The Goddamn George Liquor Program

The Goddamn George Liquor Program
Created byJohn Kricfalusi
Voices ofMichael Pataki
John Kricfalusi
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes8
Production
Production companySpümcø
Original release
ReleaseOctober 15, 1997 (1997-10-15) –
1998 (1998)[1]

The Goddamn George Liquor Program is a 1997[2][3][4] Adobe Flash animated cartoon series created by John Kricfalusi and starring the animated character George Liquor. It was originally developed as a web-based cartoon by Microsoft's then-new MSN, in partnership with Spümcø studio. After failing to receive approval for publishing from Microsoft, all properties were released to Spümcø, and the web-based cartoon was spun out directly by the Spümcø studio. Michael Pataki reprised his role as Liquor from The Ren & Stimpy Show. Spümcø produced eight one-minute shorts.[5] The budget for each episode was $25,000.[6]

Premiering on October 15, 1997,[7][2][3] The Goddamn George Liquor Program was the first animated cartoon series to be produced exclusively for the internet.[8] George appeared on the series with his nephew, Jimmy The Idiot Boy; Jimmy's cousins, Slab and Ernie; Jimmy's love interest, Sody Pop; and George and Jimmy's pet dog, Dirty Dog. Without the control of a network, the series could be made as Kricfalusi wanted.[8][7] The Goddamn George Liquor Program won the 1999 Annie Award for "Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Interactive Production".[9] Later the show was being developed as a series of cartoon commercials for Pontiac Vibe.[10] The new series remained unreleased after General Motors discontinued the Pontiac Vibe auto line in 2009.[11][12]

Characters

The following characters appear in The Goddamn George Liquor Program.[13][14]

  • George Liquor, American – Liquor is an ultra-patriotic American.
  • Jimmy The Idiot Boy – Jimmy is an incredibly stupid teenage boy.
  • Sody Pop[2] – Sody is a 15-year-old Canadian girl who is Jimmy's love interest. But George Liquor tells her to stay away from Jimmy.
  • "Slab 'n' Ernie" – Slab and Ernie, two bullies, are George's nephews and Jimmy's cousins.
  • "Dirty Dog" – "Dirty Dog", the "neighborhood watchdog", does not like cats. In the first episode of The Goddamn George Liquor Program "Dirty Dog" defecates on a lawn, upsetting the sun.

Other characters who appear in comic:

  • Mable – Mable was George Liquor's wife. After she died, George Liquor preserved her torso and legs and nailed the parts to a trophy stand with the buttocks facing the room.
  • Merle – 30-year-old Merle, a "health nut", is Sody's older sister. Merle tries to seduce George Liquor.
  • "The Bad Catholic Girls" – Three Catholic school teenage girls who smoke, trying to "corrupt" Jimmy.
  • Mildrew – Mildrew, Slab and Ernie's mother, is married to Frank, George's brother. George Liquor sometimes flirts with her.
  • Cigarettes the Cat – Cigarettes is Jimmy's pet cat.
  • Victor Lugnuts – Lugnuts operates "Victor Lugnuts' House of Meats".
  • Victor Produce – Lugnuts's rival, Victor Produce, operates a vegetable store.
  • Eddie the Town Atheist – Eddie, an atheist, is Lugnuts's son. George tries to convince him to adopt Christianity.
  • General "Buck" Neckfold – Neckfold, a general at The Pentagon, is one of George Liquor's friends.
  • Nutty the Friendly Dump – A piece of feces that Jimmy carries around and treats as a friend, with corn kernels for eyes.[15]
  • Dr. Stump – Stump, George Liquor's family doctor, prescribes amputation as treatment for various ills.
  • Harvey Whiteman, the Barber – Whiteman is George Liquor's barber.
  • "The Lord" – God is one of George Liquor's "fishing buddies".

References

  1. ^ "The Goddamn George Liquor Program". IMDb. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "In His Way, John K. Will Challenge the World". Wired. 1997-10-08. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  3. ^ a b "John K's Guide to Surviving the End of Television". Cold Hard Flash. April 23, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
  4. ^ "Director: John Kricfalusi". Hoytyboy Pictures. Archived from the original on 2008-02-15. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
  5. ^ "Flashimation: The Context and Culture of Web Animation" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  6. ^ "Ren's creator finds new expression on the Internet". The StarPhoenix. March 11, 1998. p. 18. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b Pacheco, Dan (1997-11-07). "Web-toons: Hot Flash?". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  8. ^ a b "27th Annual Annie Award Nominee Showcase: Goddamn George Liquor Program". AWM.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  9. ^ "ASIFA-Hollywood's 27th Annual Annie Awards". ASIFA Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  10. ^ John Kricfalusi (March 20, 2008). "George Liquor Pilot Sketches". Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  11. ^ Wert, Ray (April 27, 2009). "Pontiac Vibe, Solstice Are Dead, Won't Live On As Chevys". Jalopnik.com. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  12. ^ Williams, Frank (June 18, 2009). "Bye-Bye, Vibe". The Truth About Cars. Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  13. ^ "George Liquor Storybible", All Kinds of Stuff
  14. ^ "George Liquor StoryBible 2 – more characters", All Kinds of Stuff
  15. ^ "'Toons too hot for TV". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1997-11-01. Archived from the original on 1999-01-17. Retrieved 2019-07-04.