Gerald "T-Bones" Tibbons

Gerald "T-Bones" Tibbons is a comedic fictional character played by David Koechner. He has appeared on two television series and alongside his partner, The Naked Trucker, performed live and recorded a musical album. A film based on T-Bones is also currently in the works.

"Saturday Night Live"

T-Bones first appeared as a barber during the 1995 season of "Saturday Night Live". He made numerous appearances there and served as the focal point of the sketches, making sly jokes and showcasing his redneck mentality as he cut the hair of his customers. T-Bones became recognizable by his signature appearance of a slicked comb over, long mutton chops, tight brown T-shirt, and underbite. In the midst of making clever comments, he often illustrates utter foolishness and speaks with a hint of southern accent.

"The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show"

It was during Koechner's brief tenure on "Saturday Night Live" that he met Dave "Gruber" Allen who, too, had developed a sketch comedy character known as Naked Trucker. The duo formed a musical comedy act in 1999 with T-Bones serving as the vocalist and Trucker on guitar and vocals. They have performed frequently at the Largo nightclub and alongside Tenacious D as well as garnering some TV appearances. The musical act has helped shed light on T-Bones's background with songs like "My Daddy Is An Astronaut," which describes his fatherless childhood and believing that Buzz Aldrin is his dad, not Neil Armstrong as often reported.

On January 17, 2007, over a decade after T-Bones's "Saturday Night Live" debut, Comedy Central premiered "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show". While a number of movies have been based on "SNL" characters, this was an extremely rare case of one getting its own TV series. In contrast to his barbershop position on "SNL", T-Bones was now portrayed as a freeloading drifter and con artist alongside his counterpart, Naked Trucker, who usually served as the more sensible or reserved of the two. He also claimed to have had experience as a carny and was frequently seen in promotional photos with an American flag draped over his shoulder as a sign of his patriotism. Between performing in front of a live studio audience, the team presented pre-taped sketches showing them getting in trouble with the law or incidents with hitchhikers they picked up off the highway. The series lasted only eight episodes to mixed reviews.

Film in development

Following the release of "Naked Trucker and T-Bones: Live at the Troubador", Koechner revealed that he has a T-Bones film in development. [ [http://music.monstersandcritics.com/features/article_1280355.php/M&C_Interview_David_Koechner_T-bones_The_Naked_Trucker_and_Live_At_The_Troubadour M&C Interview: David Koechner/T-Bones, The Naked Trucker and 'Live At The Troubadour'] ]
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez Productions will produce the film through Paramount Vantage. Koechner is currently working on the film with screenwriter/producer Norman Hiscock, who was a writer for "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show", in addition to past work on "Saturday Night Live", "Kids in the Hall", and "King of the Hill".

ee also

* Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches

References

External links

* [http://www.thenakedtruckerandt-bones.com/ "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show" Official Site]
* [http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/naked_trucker/index.jhtml "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show" Comedy Central Site]
* [http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/nakedtruckerandtbonesshow "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show" Reviews] at Metacritic
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* [http://www.maximumfun.org/blog/2007/01/podcast-david-koechner-dave-gruber.html Audio interview with Koechner & Allen] on public radio program The Sound of Young America
* [http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/David%20Koechner/ 2007 SuicideGirls interview with David Koechner by Daniel Robert Epstein]