George is the President of the United States, but he doesn't seem to fit the bill as President. He's rather clueless and forgetful at times. Laura's his long-time wife and best friend, but even she has to remind George at times what he should be doing as a person. They sometimes talk past each other until one of them realizes why they aren't communicating well, and there's always a lesson one of them learns at the end of each episode. And George ends up wanting to punch Laura in the face. They have twin daughters who are referenced in one episode "The First Lady's Persqueeter." At the end of the show's run, they spent much of the last episode in the projects before Larry pieces together the truth and restores George to the Presidency.
Karl Rove, Janet Rove, daughter
He's the President's right-hand man and his conscience when it comes to running the government. He's also a conservative, so there are many arguments between him and Larry. He sometimes cleans up the messes the President leaves behind and smoothes over any ill feelings other government leaders have towardes George. Janet appears in "Trapped In A Small Environment" when she learns that Karl is cheating on her with a date of Laura's choosing. She and Karl manage to work things out. The girl appears only to learn of her father's absence and cry.
Maggie, Princess, Larry
Maggie's the First Lady's best friend, apart from George, and she's been in the White House long enough to be a great judge of Presidents. She doesn't like George all that much, because he's clueless at times, and if there's one thing a President shouldn't be, it's clueless.
Princess is the hot dumb blonde who plans the President's schedule. She does her work well, but sometimes needs help understanding the more intricate parts of government. She's taken pills to enhance her memory, but finds her mammaries enhanced instead; she never makes the connection except to say her back hurts from getting so smart. She's easily fooled.
Larry's the next door neighbor who turns out to be a liberal in many ways, to counteract George's conservatism. It is this counterpoint that forces George to see the other side of an issue, helps him find a balanced solution to it (most times), and helps him learn something new after each confrontation with Larry. He helps George get his Presidency back when he pieces together some shredded documents Dick Cheney dumped on his front lawn.
The Guests and the Episodes They Were In
An Aborted Dinner Date
Felix Harris, Joyce Mathers, Tour Guide
Felix is the stunted fetus who's managed to live for thirty years on ants, mice, and other small living things. He never fully developed - his eyes are fused shut, as they would be on a fetus. Joyce is the Pro-Choice leader who's quite the masculine woman. The two sides of the abortion could not reach an agreement. The tour guide gives tours of the White House to all kinds of groups, from school kids to tourists. She usually has a comment to make on the events she comes across when she passes through the living room. She appears here and in "S.D.I. - Aye - AYE!"
A Poorly Executed Plan
The Beta Delts, The Gut Busters
Warden, Jenkins, New Guard, Prisoner, Reporters
The Beta Delts come to have one last night out with George. He invites them to witness an execution up close, and they take him up on it. They regret seeing the execution first-hand, because George used bleach as a killing agent. George had planned to use the Gut Busters in a play execution for his friends, with no one else around, but plans change when he sees the real victim's family in the viewers' room. Gut Busters could not get clearance in time, so the real execution was performed two huors early. The warden oversees the execution, and is explaining the process to the victim's family when the President arrives. Jenkins is hospitalized for an allergic reaction to peanuts, but he is the only one who knows what's going on. His replacement stalls Gut Busters until Karl and Princess arrive. The prisoner is a big burly man whose crime isn't revealed - it's not important for this show. Some reporters are present for the execution and pepper George with questions asking for justification.
Eenie, Meenie, Miney, MURDER!
Ms. Clea 1, 2, 3, and 4
Secret Service agents, Charlton Heston, Guard Bear
George finds that Laura has been calling a certain number and demands to know what it is. He finds that it is a psychic hotline, so he calls up to find out what the future holds for him. He gets addicted to the hotline while he has Laura find something else to bide her time with. We get to see more than one Ms. Clea in action. Ms. Clea tells George he's going to get murdered, so he bans guns. The NRA and Charlton Heston learn about this, so Heston comes to the White House to talk to George about it. George brings in a guard bear as protection, but the bear gets unruly. Charlton has to kill the bear to save the President. The Secrets Service agents are featured in this episode to show they do more than just stand around guarding door.
S.D.I. - Aye - AYE!
Donald Rumsfeld, Dr. Thomas Klestil and soldiers, Austrian "Princess", Austrian "Maggie"
Donald Rumsfeld install the Strategic Defense Initiative's control module in the President's desk in the Oval Office. Part of the module inscludes a plasma screen behind a painting. When the module is activated, the painting rises and reveals the screen and the President can then plan out his targets onscreen. When Larry installs the illegal cable hookup he unwittingly activates the module, which fires a laser at Austria. This brings forth Dr. Klestil, who digs his way into the White House with the two soldiers. The Austrian President has his own versions of Maggie and Princess.
The First Lady's Persqueeter
Dr. Jack Kevorkian and Pun'kin, Officer Smiley and Copper Dopper Punanee Chief, Helicopter Pilot
George thinks that Pun'kin, Laura's cat, has got to go. It sheds hair all over the place and it is exceedingly old. Laura learns about this and thinks George is talking about her vagina. She is taken to a Punanee tribe by a helicopter pilot, where the Punanee Chief cures her of whatever George thought was wrong with her. Meanwhile, Larry has George set Dr. Kevorkian free for the night, so the doctor could have Pun'kin commit suicide. The two officers show up suspecting that assisted suicide is being performed at the White House, as they have witness reports that Jack Kevorkian was brought there. Kevorkian ends up dressing as Laura to fool the officers, but Laura finds Kevorkian dressed up as her and assumes that George was more desperate then she knew. Pun'kin eventually presses the switch and blows up.
Mom 'E' D. E. A. Arrest
Barbara Bush, Ramon, News Reporter
George Bush is approaching an important milestone in the war against drugs - the 100 millionth drug arrest. The person being arrested is Ramon, an Extacy user. He doesn't seem at all concerned that he's going to prison - he's too tweaked out on Extacy to care, so he just laughs at everything. George has him put into a rolling jail cell, then takes a few pills to calm his nerves. He immediately realizes that they were Extacy pills and he gets nervous about its effects on him. It ends up making him mellow and fanciful, and he has Ramon set up a rave at the White House. Meanwhile, Barbara and Laura argue about the arrest even as the rave goes on. Laura finally stands up to Barbara and claims her place as First Lady, dismissing Barbara from any further help on the arrest. George goes along with Laura, not really caring what goes on at this point. The field reporter simply reports on events in the White House, which includes a shot in which George sneaks up on the camera from below and gives the nation a candid shot of a tweaked President.
Trapped in a Small Environment
Kanook-Nook "Oil Good!"
He is a Kupik Indian from the Yukon Delta in Alaska. Apparently, he can only speak his native tongue and not English. Karl teaches him to say one phrase: "Oil Good!" Kanook is hungry, and Karl teaches him that phrase to convince him that it's the only way to ask for food here. Karl wants George to use Kanook in a way that would convice protesters outside to stop protesting oil drilling in Alaska.
Fare Thee Welfare
That's My Dick!
Dick Cheney, Senator, Man
Dick Cheney suggests the President step down for the many mishaps that have happened under his Presidency, including the disappearance of the Middle East Peace Treaty, or face impeachment. Cheney brings in a senator to back him up after learning the Senate wants George removed as well (when the show aired, the Senate had a Democratic majority). George steps down and Cheney become President. As George leaves, he says goodby to everyone, including a man he didn't see before. Cheney fires Maggie, but keeps Princess and Karl on as his bitches. They try to behave as they did under George, but they find that Dick won't let them off the hook so easily. Dick finds that he has the power, but not the popularity, and he gets frustrated - he can't bend the people to his will. Dick is forced to leave office when Larry pieces together the shredded document Cheney dumped on his lawn - it's the Middle East Peace Treaty he had George abdicate over - and George takes office once again.
Movin' On DownTeach Me, Mr. B.
Leron; Principal, Black boy, White boy
Leron becomes Larry's replacement, George's neighbor and steadfast friend when George moves into the projects. He becomes George's wrestling coach when George wrestles as The Mysterious Loser. He calls George "Captin Kirk" all the time, until George resumes his Presidency, on which occasion Leron says, "You really are Captain Kirk!"
The kids in Mr. Bush's class wanna get rid of him the first chance they get, so they taint an apple. They give it to him when he enters the room, but he gives it to the principal when the principal enters to talk to him. The principal fires him upon tasting the apple.
BrewhahaWitty Banter
Rhoda, Yuppie, Sylvester; Witty G. Banter
In the "Brewhaha" segment, Rhoda plays the Rebecca role here, and George is more like Woody Boyd than like Sam Malone. The Yuppie order a ginger gimlet, only to see George toss a bottle up in the air and have it crash on the bar counter. He tells Rhoda that George messed up his drink, and that George isn't funny. The High-Powered Executive, Sylvester, arrives and people hail his arrival, but he doesn't say anything to George's penis joke.
In the "Witty Banter" segment, all Witty does is fire George.
The Mane Event
Kid Spandex, Chico
Chico loses to George. Kid Spandex looks like he could crush George. During the match, he gives George the magic word: Pineapple. Upon hearing that word, George was to fall backwards on purpose, but George kicks Kid Spandex in the groin on the way down. Both men fall, get up, and George tries again to fall on purpose. He disables the Kid with a second kick to the groin.
