Smiling Critters

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“	♪S-M-I-L-E everyday! When you are down and out, no need to frown and pout! The Smiling Critters' here to say: S-M-I-L-E everyday!♫	”
— Smiling Critters Intro

Smiling Critters were a popular plush line of animals created by Playtime Co. who were infamous for their giant grins. The group were teased in Project: Playtime Phase 2 via a poster in the "Destroy-a-Toy" map. Following this, the full toy-line was revealed in the Chapter 3 Interactable ARG. CatNap will appear in Chapter 3: Deep Sleep as the primary antagonist, while the other Smiling Critters will appear as secondary antagonists.

Description

The Smiling Critters are small, colorful, anthropomorphic animals, each appearing as a plush toy with a zipper on the front chest, large, gaping smiles, and black eyes with white pupils. Each toy has a unique pendant that alludes to a core aspect of each one of their personalities.

In addition to this, each Smiling Critter comes with the ability to emit their own unique scent via a hole on their mouths by pulling on their tails, all of which are traditionally used to aid with sleep or relaxation, being based off of a specific type of fruit, herb or flower.

Chapter 3: Deep Sleep

TBA

Characters

Image	Critter	Scent	Description
	Bobby BearHug	Rose	A kind, caring soul, Bobby BearHug shows compassion for everyone, and for everything. People and places and things, large or small, are all receivers of her love. Each is enriched by this attention and affection, and in turn, so is she.
	Bubba Bubbaphant	Lemongrass	Bubba Bubbaphant is the brains of the critters. Bright and attentive, he keeps his friends steady and always steers them to make smart choices, that way they all might grow up to be bright and brilliant, each in their own right.
	CraftyCorn	Jasmine	A conscious observer of both color and creativity in the world. CraftyCorn understands the importance of art, and sharing it with others. Crayons, pencils, paint, or words on the page. CraftyCorn can see beauty in anything imagined given shape.
	DogDay	Vanilla	This is DogDay, the sunny, strong, and determined leader of our critters! Each trusts him to find the bright side in any situation, and to have a friendly word of encouragement should they feel down. He'll always keep his friends going, no matter what.
	Hoppy Hopscotch	Peppermint	Unafraid to hop where others might sit, Hoppy is the friend everyone needs to maintain their energy and enthusiasm. While sometimes loud or impatient, she'll always hop besides her friends, even if it means slowing up once in a while to keep their pace.
	KickinChicken	Ylang-Ylang	This is KickinChicken, the cool kid of the crew, and he maintains that sense of cool through anything, even in the most tense of situations. Knock him down, and he'll pick himself up, brush himself off, and ask: "What's next?"
	PickyPiggy	Citrus	What's more important than play and learning? PickyPiggy knows the answer. A playful body and keen mind are fueled by what's put into them, which is why she encourages her friends to eat a well-balanced diet. Secretly, PB&J's are her favorite food.

Recalled Members

Image	Critter	Scent	Description
	CatNap	Lavender (Intended)	CatNap is a calming presence for the critters and ensures he and his friends always have the right amount of sleep to jumpstart the morning's play! End of the day, there's nothing CatNap enjoys more than watching his friends sleep soundly.

Episodes

• Untitled Smiling Critters cartoon

Gallery

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  Smiling Critters, with the other characters.

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  The original line-up of all 8 toys.

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  The updated lineup, with CatNap now being taken out of the group.

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  Playcare poster showing DogDay, CraftyCorn, and KickinChicken, found in Destroy-a-Toy.

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  The poster located within an unreachable area of the map.

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  Ditto, but surrounded by a mural of Playcare.

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  Ditto, but brightened.

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  The decapitated corpse of a DogDay (top-left) plush, as seen in Chapter 3 Teaser Trailer 2.

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  A picture depicting a girl partially concealed in shadow. Hoppy Hopscotch and CraftyCorn, both mostly hidden in darkness, are placed next to her.

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  First look at DogDay and CraftyCorn’s faces and pendants.

• Smiling Critters - Can't Sleep

  Smiling Critters Cartoon - Can't Sleep

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  The Characters from the logo in transparent

Trivia

• The Smiling Critters appear to be inspired by 1980s toy lines such as Care Bears and My Little Pony.
  • Their built-in scents were also possibly inspired by the similarly-scented Strawberry Shortcake line of toys.
• The first reveal of all the Smiling Critters, along with the name "Smiling Critters", was released on November 3rd on Mob Entertainment's Twitter account.
  • Interestingly, an hour after posting the original line-up, Mob Entertainment proceeded to post another line-up, only this time lacking CatNap.
    • It was revealed in the CatNap Recall video, featuring a news cast discussing the Smiling Critters, that CatNap was removed from the toy line following reports from parents that their children experienced nightmares after inhaling his scent. This is likely because the mist CatNap released wasn't lavender, as stated in a prior note.
• The Smiling Critters theme song was created by Zachary Preciado.
• The Playtime Co. logo in the Smiling Critters' reveal images has varying differences compared to the modern logo (the "P" is straight and more sunken, and the blue color box around the Co. is darker), suggesting this image was from an earlier point in time.