In the inaugural "Who's Spankin' Rankin?" post we here at DB found something so appalling that it was spankin' the crap out of Mr. Rankin. This fall Fox plans on debuting "The Cleveland Show" a Family Guy spinoff centered around Peter's African-American mustached neighbor. This is all well and good, although it does seem odd that Seth MacFarlane will dominate the Animation Domination lineup. Unfortunately, and much to our disappointment Cleveland will not replace the monstrosity that follows Family Guy: "American Dad!". One of the least funny, and possibly lamest, shows to ever get such promotion, American Dad! will continue with King of the Hill, on the way out.
Yes, the American hero Hank Hill will no long grace American households with his deep insights and powerful decisions every Sunday. Fox, as always, has disgraced itself in canceling the most realistic and subtly brilliant show on its network. Mike Judge and Co. will be okay and seem to already have a new target (ultra-lefty smugs) for a show now on ABC, but the audience will have to suffer through another show with little plot and a lot of filler. Family Guy is great, American Dad not so much. As Peter Griffin himself signed off in a recent episode : "stay tuned for whatever Fox is limping to the barn with." Griffin knowingly referred to American Dad, the weakest link in the lineup.
We here at DB wish Cleveland the best, but the fact that we will no long be graced with the wit of Hank, the insight of Dale, the clammer of Bill, and the philosophy of Boomhower. Instead we are stuck with some overweight gun-happy CIA bureaucrat with an airhead wife, dykey daughter, loser son, gay alien, and creepy Eurotrash-goldfish and as always we will switch the channel once the clock reads 9:30 and, unfortunately, possibly 8:30 as well.
King of the Hill (1997-2009)
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