SMILING CRITTERS “HOG WILD” Part 2🐷Fan Animation #3.2 

Sooooo what did we learn from our Critters today? Also if you haven’t seen part 1, here’s a link for ya bois (Also sorry that the animation does a bit of lag, but the filter to make it look old slows everything down a bit😅) m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jilgMFDQgNQ.html

5:00 am I the only one who thinks it's sweet that Catnap chose her favorite food? Yes, she said that when Catnap was around, but she says the names of a lot of foods, so the fact that he had the attention to remember which one was actually her favorite says a lot.

Yknow,between getting scarred for life by a prank, missing out on almost the entirety of episode two, and nearly getting eaten by one of his “friends” I’d say Kickin’ has had it the worst out of everyone so far. I wouldn’t be surprised if he just reaches a breaking point.

You can't prove me wrong: CatNap is the best character in this series. He silently supports all his friends(Doggy Down), observes how they go about their day, and keeps an eye out for potential issues(Leg Day and Hog Wild). Not only that, but he helps out in the background by eliminating all the traces of "The Hour" (Doggy Down) and even disciplines the critters when they do something wrong(Leg Day). The craziest thing: so far it seems that none of the critters realize this. In Doggy Down, one of the critters points out that it was "a little early" for CatNap to show up. This could imply that CatNap only really shows up at night to help them sleep, otherwise, he doesn't show up at all during the day. While they aren't opposed to the cat, they always seem surprised to see him AWAKE in the daytime (Hog Wild pt 1- he was there in plain sight, but they didn't mind him because he was sleeping). They also didn't seem to notice him in Leg Day until he appeared before them to punish Hoppy for hurting Kickin's feelings. When he was there, they all seemed to freeze in shock before Hoppy snapped at him.

CatNap really brings a trickster god spirit to the show. He lets Picky experience that crazy workout, which gets her to decide to follow a different routine she sets up for herself, and he lets Hoppy and Kickin experience enough fear to regret putting their friend through that. Hoppy needs a little more "omph" to her punishment for it to stick

1st episode: CatNap broke Hoppy’s leg because she cheated and broke Kickin’s sport spirit. 2nd episode: CatNap took care of a sick DogDay. 3rd episode: CatNap gave a starved Picky her favorite sandwich.

3:44 Picky during the hour of joy be like:

"Okay, I'll bite...what's going on out there, Bobby?" "Well, it looks like Kickin and Hoppy are being chased by Picky. And she's got this CRAZY look in her eyes." "Huh, I'm getting the oddest sense of deja-vu..."

I feel like Kickin would benefit from NOT hanging around Hoppy for a while, considering all she puts him through and the shenanigans that traumatize him😂 plus I feel like Kickin's workout routine would have been less intense. I also love the cut of Bobby and DogDay acknowledging there is mess happening and not doing anything about it, and I love how CatNap just followed Picky just to shove her favorite snack in her mouth to calm her down; a true, thoughtful friend😁💜

4:57 I love how when catnap appears or dissappears, the screen gets a little distorted and glitchy like at the end of episode 1. I kinda have a theory that there's something mysterious going on with catnap and he wants to keep it a secret to protect his friends and not creep them out to not wanting to be his friend anymore. (This is just a random theory i came up with and it probably will mean nothing but it doesn't hurt to try lol)

Catnap: Red-smoke time? (Checks fridge) Catnap: No wait...we're good.

"I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE" Amazing voice acting 😭

5:23 Picky: I guess I got a little hangry… Meanwhile Picky: *(GOING OVERBOARD AND DESTROYING A DOOR)*

3:54 Damn, that was some god-tier voice acting, you can FEEL the rage.

My favorite Parts _________________________________________________________________________________ Picky: "Am I going home in a body bag?" Kickin and Hoppy in the calmest way possible: "*Probably*" _________________________________________________________________________________ Also, that transition from Picky loing her mind to Dogday and Bobby was just so hilarious! _________________________________________________________________________________ AND THAT WAS SOOOOO CUTE WHAT CATNAP DID! _________________________________________________________________________________ Also F for CraftyCorn, WHY DID EVERYONE HAVE TO FORGET HER?! THAT'S SO SAD __________________________________________________________________________________ OVERALL, THIS WAS AN AMAZING EPISODE! THANK YOU GEMSTEIN!

I love Kicken's face aka traumitized face 2.0. 5:28

Ok. I have a theory. What if Catnap is purposefully trying to prevent the critters from turning into their bigger body selves. Like- this is some kind of simulation business meant to emulate the cartoon but every so often parts of the real world start to leak in (Crafty’s drawing in Doggy Down, the signs in Doggy Down, and Picky’s whole thing in this episode) and who’s there to get things back to the status quo before anyone notices? Catnap. He’s the one who takes down and replaces the signs, he helps Picky not eat her friends it’s implied she did in the real world, etc. It would also explain why he’s always lurking in the background, he’s trying to make sure the other critters don’t realize their reality and/or go crazy. And I think this has always been the case (though his methods are sometimes flawed) for example, I think he purposefully broke Hoppy’s leg to bring down her confidence and make her more careful (it’s implied that Bigger Body Hoppy died from jumping to a point she couldn’t reach ie overconfidence)

"Here's Picky!" Oh, God! I was not expecting that shout-out on a kids show. That was scary.

4:30 ‘I remember you’ on the book Is a cool detail ngl

I love the dynamic of Catnap on the episodes. Bro shows up,undoes the the bomb the crew made and leaves without saying a word.

Picky's awesome here. Her "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!" is so raw.

Is no one talking about the small oink sounds Picky made while she was crazy laughing? That was somewhat cute despite the fact that she was literally losing her mind 😅😂. Also the entire trio that was originally eaten by Picky in the game were nearly all together just replace Hoppy with Crafty.

Honestly, I love these fan shorts, and Picky Piggy losing her mind is the highlight in which had me laughing. Still, I feel bad for her, and to be fair, Hoppy and Kickin had good intentions but went about it all the wrong way by going too hard.

i LOVE the really subtle details here: 1:01 the poster board has a ton of references to various moments from the game 2:04 picky’s running animation looks so smooth c: 2:34 pj pugapillar on top of the pile of stuff! 2:41 “FELIXABILITY” 3:23 again, really smooth animation for picky going insane c: 4:30 bubba’s book is titled “i remember you,” which im pretty sure is a reference to his cardboard cutout in-game 4:40 kickin’s lil head shake at “nuh uh” 5:07 there’s a very small glitch that happens presumably as catnap leaves! 6:19 crafty drew a poppy flower :) and overall the animation’s improved massively, it looks super good and clean lately!!

I've already commented once but I have to make another. This is my 2nd time watching, 8 hours later, and I JUST NOW noticed that Hoppy gets buff for a second at 2:20. It caught me COMPLETELY off guard and caused air to shoot out of my lungs super hard. This is why I keep saying that Hoppy is the best smiling critter.

Episode 1: Catnap gets revenge for Kickin's PTSD Episode 2: Bubba realizes his friends are idiots, except Capnap aparently Episode 3.a: Picky is funna have a heart attack, Catnap steps in for Dogday while he recovers Episode 3.b: Picky goes batshit crazy and aparently the only one other than freaking DogDay that is in amy semblance sane/responsible is CatNap... this is concerning to say the least

6:04 why is kickin getting traumatized in every episode

CatNap just keeps showing up without explaination and disappearing without the others seeing him. HOW THE HECK DOES HE DO THAT!?!

1:14 hoppy needs anger management because there was no reason to scream at her. Like kickin said, “she’s not joining the army.”

5:10 Catnap be like I’m a ghost🎶 Now you see me now you don’t🎶

Legends said that crafty is still sitting there for about 10 seasons.

Picky: * demonic hangry noises * Catnap: * gives PB&J with benevolent intent * On a side note I like how Catnap remembered that, out of all the foods Picky loves to eat, PB&J was her favorite. Thus making it easy to sooth the raging hog.

Hoppy: "Hey Bubba! Look what we won!" *shows medal* Bubba: "Wow, what'd ya win that for?" Kickin: "For having the best pig in the competition of course." Bubba: "Wait..you guys bred a pi-" Hoppy: "Suuure did! The most genetically perfect one in the contest!" Jacked Picky: *O I N K* Bubba: "Oh my gosh!" Kickin: "Yeah, she's somethin isn't she?" Bubba: "I-I w- are those fists???" Hoppy: "Damn right, show him pig!" Jacked Picky: *socks Bubba into next week* (Lmao I'm so sorry for putting this cursed image of jacked picky in people's heads, absolutely amazing episode Gem! Hey Bubba, you have no memory and should be ashamed how dare you forget the best cutest Critter. Unlike you, I will NEVER forget this)

4:35 why did he say it so casually like he doesn't know an apocalypse is happening

Holy smokes, I am SUPER impressed. The animation gets smoother every episode, and it's just so nice to watch! Like, I'm literally flabbergasted that it was just small drawings for a few episodes, to full blown, fluid animation. The wait for this was 100% worth it. Also, poor Crafty. :c

Bro, can we appreciate that little by little this man makes the animations better and better? I mean, LOOK at the fluidity of the characters' movements, it's great. 🎉❤ (Edith: Poor Craftycorn, but it was clear that they left her alone and the episode ends 😂💔) (Another edith: CatNap is LITERALLY a calming presence)

Men, the jump in quality is astounding. Like, just comparing the amount of different poses and expressions on Hoppy's face during her little drilling, to episode 2 where Bobby half the time was speaking to her hand shows how much progress was made in the meantime. Your content is amazing!

2:42 I love how they STILL misspell it 😭 Edit: I knew that something was up when her eye was like the bigger bodies on the cover 💀

1:35 Hoppy: “Questions?” Picky: “I have several questions.”

5:22 I understand where picky piggy is coming from , it difficult to keep my emotions in check on an empty stomach.

Who else is excited that gemstin uploaded?! 😭❤️

This was definitely worth the wait! Kickin being supportive towards Picky, Hoppy being too excited and taking the routine to the extreme is so in character for her. I was a bit surprised that Picky wanted to bite them but now that i think about it, it makes sense due to the game’s lore. Catnap still being a good friend in his own way. Happy that Bobby is taking care of Dogday still. Poor Crafty though, waiting for anyone to come back and no one did. Overall, I loved this! ^^ thanks Gem for making this!

3:23 I like the part where picky is laughing uncontrollably😂

4:05 dogdays expression and his tail wag is too adorable bro 😭

2:35 SNACK BREAK! Picky: Ahh Finaly. *Slaps sandwich* Hoppy: That was a test...you failed. Picky:😡

It seems to me that the reference to the film "The Shining" was superfluous

Ok, funny scenes aside, is anyone extremely proud of how well animated everything is?! Bro is really standing on *BUSINESS*

4:52 The Kickin stance is honestly so cute Also RIP Craftycorn

I absolutely LOVE IT when characters break/go over their limit and you absolutely NAILED IT from 3:22-4:58!! You ate those scenes up!!!

The thing I'm most impressed by is the animation quality. It was already great but I was expecting the animatic-type animation of stills and simple animations. I thought the couple of teaser clips were just well polished bits, but the sheer quality of the animation throughy, all for a fan animation, is just hats off, Gemstin. You've made something to be proud of.

Seriously, I am just blown away by how improved and even more high quality the animation is here. I loooove the like bouncy effect when their poses changes and when they move in general, it looks soso smooth. Like look at the end, when Hoppy changes her expressions her lil like cheek fluff bounces with her. That's so good! All the little details in this were just more proof of how much care you put into these, like I didnt even notice this until my third watch but Hoppy gets super buff for like 2 frames hahaha abs and all. Explains why she could lift those weights like that, she moves around a lot too so makes sense that she's really in shape. I was worried about Picky's safety but then it turned into me worrying about Hoppy and Kickin's safety pffft. This is the last time either of them are gonna be in charge of anything for sure. Aweee DogDay's getting better and Bobby made him some tea! Nice little mom and dad moment hah, that part was so adorable. I see you Gem with these DogDayxBobby moments heh. And CatNap to the rescue with Picky's favorite food! Awe the fact that he remembered what her fav food was shows he really does care about all of em despite his rather mysterious nature. That ending though, Craftyyyyyy!! Man I would've totally sat down there and kept her company if I could aaaack. Why do they all forget heeeer and by someone who's supposed to have a good memory no less. She looks so done though haha, least she drew some stuff to keep her somewhat entertained. Awe dude, maybe that will tie into some of her episode. Like she was neglected by everyone here, forgotten about and everything. But like my plot prediction of her episode, she'll see Pally as a true friend and one that'll stick with her no matter what. I bet even when they're cleaning DogDay's attic, some of them like Kickin or Bubba accidentally just brush her aside or something and it just builds up that grudge against them all the more. Well I'm super excited for the next one and this was another swell episode! Definitely got some laughs out of me hah, keep up the awesome work Gem! ^^

3:22 mugman in cup head season 2 in a nutshell

4:43 Totally get the reference

I find it really funny that throughout the series, Catnap has basically just been damage control. Which may or may not be hinting to something but idk.

The “I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE” felt so real, great voice acting man 👍

1:34 questions(cutest thing) 3:22cute piggy laugh 4:48 catnap always help his friends that he love a lot❤❤🤗🤗 4:08 awn, she is helping him get better A lot of love you're putting on this animation You're amazing, you're making every smiling critter alive❤❤❤❤ congrats 6:18 NOOOO, SORRY CRAFTY.... PLEASE FORGIVE THEY...

4:42 good lord, not the "here's johnny" reference💀

1:56 THE LITTLE TRIP WAS JUST ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ SO SMOOOOOTTH😫😩😩

That little “mmm…” Picky does when she gets that sandwich was cute. Catnap is the best little demon god friend in the world.

I lived how DogDay and Bobby were just chilling while CHAOS was happening outside

Craftycorn at the end :< 6:19

Love the references to the main game and dark implications of the experiments, Keep up the good work Gemstin!

Hoppy needs to understand more of her friends like catnap so she'll understand the pros and cons of her actions so that she'll know if she took too far

5:36 Picky glitches-

Catnap is a big help.

3:19 Hoppy: we made sure to clear out your barn to keep your streak Picky: …… Picky: *loses her mind*

Pickies eyes turning into the hollowed out circles was a really nice reference to something that happens in the future.

3:39 she gone crazy and it kinda scared my sibling lol

I have a feeling Kickin being traumatized is gonna be a running trope through the series

6:19 "i feel like i’m foregetting smtg " crafty got me lol 😂

Man. I appreciate this animation improvement over the episode. Since the first part, it felt more an animatic. But now, this improvement is even better than usual. This could actually feel like a cartoon series now! I love these smiling critters animations! Keep it up! 👍

4:43 Is that a shining reference HERES JHONNY!!

I'M SO EXCITED IM GONNA EDIT THIS WHEN I'M DONE WATCHING edit: oh...... that was!!!! 😟 (in all seriousness I didn't expect that at all 💀 catnap came in clutch once again and I'm starting to notice a pattern)

the way dogday goes "not again these fuckers" is so funny he's just so used to this to the point it's not unusual

Omg!!! Hoppy is so freaking adorable with how she doesn't understand words or miss spells them so cute!!!!❤❤

I freaking love Hoppy in this episode! 💚💚

4:20 And each other is all they need

Another day of pure happiness, im happy this isn't cringe and instead exciting and joyful! 🥰

poor Craftycorn at the end

I observe works like these now and then- I'm still amused that my affinity of horror games brings me to places like this. Endearing, with the right amount of the dark edge, serving to remind in all the right ways that despite the colorful motif, these ARE from a horror game, even if a mild / moderate horror game. And good grief, there were WAY more inbetween frames than what one might have anticipated; you didn't have to go that hard. It would've all looked fine with the amount of frames shown in previous animations. But you went with it, it payed off well. The hard work is blatant here, the movements look great, and I sincerely hope you feel gratified for it all.

Dude, seriously, why did Mob Entertainment haven't notice this guy? This work is AMAZING!!!!

Is this Poppy Playtime's official channel? Or its a similar music channel.

I really like the animation, it's so nice and bouncy with the characters, the personalities you gave them are amazing~ ^_^ Also, I just wanna hug Crafy Corn, she's been alone on the picnic for quite a while. Even all that drawing might've gotten her bored and depressed since she had no one to show her art to.

Dogday was still sick but getting better

I like how the bubba, kickin and hoppy are the victims in this episode since they're probably the ones that got eaten by picky in the canon. I also love how the cartoon highlights sum stuff thats from the canon! (In Leg day, it shows at the end that CatNap broke Hoppy's leg at the end which could possibly be the reason why she didn't "get to the moon", In Doggy down where crafty shows dogday her art which shows mini versions of the smiling critters and then there's dogday who looks like his bigger body vers, and lastly there's Picky's starvation and the fact she doesn't remember what happened after it in this episode.)

The fact kicking chicken has been having so much trama

I learned that before the incident, catnap was good and he can solve many problems at the most difficult moments throughout the show 😉👍.....I also learned that dog day doesn't show up much in the show😓

6:12 At this point kickin chicken has "broken" one of his friends legs and now almost been eaten alive. Honestly yep that should exactly what you should be doing

OKAY! HEAR ME OUT! I HAVE A THEORY!!!! So, I have a SC AU where the catnap in playtime Co. Instead of killing the rest of the smiling critters he has them in a contant sleep like "coma" keeping them jailed in a dream, which is the world of the fictional SC show. I hardly think that Gemstin has that same Idea where the rest of the smiling critters are still being slightly afected by the insanity of the factory but at the same time being regulated by CatNap to prevent the SC to get involved with all the prototype thingy. Which explains all the prototype references (watch ep 1 leg day) the sudden appearance and disappearance of CatNap on multiple chapters, the glitchs and picky's attitude.

I love how Catnap is always with his friends and helping them, after that he just disappears like the problem is over, but he was still watching his friends

Y'know it would be pretty sweet if catnap was actually shy and doesn't really know how to interact with the other critters. So he shows up when their in need of help as an excuse to hang out.😅

Admit it. U immediately felt joy and happiness as soon as u receive the notification or saw It in the recommended tab.😅

It's hard to believe you're doing all the voices yourself. It sounds like you have other voice actors to help you. Also animation...oh my, like a professional team of animators done it. And of course characters design...I.AM.IN.LOVE

Balance and Flexibility drawings look familiar… (It’s Huggy Wuggy and Mommy Long Legs)

Idk how picky can go from mentally insane to delighted like how

I guess you could say that kickin chicken almost became a cookin chicken!

This is a good animation and I also like the continuity too! I like to think that CatNap was coming up with a solution of his own in the backround from the first episode to think about how CatNap could help PickyPiggy in some way. Fun episode! :)

3:13 mmmmmm smooth

this episode definitely has better and smoother animation than the last ones, which only seemed like pose-to-pose pictures. this episode not only had more poses, but made other details--big and small--move, and had the characters bounce between poses to really give it that smooth animation look! there was noticeable effort here, and the final output looks amazing! ✨✨✨✨

That was so extraordinary! The wait was definitely worth it! And I certainly love Hoppy’s ego lol- Gemstin you’ve outdone yourself!!!