| Squidbillies | |
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Squidbillies title card |
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| 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 | 70 (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: |
| 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 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.
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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 essentially given a 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.
| Name | Character(s) | |
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| 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) | |
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 |
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| 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] |
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