Title: Mr Happy On The Wrong Side Of Town.

Client: BBC Comedy / Dead Ringers BBC 2

Year: 2009

About: I’m quite proud that this went viral in the early days of Youtube. Kids made their own violent live-action versions, Youtube shut my channel down and the Hargreeves estate complained about it on Radio 4. I’m also proud of the visual jokes I storyboarded, including Mr. Happy’s little wave.

I regret making a joke about ‘Chavs’. I also wish I was allowed to make the cartoon look more authentic, but I wasn’t allowed for legal reasons. Nowadays I’d at least make sure the line thickness was consistent. 

I can’t remember the name of the writer. Sorry!