[s1e8] Charlie Dies And Doesn't: Come Back

: Charlie attempts to cheer the Devil up in exchange for his life. While his initial efforts fail, the Devil eventually smiles after accidentally killing his own delivery driver. Production Trivia

Trivia * Charlie does not truly die in this episode, as the title is a play on characters in media getting killed off permanently. Smiling Friends Wiki Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back | Smiling Friends Wiki

In the Season 1 finale, " Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back ," the series delivers a dark yet absurd Christmas special . Despite the definitive title, the episode is widely recognized as a play on the trope of permanent character deaths in media. Episode Overview [S1E8] Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back

The majority of the episode follows Charlie's misadventures in a frozen Hell:

: He meets his grandmother, who was damned for saying "damn," and a bizarre torturer named Jeremy . : Charlie attempts to cheer the Devil up

: Creator Michael Cusack revealed that Pim was originally intended to be the one who died and went to Hell.

: A scene of Charlie vaping at the start was cut due to Adult Swim's anti-vaping partnerships, though the Devil's vaping remained with tinted red smoke. Legacy and Parallels Smiling Friends Wiki Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come

On , Mr. Boss assigns Charlie and Pim a last-minute task: cut down a Christmas tree for the office. Charlie, bitter and frustrated by the work, accidentally causes the tree to fall on him, resulting in his immediate death. Charlie's Journey Through Hell