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New Series by Beavis Creator Lampoons Green Buttheads

' The Goode Family ' features clan trying a little too hard to stay eco-friendly

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(Newser) – Goodbye Hank Hill, hello Gerald Goode. Beavis and Butthead creator Mike Judge's new animated series lampoons a vegan, hybrid-driving Midwestern family whose motto is: "What would Al Gore do?" The Goode Family sends up the greener-than-thou clan’s efforts to maintain an environmentally friendly, strictly PC lifestyle just for the sake of keeping up with their friends.

Judge, whose King of the Hill series was canceled this season after a 13-year run, has always been much more interested in the lives of ordinary Americans than of celebrities, he said. "Everyday life has a huge effect on people,” he tells the Wall Street Journal. The show—ABC's first prime-time cartoon since The Critic finished in 1995—premieres next Wednesday.   

Mike Judge poses in front of an illustration of Hank Hill, the animated character he voiced for 13 years in
Mike Judge poses in front of an illustration of Hank Hill, the animated character he voiced for 13 years in "King of the Hill."   (AP Photo/Ric Francis )
Mike Judge poses with one of the characters from
Mike Judge poses with one of the characters from "The Goode Family."   (ABC)
Mike Judge's new animated comedy
Mike Judge's new animated comedy "The Goode Family" premieres next week on ABC.   (regibob)
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paul123
May 22, 09 7:27 AM CDT
Looks like it will be funny. Love Mike Judge Reply
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laslow
May 22, 09 10:10 AM CDT
It's a Mike Judge show. It'll be good, might take some time to grow on people though, much like King of the Hill Reply
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SPH
May 22, 09 4:43 PM CDT
"King of the Hill" was insipid and not funny... Although lampooning Texas does have it's merits.... Reply
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