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Smiley Guy Studios is a Canadian television production company founded in 1998 by graduates of the Canadian Film Centre including Jeremy Diamond, Adrian Carter and Denny Silverthorne; [1] Jonas Diamond joined in 1999. [2] It is one of the most prominent creators of adult animation in Canada, [3] with shows like Odd Job Jack , The Dating Guy , Sons of Butcher and Corner Gas Animated , [4] unlike most studios which focus primarily on shows targeting children's or family demographics. Smiley Guy also produces family content. [5]

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Working with clients on a variety of animated television, film and new media projects such as Odd Job Jack [6] and Hotbox for The Comedy Network, The Ascent of Man with the National Film Board of Canada, [7] Pillars of Freedom for TVO, [8] The Dating Guy , Skatoony , and Sons of Butcher for Teletoon, Steve Jobs Resurrected for Mondo Media, [9] The World of Bruce McCall , [10] [11] The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale, [12] [13] Canada's Smartest Person, [14] Turbo Dogs , and The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town for CBC, "The Politics Episode" of One Day at a Time for Pop, [15] Beethoven's Wig, [16] [17] Psi Cops , and Captain Canuck . [18] [19] It produced the animation for the UK adult animated series Warren United by Baby Cow Productions in 2014, [20] [21] as well as the proposed children's show What a Croc! with Whole Hog Creations in 2012. [22] [23]

Along with Vida Spark Productions, it was co-producer of Corner Gas Animated , a revival of the hit live action situation comedy Corner Gas . Its first episode, "Bone Dry", which aired on April 2, 2018, is currently the highest rated premier ever for The Comedy Network. [24] The fourth and final season aired in 2021. [25]

The studio has also pioneered an experimental form of described video, wherein rather than a neutral narrator, descriptions are provided by actors in-character. [26]

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