Second Season of ‘Squidbillies’ Provides Plenty of Passion for Smashin’

July 4, 2009 Patrick Hickey Jr. TV 0

SquidbilliesFor those unfamiliar with the Adult Swim series “Squidbillies,” one word can sum it up perfectly – insanity.

Following the exploits of the Cuylers, a family of squids in Georgia, the show is a “shut your brain off and laugh” thrill ride that is great after a long day of work. While there is barely any continuity in the series and things hardly make sense at times, the show somehow finds a way to capture your attention and run with it.

Comprised of 20 episodes, the second season of the show builds off the quirky atmosphere of the first and even manages to improve upon it, turning up the volume on all the characters and giving them more room to shine. A 15-minute show, “Squidbillies” was already fast-paced and chock-full of action. Over the course of the second season, the writers of the show have hit their stride: The second season of “Squidbillies” is funnier than any new episode of “South Park” and twice as outrageous.

This difficult endeavor is achieved due to the fact that there are no normal characters on the show. Each has their own problems that they can’t deal with, creating a mishmash of drama, debauchery and delightful defecation that is impossible to keep your eyes away from.

Simply put, if this box set was a crap sandwich, you’d still want to eat. It’s that good.

Seeing Granny (voiced by Dana Snyder from “Chowder” and “Aqua Teen Hunger Force”) decides to enlarge her breasts after being severely burned, and Rusty sell his soul to the devil to learn how to play the guitar, in addition to working for Dan Halen in an effort to catch child molesters (and ironically becoming a spoiled television star in the process) are arguably some of the best moments in the series and ones that make the box set a worthy addition to anyone’s DVD collection.

Making the set an even more attractive purchase are tons of extras that chronicle the stars of the show and how they managed to find their way to the series. There’s also a lengthy discussion between the series creators Jim Fortier, Dave Willis and other staffers, where they talk about the history of the show and their interaction with some of the guest stars. This part of the DVD alone would have been great on its own, and its inclusion on the box set more than justifies a purchase.

Hilarious from start to finish, the second season of “Squidbillies” is a laugh riot that is a must own for any fan of the series or anyone else that is looking for a hearty helping of chuckles.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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