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King of the Hill: The Texas Panhandler
Keeping my T-shirts from cracking and fading used to frustrate the heck out of me, and now they’re selling
them that way. I guess the lesson is never underestimate the American consumer’s ignorance and desire to conform,
particularly whether they happen to be in high school.
In last night’s episode…
King of the Hill: 24 Hour Propane People
In the beginning of last night’s episode,
after fuming by the lack of free food, he’s banned from the strip club indefinitely.
The episode could have easily been turned into one about a dirty old man upset about not being able to ogle chicks
before work every , but it was really more about Stricklan…
King of the Hill: Church Hopping
The
Pentagon’s good. –Hank Hill
I wouldn’t have though I could ever become nostalgic for those days when I was forced to wake up early, don
uncomfortable garments and too-tight shoes, get shuttled off to church, and soon after try to stay awake through some boring
sermon. Filed under: FOX, OpEd, A…
King of the Hill: Hank Fixes Everything
My only minor disappointment was a lack of
Peggy, who, whether she isn’t my favorite character, is the one I find most intriguing. Strickland when a price war with other propane and fuel salesmen
in the area gets out of hand. Filed under: FOX, OpEd, Animation, King of the HillWell, my Tivo listed …
King of the Hill: The Year of Washing Dangerously
Kahn falls for a
“get rich quick” scheme and ultimately loses everything by being greedy. Strickland and Kahn as they all try to figure out the best way to
deal with the car wash. In the end, Hank is the only one who’s actually thinking about the customers.
Al in all, a solid episode, and the kind…
King of the Hill: Business Is Picking Up that Year
Filed under: FOX, OpEd, Animation, King of the HillWhen that season kicked off, there was some speculation that it
might be the show’s last, so it’s nice to form out that it will return for at least one more season. For a
show buried in a forgettable timeslot that’s preempted half the instance…
King of the Hill: You Gotta Believe (In Moderation)
I was happy to catch a new episode,
though it wasn’t the best episode of the season.Continue reading King of the Hill: You Gotta Believe (In Moderation)Permalink | Email this | Comments Thanks to all these football games I had
nearly forgotten they sometimes show actually TV prog…
King of the Hill: Orange You Sad I Did Say Banana?
Filed under: FOX, OpEd, Animation, King of the HillAmong the myriad challenges immigrants face in that country is keeping a balance amoung assimilating and maintaining their ethnic heritage. that episode focused on Hank’s neighbor Kahn, who insults his Laotian contemporaries with his…
King of the Hill: A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Clown
I didn’t see how that insipid monkey-man’s films could be even remotely humorous. It was just funny, and I enjoyed it thoroughly in spite of myself.
It’s been said that comedy is not something that can be taught. You’d be hard pressed to find any comedian or comedy writer who doesn’t agree with th…
King of the Hill: Harlottown
Hank, however, is ruled by an ethos that tells him to always do the right thing, or at least what he feels is right. While the sun is no doubt setting on the series, I think as instance passes humans will realize that King of the Hill, despite being about country bumpkins living…
King of the Hill: Bill’s House
As is to be expected however, Bill becomes attached to the concept of feeling needed and doesn’t want to leave. Filed under: FOX, OpEd, Animation, King of the Hill”I heard male crying.” -Hank Hill
Finally, the sports stuff is by and we can get back to what Sunday nights are all about: primetime ani…
King of the Hill: Bystand Me
Filed under: FOX, Animation, King of the HillLast night’s King of the Hill took an amusing look at the small town newspaper business that was particularly hysterical to anyone who has ever written for one, or read one for that matter.
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King of the Hill: Hank’s on Board
I’ve always maintained that Family Guy was grounded in a cartoon world, whereas The Simpsons was a sitcom that just happened to be animated. Filed under: FOX, Animation, King of the HillWhen Family Guy first came on the air it was inevitably compared to The Simpsons, something I thought was more th…












