{"id":35,"date":"2009-06-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayethics\/2009\/06\/the-goode-family-does-being-ethical-mean-being-annoying.html"},"modified":"2009-06-03T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-03T10:00:00","slug":"the-goode-family-does-being-ethical-mean-being-annoying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayethics\/2009\/06\/the-goode-family-does-being-ethical-mean-being-annoying.html","title":{"rendered":"The Goode Family: Does Being Ethical Mean Being Annoying?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike Judge’s<\/a> newest animated sit-com, The Goode Family<\/a>, which premiered last week on ABC<\/a>, is all about the eponymous Goode family, do-gooders who are always trying to do the ‘right’ thing and be responsible. Their PC intentions lead to ridiculous scenarios when they come up against the religious right, big-box stores and the like. The extremes they take in pursuit of a vegan, hippy-dippy, green lifestyle are, of course, great comic fodder, but why is that?<\/p>\n

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Does trying to be good make one sanctimonious? Humorless? That annoying guy in the tie-dye shirt we all want to shun? (If you believe the creators of South Park<\/a>, it sure does.) Or is there a way we can go about our own lives being kick-ass, righteous, funny, laid-back and<\/span> ethically aware people?<\/div>\n
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Take a look at the clip and tell us your thoughts on leading the “Goode” life, working toward being a better person, and trying your best not to be a total d*chebag while you’re at it.<\/div>\n
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The Goode Family airs Wednesdays at 9\/8c.<\/div>\n
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