Series synopsis
Squidbillies is an American comedy animation television series that premiered on Adult Swim on October 16, 2005. It ended on December 13, 2021. It was created by Jim Fortier, Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis. It stars Unknown Hinson, Tracy Morgan, Dana Snyder and Daniel McDevitt.
Squidbillies is an animated television series about the Cuylers, an impoverished family of anthropomorphic hillbilly mud 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 ...
Premise
Squidbillies is an animated television series about the Cuylers, an impoverished family of anthropomorphic hillbilly mud 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. The animation is done by Awesome Incorporated, with background design by Ben Prisk.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Unknown Hinson as Early Cuyler (voice)
- Tracy Morgan as Early Cuyler (voice)
- Dana Snyder as Granny Cuyler (voice)
- Daniel McDevitt as Rusty Cuyler (voice)
- Fred Armisen as Miguel
- Bobby Ellerbee as Sheriff (voice)
- Dave Willis as Narrator / Denny (voice)
- Charles Napier
Supporting cast
- Danny Baker
- Todd Hanson as Dan Halen (voice)
- Patricia French as Aunt Lil (voice)
- Elizabeth Cook as Tammy (voice)
- Jason Isbell as Pastor Nubbins (voice)
- Scott Hilley as Reverend (voice)
Guest cast
- Mary Kraft
- T-Pain as T-Pain (voice)
- Kevin Gillespie as Kevin Gillespie (voice)
- Paul Stanley as Paul Stanley GPS (voice)
- Patton Oswalt as Talking Squid (voice)
- David Allan Coe as David Allan Coe (voice)
- Widespread Panic
- Drive-By Truckers
- Chad Johnson as Chad Ochocinco (voice)
- Jackyl
- Billy Joe Shaver as Mudsy (voice)
- .38 Special
Episodes
This series spans 14 seasons with 170 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 38 | November 7, 2005 | September 7, 2010 |
| Season 1 | 6 | October 16, 2005 | November 20, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 14 | September 17, 2006 | December 24, 2006 |
| Season 3 | 20 | January 20, 2008 | June 8, 2008 |
| Season 4 | 10 | May 17, 2009 | July 19, 2009 |
| Season 5 | 10 | May 16, 2010 | July 18, 2010 |
| Season 6 | 10 | September 11, 2011 | November 13, 2011 |
| Season 7 | 6 | July 22, 2012 | August 26, 2012 |
| Season 8 | 9 | August 11, 2013 | October 13, 2013 |
| Season 9 | 10 | September 21, 2014 | November 30, 2014 |
| Season 10 | 9 | July 10, 2016 | November 20, 2016 |
| Season 11 | 10 | October 15, 2017 | December 17, 2017 |
| Season 12 | 9 | August 11, 2019 | September 15, 2019 |
| Season 13 | 9 | November 8, 2021 | December 13, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Perfect Hair Forever/Anime Talk Show The viewer is treated to an anime parody involving a balding young man's quest to stop his balding process and to find perfect hair with the helpful advice from his sex-crazed "Uncle Grandfather" and a variety of colorful characters along the way. Cartoon Network's very own Space Ghost then hosts a "Special Presentation" panel talking with Meatwad, Sharko, and Squidbilliy Early Kyler on what they (and the viewers) just saw. |
November 7, 2005 |
| 2 |
How I Make the Damn Show - Featurette Chronicles the role of Unknown Hinson in the making of the show. |
|
| 3 | Deleted Scenes - Season 1 & 2 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
This Show Is Called Squidbillies The backstories of how the Squidbillies, America's favorite family, came to be. |
October 16, 2005 |
| 2 |
Take This Job and Love It Early seeks employment in a difficult job market. |
October 23, 2005 |
| 3 |
School Days, Fool Days After a debilitating sports injury, Rusty is home schooled by Early. |
October 30, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Government Brain Voodoo Trouble Early and Sheriff reach a crossroads. |
September 17, 2006 |
| 2 |
Butt Trouble Something strange comes out of Rusty's butt. |
September 24, 2006 |
| 3 |
Double Truckin' the Tricky Two Early tries to out-trick the Tricky Two numbers. Results include Rusty's eye being ripped out and Granny being ripped in half. |
October 1, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Webnecks Rusty discovers a world of digital wonder when he mashes buttons on a PDA given to him by the Sheriff. |
January 20, 2008 |
| 2 |
Beast Implants Granny gets 5th degree burns all over her body and has to get new skin. |
January 27, 2008 |
| 3 |
Tween Steam Dan Halen hires Rusty to attract pedophiles. |
February 3, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lerm After the Cuyler home ends up in an intergalactic "car wreck", Early finds a new friend in the alien, Lerm. |
May 17, 2009 |
| 2 |
The Liar, The Bitch and the Bored Rube Books are a window to an amazing new world, and that's why they're wrong. |
May 24, 2009 |
| 3 |
The FIne Ol' Solution Early protects menial American jobs from the Mexicans willing to do them. |
May 31, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Need for Weed The discovery of Lil's secret drug operation brings widespread panic to Dougal County. |
May 16, 2010 |
| 2 |
The Many Loves of Early Cuyler Early has had sex with many different creatures. Rusty discovers that his penis is smaller than Rob Reiner's. |
May 23, 2010 |
| 3 |
Dead Squid Walking Rusty receives a treasure map from his great-grandfather in a prison. |
May 30, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Asbestos I Can Early's addiction to asbestos hats gives him a terminal disease, and the Sheriff decides to let Early have his last wishes granted. |
September 11, 2011 |
| 2 |
Class of '86 The 25-year high school reunion rolls around. Dan Halen forces the Sheriff to keep Early from the party (as he dropped out in second grade), while the Sheriff begins to have flashbacks to Dan Halen's bullying. |
September 18, 2011 |
| 3 |
Velvet Messiah Early steals granny's picture of Jesus and pretends to be him by hiding behind the picture while telling people what to do. |
September 25, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rusty and Tammi Sitting in a Tree, B-A-S-T-A-R-D Rusty sacrifices his mediocre dreams to support the family that abandons him. |
July 22, 2012 |
| 2 |
Beware the Butt-Cutter Sheriff asks the townspeople to help catch a serial killer. |
July 29, 2012 |
| 3 |
Squidbilly Manfishing Sheriff and Rusty set out to join Early's guys-only fishin' weekend. |
August 5, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Granite Caverns Early becomes king of a cave. |
August 11, 2013 |
| 2 |
Ga-Ga-Ghost Early causes trouble with his father's ghost. |
August 18, 2013 |
| 3 |
The Inkubator Lives! Rusty becomes an amateur crime fighter, shirking his responsibilities as a deadbeat father. |
August 25, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hetero-Cephalo Agenda Early picks the wrong side in the battle for marriage equality. |
September 21, 2014 |
| 2 |
Limbitless Early trades his legs. |
September 28, 2014 |
| 3 |
Taint Misbehavin' Dan Halen faces his own mortality and finds solace in an ancient religion. |
October 5, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lipstick on a Squid In the 10th season premiere, the Cuylers donate their bodies to science. |
July 10, 2016 |
| 2 |
Southern Pride and Prejudice Early gets stuck in a symbol of his own oppression. |
July 17, 2016 |
| 3 |
Trackwood Race-ist Early battles his grandson. |
July 24, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dove in an Iron Cage Justice is served, mayo free. |
October 15, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Guzzle Bumpkin Grab deez nutz and Guzzle up! |
October 22, 2017 |
| 3 |
Jacksonville Jackass Sheriff discovers alcohol at the world's largest outdoor cocktail party. |
October 29, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Forever Autumn Dan Halen's foolish new plan prompts Early to open a foolish new business. |
August 11, 2019 |
| 2 |
Galvin Granny finds love and Early loses his mind |
August 11, 2019 |
| 3 |
Muscadine Wine Early and Tammi start a band in a star-studded episode |
August 18, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
One Man Banned Early exercises his freedom of speech by speaking differently from now on. |
November 8, 2021 |
| 2 |
Let 'er R.I.P. The Roadkill Rembrandt rides again. |
November 8, 2021 |
| 3 |
No Space Like Home Early revisits the storage unit where he spent his childhood. |
November 15, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Adult Swim |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 16, 2005 |
| Last aired | December 13, 2021 |
| Runtime | 11 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 00:00:00 |