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Mike Judge’s
KING OF THE HILL
Gets Season 12!!

Good ol' King of the Hill by Space oddity	Jan 26th, 2007 06:03:10 AM
I remember when the show first started out. Sobering to most Judge fans, who had followed the man from Beavis and Butthead, with it's stodgy animation and square cast. But as the years have passed each character has carved out a marvelous array of unique and affecting backstories, emotional depth, and healthy, and sometimes dark, eccentricities. It's worn well and has gotten wonderful with age. If William Faulkner's corpse could see an episode, surely it would re-animate in the presence of such American art.
BOOMHAUER GOTTA EAT by Pound Sand	Jan 26th, 2007 06:34:13 AM
Ah lemme tell ya dang 'ol whaddyacallit freedom fries
I love King of the Hill... by beastie	Jan 26th, 2007 06:37:29 AM
I also loved Idiocracy. If Idiocracy is Mike Judge's worst work yet, then he is a master.
DerLanghaarige by DerLanghaarige	Jan 26th, 2007 06:48:34 AM
Okay, and when will Season 3 - 12 come to Germany? Don't make me use Bittorrent!
Dang it Boomhauer........ by boyblue	Jan 26th, 2007 06:48:51 AM
King of the Hill making propane funny since 1901! Cool
Damn, I put my name in the subject! by DerLanghaarige	Jan 26th, 2007 06:49:08 AM
I need sleep! SLEEEEEEP!!!!
Makes me want a Whataburger. by cutest_of_borg	Jan 26th, 2007 07:02:28 AM
HOO YEAH!
“Larry Labia” is an idiot by chrth	Jan 26th, 2007 07:05:14 AM
It's 2007, people! Haven't we all figured out that Fox Films is different from Fox TV, which is distinct from the Fox Network and Fox News despite all being ultimately controlled by a secret Cabal (using Murdoch as its ass puppet)? So butchering Idiocracy had nothing to do with KOTH. Yep.
So Does That Mean American Dad Is On Hiatus? by tonagan	Jan 26th, 2007 07:09:19 AM
Or is it done? Or is it going to be on at 9:30, replacing The War at Home? I need help!
I still love... by BabatuFerguson	Jan 26th, 2007 07:38:45 AM
the Simpsons, despite its (I think relatively small) decline in quality over the past few years. But King of the Hill has always stayed fresh. It's amazing they've done it this long...
That was rude by glor316	Jan 26th, 2007 07:48:51 AM
A fan of a great show sends us a scoop and chrth poops all over him. The guy may have been off a little bit, but to call him an idiot comes across a little bitter. Way to perpetuate the angry-nerd with a goatee stereotype.
You're right, that was rude, I apologize by chrth	Jan 26th, 2007 08:30:15 AM

Nerds are stereotyped with goatees? by JKrow21	Jan 26th, 2007 08:38:35 AM
Nigga what
Tom Petty by OGREISHERE	Jan 26th, 2007 08:42:10 AM
The addition of Tom Petty to the cast made a already great show better.
Goatees by glor316	Jan 26th, 2007 08:48:57 AM
To some degree, at least in my experience. A lot of IT people at my various jobs all had goatees. (Maybe it's a way to make them look tougher.) Sorry if I offended you, but I hate when people slam others when then they give us a GREAT piece of news.
Luanne is hot by Osmosis Jones	Jan 26th, 2007 08:49:58 AM
"Oh Uncle Haaa-aaaaank...!"
The best show on television by glor316	Jan 26th, 2007 09:09:01 AM
King of the Hill is incredibly smart without trying to tell the audience it is (Family Guy). It would be too easy for the writers of a cartoon to set the show in outlandish situations, and this show is a perfect example of how intelligent writing can make even the most ordinary of situations HILARIOUS. (All without resorting to simple "pop-culture" references.) It's the best show on TV. Period.
Stupid Redneck Hirlbirry by Douche Baggins	Jan 26th, 2007 09:16:42 AM
Kahn rules. I laugh at you all, you are all so inferior to Kahn!
It really is a decent show by godzillasushi	Jan 26th, 2007 09:20:48 AM
Although I get the feeling they are running out of storylines. At least they are sticking it in between FG and Simpsons. It might get more viewers that way.
Oh and American Dad.....Crap by godzillasushi	Jan 26th, 2007 09:21:53 AM
I really dont think that show is even the least bit funny. They should air it after the O' Reilly Factor or some other crap show on Fox News.
King of the Hill deserves more respect by mraig	Jan 26th, 2007 09:41:05 AM
Look at what quality it is still putting out, and how far the Simpsons has fallen in the same 11 year time period. Mike Judge is one of the most reliable names in comedy.
Perhaps the 1st animated show ever that could... by oceansized	Jan 26th, 2007 09:42:31 AM
convincingly do a live action episode. Just get some actors who resemble the characters and dub over their dialogue with the regular voice actors. Highly unlikely as this would be, I'd like to see it.
Hey Missy! How 'bout some SAMMITCHES! by uss cygnus	Jan 26th, 2007 09:52:34 AM
smacks waitress's ass
I grew a goatee in the early 1990s. by RKDN Del Sol	Jan 26th, 2007 09:58:23 AM
All the baseball players started growing them. But I suspect that the resurgence among the stereotypical nerdy IT professional has a lot to do with an indy film character named Dante. As for King of the Hill, its success is its ability to entertain the whole family, whereas American Dad's requirement to be offensive, crude, and politically timely will wear it thin and make syndication difficult. It would be like watching syndicated reruns of a cartoon that poked fun at President Carter. In a word: unfunny.
Smallville by Jacobra	Jan 26th, 2007 10:09:59 AM
Where was the smallville talkback? I know that show is pretty bad sometimes but how does it not rate as cool news when they have J'onn J'onzz the Martian Manhunter make an appearance.
Jimmy Carter? He's history's greatest monster! by chrth	Jan 26th, 2007 10:11:50 AM

I tried to grow a goatee.. by Billyeveryteen	Jan 26th, 2007 10:13:30 AM
Just made my face look dirty. I did not give KotH a chance for a long time, but it's fucking funny.
"the funniest, most sublime show on television"? by newc0253	Jan 26th, 2007 10:21:33 AM
really?? shows that make me laugh are shows like south park, extras, scrubs, the office, entourage and pre-1997 simpsons. i ain't saying KOTH is a bad show but the kindest way i can think to describe it is to say that it's some of the gentlest humour on tv.
Fantastic news... by DanielKurland	Jan 26th, 2007 10:22:56 AM
Without a doubt, Mike Judge gets treated like shit by FOX, whether it be in movies, or with King of the Hill, and moving the show to 8:30, and giving it another season is the vote of confidence this show deserves. KOTH has been consistently funny over its 200 episodes, and actually has well defined characters, that the humor comes from. Yes, American Dad has improved, and I know a lot of people don't "get" KOTH, or think it's funny, but in my opinion, it's very well-written, and behind the Simpsons, is it not the longest running cartoon? FOX should be promoting that fact like hell.
I love this show BUT by SPECTRE Agent	Jan 26th, 2007 10:23:57 AM
its best days are behind it. It has managed to maintain its peak level of quality longer than the Simpsons did (around 5 seasons or so) but its starting to suffer. The plots have become incresingly repetitive (Bobby discovers something new, Hank gets upset about it, etc.) Still, I think it is far from reaching the depths that the Simpsons reached and I'll be watching. Best timeslot in years.
SPECTRE Agent... by DanielKurland	Jan 26th, 2007 10:28:45 AM
I'll agree that a bunch of episodes have dealt with Bobby discovering something, Hank disapproves, only to like it in the end, but even if that formula is followed, it's still good writing. And somehow, when this show does outlandish episodes (Doggy Dancing, Lawn Gnomes, Guy Trying to Act Out the Label on a Barbecue Sauce), it still seems grounded. Best episode? Maybe the one with Jeff Goldblum and the safe. That one is wonderful. Or with Hank and the football throw/Bill and his cousins.
I still the most relevant episode is the Jesus Skaters by chrth	Jan 26th, 2007 12:18:22 PM
I was very impressed with how they did it.
Judge doesn't have that much involvement by Poacher	Jan 26th, 2007 12:34:29 PM
He hasn't for quite sometime. He said in an interview with GQ (or Esquire) that he pretty much just goes in and does the voices and that's about it.
GAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! by nalapou	Jan 26th, 2007 12:38:28 PM
When the fuck is American Dad on? That was a great 1.5 hours... Hopefully it'll replace that piece of shit show War at Home and there will be 2 hours of solid animation on...
No sir...He's a Laotian. by shellfishh	Jan 26th, 2007 01:42:53 PM
My favorite line, I tell you whut. And yeah, a Whataburger would be really good right now. With onion rings and the vanilla shake.
wait...this is still on? by the_shogun_gunslinger	Jan 26th, 2007 01:43:21 PM
i didnt even know KOTH was still around. ok show but too sentimental sometimes
Poacher by glor316	Jan 26th, 2007 01:49:17 PM
Actually, he does them from his house via an ISDN line I believe.
Whataburger? Oh, GOD! Where's Ladybird?!? by uss cygnus	Jan 26th, 2007 02:41:34 PM
Classic.
I know its across the ocean, by dagriff	Jan 26th, 2007 03:12:29 PM
but are ya' Chinese or Japanese.
TOO SOON!!! by Pageiv	Jan 26th, 2007 04:11:16 PM
...to say KOTH is dead. HAHAHAHA
Thank God for Peggy by skimn	Jan 26th, 2007 04:18:06 PM
the most self deluded character on TV, even moreso that Michael on the Office. Love when she mangles Spanish.
Maybe we will get to actually see the show by ironburl	Jan 26th, 2007 04:39:10 PM
Instead of it being cancelled every other week so that they can show the NFL recap show of all the games that they have already been talking about for the previous 6 hours... I wish they'd take the whole damn block of cartoons to another night, far, far away from the NFL.... Some of my favorite KOTH episodes, Bobby learns how to be a harlequin, Kahn becomes a hillbilly, Dale's dad is a gay cowboy, Chuck Mangione living in MegaloMart....P.S. screw Family Dad, American Guy, and their new show Suburban Dude.
Re: Thank God for Peggy by Kurutteru Yatsu	Jan 26th, 2007 04:41:39 PM
"In my opinion, the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest shopping day of the year." Classic.
I Heart Brittany Murphy by Darth Fabulous	Jan 26th, 2007 06:28:30 PM
Is anyone more adorable?
Cancelling KOTH = flames on manger babies. by RKDN Del Sol	Jan 26th, 2007 07:15:20 PM
I liked the episode where Randy Travis turned out to be a jackass. my favorite line? I get jokes. i like Tony Danza....(i like Tony Danza..I like Tony Danza...I like Tony Danza).
Bobby the ventriloquist... by Billyeveryteen	Jan 26th, 2007 07:38:16 PM
Choked me up.
"Oh yeah...You rock my world." by Lain Of The Net	Jan 26th, 2007 08:13:09 PM
One of the reasons the series works is that the characters are allowed to change and to grow somewhat. Some of that growth has come at the expense of continuity: Peggy's Mother, Dale's Father. I used to watch because it was fun to see what a twit Peggy was. I started to like her (a bit) after she confessed how "un-romantic" Hank was. "I think I like you Miss Platter I tell you what." Favorite moments gotta be the opening of one of the Christmas shows with Bill sobbing to Christmas music and Minh on that bed of quarters. Also Minh's reaction to Joseph kissing her.
I'm Laotian by Douche Baggins	Jan 26th, 2007 09:26:30 PM
so is that Chinese or Japanese?
The hair styling head by Neutron	Jan 27th, 2007 12:20:16 AM
I've never been a regular watcher, but the episode where Bobby fell in love with LuAnn's hair styling head was one of the funniest episodes of any show I've ever seen. I found it closer to the Wonder Years than the Simpsons though, a little too gentle for its own good.
I forgot about the one where Bill "becomes" Lenore... by DanielKurland	Jan 27th, 2007 08:49:08 AM
Fucking wonderful one. Along with the cocaine through boggle episode. And yeah, that one where Bobby is a Harlequin is fantastic. "Oh, it scalds." And I still think one of the most evil things ever done is in the finale, where Lucky wants to graduate, and goes to Peggy for help, and he she INTENTIONALLY teaches him wrong information, so he'll fail, and in doing so, not marry Luanne. That's just awful.
That's my purse! by biscuit turner	Jan 27th, 2007 10:51:13 AM
That's my purse! I don't know you! Glad to see King Of The Hill getting so much love. I think it's one of the funniest, smartest, shows on TV. It's funny that people I know who duck it because it is animated are missing some of the most three-dimensional characters on TV. Remember when Bill and Kahn's mother fell in love? Genius.
You know you're watcing a great animated show when by RKDN Del Sol	Jan 27th, 2007 11:36:19 AM
...they find a way to handle drugs, alcohol, and a dead girl in a dumpster - all while making you laugh.
"Oh God, the marijuana has impaired my driving." by DanielKurland	Jan 27th, 2007 06:14:14 PM
A good two-part episode. And remember when this show would do cliffhanger finales? Like the explosion, or Peggy's parachute not opening? They had some balls.
Long live the "King" ! by JohnnyFriendly	Jan 28th, 2007 11:09:51 AM
... but I just hate Peggy ... so much !
The best thing about Peggy by DevilCat	Jan 28th, 2007 06:20:38 PM
The best thing about Peggy is that she is just about the only female lead, especially a housewife, in a sitcom who isn't smarter than her husband. In every other cliched program, the husband is stupid and overbearing and the wife's a saint (see, eg, everything from "the Simpsons" to "the World According to Jim").
Already a fantastic episode so far... by DanielKurland	Jan 28th, 2007 07:25:53 PM
"Bring your own eyelashes." "I always do."
So was Hank dumb or ignoring it? by jccalhoun	Jan 28th, 2007 07:50:49 PM
So in tonight's episode, after Peggy explained that Caroline wasn't a woman, was Hank just not paying attention? Did he just not understand? Or was he just ignoring that Caroline was the same person as that guy? weird.

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