# Mondo Media

> Mondo Media is an American animation and distribution company best known for Happy Tree Friends. It develops and distributes adult animated shorts and earns from advertising, licensing, merchandise and digital products. After the dot-com ad crash damaged its syndication business, the company built a cross-platform franchise around its strongest show.

- **Founded:** 1988
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** John Evershed (Co-founder and former CEO), Deirdre O’Malley (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Happy Tree Friends, Mondo Mini Shows, Dick Figures, Digital downloads, Advertising and licensing
- **Notable:** Happy Tree Friends passed 1 billion video views according to Mondo’s historical company description., Mondo reported over 3 billion YouTube views at the time of its 2016 merger announcement., Happy Tree Friends aired on G4 in the US and MTV in multiple international markets.

## Products & services

- **Happy Tree Friends** — Dialogue-light adult animated comedy distributed online and licensed for television, merchandise and games.
- **Mondo Mini Shows** — Online channel and network for short original animation.
- **Dick Figures** — Animated web comedy distributed by Mondo, later extended to a fan-funded feature film.
- **Digital downloads** — Paid episodes, seasons and film downloads sold through the Mondo site.
- **Advertising and licensing** — Ads alongside online video and licensing of series for broadcast and merchandise.

## Achievements

- Happy Tree Friends passed 1 billion video views according to Mondo’s historical company description.
- Mondo reported over 3 billion YouTube views at the time of its 2016 merger announcement.
- Happy Tree Friends aired on G4 in the US and MTV in multiple international markets.
- Dick Figures: The Movie raised about $313,000 from 5,616 crowdfunding backers.

## Latest updates

- **2023-09** — The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition expansion was released on Steam.
- **2016-09** — Mondo publicly announced its merger with Six Point Harness, completed in late 2015.

## Links

- Website: https://mondomedia.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mondo-media
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MondoMedia
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MondoMedia
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mondomedia/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/mondomedia

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