History Trivia / CansWithoutLabels

* UncreditedRole: It is unknown who voiced Donald Bastard.

* CreatorKiller: The short was touted as Creator/JohnKricfalusi's comeback and the first project in which he would have complete control over every aspect of the production and content without ExecutiveMeddling getting in his way. Instead, its disastrous Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign and his failure to finish the short on time wound up proving that the rumors about his unprofessionalism were completely true (it's hard to assign blame when you are doing literally everything by yourself). The one-two punch of the short's universally negative reception and his history of hebephilia coming to light a year earlier drove both his career and his personal reputation into the ground for good, and he informally retired from the industry a year after its release.

* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/EricBauza takes over as Slab from Fred Osmond.

** Gabe Swarr and Creator/EricBauza, who voice Ernie and Slab in this short, also voiced the characters in several Creator/AdultSwim bumpers, and Swarr previously voiced Ernie in the web short ''What Pee Boners Are For''.
%% NOTICE: Do NOT link to "What Pee Boners Are For", as it has explicit nudity that violates this site's content guidelines.

** Gabe Swarr and Creator/EricBauza, who voice Ernie and Slab in this short, previously voiced the characters in several Creator/AdultSwim bumpers, and Swarr also voiced Ernie in the web short ''What Pee Boners Are For''.

* TwoVoicesOneCharacter: While George is voiced by Michael Pataki throughout most of this short, John Kricfalusi (though uncredited) filled in for some of his lines.

** During the Kickstarter campaign, Kricfalusi planned a follow-up short starring another character from ''WebAnimation/TheGoddamnGeorgeLiquorProgram'', Jimmy's underage girlfriend Sody Pop, if a stretch goal was met. [[HarsherInHindsight Awkward]]...
** Other stretch goals were a behind-the-scenes documentary and an alternate ending, neither of which were met either.

** According to Kali Fontecchio in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpK6G8cDjJc this interview (at 25:30)]], ''Cans'' was originally conceived in the late 2000s as part of a series of George Liquor shorts promoting the Pontiac Vibe, and was the furthest in pre-production. After General Motors' bankruptcy, however, funding was pulled and the series was cancelled, with Kricfalusi continuing work on ''Cans'' as a standalone short.

** Gabe Swarr and Creator/EricBauza, who voiced Ernie and Slab in this short, have voiced the characters in several Creator/AdultSwim bumpers, and Swarr previously voiced Ernie in the web short ''What Pee Boners Are For''.

** According to Kali Fontecchio in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpK6G8cDjJc this interview (at 25:30)]], ''Cans'' was originally conceived in the late 2000s as part of a series of George Liquor shorts promoting the Pontiac Vibe, and was the furthest in pre-production. After General Motors' bankruptcy, however, funding was pulled, leading to the series' cancellation.
** During the Kickstarter campaign, one of the stretch goals Kricfalusi promised was that he'd do a follow-up short starring another character from ''WebAnimation/TheGoddamnGeorgeLiquorProgram'', Jimmy's underage girlfriend Sody Pop. [[HarsherInHindsight Awkward]]...
** A documentary and alternate ending were also promised for stretch goals.

** Gabe Swarr and Creator/EricBauza, who voiced Ernie and Slab in this short, have voiced the characters in several Creator/AdultSwim bumpers, and Swarr previously voiced Ernie in ''What Pee Boners Are For''.

** During the Kickstarter campaign, one of the stretch goals Kricfalusi promised was that he'd do a follow up short starring another character from ''WebAnimation/TheGoddamnGeorgeLiquorProgram'', Jimmy's underage girlfriend Sody Pop. [[HarsherInHindsight Awkward]]...

* DiedDuringProduction: In this case, it's technically "died ''before'' production". Mike Pataki recorded his lines for the short before dying in 2010, but due to the short's lengthy production (along with the obvious fact of him being unable to re-record any lines), there are obvious splices and skips in George Liquor's dialogue. It's rumored that John Kricfalusi had to fill in at some points (which is much more obvious in the workprint version).

* DiedDuringProduction: In this case, it's technically "died ''before'' production". Mike Pataki recorded his lines for the short before dying in 2010, but due to the short's lengthy production (along with the obvious fact of him being unable to re-record any lines), there are obvious splices and skips in George Liquor's dialogue. It's rumored that John Kricfalusi had to fill in at some points.

** During the Kickstarter campaign, one of the stretch goals Kricfalusi promised was that he'd do a follow up short staring another character from ''WebAnimation/TheGoddamnGeorgeLiquorProgram'', Jimmy's underage girlfriend Sody Pop. [[HarsherInHindsight Awkward]]...

** During the Kickstarter campaign, Kricfalusi hinted that he'd do a follow up short staring another character from ''WebAnimation/TheGoddamnGeorgeLiquorProgram'', Jimmy's underage girlfriend Sody Pop, if this one was successful. [[HarsherInHindsight Awkward]]...

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: During the Kickstarter campaign, Kricfalusi hinted that he'd do a follow up short staring another character from ''WebAnimation/TheGoddamnGeorgeLiquorProgram'', Jimmy's underage girlfriend Sody Pop, if this one was successful. [[HarsherInHindsight Awkward]]...

* DevelopmentHell: The short was announced in 2008[[note]]Mike Pataki, George Liquor's original voice actor, recorded his lines before his death from cancer in 2010[[/note]]. Development on the short began in mid-2012, and the short was supposed to have a February 2013 release. While Kricfalusi claimed to [[http://rnsss.blogspot.com/2018/03/weve-been-had.html have finished it in 2017]], it would be another two years before the short was even released, let alone any word of its progress was made public. Given the clearly unfinished state it was released in and the previous year's revelations, it's not out of the question that Kricfalusi decided to release it while he still had some semblance of a career regardless of state.

* DevelopmentHell: The short was announced in 2008[[note]]Mike Pataki, George Liquor's original voice actor, recorded his lines before his death from cancer in 2010[[/note]]. Development on the short began in mid-2012, and the short was supposed to have a February 2013 release. While Kricfalusi claimed to [[http://rnsss.blogspot.com/2018/03/weve-been-had.html have finished it in 2017]], it would be another two years before the short was even released, let alone any word of its progress was made public.

* CreatorKiller: The short was touted as Creator/JohnKricfalusi's comeback and the first project in which he would have complete control over every aspect of the production and content without ExecutiveMeddling getting in his way. Instead, its disastrous Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign and his failure to finish the short on time wound up proving that the rumors about his unprofessionalism were completely true (it's hard to assign blame when you are doing literally everything by yourself). The one-two punch of the short's universally negative reception and his history of pedophilia coming to light a year earlier drove both his career and his personal reputation into the ground for good, and he informally retired from the industry a year after its release.

* DiedDuringProduction: Actually "died ''before'' production" in this case. Mike Pataki recorded his lines for the short before dying, but - as he obviously couldn't be brought in for rerecords - there are obvious splices and skips in George Liquor's dialogue. It's rumored that John Kricfalusi had to fill in at some points.

* DevelopmentHell: The short was announced in 2008[[note]]Mike Pataki, George Liquor's original voice actor, recorded his lines before his death from cancer in 2010[[/note]], and development on the short began in mid-2012, and the short was supposed to have a February 2013 release. While Kricfalusi claimed to [[http://rnsss.blogspot.com/2018/03/weve-been-had.html have finished it in 2017]], it would be another two years before the short was even released, let alone any word of its progress was made public.