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King of the Hill: Suite Smell of Success (season premiere)
(S12E01) Out of all the shows in the FOX lively universe King of the Hill has been the most consistent when it comes to the quality of their shows. I don’t believe that there has been any season during the show’s existence that fans and critics have declared weak. certain, there are individu…
King of the Hill: Lucky’s Wedding Suit (season finale)
Lucky started out rather one-note, a kind of street-wise redneck whose only means of support stemmed from a cash settlement he received for slipping on a puddle of urine at a local store. Filed under: King of the Hill, Celebrities, Episode Reviews(S11E12) In my other King of the Hill review I ment…
King of the Hill: Bill, Bulk and the Body Buddies
Coincidentally, that Simpsons episode is actually titled “King of the Hill.” However, that specific Simpsons episode was about Homer trying to win Bart’s respect, whereas that episode of King of the Hill was about Bill obtaining a body never thought he could have, and becoming so self-centered he pu…
King of the Hill: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
As usual, Dale is obsessed with aliens, and his constant yammering about the vernal equinox and his pestering Nancy about cooking the right food for the aliens has stressed her out so much her hair starts falling out. Naturally, going back to the bliss she once felt with her former lover John Redc…
King of the Hill: Peggy’s Gone to Pots
Filed under: King of the Hill, Celebrities, Episode Reviews(S11E09)
Peggy: I’ll bet Minh likes foreign movies, she’s a foreigner. It turns out that Rusty just moved away.Continue reading King of the Hill: Peggy’s Gone to Pots Permalink | Email this | | Comments At lea…
King of the Hill: Grand Theft Arlen
Filed under: OpEd, King of the Hill, Episode Reviews(S11E08)
Peggy: There’s a brown spot on the lawn, and there is a brown spot on your son.
Wow, a whole hour of King of the Hill. I must say I thought that one had more yucks than the other episode.Continue reading King of the Hill: Grand Theft Arl…
King of the Hill: The Passion of the Dauterive
It’s impossible to keep those things quiet in any small town, considering they tend to be populated with public who feel everyone else’s business is their own.
The relationship amidst Bill and his pastor in that episode wasn’t as seedy as an extra-marital affair, but I couldn’t help but notice some …
King of the Hill: Hank Gets Dusted
I plus imagine there would be a lot more nose picking and butt scratching.Continue reading King of the Hill: Hank Gets DustedPermalink | Email this | Comments whether any other show had attempted to do that kind of celebrity crossover, it would have seemed trite, but that episode…
King of the Hill: Luanne Gets Lucky
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, Animation, King of the Hill(S11E04)
Lucky: I’m not sayin’ stumpin’ isn’t risky. It seems that even when the plot doesn’t revolve around Hank, he still serves as the lone voice of reason that helps maintain some semblance of sanity and common sense among his fr…
King of the Hill: Blood and Sauce
An episode like that wouldn’t have worked as well in an earlier season, but ten years down the road we know these characters, and we actually care what happens to them.Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, OpEd, Animation, King of the Hill(S11E03…
King of the Hill: SerPUNt
Mostly, I just found it interesting how different shows can tackle the same issues in wildly different ways.Continue reading King of the Hill: SerPUNtPermalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, OpEd, Animation, King of the Hill(S11E02)
Dale [in the sew…
King of the Hill: The Peggy Horror Picture Show
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, FOX, OpEd, Animation, King of the Hill(S11E01) What’s that? A new season of King of the Hill has begun and they’re actually going to air the episodes in a decent timeslot? I don’t know, but I’m glad to see that series get the timeslot it deserves.Continue reading K…
King of the Hill gets a decent instance slot
When it resumes next month, it will be season 11 for the animated series.The move from 7:30 to 8:30 bumps War at Home to Thursdays with unfunny ‘Til Death. Filed under: FOX, Programming, The Simpsons, American Dad, Animation, King of the HillFox is giving King of the Hill a great lead-in: The Simps…
King of the Hill returns January 21
I would love to see it bumped ahead into the primetime lineup with The Simpsons and the rest of FOX’s animated shows, but I can deal with the awful timeslot as distant as FOX keeps bringing it back.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments The tenth season finale ended w…
Adam’s Fall TV Schedule
Anyway, some of these shows are winding down their current seasons, some have yet to air. Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, FOX, Cable, News, Programming, OpEd, House, The Simpsons, The Daily Show, American Dad, Animation, Everybody Hates Chris, Adult Swim, MythBusters, The Colb…
The Upfronts: FOX
It is adding three new dramas and two new comedies to the fall schedule, with another drama and a comedy coming on at mid-season. It’s even going to dabble in Saturday night programming.Returning: 24, American Dad, American Idol, America’s Most Wanted: America Strikes Back, Bones, Cops, Family Guy,…
King of the Hill: Edu-macating Lucky (finale)
Unfortunately, Peggy sabotages his chance by teaching him the wrong stuff.Continue reading King of the Hill: Edu-macating Lucky (finale)Permalink | Email this | Comments Peggy, always a tad naive, believes Luann could realize her true potential and really prepare something of her…
King of the Hill: Hank’s Bully
It’s not until the parents actually start being parents that Caleb starts to behave. Hank finally realizes that the trouble lies with the parents, so he sicks Bobby on them to taunt and harass them as Caleb did. Anyone who has ever had to deal with the children of inattentive parents knows how fru…
King of the Hill reaches the big 200
Filed under: Programming, Animation, King of the HillI hate to confess it, but whether I weren’t writing weekly reflections on King of the Hill I don’t think I would be watching it. Executive producer John Altschuler had that to say: “To be blunt, there’s not too much that’s good on TV. When …
