King Of The Hill and Neon Genesis Evangelion collided in the mashup video Propane Genesis Evangelion. Neon Genesis Evangelion is an anime series that debuted in 1995 and soon became a landmark show. The Hideaki Anno (Shin Godzilla) created series took place in a world devastated by an event called the Second Impact, and a lonely young boy named Shinji is forced to pilot a giant mech to fight mysterious creatures. It started as more of an action show but gradually became something darker and more psychological as it progressed.
Neon Genesis Evangelion ran for 26 episodes, but a feature-length animated film called The End Of Evangelion and a reboot movie series would follow. On the flipside of the coin is King Of The Hill. This follows Hank Hill - voiced by co-creator Mike Judge (Office Space) - a propane salesman living in Texas with his wife Peggy, son Bobby and niece Luanne. The show is relatively low-key compared to the likes of Family Guy, but sharp comic writing and great characters made it one of the best animated shows of its era.
On the face of it, King Of The Hill and Neon Genesis Evangelion don't share much in common. One is a humble sitcom about an everyman and his bizarre collection of family and friends, while the other is an existential giant mech action series. Yet they combine gloriously in the mashup video Propane Genesis Evangelion, which recreates Neon Genesis Evangelion's intro, complete with opening theme "A Cruel Angel’s Thesis" by singer Yoko Takahashi.
The jarring contrast in tone between King Of The Hill and Neon Genesis Evangelion is part of what makes the video work so well. Having Hank stand in for Shinji as Evangelion's iconic opening visuals and text float over him - replaced with King Of The Hill gags like "Pocket Sand" or "Narrow Urethra" - give his understated show the epic feel its deserves. Propane Genesis Evangelion is also extremely well-edited, working hard to match the original cuts of Neon Genesis' opening, but replacing it with King Of The Hill footage.
Propane Genesis Evangelion is a crossover that's very unlikely to happen, but there's been talk of a potential King Of The Hill revival. Mike Judge says if such a series did go ahead, it would feature aged versions of the show's characters; a Beavis And Butt-Head revival could also happen. Anyone who saw End Of Evangelion will know that a follow-up series to Neon Genesis Evangelion is quite unlikely, though stranger things have happened.