Jimmy The Idiot Boy

Jimmy The Idiot Boy is a cartoon character created and voiced by John Kricfalusi[1] who was the official mascot for Kricfalusi's company Spümcø. He appears, drooling, in the Spümcø logo at the end of episodes of The Ren & Stimpy Show, alongside the studio's tagline at the time, "The Danes call it quality". Kricfalusi considers Jimmy to be his best character, with Ren and Stimpy taking second place.[2]

Jimmy

Jimmy has appeared in comics, internet cartoons (including The Goddamn George Liquor Program) and Björk's "I Miss You" music video.[3] He often appears with his uncle George Liquor, cousins Slab and Ernie, love interest Sody Pop and pet dog Dirty Dog. Jimmy featured in the television series The Ripping Friends, in which he was created from the combined DNA of all four Ripping Friends, and the online short A George Liquor Christmas.

Jimmy has starred in commercials for Aoki's Pizza[4][5][6] and Barq's Root Beer[7] alongside other John Kricfalusi characters. A Fanta commercial which also starred him, was never materialized.[8]

References
  1. Lawson, Tim; Persons, Alisa (2004). The Magic Behind the Voices: A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 199. ISBN 9781578066964.
  2. Komorowski, Thad (2013). Sick Little Monkeys: The Unauthorized Ren & Stimpy Story. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1593932343. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. shot, ,Screen. "Bjork, "I Miss You" - From one mad genius to another, Bjork recruited Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi to direct and animate this 1995 video. Those two don't turn up in this video, but "I Miss You" does feature Kricfalusi character Jimmy the Idiot Boy as Bjork's dreamlover. The heart wants what the heart wants". www.vancouversun.com. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  4. "John K Commercials part 1: TV Commercials." John K's Stuff.
  5. "Spumco Homepage". spumco.com. Archived from the original on 1997-01-24. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  6. NBC on-air ID Peacock - Spumco on Vimeo
  7. You Want Some? | Barq's Root Beer | Spümcø on YouTube
  8. Fanta Animation Test with Jimmy the Idiot 1995 on YouTube
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