| Zach Hadel | |
| Birth Name: | Zachary Thomas Hadel |
| Birth Place: | Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. |
| Pseudonym: | psychicpebbles |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
| Subscribers: | 1.6 million |
| Views: | 222.28 million |
| Silver Button: | y |
| Gold Button: | yes |
| Diamond Button: | No |
| Stats Update: | April 19, 2024 |
Zach Hadel (;[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.
Hadel grew up in Kansas.[2] [3] He 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. 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.[5]
His short-form independent cartoons became popular online, such as his animated video responding to overuse of the "arrow in the knee" meme from which went viral in 2011.[6] 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.[7] [8] [9] 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.[10] 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., his YouTube channel psychicpebbles has 1.6 million subscribers and 222.28 million views.[11]
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.[12] Hadel and Roiland also appeared alongside animator Alex Hirsch on h3h3's livestream podcast for charity[13] where they raised over $100,000 for California wildlife relief.[14]
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.[15]
In 2018, Hadel storyboarded for SpongeBob SquarePants for the season 11 episode "The Grill is Gone".[16]
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.[17] The series follows Pim and Charlie, two employees of the titular company missioned with making people smile.[18] The series premiered with a full season marathon on January 9, 2022, and later debuted on HBO Max.[19] [20] Adult Swim announced that the show would be renewed for a second season on February 9, 2022.[21] Adult Swim renewed the show for a third season on June 13th, 2024.[22]
| TBA | Hand Drawn: Documentary | Self | Documentary |
| 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 | Also co-writer. | |
| 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 | 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" | |
| 2024 | Shrek 2 Retold | Shrek | Voice role |