The Appalachian Mud Squid: Darwin's Dilemma

The Appalachian Mud Squid: Darwin's Dilemma is the tenth episode from the third season of Squidbillies. It first aired on March 23, 2008 on Adult Swim.

Synopsis[]

A study of the migrations and libations of the ignorant redneck land squid.

Plot[]

A documentary on "ignorant land squids"—the Cuylers—is filmed in Dougal County.

Early's Trucker Hats[]

My Other Hat is Yo' Momma!

Characters/Cast[]

Early Cuyler (Unknown Hinson)
Russell "Rusty" Cuyler (Daniel McDevitt)
Granny Cuyler (Dana Snyder)
Lil Cuyler (Patricia French) (No lines)
Sheriff (Bobby Ellerbee)
Dan Halen (Todd Hanson)
Boyd (Pete Smith) (No lines)
Reverend (Scott Hilley) (No lines)
Glenn (Dave Willis) (No lines)
Glenn's Wife (Dana Swanson) (No lines)
Triangular Shaped Narrator (David Jackson)
Prisoner / Tattoo Artist
Strippers
Pedophiles
Jaguar
The Mexicans
Patrick Swayze (impostor) (cameo)
Steve
African (cameo)
Zombie Citizen (cameo)
Wolves
Snakeman (cameo)
Randy (cameo)
Prisoner (cameo)
Grizzly Bears
Kenneth Willis
The Japanese (Japanese man and wife)

Trivia[]

The man seen on the television that Rusty and Early are descrambling later appears in the episode "Anabolic-holic", speaking on the same television and the background seen on the television is taken from the episode "Government Brain Voodoo Trouble".
The privates on Early's devil tattoo is blurred out in this episode, also the tattoo says the words "Ass gas or grass", "Noone rides 4 free!"
Glenn's Wife's hair is colored brown in this episode, this may have been an animation error or a clone of her.
The prisoner from the episodes "This Show Is Called Squidbillies" and "Swayze Crazy" is revealed to be a tattoo artist, that is working at a tattoo shop.
The chicken bucket from "This Show Is Called Squidbillies" reappears, which is from a truck, which is called "Chicklanta", which is seen upside down. That chicken bucket reappears again in the episode "Reunited, And It Feels No Good".
The Cuylers are revealed to have eaten a cameraman named "Kenneth Willis" with a license with blood, his portrait, lines, and Georgia on it. Granny made a dessert of him called a "Kevin on a stick".
- The last name could be a reference to Dave Willis, one of the co-creators of the show.
- Kenneth's body shape covered in blood is seen behind a plant and camera, although the body shape has the same one that resembles Randy's.
The two strippers, with the latter from "Wing Nut" appears at the Jiggle Hut.
This is the first episode where The Jiggle Hut exterior is seen.
The audience from "Double Truckin' the Tricky Two", "Webnecks" and "Condition: Demolition!" can be seen in the interior during the wrestling tournament featuring a Jaguar.
The Sheriff is seen in a helicopter from "Family Trouble", which he claims that it is a chopper.

Errors/Goofs:[]

The African and Zombie citizens are seen floating in the air when sitting in the background with the stadium audience and another audience.
When Early jumps on the top of the cage arena with the jaguar's champion belt, the stadium audience is replaced by an another audience in the background.

Cultural References[]

Superman and Spiderman, who are two famous fictional superheroes (which the former is a superhero from DC Comics and the latter is a Marvel superhero) are mentioned by Rusty. Rusty seems to like Spiderman.
The HBO, which is short for the Home Box Office, is mentioned.
The real world race car driver Danica Patrick is mentioned as the Cuyler family's sexism.
- Triangular Shaped Guy mentions that he can assume she could even properly work a stick shift, other than that of her husband and provider.
- He mentions if the family follows his ribald analogy, which he thanks and mentions that "mammaroids gets in the way of the damn wheel!" and claims it is a basic anatomy.
- He then claims "not be no damn woman behind the wheel of no damn race car". Although Rusty claims that she has done pretty good. Early claims that everyone can't be damn men, with somebody that has to be the loser.
- Granny claims "the only race she 'ought to be running is a race to start a litter of young'uns" to get pregnant and make some beds, which she is done with.
Rusty mentions the name of Harrison Ford, a America actor.
The Sheriff is called "romeo" by Early when breathes air into his mouth from him drinking the car's car.
Dan Halen gives the Sheriff a blue egg shaped keychain with it that has a digital pet, which is a parody of a Tamagotchi. Dan also claims to not press the bedtime button, which he is trying to see what sleep deprivation will do to it. Early is also given a similar Tamagotchi from Dan Halen as payment, although Early throws it on the ground and breaks with a wooden stick as the keychain is crying due to hunger and Early actions.
- When Early shuts the plane door to Rusty and the suitcases, he mentions "Bellyaching, why can't you be more like your sister Yamagotchi?"
- Yamagotchi is the name of the two Tamagotchi keychain parodies given by Early and the Sheriff respectively.
Before Early sends his son Rusty off to Japan, he tells him to say "hi" to Mario and "all his Mushroom buddies" for him, which is a reference to Super Mario Bros., a very famous and popular Japanese video game series made by Nintendo.
- "Mushroom buddies" are referring to the Toads.