, has a new(ish) two-part web series called “D_Void,” and this time it’s set in space.
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