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Season 1 – The Goode Family

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39% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 100% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
"King of the Hill" creator Mike Judge dreamed up this new animated comedy series about a clan whose members are obsessed with doing the right thing, although their efforts usually produce unintentionally comic results.
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The Goode Family — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

While its premise may seem good on paper, Mike Judge's The Goode Family comes across as a heavy-handed and outdated satire of political correctness that lacks the humor and warmth that made King of the Hill so beloved in the first place.

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Brittany Shoot Bitch Media Dec 23, 2020
The entire premise - if you have enough progressive political awareness to get the jokes and can laugh at yourself - is riotously funny. Go to Full Review Joanna Weiss Boston Globe Apr 6, 2020
On the other hand, for all of its mocking, "The Goode Family'' still treats its main characters kindly. Go to Full Review Daniel Carlson The Hollywood Reporter Apr 6, 2020
What's worse, though, is how too many current pop culture references are scattered throughout the script, turning what could have been another gentle lampoon of wacky characters into something with a two-week shelf life. Go to Full Review Ed Bark Uncle Barky Apr 6, 2020
B-
None of this is likely to have anywhere near the staying power of King of the Hill, which hung in there for 14 seasons on Fox. But as a summertime diversion, The Goode Family turns out to be perhaps just good enough. Go to Full Review Josh Bell Las Vegas Weekly Apr 6, 2020
1.5/5
[A] heavy-handed satire of political correctness that makes Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head look like a paragon of subtlety. Go to Full Review Boston Herald Staff Boston Herald Apr 6, 2020
The company finally has produced a decent show. Let's see how long it lasts. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 25, 2025 13 funny American Broadcasting Company animated episodes!!!!!!!!!!! Rated TV-PG (Viewer Discretion Advised)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Mike Judge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Morgan C @RT17633566 Oct 9, 2023 Feels like this one was ahead of it's time! Given the modern sociopolitical landscape, the writing and premise of the show would crush today. See more Jan 26, 2021 This show is one that should have survived were else can you see a dig driven to serial killing because of veganism it fellowed up KIng of the hill and deserved to last longer then part of season but it was put in a night when no one watches tv it was funny but you never knew what was going to happen or who they would meet. See more Read all reviews
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Jen Coyle

Director

Seth Kearsley

Director

John Rice

Director

Anthony Chun

Director

Wes Archer

Director

Mike Judge

Voice

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 27, 2009 Pilot Helen is upset when Bliss joins an abstinence group; Ubuntu wants to get his driver's license. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 3, 2009 Pleatherheads Helen and Gerald have a hard time adjusting when Ubuntu becomes a high-school football star; Bliss tries to improve her college prospects. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 3, 2009 Goodes Gone Wild Helen tries to win Charlie's approval; Che helps Gerald with the college's squirrel problem. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 12, 2009 Helen's Back Helen's back goes out the day before the organic gardening tour; Bliss and Ubuntu try an experiment. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 19, 2009 A Tale of Two Lesbians Helen and Gerald befriend a chic lesbian couple in a bid to impress the arts council. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 26, 2009 Freeganomics Helen invites a famous recycler to town to garner support for the Eco festival, but once he arrives, the family has a hard time getting him to leave. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 3, 2009 Graffiti in Greenville When Helen discovers that Bliss' community service job is bogus, she tries to give Bliss some actual work to do. Details Episode 8 Aired Jul 10, 2009 A Goode Game of Chicken Gerald protests a restaurant after discovering there is meat in their "meatless" chili; Che disappears. Details Episode 9 Aired Jul 17, 2009 After-School Special Helen and Gerald tutor at-risk kids; Ubuntu unknowingly joins an eco-terrorist group; Bliss starts her own business. Details Episode 10 Aired Jul 24, 2009 Public Disturbance Gerald rallies the town in an attempt to bring public broadcast radio to Greenville. Details Episode 11 Aired Jul 31, 2009 Trouble in Store Helen is banned from a store when she is accused of shoplifting. Details Episode 12 Aired Aug 7, 2009 Gerald's Way or the Highway Gerald tries to inspire his children by adopting a highway, but ends up in a turf war. Details Episode 13 Aired Aug 7, 2009 A Goode Man Is Hard to Find Gerald thinks Mo and Trish want him to be the sperm donor for their next child; Charlie decides to teach Ubuntu how to be a man. Details

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Season Info

Director
Jen Coyle, Seth Kearsley, John Rice, Anthony Chun, Wes Archer
Executive Producer
Mike Judge, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky, Michael Rotenberg, Tom Lassally
Screenwriter
John Altschuler, Mike Judge, Dave Krinsky, Franklin Hardy, Jordana Arkin, Dave Jeser, Jace Richdale, Jonathan Collier, Shane Kosakowski, Matt Silverstein
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-PG (D)
Genre
Comedy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 27, 2009
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