Mike Judge and King of the Hill...?

[bliss_eternal]

Has anyone ever seen or heard anything about him and what his politics are?

King of the Hill cracks me up. The core group on the show are so conservative, but it seems he's making fun of that. Made me curious about what his politics are. I'll still watch either way, just wondered...

[OneTwentyoNine]

1. Hank is a Repuke.....

There was one episode where someone mentioned Newsweek magazine and Hank said "Not in my house". Even if he is a Repuke its a damn funny show...

[bliss_eternal]

4. Not in my house...LMAO!

:rofl:

That's the kind of thing on that show that cracks me up! He has a great sense of humour, whatever his politics.

[Wetzelbill]

34. I like how Hank was scared that Bobby went to Arkansas, lol

He drove by the "Home of Bill Clinton" sign and stepped on the gas, haha.

Hank is an LBJ man though.

[sasquatch]

2. I think he's a dem and native Texan

[bliss_eternal]

6. I figured he had to be from the area...

He gets too much about them(old fashioned, working class, proud Texan,sexually repressed, Republican)so right.

But again, regardless he's got a great sense of humour.

[peekaloo]

13. He lives in Austin but was born outside the country and raised

in New Mexico.

The guy has a great observational eye!

[bliss_eternal]

22. Thank you for the background info!

I agree, he is a great observer. Also very smart! I love animators! They are probably the best lampooners of current events!

[AtomicKitten]

3. Can't stand King of the Hill

It's redneck-o-rama. Luv Beavis and Butt-Head.

[bliss_eternal]

5. Ah, a Beavis and Butthead fan...

:hi:

Those boys are pretty sick and twisted. I'm always surprised when I find myself watching it, at the moments where I find myself laughing in spite of myself. Some of the things they said were hysterically funny. As was the animation.

Watching one of them start to dance to a rap video they were watching was too funny!

[ghostsofgiants]

8. Beavis' dance is great

(That gif is missing the kicks though.)

[nickgutierrez]

10. That image is missing everything.

:P

[ghostsofgiants]

12. DAMMIT! Take 2...and...ACTION!

[bliss_eternal]

15. LOVE it! Is it the other one that acts like he

is spanking someone's ass while he dances? That is SO funny to me!

[ghostsofgiants]

16. Haha, I forget Butt-head's dance

I haven't seen the show in years.

[AtomicKitten]

18. Ah, the Great Cornholio

Are you threatening me?

[bliss_eternal]

30. I need t-p for my bunghole...

:rofl:

[ghostsofgiants]

32. BUNGHOLIO!!!!

In my search, I also found this:

[AtomicKitten]

39. Come out with your pants down!

For the hardcore Cornholios:
http://www.geekasaurus.com/cornholio.html

[Capn Sunshine]

7. I lived in a suburb of Houston, Texas and those characters are REAL

that is a dead on satire of Texas life my friends, and if you are considering moving there, pay close attention. They totally nail every attitude and cultural idiosyncrasy of Texas to a "T".

[bliss_eternal]

20. I was surprised how 'dead on' it was...

I have family from Houston, and (stupidly) assumed everyone would be like my family members. WRONG!

LOL!

Last year, I encountered a woman at a local art show I attended. She was from Houston. I saw her tag, and tried to engage her in conversation about the area--having family there, etc. She acted like I asked her to decapitate her children...:shrug: Not at all friendly. She also seemed (a tad) racist toward some members of the class we were participating in. Sad.

[peekaloo]

9. His wife is a big Dem supporter!

[bliss_eternal]

21. Awesome!!!

:applaud:

[pretzel4gore]

11. bush has a wet noodle handshake

i recall the show where hank was meeting dubia before he was elected....everything was just wonderful, in that fake exhuberant way freepers have, but then hank shook bush's hand! He was appalled by the weakness and never quite knew how to say it...bush isn't a good man..Hank has never been real repuke, though he subscribed to the main tenets of the idea
i luv it hank's neighbor is a hard nosed cambodian(?) business guy who mocks hank and his redneck pals...if texans are anything like 'king of the hill' portrays then them (and judge said he got the idea for the show from watching his neighbors) then i think we too often forget even rightwingnuts like dale dribbel are really harmless, well meaning people who are ok if their friends and community watches out for them (and keeps them away from guns explosives etc)

[ghostsofgiants]

14. Laotian, not Cambodian

[sasquatch]

17. "So are you Chinese or Japanese?"

:rofl:

[Chovexani]

19. God I love Khan

One hillbilly start swinging, all join in!

[sasquatch]

23. I loved that episode when Bobby started kicking everyone in the nuts

"When you kicked Jay(can't spell his name)Wisonison in the crotch it made me very angry, but when you kicked your father in the crotch it was very funny: so I'm conflicted."

[bliss_eternal]

27. That was great!

I also got a kick out of it (no pun intended), when he kicked his dad--since his father was the one that started the whole thing.

[Dukkha]

38. That's My Purse!

I Don't Know You!

I love bobby for his non conforming metrosexual tendencies. His mannerisms always makes Hank so uncomfortable.

[bliss_eternal]

41. Bobby--

His mannerisms, the fact he wants to be a comedian and not a propane salesman, his tendency toward being attracted to Asian girls, and that he is comfortable expressing his senstive side.

Poor Bobby--how could he be born to such a tight ass, Freeper.

[bliss_eternal]

24. The right generally doesn't get they are being satirized...

..have you ever noticed that?

When I tried to google the information, I came across these sites and comments were people were praising Judge for 'showing what it means to be a good American.' (Don't know if those will still show up, this was a while ago--when I tried to google).

I guess the right is lacking critical thinking skills and the ability to know when they are being made fun of...

:shrug:

[sasquatch]

26. Classic samples of that is when "All in the Family" came out

[bliss_eternal]

28. What were their comments then?

I was a kid when All in the Family came out, and don't know what their stance was at all. I just know it was a big deal and created a great deal of controversy at the time.

[sasquatch]

29. I wasn't born until 1980 but a lot of right wingers loved it and Archie

My cracker ass uncle still talks about it to this day about how Archie is his hero.

[bliss_eternal]

31. omg--that's too funny. They saw it as reality instead of satire...

Very funny and very sad at the same time...

I guess they were thrilled to have network television put out a show that, 'told it like it was.'

:dunce: :banghead:

How very sad...

[pretzel4gore]

33. archie bunker typified the put upon working man

who had to defend indefendable things (like the vietnam war) and affected a knee jerk patriotisam (his son in law was a 'hippie' who loved to point out archie's hypocrisy...the joke was that mike ie meathead ate like a horse and as a student couldn't support his wife, archie's daughter, but he still voiced all sorts of liberal/progressive opinions, which clashed with archie's life of dreary unending work etc)
carol o'connor, who played archie bunker, was a hard core liberal democrat, yet he infused archie with a decency many rightwingers probably like....the controversy over 'all in the family' never did arrive anywhere: the reagan era easily drowned out any idea that 'archie' was not in the driver's seat (and even in the show, it was clear archie didn't really want to be dictating stuff, he prefered sitting back and criticising the liberals who, thank god, ran the world!

[bliss_eternal]

35. I miss Carrol O'Connor--he was a good man. Sad to see him go..

The show was absolutely brilliant, in terms of the contrasts and comparisons presented.

The minorities in the neighborhood, the Jeffersons, that were supposed to bring downt the value of the homes, etc. created a successful business and eventually moved to their Manhattan apt.

The black son of the enterprising couple, always saw Archie for what he was, but lovingly poked fun at him, by agreeing with him and in a roundabout way usually making a mockery of his bigoted arguments, in a way that wasn't at all apparent to Archie.

The show dealt with topics of women's rights, rape, war, draft dodging and so many other relevant social issues.

I still watch the show in syndication and see things I didn't realize or take note of before. The true sign of a profound social commentary. The ability to reveal other layers as time goes by...

:thumbsup:

[Wetzelbill]

36. oh they don't get that stuff at all nt

[sasquatch]

25. "Hank, let's go shoot me a Christmas tree!"

:rofl:

[Bluebear]

37. "That's my purse! I don't know you!!!"

[bliss_eternal]

40. LMAO! ROFL!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofL: