Part of the turn-of-the-century boom in adult animation, Mike Judge’s stoic protagonist might just offer a roadmap for those feeling out of touch with the modern world
hanks to the popularity of a jaundiced, four-fingered family named the Simpsons, the 90s saw a flood of adult animation aimed at a new generation of disaffected twentysomethings caught between the Saturday morning cartoons that babysat them through their sugar-cereal childhoods and the MTV programming that weaponised flashy colours and slam-editing to hold an increasingly distracted audience hostage.
Despite lasting for 13 seasons and offering a sublime skewering of sociopolitical life, Mike Judge’s King of the Hill has somewhat slipped off the radar since its initial run. Debuting in 1997, the same year as South Park, King of the Hill offered a softer touch and a wider scope than its contemporaries.
Hank is a straight shooter with an unshakable moral core, a short back and sides, and a strident belief in US exceptionalism. He supports the troops, values community spirit and hard work, and watches with a disapproving eye as his son – the chubby, ungraceful Bobby – indulges in any pursuit he deems “feminine”, including theatre and propcomedy.Like any man with unexamined principles, Hank can be rigid to a fault.
This year, as government watchdogs issued a scathing report of the Capitol Hill insurrection, Hulu announced it would be rebooting King of the Hill. If the show had continued to run throughout the Trump presidency, you can bet your last propane tank that Hank’s best friend and neighbour, Dale Gribble – the funniest and most troubling character on the show – would have been leading said riots.
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