 Commenting on their inspirations , the brothers recognized themselves as animation fans , with Keith mentioning Clone High as one of their favorite series , along with King of the Hill and The Life & Times of Tim . Summing Lucas Bros. as an equation , the two called it " Bill & Ted plus <unk> plus The Wire ( minus the bleakness ) . " In the United States , the series is rated TV @-@ 14 . Some jokes have been rejected by the network for content , with the brothers naming a parody of Clay Davis 's character from The Wire 's elongated pronunciation of the word " shit " as an example of this . 
