Squidbillies

Squidbillies
Squidbillies title card
Genre	Animated, Dark humor, Absurdist humor
Created by	Jim Fortier Dave Willis
Starring	Unknown Hinson Daniel McDevitt Dana Snyder Patricia French Bobby Ellerbee (2006-) Todd Hanson Scott Hilley Charles Napier (2005-2006)
Narrated by	Dave Willis
Composer(s)	David Lee Powell Shawn Coleman
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	80 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Mike Lazzo Keith Crofford
Producer(s)	Jim Fortier Dave Willis
Running time	11 minutes
Production company(s)	Williams Street Radical Axis
Broadcast
Original channel	Adult Swim
Picture format	4:3 SDTV (2005-2007) 16:9 HDTV (2008-)
Original run	Unofficial pilot: November 7, 2004; October 16, 2005 – present
External links
Website

Squidbillies is an animated television series about the Cuylers, an impoverished family of anthropomorphic hillbilly squids living in the Appalachian region of North Georgia's mountains. The show is produced by Williams Street Studios for the Adult Swim programming block of Cartoon Network and premiered on October 16, 2005. It is written by Dave Willis, co-creator of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and Jim Fortier, previously of The Brak Show, both of whom worked on the Adult Swim series Space Ghost Coast to Coast.^[1] The animation is done by Radical Axis, with background design by Ben Prisk.

Plot

Squidbillies follows the exploits of the Cuyler family and their interactions with the local populace, which usually results in a fair amount of destruction, mutilation, and death. The Cuylers are given essentially free rein and protected from the consequences of their actions whenever possible by the Sheriff, as they are said to be the last, twisted remnants of a federally protected endangered species, the "Appalachian Mud Squid". They live in the southern Appalachian Mountains located in northern Georgia.

Characters

Main article: List of Squidbillies characters

Voice cast

Name	Character(s)
Unknown Hinson	Early Cuyler
Daniel McDevitt	Rusty Cuyler
Dana Snyder	Granny Cuyler
Patricia French	Lil Cuyler
Bobby Ellerbee	Sheriff
Todd Hanson	Dan Halen
Mary Kraft	Krystal
Dave Willis	Glenn	Narrator
	Deputy Denny	various
Scott Hilley	Reverend
Pete Smith	Boyd
Stewart Briehut	Squid Jesus
Jim Fortier	Devil
Former cast
Charles Napier	Sheriff (episodes 1-9)

Popular Culture

• As of May of 2011, there was a Facebook petition to make the Squidbilly Georgia's official state animal.^[2]

Episodes

Main article: List of Squidbillies episodes

Guest appearances

• Drive-By Truckers in "America: Why I Love Her" (Season 5, Episode 10)
• Fred Armisen voiced Miguel in "Take This Job and Love It" (Season 1, Episode 2) and Office Politics Trouble" (Season 1, Episode 6), Jesus in "Giant Foam Dickhat Trouble" (Season 2, Episode 5) and Hippie Killed With Chainsaw in "Earth Worst" (Season 3, Episode 6).^[3]
• Todd Barry voiced Glenn in "Office Politics Trouble" (Season 1, Episode 6) and Dr. Bug in "Family Trouble" (Season 1, episode 5).^[4]
• Butterbean voiced himself and sang the national anthem in "Condition: Demolition" (Season 3, Episode 9)^[5]
• George Lowe voiced Space Ghost in "Unofficial Pilot" (Season 1, fake pilot) and TV wrestling-promo voice (season 4, episode 4)
• David Allen Coe voiced himself in "Okaleechee Dam Jam" (Season 3, Episode 17)^[6]
• Vernon Chatman voiced Shuckey the Corn Mascot in "Mud Days and Cornfused" (Season 3, Episode 18)^[7]
• Rachel Dratch voiced Hippie Woman in "Earth Worst" (Season 3, Episode 6)^[8]
• Jon Wurster (as Roy Ziegler) voiced Dakota the Hippie in "Earth Worst" (Season 3, Episode 6) and Skyler The Blue Blood Sucking monster in "The Tiniest Princess" (Season 2, Episode 12).
• Mick Foley voiced Thunder Clap in "Anabolic-holic" (Season 4, Episode 4)^[9]
• Riley Martin voiced the Horseman of Pestilence in "Armageddon It On!" (Season 3, Episode 13) and a voice inside Dan Halen's head in "Pile M For Murder" (Season 3, Episode 19)^[10]
• Larry Munson voiced the Voice of God on "Armageddon It On!" (Season 3, Episode 13)^[11]
• Chad Ochocinco voiced himself in "Lean Green Touchdown Makifying Machine" (Season 5, Episode 9)
• Patton Oswalt (as Shecky Chucklestein) voiced the One-Eyed Giant Squid in "Survival of The Dumbest" (Season 2, Episode 12)^[12]
• Brendon Small voiced the Devil as well as wrote & played the "Rusty Shreds" metal pieces in "Mephistopheles Traveled Below to a Southern State Whose Motto Is 'Wisdom, Justice and Moderation'" (Season 3, Episode 5).^[13] He has also has appeared as Dr. Jerry in several other episodes but was listed in the credits as "Donald Cock".
• Split Lip Rayfield was credited in writing Rusty's bluegrass Hell Jams in "Mephistopheles Traveled Below to a Southern State Whose Motto Is 'Wisdom, Justice and Moderation'" (Season 3, Episode 5)
• .38 Special voiced themselves, and their song "Caught Up in You" is featured during the credits in "Burned and Reburned Again" (Season 2, Episode 10)^[14]
• T-Pain voiced himself in "Asbestos I Can" (Season 6, Episode 1).
• Soilent Green performed the main title theme on "Lerm" (Season 4, Episode 1)
• Widespread Panic performed the main title theme and voiced themselves in "Need for Weed" (Season 5, Episode 1)
• Jesco White voiced Ga-Ga-Pee-Pap Cuyler in "Dead Squid Walking" (Season 5, Episode 3).
• Mike Schatz voiced the Prosecutor in "Terminous Trouble" (Season 2) and the Scientist in "God's Bro" (Season 4).
• Kevin Gillespie (chef) voiced himself in "Asbestos I Can" (Season 6, Episode 1).

DVD releases

In addition to being available on DVD, all episodes are available on the "Build a Custom DVD" feature on the Adult Swim website.

DVD name	Release date	Ep #	Features
Volume 1	October 16, 2007	20	"How I Make The Damn Show!", The Original Pilots, Deleted Scenes, Behind the Scenes Footage, audio commentaries, and Anime Talk Show.
Volume 2	April 21, 2009	20	"Squidbillies Circle Jerk 2: Return Of The Self Congratulation", "Dragonbillies", "Funny Pete Stuff", "Art and Music", "Dragon Con 2008", and audio commentaries.
Volume 3	July 6, 2010	10	"Art & Music", "This Ain't A Hat, It's A Rag-top for A Sex Convertible", "Funny Pete Stuff", "Dragon Con 2009".
Volume 4	June 21, 2011	10	Behind the Scenes of "America: Why I Love Her", Jesco White Voice Record Outtakes, Dragon Con Squidbillies Panel, XM Radio Squidbillies 4 July Special, and Squidbillies Tattoo Contest Video[15]

See also

• List of Squidbillies episodes
• List of Squidbillies characters

References

1. ^ "Unaired Squidbillies Short - Dragoncon 2007". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvS6kaUTUWo. Retrieved 2007-10-23. 
2. ^ Facebook Petition
3. ^ Fred Armisen
4. ^ Todd Barry
5. ^ Season 4 Episode Guide on TV.com
6. ^ David Allan Coe
7. ^ In the newest episode... *OBVIOUSLY SPOILERS* - Squidbillies - Adult Swim
8. ^ Rachel Dratch
9. ^ 411mania.com: Wrestling - TNA News: Mick Foley on Squidbillies, Interest in Lucha Stars, New TNA TV Video, More
10. ^ [adult swim] central - The Swimcast: The Interviews
11. ^ CURIOUS INDEX, 4/22/08 - Every Day Should Be Saturday
12. ^ "Squidbillies" Survival of the Dumbest (2006)
13. ^ C&C - Squidbillies - "Mephistopheles" [12/17] [Archive] - toonzone forums
14. ^ Squidbillies | .38 Special - General AdultSwim.com Discussion - Adult Swim
15. ^ "Squidbillies - [adult swim Press Release Announces 'Volume 4' for DVD http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Squidbillies-Volume-4/15059#ixzz1FasAIIqm"]. David Lambert. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Squidbillies-Volume-4/15059. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 

External links

• Official Adult Swim site (USA)
• Official Adult Swim site (UK)
• Squidbillies at the Internet Movie Database
• Squidbillies at TV.com
• Article at Gelf Magazine