Tag: King of the Hill
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This Early 2000s Box Office Bomb Feels Weirdly Prophetic Now
Mike Judge is an astute social critic who has shown his ability to induce audience laughter while still making a larger point about his worldview. While Office Space is one of the funniest films ever made, it’s also a hilarious satire of the dehumanizing nature of corporate management and the issues within the American work…
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Johnny Hardwick Recorded Episodes of ‘King of the Hill’ Revival Before Death
Following the sudden and tragic death of King of the Hill star Johnny Hardwick, who portrayed the beloved conspiratorial neighbor Dale Gribble across all 13 seasons and 259 episodes of the animated comedy, the question remains of what will happen with the Hulu revival series. Hardwick was among the many regular cast members set to…
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King Of The Hill Revival At Hulu Recorded Johnny Hardwick As Dale Gribble Before He Died
“King of the Hill” fans were hit with the sad news last week that Johnny Hardwick, the voice of Hank Hill’s longtime friend Dale Gribble, had passed away at 64. Hardwick lent his voice to Dale across all 13 seasons of Mike Judge’s animated series, which originally ran from 1997 through 2009. However, “King of the…
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Johnny Hardwick, Voice Of Dale Gribble On King Of The Hill, Has Died At 64
Today brings the sad and unexpected news that Johnny Hardwick, the popular voice actor behind Dale Gribble on “King of the Hill,” has died at the age of 64. No information regarding the nature of his passing was immediately available, as the news was first reported by TMZ. In many ways, Hardwick was the heart and…
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‘Futurama’ Season 11 Review: The Sci-Fi Comedy Is Back
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the series being covered here wouldn’t exist.As adult animation continues to be a gold mine for streaming services, it only makes sense that they would want to resurrect some of the most popular…
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Jokes Were Never The Top Priority When It Came To Writing King Of The Hill
“King of the Hill” was always an odd duck. Its predecessor, the legendary animated series “The Simpsons,” earned its acclaim by being endlessly inventive and funny. “South Park,” which also premiered in 1997 like “King of the Hill,” weaponized its crude animation and gross-out humor to make a big impression. Fans of “The Simpsons” venerate…
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Mike Judge on Returning to ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ and ‘The Whole Thing About White-Male Mediocrity’
No American storyteller has scrutinized stupidity like Mike Judge. Ever since “Beavis and Butt-Head” launched on MTV in the Clinton era and lasted seven seasons, Judge’s chuckling, puerile teenagers have remained his most iconic creation, even as he widened his oeuvre to tackle many more targets with the likes of “King of the Hill,” “Office…
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Why We Have Portugal. The Man To Thank For The Return Of Beavis And Butthead
Since his breakthrough in the early 1990s, Mike Judge has been responsible for some of the most beloved projects in pop culture history. The man has given the world a multitude of gifts, including the films “Office Space,” “Idiocracy,” and “Extract,” in addition to the series “Silicon Valley,” and “King of the Hill.” However, it’s…
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TV, Interrupted: Clerks The Animated Series Deserved At Least 37 More Episodes (In A Row)
(Welcome to TV, Interrupted, a series where the /Film team remembers, eulogizes, and makes a case for the revival of TV shows we loved that were canceled far too soon.)In the modern era of television, animated sitcoms are nothing new. “The Simpsons” is one of the longest-running shows in television history and it inspired a…