Hägar the Horrible: Hägar Knows Best
originally aired on CBS
Hägar the Horrible is the title and main character of an American comic strip. It first appeared on February 4, 1973 (in Sunday papers) and the next day in daily newspapers. The strip is a caricature commenting on modern-day life in the United States through a loose interpretation of Viking Age Scandinavian life. "Hagar the Terrible" was the nickname given to the late Dik Browne by his sons.