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Contents 1 Ecuador 2 Eagle Scout 3 politics 4 did mike judge go to westwood high school? 5 Mike Judge cameo role in Idiocracy 6 Judge racist?

[edit] Ecuador

Does anybody know how come he was born in Ecuador?

==clarification needed==--Cjs56 18:50, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

I read somewhere it was related to his father's work as an archaeologist, but I can't find the reference now. As a side note, would it be appropriate to add this article to Category:Ecuadorian_people and the Ecuador related lists?--The One True Fred 03:31, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

has one sentence "In 1991 his short "Office Space" (also known as the Milton series of shorts) was picked up by Comedy Central following a Dallas animation festival. " but then later goes on to say he created the milton series of shorts for Saturday night Live. Which is it? or if both are true, there needs to be some explanation for it or it just doesn't make sense.

The Comedy Central shorts were animated and the SNL shorts were live-action, and thus distinct products --Cjs56 18:50, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

another question: can comebody explain this: The film, whose budget was approximately $10 million, __grossed only $10.8 million__. "Office Space" has since become a cult classic, grossing millions in video and DVD sales.

is this means that they got $10 mln from movie theaters, and then got more from delling dvd? --NickShaforostoff 16:26, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

The movie made only $10.8 million in theater reciepts, but has since made much more in DVD sales, television airings etc. --Cjs56 18:50, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eagle Scout

What the source of that information? evrik 15:22, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

• That information was added by User:Grazon, so it might be easiest to ask him. I've looked but haven't found any definitive source with a quick google search, but his IMDb bio says he was a cub scout, so a concrete source would be nice (even though personally I don't think scout rank is all that important to begin with). --TM 18:15, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
  • It's only importnat because we're trying to document all the Eagel Scouts listed here in wikipedia. evrik 18:23, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] politics

What is his political affiliation, if any? Many of the characters on king of the hill are fairly conservative, but I don't know if Judge is mocking them, supporting them, or simply telling it like it is. es72.130.177.246 20:58, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

All of Judges work seems to point towards a Burkian conservative pov.

I can't imagine anyone putting the idea of dysgenics (Idiocracy) in their movie as being left-wing. At the same time, while he champion's Hank's traditional values, this doens't automatically make him a conservative. I haven't found anything on the net regarding his politics, but I did find this http://www.avclub.com/content/node/23060 , where he says in an interview that Hank Hill is 'the character most like him', refering to himself. Whether he is talking about his personality, his politics, or both, is up to the imagination. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtd00123 (talk • contribs) 03:56, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] did mike judge go to westwood high school?

I've occasionally heard that Mike Judge graduated from Westwood High School although I'm unable to corroborate this via Google. Any idea as to whether or not it's true? TerraFrost 06:44, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Mike Judge graduated from St. Pius X High School in Albuquerque, NM in 1980.

--http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mike_judge.html

[edit] Mike Judge cameo role in Idiocracy

I believe that Mike Judge played the Army Officer (a Major, I think) who initiated the hibernation experiment in Idiocracy. This was the officer whose arrest for pimping (after his friendship with Upgrayedd went too far) caused the experiment to be abandoned.

If anyone out there could verify this, please do so. --Naughtius Maximus F@H Woof! MeowMUN 21:12, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Judge racist?

This may not be the place for this, but looking at his "migratory" patterns (Dallas, Austin, San Diego), it seems like he might have met many many Hispanics in his day (or at the VERY LEAST SEEN). I'm just curious why it isn't in any of his work. Sure, in King of the Hill, there is a maid and a hard-laborer, but no one else. It's freggin' Texas for cryin' out loud! Therefore, I must pose this question - is he racist? To not know/meet any Hispanics in Texas and California means you must avoid them with some strong force - perhaps a forcefield that temporarily evaporates the Hispanic genes, right? Eh. Just a thought. And a question. Sgarza 07:19, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Well, the traditional definition of racist is believing that ones own race is superior. There has been a new additon to that definition in the American heritage dictionary, which adds, or having hatred or discrimating another race. If this is the case, then Mike Judge is neithier. He has shown no evidence that he hates hispanics or belives his race is superior, and honestly, the word racist is thrown around so much nowadays that I think people have forgotten what it means. Also, I've seen more hispanics in his show then you are stating. Ignorant of the demographics of Texas? Yes. Racist? No.--75.176.82.74 (talk) 04:26, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

King of the Hill has more Hispanic characters than most sitcoms I've seen. The characters watch Mexican television and visit Mexico on occasion. There's been several episodes specifically against racism. The Hills do live in a mostly white-neighborhood, but I'm guessing that's not unheard of in Texas.--T. Anthony (talk) 23:57, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Judge's work (specifically King of The Hill) reflects no racism. In fact, he has celebrated diversity by incorporating a variety of characters throughout the show: Khan being of Laos dissent, Enrique (Hank Hill's Hispanic Co-Worker), Dale's queer Cowboy father and his Filipino partner, Raul... The list goes on.... --DavidD4scnrt (talk) 08:54, 1 April 2008 (UTC)