The Hockey Chicken Archive

[SwimBuddha]

Yesterday's visitors to the Free Hockey Chicken cause numbered 90,600, which brings our final freedom tally to 1,015,554. Hockey Chicken is finally home. In twelve days. On behalf of the entire AdultSwim.com, and especially Hockey Chicken, thank you for your support.


As I said twelve days ago, this all boiled down to an interesting experiment. How far can we push the meter with no pre-promotion if we just start yelling a simple call to action? This might have very easily flopped. Believe me, when our first day total came in (65,000) we all wondered what we had gotten ourselves into. But you guys came through. And we could not have done it without you.

I'd like to formally thank the following people:

Mike Lazzo, senior vice president for Adult Swim
Keith Crofford, vice president of production for Adult Swim
Paul Condolora, general manager of Cartoon Network New Media
Jim Samples, executive vice president and general manager of Cartoon Network Worldwide

Without their support, I never would have had the chance to try out my "master plan." And it turned into two of the most interesting weeks of my life.

Your core AdultSwim.com team:

Karen Goeckel (SwimRaven), producer for AdultSwim.com
Dave Cutts (Hockey Chicken), designer/prisoner for AdultSwim.com
Chris Pasley (SwimTorrent), associate writer for AdultSwim.com
Jim Heupel (Kawi), lead developer for Cartoon Network New Media
Robert Martin, developer for Cartoon Network New Media
Matthew Schwartz (Swimfan), senior writer for Cartoon Network New Media
Charles Lundsberg (Commander), production coordinator for Cartoon Network New Media
Kevin Barry (SwimOracle), intern

Also, thanks to all the show creators and show talent who offered their support either by agreeing to be interviewed by Hockey Chicken or simply by offering encouraging words. Without them there, we're not here.

A special thanks to Mark Lazarus, president of Turner Entertainment Group, who showed us all how the game of poker is PLAYED and who added an incredible touch of class and dignity to these proceedings simply by being here, and especially for his very generous donation to a charity of HC's choice (American Cancer Society).

Lastly, thanks to Hockey Chicken himself. For his tenacity, enthusiasm, grace under pressure and incredible loyalty to all things Adult Swim. It was a fast, fun and furious twelve days. Hell, I kinda miss him already.

--SwimBuddha

[LouFink]

ohh....yeah

[R.I.P.Golden_Sun27]

No problem Swim"buddy".

[herbkir]

You're welcome, Swimbuddha.  We all worked to do our part and support AS.com in this, because we all want our favorite website to have the resources it needs to be even better.  I did what I could, and so did many others, to contribute to the success of Hockey Chicken.  So all of us who worked on this can share your pride in this accomplishment.  (^_*)

[sandman08]

No, Thanks You. This was a great idea on [as] part. It really got me back into the boards and Adult Swim.

[R.I.P.swimgod_infinity]

yeah we did ,
now its your turn
muhahahahah

[R.I.P.swimgod_infinity]

you should make a hockey chicken is free icon

[hitokiri_bakasai]

Awesome. I'm glad I could help. It just goes to show how power of many united can accomplish a task so quickly.

[R.I.P.disgruntled_mailman]

Congratulations. Glad to help.

[R.I.P.Golden_Sun27]

thats a good idea to make a freed HC icon!

[DaBuddhaMan]

Hey swimbuddha how much time do you spent on the computer?

[R.I.P.Trey_15]

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DaBuddhaMan wrote:
Hey swimbuddha how much time do you spent on the computer?

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alot by the looks of it

[Raptorpat]

i voted twice do i get an award?

[True_Okashira]

Okay.

[R.I.P.street_pirate]

my life is now complete.................................. -dies-

[R.I.P.quagmire_king_of_prn]

muwhahahaha you are free o.o

[TheVampieBus]

Your a crewl man you are making an innocent guy stay in a medium size room for 11 days just because you want more money i spit on you.

[Lady_Alauren]

So, when are you going to delete the Hockey_Chicken discussion? It is really polluting the boards, and there is no longer a need for them.

[Position_Zero]

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SwimBuddha wrote:

Dave Cutts (Hockey Chicken), designer/prisoner for AdultSwim.com

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Hey man open up, it's Dave!

Dave's not here man.

[ATHF_4eva]

Finally he is free! WOO HOO!! but you should give something to us on the boards ( well only ppl who joined b4 hockey chicken was free) we helped too.

Message Edited by ATHF_4eva on 07-30-2004 11:47 PM

[R.I.P.clearwater3]

In the words on William Wallace;

FREEDOM!

[R.I.P.alextheprojectionist]

This was so much fun, lets do it again sometime? All I can say is the passed 12 days brought me so much closer to the staff at adult swim, cartoon network, and even turner then I ever would have thought possible and I thank -YOU- for that swimbuddha. As I said, this was so much fun and really put a smile on my face at work knowing as each hour went by, I was getting closer to my adultswim.com, reading all the sometimes hilarious, bizarre and crazy posts by others regarding hockey chicken and to the [adult swim] block it's self.

I'm hooked now. (I sure hope there are more web cam events to come!)
As a post script, this on top of the Seth week was just unreal.

[thanks]

[bebopluvr]

Nice. Twelve days? It didn't seem like that much. Then again, I wasn't in a room being watched by a million people.

So, who's next under the imprisonment cam?

Torrent? Raven?

...you?

[TheVampieBus]

swimbudda is next

[R.I.P.Golden_Sun27]

no hes not bcuz Swimbuddha is GOD!