I just realized that the reason I never warmed up to Family Guy or King of the Hill is that I remembered another series,
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, from long, long ago, which had similar themes and approaches.
I'd forgotten the actual title of that series until tonight, when I saw it on a list at Wikipedia and looked it up.
I have no illusions that WTYFGH was any better or worse than its modern parallel shows. Just one of those random memories that I have to dredge up from the depths, throw out of my system, and walk away from once it's out.