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Meet Dale Gribble -- if you dare: conspiracy theorist extraordinaire and neighbour of Hank Hill. Dale has a few thoughts he would like to share with you on the subject of the forthcoming Millennium. But be warned: this book will offend anyone who can't handle common sense. The Hills are the most believable TV family since the Connors in Roseanne and Homer and his clan in The Simpsons. King of the Hill has become Channel 4's cult animated sitcom, a key part of its Friday comedy night. The proudly politically incorrect Hank Hill and his long-suffering but remorselessly cheerful wife, Peggy, live in Arlen, Texas. Dale Gribble is a close friend: he and Hank will often be seen comparing power tools around the bar-b-que. Hank stands on the right; Dale on the far right. In Dale's I'm O.K., You're Y2K, dare to share Dale's apocalyptic vision a little more intimately as he looks the Millennium straight between the eyes.
As the year 2000 approaches, Dale Gribble prepares for the total collapse of civilization through his unique, paranoid lens. The protagonist, a conspiracy theorist and exterminator, attempts to educate the reader on the impending Y2K disaster while navigating his own delusions of grandeur and government surveillance. The narrative is presented as a personal manifesto, utilizing Dale's frantic, conspiratorial voice to challenge the reader's perception of reality. He faces opposition from a world that refuses to acknowledge his warnings, forcing him to rely on his own survivalist instincts and questionable logic.
This work functions as a character-driven extension of the King of the Hill universe, capturing the specific cadence and worldview of its most eccentric resident. The text relies heavily on the reader's familiarity with the source material to land its satirical punches regarding the Y2K hysteria of the era. It presents a consistent, albeit unhinged, narrative voice that maintains the comedic tone of the animated series. The book serves as a time capsule for late-nineties anxieties, filtered through the lens of a character who thrives on misinformation and suspicion.
Page Count:
64
Publication Date:
1999-10-01
Publisher:
HarperCollins Entertainment
ISBN-10:
0006531709
ISBN-13:
9780006531708
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