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If we ever see TikTokers hoofing each other in the groin as part of the “That’s My Purse Challenge,” I hope we’ll all know who to credit.

In all of King of the Hill, there is perhaps no character more forward-thinking and progressive than the pudgy, sensitive, up-and-coming comedian Bobby Hill. Oftentimes, the very foundation of the show is built upon the juxtaposition between Bobby’s new-age views on masculinity and his father Hank’s decidedly traditional stance on, well, everything. Hank is as old-fashioned as they make them down in Arlen, which is certainly saying something for the small Texas town, so the contrast between the two is as stark as night and day. In almost every way, Bobby was ahead of his time while Hank was hopelessly stuck in his own.

Real-life serial killers are no laughing matter, hence the reason why John Wayne Gacy’s clowning career fell apart, and Ted Bundy was never once asked to host Saturday Night Live. Still, that hasn’t stopped popular movies and TV shows from mining grisly murders for laughs by creating some hilarious, wholly fictional serial killers for our (sick, twisted) enjoyment, the best of which include…

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