For those of you who haven't seen Lil' Bush before, imagine if you could watch a presidential press conference or a state of the union address and laugh yourself silly without feeling bad about yourself or the nation at large. Well, although Lil' George Bush passes a striking resemblance to the current President of the United States of America, he develops beyond a mere caricature of a world leader into a character in and of himself. This (and, probably, the fact that Lil' Bush is a cartoon) helps to alleviate the tension of the situation, making it easier to laugh while still feeling good about yourself. And, if you're that guy who actually likes President Bush (statistically speaking, there's at least two of you out there who play video games and read this website), you'll be happy to know that Lil' Bush doesn't just poke fun at George Bush, but pokes fun at the Lil' Dems, too. Yes, it's still a bit lopsided, but I found it to be simply hilarious.
Lil' Bush: Resident of the United States: Season One took a lot of cues from Scooby Doo. There are some direct references to Scooby Doo in the Episode featuring a George H. W. Bush look-alike (complete with Jeb playing the part of Scooby Doo). In addition to this, however, several episodes feature a musical bit, performed by Lil' Bush and his band, made up of Lil' Condi, Lil' Rummy and an unintelligible, foul-mouthed Lil' Cheney.
And, of course, they have the same sorts of adventures that you would expect any young group of kids to have, such as having a contest to see which one would kiss a girl first (First Kiss), starting a prank war between their summer camp and the Al Qaeda training camp next door (Camp), going to Iraq to find the perfect gift for your father (Iraq), experiencing some gender confusion when you find yourself getting closer than normal to the Lil' Tony Blair (Gay Friend) and, of course, fighting to keep Hot Dogs on the menu in school (Hot Dog).
Some of the voices are done by various hard rockers, which is an interesting aspect of the show. Fans may recognize Iggy Pop as the voice of "Lil' Rummy", Colin Meloy (of the Decemberists) as "Smart Jeb" and "Nigel", Jeff Tweedy (of Wilco) as "Goddy", Frank Black (of The Pixies) as "Satan", Henry Rollins (of Henry Rollins Band) as the "War Vet", and Anthony Kiedis and Flea (of The Red Hot Chili Peppers) and David Grohl (of The Foo Fighters) as themselves.
Those who take politics seriously and who can't step back and laugh at things or who are easily offended may not find Lil' Bush to be their cup of tea, but for the rest of us, Lil' Bush is hilarious. I highly recommend it.
