The Goddamn George Liquor Program

The Goddamn George Liquor Program is a 1997^[2][3][4] Adobe Flash animated web 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 by	John Kricfalusi
Voices of	Michael Pataki John Kricfalusi
Original language	English
No. of episodes	8
Production
Production company	Spümcø
Original release
Release	October 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

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 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".