Squidbillies Volume One

October 23, 2007

Rated: NR Runtime: 228 min Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

I see elements in Squidbillies that should be funny, things like the rich (and bad) guy in town being named Dan Halen, and writing his initials like the old Van Halen logo.. the sayings on the hats Early wears… lots of little things that kinda make me smile. But somehow when this is all put together, it just falls flat. I want to like it, but I don’t.

Is it that I can’t relate to the characters? Let’s see.. it’s full of a bunch of redneck hillbilly stereotypes, but some of them are squids (and other various creatures.) Think Beverly Hillbillies with some meth thrown in. I grew up in Georgia and had friends into hunting and farming, some had livestock for pets, so I have some ability to relate here. Maybe that’s the problem.. nah, I poke fun at rednecks so that’s not it.

Is it the animation? After all the style is much like South Park.. but wait, I like South Park. I don’t care about animation quality if the characters and stories are funny, so that’s not the problem.

Voices! Yeah, must be the voices! Nope, the voice acting is actually one of the really good things about Squidbillies. Early is great, and all of the voices have a good quality to them. I also like the music/lyrics you head in the background of the episodes that comment about what you’re seeing. Good stuff.

I think Squidbillies is one of those shows that you’re either gonna get or not, and I just don’t get it. But since I did smile a few times, I’ll give it 2 stars.

Posted by John | Filed Under 2 Stars, Charles Napier, Comedy, DVD, Dana Snyder, Daniel McDevitt, Mary Kraft, NR, Patricia French