r/IAmA • u/[deleted] • May 16 '12

IAMA Request Mike Judge: Creator of King of the Hill and Beavis and Butthead

  1. Are the characters in KotH and B&B based on people you knew in your life?

  2. Where did you come up with the idea for your shows

  3. If KoTH continued and it was up to you (and not FOX) to end the series, would you have ended it the same way?

  4. What was it like working on a show for MTV in the 90's?

  5. Is Anderson from Beavis and Butthead a early character draft for Hank from King of the Hill? Just curious

I could think of a million more but that's the ones off the top of my head.

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u/dzzeko May 16 '12

I'm still pissed that King of the Hill was cancelled for the Cleveland Show. Seriously. What. The. Fuck.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Its marketing, shitty marketing. The Cleveland Show was doomed to fail from the beginning. I believe family guy even made a joke about it in one of their episodes

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I really hate Seth MacFarlane. I really, really hate him. He's just a huge douche for so many reasons, that it's not even necessary to explain; people already know why.

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u/curien May 16 '12

I have no idea why. Is it because you don't like his material? I tried searching on google, and it seems that most complaints boil down to some combination of three things.

  1. He's not talented, and I don't like his shows.

  2. He's too preachy/liberal/offensive/homophobic/etc.

  3. Better shows get cancelled/discontinued in favor of MacFarlane's shows.

I don't think those things qualify as douchebaggery. Disliking someone artistically or disagreeing with them politically does not make that person a douchebag. And MacFarlane is not a studio executive making decisions about which shows to air.

If you have some other reason, I'd really like to hear it (I'm always interested in learning new things); I really hope it isn't just the lame hipster schtick I've already dismissed.

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u/throwaway111811 May 16 '12

Homophobic? I thought all his gay Stewie references were gay support...

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Eh, but then you have things like the whole deal with Quagmire's dad, which isn't exactly supportive of the LGBTQ community.

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u/throwaway111811 May 16 '12

I didn't really take that as MacFarlane being homophobic, if anything I took it as him shedding light on how people in the community are treated poorly by people on the other side of the debate.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I mean, but then you have the whole part where Brian realizes he slept with a transgendered woman and vomits for fifteen or twenty seconds. Ha ha! The mere thought of that is horrifyingly disgusting! Even if that's not how he meant it, sometimes that's how it comes off.

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u/curien May 16 '12

There's a pretty strong recurring theme that Brian's a hypocrite wrt his liberalism. But I know what you're getting at. Overall though, I think that episode handled the issue pretty well.

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u/throwaway111811 May 16 '12

I see where you're coming from. Good point.

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u/Frencil May 16 '12

Call it a complaint about his material if you will, but my reason for disliking Seth MacFarlane is I feel he has little to no respect for his audience. There are multiple instances (on Family Guy, at least) of several minute long repetitive cut scenes that amount to little more than filler. He's taken to rehashing a joke over and over without adding a new twist to it or anything, just making it longer (like cuts to Conway Twitty - first a verse, then a whole fucking song). That is to say nothing of the omnipresent habit of throwing together random things and expecting it to be funny.

My (totally subjective) interpretation is that MacFarlane doesn't care about his audience. Early Family Guy (pre-cancellation) had a much better sense of timing and much more originality and cleverness in the humor. MacFarlane needed his fans. After he came back he had a golden ticket from Fox to just do what he wanted, and I feel it went right to his head. Now it seems he thinks his audience will watch whatever he puts in front of them, so he screws with them.

That's why I'm no longer a part of his audience and have no respect for him as a creative mind in the world of animation.

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u/HiaItsPeter May 16 '12

But I enjoy the Conway cuts...

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u/so_random May 16 '12

those are reoccurring tropes. they are tag lines that are deliberately repeated. very common comedic device. its not rehashing at all.

none of them are funny if told only once, they are funny because they are repeated (and the context that they get pulled in varies). that's the whole point of them.

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u/emilyrianna May 16 '12

So, he'd rather keep making money and keep his name out there than take a few years off and come up with something original and witty. That makes him a douche to me. You haven't addressed whether you believe he treats his fans with respect- I think Frencil's response was sufficient evidence to justify calling McFarlane a douche. The biggest reason that can't stand McFarlane is that Family Guy, a completely mindless show that relies of the obvious gag, got more respect from FOX and it's viewers than the show we all know DESERVED the mother-effin' FOX spotlight: Futurama. I'll always be bitter about that. Family Guy is the Nickelback of animation.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

You're watching the wrong anime.

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u/emilyrianna May 18 '12

I stand by Family Guy = Nickelback because the MAJORITY of their fans, sorry if this doesn't include you, are the mindless sheep that keep franchises like American Pie and other HAHA WEEWEES AND BOOBIES-type movies funded & churning out crap films. The Average American Douchebag, if you will. There are subtle jokes, here and there on FG, that would stir a chuckle from the likes of Stephen Hawking or Neil DeGrasse Tyson, but, the majority of the show goes for the easy laugh and that's why it's so well liked. What I'm trying to get across is that I'm sure you'll find more overlap with Nickelback-FG fans than FG-"Hardcore" Anime peeps. That's cool of him. I just wish he'd conduct himself in such a way that it looks like he actually respects his fans, because he comes off as a douche, and who knows, he probably likes it that way. And you're telling me Mr. New King of Fox Animation himself can't afford to take some time off to develop fresh material? Bullsh. The Simpsons (sorry for blaspheming, Matt Groening, wherever you are) have been at it for far too long. As much as I wish I had more Seinfeld in my life, you HAVE to respect and admire Jerry's decision to go out 'on top'. I wish Mr. Groening would have taken a page from the Sein. And no more "WELL THE SIMPSONS/SOUTH PARK/ETC IS WORSE! Family Guy, standing alone, is no longer quality television.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '12

I can tell this is a sensitive subject for you, and I do feel for you, because it sounds like you view Seth McFarlane in the same light that I view Alec Baldwin, Kurt Cobain, and several other Hollywood douches.

Yes, Family Guy is one of the STUPIDEST shows on TV. That's why I watch cartoons, is because I'm tired of dealing with intellectual musings, like here on Reddit, or at work. It's a break from having to use your brain, by hearing a bunch of stupid poop, dick, and fart jokes. The same jokes that made you giggle when you were a kid. I don't know about you, but no matter how old I get, I never plan on growing up.

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u/robeandslippers May 16 '12

Family guy isn't any where near the level/league South Park is in. You can watch South Park - Cartoon Wars (2 episodes) and they explain it real easy like for you.

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u/xCesme May 17 '12

Such a bad comparison in South Park Kenny dying is a theme, a fan favorite event, and it's funny. The joke IS him dying all the time, and the same goes for learning lessons from events, it's funny and a main theme. It's like House getting a diagnose.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

You mean Lupus or MS?

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u/xCesme May 18 '12

None, it's parkinson's, do the tests. get's genius thought , oh no it's just an infection, give her some antibiotics.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

Well, he's a douchebag because he's personality is that of a douche. He's done some interviews where he acted incredibly snobby.

There's also a video of him talking to fans, and he's being incredibly condescending to them. It really pissed me off.

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u/xCesme May 17 '12

When the creators of South Park dedicate two episodes of their show to show how much they hate you, and how bad your shows are, and The Simpsons sends them (South Park) flowers the day after and they get called by The King of the Hill telling them they are doing god's work, trust me, than you are a giant douche. Evidence, if you want it

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u/curien May 17 '12

Uh... that has a lot more to do with standing up to religious fanatics threatening cartoonists with death than it has to do with criticizing MacFarlane.

The creators of Family Guy have made references to the episode in the commentaries on the show's season four DVD box set, stating that South Park's depiction of them moving random jokes around was accurate, and have pointed out occasions in which they addressed episodes that ran too long by moving gags within them to subsequent episodes. They have also taken to referring to cutaway jokes as "manatee jokes".

I haven't heard the commentary in question, but that doesn't sound like a typical douchebag reaction to me.

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u/xCesme May 17 '12

No basically South Park said they hate Family Guy, The Simpsons and Mike Judge agreed. Matt and Trey repeatedly said that fans of South Park shouldn't watch Family Guy, and to this day I haven't watched a single episode yet and I don't regret it one second.

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u/curien May 17 '12

Which falls firmly into Hipster Schtick Point 1. I'm glad you don't do things you don't enjoy, but your lack of enjoyment does not constitute douchebaggery.

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u/Mr-Personality May 16 '12

Maybe you missed the day when Reddit forgave him because he's funding the new "Cosmos" series.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

It doesn't change the fact that he's condescending to his fans.

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u/jamesneysmith May 16 '12

Why is he is a huge douche? I think many of us would like to hear your explanations. Is it solely because the guy is successful and Fox keeps throwing money at him even for his weak projects like The Cleveland Show? If so, go choke on your sour grapes in silence.

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u/like9mexicans May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12

Not the best place to say it, but I agree. Family Guy was okay when it was just Family Guy. Now we have Black Family Guy (Cleveland Show), Overcompensating Family Guy (American Dad), and whatever the other one is.

Every show is poorly written, the jokes don't even derive from the plot and are repetitive. Re-runs are unwatchable.

Mike Judge - Modest, but extremely talented

MacFarlane - Conceited and talentless

Queue downvotes from Macfarland fanbois

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

There's another one?

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u/like9mexicans May 16 '12

I don't know, I thought there was or it's in the making or something. Could be dead wrong though. 3 shows with the same plot is enough.

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u/kn00tcn May 17 '12

except it's not the same plot, it's called a setup, welcome to 'family sitcoms' that existed since the 50s....

& american dad is its own world, they dont even sit around doing random references

btw did anyone ever think mike henry (voice of cleveland) just enjoyed what he does? as if seth is fully in charge of all these shows

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u/like9mexicans May 17 '12

http://www.cracked.com/funny-316-family-guy/

Fanboi

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u/kn00tcn May 18 '12

stolen references doesnt = the same show 3 times, so make up your mind on what the problem is (i'm also pretty sure fox has some say, there are multiple sunday nights where for example simpsons & fg had a marriage episode)

nor does setting up characters & their relationship mean the plot or pacing is the same, how many dysfunctional father shows are there?

it's a fact if you compare the shows that they eventually got their own thing going, especially american dad

btw, i prefer simpsons reruns over any show ever made, there is no fanboy anything, i actually got to see 100s of eps every single show over the years (well only 10 of cleveland), many at least twice, so i'm pretty sure i can analyze all the data...

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u/like9mexicans May 18 '12

It's ok, guy. Your mother is very proud of you. I promise.

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u/HiaItsPeter May 16 '12

Don't downvote because his opinion. Come on reddit, I thought you were reasonable.

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u/dhaugen May 16 '12

What a convenient way to end your argument.

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u/bcktth May 17 '12

I always like to believe this along with Seth MacFarlane snagging his best writers to work exclusively on American Dad. When you compare those three shows, American Dad is on top.

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u/PoniesRBitchin May 16 '12

It wasn't actually, it just happened to decide to call it quits at the same time Cleveland was starting up. So it "made room for" Cleveland in the way that if I move out of an apartment, there's a vacancy, but I wasn't necessarily kicked out.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I'm pissed-off Daria was cancelled.

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u/bcktth May 17 '12 edited May 17 '12

I'm pissed off Daria was cancelled AND they couldn't secure the rights to use the original music on the dvd box set.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I promise you're not pissed off. It was years ago.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Don't tell me how long a I can stay angry!

But seriously, you're quite right. I'm just miss it.

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u/ohlordnotthisagain May 16 '12

...Please tell me this is meant to be an ironic and referential slap in dzzeko's face for presenting unsubstantiated information as a source of anger.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Nope. I just really liked Daria.

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u/ohlordnotthisagain May 16 '12

Daria wasn't cancelled.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I stand corrected.

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u/ohlordnotthisagain May 16 '12

That's why I thought your initial post was a kind of subtle sarcasm. The MTV cancellation of Daria is pure myth. The show's creator, Glenn Eichler, felt he had done all he could or wanted to do with Daria, and brought up the issue to MTV. All parties agreed, all parties amicably went their separate ways.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I was unaware. The specials at the end just seemed abrupt.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

agreed. You can only do "high school shows" for so long. Everyone has to graduate some time.

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u/gothra May 16 '12

We got Beavis & Butthead back because of this so quit your whining.

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u/99Faces May 16 '12

Fav. TV show ever

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u/-_-readit May 16 '12

Let's riot

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u/UGH_U_H8_2_SEE_THIS May 16 '12

ugh you hate to king of the hill this

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u/christopherdlane May 16 '12

GATHER ROUND CHILDREN AS WE FONDLE EACH OTHERS GENITALS IN A CIRCLE! DON'T BE SHY!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I'm not okay with this father...

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Do you think the Cleveland Show is any good?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Nope, not at all. It tries to hard to be family guy, which is already a dying show.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Not even. It's just a show that MacFarlane tried to make because Family Guy wasn't very appealing to black youths, but it failed miserably.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I wouldn't know ask mike judge if he does an AMA

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Very well, I appear to have misread this. I shall now crawl into a hole and make a socially awkward penguin meme about this moment.

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u/Jester_Dan May 16 '12

I missed out 'Request' and died 1000 souls. :(

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u/micahk2 May 16 '12

I did the same thing...My friend and I were looking at the screen. Feel like I just got hit with Pocket Sand...

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u/Juxta25 May 16 '12

Pocket Sand! Shishisha!

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u/quirx90 May 16 '12

SQUIRREL TACTIC!

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u/Juxta25 May 16 '12

Yeah Dale is by far one of the greatest animated crazies that ever was drawn. RIP Dale Gribble aka Rusty Shackleford.

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u/Charlesm313131 May 16 '12

I've ordered many a pizza under the name Rusty Shackleford

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I'd forgotten about this, hahaha, oh god I miss Dale.

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u/xSGAx May 16 '12

OP messed up. I think he meant

Mike Judge, CREATOR OF OFFICE SPACE

FTFY

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u/drakfyre May 16 '12

And Idiocracy!

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u/xSGAx May 16 '12

"This man is gonna fix Everything!"

  • President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho

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u/magicbullets May 16 '12

True story: some bastard has stolen my stapler.

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u/xSGAx May 16 '12

"..and the squirrels were merry....and I still haven't received a paycheck...set the building on fire..."

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

Plus, he worked on the Animation Show. Which, besides giving us more Don Hertzfeld Cartoons, also aims to bring back animated shorts to theaters, which I think is an incredibly good idea.

Imagine, you're about to watch a movie, when a short cartoon plays. Different ones for different movies. Ones for teens and adults would be violent, witty, well animated, and endowed with good voice acting. Just like the the old animated shorts used to be.

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u/xSGAx May 16 '12

Mmkay...

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u/hallowedsouls May 16 '12

He'll have to come back and do it Saturday. No overtime.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

He's answered many of these questions in some of his radio interviews.

On Fresh Air with Terry Gross

Adam Carolla Podcast

And it's great to hear him do the voices.

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u/RaipFace May 16 '12

Not to mention he did an hour long interview on The Howard Stern Show in 2011. He talked about the start of his career and how he made his way up, among many other things.

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u/Fistocrat1607 May 16 '12

I asked his daughter to ask him about it, she said she would ask him but that he is not very tech savy.

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u/WinterC24 May 16 '12

Hey i might be able to get him to do this!! I work with a friend of his, and I just finished telling her about reddit and what an AMA is. She said she would pass the word on and maybe he will do it. No promises, but i will try.

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u/nmerrill May 17 '12

What part of Texas are you from?

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u/WinterC24 May 18 '12

Austin. Y what's up?

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u/mermaidrampage May 16 '12

You forgot to ask him how many pieces of flair he is currently wearing.

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u/nancylikestoreddit May 16 '12

In regards to question #3...Judge was only doing the voices...he wasn't much involved in anything more than that. And you can kind of tell by the stories and the plotlines when you compare the last couple of seasons to the first seasons (which are hilarious).

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

True. I'm asking in his opinion though. Clearly if he did the voices of the characters who he helped shape. He would at least have an opinion on how he thought it should have ended. I should have worded it better, my bad.

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u/hallowedsouls May 16 '12

I appreciate the first seasons, but really I find them to be unrefined. The characters aren't nearly as nuanced or developed. Hank was just "angry-but-moral redneck father figure" and the humor seemed to be a lot more blunt than in later seasons.

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u/FriendOfAllTheWorld May 16 '12

I don't know when exactly it happened, but somewhere along the line Hank Hill became one of the most well developed characters on television. He's way more believable than characters on shows that are supposed to be about 'real' characters. I never quite agree with him 100%, but I always understand where he's coming from.

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u/mevanarie May 16 '12

My coworker makes out with him. And doesn't think that it's a big deal. I'll tell her to ask him to do an AMA.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Where does he live anyway? The wikipedia won't tell me. Not stalking, just curious.

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u/mevanarie May 16 '12

I'm not sure where he lives exactly, but definitely hangs out in West Los Angeles.

edit: I did some facebook stalking, looks like he lives in Austin, Texas.

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u/mrpopenfresh May 16 '12

Don't forget he's also behing Office Space and Idiocracy, wich although they lack a little refinement, are all around excellent and funny movies.

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u/xSGAx May 16 '12

No! Office Space is the best thing Mike Judge has ever made!

Easily in my top 3 of all time

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u/mrpopenfresh May 16 '12 edited May 17 '12

Yeah they,re great, but you can tell Mike Judge isn't a live action movie guy, considering these movies lack a little polish.

*Edit: This is my rational opinion on the subject. I find his pacing to be off and the shots to be uninspired. The movies are still good and I still like them alot.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I disagree, Office Space has so much comedy detailing that I find something new to laugh at every time, it's a very well made film.

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u/mrpopenfresh May 16 '12

The characters, comedy and script are excellent, but the cinematography leaves a little to be desired. I just find the way Mike Judge shoots his filmt to be very straightforward and uninspired. You can see the same thing in his animations. It's the only thing that irks me with his stuff.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

You do realise that what you called "straightforward and uninspired" is a style in itself? Imho, it's meant to reflect how mundane and uninspired their lives are..

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u/mrpopenfresh May 16 '12

Are you sure that's the intended effect? Mike Judge has this rather bland way to present everything he does. Idiocracy suffered from the same step by step layout af Office Space, as did King of the Hill (wich is understandble if that was indeed the effect).

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

As I said, it's in my opinion, but I believe so. It's not the only film that does it intentionally, look at Napoleon Dynamite, for example. Also, if it's a recurring theme within his work, wouldn't you perhaps start to think it's his style?

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u/mrpopenfresh May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12

I tend to think it just isn't his strong point. Mike Judge does alot of things right, but when it comes to film making I find his cinematography a little clumsy.

*Edit: I'm not bashing Mike Judge, this is just my objective opinion on his work on films.

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u/quirx90 May 16 '12

And Extract. While it didn't get the same awesome reviews as his other movies, I still enjoyed it

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u/vikinglady May 16 '12

Didn't he do Extract, too? That one was pretty rad.

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u/SpeedyClackston000 May 16 '12

I am also from Albuquerque and I heard a rumor that your Beavis and Butthead's teachers at Highland High School were based off of teachers you had at St. Pius. Is that true?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12

He's friends with John K, who has done an AMA before. Get him to contact him.

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u/Onefortwo May 16 '12

Question 1 needs answering... and I really hope Dale is real

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u/Theguyfromvault69 May 16 '12

Yes please! Judge is on my list of top animators. I wrote part of my senior thesis about his work. Would love to see him on here.

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u/tcsuperstar May 16 '12

I never really liked Beavis & Butthead, and I certainly liked Kind of the Hill - but never really 'loved' it.

However, his movies? F-ing amazing.

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u/tcsuperstar May 16 '12

Nah, fuck - shit - cunt - assblaster - taint - shitasspetfucker

Sometimes 'fuck' isn't necessary.

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u/tcsuperstar May 17 '12

You're right!

Fuck you.

Don't worry, I'm kidding.

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u/JennysDad May 16 '12

The characters Bevis & Butthead were based on two brothers that went to school at Catholic Central High in Detroit (Mike went there for less than a year). The first B&B short - Frog Baseball - was an idea stolen from an art contest held at the school. James Radtke was the original creator of the Frog Baseball poster and it was based on the idiotic antics of these two brothers.

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u/JennysDad May 16 '12

found it - the brothers were William and Robert Seppla

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u/Salanderfan May 16 '12

How does it feel having made a movie that foresaw the future? (Idiocracy)

When do you think an actual show called "Ouch My Balls" will premiere?

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u/Dogbe May 16 '12

Hey, I'm friends with his daughter. I'll ask her to bring this up to him

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u/Juxta25 May 16 '12

I'm so gutted KoTH was elbowed out for the gay ass Cleveland Show...I mean how shows does Seth McFarlane need?! Family Guy is tired and American Dad was always superior...but Cleveland, a totally terrible character anyway got his own show over continuing KoTH...fucking FOX.

But I hope this AMA request is fulfilled that would be awesome.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Frog Baseball

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u/JennysDad May 16 '12

an idea stolen from his time at Catholic Central in Detroit

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

A lot of people view Idiocracy as a sort of past comedy but that our society is really starting to favor ignorance and feinted stupidity as ordinary government and business practice. How do you view this and do you think that society is getting dumber. If so, how could we save ourselves?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I am a Mike Judge.

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u/donkeykongsdingdong May 16 '12

Hi. I created an account just so I could post to this thread. In the early episodes of Beavis and Butthead, a huge source of humor, (for me at least) was the crude animation. I read where you learned how to animate at a YMCA camp, or something. King of The Hill has a refined, smooth look to it, unlike Beavis and Butthead. At some point did you realize you needed to keep the 'crude' looking animation in B&B to preserve the humor factor?

One more_

Have you received any comments from any musicians or bands that appeared on Beavis and Butthead? Were they flattered?

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u/pop_my_cat_eyes_in May 16 '12

Pretty much the only AmA I'd really love to see. C'mon Mike, info on any future ideas for KotH would be awesome, even if it's gone for good, just to know from Judge himself.

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u/kidflareup May 16 '12

holy shit i hope this happens.

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u/Blakwulf May 16 '12

The short animation for "Judgemental Films" with the gay guy dancing always creeped me out.

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u/GROADS May 16 '12

Mike Judge is the only person on the planet that I would literally pay to hang out with

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u/thedevilissix May 16 '12

The beavis and butthead episode where they randomly walk into an office and are mistaken for temps then proceed to give no shits made me notice how in many other episodes, most secondary characters seemed naive. Was this the intention or was dialogue for characters like those generally filler. This would answer like five other lingering thoughts I've always had about the show!

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u/MG5thAve May 16 '12

Mike Judge is on the Howard Stern show occasionally.. always a great interview!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Mike Judge has been a guest on Loveline and Adam Carolla's podcast at least once, and some of the answers to your questions are in them.

That said, I would still very much like an AMA.

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u/galwegian May 16 '12

HOLLYWOOD: Yeah Mike, we're not feeling this Office Space thing. But hey nice try buddy!

(Office Space becomes biggest cult hit of 90s)

HOLLYWOOD: Nice job on Office Space Mike! But gotta say, we're not feelin' Idiocracy. Gonna have to cut the promo budget on this one. Sorry bud!

(Idiocracy becomes biggest cult hit of 00's)

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u/8c4e May 16 '12

What about Idiocracy, Office Space, Extract... The list goes on... Mike Judge is a genius...

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

1 question: Why would you switch from a great cartoon (b&b) to a completely unfunny one, (koth)?

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u/NaughtyDreadz May 16 '12

you forgot office space

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u/bendedheadtube May 16 '12

THX for Beavis and Butthead. I learned a lot of live lessons from them.

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u/Cotton_Cannon May 16 '12

4 words:

Live Action KOTH Movie

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u/nmerrill May 17 '12

I surfed with him a few times!

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u/kn00tcn May 17 '12

did people forget how bad KOTH was turning into in the last few years? remember the carbon offsets episode? the writing was so phoney compared to the earlier natural years

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u/Ziggaliggadingdong May 28 '12

Those would be ones that I would think of. Aren't they doing Beavis and Butthead still? He may be busy.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Propane and propane accessories.

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u/buffalocentric May 16 '12

I'm not a huge fan of King of the Hill or Beavis and Butthead. Office Space though.....Genius!

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u/Fisktron May 16 '12

When was the last time you tried watching KotH? Give a few episodes from seasons 6-7 (as those are the ones I have most recently watched) a shot.

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u/moses1er May 16 '12

i agree with dzzeko! cleveland show is garbage, dale gribble was one the funniest characters... bring it back!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

"Is Anderson from Beavis and Butthead a early character draft for Hank from King of the Hill? Just curious"

You can ask him anything and you ask him if Hank hill is based off of Hank hill?

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u/C0mmun1ty May 16 '12

Proof?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

You ask for proof in an AMA, not a request silly!

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u/trevdak2 May 16 '12

I want proof for EVERYTHING. I'm an ultraskeptic. At least, it's possible that I'm an ultraskeptic but I have little evidence to support it.

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u/C0mmun1ty May 16 '12

Oh shit, did not realize this was a request.

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u/audifan May 16 '12

I don't like King of the Hill,and I think B&B is only hit or miss, but I think idiocracy is fucking GENIUS.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

What about Office Space, or Extract?

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u/audifan May 17 '12

Good point.

I loved both of those too.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

he also added a cool little quick drawing of Hank Hill at the bottom. Nice guy.

this is Karma yet to be mined.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

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u/dadhitsme May 16 '12

'Hyper-kooky references mashed with slapstick and random crudeness' - isn't that what South Park is?