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Zach Hadel (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell;[1]), known by his pseudonym psychicpebbles, is an American animator, writer, director, voice actor, and YouTuber. He and Michael Cusack are co-creators and co-stars of the Adult Swim animated series Smiling Friends. He is also known for his Internet animations and for being a co-host of the Let's Play web series OneyPlays.
Early life
Hadel grew up in Kansas[2] [3] and began his animation career by uploading Adobe Flash animations to Newgrounds, later transitioning to YouTube.[4] He enrolled in college to learn graphic design, but immediately dropped out before attending any classes.[5] A self-taught animator, Hadel has stated that shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants, The Simpsons, Dragon Ball Z, Beavis and Butt-Head and South Park inspired his animation style.[6]
Career
His short-form independent cartoons became popular online, such as his animated video responding to overuse of the "arrow in the knee" meme from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim which went viral in 2011.[7] Along with fellow Newgrounds animator Chris O'Neill, Hadel created the popular web cartoon series Hellbenders featuring exaggerated versions of O'Neill and himself, which was picked up for a pilot by Adult Swim but ultimately not pursued after several years in development hell.[8][9][10] Hadel also collaborated with O'Neill to make a short animated video parodying the Kony 2012 documentary; the video went viral, receiving over 1.7 million views within its first weekend.[11] Hadel was a member of the YouTube group SleepyCabin and co-hosted SleepyCast, a comedy and discussion podcast hosted by former Newgrounds animators that launched on August 30, 2014. Template:As of, his YouTube channel psychicpebbles has 1.6 million subscribers and 222.28 million views.[12]
Hadel animated a segment of Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity with Justin Roiland, co-creator of Rick and Morty. Roiland later appraised the animation as his most transgressive joke.[13] Hadel and Roiland also appeared alongside animator Alex Hirsch on h3h3's livestream podcast for charity[14] where they raised over $100,000 for California wildlife relief.[15]
Hadel hosted the podcast Schmucks from 2017 to 2019, where he interviewed fellow entertainers such as Michael Stevens, Finn Wolfhard, Jon Jafari, and Ethan Klein.[16]
In 2018, Hadel storyboarded for SpongeBob SquarePants for the season 11 episode "The Grill is Gone".[17]
Smiling Friends
On April 1, 2020, Cartoon Network's late-night Adult Swim block premiered the pilot episode of Hadel and Australian animator Michael Cusack's animated adult television series, Smiling Friends.[18] The series follows Pim and Charlie, two employees of the titular company missioned with making people smile.[19] The series premiered with a full season marathon on January 9, 2022, and later debuted on HBO Max.[20][21] Adult Swim announced that the show would be renewed for a second season on February 9, 2022.[22] Adult Swim renewed the show for a third season on June 13th, 2024.[23]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Hand Drawn: Documentary | Self | Documentary |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The One Show | Animator, features TomSka (Season 6, Episode 211, segment "OH NO BEARS") | |
| 2018 | Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity | Ity | Also animator |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | Storyboard Artist ("The Grill is Gone") | ||
| 2022–present | Smiling Friends | Charlie, Glep, various | Also co-creator, director, writer, storyboard artist, storyboard revisionist, art director, character design supervisor, designer, and animator |
| 2022 | Tig n' Seek | Darryl Barryl | 1 episode ("Twin Seeks") |
| The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! | Reggie Paloni | Co-writer |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2015 | Hellbenders | Zach | Co-creator, co-director, co-writer |
| 2012–2013 | Ninja Sex Party | Animator on "Unicorn Wizard" and "Best Friends Forever!" | |
| 2013 | TOME: Terrain of Magical Expertise | Zunchdial | Voice role |
| OneyNG | Work on "Potato Salad" | ||
| 2014 | Improvable | Various | |
| 2014–present | OneyPlays | Self | Guest, co-host |
| 2014–2019 | SleepyCast | Self | Podcast, host |
| 2014–2016, 2019 | JonTron | Grimbo (voice), The Ultimate Gamer | Animator, writer, voice role |
| 2015 | JonTron's StarCade | Indy Wife, Yoda | Voice role, writer (Episode 9 - The Star Wars Holiday Special (FINALE)) |
| 2016 | Eddsworld | Additional art | |
| 2017–2019 | Schmucks | Self | Podcast, host, 4 episodes |
| 2017, 2021 | The Official Podcast | Self | Guest, 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Hellsing Ultimate Abridged | Satan | Voice role |
| 2018 | H3 Podcast | Self, Logan Paul Fan, Donald Trump | Podcast, guest |
| 2019 | The Ultimate Recap Cartoon | Momo | Voice role |
| 2019 | The Cyanide & Happiness Show | Tiny Gene | Episode: The Animator's Curse |
| 2019–present | The Create Unknown | Self | Guest |
| 2020 | MeatCanyon[24] | Humpty Dumpty | Voice role |
| 2021 | SMILING FRIENDS: Free Draw | Self | Special featured on Adult Swim YouTube channel. |
| 2022 | Monkey Wrench | Screamo | Episode: The Ghost Egg |
| 2022 | Brain Dump | Secretary | Episode: What Is Fash Ism? |
| 2023 | Helluva Boss | Additional voices | Episode: Mammon's Magnificent Musical Mid-Season Special |
| 2024 | Spooky Month | Literally Zach | Episode: Hollow Sorrows, misspelled as "Zach Hadle" |
| TBA | Shrek 2 Retold | Shrek | Voice role |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | High on Life | Various | Voice |
Sourced from Hadel's IMDb page and YouTube channel.[25]
Notes
References
External links
- psychicpebbles
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- thepsychicpebble on YouTube Archived from the original on June 15, 2010
- psychicpebble on NewGrounds Archived from the original on November 24, 2010
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