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George R. Binks

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George R. Binks is a fictional character appearing in the non-canon Star Wars Tales 20 comic book who is the father of the Star Wars character Jar Jar Binks. Depicted as the captain of a whaling ship disappointed with his idiot son, George R. Binks went viral on social media several times during the 2010s and 2020s, with a panel of him putting a gun to his head used as a reaction image.

Origin

On June 30th, 2004, Star Wars Tales #20, the twentieth issue in the non-canon Star Wars Tales comic book series, was released.[1] The issue included a 10-page comic George R. Binks by Tony Millionaire, which tells the story of Jar Jar Binks' father, George R. Binks (phonetically "Jor Jar Binks"), a captain of a whaling ship disappointed with his nitwit son. Over the course of the comic, George R. Binks' ship gets sunk by a sea monster because of Jar Jar's ineptness, with George, his wife, and Jar Jar getting stranded on an uninhabited island. Getting progressively disappointed with his son and his life choices, George R. Binks unsuccessfully attempts to commit suicide, with the last panel of the comic showing him lamenting his life (pages 7 and 8 of the comic shown below).


NITWIT! THESE ARE NOT THE BONE S OF SEA SERPENTS! THESE ARE THE BONES OF ALL MY RUINED HOPES, STREWN ABOUT THIS BARREN ROCK! I NAME THIS ISLAND "BINKS'S WOE!" YOUSSA KNOW, MY FATHER, MEESA VERY GOOD SWIMMER MEE COULD SWIM FOR HELP! SLAP! YOU IGNORANT FOOL! WE ARE HALFWAY AROUND THE GLOBE IN TREACHEROUS WATERS, IT WOULD TAKE YOU FIFTY YEARS TO SWIM FOR HELP AND You COULDN'T SWIM FOR HALF A DAY WITHOUT BEING EATEN BY A.........!! GOOD IDEA, BOY! YOU CAN SAVE US AFTER ALL! LET'S GET YOU STARTED., ! BEORGE R. BINKS!! DON'T YOU DARE!! WHY OH WHY NOT!? BO0 HOO HOO TOOT TOOT! r0OT NO, GEORGE, DON'T DO IT! THINK OF WE CAN QET OFF OF THIS ISLAND SOMEHOW! WE HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR.... YOUR SON... BLAM! GEORGE!

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On April 22nd, 2013, Imgur[2] user LandoCannabissian uploaded the comic, with the post gaining over 8,100 views in nine years. On December 19th, 2015, Tumblr[3] user thebristolboard uploaded the comic to the website, where it received over 580 likes and reblogs in seven years.

Starting in October 2019, the comic has gone viral on Twitter[4] on several occasions. On December 15th, 2019, Twitter user @nickeldoodle made the earliest found viral tweet about the comic, with the post gaining over 2,300 retweets and 11,500 likes in three years (shown below). More tweets[5][6] bringing attention to the comic were made in 2020 and 2021.


Nickronomicon ... @nickeldoodle Thinking about George R. Binks again George R. Binks was an Otolla Gungan whaler who NO, GEORGE, DON'T DO IT! WE CAN GEr OFF OF THIS ISLAND SOMEHOW! WE HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR.. THINK YOUR S operated and resided on Naboo. He was the owner of Binks & Son Whaling Company, continuing the profession that had been practiced by his ancestors for hundreds of years. He was, through an unhappy marriage, the father of Jar Jar Binks, who would go on to serve as the Chommell sector's representative in the Galactic Senate. BLAM! On a whaling voyage with his wife and son, George R. GEORGE! Binks encountered an aggressive whale. Thanks to numerous poor navigation choices by Jar Jar, the whale crashed into the ship, causing it to sink. After this incident, the Binks family found themselves shipwrecked on a desolate island for over a month. During this time, prompted by his annoyance at his son's constant clumsy behavior, Binks unsuccessfully attempted to commit suicide. 12:34 AM · Dec 15, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone

On February 25th, 2022, Twitter[7] user @WyattDuncan made a tweet about the comic and Disney not working on films and series based on the "Expanded Universe," which gained over 960 retweets and 11,500 likes in two months (shown below, left). On April 17th, 2022, Twitter[8][9] users @Yelix and @JimmySpoons1 posted two screenshots of the Wookipedia entry on the character, with the tweets gaining over 3,200 retweets and 46,400 likes and 140 retweets and 4,300 likes in two days (shown below, center and right).


wyatt dunkin @WyattDuncan It pisses me off that Disney got rid of the Expanded Universe cause that's where Star Wars got WEIRD and AWESOME. Remember when Jar Jar Binks' dad killed himself with a pistol?! You won't see that on Disney+ TOOT: TOOT! roOT NO, GEORGE, DONT DO IT! THINK OF WE CAN GET OFF OF THIS ISLAND SOMEHOW! WE HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR...., YOUR SON... BLAM! GEORGE! 11:19 AM - Feb 25, 2022 - Twitter Web App NPC who only says “..." ... @Yelix jar jar binks's dad's name is just george and his backstory is really f----- up On a whaling voyage with his wife and son, George R. Binks encountered an aggressive whale. Thanks to numerous poor navigation choices by Jar Jar, the whale crashed into the ship, causing it to sink. After this incident, the Binks family found themselves shipwrecked on a desolate island for over a month. During this time, prompted by his annoyance at his son's constant clumsy behavior, Binks unsuccessfully attempted to commit suicide. 7:40 PM · Apr 17, 2022 · Twitter for iPhone Balls smooth like eggs. ... @JimmySpoons1 Replying to @Yelix Lmaaaao on the island, which he christened "Binks's Woe." He grew increasingly annoyed by his son's antics, so that when Jar Jar offered to swim for help-a suicidal task due to the treacherous seas as well the distance involved-Binks encouraged the boy. However, this attempt at getting Jar Jar killed was cut short when his wife intervened. Overcome with feelings, he drew a gun and turned it on himself. His wife tried to encourage him not to, but only ended up encouraging him into pulling the trigger by telling him to think of their son. The shot merely grazed his skull, knocking him unconscious. When he awoke a short 8:41 PM · Apr 17, 2022 · Twitter for Android

Following the April 2022 thread, a panel of George R. Binks holding a pistol to his head gained prevalence as a reaction image.[10]

Various Examples


binp ... @the_binp this sequence with jar jar binks' dad is the funniest f------ thing i've ever read SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR,... 8:04 PM · Apr 17, 2022 · Twitter for Android thomas grabinski. ... @handsome_pal It is canon that Jar-Jar's dad's name is George R. Binks (phonetically "Jor-Jar") and that his son's antics drive him to suicide. Disney is telling the wrong stories. madness by his son's follies. When Jar Jar proposes to swim for the mainland, George eag agrees, knowing that he will likely not make it. However, his wife intervenes. George, unable to take any more, decides to shoot himself. His wife's attempt to stop him by asking him to "Think of our son!" only causes him to pull the trigger. However, the bullet merely grazes his skull. As he lies there, he reminisces of his love, Sheebla, and how he chose not to marry her because she could not bear him the son he wanted. As he imagines seeing Sheebla standing before him, the hallucination clears to reveal that it is really Jar Jar with an octopus wrapped around his head. George's only 10:28 AM · May 4, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone
thomas violence ... @thomas_violence well i just found my favourite new reaction image. wonderful + Spite + @LiquidGoth ... George R Binks pride flags. Because me too, dude. 7:09 AM · Apr 18, 2022 · Twitter Web App

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External References

[1] Wookieepedia – George R. Binks

[2] Imgur – The Tragic Story of George R. Binks

[3] Tumblr – thebristolboard

[4] Twitter – @nickeldoodle

[5] Twitter – @ElleOsiliWood

[6] Twitter – @handsome_pal

[7] Twitter – @WyattDuncan

[8] Twitter – @Yelix

[9] Twitter – @JimmySpoons1

[10] Twitter – @thomas_violence

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