TV Show review
Review basis: 3 seasons, 27 episodes · through April 12, 2026
April 1, 2020 · TV-MA · Ended
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Smiling Friends is an adult animated comedy about employees at a small company who try to make unhappy people smile. Pim and Charlie handle strange jobs that turn into chaotic misadventures across three seasons. The show uses crude jokes, surreal situations, and absurd humor with no focus on identity themes or activist messages.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Smiling Friends.
Woke representation / casting
Main characters are cartoon creatures voiced primarily by the two male creators. No visible identity signaling or quota-style casting in prominent roles.
Woke political dialogue
One episode features absurd satire of a bumbling president and politics, but it stays neutral and silly without activist language.
Identity-driven story themes
Core stories center on chaotic attempts to bring happiness through bizarre events and failures.
Western institutional / cultural critique
The show pokes fun at government incompetence, celebrities, and everyday absurdities in a non-ideological way.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Production
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Fans often call it non-woke. Almost no complaints accuse the show of pushing woke or DEI content.
Creator track record context
Creators come from edgy, crude comedy backgrounds and have publicly avoided messages or political sides.
