'Joe Dirt' At Last Being Translated to Animated Series

Guess what! There's this now: an animated comedy about hick culture with absolutely none of the dignity of King of the Hill. The Hollywood Reporter explains the doomsday scenario:

TBS is partnering with David Spade to develop an animated version of his film "Joe Dirt."

The pilot script deal calls for the comic actor, Sony Pictures Television and Happy Madison Prods. to collaborate on a series following a "mullet-sporting, muscle-car-loving loser with a heart of gold."

"David Spade is a hugely popular comic talent who has created a funny, yet lovable, character in 'Joe Dirt,'" said Michael Wright, executive vp of programming for TBS. "We look forward to seeing how he and his fellow writers and producers take this character in new directions as TBS continues exploring the world of primetime animation."

Well, I see David Spade has been using his time between seasons of the somehow-on-the-air CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement wisely. Can't just sit around resting on the laurels of Dickie Roberts forever, living solely on those Just Shoot Me residual checks. Have to always be thinking: "How could I stretch a tired joke about a mullet just a liiiiiitle further?" Making an animated Joe Dirt is a great, terrible answer to that question.

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