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(The Daily Beast)   King of the Hill reboot headed to Hulu, welcoming back Hank, Peggy, Bobby, and all your favorite characters. Whoa, not so fast there, Luanne   (thedailybeast.com) divider line
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cretinbob [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-31 3:10:16 PM  
It will be interesting to see how they deal with that.
At least she's with Buckley now.
 
rickythepenguin
2023-01-31 3:13:46 PM  
I really, really, really fell back in love with KOtH during COVID.  On my work from home days, one of the networks (IFC, CMT whomever) would run a 3-4 hour block in the afternoon and I'd watch it religiously.  what a genius show.

and my BIL had his medical residency about an our outside Austin.  He said it was like a real life Arlen.  He'd see groups of guys, 3-4, sometimes more, hanging outside their houses with a cooler full of beer.  He had this cherry 66 Mustang he'd sometimes wrench on.  Folks would come by, "how many horsies duzzat baby got in 'er?  You ever need new brakes, you let me know, my cousin over in McDingleberry can do them for a reasonable price. He don't do no contracts, but his handshake is all the contract you'll ever need, mister, I tellyawhut."

we went to visit him, and, damn if he wasn't telling the truth.  Arlen come to life.  ha.
 
octopossum [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 3:16:37 PM  
Luanne and Lucky have both gone on to that great trailer park in the sky
 
rickythepenguin
2023-01-31 3:18:57 PM  

cretinbob: It will be interesting to see how they deal with that.
At least she's with Buckley now.


on one hand, not exactly an essential character so i could imagine just re-voicing her.  on the other hand, some fans would have a huge problem with that and on the other other hand, Judge seems like the kind of guy that would acknowledge how she was important to the show.  so does Luanne check out in real/fake life, or do they conveniently say "she moved to Houston, we don't see her much anymore"?

but yeah.  Tom Petty is gone too, but they had a baby the last season.  prob best to just write them all out.  "Lucky, Luanne, and their baby moved to California...."
 
Wine Sipping Elitist [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 3:37:53 PM  
Mike Judge is an American treasure
 
Loneman1
2023-01-31 3:38:44 PM  
I wonder if we'll finally get a Beavis & Butthead cameo in some episode.  I wouldn't hate that.
 
Pats_Cloth_Coat
2023-01-31 3:42:58 PM  
And Chuck Mangione is 82


This does make my Pamela Adlon crush kinda awkward
 
Heamer [BareFark]
2023-01-31 3:46:47 PM  
We need at least one episode devoted to Jeff Boomhauer, Texas Ranger.
 
austerity101
2023-01-31 3:47:19 PM  
It just occurred to me that even in sitcoms, most rednecks and hillbillies aren't at all conservative. King of the Hill, My Name is Earl, what have you. You can make fun of country folks and Southerners, but you just can't have angry racist transphobes as main characters. Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.
 
stuhayes2010
2023-01-31 3:49:02 PM  

Pats_Cloth_Coat: And Chuck Mangione is 82


This does make my Pamela Adlon crush kinda awkward


No, at 56 I would still disappoint her in record time.
 
SMB2811
2023-01-31 3:49:36 PM  

cretinbob: It will be interesting to see how they deal with that.
At least she's with Buckley now.


Rebooting King of the Hill to 2023 could simply mean the character doesn't exist, it doesn't have to mean we have the Hills from 1999 20 years later.

They didn't really reboot Beavis and Butthead by aging them in real time (well they did a few episodes like that)
 
Subtonic
2023-01-31 3:51:32 PM  

Loneman1: I wonder if we'll finally get a Beavis & Butthead cameo in some episode.  I wouldn't hate that.


Then they need to have one of the mysterious creepy shut-in cat lady, Ms. Morgandorffer.
 
mekkab [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 3:51:37 PM  
Best Of That's My Purse
Youtube Qy3qk4ohwFA

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ZMugg [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 3:52:34 PM  

Loneman1: I wonder if we'll finally get a Beavis & Butthead cameo in some episode.  I wouldn't hate that.


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Spun off from B&B.
 
AmbassadorBooze
2023-01-31 3:54:55 PM  
Just use the old recordings and deep fake the voice.

Problem solved.
 
Snatch Bandergrip
2023-01-31 3:55:17 PM  

austerity101: It just occurred to me that even in sitcoms, most rednecks and hillbillies aren't at all conservative. King of the Hill, My Name is Earl, what have you. You can make fun of country folks and Southerners, but you just can't have angry racist transphobes as main characters. Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.


Brooklyn Nine Nine

has a somewhat similar problem that I have difficulty overlooking.
 
austerity101
2023-01-31 3:58:39 PM  

Snatch Bandergrip: austerity101: It just occurred to me that even in sitcoms, most rednecks and hillbillies aren't at all conservative. King of the Hill, My Name is Earl, what have you. You can make fun of country folks and Southerners, but you just can't have angry racist transphobes as main characters. Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.


Brooklyn Nine Nine has a somewhat similar problem that I have difficulty overlooking.


I'm not saying it's a problem with these sitcoms, just that it isn't realistic. I'm fine with it not being realistic. I don't watch King of the Hill and assume it's an accurate portrayal of Texans. Likewise, I don't watch Brooklyn Nine Nine and assume it's an accurate portrayal of the NYPD. My point was that conservatives just aren't funny, because bigotry is only funny to bigots.
 
skyotter
2023-01-31 4:00:27 PM  
King of the Hill had one of the most satisfying finales of any TV show, animated or live, comedy or drama.

They're going to throw all that out, aren't they?
 
Bith Set Me Up
2023-01-31 4:00:30 PM  

austerity101: It just occurred to me that even in sitcoms, most rednecks and hillbillies aren't at all conservative. King of the Hill, My Name is Earl, what have you. You can make fun of country folks and Southerners, but you just can't have angry racist transphobes as main characters. Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.


The "White Trash" Trope and its Real Hidden Agenda
Youtube 9wCEgeztLSE
 
moothemagiccow
2023-01-31 4:02:51 PM  

austerity101: I don't watch King of the Hill and assume it's an accurate portrayal of Texans.


Why not? It farking is.
 
paulleah
2023-01-31 4:04:20 PM  

cretinbob: It will be interesting to see how they deal with that.
At least she's with Buckley now.


And Lucky.
 
Oysterman
2023-01-31 4:05:56 PM  

austerity101: It just occurred to me that even in sitcoms, most rednecks and hillbillies aren't at all conservative. King of the Hill, My Name is Earl, what have you. You can make fun of country folks and Southerners, but you just can't have angry racist transphobes as main characters. Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.


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Quemapueblo
2023-01-31 4:11:42 PM  
I was hoping for the Jun Ito crossover to become official...

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mekkab [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 4:15:59 PM  

Quemapueblo: I was hoping for the Jun Ito crossover to become official...


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Rapmaster2000
2023-01-31 4:16:46 PM  

Bith Set Me Up: austerity101: It just occurred to me that even in sitcoms, most rednecks and hillbillies aren't at all conservative. King of the Hill, My Name is Earl, what have you. You can make fun of country folks and Southerners, but you just can't have angry racist transphobes as main characters. Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.

[Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/9wCEgeztLSE]


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Lsherm [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 4:18:05 PM  

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My favorite part of that episode is when Hank realizes that Bobby is winning all of his fights by kicking people in the balls, and everyone just understands without explanation THAT YOU CAN'T DO THAT!
 
WyDave
2023-01-31 4:20:16 PM  
I don't think there's an episode of KOTH that we watch that one or the other of us has to stop to catch our breath from laughing so hard. 
Best one from last night, when Luanne gives birth:
"I don't know, Peggy. What if she gives birth in my truck? There's a limit to what Armor-All can do."
 
WyDave
2023-01-31 4:21:15 PM  

WyDave: I don't think there's an episode of KOTH that we watch that one or the other of us has DOESNT to stop to catch our breath from laughing so hard. 
Best one from last night, when Luanne gives birth:
"I don't know, Peggy. What if she gives birth in my truck? There's a limit to what Armor-All can do."
 
Bith Set Me Up
2023-01-31 4:21:55 PM  

austerity101: It just occurred to me that even in sitcoms, most rednecks and hillbillies aren't at all conservative. King of the Hill, My Name is Earl, what have you. You can make fun of country folks and Southerners, but you just can't have angry racist transphobes as main characters. Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.


No, Hank Hill WOULD NOT vote for Trump, I tell ya hwhat
Youtube EjnZIacEWFI
 
SMB2811
2023-01-31 4:26:18 PM  

Bith Set Me Up: austerity101: It just occurred to me that even in sitcoms, most rednecks and hillbillies aren't at all conservative. King of the Hill, My Name is Earl, what have you. You can make fun of country folks and Southerners, but you just can't have angry racist transphobes as main characters. Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.

[Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/EjnZIacEWFI]


Hank was Republican or no one. He was not going to vote at all because Bush had a limp handshake. Hank would indeed have voted Trump. It's really just a question as to how much of a Trumper he would be.
 
OtherLittleGuy [BareFark]
2023-01-31 4:26:23 PM  

stuhayes2010: Pats_Cloth_Coat: And Chuck Mangione is 82


This does make my Pamela Adlon crush kinda awkward

No, at 56 I would still disappoint her in record time.


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Concur.
 
OtherLittleGuy [BareFark]
2023-01-31 4:27:24 PM  

austerity101: but you just can't have angry racist transphobes as main characters.


Stifle yourself, Meathead!

/flushes toilet
 
Bith Set Me Up
2023-01-31 4:29:21 PM  

SMB2811: Bith Set Me Up: austerity101: It just occurred to me that even in sitcoms, most rednecks and hillbillies aren't at all conservative. King of the Hill, My Name is Earl, what have you. You can make fun of country folks and Southerners, but you just can't have angry racist transphobes as main characters. Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.

[Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/EjnZIacEWFI]

Hank was Republican or no one. He was not going to vote at all because Bush had a limp handshake. Hank would indeed have voted Trump. It's really just a question as to how much of a Trumper he would be.


There's no way Hank would support a wealthy city slicker who was into coal and ate his steaks beyond well-done.
 
IdentInvalid
2023-01-31 4:32:33 PM  
IT BEGINS!

Hank Hill's Mortal Kombat Remix
Youtube CIvu9TkFlno
 
Jake Havechek [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 4:35:07 PM  
King of the Hill Intro Live Action HD
Youtube Uwt0jzOh4lE
 
NDP2 [BareFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-31 4:35:52 PM  

austerity101: Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.


Not as much as they used to be. The humor of making fun of conspiracy theorists came from their absurd beliefs and the silly things they did while acting on them. With QAnon becoming a significant voting block and people willing to raid the Capitol because of some non-existent voting fraud, they now don't seem so ridiculous or funny.
 
Noticeably F.A.T. [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 4:37:32 PM  

NDP2: austerity101: Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.

Not as much as they used to be. The humor of making fun of conspiracy theorists came from their absurd beliefs and the silly things they did while acting on them. With QAnon becoming a significant voting block and people willing to raid the Capitol because of some non-existent voting fraud, they now don't seem so ridiculous or funny.


Might be fun to play with Dale getting aggravated about Q and the like giving respectable conspiracy theorists a bad name.
 
Fano
2023-01-31 4:38:22 PM  

moothemagiccow: austerity101: I don't watch King of the Hill and assume it's an accurate portrayal of Texans.

Why not? It farking is.


It's a pretty accurate portrayal of a lot of things, right down to Kahn and Kahn jr
 
Jake Havechek [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 4:38:58 PM  
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Rapmaster2000
2023-01-31 4:39:11 PM  

NDP2: austerity101: Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.

Not as much as they used to be. The humor of making fun of conspiracy theorists came from their absurd beliefs and the silly things they did while acting on them. With QAnon becoming a significant voting block and people willing to raid the Capitol because of some non-existent voting fraud, they now don't seem so ridiculous or funny.


That's what they want you to believe.
 
BrianGriffin [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 4:39:11 PM  
The episode where Hank makes Bobby smoke a pack of cigs is, hands down, the funniest episode in the series.
 
Fano
2023-01-31 4:40:19 PM  

NDP2: austerity101: Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.

Not as much as they used to be. The humor of making fun of conspiracy theorists came from their absurd beliefs and the silly things they did while acting on them. With QAnon becoming a significant voting block and people willing to raid the Capitol because of some non-existent voting fraud, they now don't seem so ridiculous or funny.


Yeah the old Art Bell stuff isn't nearly so fun or harmless seeming.
 
Fano
2023-01-31 4:42:03 PM  

BrianGriffin: The episode where Hank makes Bobby smoke a pack of cigs is, hands down, the funniest episode in the series.


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austerity101
2023-01-31 4:50:28 PM  

moothemagiccow: austerity101: I don't watch King of the Hill and assume it's an accurate portrayal of Texans.

Why not? It farking is.


Not according to the news I see every day.
 
Neondistraction
2023-01-31 4:51:41 PM  

SMB2811: Bith Set Me Up: austerity101: It just occurred to me that even in sitcoms, most rednecks and hillbillies aren't at all conservative. King of the Hill, My Name is Earl, what have you. You can make fun of country folks and Southerners, but you just can't have angry racist transphobes as main characters. Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.

[Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/EjnZIacEWFI]

Hank was Republican or no one. He was not going to vote at all because Bush had a limp handshake. Hank would indeed have voted Trump. It's really just a question as to how much of a Trumper he would be.


He almost didn't vote for Bush because he had a weak handshake.  There's no way he'd have been able to overlook trumps frequent infidelity, blatant lying, derogatory comments about veterans, or his NYC rich city slicker personal.  He'd have either not voted or wrote in someone else.

/ no he wouldn't have voted for Hillary either
// maybe Biden
/// maybe
 
Bith Set Me Up
2023-01-31 4:52:08 PM  

Fano: BrianGriffin: The episode where Hank makes Bobby smoke a pack of cigs is, hands down, the funniest episode in the series.

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I declare a challenger


That might be my favorite episode of the series.

This one's also excellent:

Boomhauer - talks normal
Youtube xdyGfiIirD8
 
austerity101
2023-01-31 4:53:09 PM  

NDP2: austerity101: Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.

Not as much as they used to be. The humor of making fun of conspiracy theorists came from their absurd beliefs and the silly things they did while acting on them. With QAnon becoming a significant voting block and people willing to raid the Capitol because of some non-existent voting fraud, they now don't seem so ridiculous or funny.


Yeah, true. It's definitely gotten less funny. But we can still make up really silly ones to make fun of them. We do it all the time here on Fark, and it gets plenty of sensible chuckles.
 
Bith Set Me Up
2023-01-31 4:53:51 PM  

Neondistraction: SMB2811: Bith Set Me Up: austerity101: It just occurred to me that even in sitcoms, most rednecks and hillbillies aren't at all conservative. King of the Hill, My Name is Earl, what have you. You can make fun of country folks and Southerners, but you just can't have angry racist transphobes as main characters. Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.

[Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/EjnZIacEWFI]

Hank was Republican or no one. He was not going to vote at all because Bush had a limp handshake. Hank would indeed have voted Trump. It's really just a question as to how much of a Trumper he would be.

He almost didn't vote for Bush because he had a weak handshake.  There's no way he'd have been able to overlook trumps frequent infidelity, blatant lying, derogatory comments about veterans, or his NYC rich city slicker personal.  He'd have either not voted or wrote in someone else.

/ no he wouldn't have voted for Hillary either
// maybe Biden
/// maybe


This was in the pilot episode:

Dale Gribble on Global Warming
Youtube rR58heUGkNA
 
Neondistraction
2023-01-31 4:57:34 PM  

Bith Set Me Up: Fano: BrianGriffin: The episode where Hank makes Bobby smoke a pack of cigs is, hands down, the funniest episode in the series.

[preview.redd.it image 640x480]
I declare a challenger

That might be my favorite episode of the series.

This one's also excellent:

[YouTube video: Boomhauer - talks normal]


Also liked how when Bill was recalling his side of the events he imagined himself as much fatter and balder than he actually was.  A subtle but nice touch.
 
austerity101
2023-01-31 4:58:51 PM  

Bith Set Me Up: Neondistraction: SMB2811: Bith Set Me Up: austerity101: It just occurred to me that even in sitcoms, most rednecks and hillbillies aren't at all conservative. King of the Hill, My Name is Earl, what have you. You can make fun of country folks and Southerners, but you just can't have angry racist transphobes as main characters. Conspiracy theorists make decent comic relief, though.

[Youtube-video https://www.youtube.com/embed/EjnZIacEWFI]

Hank was Republican or no one. He was not going to vote at all because Bush had a limp handshake. Hank would indeed have voted Trump. It's really just a question as to how much of a Trumper he would be.

He almost didn't vote for Bush because he had a weak handshake.  There's no way he'd have been able to overlook trumps frequent infidelity, blatant lying, derogatory comments about veterans, or his NYC rich city slicker personal.  He'd have either not voted or wrote in someone else.

/ no he wouldn't have voted for Hillary either
// maybe Biden
/// maybe

This was in the pilot episode:

[YouTube video: Dale Gribble on Global Warming]


I mean, yeah, this is all kind of my point. Hank is not what most of us would consider to be an archetypal character, given he's at least somewhat liberal. There are basically no conservative protagonists in sitcoms--the closest we get is stuff like Archie Bunker, and they're generally foils to the more reasonable characters. No one is supposed to want to be Archie Bunker--he's comic relief. The comedy is about laughing at him, not with him.

One could argue that there are definitely bigots who laughed with him, but it's clear that the writers were not aiming for that. You can't have a bigot for a main character whose bigotry is normalized for laughs. If a character makes a racist comment, we laugh at them for being stupid and racist, not at Black people because we believe whatever awful thing was said about them is true.
 
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