- “Georgie Co. Industries doesn't take kindly to piracy of our intellectual properties. I'm gonna make an example of you, Sinclair. Nobody, but nobody, screws with my empire! [...] Eh, it was about smiley kids... for the first TEN MINUTES! Now it's about cash. Tapes, dolls, T-shirts. Our market saturation is unrivaled. And that's just phase one! [...] (laughs maniacally) [...] Soon we will unveil phase two. The Georgie cable channel. Twenty-four hours a day of non-stop Georgie programming and advertising. YEAH! Plugging every conceivable Georgie product and selling, selling, SELLING! [...] Ah, it won't make any difference. By the time phase three kicks in, we won't need television sets. We'll be beaming our program directly into children's brains through small receivers secretly implanted during routine dental CHECKUPS. (cackles evilly) [...] It doesn't matter what you think, because you're never leaving this cell! You're gonna rot here for the rest of your LIFE! (cackles evilly) (changes back to his Georgie voice; chuckling) Bye now. And remember, you're special.”
- ―Georgie revealing his true voice and nature to Earl Sinclair
Georgie is an orange hippo and children's TV icon, who appeared as the main antagonist in the Dinosaurs episode "Georgie Must Die!" His face and normal "Georgie" voice were both performed by Allan Trautman, his body was puppeteered by Jack Tate and his "Evil Georgie" voice was provided by the late Edward Asner.
A spoof of Barney the Dinosaur, Georgie is actually a megalomaniac planning to take over the world through his financial empire and the devotion of the dinosaur children. He was then arrested and sent to prison for racketeering and tax evasion after Earl Sinclair exposed him on television. Roy Hess ended up taking his place on TV as the eponymous "Uncle Roy".
A similar character, Blarney, appeared on the series as a hand puppet.
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