Jimmy the Idiot Boy is a cartoon character created and voiced by John Kricfalusi

John Kricfalusi

Michael John Kricfalusi , better known as John K., is a Canadian animator. He is creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show, its adults-only spin-off Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon", The Ripping Friends animated series, and Weekend Pussy Hunt, which was billed as "the world's first interactive web-based...

 and is the official mascot for Kricfalusi's company Spümcø

Spümcø

Spümcø, Inc. was an American animation production company based in Los Angeles, California. The studio produced three traditionally animated series, two Flash-animated cartoon series, two music videos, five animated shorts, and a comic book. The company also went on to produce content for a few...

. He is a mentally retarded boy. He appears in the Spümcø logo at the end of pre-1993 The Ren & Stimpy Show episodes.

Jimmy has appeared in comics, internet cartoons (including The Goddamn George Liquor Program

The Goddamn George Liquor Program

The Goddamn George Liquor Program is a 1997 Adobe Flash cartoon series created by John Kricfalusi and starring the animated George Liquor. Liquor was spun out to his own web-based cartoon during the days when the Spümcø studio had an online presence. Michael Pataki voiced Liquor in the series...

) and the Björk

Björk

Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...

 music video for "I miss you". He often appears with Uncle George Liquor, cousins Slab and Ernie, love interest Sody Pop and pet dog Dirty Dog. Jimmy has also appeared in the television series The Ripping Friends

The Ripping Friends

The Ripping Friends was an American/Canadian animated television series, created by John Kricfalusi. The show premiered September 22, 2001 on Fox Kids, but was cancelled in September 2002. Adult Swim later picked up the show. The series occasionally airs in Canada on Teletoon...

, in which he was created from the combined DNA of all four Ripping Friends.

Jimmy's favorite cartoon character is Donald Bastard (an obvious parody of Donald Duck

Donald Duck

Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most...

).

Jimmy and Sody starred in a commercial for Aoki's Pizza

Aoki's Pizza

is a pizza restaurant chain in Japan. It has its headquarters in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.As of 2008 the President and CEO of , owner of Aoki's Pizza, is ....

.

"I miss you"

The music video for "I Miss You" was animated and directed by John Kricfalusi of Spümcø, best known for the Ren & Stimpy cartoons, which Björk admired. After one of Björk's concerts, she met up with Kricflusi while wearing a Ren & Stimpy shirt, and the two of them decided to work together on The video. One of Kricfalusi's characters, Jimmy the Idiot Boy, joins her during various parts of the video. Another Kricfalusi character, George Liquor (Jimmy's uncle), makes a cameo in one scene.

External links

• "The Tail That Wags The Dog, And Other Tales From the 1997 American International Toy Fair" 3