Gary & Mike 

The story of two 20-something, best friends on a road trip across America with no particular place to go.

Creators:

Fax Bahr, Adam Small

Stars:

Fax Bahr, Adam Small, Christopher Moynihan

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Fax Bahr	...	Various 13 episodes, 2001
Adam Small	...	Various 13 episodes, 2001
Christopher Moynihan	...	Gary 12 episodes, 2001
Harland Williams	...	Mike 12 episodes, 2001

Storyline

In Wenville Texas Gary meets and decides to go on a date with a girl named Wendy. It's not until he picks her up that he notice the hidious growth on the side of her face. Comedy ensues. Meanwhile Mike competes in a "Hands on the Hotrod" contest to try and win a new car.

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Plot Keywords:

stop motion | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 January 2001 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Ticket Television, Will Vinton Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Mike: Just like my momma always said... just because a whore don't charge doesn't mean she ain't a whore!

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Connections

Featured in Animation Lookback: The Best of Stop Motion - Will Vinton (2014)

User Reviews

Two guys, a car, no money, what could go wrong?

Everything, usually with hilarious results. In this series, a take off of Jack Kerouac's On The Road, 'nice normal' Gary gets hooked up with Mike 'the friend from hell' on a cross country odyssey to find themselves. Mike talks Gary into abandoning the traditional roadtrip following Lewis and Clark's expedition in favor of a new trip, while Mike himself is just trying to escape the father of a girl he 'made friends' with on the morning of her wedding to another boy. With a start like this, it's no surprise that they usually find trouble rather than enlightenment, especially since Officer Dick (the girl's father) is following along to claim a large portion of Mike's hide.

On the way they meet everything from pyromaniac hippies to Klingon speaking hookers to Mole People to Mike's brother. Each story seems crazier than the last with no end in sight. Gary wants to lose his virginity to 'the right woman' while Mike is willing to take whoever's next, ideally 'fixing' Gary's condition at the same time. They go on television, jump from planes, run from Rabbis, and eat food stored in their glove box. And they never ever look back to home.