Lil' Bush

Did You Know?

• The series was originally created by Donick Cary as a series for Amp'd Mobile cell phones before being picked up by Comedy Central.
• Lil' Rummy (Donald Rumsfeld) is voiced by Iggy Pop.
• Lil' Barack Obama is voiced by Tim Meadows.
• The show was animated using Adobe Flash.

Premise

Lil' Bush takes place in an alternate reality version of the present day, where George H. W. Bush is president and George W. Bush (referred to as 'Lil' George'), along with his associates (members of George W. Bush's real-life former staff), are children attending Beltway Elementary School. Issues in which the latter Bush administration is involved (for example, the Iraq War) are transferred to the elder Bush but feature the younger Bush interacting with them in various ways. Also, just as George Bush's father is president, the parents of the other kids are members of the elder Bush's cabinet (all depicted as their real-life adult counterparts, with the exception of the elder Cheney, who is depicted as Cheney with a Darth Vader helmet). The show pokes fun at George W. Bush's policies in a direct manner and provides criticism of his administration.

Characters

Lil' George (George W. Bush), voiced by Chris Parson, is the leader of the gang who often makes choices without thinking about the consequences and is seldom corrected by his friends. Like the real George W. Bush, he enjoys giving people various nicknames. He has a crush on the series' caricature Laura Bush, referring to her as a 'chubby nerd'. Though the show is entitled Lil Bush, the character himself is always referred to by the other characters (and in the scripts) as Lil' George.

George Sr. (George H. W. Bush), voiced by Dave B. Mitchell, is the President of the United States who acts as somewhat of a straight man to Lil' George. He is shown to be extremely weak physically, and possessing a deep love for Saltine crackers. He and Barbara are also swingers and although he loves his wife, he has a specific time scheduled at work for 'old people sex' with his secretary. He is also seen to be allergic to people who look Asian as seen in the 'Hall Monitor' episode (a reference to when Bush threw up onto the lap of Japan's Prime Minister).

Barbara Bush, voiced by Mara Cary, is the sexually frustrated wife of the President, so much so that she once resorts to having a tryst with Lil' Cheney. She has also admitted to having an affair with Michael Dukakis. She was confused with a polar bear in 'Gay Friend'. According to George Sr., Barbara Bush was a 'Frankenstein of presidential parts' added with woman parts that he brought to life, giving her the head of George Washington.

Jeb Bush, voiced by Dave B. Mitchell, is the indestructible but mentally undeveloped brother to Lil' George. His family shows a general apathy towards his well-being. In one episode, Jeb withstands a nuclear blast, and in another, climbs onto a missile about to be fired, but appears completely unharmed. When Jeb is hit in the head with a frying pan, he speaks normally (then voiced by Colin Meloy) and openly criticizes his father's governmental decisions.

Jeb is treated like a pet, as he is taken for walks, given flea dips, and eats from a bowl with his name on it (often next to the actual family dog Barney).