King of the Hill: RIP Johnny Hardwick, like dang ol' dust in the wind

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TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Wait, they cancelled the DVD line? Faggots!! What season did they stop on? (loving 6 jesus christ)

This is a shameful end to a loving classic show and one of my alltime favorites. FOx will gently caress up anything they can get their hands on and then attempt to wash their hands of.

TheRationalRedditor fucked around with this message at 03:58 on Aug 18, 2009

# ¿ Aug 18, 2009 03:53

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# ¿ Apr 24, 2024 07:32

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Ozma posted:

I watch it every night but don't think the ratings are really all that hot. More than anything I just hear kids bitching about how unfunny it is because they can't be bothered to watch for more than 5 minutes to figure out what's really going on.

5 minutes is giving a lot of credit to peons where none is due, half of KOTH's humor is meta as fucc

# ¿ Aug 20, 2009 02:49

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

King of the Hill has always been really highbrow, it's not as though the lack of accessibility was a mystery. Anyone who likes the show enough to post in this thread is still flabbergasted it's gotten as many seasons as it has (it is literally a fox miracle).

# ¿ Aug 20, 2009 04:29

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

"I have more pressures than any of you! You ever try replacing a cockroach's blood with Root Beer?"
"*Sigh* You know I haven't!"

# ¿ Aug 20, 2009 10:49

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Wingo! Sh-sh-shaa! S'go s'go s'go! Turbine! Mike & Ikes? Gotchya covered.

If you're on the fence about king of the hill but enjoy the antics of Gribble, "The Exterminator" from Season 5 is mandatory viewing.

TheRationalRedditor fucked around with this message at 05:27 on Aug 21, 2009

# ¿ Aug 21, 2009 05:24

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Congratulations, you've finally understood Peggy Hill's fundamental characterization. :cawg:

# ¿ Aug 25, 2009 19:28

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Jetstar posted:

I love this show too much, so I can't think of a moment that hasn't been mentioned already, except Hank's "OH MY GOD IT'S SO JUICY" and Bobby's reaction right after.

Classic scene and example of perfectly executed character humor. The consistency in actions of all characters is one of the show's crowning achievements.

RIP Just Lose it feat. King of the Hill. Despite foiling the entire DVD line release, Fox aggressively strips any KOTH poo poo off of youtube with vigor. Just search for actual clips of the show - basically nothing on there.

"I'VE GOT GOUT!"

# ¿ Aug 26, 2009 00:04

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

It's Jeff Goldblum, episode name "The Substitute Spanish Prisoner".

One of the most hated by idiot goons who don't "get" KOTH, because Peggy gets a win (even after humiliating herself to rock bottom).

# ¿ Aug 26, 2009 06:13

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

fenderrob posted:

One of my favorite episodes of this show is when Bill and the Hills stay with Bill's family in Louisiana for some reason and the three sisters try to seduce him. The gay brother (?) has so many great lines.

Seen first in the aforementioned s4 ep "A Beer Can Named Desire", Gilbert appears again in a prominent role of the s11 episode "Blood and Sauce".

I got this poo poo on lock

# ¿ Aug 26, 2009 17:39

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Ensign_Ricky posted:

And hilarious. Best moment of the episode is when I realized that the crazy pig farmer was Michael loving Keaton.

Also, Dale's rant when Bill joins that chorus puts me in loving stitches every time.

"Bill! Bill, you have to be the stupidest man on the planet to think this is a good idea! Have you seen what you're wearing? That outfit makes you look like a sequined train wreck! Look at you! You're part of a twelve-headed jackass! This chorus is the feces that is produced when shame eats too much stupidity! You people make me envy the deaf and the blind! Guhbuh! Underwear! Money! Fat! Ngyuh..." (Dale collapses)

Dale's episode-long struggle to restrain his rage and disdain for Bill definitely makes it one of his classic moments. Stick that poo poo in the vault!

# ¿ Aug 27, 2009 05:25

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

One? That's the cornerstone of her personality. Her rampant insecurity and quickness to assume credit and accolades are all a product of her overbearing mother who forever witheld her approval (quite similar to Cotton, actually).

# ¿ Aug 27, 2009 18:41

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Rusty Shackelford posted:

As someone who would know, it's Shackelford.

EDIT: I know IMDB says Shackleford, but on the plaque that Dale had for Dale's Dead Bug Employee of the Year, Rusty Shackelford was listed for 1997.

I'm partial to Shackleford, and I'm quite certain it's spelled as such in a closeup on the employee of the year plaque in one of my favorite episodes (The Exterminator). I won't deny the fact it could reappear again later with the alternate spelling, but that absolutely precludes it from being the de facto "correct" spelling.

# ¿ Aug 28, 2009 21:00

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

CaptainHollywood posted:

Dammit I'm pissed off.

I think today was the first day of 'rescheduling daytime' on the Comedy Network (Canadian Version of Comedy Central). For the past year they've had KotH every weekday at 4:30, and for a few years before that they had it at 5:30. Today I turned on the TV at 4:30... to NOT see it. I just checked the schedule and it's been removed.

http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/schedule/tvlist.aspx

What the hell?

I was worried about this. Comedy has been running KOTH every single day like clockwork (with very few exception/interruptions. The early evening time and the late night time, 1:00am EST on the dot) for years and I've gotten quite accustomed to it. Either this is just a new season scheduling mixup (unlikely), or they may have finally dropped it, possibly due to the fact that teletoon has now picked some syndication rights up. That would be so very awful, because there's no way they'd be showing it 7 days a week. :sigh:

TheRationalRedditor fucked around with this message at 16:42 on Sep 1, 2009

# ¿ Sep 1, 2009 16:36

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Rusty Shackelford posted:

This speech is one of the more confusing things on the show. Who is turning 18? If it is Fernanda, how was she a veteran of porn at 17?

The other confusing part is in "The Father, the Son and J.C." Niefko is the guy's first name, not his last, but Hank says that the tradition is Christmas with the Niefkos.

I really think that was just an excuse to showcase's Hank's comically wholesome austerity on full blast, again.

Whenever Hank says something dreamily with a tone of reverence there's a good chance that it's a classic gag.

TheRationalRedditor fucked around with this message at 23:04 on Sep 1, 2009

# ¿ Sep 1, 2009 22:58

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

It really is a shame how many people have slept on this show for over a decade. When the surface is penetrated it's extremely relatable and sympathetic to all kinds of demographics, and as many people observe, just try and name a single "bad" episode of KOTH. You can't because it's always kept a consistent quality to the degree of no other animated show for as long. The writing has stayed no less sharp than, say, "The Office" (moreso in my book). It's simply stifled by the medium gap it's caught within.

# ¿ Sep 1, 2009 23:48

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

big mean giraffe posted:

I am so pissed that it's impossible to find seasons of this show past season 6 either online or on DVD. Screw you Fox.

yes, it's basically going to come down to a dedicated fan who keeps tabs on a full syndication run and caps them accordingly. I would be that guy if I had a decent capture card. The other challenge is that no one's syndication run stays on point (ComedyNetwork Only had up to the 9th season but were consistent about episode order, latenight Fox showings have access to every season but it breaks out of episode order for no reason all the time).

# ¿ Sep 5, 2009 19:40

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

That sounds cool, but I've never had CN or FX living in Canada.

# ¿ Sep 5, 2009 20:17

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Lines or origins that begin as an early passing afterthought in television shows are eventually revisited as plot/story points and revised based upon certain factors. There's no mystery.

# ¿ Sep 5, 2009 22:40

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Your Proud Pal posted:

Finally saw an advertisement for the series finale of the show.

Really? becuase these last two eps this Sunday aren't actually the last ones. :argh:

Thank god fox can cart all the extras off and essentially bury them, have to get all the timeslots for two and a half men reruns that can be jammed up in that bitch!

# ¿ Sep 10, 2009 04:28

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

I'm referring to their seeming refusal to air the remaining 4 episodes in any fashion

# ¿ Sep 10, 2009 05:30

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Hogarth Hughes posted:

I like the episode where Bobby and Hank watch TV in the master bedroom late at night. Hank's all excited because today they will be able to pick up the San Antonio news broadcast. The weather girl does something dumb, and Hank laughs and says in his incredulous manner, "San Antonio!" His delivery of that line just cracks me up.

"Hank, that was Macmaynerbury on the phone! They have a propane emergency!"
"Macmaynerbury! When will they learn?!"

# ¿ Sep 12, 2009 18:52

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Jesus christ, their promos are billing this as "the 1-hour series finale". I loving hate this network.

# ¿ Sep 14, 2009 00:08

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Oh my god, double vision before what is probably the last network televised premium Bwah. :sigh:

# ¿ Sep 14, 2009 01:13

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

I really want to see the remaining four. That was a nice ending tacked on to an otherwise "bobby episode of the week", but it felt like it could've been shoehorned in when they found out fox was going to screw the production staff over again (both episodes were Bobby-centric which always feels unnatural).

Boomhauer being a Texas Ranger is a hilarious (though improbable addition).

# ¿ Sep 14, 2009 02:25

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

That information goes to my theory that the episode originally wasn't slated as any kind of finale but it got transformed into one with the news of the end.

# ¿ Sep 14, 2009 16:28

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Dacap posted:

I'm pissed we're not gonna get to see this one:

256 "The Honeymooners" TBA DABE13
Hank is shocked when his mother announces she is marrying a man she has only known for a few weeks. Soon after, the newlyweds celebrate by purchasing an RV and heading to Hank's. When Hank's mom and new stepfather have a heated argument, she takes off with the RV and Hank is left to rescue his mother once again. also Dale finds out about the long affair his wife Nancy has had with John Redcorn and that Joseph is not really his son

See, exactly. No airing for this, just straight to syndication only to be seen god knows when. These 4 episodes are literally lost.

Having to wait an unknown amount of time to view never before seen final season episodes of one of your favorite shows - priceless

# ¿ Sep 14, 2009 22:52

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Crotch Bat posted:

That last sentence about Dale/Nancy/Joseph seems like added on bullshit that someone made up.

It IS poorly written and suspiciously amateurish, but the probability that they made one last episode addressing the Gribble/Redcorn boondoggle is extremely high. They knew this was their last season. It wasn't the topic of any of the aired episodes. There are 4 left.

# ¿ Sep 15, 2009 00:14

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

The point isn't that there needs to be a definitive result for that character touchstone. Only a casual viewer would expect that. What is at stake is that in the last season, it would be addressed properly "one more time for the road" as the ultimate evolution of that plot string.

# ¿ Sep 15, 2009 00:59

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

ANMAN posted:

One thing I wash happened was Hank kicking Bill's rear end for what he did to him in the high school gym during the Arlen Flood. *drops keys* Hank: Can you get those for me? **POW!!**

There are a few episodes where Bill receives undeserved authority and lords it over Hank and everyone before he ruins everything and needs Hank to save the day. it's one of the treasured story archetypes!

# ¿ Sep 15, 2009 01:04

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

These 4 episodes have got me buggin'. How the gently caress are we going to see these? How will we know? It's not like anyone formally schedules them with advanced warning. :ssj:

# ¿ Sep 16, 2009 04:39

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

JethroMcB posted:

If Adult Swim gets the syndication rights, I expect they'll be promoted pretty well. They do a decent job of advertising first-run rebroadcasts for their Fox properties.

I don't have cartoon network in canada. :vick:

# ¿ Sep 16, 2009 17:41

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

JethroMcB posted:

Y'all got Hulu up there or are you just boned in every possible way? Because I could also see Fox giving the final four episodes the "Lost episode" treatment online as well.

Everything is blocked. I don't want a yet another requisite goonpost about proxies here either, I like my first-broadcast tv on TV!

# ¿ Sep 16, 2009 18:08

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Writer Cath posted:

Sounds like someone hasn't figured out the internet.

Nothing of the sort. It's a personal ritual son!

# ¿ Sep 16, 2009 20:02

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

If I realized a year or so sooner just how much I had loved the show, I would've tried my hand at a script as well. Knowing the characters so well and having such an appreciation for them and their signature mannerisms is a drat fine base as long as you can get some solid skeletal scripts ideas in there too.

livingfruitvirus did work on the goode family. He probably knows a lot of behind the scenes secrets!

TheRationalRedditor fucked around with this message at 22:14 on Sep 20, 2009

# ¿ Sep 20, 2009 22:12

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

livingfruitvirus posted:

Nothing about writing. We were a subcontractor studio hired by the company to produce the animation. The writers were far off in their own buildings. The writers and animators are not employed by the same company.

That's what I suspected, I just thought there might be some kind of crossover with the storyboarding unit sometimes.

# ¿ Sep 24, 2009 04:15

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

ChaosMonkey posted:

"I've got gout!"

That's one of my favorite Bobby deliveries ever.

I've got a disturbing number of credit taglines committed to memory. Pretty 'Yarr', huh?

# ¿ Sep 25, 2009 02:04

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

It was a falcon.

# ¿ Sep 28, 2009 00:37

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

twistedmentat posted:

Dave Herman is a great voice actor. It's funny because most people remember him from MadTV or Office Space.

I love the episode were Bobby goes to work at the track. The last scene of Hank kicking rear end literally is hilarious.

It really set the series pace for what Hank was capable of when it came to anger. He was chaining angry Bwahs

# ¿ Oct 10, 2009 07:33

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

ludnix posted:

The whole episode seemed out of character for Hank, it seemed like he never would have torn down the house in the first place, it just didn't make any sense to me.

It was damaging his property, where his lawn is. And it was a public safety hazard to much of Rainey St, of which he is still block captain. Do you know Hank?

# ¿ Oct 10, 2009 23:20

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# ¿ Apr 24, 2024 07:32

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Ensign_Ricky posted:

Hank ending up on Spring Break with his mother has some of the greatest Bill moments.

"BILL! How did you get in?!"
"You gave me a key, when you went on vacation, so I could feed Ladybird!"
"THAT WAS SIX YEARS AGO!"

Escape from Party Island is on my top 10 easily.

"Everyone, stay calm - We just experienced Severe Tire Damage."

# ¿ Oct 29, 2009 06:37

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