Neurotically Yours

Neurotically Yours
Genre	Dark Comedy
Created by	Jonathan Ian Mathers
Voices of	Jonathan Ian Mathers Dawn Bennett
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Original release
Network	illwillpress.com

Neurotically Yours is a webtoon created by Jonathan Ian Mathers, depicting a squirrel named Foamy, who is the neurotic pet of a goth girl named Germaine (voiced by Dawn Bennett). Over the years Germaine's character seems to have taken a backseat as Foamy's angry rants against society became increasingly popular. There are several other squirrel and human characters.

Episodes are mainly located at iLL WiLL PreSS, in addition to numerous external websites. To date, there are over 200 official episodes of Neurotically Yours. There are also a number of fan-produced episodes circulated among various fansites on the Internet. There are also 38 topical rants, which are audio-based rants in which Foamy is talking about a particular topic. One of these, titled "The Best Thing Ever" was made into an official animated episode. A new episode of Neurotically Yours is posted approximately once every two weeks.

Characters

Squirrel characters

Foamy the Squirrel is the main character. He is a foul-mouthed squirrel who lives with his owner Germaine, whom he dislikes openly. He has a strong disdain for most things, including obesity, pop culture, and Metallica (he blames them for the end of Napster). However, despite Foamy's language and harsh opinions, there is some good in Foamy, taking one rant to discuss the good things from Mexican culture (entitled Mexico es muy bien) and condemn the stereotypes. Foamy hates his friend Pilz-e for his drug problems, but he seems to tolerate Begley and The Hatta. Foamy does various things in the web series, such as singing "Squirrel Songs" in order to raise money for the "Church of Foamy" and answering "Foamy Fan Mail" (which he hates, mostly because most of the questions are ones he hates or finds repetitive: like suggestions to get a girlfriend or the desire to see various characters including Germaine naked, which disgusted him).

Foamy and Germaine both speak out against the stupidity, injustice and annoyances they face in life. A few years ago Jonathan Ian Mathers, as Foamy, "asked" that people help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, while condemning the looters and news reporters who should be helping the victims and not merely reporting on them.

Pilz-e is a bespectacled squirrel who is addicted to medication. As revealed in one episode, all his diseases are psychosomatic but that he is still given pills because he has medical coverage. Pilz-e's banter is often filled with nonsense, based on hallucinations he has had due to his medication. Despite his various addictions, he is shown to be a good person, forcing Germaine to respond to a rude letter because it's polite in one episode. He also has a tendency to take what people (usually Germaine) say too literally or confuses meaning of the words that they use. Despite being considered Foamy's friend, Foamy seems to find it hard at times to deal with his drugged up behavior. There is also implication that he is actually being used for medical experiments.

Begley is a purple-mohawked British squirrel who rebels against authority figures (his first appearance mentioned he had called the Queen a "wanka," and he had spent eighteen months in jail). Unlike Foamy, he enjoys sexuality, though is still willing to help Foamy commit acts of mischief. Compared to Foamy and Pilz-e, he appears less frequently in the series, which has recently become a running gag.

The Hatta (named after the Mad Hatter, as he claims he is mad and enjoys tea) is a black squirrel who is very defensive of African-American culture. He is quick to pull the race card in any situation and has even starred in his own rants. Much like Begley, he less frequently in the series.

Foamy's Grandfather (otherwise unnamed) is a recent addition, who appears to be senile.

Human characters

Germaine is a 25 year old poet seeking to have her work acknowledged, yet she overeats and gains weight, and is also used to demonstrate a culture obsessed with sex. She experiments with witchcraft, and meditation, though she seems unconvinced in any religious beliefs. She has alienated herself from her parents and once mentioned she worked in an occult bookstore. It's hinted in several places and more or less outright stated in the episode "Germaine for Stupids" that Germaine has also been working for some time as either a prostitute or a porn star. In the early episodes, Germaine was flat chested (in "Amplified Bible" & "Paper-Back Bust" Foamy accidentally reads a breast expansion spell cause her breast to get bigger everyday and is forced to send Foamy to find a spellbook to reverse it) and a more stereotypical Goth/Punk (somewhat feminist) girl. However, over time her bust size has increased and it has become a running gag that she is the target of sex-related jokes. These involve her being either sexually molested by seemingly haunted objects and being ejaculated upon in some manner (which she usually seems to enjoy). In "Black Magic Metal", while making a magic brew, she is repeatedly molested by creatures with tentacles. In "V-Day" her own finger mysteriously ejaculates into her fist during her rant to Foamy about Valentine's Day. In "Car Wash" she molests Begley's hotdog during a rant. At the ends of "Who Would Win In A Fight?", Foamy reveals she keeps buying "rubber duckies filled with blood that explode". She traveled the country in "Travel Log" before returning in "Germaine Returns." During that time her hair grew back, where it's revealed she's a natural blonde. She's recently gone back to college with a full two-year scholarship, rooming with Foamy which he hates.

In the episode "The Book Cover," Germaine decides to self-publish her book of poetry (titled "Poetic Whore") using a Print-On-Demand service, using her sexuality as a selling point. In the next episode, she notes that she sold fifty copies in the first week. Foamy, however, notices her website contains pornographic videos.

Anchovie is Germaine's stalker. He speaks with an Australian accent. He has had various jobs: pizza delivery man, a clerk at the "Gooey Burger," a security guard at a lingerie shop, as well as a gym teacher. He secretly photographs Germaine and posts them on a website. He finds ways to run into Germaine and, while she has been seen to talk or interact with him, she does not approve of his stalker habits.

Franklin works at Starshmuck's coffee shop, and is obviously gay, though the character attempts to deny this when it is mentioned.

Mammed Udi is a Hindu man from India, where he worked in technical support for "Smell Tech Computers". Later, he works at an "Eaters Anonymous" hotline that Germaine calls after quitting his tech support job, as well as a Suicide Hotline operator in another episode. He is revealed to have joined Germaine & Pizza Guy in a poker game at the end of "Deck Waving".

Joanna, or "Mutie", was Germaine's mute female roommate appearing in a number of initially unreleased episodes (available on DVD and YouTube), featuring blond hair, blue eyes, and an exaggerated breast size. She first appears in "Cute Mute" where at first Foamy mistakes her for Germaine who then appears and explains she met Joanna at a party and brought her home with her because she was drunk. Foamy asks if they can keep her, so Germaine suggests that Joanna be her roommate, primarily to help with bills. Foamy nicknames her Mutie and refers to her as the cute one. In "Focus Pocus", she is shown meditating, with Foamy trying to annoy her but unable to get a reaction. Foamy gives up and tells her there won't be any problems as long as she stays away from his nuts, causing her finally react as she finds his comment amusing. Joanna's last appearance was in the episode "Hot Enough For You?", which showed the character being pulled underwater by a mysterious tentacle.

YouTube

In 2009, citing financial reasons, as well as to widen the availability of his work, Mathers began hosting all cartoons exclusively on YouTube and Newgrounds.