[edit] Sniffles
(Voiced By Liz Stuart (2000–) ) Sniffles is a blue-gray male anteater who is one of the most intelligent characters in the series. He is the second character without a heart nose and a pair of buckteeth. He usually likes reading and doing science and math problems. To reinforce the 'nerd' image that Sniffles exudes, he carries pens in a pocket protector on his chest and is seen dressed up as a Star Trek character (probably Spock, the Vulcan ears being the giveaway) in "Remains to be Seen".
Sniffles' IQ has proved to be extremely high in both the Internet and TV series. He has built things which are far more advanced than what most of the other characters could create, including a rocket from a bus and even a time machine. However, sometimes these devices malfunction and work against him, leading to his own death. Like Toothy, he has a wide range of deaths, usually involving his tongue, head, limbs, or organs. He also has a multitude of jobs, including a doctor and a pilot. While Lumpy usually fills these roles, when Lumpy plays another role in the episode, it is usually Sniffles who fills them in.
Sniffles' deaths are more of the torturous and painful types. His deaths are usually slower than those of the other characters (although on some occasions he has had quick deaths). Sniffles rarely survives in both the Internet and TV series. He has appeared in a few episodes and lived, but he was only on-screen briefly.
Sniffles also has a craving for ants, which is one of his animal instincts. Whenever he tries to eat one, however, they kill him, after torturing him in the most sadistic of manners, such as his deaths in "Tongue in Cheek" even leading to him crying from the pain, and "Blast from the Past" (the only episode in which Sniffles has eaten an ant without being killed) shows that anteaters and ants used to be friends. When Sniffles eats an ant, the Prehistoric Sniffles sees that anteaters are supposed to eat ants, beginning the two species' rivalry.
[edit] Pop
(Voiced by Aubrey Ankrum (2000–) ) Pop is a light brown male bear with a red beret. Some people refer to him as the stereotypically clueless, bathrobe-wearing, pipe-smoking, 1950s style sitcom father. He has never appeared in any episode without Cub excluding his BBQ smoochie. His son Cub often dies as a result of both his attention and inattention - although it is clear that he loves him. In the web series he usually didn't know of his son's deaths, but he is more aware of them in the TV series. He is not very bright (like in "Easy For You To Sleigh", , he pulled the fire detector off because the beepings were too loud for Cub and later on killed himself and Cub because of the smoke) and when he tries to save his son, he often kills him and sometimes himself, too. The only time Pop killed Cub intentionally was in the episode "Read 'em and Weep", because Cub was possessed by a demon, forcing Pop to kill him (despite the fact that Lumpy had already exorcised the demon from Cub). In both the Internet shorts and the TV series, Pop rarely dies, but when he does die, it usually involves fire.
Pop does not appear in any episodes without his son. He originally was going to appear in Happy Trails Part 2: Jumping the Shark, but many considered it weird for Pop to kill Flaky. Instead, Flippy took his place. Which explains why Flippy had Pop's voice. However, Pop becomes more prominent in the TV shows.
Pop is one of the few characters in the show who has a much more intelligible way of speaking. He almost speaks clear words in some of the episodes he appears in. As in "Water Way to Go" when cub is trapped in sand and drowning Pop called out to him and he could clearly be heard saying "Hold on, son! I'm coming!" as well as "Cub? Where are you?!". He can even read a book with an understanding vocabulary.
There is evidence in the episode "Can't Stop Coffin" that Pop may very well be a widower, due to the fact that in their cameo in the episode, he and Cub are seen mourning at a gravestone which probably belongs to his dead wife. Pop is a cheapskate as seen in "Read 'em and Weep", in a yard sale, he's seen buying a necronomicon for Cub which was in the cent symbol box instead of a fairy book on the dollar table.
[edit] Cub
(Voiced by Dana Belben (2000–2005) Ellen Connell (2005–)) Cub is a light brown male bear, who is the son of Pop. He has the appearance and personality of a baby but the intelligence and mobility of a young child. He's the youngest and smallest character of the Happy Tree Friends and his eyes, which are unlike those of the other characters, give him a more infantile appearance, but despite these traits, he still dies and gets injured.
He has appeared and died much more in the series than his father and his deaths are usually a result of Pop's bad parenting, although a few of his deaths have happened when Pop was actually paying attention to him in episodes such as "Gems the Breaks" or "Ipso Fatso". If his father's not paying attention to him, he will often be seen wandering around operating machines by himself or carelessly drifting into death-introducing hazards, such as the time Cub was sucking on an electric razor as if it were a pacifier, soon ending with Pop plugging it back in, much to Cubs dismay. Cub is usually killed by machinery or outdoor tools.
Cub rarely survives in the series, and his deaths are usually very gruesome, painful, and ironic. The only episodes that Cub didn't die in along with Pop are Out of Sight, Out of Mime (only on the DVD), Don't Yank My Chain, See What Develops and Just Desert. And the ones without Pop, he also survived in Rink Hijinks, and I Get a Trick Out of You. Also, the episodes where Cub survived but was injured were A Hole Lotta Love and A Sucker for Love (both parts). Both of these were with Pop. He has starred in his very own Holiday Smoochie with Pop.
[edit] Flaky
(Voiced by Nica Lorber (2000–) ) Flaky is a red female porcupine whose quills are full of dandruff, thus the name and she is the third character without visible ears. Flaky is one of the most popular characters in the series and has the identifiable personality of being a very shy and timid character ever since she had a traumatic childhood event. Sometimes when she gets scared while travelling on a bumpy ride (or before it, as in "Wingin' It"), she gets sick and vomits, like on a roller coaster or plane. She is afraid of chicks as seen in "From A to Zoo".
Flaky has often been viewed as a coward. However, Flaky's actions in both the Internet shorts and the TV series go against this as she has been brave and on several occasions had saved her own life several times. Additionally, when hanging around with Cuddles, Flaky is often forcefully dragged into situations that lead to one's or both their demises, despite her warning Cuddles about possible dangers that could occur. Her deaths tend to involve either getting skinned or eaten.
Flaky is a helpful character, as evidenced by a couple of the TV episodes, and in a minigame on the official website, Fire Escape. All these factors suggest that Flaky is not only overly cautious (as opposed to being a coward), but also one of the more intelligent and kind characters of the series; for example, daring to organize a surprise birthday party for Flippy, a character who is well-known for being mentally unstable. However, she has, on occasion, been seen as somewhat unstable herself - near the end of the episode "Snow Place to Go", she begins to go insane and makes a companion with a garden gnome and singing "Rock-A-Bye Baby" to it after being trapped in the Arctic with no food or civilization. She is also allergic to peanuts. When he consumes a peanut, her face gets covered in pimples, her lips swell up, and she inflates like a balloon, as seen in "Party Animal".
Flaky's gender is generally known as male, although still, some users, fans, and even some of the creators think it is unconfirmed . Even the Happy Tree Friends website is ambiguous to the gender. She was originally made by Rhode Montjio to be a boy, though most of the creators preferred Flaky to be female to account for his voice and feminine demeanor even her own voice actor said she's female. In episode commentary on the DVDs, they refer to Flaky as male with pronouns such as 'he' and 'his.' Almost all the Happy Tree Friends crew think she's a girl, the rest are not sure.[4]. In the episode Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya, Disco Bear doesn't pay any attention to her and even pushes her aside accidentally while gazing at Giggles and Petunia. Some fans think that Flaky is a girl due to her voice and personality. Some fans think Flaky is a boy because of the activities she engages in, though fans who disagree confer this as evidence that she's a tomboy.
[edit] The Mole
The Mole is a blind magenta male mole with dark glasses with a resemblance to Shino Aburame from the popular anime, Naruto . On his face, The Mole actually has a mole. The Mole is known for his facial mole. He wears a purple turtleneck. Like Mime and Cro-Marmot, he doesn't speak. He is not deaf, though he does have hearing problems, as seen in "Party Animal". Disaster follows his blind bumbling. He seems to love stuffed animals. His actions and character are that much like those of Mr. Magoo. In several instances, he mistakes body parts such as severed heads for other things. He doesn't appear to have his driver's license revoked, since he has been seen driving. His driving abilities are clearly not safe for his surroundings, but he is actually seen stopping at a red light and honking at Splendid's laser beam in "Gems the Breaks".
According to the commentary for Pitchin' Impossible, the Mole was originally supposed to be a James Bond-like secret agent with all kinds of spy gadgets around him but it was removed when the series was created. It wasn't until the episode, Mole in the City, that his secret agent identity was explored. He also has an arch-nemesis known as The Rat, most likely because they both have careers in industrial espionage.
A running gag in the series is The Mole doing things that require vision such as stopping at a red light, lighting a match to see in the dark, and even reading a book. He usually has jobs that require good vision which, in most episodes, leads up to his and other characters deaths (Lumpy and Handy in particular). According to the commentary for Concrete Solution the writers do this just because they need something bad to happen and The Mole (along with Lumpy) is basically the worst person for almost any job. If they need the story to move normally, usually one of the other characters does the job.
In the web shorts, The Mole rarely dies because one producer's daughter is blind and they didn't want to offend her or any blind person, and usually causes harm to the other HTF due to his blindness. In the TV series, he dies a lot more often, but he still survives a lot of episodes. His deaths usually involve either his head or loss of body parts.
[edit] Disco Bear
(Voiced by Peter Herrman (2000–) ) Disco Bear is a golden male bear with an orange afro and sideburns who likes to dance to disco music (his name "Disco Bear" comes from "disco ball"). He wears 1970s style clothing, including a yellow jacket, yellow bell-bottom pants and orange and white dancing platform shoes. He usually puts everyone around him into life-threatening trouble while dancing, but mistakes their movements of pain for funky dance moves. He is mostly seen either showing off or trying to impress female characters, such as Giggles and Petunia, and usually killing them in the process. Like many characters, his deaths usually involve his head; the others are random. In Rink Hijinks, he accidentally bumps Flaky into a floor buffer when he's trying to show off his roller skating skills. Despite his failures in wooing the ladies, he seems to be well off financially as he is seen with a private ski cabin in "Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya", his fancy home (which looks like a bachelor pad decorated with the 1970s era furniture, modern art paintings, a heart-shaped bed, a hotel-like bathroom, and packs of romantic candles) in the TV series, a hot tub in Wishy Washy, a luxury car (resembling a Pontiac Trans Am) in Blind Date, a hairspraying-dryer chair in Easy Comb, Easy Go and his own submarine in Sea What I Found.
Disco Bear also has poor eating habits, eating hot dogs, bacon and other fatty foods, and moaning over vegetables, as seen in A Change of Heart and Ipso Fatso. Because of this, he gains weight, losing self-esteem, not being able to run that much, and having heart diseases, like a heart attack. Besides disco dancing, he's talented at rollerskating, downhill skiing, and throwing frisbees long distances.
It has been stated in several DVD commentaries and in the HTF forum that when the Internet series started most people in the staff (except for Rhode Montijo) didn't like Disco Bear because they found him annoying. Warren Graff has said that it wasn't till the TV series started that they began to like him.
He has recently appeared in a new Halloween Smoochie.
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