If anyone here watches the late, great FOX comedy "King of the Hill", you'll know Joe Jack - the burly guy at Strickland Propane who calls everyone "honey". During some internet trawling today, I came across this interesting tidbit:
Joe Jack (voiced by Toby Huss) - Joe Jack is a fuel-truck driver and co-worker with Hank at Strickland Propane. He has a drinking problem, as seen when he is a member of the Propaniacs, and it has also been stated that he has a gambling problem as well. He has a habit of calling people "honey", regardless of gender. His voice and "honey" tagline is modeled after a backstage character from the Jack Benny Radio Program, who had a similar sound to his voice and also called everyone "honey" regardless of gender, something Jack Benny had to explain to guests, including in the April 28, 1948 episode "Charlie's Aunt." (citation and name of Benny character needed).
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_On_King_o ... Hill_Honey
This was quite surprising, as I have no memory of the character, and don't have the April 28, 1948 episode at hand to check. Anyone know if this is true? Was it a one-off character, or a recurring bit? Note that while that quote is cited as coming from Wikipedia, the material was at some point deleted from the site.
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