Post-Holiday Edition: Adult Swim Holiday Specials: Smiling Friends & YOLO – Collateral Cinema: Director's Cut! (SPOILERS)
From Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast by Beau Maddox
January 26, 2026 · 1h 10m · Season 9
About this episode
The hosts review the Adult Swim holiday specials of Smiling Friends and YOLO in their Post-Holiday wrap-up episode.
Collateral Cinema: Director’s Cut! is back with our Post-Holiday wrap-up, reviewing Adult Swim holiday specials as we do every year! This time, Beau and Ash cover every holiday episode of Smiling Friends and YOLO. From the minds of Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack, these shows are known for their surreal humor and unconventional animation styles. So, chill with us, smoke some weed if you got it, and stay tuned for our next episode on Boruto: Naruto the Movie, concluding Anime Month!
People in this episode
Host: Beau
Topics covered
- Adult Swim
- holiday specials
- Smiling Friends
- YOLO
- animation
- surreal humor
Keywords
- collateral cinema
- director's cut
- anime month
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Smiling Friends & YOLO, Collateral Cinema: Director's Cut, Collateral Cinema: Director’s Cut, Smiling Friends, YOLO, Boruto, Naruto the Movie
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