Squidbillies
Early Cuyler
Format	Animated Comedy
Created by	Jim Fortier Dave Willis
Starring	Stuart Daniel Baker Daniel McDevitt Dana Snyder Bobby Ellerbee
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	15 minutes, with commercials
Broadcast
Original channel	Cartoon Network
Original run	October 16, 2005 – present

Squidbillies is an animated television series produced by Williams Street Studios for the Adult Swim programming block of Cartoon Network. The animation is done by Radical Axis, with background design by Ben Prisk. It was created and is written by Dave Willis of Aqua Teen Hunger Force fame, and Jim Fortier, whom he'd previously worked with on Space Ghost Coast to Coast.^[1] The show revolves around a family of anthropomorphic hillbilly squids — The Cuyler family — that live in the north Georgia mountains in abject poverty. Image File history File links Squidbilles. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... A comedy is a dramatic performance of a light and amusing character, usually with a happy conclusion to its plot. ... Dave Willis (born May 1, 1976) is an American voice actor, writer, director and producer. ... Stuart Daniel Baker, better known by his stage name, Unknown Hinson, is a musician, songwriter, and voice actor on the Adult Swim cartoon, Squidbillies. ... Dana Snyder (born November 14, 1973 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American voice actor. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This is a list of episodes for the Adult Swim series Squidbillies. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Williams Street studios produces the animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Brak Show, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Sealab 2021, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Tom Goes To The Mayor (with Dipshot Films), Robot Chicken (with Seth Greens Stoopid Monkey and Sony Pictures Digital) and Squidbillies. ... Adult Swim is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... Dave Willis (born May 1, 1976) is an American voice actor, writer, director and producer. ... For the movie, see Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. ... Space Ghost Coast to Coast (often abbreviated as SGC2C) is an animated spoof talk show on the cable TV channel Cartoon Network in the United States, Adult Swim in Australia, Bravo in the UK, and Teletoon in Canada. ... Anthropomorphism, also referred to as personification or prosopopeia, is the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature, and others. ... Hillbilly is a term, often considered pejorative but sometimes endearing, referring to people who dwell in remote, rural, mountainous areas. ... For other uses, see Squid (disambiguation). ... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows what he found. ...

The series has been renewed for a third^[2] season of 20 episodes set to air in January 2008.^[1]

Cast

• Early Cuyler - Stuart Daniel Baker
• Russel "Rusty" Cuyler - Daniel McDevitt
• Granny - Dana Snyder
• Lil - Patricia French
• Sheriff - Charles Napier (Episodes 1-9 - uncredited)
• Sheriff - Bobby Ellerbee (as Robert F. Ellerbee) (Episode 10+)
• Krystal - Mary Kraft
• Dan Halen - Todd Hanson
• Reverend - Scott Hilley
• Narrator - Dave Willis
• Clerk - Pete Smith
• Plumber Bubba - Dave Willis
• Miguel - Fred Armisen
• The Rapist - Jonathan Katz (uncredited)
• Dr. Bug - Todd Barry
• Dr. Jerry - Brendon Small

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Crew

• Animation Supervisor - Craig Hartin
• Lead Compositor - Jamie Galatas
• Animation Coordinator - Harriss Callahan
• Supervising Animators - Brian Ellis, Lars Edwards, and Sean MacQuinnor
• Original Character Design - Todd Redner
• Animators (Season One) - Amber Boardman, Eric Cerda, Marji Fortin
• Animators (Season Two) - Brian Ellis, Hanna Bliss, Lars Edwards, Marji Fortin, Justin Hamrick
• Animators (Season Three) - Brad Schwab, Dagny Philips-Stumberger, Derrick Canyon, Eric Cerda, Jason Shwartz, Melissa Wolfert, Missy Feaster, Ralph Sevelius, TJ Buford

Story overview

Although most of Squidbillies is episodic, an overarching storyline can be gleaned from the show.

In the first episode Early Cuyler is shown to have had a sexual encounter with Krystal, an obese white woman in town. However, in order to do so she forced him to procure for her a walkman, which he did by robbing a liquor store. When he returns to the store to steal cassettes for her he gets caught by the Sheriff and serves 15 years in prison. As it turns out, he'd gotten Krystal pregnant, and not wanting the baby (Russel "Rusty" Cuyler) she left him on the doorstep of Early's sister Lil, who raised him for the next 15 years until a crystal meth lab was discovered in her home and he was made a ward of the state. Obesity is an excess storage of fat and can affect any mammal, such as the mouse on the left. ... Sony Walkman Official Logo (2000 — present) Various products of the Walkman line Walkman is a popular Sony brand used to market its portable audio and video players. ... Robbery is the crime of seizing property through violence or intimidation. ... Methamphetamine is a synthetic stimulant drug which induces a strong feeling of euphoria and is highly psychologically addictive. ...

After running away, Rusty coincidentally discovers his father on a chain gang, and the Sheriff takes pity on the reunited pair and releases Early to raise his son. Now free, Early attempts to find employment, which he eventually does as a corporate scapegoat for the local evil corporation "Dan Halen", who just happen to be growing clones of the Sheriff in a local field. The cloned sheriff subplot serving as a way to switch voice actors for the part. A chain gang of convicts going to work near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Scapegoat by William Holman Hunt, 1854. ...

Other issues the family face are their overt racism against white people, whom they refer to as "chalkeys" (Early's dalliances with Krystal aside), their need to home school Rusty, and even run-ins with celebrities. For the ethnic group, see White people. ... The Needles, situated on the Isle Of Wight, are part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation. ... Homeschooling (also called home education) is the education of children at home and in the community, in contrast to education in an institution such as a public or parochial school. ...

Behind-the-Scenes Controversy

The show was announced in late 2003 with the first episode extensively promoted to air on November 7, 2004, but when the day came Adult Swim aired the pilot of Perfect Hair Forever in its place. Perfect Hair Forever was followed by an animated "panel discussion" of the episode featuring Space Ghost, Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sharko from Sealab 2021, and Early Cuyler. As a result many fans of Adult Swim started to believe Squidbillies was nothing more than an elaborate hoax until a pilot finally aired on April 1, 2005. is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Adult Swim is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ... Perfect Hair Forever is an American comedy animated television series produced by Williams Street and airing on the Adult Swim television block. ... For the Adult Swim comedy, see Space Ghost Coast to Coast Space Ghost is a character created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ... Meatwad is a fictional character in the animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force. ... For the movie, see Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. ... Sealab 2021 is an American animated television series shown on Cartoon Networks adult-oriented programming block, Adult Swim. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The nearly year-long delay was the result of multiple problems that occurred between the shows commission and its scheduled debut. A very early pilot episode was scrapped in early 2004 and more writers were brought on board to help flesh out characters and comedy direction for the series. The writers were eventually whittled back down to two, along with a few of the early characters for the show being cut — including an older brother for Rusty just home after being discharged from the Army. During this time the series original 20 episode order was also reduced to 6. With all the problems the chances of the series being outright canceled became a very real one.

Finally, without much fanfare or promotion, the final pilot aired on October 16, 2005, after appearing on an early version of Adult Swim Fix two days earlier. is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Adult Swim Fix logo The Adult Swim Fix is a free Video on demand service on the Adult Swim website that operates every hour of every day, and shows premiere episodes on Fridays at 6pm Eastern Time, and last all week until the next Friday when more premieres come along...

Music

• The original four-line opening theme song is performed by Outlaw country artist Billy Joe Shaver. It was recorded in Austin, TX, September 2005. There are at least two additional versions, also each four lines and performed by Billy Joe Shaver. All express deep personal strife and despair.
• Original music in the show is composed and played by David Lee Powell.

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Georgia References

• The show takes place in the fictional Dougal County, Georgia, but there is a Douglas County directly west of Atlanta.
• In "Double Truckin' the Tricky Two" Early's hat reads "Sonny Lied", the motto of the opponents of Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, concerning the State Flag controversy.
• The episode "Terminus Trouble" sees Early, Rusty, and the Sheriff take a trip to Atlanta, where they visit a number of landmarks and catch a Braves game.
  • Early also used the alias "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville", referencing Dawsonville, Georgia's Bill Elliott, NASCAR Winston Cup champion in 1988.
  • Rusty calls himself "Billy Ray from Ellijay", a reference to the town of Ellijay, Georgia.
• In "Office Politics Trouble" the frat kids were from Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta.
• Early's hat, "David Allan CEO live in Macon", is a reference both to Macon, Georgia and country music artist David Allen Coe.
• In "Survival of the Dumbest" Early recalls taking "homemade Sea-Doos" out to Lake Hartwell, a man-made lake located in Hartwell, Georgia.

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The Trucker Hats of Early Cuyler

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• "Free Hat Limit 1" {seen in Chalky Trouble}
• "World's Greatest Illegitimate Daddy"
• "May I Help You, My Child?" (as seen on a combination pope/trucker hat, when Early still had his job at Mattress Christ)
• "Breathe If You're Horny"
• "Here's The Beef"
• "I Love Cock Fighting" (with the word "Fighting" appearing much smaller than the other three) {Seen in School Days, Fool Days}.
• "Groom"
• "Remember 9-111 - Irregular"
• "Goal Bandit"
• "2005 Prom King" {Seen in School Days, Fool Days}
• "Booty Hunter"
• "David Allan CEO Live In Macon" (worn when Earley became CEO of Dan Halen Industries, a reference to outlaw country singer/songwriter David Allan Coe )
• "GLUG" (the name of a blindness-inducing alcohol created by Early and brewed by Dan Halen)
• A squid drawn in the shape of the Pontiac Firebird logo
• A stylized American Flag with a bald eagle's head superimposed. (Seen in Chalky Trouble.)
• Four aces drawn such that the ace of diamonds is on top and the rest (clubs, hearts, then spades) are fanned behind it.
• A camouflage hat with a buck (male deer) with scribbles, used as a résumé to obtain employment at Dan Halen Sheetrock International. Halen mentions that the section under experience, Early has listed that he can "skin a buck, run a trout–line, and all my rowdy friends are coming over tonight." (These are references to two Hank Williams Jr. songs; however, the actual lyrics to A Country Boy Can Survive are, "I can skin a buck and run a trotline.")
• "Support Our Troops" (American flag design with a yellow ribbon). After he is struck by lightning it reads "Support Our oops."
• "Sonny LIED!!!" (Written on a Confederate battle flag designed hat). This is the motto of the opponents of Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue who won his office in part due to his promise to have a referendum on whether to return the Confederate Battle Flag emblem to the state flag but the option to use the "St. Andrews Cross" was not given, he adopted a less controversial design based on the more obscure first national flag of the Confederacy.
• "Tricky Two" (Written on a gold hat underneath a hand making the peace sign)
• "God's Good Buddy" (Written underneath a semi truck with a cross on it driving out of the heavens.) Seen during a Squidbillies bump and Giant Foam Dickhat Trouble.
• "Swayze Crazy" (Written in red lettering on a pink hat with Patrick Swayze flexing right arm.) Seen on an Adult Swim website ad.
• "John Beer" (A play on John Deere, with the logo shown as a silhouette of a drunken anthropomorphic deer sprawled out among beer cans).
• A bill connected to a donkey with a very obscene protrusion (censored) that offends everyone including Squid Jesus.
• "I ANT WON JAK A LOT FROM THE SQUATTERY THLE LOTTERYS SHOULD BE THE JACK SQUATTERY CAUSE I AYNT JACK SQUATTING A LOT Y THEY SHOULD RENAME THE LOTTERY TO THE JACK SQUATTERY CAUSE THAT'S ALL I EVER WIN IN IT!!!!!", written in pen by Early and presented to Dan Halen as an idea for a novelty hat.
• "Damn I'm Good"
• "Do It To It" (catchphrase of Plumber Bubba in the Bubba Trubba episode)
• "Hooked On Jesus" (with the Ichthys on a fishing hook){seen in Survival of the Dumbest}
• "Hooked on Darwin" (Darwin being in the fish symbol with little legs on a fishing hook)
• "I'm Going Nucking Futs" {seen in Survival of the Dumbest}
• Two fish symbols, one eating the other. The larger fish has the word "Truth" in it, while the smaller fish that is being eaten has the letters "Dar" visible from the "Hooked on Darwin" hat
• A big beast with the word "Science" in it devouring a smaller beast with the letters "ith" from Faith visible
• A big beast with the word "Science" in it being slayed by an arrow coming from the word "Faith"{seen in Survival of the Dumbest}
• A spaceship with the word "China" in it abducting the word "Faith"{seen in Survival of the Dumbest}
• Two wolves, one howling and the other just a close-up. The wolves are in a forest at nighttime with a American flag waving behind the howling wolf.
• "I love Daddy", as part of a computer-printout-transfer picture of Rusty (the style popular in the 1980's)
• "Gynaecologist Saturday Nights Only" (never actually seen, but stated to be owned by Early in "Terminous Trouble" during his trial)
• "Best Nightmare" (Seen in a picture drawn by Thom Foolery on the WebCam)

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Trivia

• Though uncredited in the show, Marji Fortin and Lars Edwards have both acted as Supervising Animators on Season 2 of the show.^{[citation needed]}

Episodes

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DVD Releases

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References

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