Peak Show

Bree sits down with known outrageous dude Mike Stephens (@bymikestephens on Twitter) to debate the peak of Mike Judge’s long-running phenomenon King of the Hill. Can you blame The Office for the downfall of King of the Hill? Can you blame King of the Hill for the downfall of The Simpsons? Should Wes Archer be more of a household name? Is a bad episode of King of the Hill still pretty good? Could you make this show today? Are all our dads secretly Hank Hill?

Bree is joined by YouTube political and pop culture essayist José (@JoseNotAJay on Twitter) to locate the peak of the underrated family sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle. Along the way, we ask the key questions like: was Lois a great mom or an abusive monster? What would the show have been like if Brian Cranston hadn’t shaped Hal into a different character? How many high-concept episodes are too many? Is Malcolm actually the worst? And, most importantly, what happened to Eric Per Sullivan?

Bree is joined by YouTube political and pop culture essayist José (@JoseNotAJay on Twitter) to locate the peak of the underrated family sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle. Along the way, we ask the key questions like: was Lois a great mom or an abusive monster? What would the show have been like if Brian Cranston hadn’t shaped Hal into a different character? How many high-concept episodes are too many? Is Malcolm actually the worst? And, most importantly, what happened to Eric Per Sullivan?