King of the Hill

I've decided that the character of Peggy Hill is an amazing creation, and Mike Judge is genius for it.

"In my opinion, the day after Thanksgiving is one of the busiest days of the year to travel"

I think that every long-running comedy eventually fleshes out the characters enough that you can just have them saying really obvious things -- when you're watching The Simpsons and Lisa speaks, you're expecting a Lisa line, otherwise it somehow seems false, and they're all so predictable.

Somehow King of the Hill is now that fleshed out, and the lines are pretty much all character lines, but they still make me laugh. Better writing?

better characters - the Simpsons characters are now all just ciphers for pop culture in-jokes.

Exactly.

I'm trying to remember an episode of King of the Hill and hoping y'all can help me out.

Bobby is sitting at the kitchen table (I think) with Peggy. Apparently, he's gotten a taste of some big city because he's making fun of the smalltown nature of Arlen. Peggy says something to him and Bobby responds "What's that, mom? I couldn't hear you over the tumbleweeds and the (something else I can't recall)?"

Does anyone know what episode that's from? Episode title and season number would be greatly appreciated. Thanx!

Isn't that from the one where Hank took Bobby to the Cowboys training camp in Wichita Falls?

> haha Peggy records her own DVD commentaries

that one was on here over christmas. as mentioned upthread, it's gone from friday night highlight to something they put out at 02.xx on weekday mornings. great for the pvr owners and insomniacs, bad for everyone else.

> Hank forgets to renew the insurance

and this one.

Isn't that from the one where Hank took Bobby to the Cowboys training camp in Wichita Falls?

No, that's not it; I just rewatched that one. Although while watching it, it certainly seemed like it would be the episode in question.

Maybe Bobby's getting snooty for another reason... Help?

It's the one where Connies cousin comes over from LA.

"I'm sorry mom, I couldn't hear you over the crickets and banjo's"

Episode 3, Season 7

OMG! That's soooo it! Thanx BILLIONS!!!!!!

i don't watch the current series, still good? this show was always so underrated

Still good. Second best cartoon currently on TV, after V. Brothers. Amazing how high the quality has been over such a sustained period.
I went through a few months where I tivo'd and watched every episode.

had a couple of gloriously funny years circa the turn of the millenium. now is sweet but boring.

new series is still the good

Watching most of the older seasons now, series 7 particularly stands out as being a) silly but b) the funniest.

"Teaching is so complicated these days. As a parent I want to change some things, but as an educator I wish everyone would mind their own damn business"

i hate this show.

"An all Texan Superbowl final... his will be done"

OMG when Mins father 'the General' comes to visit. He's all about making Kahn feel worthless and demands that he put mp3 on his wrist watch. When Kahn tries to explain it's not possible the general just screams at Kahn:

"DRAG AND DROP, DRAG AND DROP!"

hahaha my ass off

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/01/king.hill.ap/index.html

Story Highlights

Fox announces cancellation of "King of the Hill"
Cartoon features blue-collar Hank Hill of Texas, along with his family and friends
Fox renews "American Dad" for fifth season

t(^_^t)

NANCY: Do you want a beer, honey?
JOHN REDCORN: Yes please (realises error, panics)
DALE: (immediately suspicious and angry) WAIT A MINUTE...
how did he know I wanted a beer?

they're running reruns of this on cartoon network now

"How much of Bill's body do you think the vultures will refuse to eat?"

I had a dream last night that Mike Judge and Mitchell Hurwitz were having a bitch battle over who got fucked worse by Fox.

My favourite moment ever: Kahn using Buckley's funeral as an opportunity to relate the parable about the monk, the tigers and the strawberry; and Hank's appalled "Can you believe this guy? Tells a joke at a funeral!"

The Sanglok Lama episode is unbelievable. Perhaps my favorite in the whole series.

Wait, that's not the episode with Buckley's funeral! Either Myonga is mixing up two eps or I am.

This past season's been pretty shitty.

also: "is an animated television program on the Fox network (snigger)."

I had a dream last night that Mike Judge and Mitchell Hurwitz were having a bitch battle over who got fucked worse by Fox.
Probably Chris Carter.

GOVERNMENT DENIES KNOWLEDGE

> This past season's been pretty shitty.

True enough, and also true of the several preceding it. I thought last night they were on classic form, though.

hmm the only memorable episodes I can recall from the previous seasons is one about Dale meeting the master exterminator (a woman) for the pigeon assault on Arlen. And she wanted to hook up with Dale.

I'm sure there had to be at least a couple others.

i was deeply dismayed when i made an offhand boomhauer comment at a poker game the other week and nobody at the table knew who "boomhauer" was. i've never been religious about this show, but i've still seen probably 100 episodes at various points over the years and i think of it as having a significant place in the pop-culture firmament. but that's obviously a variable thing. i wonder who its actual core demographic is.