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King of the Hill

A couple of months ago I’ve discovered King of the Hill. I know the show is really old, and in my defense I’ve tried watching it when I was younger but it seemed a little “dry” at that time. Not anymore. In fact I found it to be one of the best, if not the best, animated series I’ve ever watched. Burning through all the episodes in less than 2 months I have come to appreciate the way that it’s built and the quality humor generated by both the built-in prejudices and circumstances the characters find themselves in.
king of the hill
Not that it matters, but one of the authors of the series, Mike Judge, is also guilty of other things you might have heard of: Beavis and Butthead, Idiocracy, Office Space (yes, the “Office Space”).
It’s kind of sad that it was canceled to make room for the moronic Family Guy. Well… guess that the public’s taste shifted. That doesn’t mean that I cannot enjoy the already existing 13 seasons of the show. And if you haven’t thoroughly watched it already give it a shot. It will transform the meaning of the word propane and will make you smile every time you fill up your gas tank at a station that also sells propane tanks. Propane and propane accessories FTW :)
Some funny quotes:

Why are we watching a foreign movie? You’d think if it was any good they would make an American version. (Hank)
My wife lies to me. My beer company betrays me. Americans are giving Mexicans diarrhea. What the hell is going on here? (Hank)
I’m gonna take your blood and replace it with my rabies infested blood and gain your knowledge of propane and propane accessories and take over the world!! (Dale)

P.S. My favorite character is Gribble :)

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