Smiley Guy Studios is a Canadian animation production company founded in 1998 by graduates of the

Canadian Film Centre The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) is a charitable organization founded by filmmaker Norman Jewison in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1988. Originally launched as film school, today it provides training, development and advancement opportunities for pr ...

. It is one of the most prominent creators of

adult animation Adult animation, also known as mature animation, and infrequently as adult-oriented animation, is any type of animation, animated motion work that is catered specifically to adult interests, and is mainly targeted and marketed towards adults and ...

in Canada, with shows like ''

Odd Job Jack ''Odd Job Jack'' is a Canadian adult animated sitcom starring Don McKellar, about one man's misadventures in temporary employment. Seen on and produced for The Comedy Network, a cable specialty channel, Adult Swim and MuchMusic in Latin America, ...

'', ''

The Dating Guy ''The Dating Guy'' is a Canadian adult animated series that originally aired on Teletoon at Night starting on September 17, 2008 and ending on May 8, 2010. The show was created by Matt Hornburg and Mark Bishop, with executive producers being Joh ...

'', '' Sons of Butcher'' and ''

Corner Gas Animated Corner may refer to: People *Corner (surname) *House of Cornaro, a noble Venetian family (''Corner'' in Venetian dialect) Places *Corner, Alabama, a community in the United States *Corner Inlet, Victoria, Australia *Corner River, a tributary of ...

'', unlike most studios which focus primarily on shows targeting children's or family demographics. Smiley Guy also produces family content. Smiley Guy Studios has created original work such as the television series, ''

'', ''The World of

Bruce McCall Bruce McCall (born May 10, 1935) is a Canadian author and illustrator, best known for his frequent contributions to ''The New Yorker''. Life and career Born and raised in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, he was fascinated by comic books and showed an earl ...

'', and ''

Pillars of Freedom Pillars of Freedom is a children's series created by Smiley Guy Studios Inc. and Nexus Media Inc. for TVO to teach children the importance of civics and voting. The plot follows two young dragons called Spirit and Imm who are trying to restore fre ...

'', while also working with clients on a variety of animated television, film and new media projects such as ''

Turbo Dogs ''Turbo Dogs'' is an animated television comedy series based on the book by Bob Kolar. Co-produced by Canadian entertainment company CCI Entertainment, New Zealand production company Huhu Studios and American studio Scholastic Entertainment, in ...

'', ''

Skatoony ''Skatoony'' (stylized as ''SkatoonY'') is a children's live action/animated game show, pitting live-action kids against cartoons. The series was co-produced with Talent TV and FremantleMedia Animation (for the British version), Blink Studios (fo ...

'', ''

'', '' Hotbox'', '' Sons of Butcher'' and '' The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town''. Along with Vida Spark Productions, it is a co-producer of ''

'', a revival of the hit live action situation comedy ''

Corner Gas ''Corner Gas'' is a Canadian television sitcom created by Brent Butt. The series ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2009. Re-runs still air on CTV, CTV2, CTV Comedy Channel, Much, MTV, E! and are streaming on Crave and Amazon Prime. The serie ...

''. Its first episode, "Bone Dry", which aired on April 2, 2018, is currently the highest rated première ever for

The Comedy Network CTV Comedy Channel (often shortened to CTV Comedy and formerly known as The Comedy Network) is a Canadian English-language specialty channel owned by Bell Media which focuses primarily on comedy programming. The channel first launched on Octo ...

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