TV Show
Sons of Butcher the animated series ran for two seasons (2005 -2006) and 26 episodes on the Teletoon Network in Canada as part of their Detour programming block.
Due to its bizarre storylines, unique mixed video/animation style and original music, the show garnered a strong underground fanbase. In 2006, through fan voting, Sons of Butcher won the Gemini Award for Most Popular Website.
In 2007 Teletoon opted not to renew the series, plunging it into the land of late night reruns. A hardcore group of fans created a SAVE THE SOB movement protesting the series cancellation.

It consisted of an online petition,a full scale meat mailing campaign and even saw fans from across Canada fly to the Teletoon offices to protest in person.

Though the battle rages on, Teletoon has since issued a statement regarding the future of SOB...
"We absolutely will not be investing in a new season of SOB. We loved the show and gave it a great run, but unfortunately the ratings were just not high enough to continue. The dedication of the fans has certainly been impressive and we appreciate their colossal efforts. It was a real pleasure working with the talented team that brought us this show. Seasons 1 and 2 will be back on the air in the future."
Since its cancellation, Sons of Butcher has found life in other countries and can currently be seen on the following stations...
- MTV Latin America
- MTV Polan
- MTV Phillipines
- TV Enter Serbia
- All Music Italy
In 2007 Sons of Butcher was nominated for a Gemini for Best Animated Series.
Currently the show only exists in reruns on TV but the entire series is now available on DVD.
Episodes (click for synopsis)
Episode Synopsis:
Buryin'
the Past
When Sol and Ricky's father falls into the meat grinder, they are faced with
a dilemma: pursue Ricky's rock n' roll dreams, or follow Sol's vision to continue
the family butchery business. Doug struggles to become a man after botching
his rite of manhood firewalk.
Featured Songs: Lick Me Up, Gentle Art of Butchery, Punch
That Face, Fuck the Shit,
The Burger Thief, SOB Story
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Huntin'
the Legend
Sol needs fresh meat for his Stewfest entry, Ricky seeks to hide out from his
girlfriend's angry brother, and Doug hopes to get rich by finding Bigfoot, so
they all head into the forest. Sol befriends his prey, Ricky becomes one with
nature, and Doug challenges Bigfoot to a rousing game of Jenga.
Featured Songs: Go Bigfoot, Bigfoot Lament
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Livin'
the Dream
Ricky achieves his rock n' roll dream by getting signed to a major label, however,
as part of the rival band Feedbag. After knocking a woman off a bridge, Sol
plunges into alcoholism. After getting mugged, Doug takes martial arts and becomes
a bouncer.
Featured Songs: In the Cellar, Bacon Shakes, Low
Carb Treat, Love in the Raw
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Findin' the Nuts
After coughing up his balls, Sol gives up butchery for a less manly job - the
construction union. Ricky and Doug search for the biggest boobs in the world,
and end up at the circus. There Doug confronts the lion that ate his parents,
and Ricky gets a job washing the fattest woman in the world.
Featured Songs: Tit Song
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Losin'
the Love
After nearly getting killed by angry husbands, Ricky settles down with a mail-order
bride. Needing help around the shop, Sol orders an exchange student to exploit.
Doug's worried he'll lose his job, and in a fit of jealous rage he destroys
Sol's guitar by accident.
Featured Songs: Tenderize Me
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Fishin'
the Hole
The government is about to seize the family cottage, and Ricky is under doctor's
orders to take it easy after a heart attack, so the boys head up north for one
last weekend. Sol tries to save the cottage by entering a fishing derby, Ricky
tries to lose weight with a tapeworm, and Doug persues fame and fortune by faking
a UFO sighting.
Featured Songs: (Dream) Girl Dream (Lady), Little
Fishies, Tapeworm
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Savin'
the Shop
Dreaming
of breast augmentation (for himself) Ricky loses the shop in a low-stakes poker
game. He enters a big money butchery contest to try and win it back, but is
kidnapped before he can compete. Sol beaks his finger recording a secret song
for Ricky, so he's forced to train Doug to finally become a butcher.
Featured
Songs: Ode
To My Brother, Becoming the Butcher
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Doin'
the Time
Sol orders an anteater for a new ship promotion, but receives a crate of refugees
instead. Ricky and Sol are arrested for smuggling humans and thrown in jail,
and Doug is left alone to run the shop with the help of his new refugee friends.
Ricky and Sol complete in jail for the attention of the other inmates, and Doug
learns that a pack of refugees can be as annoying as a girlfriend.
Featured
Songs: Rockload
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Suckin'
the Soul
Doug finds a possessed porn magazine at a library book sale that sucks the souls
of its readers. Sol caters a funeral and, after spicing the meat with zombie
ash, creates and controls an army of the undead. Ricky gets his soul sucked
by Doug's satanic porn magazine, allowing him to write a prodigal hit song,
which he sells to a major label.
Featured
Songs: S'everybody's
Someone, Gold
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Payin'
the Bills
Sol gets sucked into buying a timeshare in the Middle East, and flees there
after being accused of stealing things all over town. Ricky forms a vigilante
group to hunt and kill his brother, while Doug creates a charity to try and
pay the rent.
Featured
Songs: Nsane
Dream, Helping the Community
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Lovin' the Granny
After a fire in the shop, Doug is forced to attend a fire safety seminar, where
he falls in love with a really old lady. Sol, left alone, must cover for Doug,
but struggles with simple cleaning techniques. Tired of getting stiffed at gigs,
Ricky finally lands a paying show - and botches the address.
Featured
Songs: I
Hate Girlfriends
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Walkin'
the Dog -
Ricky gets suckled by pigs after a car accident with a farm truck, throwing
his manly rock god status into serious jeopardy. He then seeks to restore it
by suing the pig farmer. Sol teams up with a local poacher and sells endangered
meat to help fund the case. Doug befriends a dog, and learns to lie to impress
women.
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Rockin'
the Boat
Sol and Ricky pursue the woman of their dreams on a cruise ship - the same woman.
Sol attempts to crush coal into diamonds to impress her, while Ricky goes on
steroids. After spotting his infomercial idol on board, Doug tries to sell him
on his fabulous braided mop technique, the "Rehydrator."
Featured Songs: In Thru The Outhole
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Readin'
the Bowl
After reading his fortune, Doug discovers he has 12 hours to live. Ricky
uses the news as a way to score the band a spot on Jaco's benefit concert, while
Sol decides to build a robotic janitor to replace Doug.
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Scalpin'
the Ticket
Doug, after being arrested for buying concert tickets illegally, is
forced to go undercover and infiltrate the world of Nick Kiedis, Steeltown's
biggest ticket scalper. Ricky and Sol attend a rockin' concert, but Ricky's
full-body rash and Sol's pee shyness threaten to ruin their fun.
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Hittin'
the Rez
After the government slates the shop for demolition, the boys hit the nearest
Native Canadian Reservation to get 'fake proof' that the shop is built on sacred
Native burial grounds. While on the 'Rez', Doug becomes a medicine man in fear
of the 'chicken fever', and Ricky puts on a rock show for the hostile youth.
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Handlin
the Bike
The boys meet their #1 fan, a goofy kid named Friso. Sol uses Friso's dirt-bike
skills to lure customers to the shop, and Ricky feigns friendship with Friso
to get close to his promiscuous single mother. Doug has an accident and struggles
to cope with his resulting disability, and is duped into acting as a drug mule.
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Fightin'
the Greek
Ricky, after beating local angry Greek man Jaco in a fight, piledrives
his way into the world of pro-wrestling. Culture and tradition collide when
Sol must also fight Jaco, only it's a battle for the heart of Jaco's beautiful
daughter Suncheeps. Meanwhile, Doug learns the practicalities of a sewing kit
when he becomes Ricky's secret guardian angel.
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Firin'
the Band
Ricky is sweet talked into a recording deal with a local producer who
later turns out to be a maniacal song-stealing killer. Sol turns the shop into
a haunted house attraction which becomes possessed by his dead father’s
ghost.
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Ridin
the Rocket
Sol has an epiphany whilst delivering a baby calf, and promptly gives up his
life as a butcher. As he is sucked into a life of deadly Veganism, Sol's mental
and physical health deteriorate rapidly, and he really starts to look like hell.
Ricky and Doug seek to promote the band by creating violent makeshift rockets,
which do a lot more harm than good.
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Workin'
the Steel
Ricky thinks band merchandise is the last step in achieving
rock stardom, so he quits the shop for a higher paying job at the local Steel
Mill. Doug creates the ultimate marinade unknowingly using marijuana as a key
ingredient while Sol fears he may have a touch of the Gonorrhea.
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Chasin'
the Demon
When Doug delves into the world of role playing games Sol fears he may
have joined a cult. Seeking advice from a priest, they attempt an intervention
only to discover that Ricky is actually the one dabbling in satanism. After
an exorcism and some light hypnosis, Ricky becomes a born again Christian while
Sol second guesses his decision to get the church involved with family business.
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Playin
the Part
Ricky takes advice from a metrosexual womanizing playboy, and changes his look
and approach to women, in the hopes of finally scoring. Doug lands a role in
a major motion picture event, and Sol sells meat on credit to some dirty bums.
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Teachin'
the Touches
Sol and Ricky accidentally become stars in the world of musical sex education,
but Sol's enthusiasm for his craft lands him in some hot water with local authorities.
Doug, while trying to leave porno behind and find a nice girl, actually ends
up starring in an adult film. It's Sol's chance to redeem himself when he and
Ricky rush to stop Doug from doing something he'll regret forever.
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Spinnin'
the Yarn
When the boys get caught parking in a handicapped spot, they each offer a bizarre
justification to the by-law officer, including space travel, sharkmen, the Olympics,
and a giant lactating stripper.
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Birthin'
the Messiah
After experiencing all the tell tale symptoms, Doug believes he's pregnant.
Sol, desperate for a way to beat competitor MEATCO's newest cut of meat, believes
Doug's miraculous conception can only mean that the Messiah of butchery is on
the way to bring him the answer. Meanwhile Ricky meets the women of his dreams
and struggles to deal with her three children.
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