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The Goddamn George Liquor Program

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]

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]

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

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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

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  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.
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