{"id":8506,"date":"2015-04-26T10:20:22","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T15:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/?p=8506"},"modified":"2015-04-26T10:27:10","modified_gmt":"2015-04-26T15:27:10","slug":"king-of-the-hill-showed-that-conservatism-can-thrive-on-prime-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/2015\/04\/26\/king-of-the-hill-showed-that-conservatism-can-thrive-on-prime-time\/","title":{"rendered":"King of the Hill Showed that Conservatism Can Thrive on Prime Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"ScreenNational Review has a great piece on \u201cKing of the Hill,\u201d a show our family has dusted off and begun showing to the kids:<\/p>\n

After suffering a defeat in the 2012 presidential election, dejected conservatives surveyed a television landscape filled with liberal-leaning programs and feared that the culture was lost. They need not have worried: Programming featuring traditional values has in fact thrived on TV networks. Indeed, it was a mere five years ago this spring that one of the most conservative shows from the last quarter-century left the airwaves. For 13 seasons, Fox\u2019s King of the Hill proved to be a prime-time hit, an animated success that showcased a right-leaning, Christian family in Texas. (The show\u2019s reruns still air on Cartoon Network. It\u2019s also streaming via Amazon and the first ten seasons are available on DVD.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Co-created by Mike Judge (who also executive-produced and starred), King of the Hill revolved around life in the fictional town of Arlen, Texas. Hank Hill (voiced by Judge) was a sensible, old-fashioned father who took care of his son Bobby and wife Peggy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Each week it was Hank, the show\u2019s voice of reason, who would calmly deal with difficult neighbors and the challenges of raising a son who confounded him. The program\u2019s low-key tone echoed that of the Andy Griffith Show.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Often the target of nasty insults in Hollywood, it was conservatives who were the ones dishing out jokes at liberals\u2019 expense on King of the Hill. In the season-three episode \u201cJunkie Business,\u201d Hank, the assistant manager at Strickland Propane, has to hire a new salesman. While interviewing various candidates, he asks an elderly man to explain certain gaps in his resum\u00e9. The senior citizen offers this:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, from \u201933 to \u201945, FDR was in the White House. So, I was on the welfare. And in the \u201860s, you had Kennedy and LBJ, so, I was on the welfare. And then from \u201976 to \u201981, Jimmy Carter. So, I was on the welfare.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the rest of Scott Whitlock\u2019s piece here<\/a>. I\u2019m not sure if Mike Judge is a conservative, but his new HBO show \u201cSilicon Valley\u201d skewers the left\u2019s \u201cThis Corporation is Going to Change the World\u201d mentality in the most delicious way. \u00a0(It is NOT for children, however.)<\/p>\n

What other old shows have you found fun for the family? \u00a0(Note: I\u2019ve already stopped showing them\u00a0the Cosby Show<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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Follow\u00a0Nancy on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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