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05.14.09 ‘THE GOODE FAMILY’ LOOKS BAD

In two weeks, Fox ABC will debut a new animated comedy from Mike Judge called “The Goode Family.”  It’s basically “King of the Hill” but with liberal douchebags instead of regular folk.  From the show’s propaganda department:

True to their name, the Goodes are an infuriatingly smug and self-righteous bunch: a nuclear family that’s hell-bent on maintaining the world’s smallest footprint. Gerald and Helen Goode drive a hybrid and live by the tenet WWAGD (“What would Al Gore do?”). They’ve named their adopted African son Ubuntu (in a mix-up, he turned out to be white South African). They feed their pet vegan dog food (he sneaks out at night to eat woodland creatures).

It sounds like a good premise — there’s definitely a wealth of material to work with — but I’m not feeling it.  I don’t know if it’s just the animation I don’t like, or if the humor’s too broad or what, but I’m giving it a thumbs-down.  Hey, I’m a blogger, I get paid to rush to judgment.  Megan Fox sex tape!  Photoshopped!  Simpsons did it!

(thanks to wehavehair for the tip)

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There are 14 comments about:
‘THE GOODE FAMILY’ LOOKS BAD

May 14th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Punch Rockgroin says:

Couldn’t be any worse than Sit up Turn Channel

May 14th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
La Schmoove says:

Not to be a Fussy Freddie, but the show is actually gonna be on ABC, not Fox.

I’m just sayin’….

May 14th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Matt says:

Nothing fussy-freddie about that; I appreciate the correction.

May 14th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
ILovePaleHoseandPaleHos says:

I got the part where you wrote “Megan Fox sex tape” and I passed out, hit my head on the desk and just came to. Twice actually.

May 14th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
FistfulOAwesome says:

Apparently Mike Judge decided to save on thought pollution by lobotomizing himself. Seriously, how can I get excited for this show if the most excitement he can muster is as if someone told him there’s fresh coffee in the break room.

May 14th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
BuddyRepperton says:

I am so gonna watch this. It’s not porn? Never mind.

May 14th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Lenny says:

Only humor making fun of conservatives is funny. Comedy writers just don’t know how to make fun of liberals quite yet. See “An American Carol”. Actually don’t, its quite awful.

May 14th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Otto Man says:

It’s like they flipped the script on “American Dad.”

And no, that’s not a good thing.

May 14th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Zack says:

As a Mike Judge fan, I hope he proves you wrong. As a gambler, I would bet money that he fails to do so.

May 14th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Tim Was Tim says:

Whatever Mike Judge creates, I’m sure the ABC Programming execs will improve.

May 14th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
ABC Programming execs says:

Needs more synergy. And can we get this on a twitter feed?

May 14th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Punch Rockgroin says:

It’s like they flipped the script on “American Dad.”

And definitely not like Rob Reiner.

May 14th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Broc says:

King of the Hill has been making fun of liberals forever. I’m not sure why Mike Judge needs another show to keep doing it.

May 15th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Super Guest says:

Does mike judge scare the shit out of anyone else these days? i just got outta jail for a DUI and he looks exactly like everyone there mixed into one giant scare-sack with a voice from my childhood.

No good can come of this.

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