According to the website , the idea for Happy Tree Friends was conceived by PERSON@1 when he drew a yellow rabbit slightly resembling the character MISC@1 on a piece of paper and wrote `` Resistance is futile '' underneath it .

According to the website , the idea for Happy Tree Friends was conceived by PERSON@1 when he drew a yellow rabbit , slightly resembling the character Cuddles , on a piece of paper and wrote `` Resistance Is Futile '' underneath it .
