Tom Anderson

From Beavis and Butt-Head

Tom Anderson is an older aged man who lives nearby Beavis and Butt-Head. A war veteran and staunch conservative, he is often seen drinking beer or doing work with his tools. He has often been the victim of Beavis and Butt-Head's actions. They have cut down a tree that fell on his house, stolen his golf balls and later sold them for money, filled up a pre-dug pool with concrete and ruined his golf clubs, and even have went to the store as an errand for him only to wind up putting back all the items he asked for. In one of the most memorable episodes, Beavis and Butt-Head took over for him at his yard sale and sold everything he owned, including a Purple Heart (evidence of his war heroism). Anderson has been known to yell "What in the hell?!" and "Damn it!" when angry.

Tom Anderson strongly resembles Hank Hill from Mike Judge's later show, King of the Hill - both were based on the same person from Judge's youth. Additionally, both characters have an important possession called "Betsy" - Anderson's is a shotgun, Hill's is a guitar.