Once we got the idea that they've been out of the country for 10 or so years and they're coming back, that felt right. A lot of ideas came out of that because then you get to have Hank be annoyed by all these new things, and also that they were in this Aramco base where they have this kind of fake idyllic American city for Americans.

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The show, created by Greg Daniels (“Parks and Recreation”) and Mike Judge (“Beavis and Butt-head”), also had enormous heart, which may be what I responded to the most. There was something, in particular, about the relationship between Hank Hill and his son, Bobby, that resonated with me, occasionally to the point of tears.