Smiling Friends - 3D Squelton

BOO HOO!

[@Isatino]

I like how when Grim and Gnarly returned to the helicopter they just used the same animation but played it backwards.

[@thesillygoosemuffin3940]

3D Squelton hates reused animation! Boo Hoo!

[@grimgrahamch.4157]

In any normal show, I'd call that lazyness, but Smiling Friends makes it clear it's just one big shitpost with lots of subtly in every frame.

[@Skull19O1]

@@grimgrahamch.4157 its not laziness it’s called saving money

[@kellyshea92]

Oh Boo Hoo!

[@brandonkite4414]

They spent the remaining budget on funko pops

[@Anonymos185]

I love the implication that Squeltons first name really is 3D. It's like his parents saw that he was 3D when he was born and thought "yeah, he's three-dimensional, better name him that, then" It's like having an ugly baby and naming him "Ugly Jones"

[@undergroundman1993]

It also implies the existence of a 2D and even a 1D Squelton

[@NebulaBubbles]

when you have a baby with heterochromia and you name it "Heterochromia Joy"

[@WolfGr33d]

Reminds me of the time my college professor was going on about how people in the future will likely have names with numbers in them like R2D2 or C3PO, and we were just sitting there thinking 'the hell are you talking about'

[@luna-pt2gp]

@@NebulaBubbles heterocromic baby

[@jeffbenzos6344]

@@WolfGr33d he was probably smoking rocks

[@pizzabuffeyy]

3D SQUELTON HATES LIES BOO HOO is one of the funniest lines in this episode to me

[@mherrj]

Jesus people have low af standards if this is funny....

[@ericrundgren4711]

I love that he’s voiced by Harry Partridge

[@kingkaza]

THAT WHY THE VOICE SOUNDS FAMILIAR

[@PaladinOfNerds]

NO WAY

[@victordelatorre8102]

Hopefully they give Harry his own show soon

[@PuffyOne1898]

Who’s he again? Edit: got it, dr bees

[@readierazeii.5468]

And he's great at spreading the good word of Islam too.

[@freevasefreevason2530]

The mix of animation styles in Smiling Friends worked out absolutely perfectly. This thing, however, will give me nightmares for years.

[@TheFPSKingsGaming]

I like how it’s like gumball

[@chudzij]

2D Squelton is definitely the type of thing that would give me nightmares as a kid.

[@John_Smith_Dumfugg]

He's already down on his luck and depressed ever since he found out about the Great Helium Crisis. Did you really have to publicly call him ugly like that too?... Jesus, man...

[@AvidAnimator77]

3D SQUELTON DOESNT LIKE BEING HATED! BOO HOO! 😢

[@srbrant5391]

@@John_Smith_Dumfugg You should read his tell-all book.

[@mrslasher1064]

Now I'm just imagining 3d Squelton as a balloon salesman,happily selling balloons to children,no more boohooing for him,only smiles

[@NebulaBubbles]

he looks and acts young, im proud

[@calvinjluther]

Only for the next fifteen to twenty years, unfortunately.

[@Hevenlee]

@@calvinjluther we actually have 2 replacements for helium!

[@markhirsch6301]

@@Hevenlee I've also heard the 30 year was referring to the US's supply as well. Though it could be created via some sort of nuclear power, not sure how exactly. It's a by product I remember that much

[@UnofficialCyane]

3D Squelton loves balloons, woo hoo!

[@michanodzak9256]

Squelton is like trainwreck. It looks horribly, but the 3D-stop motion collage is so nice to look at you can't stop looking at it. Love that show

[@zionfreeman303]

His name is 3D Squelton

[@mikex5984]

@@zionfreeman303 what if he identifies as 3D squelton because he transitioned from 2D squelton. Or was his father 2D squelton and his grandfather 1D squelton. We need This important lore because 4d squelton would break our limits of perception and possibly the thread of the multiverse. This poses a necessary question. Should the CIA sterilize 3D squelton or try to enlist the power of 4D squelton for Uncle Sam. Yes I may have partaken in various libations today 😂

[@NebulaBubbles]

@@mikex5984 what did i just read 💀

[@UnofficialCyane]

@@mikex5984 So, 3D Squelton is transdimensional?

[@anomalocaristheabnormalshr3248]

@@mikex5984 sweet jesus

[@STLCODPS3123]

“We’ll put a frown on that face” he says with a smile. The frowning friends are such frauds. I’m glad they died and their business went under

[@battybuddy]

The renaissance people came SPECIFICALLY for them.

[@dumphat]

@@battybuddy They not even from the renaissance

[@ursidae97]

​@@dumphatI mean they were coming to town, you didn't believe me before

[@lessons_in_tanya]

I can't believe how earnestly bad I feel for 3d squelton after he was told about the helium thing, that's like telling a child Santa isn't real, it's just painful to experience in third person

[@tiablue9106]

The way his jaw drops slightly when Grim said he’ll die one day legit made me kinda sad. I mean 3D squelton could be a toddler for all we know, he was just tryna be happy

[@karikora8279]

Just be a hot air Balloon pilot 3D Squelton

[@NebulaBubbles]

santa is real bro

[@NebulaBubbles]

@@tiablue9106 little 5 year old otherworldly being

[@lessons_in_tanya]

@@NebulaBubbles what is a zedochi

[@cons4943]

3D Squelton does have quite the charming smile

[@TerminatorTheory]

*3D Squelton is upset because Chris O'Niel gave him a smaller framerate*

[@Zseb]

Boo Hoo

[@ians_parks]

Chris didnt work on 3D Squelton. He was modeled by Ash Dickens who also worked on Satan.

[@tmayne220]

@@ians_parks I think Zach recently said in a podcast that Chris also assisted with this character as well

[@Lattamonsteri]

Well that character is so detailed that it woulda taken years to render in the proper framerate :P

[@ians_parks]

@@tmayne220 He didn't. On the Create Unknown podcast Zach said they brought Chris on to do some 3D art as well as Ash Dickens who he believes did all of the 3D Squelton stuff. Also when someone replied to Ash saying how they thought Chris did all of the 3D stuff she said Chris did collab with her on Satan. If he also helped with 3D Squelton don't you think she would've brough it up, especially considering it was all under the tweet talking about how she made the 3D Squelton model for the show.

[@CWRoederer]

I feel like a dork saying it because this isn’t supposed to be a cute show at all but I really wanna give 3D Squelton a hug

[@bennyhana7277]

Me too, he's a lovable fella

[@CWRoederer]

Like to the point that I press pause right before the helicopter shows up-let my man feel better.

[@Tehkums]

Maybe you have the heart to be a Smiling Friend.

[@stinkystoner]

NO SAME IDK WHAT IT IS ABT HIM BUT I FEEL SO BAD FOR HIM😭

[@NebulaBubbles]

@@stinkystoner ikr

[@kalimaude3532]

My favorite thing, which is also the most upsetting thing, is the foley including the soft "pap" sound of his hands touching his face. If that wasn't there it would be easier to dismiss him as something completely disconnected from the reality around him. But no. He's real. And he actually moves like that. You can hear him. You can hear his SKIN. Absolutely horrible, deranged creation, 10/10. *** Okay, days later; I was much too harsh. 3D Squelton is a kind, lovely being; he is genuinely hurt by the cruelty and injustice of the world. He is obviously very happy with the idea of bringing joy through balloon craft. His smile is pure, innocent, and wonderful. I love you, 3D Squelton, low framerate or no.

[@theinfamousnimrod]

You can also hear when his hands hit the sand as well

[@masonlobster]

little monstrous gremlin creature

[@VinluvAntonHandesbukia]

Tangibility adds a bit of uncannyness

[@user-pj6oc5gy2q]

now THIS is character development

[@NebulaBubbles]

i believe he deserves all the balloons in the world and to be treated nicely

[@m3oc]

squeldons smile is so pure

[@NebulaBubbles]

dude i wanna take care of him I don't mind

[@fynnthefox9078]

I hope 3d Squelton becomes a regular side character

[@iost5459]

What kills me is that when he’s in the crowd, he’s still sitting down like he was in the sandbox

[@tastymilkman9390]

3D Squelton's gorgeous strands of hair are near unnoticeable.

[@NebulaBubbles]

He has hair?!?! bru

[@fartinator1]

0:00 - 0:08 I just love this part. The way he's talking makes me feel like I can relate to the situation even though the situation isn’t relatable at all lol

[@tiablue9106]

Thing is I can kinda maybe understand mistaking Grim for Pim, but Charlie and Gnarly rlly don’t even look alike aside from...being yellow and of similar height lol so I’d be annoyed to be mixed up w/ them too

[@fartinator1]

@@tiablue9106 Yeah I get that too, I meant the fact that he's describing the situation in such a calm, yet irritated way…like if it was just a normal inconvenience Lookalike or not, if a person with the exact opposite traits/bizarro version of me moved in across the street and started messing with me, I’d be freaking out on so many levels lmao I certainly wouldn’t describe it like ”Yeah, he’s a bizarro version of me…That’s fine, but what’s his endgoal? It’s really starting to piss me off” Lol That’s what I meant, his reaction is so normal and relatable to how I would react to an everyday inconvenience even though the situation is far from normal. I love it

[@aceboogie8941]

Relax snowflake

[@provsnoob6420]

I love how 3D Squelton’s genuine cries sound sarcastic

[@WilliamsReptiles]

I love how Charlie has a mini panic attack when he googles the Helium thing. It's not in this clip but it's hilarious.

[@SteelShroom256]

CGI stop-motion is so underrated as an animation method.

[@jeffreysugar5709]

I love that balloon salesman is a career that requires an extensive licensing process in the smiling friends universe.

[@stproducciones9140]

"This is just pissing me off now" really encompasses Charlie's whole character

[@BNumbersStation]

Someone needs to tell 3D Squelton that we aren't actually running out of helium, just helium RESERVES. Helium is so easy to obtain they just don't need to stockpile it anymore.

[@kingkaza]

I love this isn't harry going "look at me I'm a youtuber" he actually plays a character who might exist in this surreal universe

[@phillymcboi6555]

legitimately this is the first show involving content creators I like where I didn't feel like I was forcing myself to watch/enjoy for the sake of just being a fan of them, it just all works out SO perfectly

[@Iwidelyoutliveeverything]

Gotta love how youtube and google autocomplete refuse to accept squelton as a word. No, youtube I did NOT type in 3d skeleton.

[@NebulaBubbles]

LMAO IKR

[@awesomeness3145]

Right???

[@MisterGlowbro]

*3D SKELETON*

[@AndyHatesMovies]

something about charlie going “is there anything that does make you feel better 3d squelton?” is so funny. him just casually acknowledging the fact that 3d squelton is in fact 3d and that it’s just in his name

[@supahcomix]

0:59 balloons only use a small percentage of helium, the rest is hydrogen and oxygen

[@Urmomzface]

Most commercial balloon tanks contain 80% Helium and 20% Air. Helium gas is non-flammable and non-explosive, why would there be an extremely flammable, explosive, and expensive gas like hydrogen added?

[@supahcomix]

@@Urmomzface shit I meant nitrogen

[@CareyOnShipmate]

Doesn't matter the percentage, man, it's ALL gonna be gone, its TRUE! He looked it up!

[@mxvrdahegaouwu7577]

@@CareyOnShipmate Buh uh, Buh uh uh

[@lilyy7318]

Also we aren't running out of helium. We stockpile about 20 years worth at a time, because storing it is a pain in the ass. But we just get more.

[@OuterRimPride]

I love that the show hasn’t remotely agreed on an art style. Yes Squelton is an extreme example

[@Nugnugnug]

I looked it up and apparently scientists are figuring out how to tap deep helium reserves which have a greater abundance of helium than the deposits we've been using thus far. So we're actually set for helium, at least for a while.

[@ColtComanche]

It can also be mined from the moon

[@Nugnugnug]

@@ColtComanche that's helium-3, which is different from regular helium. It's an isotope. It has potential as a fuel source, but it's not the same as the stuff you put in balloons.

[@AlecNormal]

@@Nugnugnug So what would happen if we DID put them in balloons? What if you inhaled helium-3? sorry for the question i'm just very high rn

[@Nugnugnug]

@@AlecNormal helium-3 is about 25% lighter than regular helium, so pretty much all the stuff helium is known for, helium-3 does it better. Balloons are floatier, voices are higher. But here on earth, helium-3 is about ten thousand times rarer than regular helium, so it's not worth it.

[@jack_corvinus]

I love how he's animated, even more so after hearing the story that it was just the key poses with no animation and Zach and Michael were like "yes perfect."

[@cian.o]

We would have more helium if it wasn't for that one release thousands of balloons incident.

[@cole445]

Funnily enough It was while watching that video of the Cleveland Balloon incident and reading through the comments there that I first found out that Helium is running out! I also learned that its vital for use in hospital MRI machines too.

[@dorkymations4432]

I love Harry's voice here

[@finnoconnell4580]

I like that he punctuates everything he says with 'boo hoo', even when he's furious

[@ItsCommanderCookie]

i dont trust people that hate 3D squeldon. praise 3D squeldon

[@NebulaBubbles]

Ok who be building the 3D Squelton shrine

[@ItsCommanderCookie]

@@NebulaBubbles i will 100% once we get official marketable 3D Squelton plushies

[@PuffyOne1898]

I like how 3D Squelton is even sitting in while in the crowd

[@NebulaBubbles]

he sits like a little kid

[@PuffyOne1898]

@@NebulaBubbles his iconic 3d squelton sitting posture

[@NebulaBubbles]

@@PuffyOne1898 yes, very iconic

[@raneario3971]

Just realized 3D Squelton has hair.....

[@LizzyRebecca]

This is genuinely the most accurate depiction of depression that I’ve ever seen

[@stanpines9011]

I'm going through it right now and I wanted to say the exact same thing. Grim and Gnarly are exactly like the voice in the back of your head telling you to just give up.

[@doctorgears9358]

This show has an Amazing World of Gumball feel with its radically different character art styles tossed throughout the show.

[@MDPToaster]

Fun fact, a huge reserve of helium has been found and now we are no longer running out of it.

[@Yipper64]

Okay like sure, 15-20 years there wont be any more helium, but thats still 15-20 years of balloon selling.

[@TestTest-hh5mp]

I love 3D Squelton

[@m.a.dmatt6689]

So...If there is a 3d Squelton does that mean there is a 2d Squelton? 1d? *4D?!?!?* ...I might be delving too deep into this

[@Garbageman28]

4D Squelton being a tesseract would be hilarious... I think?

[@masonlobster]

I feel like the frowning friends gag was based on evil jimmy from oneyplays' AI dungeon video

[@Yohoat]

That's a huge stretch, the anti-chatacters are just a really common trope. So common, that it looks like they decided to get it out of the way for season 1, while simultaneously killing the characters off so viewers know that the trope isn't coming back.

[@NebulaBubbles]

@@Yohoat i agree

[@Soppity]

0:15 I like how when pim kneels on the ground he’s only like 2 inches shorter Edit: it has now come to my attention that 3D squelton is probably taller than pim

[@oom5768]

He is adorable

[@NebulaBubbles]

yaasss

[@Austin_the_Dalmatian06]

Never in my life have I ever seen a more relatable character.

[@snausages43]

I love the idea of there being a company whose sole purpose is to bring you back down to earth when you’re feeling optimistic.

[@tristanband4003]

His name implies the existence of 2D Squelton

[@LitBits]

I love the sad piano playing behind 3D squelton when he's explaining why the world is so rotten

[@godgodly9044]

We need to invent a way to make artificial helium for 3D SQUELTON, that lad is already balloon shaped, we're going to make him smile.

[@admcreations]

Someone tell 3D Squelton that he can still just make balloons with oxygen

[@battybuddy]

But it wouldn’t matter because he will DIE one day…

[@iregretthisentertainment6033]

Tbh I think it’s funny how he’s always sitting down

[@ZombieBobSponge]

I just love how they do 3D in the show. The choppy cuts actually make it fit much better in the 2D animated environment. It's pretty cool

[@cc-vidsyt]

This is the best show I’ve seen on adult swim I. Years. I want this show to last for years lol

[@shirokun002]

I thought I was about to be gaslit but we are technically running out of helium

[@Saurophaganax1931]

We’re actually not though. A gas deposit was recently discovered in Tanzania that’s estimated to contain 98 billion cubic feet of Helium, equal to roughly two thirds of the worlds already existing helium supply. On top of that technology for extracting helium from natural gas deposits is also increasing our global helium yields. So the forecast isn’t quite as doom and gloom as was on e thought and we should have ample helium stores well beyond the next 20 years.

[@shirokun002]

@@Saurophaganax1931 that's neat but it still blows my mind we will still eventually run out of helium, a gas I previously believed just existed with no reason because I apparently still have a child's brain of haha helium make balloon float.

[@todd2.08]

@@shirokun002 doesn’t the sun emit helium?

[@nehehehgraylois]

@@todd2.08 just let me slap on my spf 30 and i'll get back to you on that

[@todd2.08]

@@nehehehgraylois thanks petah

[@Silverwind87]

I just love the message here. "Is there anything that does make you feel better?" The world is cruel, and maybe it's futile to try and make things better, but if you can make the things in your own life better, then living in this cruel world is worthwhile.

[@nessthecat1]

I wonder if 3D Squeldon is based on that one 3D model of a person who survives a car crash would look like

[@ghhn4505]

good ol' graham

[@PepsiMan666]

That's probably how Chris O'Neil came up with him

[@peenoice5176]

I thought it was a joke about scrotum cause he looks like balls

[@ians_parks]

@@PepsiMan666 Chris didnt make 3D Squelton, Ash Dickens did.

[@NebulaBubbles]

@@peenoice5176 BRUH WHAT

[@CabezasDePescado]

I love that he says boo hoo instead of just crying or something

[@syferhaloed]

harry is so good im glad he got to do a voice Edit: this show has so much cute detail with the piano key when he smiles at 0:42

[@dummyaccount5275]

Good news! We found more helium deposits! We'll run out eventually but it'll take waaaay longer! Woohoo!!

[@joesaround]

3D Squelton has been my low-level obsession since first watch

[@TheMattsem]

Dude the helium thing it's actually correct man it's going to run out after 20 years dude

[@alphacode5]

I'm really surprised to hear that 3D squelton is voiced by harry patridge, I actually thought that it was voiced by rob schrab

[@elbunko_]

That helium one actually made me panic a little inside

[@Razzrazz90]

What's crazy is that the helium thing is *actually fucken true* . The world's helium supply is entirely non-renewable, and is anticipated to run out as early as the next 20 years, and at the latest within less than a hundred. I have no idea how this affects me or anyone outside of balloon salesmen, but I am vaguely worried

[@raptorzilla0710]

There’s a lot of helium built up on the moon from like solar ray bombardment, right? Wishful thinking, I know, but it would’ve hurt to… wish.

[@mattgieslerrocks]

I love how 3D Squelton’s genuine cries of sadness sound sarcastic and mocking

[@Immallama22]

I like that the helicopter rotors sound like a wet fart.

[@sam-is-a-human]

Fun Fact: earths helium is running out, but will actually be gone in about 114 years, and with the exponential nature of technological development, we will probably have a solution by them

[@onestate6968]

I love how he refers to himself as 3D Squelton.

[@basedbattledroid3507]

Grim's laughing animation fucking kills me every time

[@labrat7382]

I googled the helium thing. They're telling the truth. 🤣

[@nickchambers3935]

I love that there’s such a thing as a licensed balloon professional in this world

[@WhiffyPlush]

I really want this guy in another episode

[@9600bauds]

it's not true, there's a lot more helium out there. there's just no point searching for it while we already have the next 15-20 years covered. in five years they'll prospect for more and oh what do you know we're back to having 15-20 years worth of helium. like we've been FOREVER

[@KingLich451]

hell yeah

[@PaulRusty10]

3D squelton implies the existence of 2D squelton

[@123455thatguy]

Lol I love the super dejected "okay" as he agrees to call them any time he starts to feel happy so they can make him miserable.

[@sv3n514]

I've seen this scene dozens of times, but I only know realized how ugly everyone in that ending crowd is shoutout to that one green critter with the bloodshot eyes in the foreground, he looks fucking pissed

[@bcaprari]

This morning I woke up to my alarm, remembered I had to go to work, and very loudly exclaimed "Oh, BOO-HOOO!"

[@HighwaymanYwain]

i just realized squelton has a strand of hair on his head lmao that makes him even weirder

[@XAVR_]

I love Charlie being at peace with the existence of the Bizarro world versions of himself and his colleague

[@chesphendshil8270]

The 3D being part of his name gets to me, lol

[@xrpmaxi8839]

I had no clue the world was running out of helium until I saw this.

[@EvilEye501]

Hideously ugly yet completely innocent and full of love...he's like a reverse Mr. Frog.

[@mythcat1273]

This guy who has exactly 1 minute of screen time is my favorite character in the entire show besides mip

[@MooseKINGstudios]

Finally a character I can relate to. I am also 3D.

[@SinAster_19]

Am i the only one who finds 3D squelton kinda cute Hes kinda like the only normal thing thats speaks and breathes in this whole show other then desmond and the princess

[@Trainlover1995]

I keep thinking 3D Squelton is an alien.

[@teratoma.]

0:10 when they tell me avoiding taxes is illegal

[@XtremeSk8ter]

I really feel like they tried to sculpt a normal head but they couldnt figure out how to push the sides of the sphere in all the way so they just did the front and left it at that 😂😂😂

[@knuclear200x]

This kinda blows my mind. He's 3D, but he's not animated continuously like other CG animate characters. It's stop-motion but they arent using a physical handheld figure

[@leaffinite3828]

Unfortunately the helium thing isnt true though it was thought to be for a bit there. I mean we will at some point run out of it if we keep using it though so

[@AoiUsagiOtoko]

this show is great at providing characters that are somehow really off-putting but super charming at the same time. his face when he smiles is kind of adorable :')

[@thescumbagofnewyork9397]

3D Squelton is my favorite character I’ve seen in any work of fiction of the past ten years.

[@adamas2888]

The way 3D Squelton cries is so funny. "BOO HOO! BOO HOO HOO!"

[@TheQuaadFather]

Its actually SO hard to see but HE HAS HAIR ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD I JUST NOTICED. It's super polygonal and just BARELY visible at certain angles but it's there and I can't believe it took me so long to see it

[@svby]

I feel like 3D squelton 24/7

[@ihave31wangs]

3D Squelton hates lies!

[@beefoon9517]

This is one of the most Zach characters I've ever seen

[@SkeletonBill]

The way Zach delivers the "BUT DID YOU KNOW" line kills me everytime