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You said the simpsons is obvious on what political views it has but I always didn't really know. They tend to make fun of everyone and the main character doesn't really even care.
Miguel’s McNeill Lemme learn ya a li’l sumpn: magnets ain’t really got no positive side and negative side. They’s just the same thang goin’ in different directions and that’s wut we callit
I have never seen my dad laugh like he did when Hank pulled out a tiny WD-40 to open a bigger WD-40. At the time I didn't get it but I honestly believe that is the moment when TV comedy peaked.
OK...I have to know. What accent do they give these characters in the Japanese dub? I have watched dubbed anime where an Osakan character is given a Texan accent, so that might work in reverse. But really, I don’t know.
Hank Hill is honest to god the best representation of a boomer ever made in american TV. He is, fundamentally, a good person that tries to teach his son stuff and be an actual father, but sometimes the world just trows at hime too much stuff that he can handle properly and misunderstandings with Bobby takes place, mostly because HE lacked a good father figure or times are changins so fast he is no longer sure about what to tell his son. Does that ring a bell? It should, because it describes around 80% of all fathers. He is not an absolute incompetent idiot like Homer Simpson, Peter Griffin or pretty much every father in any comedy shoe in the last 30 years, he is a flawed, relatable, funny, teaching father.
It would be nice if adult cartoons had representation of older generations that went beyond being "A dumbass with an outdated mindset who only exists as a punchline to occasionally funny jokes". There are certainly Boomers that fit that description, but even they have some level of complexity within and outside of that role.
@@robhillen8007 exactly. I mean every boomer in TV and every father in every comedy is usually a dumb fuck who is lucky to have found his perfect angel of a wife. It's not that I hate it, but it's getting repetitive.
My thought is similar: most times in life at the end of a matter, there is no clear “this is right, and that is wrong” answer. However, the episode ended may not be the way things end for anyone else. Oh well - here’s what happened...
One of my favorite bits from this show is when Hank meets George Bush and shakes his hand, only to discover he has a limp handshake. It's so absurd and goofy yet so relatable.
Bro that episode where he pulls out a big can of wd40 and then the cap is stuck so he pulls out a smaller can of wd40 to spray the big can. I fuckin died
Nope, it just makes things worse in the long-term, WD-40 collects dust and dirt. Use Silicone spray instead, it is a dry lubricant and lasts much longer, and doesn't collect dirt or dust.
Not to mention that episode was made just after the Satanic Panic ended. Then again there are still nutcases that buy some of the bullshit from the days of the Satanic Panic.
Houston native - I think we’ve all seen some shit that would be weird by others’ comparisons. Like the Californian in that episode mistaking Bobby and Hank messing around for abuse.
Growing up around a very similar area, as a kid I didn't even really get the show because it was so similar to my real life. It didn't feel like a comedy, it just felt like watching real life play out in cartoon form.
I like how for the most part, Hank solves each episode’s problem with an idea. The Hills are typically taken advantage of as rubes, then Hank figures out a way to turn things around. Or sometimes it’s Peggy, like in the episode where she’s told she’s a genius and then gets scammed by a character voiced by freakin Jeff Goldblum.
I really enjoy the episode about the death row convict because of this premise in the show, the convict thinks he outsmarted the hills, he thinks he has them wrapped around his finger, but Peggy and Hank figure out a way trick him, such a good episode.
The name of the town they live in Arlen, is a combo of Arlington and Garland. As a residence i can say this show is pretty much real life lmao geat vid
The town is located near temple Texas tho. As a local the name is based off of Arlington/garland but the town's location is based off of temple Texas. the military base nearby is Ft-hood and the city size is comparable to that of temple Texas.
@@MrJack1992 No. It's based off DFW, Judge has said that himself this is further proved by them doing things like going to Cowboys games, while the physical location is never said, it's very clear the show is set around the DFW metroplex and it's suburbs
@@2002toyotacivic As someone who lives in DFW and garland yes the name for the show is based on those two cities. But Arlen the city if it we're irl would be located in Temple Texas based on football programming, the distance it is to drive to Dallas is considered a day trip where in Arlington or garland that's a 5 minute drive in garlands case you cross one street and You're in Dallas. The show itself even proclaims it's based in North Central Texas. McMainerbery is loosely based on Waco Texas the teams Arlen high school face are killen, McMainerbery, the military base Bill dotreive works at is based off of FT hood which is close to Temple Texas. Also when it comes to news channels people in the killen, Belton, temple metro area are halfway between news stations based in Waco and based in Austin.
There are episodes where characters travel to real cities in Texas. If the directions given in these episodes are accurate, arlan can't exist because it frequently shifts locations to fit the narrative. The creators even said that arlan is meant to be a generic texas town that you can find anywhere.
You’re all right and you’re all wrong. A running gag on the show was that Arlen’s location changed every time a sign or area code appeared on screen. Some episodes put it in DFW area, others near Houston, others still in central Texas. Mike Judge always intended Arlen’s location to be obscure.
I love that Hank is culturally aware enough to know there’s a difference between the Chinese and Japanese but still ignorant to not realize there’s more than 2
I named my first car Rusty Shackleford, and my Late grandfather was named Robert "Bob", so I plan to name my first son after him, but call the boy Bobby.
@@unhappyattendantughh2469 the dog in the show was a hound of some kind, but the OP was saying they named their own dog ladybird, and that their dog was a bulldog.
Wendy Lee Connelly in the episode ‘Racist Dawg’ she is show to be a pure Georgia blood hound. So know your KOTH facts before challenging mine. And yes i knew that off the top of my head
Well. At least we Millenials had some sweet cartoons to look forward to, lol. It was trippy to see cartoons like KotH, Family Guy, etc. then transition to Samurai Champloo, etc.
IIRC either Jason DeMarco or Mike Lazzo said airing it at 8pm and then also at 5am was to better transition CN to AS and vice versa in a non-jarring way. It worked.
This is the same for me!! I’m 22 now and started watching adult swim as young as like 8 I think. Back then it came on at 11. Then each year or so it seemed like, adult swim got earlier and earlier. And I got older 😂 so I only watched more and more. Family guy was my favorite as a kid so I always watched KOTH and American dad too before. I came to realize that AD and KOTH were some of the best ones, sometimes funnier and better than family guy
While it may not be considered a great such as the Simpsons, I personally think it ages better. And while Mike Judge's voice in the show is undeniable, I think the success in creating a "balanced" comedic perspective is largely due to Greg Daniels. I feel this is something he was able to carry over with shows like "The Office." Where the first season wasn't (still isn't) well received, he was able to adapt and soften the edges and make a despicable and disgusting Michael Scott into a loveable and buffonish, yet equally politically incorrect Michael Scott.
You are absolutely correct with it aging better. it's funny how you can go back and watch episodes and how they are still relevant with issues going on today. The office happens to be my other favorite showsmutt and office space is a top five movie for me. I love the work by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels. it's very true and funny how the first seasons of both of those shows weren't quite their best, although good but how they just got better with character development and once you understood the theme of the show.
@@DoctorPhileasFragg We can agree to disagree on this point. It is my personal opinion. But here's my thinking behind this point: The Simpsons vernacular and aesthetic is ubiquitous with the 90's. "Doh!" "Eat My shorts!" "Stupid Flanders!" are just a few of the dozens of catchphrases that The Simpsons generated. Occurrences of these catchphrases in real life rose and fell with the popularity of the show. It's pretty rare to hear people quoting the Simpsons now, and even then it's usually people who were viewers in the early days. The Simpsons' vernacular is but a remnant of the past. The Simpsons art style, particularly it's color palette, was also uniquely its own. The dominant pinks and purples, the yellow skin tones... It's wacky and pops and is (intentionally) an eyesore. Springfield is every American town and at once doesn't resemble anything in particular. It is unmistakably the Simpsons in this respect. King of The Hill's memorable quotes aren't nearly as striking or original as those from The Simpsons. And there aren't nearly as many. "Damnit _____!" was/is a common phrase before and after KOTH. "I sell propane and propane accessories" is funny, not because it's quirky or edgy, but because it's mundane. It matches how/what people talk (about) right now as much as it did then. The catchphrases were perhaps, never fresh, but they continue to be used more commonly than the Simpsons' quotes currently. The same goes for it's visual aesthetic. Save for the occasional fantasy sequence, colors are more grounded in reality. The characters are more anatomically correct. The physics resemble real life physics. The culture, landscape, and architecture emulates a real Texas city. There is familiarity in how this show looks, feels, and sounds, and is therefore more relatable. I will grant that many, if not most of The Simpsons stories are timeless. They are famous for aping classic tales throughout all of time. Shakespeare, Greek Mythology, etc. etc. They set their sights on American culture and current events pretty frequently; something that King of the Hill makes reference to in passing jokes rather than as major plot points. In this way I can agree that The Simpsons is timeless. But I think the aesthetic choices keeps The Simpsons in the 90's. whereas the choices of King of The Hill keep it more relatable to audiences today.
“That’s my purse, I don’t know you!” This is legitimately one of the greatest TV sign-offs of all time. I still remember watching that episode when it first aired, spawned a truly legendary meme almost immediately.
I think one thing that really sets King of the Hill apart from most other cartoon sitcoms is how its story makes deconstructive and constructive observations of most issues, unlike cartoons such as Southpark and Family Guy which generally take a solely deconstructive analysis towards many issues (especially ones the writers don't agree with). It feels like King of the Hill tries to give you the understanding that you don't always know what's truly right while others just lambaste any view.
South Park used to be a bit more level, but at some point it became "Eric Cartman is what's wrong with society in this episode, and Stan and Kyle are the voice of reason." Like some weird strawman comic.
SouthPark is just an extreme version of reality. The comedy comes from the extreme characters, or the extreme reaction of characters to real world events or ideas. Sometimes this is used to criticise real life, other times to criticise extremism itself. The way the town’s people react to climate change or homeless people is an example.
@@s4098429 but the issue that was stated is that southpark shows left leaning ideology to be correct while both are criticized the right ideology is deemed fundamentally wrong while the left is demeaned don't be extreme
@@danielmallory4687 Eh, I know plenty of conservatives who enjoy South Park, its absurdist humor, regardless of what the content is about. Family guy is the one that's heavily left leaning, and doesn't even bother trying to hide it.
@@DevDreCW south park does lean left but doesn't always mentions politics that being said the whole character of eric cartman is making fun of conservatives while tokens name and pc principle jokes about left only some parts of the ideology
I've always felt this show leans traditionally conservative. Not contemporary-conservative, not neo-conservative, not libertarian. Traditional in the truest sense conservative. Hank is uptight but cares and has a good heart. He's incredibly mid-western polite and Protestant without being too judgy or preachy. He clearly conflicts with the culture of the late 90s but he doesn't hate anyone. It'd be nice if that kind of conservatism made its way back into Americans society.
i think koth is what you get when generally centrist liberal writers try to write several actually "good" conservative characters. not one that renounces his beliefs and just switches sides, but stays "conservative" but is also kind, open minded and practical. Hes the republican who they would want to live near and be friends with. and yeah, it would be interesting to see him in the current situation i don't think he would be a "you know who" conservative, Even dale i would not expect for him to like him (khan and his wife would...actually his wife probably militantly so) he would likely be repelled by the philosophy, and it would be interesting to see him thread the needle.
Ryan Weible There is such a modern idea of your political views being directly linked to how “good” of a person you are. And I’m sorry, but even though the judgement CAN come from both sides, we all know where the vast majority of it comes from. Idgaf if you support Sanders or Warren. That doesn’t stop me from having a beer and steak with you. We have forgotten that people are more than their political views. We are American first. And if it’s someone from outside the US, then we are people who all want a better life. I’ve got a friend in Lybia. He had to move a while back because his neighborhood got shelled. It doesn’t take a saint to figure out that that is not any way I wish for someone to live. Be kind. Be neighborly. Have the same goals, but you don’t always have to have the same way of getting there.
I'm surprised he didn't talk about Boomhauer when he was talking about voice acting EDIT: he did mention Boomhauer but I wished he went more in depth about it
It's Mike Judge man, he's really sharp. He was a physicist I'm pretty sure. But he's a great satirist of American culture. It's all through his work what with King of the Hill, Beavis and Butthead, Idiocracy. Super interesting person.
not completely sure either he was either that or worked in somewhere similar, like engineering or computers, but i do know one member of queen was a physicist and yes mike judge is in fact awesome & does great satire (dont forget office space he made that to) and he was a bit of an inspiration to trey parker/matt stone
Captain Murphy it still impresses me how much popular media he’s made and I’m not sure if you know this but beavis and butthead is getting a continuation and I hope he keeps up with his great satire
I know he worked in tech ... he saw what bullshit that was and the result was *Office Space* But Beavis & Butt-Head was his original breakthrough. Uhhhh .... a little bird told me that in the 90s, 90% of TV sets in the US Olympic Training Center were on Beavis & Butt-Head promptly as 7 when they started. B&B were/are the pure stuff. I think Judge realized that as great and fun B&B were, they were never going to reach a mass audience, and doing B&B helped him develop ideas for a more subtle, really stick the dagger in, show like KOTH.
Cotton:"Careful with that, It's loaded" Peggy:"You gave my son a loaded gun for his birthday, what is wrong with you?" Cotton:"You don't give a kid a toy without the batteries."
The King of the hill's characters are hard for me to believe they aren't real sometimes. I feel like I should be able to drive to Texas and meet all of them. The show is just so relatable to my own life experiences growing up in the south.
It was the family show for us growing up. The best thing 13 channels had to offer after dinner growing up but didn’t know it was actually one of the better shows I’d watch period
It was one of the few shows I was flat out not allowed to watch growing up. But it's fucking GOOD. And as a kid, I don't think it'd have had any negative effects on me.
I always found it hilarious that when Cotton meets Kahm for the first time, he immediately knows Kahn is Laotion and not Japanese or Chinese (like every other character thought up to that point)
It's crazy that the most racist character of the entire show is the most culturally appropriate out of all of them and knows how to distinguish from Japanese Chinese and Laotian
i had a really bad relationship with my dad as a teenager, and i remember watching king of the hill and wishing hank was my dad. now my dad and i get along great and i think a lot of it is because before i moved out we watched king of the hill together every night. i'll forever love this show just because of that, because i realized my dad was a real hank hill. ❤️
For me this show has always been weird bc it was localized in French to take place in Quebec? There were name changes, the town was renamed too. For a while I thought the name on the water tank was a company’s and not a town’s bc I had never seen one of those irl. Eventually I grew up and learned what shape texas was and things clicked, but it made for a confusing experience :’D I would probably enjoy watching the original now
Which part of Quebec was it supposed to be? I genuinely would have expected Alberta, or maybe Saskatchewan, but I'm struggling to think of a part of Quebec that culturally maps to East Texas. Granted, I'm also in BC, so maybe I'm just on the wrong side of the country to understand.
Shadowfury333 No part in particular! They made up a town name that sounds realistic for rural Quebec, but no region was named if Im not mistaken. The localization felt they had to place the show in Quebec for our French version regardless of culture, which is why so many adjustments were made. Culturally i felt it was more conversative than most shows i watched back then, esp for things related to religion as most ppl here aren’t religious at all.
@@Usagilover Exactly, the religion stuff is why Alberta would make the most sense, but I get why it would be Quebec for the French audience, since compared to France it's still an old new world colony that's got a strong independent streak.
i find localisations like that confusing. and not due to the name and town changes but thinking of how they went about making such a peculiar decision. i could understand perhaps you change a name in a foreign language if the existing term doesn't translate neatly. for example nakama holds a meaning of somewhere along the lines of comrade/extremely close friend. depending on context of course. in english the closest label i could uncover was blood brothers. the meaning however is distinct and pertains to at least two individuals performing a blood oath to each other. then there is a second meaning referring to two siblings. writing this though has sparked a thought that perhaps the strength of the English language is how it evolves rapidly and chimera of other languages. many of our words have roots in Latin though we steal many words from other languages if they embody some concept we find need to express with haste. i doubt though that many others care for the etymology of words, though it does seem that few people care for history. these individuals have performed mind games with the general public who forget the recent past far too quickly and are ignorant of no longer recent history. i shall cut my correspondence short since i've deviated from my initial topic rather dramatically.
I remember that when I was around 9 or 10, this was one of the few 'adult' shows I was allowed to watch. I didn't have anywhere near the reference to tell what they were satirizing, but I still saw that at the end of the day, somehow everyone in the show had learned something. Not to mention that some of the gags the show had were just hilarious, like when Hank gets the bottle with coke and the bottle with formula mixed up, you have both Peggy sputtering and the baby crying at their first experience with carbonation.
I haven't watched the show, but I think this video might convince me to watch it. Pretty much all of your videos make me want to play or watch what you talk about, due to your expert descriptions, keep up the good work
I watched this show in elementary school (obviously a lot of it went over my head) and rewatched it as an adult and I love this show. It’s a gem and can never be replicated.
Although I know it is a bit controversial to say, I love Peggy. She reminds me so much of the well meaning but way too overly confident in their abilities moms that I've met over the years. It makes her feel like a real person I'd meet. Episodes like the time she took the kids to Mexico are some of the funniest things that have ever graced TV.
As someone who is from Garland Tx (the inspiration for Arlan) I can say this show is very accurate, My dad was basically Hank and had friends similar to Bill Dale and Boomhaur. My Dads friend who is basically Dale Gribble invited us to move with him to New Mexico where he planned to live in a cave that supposedly had a portal to another dimension.
Perfect! I was going to comment regards to another comment mentioning that they didn't know how the show sat politically and I was going to say middle right
yeah i agree. i would actually probably specify middle-left writers whose characters are centrists with a republican lean. As far as i can remember, the show was fairly liberal (heh) with humanizing gay people, bipoc, and even porn actors for a show airing in the 90s. I don't think a show written by right lean centrists would have written that halloween story or had Cotton portrayed as he was in the show. ex: how 'friends' had chandler react to his trans* parent compared to peggy's drag arc & dale's reaction to his gay father despite being written/aired around the same time. its /writing/ was left-leaning but its /characters/ were right-leaning.
@@spencerlively3049 more than anything it was empathy, rather than a specific viewpoint. It made fun of aspects of the right, but always empathized with the people who held those views. It also made fun of people on the left, like the overly sensitive California liberal cps guy in the first episode.
I grew up on King of the Hill and it's still one of my favorite shows. It's got the perfect blend if heart and satire with just a hint of absolute insanity peppered in for spice
And then, of course, there's the episode where the store explodes and likely multiple people die in the explosion and it's treated just as a lesson moment
MrJr I agree. It’s pretty predictable when you see a priest in a show that in the end he’ll be the bad one with anterior motives... basically they are the “butler who did it” in every show they presented in. Lazy writing.
Crow Too many horror movies. I watched this show called Kingsmen or something a few years ago... the whole church was hillbilly zombies and there was a pretty impressive Christian slaughter scene I could have done without.
My dad growing up had to go this Christian camp out and they tried to put these kids in stocks, straight up medieval wooden stocks as punishment. Of course not every church is like this but religion is an easy way to manipulate people
I saw King of the Hill for the first time when I was in russia visiting family, apparently it was a big thing there and I liked it but when I came back to germany I couldn't find it anywhere, television back then didn't have King of the hill in my country and so I forgot about it for a while. Then RU-vid grew bigger and I had more access to stuff etc. King of the hill really is an anomaly.
@@JonnyRicter I really dunno. I guess because like southpark, it was showing smaller towns with fucked up lives etc. I guess it's very relatable. Not in Germany tho since Germany is lowkey lame i dunno.
I grew up in the MS/LA area and totally got it. Texas was founded by Southerners. After all, Sam Houston was governor of Tennessee before he even went to Texas.
I used to have "parties" with my nephew when we were younger where we'd make those big Mason jars of coolaid and chips to watch the Simpsons and then usually king of the hill unless it was superbowl afterwards. I really liked how normal it seemed initially. Having a screwed family and childhood I really connected with it. I've seen lunacy in the same vein as the more fantastical elements.
When you say superbowl are you referring to the once a year event in February? Because if you are, why was that worth mentioning in your story? You mention it as if the superbowl can just pop on TV unexpected throughout the week.
Mike Judge wields satire like a master samurai. Plenty of it is a product of its time, and it shows, but King of the Hill still has tons of relevant quality satire even today.
Not only is it an amazing show, the RU-vid poops that were made of it are some of, if not the best RU-vid poops around. My friends and I still quote them to this day
Okay, Twister, iT's JuSt YoU aN' mE nOw. Te-T-T-T-Ten years ago you took my shit. YOU THINK I'D FORGET THAT?! C'MON, BRING IT ON! _water droplet_ Ahh! _three more droplets_ *AAH!* *No, please, let me GoOoOoO!*
I always tell people that great YTP recontextualizes the original show. When I watch the boggle episode, I’m always taken aback that it’s NOT the poop.
King of the Hill is my all-time favorite show and the only long running show where I can say I’ve seen every episode multiple times. Heck, there’s particular episodes I’ve probably watched 25+ times. I blame my Dad, he would record new episodes in the late 90’s and early 2000’s on VHS and I watched them ad nauseam. It’s a show we still bond over, watch, and talk about.
I love how much both old and new generation learns about each other and try taking what’s best from both or accepting it I also love how some characters like Cotton still have moments of good like how he lied too protect bobby because bobby accidentally burnt down the church Or how Hank gives genuinely good work advice for bobby but when he sees how his boss treats him he kicks his a*s I love realistic yet cartoony everyone is
The creators of the show knew that setting the show in Texas they would have material to work with for years to come. I lived in Texas for many years and I can tell you that most people there are ignorant about MANY things but they are not stupid wich leaves room for them to learn a lesson , which it happens in every single episode , unlike Florida where people are flatout stupid.
Benjamin Sullivan I’m assuming that he means Texans, particularly ones that live in small towns, are the last people to adopt the changing views of society. To give an example, while people in California and New York are banning straws and ranting up and down the street about “equality”, people in Texas aren’t. This also is apolitical, as small town people tend not to care about the latest East coast fashion trend or whatever. It’s mainly ignorance caused by being in a cultural bubble, that can either be a good or bad thing depending on your political alignment.
The Boomhauer accent is real, but very localised. It comes from a specific time period when German immigrants moved into Louisiana near New Orleans and then learned Cajun and French....in a German accent. It took some digging to figure out how it came into being.
The thing about King if the hill, is that it’s humor and situations are so relatable, and the art style emphasizes the relatable scenarios in episodes with its realistic setting. The lessons learned and honest mistakes made by characters are relatable enough to make the show timeless. We’ve all had those moments where we feel we’re the only leveled headed one in the group like Hank. Or those weird, transformative years like Bobby.
Oh my gosh yes. I'm almost 30 and I've been watching King of the Hill for more than half my life now. There's just something so nice and refreshing even after all these years going back to it. It was one of the first animated shows I remember watching that actually built up characters and kept continuity, too - it wasn't all just episodic. At the end of the day Hank is just trying to be the best father and employee he can be regardless of the changing times. He's human and has flaws. I love him and the show so much.
As someone not born in Texas but got here as soon as I could, King of the Hill has always had special place in my heart. I think it's the very nice mix it has of how heartwarming it is for also confronting various things. Bobby was my favorite character growing up and probably still is, And I appreciate how Hank was trying to do his best as a father and a husband and as a person, but would at times run up against his own upbringing and would often actually have points. That is just so different from most sitcom fathers to this day.
Outside of the mostly reasonable debates that occurred within the show, I'd say the political compass of king of the hill would be moderate conservative. 8 out of 10 times the show ends pro government, business, religion, guns, patriotism and so on ... and I love the show just in case anyone thinks I'm trying to insult anything.
well i guess it ends like that because obviously the people in fort worth Texas aren't going to transform into liberals. The lessons IMO make you think more then tell you whats right or wrong
Great video as always. I love the custom outros it gives the video some extra personality. I also like how you did the gag where they would put a random voice clip at the end of every episode. A lot of effort goes into these and I can't thank you enough for what you have made.
I love king of the hill, my dad introduced it to me when i was 13, and didnt even know the memes until i was 14, and thought that no one knew what the show was. Turns out it was insanly popular.
Never sacrificed character to get a laugh, unlike The Simpson's ended up doing after the 4th season. Turly wonderful writing and voice acting! And being right down the middle politically is how popular satire should be done. Don't play favorites, just get the laughs and earn them. Vote Mike Judge for God of Comedy!
Eh, I kinda disagree. They made Luanne into more of a stereotype and had her marry a really unlikable stereotype Other than that, it did have great characterization
@@SonofTiamat I feel you. For me the show went downhill after Lucky was introduced. It had quite a good run of solid seasons though. I’ve still never watched the last few seasons.
King of the hill was that cartoon that made you change the channel as kid. When I got older and actually started paying attention to it, I fell in love. My son is going through that stage now. He always says that king of the hill is boring and why out of all the cartoons I chose it to watch.
5:55 I very much remember the episode about intercommunity racism with the Laotian family where the dad had to deal with some other guy who was very pushy in how they were "supposed" to present themselves culturally and now as an adult I've seen a lot of poc talk about their experiences with being accused of "Being too 'white'" for their race.
My 2 favourite episodes are Jumpin' Crack Bass (the one where Hank unknowingly uses crack as fish bait) and Ho, Yeah! (the one where Hank saves a trick from a pimp played by Snoop Dogg)
one thing i love about king of the hill is that a show about the parents not keeping up with the times, was also on the air during big changes in the wolrd like mobile phones or home computers and the internet becoming common place.. how these things were used in the eppisodes and how it fed off the changing world is something no other show has ever done as far as i know.
My introduction to KotH was via some "youtube poop" videos that basically took an episode and remixed it in a twisted, silly way. Those videos were bizarre but made me really curious about how the real show is - so I looked it up, watched an actual episode and then really binge watched the whole series... ^^;
Somehow they made all the characters both stereotypes and unique. The four fella's are all regular everyman's with modest jobs. But Dale is an anti-government conspiracy theorist, Boomhower is a quick talking lady killer, and I don't think Bill gets enough recognition that his life is totally hollow except for his friendships with the guys and his job as a barber in the army. This really is one of the best shows about not much ever.
When i watched 1 short clip of bobby i was like “that’s an ugly animated kid” and I was not interested into watching king of the hill. But after that, i kept on getting recommendations on king of the hill short clips, and i watched them all, i love it, and i watched the series. I love itttt. Idk, it’s funny and the characters are great. They’re not complete idiots such as peter griffin.. and bobby is a pretty smart kid. Also the way that the characters have their own issues (hank with his childhood and the way his father raised him, peggy with her narcissism, bill with his depression, john redcorn with his insecurities, luanne with her family problems, etc) i think it is great. It is relatable and wholesome.
