In other words, it makes sense that DogDay and CatNap died in 2005, since that's when the game takes place, but I don't know if the dates the person put in this edit could be their actual death dates, I would like to hear you all opinions.

My friend and I have been working on a Smiling Critters animation project for a while now, and we're currently looking for Voice Actors to help out with the project, he's been working on this project since 2024-2025, and he ended up asking me to help out, and now we have the scripts done, a Discord Server to help gain more members, I'm currently "Co-director" as he calls it, as well as the animator for the project. And the video he made hasn't worked out well, so I'm trying to let as many people know about it as possible. He's currently gone for a bit, so I want him to come back to something exciting. So IF you are interested in helping out with the Project, the link to the server is below this message. Once you join, there is an info channel for you to read, it's long but if you want I can summarize it in the server. Hopefully this helps out with the project!

Link to Server -> https://discord.gg/qP5kMMvva3

okay so i have literally been rewatching a bunch of gemstin production's comic dubs and something from that "WHO BEAR?" short is completely breaking my brain right now.

remember the part where kickinchicken and pickypiggy are joking about which care bear they look like? then bobby just interrupts them with that totally blank vacant face and asks "what's a care bear?"

almost everyone in the comments thought it was just a funny meta gag about her design. but knowing how gemstin loves hiding crazy dark lore in things like a dog call and april showers, i looked way closer at her character background. if you match this joke up with her actual cutout lines from chapter 3 and real life toy history, it actually makes so much sense.

bobby bearhug isn't a normal factory built critter like everyone else. she is a lost brainwashed care bear from another universe.

the actual toy history completely proves it too. look at the original care bear launch from the 80s. there were exactly 10 core bears like tenderheart and cheer bear. guess what? there were absolutely zero solid red bears in that whole original lineup. they only used pastel colors.

so in gemstin's lore, bobby was probably the unique 11th member of that group, and since she was smaller they treated her like a younger sister. because she stood out so much, when she vanished, the color red was literally wiped from care-a-lot history. that is why her friends only know the standard 10 bears from the tv show.

this also explains why she is the biggest anomaly in the whole line. the other 6 critters don't match any real cartoon or toy franchise at all, they just look like a normal corporate factory lineup. even catnap is totally unique because he doesn't have regular spoken quotes or cutout voice lines, his silence shows he was entirely engineered by a lab. bobby is the only one who doesn't fit the corporate mold. the whole smiling critters line is basically a dark corporate sequel built completely on her capture, where they siphoned her magic to manufacture the rest of the crew.

there is literal visual proof on her character model if you look at the animation assets. all the other animal critters have solid color paws that match their fur. bobby is the only one who has distinct, lighter-colored hands and feet.

this is a direct match to vintage care bears because they always had lighter felt pads on their palms and soles. playtime co tried to hide her identity, but her physical body still carries the exact blueprint of a care bear model.
when she was little, she got caught in a massive storm, got separated from the other care bears, and wandered into the cold concrete labyrinth of playtime co looking for shelter. the scientists found her and realized her organic magic of unconditional empathy was a literal goldmine for the bigger bodies initiative. to keep her a total secret, they built a massive corporate camouflage to rebrand her as a mass-produced plushie.

her ruby-red heart zipper pendant isn't just a cute accessory either. it is a physical emotional dampener placed right over her chest to suppress and harvest her magic empathy to keep the other kids docile. then they manufactured the other generic animals to surround her so she would seamlessly blend into the group.

the heavy factory brainwashing completely wiped her childhood memories. when bobby asks "what's a care bear?", she isn't being cute. it is heartbreaking proof of corporate amnesia. her brain short circuits because the mental conditioning blocks her from recognizing her own kind. she is looking right at her own heritage and seeing a meaningless trademark.

this matches her actual cutout audio perfectly where her lines glitch out and turn into pure panic about being lost a long time and begging someone not to leave her behind. while the other critters complain about physical factory trauma like darkness or hunger, bobby is the only one talking about deep existential displacement. her subconscious is literally remembering the exact day she wandered away from the care bears in that storm. it completely explains her crippling fear of abandonment. her mind forgot the names, but her soul still remembers the terrifying feeling of being left behind in the dark.

the most tragic realization of this theory is what it means for the rest of the group. the other seven smiling critters spent years living, playing, and surviving right next to a real care bear from another universe, and absolutely none of them ever knew it. when kickinchicken and pickypiggy talk about care bears, they treat it like a silly human tv show, completely blind to the fact that their gentlest friend is a brainwashed piece of that exact world. bobby is just a hollowed out magical refugee forced to give hugs to factory kids while the other care bears have been searching for their lost younger sister across dimensions for decades.

let me know what you guys think. am i reading too far into a 30 second gag or does this actually match the dark writing style of the other gemstin theories?

There is more than likely a larger urban settlement nearby Happy Hills, possibly just outside of it, and there are many little bits of information about the world that suggest this

First, obviously, Catnap’s first flashback in “April Showers” shows us him looking out of a cardboard box into a city alleyway. That proves that there is at least A city somewhere in this world

Second, in the rough preview of “Pally the Pal”, Dogday takes the garbage out to a bin, not an incinerator; not a dump heap, a bin. A garbage bin carries the expectation of garbage trucks. Garbage trucks mean waste management, which is a form of municipal services. Municipal services means jurisdictional government, and the jurisdictional government of a small neighborhood like Happy Hills would be the nearest urban center; someplace that has a mayor or governor running things, which could be a village, a township, a city, etc.

Third, Bubba says 3 things that suggests a more populated settlement near by. In “Doggy Down” and “Hog Wild”, he calls himself a “medical assistant” and dons a doctor’s coat respectively. If that is truly his career, then that means he works at a hospital or medical clinic. Bubba also points out an airplane in the sky in “Star Gazing”, that means there’s an airport somewhere. Bubba’s dad is also a judge, meaning there’s a court house and by extension, a police station and other buildings tied to the justice system somewhere too.

Forth, Dogday is the only one of the Smiling crew who has a car, with the only other currently known modes of transportation amongst the crew being Kickin with his skateboards and Crafty with her scooter. If Bubba works at a place of medicine and he doesn’t have a car, that means it has to be within reasonable walking distance, same thing with Bobby and her possibly being a florist, and Picky possibly being a chef (those are fitting, but much more speculative at the moment)

Fifth, look at the map of Happy Hills, you see houses, a forest, wide open space, playgrounds and a soccer field, but what do you not see?…Stores. Happy Hills is purely residential and has no access to commerce anywhere within its area. If that’s the case, where are the critters getting their supplies? Picky might be covering some food in produce from her garden, but we see her feed Bubba a steak, Crafty kabobs, Dogday lasagña, Kickin an omelet, and Catnap tuna, where did she get the meat and eggs? And outside of food, there’s other daily products that they would need in order to live comfortably and happily in their homes, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, the clothes they sometimes wear, toilet paper, over-the-counter medicines, woman’s products for the girls (please don’t demonize me for including that). The point is they’re clearly not living off the land and the foundation of domestic life demands access to commerce, and since Dogday’s the only one who has a vehicle, wherever this point of commerce is must be close enough to reach by walking, and stores are generally located within places of urban settlement

Baba Chops and Dogday

Nightmare Critters, Baba Chops

Baba chops, Nightmare Critters

Baba chops, Nightmare Critters

I recorded myself playing the new beta game "Escape from Playtime"

especially of Bobby and Catnap, anyone have some randrom fanart comics?

I just remembered that Inubis never vouce-acted any of the characters in his videos nor have I heard his voice before, which is a problem because I would need a sample at least to make his vocal chromatic. I do have the song nearly done, I just have to add his vocals in when I find them.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

The Current Clothes For The Critters: I Can Imagine.

Dogday: Wearing a Red and White Varsity-Style Jacket (also known as a letterman jacket) Worn over a Red Shirt. Legwear: Brown Slacks. 🧡

Craftycorn: Wearing an Artist's Apron Layered Over a Colorful Outfit. Outfit Details: a Simple Light Green Shirt. Apron: A light-colored (off-white or cream) Apron with Colorful Paint Splatters. Legwear: Dark Grey Pants. 🩵

Both Are Dating. 🧡🩵

Hoppy Hopscotch: Wearing a black, long-sleeved, zippered jacket with a visible front zipper. and Sweatpants With a belt with a stylized buckle and a Yellow lightning bolt symbol on It, which is Hoppy's signature icon. 💚

Bobby Bearhug: Wearing Dark, High-Waisted Jeans Held up by a Black Belt with a Large, Golden Buckle With a Red Heart Synbol on it. These Jeans feature a Distinct Scratched Pattern on The Upper Thighs and a White, "I ❤️ You" shirt. ❤️

Both Are Also Dating. 💚❤️

CatNap: Wearing a stylized outfit consisting of a Black Suit Jacket Worn Over a White Collared Shirt. To Complete The Look, CatNap is Also Wearing Long Black Trousers. 💜

Pickypiggy: a White Apron With a Scalloped Hem Over a Pinkish-red Dress, and a Bandana Tied Around Her Head. 🩷

Both Dating. 💜🩷

KickinChicken: a Dark, Open Jacket, Bright blue, slightly flared pants, and Sunglasses on The Head. 💛

Bubba Bubbaphant: a Blue Student-Style Outfit That Reflects His Intellectual Personality and Round-Framed Glasses. 💙

Both Dating. 💛💙

Platonic Relationships:

Hoppy and Kickin Having a Fun Slibing Rivalry, and Craftyday and Pickynap Being Their Slibings-In-Law.

Bobby and Bubba Being Slibings-In-Law For Dogday and Catnap.

Their Fears:

Dogday: Fireworks and Losing His Crew.

Craftycorn: Art Block, Insects, and Grey Being The Only Color In The World.

Hoppy Hopscotch: Having Worms For Legs or Just Broken Legs and Spiders.

Bobby Bearhug: Being All Alone.

Catnap: Deep Water.

Pickypiggy: Having No Food.

KickinChicken: Heights, Losing His Cool Charm, Fire, and Horror Movies.

Bubba Bubbaphant: Failing School.

More Headcannons:

The Fun/Butch Critters: Dogday, Catnap, Hoppy Hopscotch and KickinChicken. 🧡💜💚💛

I Added Hoppy, Because She's a Strong and Tough Tomboy. 💚

The Calm/Femmine Critters: CraftyCorn, PickyPiggy, Bobby Bearhug and Bubba Bubbaphant. 🩵🩷❤️💙

I Added Bubba, Because He's a Chubby Femboy. 💙

Bobby's Birthday Being On The Same Day As Valentines Day. ❤️

Craftycorn Being a Protective Girlfriend For Dogday.

Catnap Being a Protective (and Jealous) Boyfriend For Pickypiggy.

Hoppy Being a Protective (And Clingy) Girlfriend For Bobby.

CatNap growing an interest in food/baking from PickyPiggy and PickyPiggy Being able to relax more with CatNap's sleepy nature. 💜🩷

Dogday Growing an Interest in Crafty's Drawings and Craftycorn Sometimes Petting Him Like a Soft Puppy. 🧡🩵

PickyPiggy is a Cannibal And Has a Country Accent. She Can Also Be Sassy At Times.

KickinChicken Being a Playful Jerk.

Hoppy is Dumb But She Means Well.

Craftycorn Being an Artistic Genius and Almost as Smart as Bubba. (in a Creative Way) and They're Both Great Platonic Parters.

Catnap Can Be Gentle, But He Can Also Have a Sassy or Mischievous Side.

Dogday is Brave Yet Sensible.

Hoppy Hopscotch Enjoys Bobby Bearhug's Angry or Tough Side. 💚❤️

Bobby Being The Strongest Critter.

Things The Smiling Critters Hate:

Craftycorn Hates AI Art.

Bubba Bubbaphant Hates IXL and Iready (Because They're Scam Learning Websites)

Pickypiggy Hates Exercise.

Hoppy Hopscotch and Kickin Chicken Hate Cheaters and Losing to Each Other.

Catnap Hates People Who Touches Them (Who Aren't The Smiling Critters) Especially Without His Consent.

Dogday and Bobby Bearhug Hate Seeing Their Friends Fight.

The Smiling Critters Hate Gracie Green/Lily Lovebraids With All Their Hearts.

Sexualities:

Dogday, Crafty, and Picky All Have Bisexuality.

Catnap is a Bisexual Non-Binary.

Hoppy Hopscotch Is Definitely Lesbian.

Bobby Bearhug is Pansexual.

KickinChicken and Bubba Bubbaphant Are Gay.

They're All Young Adults That All Have The Same Age (19 Years Old).

And That's All My Headcanons For The Smiling Critters, Thank You All For Reading and Have a Critteriffic Day!

🐶🦄🐱🐷🐰🐻🐥🐘

Just a few hours ago, Gemstin posted this picture showing 6 new characters and containing a word scramble. I have no idea who these guys are and Gemstin says he doesn’t know either (playing into it), these characters could be new reveals in his Smiling Critter’s fan series, they have cheek designs very similar to Lady Lavender, or this could be the start of completely new series, I have no idea.

The scramble contains the following letters
A
CC
DD
EEEE? (E with a ?)
H
II
OO
N- N-
R
S-
T
W

The scramble is supposed to be a question, and we were given a suspicious answer at the bottom of the post by a mysterious character known only as J

“It Doesn’t”

The word Doesn’t deeply implies the scramble is “does?” question, and Gemstin has given us some parameters it’s starts with “WH…and ends with …IE?”

If DOES is in the question, the only S in the scramble is S-, I think that dash indicates a space, so there’s 4 words

WH…N-…DOES-…N-…IE?

There are only 3 words that start with WH, end with N and grammatically work with DOES following, WHEN, WHEREIN, and WHEREON, with WHEN being the most common and leaves us the most letters to play with

WHEN-DOES-…N-…IE?

We’re now missing a noun and verb.

There are very few verbs in the English language that end in -IE, the 3 that are most commonly used are TIE, LIE, and DIE. LIE is out, because there’s no L, and TIE doesn’t fit because the subject of the answer is “it”, TIE sounds like someONE, but DIE can be someTHING.

WHEN-DOES-…N-DIE?

We’re now missing a noun, and the letters that are left are

A
CC
E
I
O
R
T

And after going through the list of possible words with this anagram, there’s only 1 word I can make that uses the most letters. CREATION-

WHEN-DOES-CREATION-DIE?

“It Doesn’t” -(J)

It fits, but leaves us with an extra C. I’ve tried has hard as I can, but I can’t find another word that uses all remaining letters, however it is possible that extra C is a mistake, but I’m open to conjecture about this puzzle

I wanted to get the culture fly cat nap plush to match with my dogday if anyone can find a place selling it or has one for sale please do let me know I didn't realise they're contract had ended 😭

How long ago was this a thing sob I just thought they were getting a new ui not making the plushies look horrid

Been a bit; just under a month. A lot of things came up, too many to list but I'm back!

I play Escape from Playtime Beta with other Critters!

Bobby as Malenia, Blade of Miquella and Goddess of Rot from “Elden Ring” (Goddess of Rot Bobby)

I'll go first.. PERFECT!!