Mr. Frog

Similar in spirit to Bojack Horseman series, this episode dives into hardships that a celebrity might face even at the top of their career.

What makes this funny is how an entire character arc is fit in 10-ish minutes with a ridiculous premise.

Before watching this, I was a bit worried that extending the beautiful insanity of "Smiling Friends" into a show would compromise the artistic integrity of Zack and Michael's creative vision, but I've never been more happy to be wrong.

In eleven minutes, we're treated to an absolutely scathing critique of washed-up stars trying to reclaim their past successes and executive interference all while being every bit as hilarious and ridiculous as the pilot that came out nearly two years ago. In a way it's an evolution of the best parts of both Tex Avery's MGM shorts and early Family Guy, but tailor-made for the 21st century. It's all brilliant, deranged stuff and now I'm officially excited for whatever glorious nonsense Pim and Charlie get into next!

Side note: I wrote this review before an episode listing mix-up so in the meantime I binge watched the rest of the season! I'm happy to report that the rest of the episodes are consistently entertaining and moderately mentally scarring!