CARTOON NETWORK 'Adult Swim' introduces 'Squidbillies' to lineup

The Squidbillies are redneck squids who live in the backwoods.
By TERRY MORROW
KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL
The mullet and the three teeth are dead giveaways.
These squids are pure rednecks. They're also the stars of the delightfully silly and irreverent "Squidbillies" (debuting 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Cartoon Network), the latest addition to the channel's "Adult Swim" lineup.
A mix of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" and "Blue Collar TV," "Squidbillies" focuses on a family of three squids who live in the backwoods.
The clan consists of Early, the dad who works at a mattress company (The Christ Mattress); Rusty, his son who has the mullet and a love for NASCAR, and Lil, the mom with a hairstyle and chest that rival Dolly Parton.
They feud often and loudly ("Come on, froggy, jump," Lil dares Early during one of their spats), and they disagree about everything from finances to what's for supper (usually mud).
Priceless details
"Squidbillies" is hardly new or radical for "Adult Swim," but it does fit into the lineup's tradition of high camp and ridiculousness. As with all the better shows on "Adult Swim," the humor is in the details, making multiple viewings a pleasure.
For example: Dad's work hat looks like something a rural pope might wear, and it reads, "May I help you, my child?" His at-home cap proclaims, "World's Greatest Illegitimate Dad." (As the narrator explains so well in the opening shot: "There's nothing more stupid on Earth than the love of an uneducated squid and his illegitimate son.") Early is Homer Simpson if he starred in "My Name Is Earl," or he was an apprentice under Jeff Foxworthy. Rusty (no doubt named after the race-car driver) is no Bart Simpson, but he's lovable nonetheless.
In the opener, Early has to find a new job. His new employer -- at a gypsum board company -- is impressed by his r & eacute;sum & eacute;. Under "experience," Early lists "skinning bucks" and "all my rowdy friends are coming over tonight."
I won't go as far as to call "Squidbillies" the best arrival on "Adult Swim" since "Robot Chicken" because the channel provided only one episode for review. However, the one episode is a real hoot and packs a lot of well-earned laughs into 15 minutes.
That's enough to make you scream out, "Yee-haw!"