Junkie Business: The Time Hank was Worse than Peggy - King of the Hill Review 

As some eagle-eyed viewers have pointed out, it turns out there IS a little "April" text on that Cowboys calendar at Hank's workstation. Oopsie! But this point did make me go back and look at Hank's Employee of the month sticker, which awards Hank for the month of May (which is why I assumed this was taking place in June). I guess someone at Strickland is a little slow at changing their calendars! But seriously, thanks to y'all for catching that mistake. I'm always worried that what's happening on screen isn't visually interesting enough, so it's nice to know that people are really keeping their attention on things.

Hank was terrible at hiring people based on liking football. Buck was right on holding back Hank from manager 😂

Maria copping a feel of Hank’s nonexistent ass is still one of the unintentionally funny moments on the show. The DK “Yeah!” makes it utterly hilarious

When i saw this episode as a kid i thought the reason leon left the bathroom all loopy was because he took a ginormous dump since i felt the same way doing that. Now when i dump a wide load i like to quote afterwards "hey its the charking"

Hank has done some bad things. Remember how he tried to stop Kahn from taking his antidepressants all because one of the withdrawal symptoms was hyperactivity, which enabled Kahn to be focused on building a grill? Yeah. That was pretty shitty of him!

It's actually illegal to base a hiring decision on religion. Hank's practice question to Bobby is a big red flag.

Yeah this is definitely Hank's biggest fuck up and does actually add some reasoning as to why Buck hasn't promoted him to manager yet.

Honestly, The return of Anthony the social worker is the one scene of this episode that stands out to me. Especially because of the deleted scene where Hank recognizes him, In fact if they had kept that deleted scene I like to think that Hank and Anthony would've explained some of their history with each other, And here's how I think it probably would've played out in terms of dialogue - Hank: Twig boy? Anthony: So you do remember me? Hank: Oh I remember you alright, You're that jackass of a social worker who accused me of child abuse and tried to take my son away. Anthony: Yeah, And it was thanks to you and your son I lost my job in child services and got relocated back to LA. Hank: Good, Because you were clearly terrible at your job. Anyway, That's how I think it would've played out.

Worst things hank did was not calling out his mom when she is also a problem snd plays victim at her old age. Hiring the bad guy instead of the lady for Strickland And Luanne love life with the touchy guy or the string bean

I never actually thought about Leon thinking about Hank as a mentor. It makes his behavior, especially the name change, make a lot more sense. I feel bad now. lol

Re: Strickland only having 15 employees It wouldn't surprise me if the branches of Strickland are incorporated separately. It's the kind of cheating Buck would do.

Texas is an At Will employment state. Leon could've been fired for any reason as long as it wasn't due to religion, orientation, gender, or disability. Which drug addiction is not a disability. Also even if it was, I don't think Strickland would be under negative scrutiny keeping an unstable person away from volatile substances. Also I'm pretty sure Leon answering the company phone with "T-Man" (presumably his dealer) is why the customer was lost, not due to the slogan being messed up. Customer was probably acquainted with T-Man as well 😂

The real question is how the Small Business excuse works when Strickland Propane is a Franchise.

Another time I remember Peggy being better was Peggy Makes the Big Leagues. Peggy's unwilling to pass a failing student just because he's good at football (and she tries her damndest to help him), while everyone, including Hank, is putting the screws on her to pass him. She only relents when Hank gaslights her into thinking she was failing to reach him because she sucks. Sure, he comes clean with Peggy and works with her to rectify the situation, but still... Granted, Hank was getting the screws put on him too, but he should've stood by his wife.

The last part where Hank is booty grabbed awkwardly by Maria for some reason makes me almost want them to make a narrow urethra joke as the stinger but yea that is such a weird joke to end on xD

I don't think anything can top Peggy ruining Lucky's life because "she knows better" while also doing the opposite in the alabaster episode Or taking a child from Mexico while thinking she knows Spanish And i could go on but it would take forever

I wish the writers continued with the Maria storyline. We see in a later episode she is still working at Strickland. I wish we could have had Peggy confront her or her workplace relationship with Hank.

The thing that always bothered me about the ending of Pigmalion was the fact they brushed off watching a man get butchered

Idk the abruptness of Peggy appearing always gave me the impression that the ending was a nightmare

Doesn't help that the episode vindicates Hank by depicting Leon as not only incompetent but also abusing the system that's supposed to help and protect people in his situation. That's probably why the episode doesn't show Leon getting better at doing any actual work.

Imagine being JoJack, watching Hank get pro mo, after pro mo, when Jo runs the trucks. Hell, id take a sip myself. Fug this job!¡! These several times they devalued JJ openly and admits they need him

Sad that Jo Jack never got a spotlight episode. Donna had the social media episode & even Enrique had few.

🎵🎶No more pills or alcohol, no more pot or demerol. No more stinkin' fun at all! I'm checkin' in 🎵🎶

All I wanted from the Trip Larsen episode, was to know if Peggy and Luanne ever repoter his death or did they just walk away from the whole thing

I love how kinda out of place "Twig Boy" looks compared to the other characters, you can definitely tell he was from a different period of the show, when it had a different art style

Actually that alternative ending to the Tripp Larson episode was pretty funny.

Maybe it's the last 11 years i spent living with an addict but i can't see anything in Leon's behavior other than bad faith manipulation. imagine we go swimming every week for 11 year and you promised you learned how to swim every time we go and yet here i am again for the hundred thousandth time dragging you ass out of the water again.

It's Reviewed2Death in the comment section and he looks disgruntled!

3:58 I actually think this is a pretty funny ending. 😂 It just ends similar to The Sopranos, and the audience is just staring at the TV like wtf just happened? I might have a weird sense of humor

That alternate ending skit had me laughing so hard. You should start a koth what if? series. I'd have a few good ideas for that. Also, it's says April on the calendar on the bottom page. The top page says cowboys in big bold.

5:12 Funny enough, I was kinda like the teachers pet, except I helped 'shushing' the class whenever they got too loud. Kinda surprised Hank didn't just ask questions about the job itself and went straight to football.

I haven't seen this episode since I was a kid. You pointed out so many things I hadn't considered. I just remember me and my friends trying to perfectly imitate Jo Jack at the end saying, "she looks disgruntled," in our best (awful) southern accents.

Tiniest nitpick that's also been probably pointed out, is the fact that the Sports Calendar does have the month, it's just above the day squares instead of on the top page with the picture.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks hank is an asshole in this episode

15:40 When I saw that scene as a kid. I just assumed it was just hank being hank. Traumatized at the idea that he just had sex. I now realize it was extreme guilt. He may have had peggys permission, but in his mind he had basically cheated

I think Hank should’ve fired Leon right on the spot and not have him wait til 5:00. If someone gets fired and gets told that they have to work till five at the same day, they’re not gonna do that. what’s the point. Or Hank could’ve waited till five and told Leon at that time that he was fired.

Hey guys, first time channel viewer and lifelong King of the Hill appreciator. I wanted to say first that I enjoyed the video, but I disagreed with about 80% of the opinions and wanted to share my point of view. @Reviewed2Death Here’s the cliffnotes: - In this episode Hank was definitely worse than Peggy, however not worse than the worst thing she’s ever done. - Examples include abducting a child over state lines, causing the death of a industry leading food supplier, distorting an uneducated family-friend’s (Lucky’s) grasp of basics of high school education standards - and lowering his chances for securing a better paying job, investing in a roller derby team that almost sent the Hill family into debt, quitting Luanne’s job for her and roping Bill into a pyramid scheme through romantic and sexual insinuation. - Hank deserves monthly acknowledgement due to his work ethic. If you want the other employees to work harder, make different categories or add new incentives. You shouldn’t run a business like a little league soccer tournament, rewarding employees on merit and commitment just makes the most sense. - Hank would definitely bitch if he didn’t receive the reward though. That was also a spot-on impression of him by the way, kudos! - The Bobby mock interview was just as heartwarming as you described. 10/10. - Hank definitely shouldn’t have asked about religious orientation. It is in character though with Hank being a moderately conservative christian and being uncomfortable with anything that differs from his norm. Still fucked though. - Peggy was a great partner by informing him that was illegal because I believe he was simply ignorant about permitted interview questions. - Maria was extremely professional and knowledgeable about the field. This is what solidifies Hank being worse than Peggy in this episode. - That football shit was dumb as hell. - Hank speaking openly about his concerns of feeling intimacy in the work environment exemplifies the amount of trust and interpersonal communication the and Peggy have in their relationship. - Even though Peggy didn’t do anything wrong by turning the hypothetical into a sexual roleplay scenario, it did further reinforce the concerns Hank had and probably skewed him even more so towards not accepting Maria’s application. - The only legitimate argument Hank has for his actions is the fear of a lawsuit due to possible supervisor misconduct, if things did get spicy. Still not enough. Misogynistic and unacceptable in the workforce. Period. - Leon was very convincing in his interview, and coming off of Hank’s irrational fears, I don’t think Hank was wrong for not seeing he was being played. But, Leon was less qualified and did not deserve to be picked over Maria. - Leon WAS a big problem within the episode! For numerous reasons. Leon wasn’t a true antagonist however, he was just an unfortunate foil to Hank. - Being on mind-altering substances at a propane business is beyond dangerous. People can die. Leon throwing files, ruining sales acquisitions, disrupting brand loyalty and having basic bookkeeping skills is unacceptable. - Leon’s position of accessories manager actually holds more power than you’d assume. Monitoring heat thermometers and extra secure gas nozzles for tanks, ordering potentially dangerous supplies for the business, etc. - - If Joe Jack shouldn’t be relaxing due to being hazmat certified, then Leon’s ass definitely should not be managing all of the store’s accessories. - The show did portray Leon worse than they should’ve. Drug addiction is a curse and needs to be addressed in a more constructive and encouraging manner. - Peggy’s version of fixing mistakes is falsely turning in works she did as her son’s, getting jealous of her son’s success, breaking into a middle school at night, hanging up a soiled flag she stole from her veteran neighbor, running over said flag and doing this to win a college rivalry. She’s not getting exonerated. - Bobby is a goat for informing his dad of Leon’s likely drug use and for fixing Leon’s shoddy bookkeeping. Peggy was right to chide Hank. - Personnel files should never leave the office and should be secured. - Hank was totally in the right to fire Leon. He should’ve taken more personal responsibility, but Leon staying would’ve caused potentially fatal results. Let’s not forget when the Megalo Mart blew up and killed Buckley. - Hank was extremely good natured to give Leon the contact information for a different rehab clinic, since the previous one didn’t work. Leon abused that trust by weaponizing it against Hank. - Recovery should be encouraged at all costs. Even if Leon did maintain his job due to a loophole, there was still a chance for redemption and future storylines. - Twig boy was arguably doing a noble job at his last profession, but did not pick up on the nuance of family dynamics. This one is also noble as well. - They should’ve left the original scene where Hank recognized him in. It could’ve given the story a real antagonist by personifying government officials who abuse social equity causes. It also would’ve given Hank greater reason to hate the workspace changes as it was being enforced by the person who tried to take Bobby away from him. - The withdrawal therapy should’ve been moved to a non-working hours, however Leo’s amount of work time should’ve been lessened (as well as the scope of his role and authority held). - Methadone is extremely important for recovery and Hank shouldn’t have dismissed it. Leon should’ve suggested tinted glasses and a dim office to work in, instead of forcing the entire workplace to dim the lights to accommodate his journey. Recovery should be encouraged because it is a hard but worthwhile endeavor, however, individuals should not expect to further inconvenience those around them for past mistakes and current choices. Accommodate but don’t bend over backwards. - Texas is an at will state, but it does not make it justified to fire someone without cause. - Withdrawal pain does not equal work ethic. I’ve had withdrawal symptoms. Scariest shit I’ve ever experienced, but that would not have it justified for me to get a medal. I am proud of my accomplishment of getting through the tumultuous time in my life, but workplaces should be a meritocracy and not a charity. - Buck is terrible for suggesting hooking Leon back into drugs. - Leon’s life is at risk of being fuck up, but arguably that was done of his own volition. Businesses have to stay afloat to support the livelihood of their employees and have a positive effect on the local economy. If Leon was fired, that would’ve been just. - The entire working body needed to be reprimanded. Good on you for suggesting detailed medical proof for accommodation. - Joe Jack is being an ass. - ADHD does not lead to thinking celebrities are going to die due to your direct actions. Also that guy is definitely an opportunistic faker. - I would believe the bloating concerns of Melinda but she’s filing her nails with a smile, not clutching her abdomen with a frown. - The world doesn’t demand shit. Societies demand perfection, and yes Peggy’s point still stands, but again it’s not a valid excuse. - Taking Hank's legal name is incredibly off putting. Even if this is a show of respect, this infringes on numerous workplace dynamics and is stalker-esque behavior. Good on Leon for trying to have a sober name. - The coach stuff might be correct, but that literally changes nothing. Taking someone’s full name is odd behavior that shouldn’t be tolerated. - Hank shouldn’t have quit because of the Texas’s at-will firing policy. Besides he has seniority and is integral to the business’s success. - You were right about the copout with the different branches, but I still think the legal loophole thing was an apt portrayal of how malleable business law is in the US. - Hank having no vacation time punishes his family more than him. Hank loves to work but will miss out on family time. The loss of seniority makes Hank’s authority less within the workplace and could lead to further conflict. If - Hank’s pay was also cut, this would’ve been seriously detrimental towards the Hill family. - Allowing Debbie to do nothing and look pretty is wrong and sexist. She does not deserve to be objectified nor does she deserve to have that creepy guy leer at her. - Buck most likely did set everything into motion. - Peggy being mad makes no fucking sense and almost of proves Hanks point of spousal jealousy. Almost… - Maria shouldn’t have grabbed Hank’s ass even under the request of Buck. Sexual assault on day one of a new job is crazy and her character portrayal deserved better. - The ending is weird. You brought up some great points I didn’t even consider. - Drug testing a child that is not a formal employee is most likely illegal and definitely immoral. Good video essay but man there’s a lot to address here. You were a great commentator though and I hope to see more videos. King of the Hill is one of my favorite shows and seeing this amount of love from the fanbase warms my heart. Keep on creating friend!

Peggy still gave children pts of Flat Stanley and kidnap a little girl

"PEGGY'S IN THE PARKING LOT! SHE LOOKS DISGRUNTLED!" One of my favorite episodes.

16:28 - i can clearly see April printed underneath the sportsball guy...

2:54 even if you want to blame Trip for telling her which lever to pull, you can’t ignore they just stood and watched after finding out what the lever did. How hard would it have been to push the lever back to try and turn the spike off instead of watching Trip slowly moving towards it? Did they think it would do something besides impale him?

You DO realize that Leon was still using drugs and abusing the system, right?

41:09 I feel as though that last argument was blown a bit out of proportion and damn near moot. because while I am a major advocate for giving more patience to those with mental disabilities and addiction issues, because it runs in my family, the comparison made in that argument is still far from one to one. you got to remember when he came in he already had a list of detox centers that he went to and yet still came in on drugs, persisted to use drugs, and then didn't even seemingly get into the genuine process of trying to wean off drugs until he had to legally fight for his right to keep his job. if you give someone a life preserver then all it does is the one job its hard to fuck up using that resource. But if we were to do a one-to-one comparison with leon it would be the equivalent of "let's save our last life preserver because others have thrown six at him and he continues to dodge them while drowning somehow. but now that he drifted to our Watering Hole we have to keep him safe". I'm not disagreeing that Hank isn't a piece of s*** for all the other things you listed but it's the writers who were trying to write Leon as a piece of s***. so even though his situation may be sympathetic they did their best to make him unlikable if anything that's one of the few times I will argue the writer should have did a bit of rewriting or tweaking of his character. If anything else I think they maybe failed in their depiction of a hippie douchebag druggie by maybe adding a bit too many accuracies of actual drug addiction and medications. but as for nonsympathizers as someone who has family members who have addictions even we get tired when we notice a pattern of said family member more or less just kicking the can down the road instead of genuinely wanting to change so I can see where others are coming from. Mind you I still say all of that to say that this could have all been avoided had Hank not been so horny as to deny a woman a job

I've seen some violent things and honestly the no reaction is extremely real. Sometimes your mind seriously pulls a curtain or wool over your eyes to shield you from additional trauma.

New Reviewed2Death video, life is worth living again

10:27 Peggy’s voice actress and the guy who founded St. Jude’s hospital were Arabs but surprisingly Catholic.

I think Maria should have played a role in the episode Next of Shin when attempting to make a sibling for Bobby with Peggy considering using her to make a baby with Hank.

casually ignoring peggy being jealous of ladybird, we all see through you

I'm pretty sure Twigboy wasn't helping. He undoubtedly thought he was, but he was just enabling. And I think that was what he represented. Bureaucracy intended to help, only enabling those who are having the problems, oftentimes making them worse. Because even afterward, Leon is still obviously high a good portion of the time, and while an employee is entitled to reasonable accommodation, it has to be REASONABLE. Lowering the lights for one man in a place of business is not Reasonable. He also does not get anything done, which any employer has the right to fire an employee over. Also, I don't know of any employer who keeps an addict on their active team. Maybe they will keep them on their rolls until they've done their rehab, but rehab centers typically keep them on site for rehab. Also, why is it outlandish for Hank to want to not have an addict using his name? Especially one who has been using while at work?

Leon is not supposed to be relatable. Sorry. He's the comical villain of the episode and all Hank did wrong was to step in crap and spread it all over the house.

You had me at fruit pies

Actually, I find the screaming funny Edit: It seems someone has been reading a lot of berserk lately.

They deliberately amped up the obnoxiousness of Leon and his accomodations to make Hank look better by comparison-- And yet, in my experience, they're not entirely wrong about addicts/former addicts being a huge pain in the ass to work with. Especially reliably. I had a couple coworkers that were in treatment for meth addiction and would regularly nod off while working-- around dangerous and heavy machinery.

The Probation Buck was talking about is the like first 90 days when you start a job, or at least that's what I read Also I always felt this episode was off kinda, and I think after this watch I feel like now it has been articulated in a way I understand. Especially Peggy's angle, which before I thought she was making an insane reach claiming Hank was attracted to her as I just thought he was being Misogynistic

The ending makes the episode feel like it was all just some weird dream.

The Cowboys calendar says April on it lol

I don't think anything tops the GED. If you have the same mindset as Peggy does in that episode, then thats fine, its normal to want something better for your kids. But the moment you actively try to intrude into their adult lives to fix something that makes them happy? Nah, you're going too far. Your kid is an adult, they can make their own decision and it is not your place to ruin someone else's education just because you think thats the best thing for them.

At 16:28 the calendar clearly says April

All hopped up on goofenthall

Even as a bratty kid i hated hank in this episode.

lol, Peggy was getting at one of the core points of the Social Model of Disability that I most enjoy theorizing about, omg that's hilarious. Also, great review as always.

Leon was literally caught high on the job. Recovery don't mean squat if he's a danger he's a danger.

Reviewed is right, Griffith didn’t do nothing

That would have been interesting if Peggy put Maria up to do that to Hank

I would advise Leon to change his name to Henk Hillström

I think your wrong about Hank and the award. Peggy is the one motivated by that sort of subjective thing. Hank is more interested in wins that can be quantified, like in team sports or Grillstravaganza. Hank is happy to win because Buck is a father figure and because of Hank's loyalty to the company and to propane.

Boy, the part about presidential unaliving attempts didnt age well

Honestly the screaming end bit was funny on a dark note

Cheers Death, throwing in Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo, a plethora of other 90s references plus some Jewish history all within a KOTH is just awesome.

I think Hank gets a lot of passes for the things that he does because for the most part, they come from a place of ignorance. His craving for structure has unfortunately stunted his emotional growth and at points has bubbled over into forcing his way to the people around him. Unfortunately he does have a tendency towards sexism (not misogyny; he doesn’t hate women but doesn’t understand them) and judges the lifestyle choices that people make if he doesn’t personally approve them. But he’s not Peggy so he gets a pass.

16:28 I see April in that smudge under the picture

Hm, anyone else think this episode is why buck chooses to hire a recent grad to run the buisiness when hes sick rather than entrust it to Hank or any other employee? Hank is so clearly looking for a buddy, not an employee. It really does explain why Hank isnt a manager. Buck may be sexist too but at least he doesn't let it get in the way of business, he hires maria because she was the most qualified (my head canon is buck set up the ass grab and got peggy to play along to teach hank a lesson - that or the whole last scene is a nightmare hank has) Seriously, Hank goes through his illegal questions despite being warned beforehand, and the scene where he assumes Maria cant know anything about grills because shes a woman was so painful. And he didn't even check references! Basically everything this video points out about how bad his behavior is this episode is spot on BUT for the Leon side of things, I think the episode makes it clear that Leon is refusing to do any work and that he ONLY entered rehab so he wouldn't get fired and is likely playing lip service to the program. Also feels like twig boy is pushing the bounds of the law to extremes as revenge against hank for getting him fired which is why the other employees are able to get away with their shenanigans. After all, accomodations are one thing but you still have to do the job. And Leon says he's sober, but he still acts high a lot of the time. Sure, hes not foaming at the mouth anymore but im pretty sure the reason he suggests 'hank hill' as his new name isnt to honor or to bully him, but because he was never with it enough to even associate the name with the person. Basically the episode does this weird turn where even though its clear that hank created this mess by being a prejudiced ahole, he doesnt learn his lesson, they just make everyone else a bigger problem to make it feel like hank is justified in the solution he comes up with

Hank was pretty bad in this episode. But he barely ranks "average" on the Peggy Scale imo. I don't hold Peggy responsible for Tripp's death though. That ending felt absolutely awful tbh like someone else being horribly punished for the actions of a lunatic. Back on the initial point though: Even at his worst Hank is merely misguided. This episode was probably close to his worst if not his absolute worst but if you put Peggy in a similar situation (she'd probably hire a Junkie version of Maria because woman, then go to much greater lengths to insist she was right and cover for the mistake) I think she'd be far worse.

Wait do you actually think people shouldn’t be able to get fired if they’re drug addicts? Modern people are insane.

I think you missed the point of the entire episode. If you make a rule where you have to ablidge people who claim to be disabled, anyone can easily abuse that system. Enabling addicts is not helping them.

He should be fired for doing drugs on company time. The fact that an employer has to accept such behavior and then put up with him while he's going through detox. An employer isn't your mom.

I think this episode for Hank’s repugnant hiring practices and the Season 5 episode _“Luanne Virgin 2.0”_ (where the motivation for his actions in that episode were out of purely to spite Peggy keeping quiet that he wasn’t the only man she was with) were Hank at his worst.

Wait, Sonic and Leon Kennedy are addicts? I mean I suspected something with the volume of chili dogs, and Mr. Kennedy IS a big fan of the green.

Propane paraphernalia took until now to get that foreshadowing

I Remembered Watching This Episode And I Was Like WTF Am I Even Watching?

Probably my least favorite episode in the first three seasons. It'll be interesting to see what you think of it!

That’s what pants are for

The screaming end is pretty funny tbh😅

nah. leon was a liability no matter what. damn druggies never change.

Imagine being preachy about a junkie. Youve obviously never dealt with one before.

Omg, I didn't know you're also a star trek fan. That's good, May the force be with you fam

That *Yeeaah* !!!! I'm weak... I bout suffocated laughing 😂😂😂 also I believe buck set that up and called Peggy to have her be in on it as well

I don’t know why they cut it they could have framed it as him doing it as revenge against Hank for last time

Yay free video, I like capitalism again!

The way you produce these videos is a gribble of an idea. Well done!

16:28 it does say the month though... It says April...

I wonder if this episode is the reason that Buck couldn't give Hank a severance package, and that's because he already did during Hank's six months probation.

1628 it literally says April under the picture.

16:27 April. It says the month.

As a function drug addict, I have to say ....God I love opium

Peggy just SENSING what happened and teleporting there is the best theory

Someone finally said it!!

6:40 I wouldn't say you'd be wrong. Look how he was when Bill's high school record was "handed" to someone else.

It’s amazing how even though Peggy TOLD him he couldn’t discriminate. He did it anyway. It seems judging by the character of your heart was complete bulls***.

Man if that guy Hank was interviewing had picked up on his question, he would have figured out that he could have sued Hank, not hiring somebody just because they don't eat at Luly's, for shame Hank Hill, for shame.