Sunny Side Down: Final Episode Released

From MAKE Originals comes original sci-fi comedy Sunny Side Down. The sixth and final episode in the series has now been released on YouTube. The series is an independently produced, fully hand-drawn 2D micro-series, which takes place in a diner at the edge of a super-massive Black Hole. It's described as Cheers meets Spaceballs meets radical 90's, all wrapped up into six two-minute episodes. It parodies and references a whole range of classic sci-fi properties from Star Trek, The Thing and Star Wars to The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy and Doctor Who.

The series follows Nat, a human waitress with mad scientist tendencies, as she tries to escape the Black Hole's gravitational pull (and her crappy service job). She works alongside Yabba, an ancient diner cook, who knows all but tells nothing. Their official job is to serve the old-timers who frequent the diner, but the universe has a funny way of throwing a wrench into things.

Episode six: Slaininator 2: Sludgement Day is a parody of the Terminator movies. But in this case, the twist is that the Terminator is an alien snail and moves... extremely... slowly. Mysterious stranger Snailah Connor arrives at the Diner, claiming that an unstoppable killing machine is hunting her down, one millimetre at a time. The Diner crew is forced into action, proving that even the most relentless threat in the galaxy can be taken down with the right tools... and a pinch of salt.

The episode is full of action, as well as the usual sci-fi comedy and visual gags. It's another excellent instalment in what has proved to be an excellent series. We'd love to return to the Sunny Side Down one day, whether it's as more shorts or even a longer-form series on a major network or streamer.

The series was produced entirely in-house at MAKE, made between client work over the course of three years. It is directed by Natalia Poteryakhin and written by Kevin Wisdom, Mike Fasolo and Natalia Poteryakhin. It features the vocal talents of Abigail Turner, Marina Kalmykova, Matt Ellis, Dawn M. Benett, Joe Gaudett and more.

Watch the episode below, or find the full series here