How Adult Swim Skipped the April Fools’ Nonsense and Dropped a ‘Smiling Friends’ Claymation Horror Short Instead

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Wed, 04/01/2026 - 15:00

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Gizmodo

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Ahead of the 'Smiling Friends' series finale, claymation artist Lee Hardcastle explained how a throwaway gag morphed into an 11-minute avant-garde short.

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How Adult Swim Skipped the April Fools’ Nonsense and Dropped a ‘Smiling Friends…