Stone Quackers

Stone Quackers

Company type	Television series
Industry	Animation, Entertainment
Founded	October 27, 2014 (2014-10-27)
Founder	Ben Jones
Headquarters	United States
Products	Adult animated series

Stone Quackers is an American adult animated series developed by Ben Jones. It debuted on October 27, 2014, on FXX, featured within the Animation Domination High-Def programming block.

Although Animation Domination High-Def initially aired on Fox, Stone Quackers represents the first original series to premiere exclusively on FXX.

Plot

The narrative unfolds on the imaginary Cheeseburger Island, chronicling the bizarre and surreal escapades of two ducks, Whit and Clay (voiced by Whitmer Thomas and Clay Tatum). Their circle includes friends Barf (voiced by Ben Jones), Dottie (Heather Lawless), Officer Barry (John C. Reilly), and local kid Bug (Budd Diaz).

Production

Created by Ben Jones, recognized for his work on The Problem Solverz aired on Cartoon Network, Stone Quackers emerged after Jones departed from Cartoon Network. He partnered with Fox Broadcasting Company to contribute to their Animation Domination High-Def block, proposing this series as part of the lineup. In a 2013 interview, Jones characterized the show as a "more pure, raw, uncut expression" inspired by the artistic essence behind Alfe from Solverz, cryptically noting that "there will be feathers" featured.

Characters

• Whit (voiced by Whitmer Thomas) – A yellow duck known for his lazy demeanor and unpredictable antics, distinguished by his red cap.
• Clay (voiced by Clay Tatum) – Whit’s close blue duck companion and fellow loafer, owner of Gothfield, a two-toned cat nodding to Garfield, who sports a gray hat.
• Barf (voiced by Ben Jones) – The impulsive, slow-witted overweight friend resembling Alfe from The Problem Solverz, voiced by Jones himself.
• Dottie (voiced by Heather Lawless) – A friend with an interest in Officer Barry who grapples with mental health challenges.
• Officer Barry (voiced by John C. Reilly) – An ineffective police officer enduring familial abuse, often sharing internal monologues; identified as French-Canadian but frequently mistaken for Italian by others.
• Bug (voiced by Budd Diaz) – A naive child from the neighborhood who occasionally utters unexpectedly dark remarks.

Episodes

Note: The sequence and titles of episodes differ depending on streaming and VOD services.

Broadcast and reception

Comedian Sean O'Connor disclosed in December 2013 that he was involved with Stone Quackers among other projects. In April 2014, Fox declared that the Animation Domination High-Def block would cease airing on June 28, 2014, with its content transitioning to digital outlets. This announcement left the show's production status uncertain. Subsequently, Stone Quackers shifted to FXX, where a special preview was broadcast at midnight on October 27, 2014, alongside a brief promotional video posted via Vine by the network.

Dan Nadel, former publisher of The Comics Journal and collaborator of Jones, regarded it as Jones’ finest work following Problem Solverz.

Spin-off

On May 1, 2015, a spin-off titled Gothball premiered as a 10-episode web-series, released weekly on the ADHD YouTube channel. This series features Gothball, a two-toned cat voiced by John O'Hurley, originally named Gothfield. The show ran from May 1 through July 3, 2015.