About the
Squidbillies
TV Show

Squidbillies is an animated television series about a family of anthropomorphic hillbilly squids living in the Appalachian mountains of North Georgia (Dougal County). The show is produced by Williams Street Studios for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim programming block. Radical Axis Studio does the animation for the show with background design by Ben Prisk. The show is animated in Adobe Flash with Compositing and Effects done in Adobe After Effects. Editing and Conforming is done in Final Cut Pro.

squidbillies episode guide by season

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Season 1: 2005

Episode#           Episode Title           Original Airdate                

1. "This Show is Called Squidbillies" October 16, 2005 (2005-10-16)
The back story for the series, focusing on Rusty's conception and childhood leading to his reunion with his father, Early. 

2. "Take This Job and Love It" October 23, 2005 (2005-10-23)
Early is fired from his job selling mattresses and must find new employment to avoid violating his parole. In the end he is hired as CEO of Dan Halen Sheetrock International,who, as Dan Halen describes, is responsible for any lawsuits that may and are in fact being pressed against the company. 

3. "School Days, Fool Days" October 30, 2005 (2005-10-30)
The Sheriff informs Early that Rusty must be given an education, so Early decides to home-school him. 

4. "Chalky Trouble" November 6, 2005 (2005-11-06)
An anti-white people rally leads to the revelation that Rusty's mom is white. 

5. "Family Trouble" November 13, 2005 (2005-11-13)
Rusty is reunited with his mother, Krystal, leading to questions and testing regarding his paternity. 

6. "Office Politics Trouble" November 20, 2005 (2005-11-20)
Dan Halen Industries begins mass-producing Early's home made alcohol under the brand name "Glug". 

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Season 2: 2006

Episode#           EpisodeTitle           Airdate

7. "Government Brain Voodoo Trouble" September 18, 2006 (2006-09-18)
The Sheriff and Early visit therapist together. 

8. "Butt Trouble" September 25, 2006 (2006-09-25)
Rusty begins laying eggs, to Early's dismay. 

9. "Double Truckin' the Tricky Two" October 2, 2006 (2006-10-02)
The family attempts to win the lottery. 

10. "Swayze Crazy" October 9, 2006 (2006-10-09)
Patrick Swayze comes to town. 

11. "Giant Foam Dickhat Trouble" October 16, 2006 (2006-10-16)
Early wears his "party hat" to church, upsetting the reverend and God. 

12. "Meth O.D. to My Madness" October 23, 2006 (2006-10-23)
Early buys land and tries to make money on it, including drafting Lil into cooking Meth. 

13. "The Tiniest Princess" October 30, 2006 (2006-10-30)
On Halloween night the family confronts the local monsters. 

14. "Asses to Ashes, Sluts to Dust" November 6, 2006 (2006-11-06)
Granny is hospitalized, in need of an operation the family can't afford. 

15. "Bubba Trubba" November 13, 2006 (2006-11-13)
Comedian Plumber Bubba (a parody of Larry the Cable Guy) does a show in town. 

16. "Burned and Reburned Again" November 20, 2006 (2006-11-20)
Early and Krystal reconcile, but it doesn't go well. 

17. "Terminus Trouble" November 27, 2006 (2006-11-27)
Early, Rusty, and the Sheriff tour Atlanta, where Early is arrested. 

18. "Survival of the Dumbest" December 11, 2006 (2006-12-11)
Another squid causes Rusty to question the nature of life. 

19. "A Sober Sunday" December 18, 2006 (2006-12-18)
Dan Halen introduces Proposition 421 to overturn the laws barring liquor sales on Sundays. 

20. "Rebel with a Claus" December 25, 2006 (2006-12-25)
On Christmas night Early captures and ransoms Santa Claus. 

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Season 3: 2008

Episode#           Episode Title           Airdate

21. "Webnecks" January 20, 2008 (2008-01-20)
Rusty's knack for computers leads to a robotic revolution in Dougal county. 

22. "Beast Implants" January 27, 2008 (2008-01-27)
After Granny's skin is burnt off she has her body parts replaced with different animals, which causes her to act like them. 

23. "Tween Steam" February 3, 2008 (2008-02-03)
Dan Halen hires Rusty to attract pedophiles for a television show, making him a celebrity—until he begins puberty. 

24. "Wing Nut" February 10, 2008 (2008-02-10)
Dan Halen Industries genetically engineers a chicken entirely made of wings. 

25. "Mephistopheles Traveled Below to a Southern State Whose Motto Is 'Wisdom, Justice and Moderation'"
      February 17, 2008 (2008-02-17)
Rusty sells his soul to the devil in exchange for guitar skills. 

26. "Earth Worst" February 24, 2008 (2008-02-24)
After Early sells some of the land for commercial use, the family has a run-in with a group of hippies. 

27. "The Good One" March 2, 2008 (2008-03-02)
Lil gives birth to a large number of children, which Early attempts to euthanize until he becomes attached to one of them. 

28. "Sharif" March 9, 2008 (2008-03-09)
Having an attractive and youthful odor comes at a heavy price. 

29. "Condition: Demolition!" March 16, 2008 (2008-03-16)
After accompanying his father to "Make your child do work day," Rusty enters a demolition derby 

30. "The Appalachian Mud Squid: Darwin's Dilemma" March 23, 2008 (2008-03-23)
A documentary on "ignorant land squids"—the Cuylers—is filmed in Dougal county. 

31. "The Unbearable Heatness of Fire" April 6, 2008 (2008-04-06)
The Sheriff investigates the cause of a fire that claims the Cuyler home. Rated TV-14-LV. 

32. "Tuscaloosa Dumpling" April 13, 2008 (2008-04-13)
Rusty is put through a number of trials to prove his maturity. Rated TV-14-LV. 

33. "Armageddon It On!" April 20, 2008 (2008-04-20)
The Rapture occurs and various Dougal county residents ascend to Heaven, while others do not. Rated TV-14-DLV. 

34. "Gimmicky Magazine Show Spoof Parody About Dan Halen" April 27, 2008 (2008-04-27)
A news magazine interviews and profiles the achievements and scandals of Dan Halen. Rated TV-14-DLV. 

35. "Flight of the Deep Fried Pine Booby" May 4, 2008 (2008-05-04)
Early, Rusty, and the Sheriff hunt Georgia's rarest bird. Rated TV-14-DLV. 

36. "An Officer and a Dental Dam" May 11, 2008 (2008-05-11)
After Granny takes ill, Early has her personal effects appraised on a public television program and discovers a long forgotten affair with General Robert E. Lee. Rated TV-14-DLSV. 

37. "The Okaleechee Dam Jam" May 18, 2008 (2008-05-18)
When Dougal County is forced to conserve water due to a drought, Dan Halen enacts a complicated plan to get all the water he needs. Rated TV-MA. 

38. "Pile M for Murder" May 25, 2008 (2008-05-25)
Dan Halen grows a tail and horn and hears a voice, prompting him to have "Mount Murder" built. Meanwhile, The Cuylers have accidentally given away instead of sold their mud, leaving them no money for gas money to go muddin'. Rated TV-14-LV. 

39. "Mud Days and Cornfused" June 1, 2008 (2008-06-01)
Dougal county celebrates Mud Days, during which Dan Halen presents the community with a corn maze. Rated TV-14-LV. 

40. "Krystal, Light" June 8, 2008 (2008-06-08)
Krystal wins the lottery and has an "esophageal bypass" to lose weight. Coincidentally, both Dan Halen and Early find themselves attracted to her. Rated TV-14-LV. 

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Season 4: 2009

Episode#           Episode Title           Airdate

41. "Lerm" May 17, 2009 (2009-05-17)
An accident leads to rage, leads to friendship, leads to love, leads to murder, leads to political success. The phrases "Death to America" and "...go that way" are used extensively in this episode. Rated TV-14-LV. 

42. "The Liar, the Bitch and the Bored Rube" May 24, 2009 (2009-05-24)
Books are a window to an amazing new world, and that's why they're wrong. 

43. "The Fine Ol’ Solution" May 31, 2009 (2009-05-31)
Early protects menial American jobs from the Mexicans willing to do them. Rated TV-MA. 

44. "Anabolic-holic" June 7, 2009 (2009-06-07)
Rusty discovers that steroids have no negative repercussions. Guest-starring Mick Foley as Thunder Clap. 

45. "Confessions of a Gangrenous Mind" June 14, 2009 (2009-06-14)
Oldest living confederate widow doesn’t say anything of real relevance. Rated TV-MA. 

46. "The Big Gay Throwdown" June 21, 2009 (2009-06-21)
The Sheriff goes deep undercover to apprehend his most wanted man. Rated TV-MA. 

47. "Atone Deaf" June 28, 2009 (2009-06-28)
Early learns to deal with rage by punching it in the face. Rated TV-14-SV. 

48. "God’s Bro" July 5, 2009 (2009-07-05)
The Cuylers slip the surly bonds of earth and touch the face of God’s Bro after Dan Halen finances the construction of a Black Hole. 

49. "Reunited, And It Feels No Good" July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)
Early learns the importance of family, and profiting off them. Rated TV-MA. 

50. "Not Without My Cash Cow!" July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)
When the media sensationalizes his son’s disappearance, Early finds the coverage to be sensational. Rated TV-MA. 

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Season 5: 2010

Episode#          Episode Title           Airdate

52. "Need for Weed" May 16, 2010
The discovery of Lil's secret marijuana operation brings widespread panic to Dougal County. Rated TV-MA. 

53. "The Many Loves of Early Cuyler" May 24, 2010
Early decides to remain fathful to all 97 of his new wives. Rated TV-MA.

54. "Dead Squid Walking" May 31, 2010
Rated TV-MA.

55. "Young, Dumb and Full of Gums" June 6, 2010
Rated TV-MA.

56. "Holodeck Redneck" June 13, 2010
Rated TV_MA.

57. "Fatal Distraction" June 28, 2010
Rated TV_MA.