Its showing now on the west coast but its almost over. I'll try to catch the full episode online sometime. Mentioned it on the forum before, maybe not laugh-out-loud funnier but I think American Dad is a better balanced show than Family Guy. I dont know about this Cleveland Show though, McFarlane's already stretching himself thin with his other 2 shows. I watched the episode of the Goode Family with the NPR station, and it wasn't "goode" at all sorry to say... Like a slower moving, way too low key, soft voiced liberal non-funny version? It did have potential. Mike Judge knows how to make some oafy losery tough luck characters like Bobby Hill, Bill, Milton (Office Space stapler guy), and Ubuntu in Goode Family. I liked the elements it tried to explore. It was smart comedy, just too weak in its execution though..
Haven't seen Goode Family, but I thought the first season of King of the Hill was pretty bad outside of the first episode. There aren't any particular episodes that really stick out as hilarious to me like Simpsons has, but overall I liked King of the Hill.
King of the Hill was a very clever and funny show. It was probably very hard for people in the North to understand...anytime I ask somebody from up there, they usually don't like it at first, because they aren't usually exposed to southern conservatives. But the combination of characters is just genius. Hank the conservative, hard-working, extremely loyal, and patriotic man, a true average Joe with a naive, but thinks she's a genius wife and a mtv generation son, lol. Die-hard cowboy fan, loves Alamo beer, named his dog after a 1st lady Republican president, and loves Propane and Propane Accessories. Also loves his trucks, like many in Texas. Loves products made in U.S.A. Also has a HUGE temper problem, especially with people he feels are idiots. Dale- gun crazy, wanna be mercenary, and conspiracy theorist who has no idea that his wife cheated on him and had a sun with a native american for 15 years. Thinks his son was fathered by an alien. Boomhauer- bachelor who gets the ladies, but knows how to hide his ways in front of the other conservatives around town. Funniest dialogue ever along with maybe Barney Gunmble and Stewie lol. Bill- a man who hit rock bottom and never had a chance to recover, the man who lives in the past, and doesn't know how to thinik for himself...almost sad that there are probably many people out there like him. Kahn- the typical asian family, who feels they are superior to every other culture and race, and make sure their kid is as well. Forces Connie to study all day and practice violin, and doesn't understand Texan culture, and nobody understands his. Reminds me of a lot of Indian and asian parents who push their kids way too hard. Luckily my parents didn't do that with me. lol. John Redcorn-the white man took away his land, so he took away a white man's wife by "healing" her...way too funny with that entire situation. lol. Buck Strickland- dirty business man who's living in the past as a former player who got women due to his money, and tries to play it off, but Hank never loses faith in him. Cotton Hill- bitter, cold blooded, old school type of dad...but anybody who lost both shins in a war, I could never blame them for turning out like Cotton did. Whenever he and Dale team up, its always hilarious...always them 2 vs. Hank. I'm gonna miss this show a lot...hope to find the DVD's on sale again soon. Already have about 30 episodes recorded on DVR right now. Also I heard that one of the creators of the show grew up in Highlands, TX (Between Channelview and Baytown... and I could believe it. If you ever look at Arlen Community College, it looks almost exactly like San Jacinto North Campus in North Shore (about 10 minutes from highlands) Also the neighborhood and houses look very similar to a neighborhood called Pine Trails in North Shore with the alley ways and the garage in the back, except the alleys aren't as wide in Pine Trails. Also I love the fact that they have real restaurants like Whataburger and Taco Bueno in the show. This show was very underrated, but I loved this show. Great run
On wikipedia it says that there are 4 unaired episodes and they will be shown on adult swim on cartoon network in the coming weeks
Yeah, but LBJ was from Texas and the only president to attend college in Texas. So there's your Hank/Texas connection.
That's just terrible. KOTH is a show that I've always enjoyed and really enjoying again with reruns on Adult Swim. Even though it lasted as long as it did, it kind of always got the shaft from Fox.
I own all the dvds, have a bunch of shows tivo'd, read and listen to interviews by the people who make the show...basically, I'm a pretty big KOTH fan. For me, it's not really a typical animated comedy. It's like a live-action satire. Many characters are funny, but also extremely well developed. There's a depth to this show that doesn't exist on many other live shows, let alone animated shows. While each episode has stand-alone value, once you watch multiple seasons, you start to appreciate how well-made KOTH really is. The writing is witty. The subtle detail of the animation is terrific. It doesn't pull the slapstick over-the-top jokes that animated shows rely on as a joke grabber. There is a lot of subtle humor drawn from the facial expressions of each character. And while some episodes do drag, and the material becomes repetitive (as it's virtually impossible to avoid over 13 seasons), overall this is my personal favorite comedy series, better than my others: 30 Rock, The Office, Family Guy, Sunny, and Malcolm.
HOLY CRAP....this is my favorite show! Its FN over?????? WTF! Excuse me, while I kick the crap out of my cable box. Be back in a few.
Actually, Arlen is based on Garland, TX - where Mike Judge (KOTH Creator) lived for a while (hence the sound-alike name). The characters are based on people he has met during his time in Garland and at UT. He went to High school in New Mexico & named the school that Beavis & Butthead attended (Highland High School) after a high school in his hometown of Albequerque. As much as I'd love for the neighborhood to be based on Pine Trails, (I grew up in Crime Trails from '81 - 91..2nd grade to graduation) there are many neighborhoods that look like Pine Trails in Garland.
Dale was the best character. The dude drawed both social security checks and unemployment checks under the name Rusty Shackleford.
CUSTOMER: Do you honor Mega Lo Mart coupons? HANK: No, but for pennies more, you get the same products with Strickland service. CUSTOMER: How many pennies? HANK: Several hundred. HANK (as the customer leaves): I hugged you!!! HANK: What happened to your eye, Bill? BILL: My eye? Oh, my eye -- well, it's a very interesting story. I was walking, uh, walking, and I walked into, uh, a door. DALE: Wait a minute...how is that interesting? BOBBY: I can't believe you're making me do this. It's so uncool. HANK: You know what's not cool, Bobby? Hell. DALE: So it turns out I'm not the actual Dale Gribble, but a clone of him. The original Dale Gribble is a super-warrior from the year 2087. The second me, i.e. I, was created to help the first me fight the invading Mongol armies. HANK: Dale, that's asinine, and here's four reasons why. First, you're not gonna clone a super-warrior out of a guy who can't even win a thumb-wrestling match. Two, you've spent your life swearing that the robots will eliminate the clones by the year 2010, so which is it, robots or clones? Three, you've already said you sympathize with the invading Mongolians of 2087, so you'd be the last one they'd send to fight them. And four, if you were from the future, you would have seen this coming. (Punches Dale in the arm) MR. STRICKLAND: You're fast, boy. RICH: That's what she said -- about Joe Jack! MR. STRICKLAND: You're funnier than that comedian who ruined Monday Night Football! HANK: Bobby, did you drink my grapefruit juice? BOBBY: Yeah, sure, Dad, I drank your grapefruit juice. I had it with a big bowl of broccoli. HANK: Now go start that report. BOBBY: But which president should I... (Hank glares; Bobby sighs) ...Ronald Reagan. HANK: It's called Six Flags over Texas because Texas was governed by six sovereign nations. There's Texas, America, Mexico, France... I don't know how France got in there... DALE: My turn: Tongue-kiss a lizard, or take a shower in Bill's bathroom? HANK: Lizard. BOOMHAUER: Lizard, man, yo. BILL: Oh, why is the other choice always "Take a shower in Bill's bathroom?"
