8 Popular TV Characters Who Originated On A Different Show

3. Hank Hill

1st Appearance: Beavis and Butthead (as Tom Anderson) Okay, so technically it wasn't Hank Hill that was the curmudgeonly old neighbor to Beavis and Butthead, but a side-by-side comparison of Hank and Tom Anderson's look, voice, and general attitude prove that they're different in name and hair styles only. In fact, Mike Judge, the creator of both shows, said that his first idea was to form a legitimate lineage between the two, with Hank being Anderson's son. He figured he could use that as a tie-in for a possible spin-off idea with Beavis and Butthead. Unfortunately, there was no true crossover between the two shows, leaving us all to imagine the amazingly awkward conversations that might've happened between Hank and Tom.