happy tree friends

it started as a web based animations, too insane for telly. now the tree friends are quite a phenomenon the original animations are on dvd and there is a large range of merchandise. the genius was the simplicity and over the top violence combined with such innocent characters, the design of these characters reflected the idiocy of most children's tv characters from childhood memories, and the pleasure comes from seeing them sadistically destroyed in all manner of creative ways. the short animations and simple design serve the purpose of getting across the insanity.