TheBlueHairedLawyer
Most adult cartoons on TV these days are crude, offensive and repetitive (coughFamilyGuycough). Lately the two most popular cartoons for adults on TV are South Park and Family Guy. Since I'm a climate change heretic I found a few scenes in South Park to be funny as it makes fun of environmental extremism, but for the most part South Park is just rude, badly animated and probably upsetting to a lot of people. As for Family Guy, it's funny to the "lowest common denominator", the morons of the world who find child molestation, racism, incest and mentally disabled people to be funny. That's why I cancelled my satellite TV service. Reality shows, tasteless animated programming, and just plain stupid sitcoms have filled nearly every space of television and is making today's generation (which believe it or not I'm a part of), into idiots.King of the Hill was one of the few animated shows out there that was funny without going too far. It had some occasional crude humor but more often than not its humor was based on the scenarios of the show's situations, the facial reactions of the characters and the main characters' personalities. King of the Hill never really makes fun of any race, sexual orientation or disability, and on the brief occasion that a character does this, it is stated aloud that to make fun of these things is wrong.The characters aren't the generic obese, idiotic couch potatoes with three kids the way most characters in cartoons today are. Instead, the main characters are Hank (a prudish, old-fashioned rednecky propane salesman trying to deal with the changes brought about in the 21st century), Peggy Hill (Hank's annoying, nerdy and narcissistic wife) and Hank's son, Bobby (unlike Hank, who is into sports, country music and his considered manly activities, Bobby is overweight, still sleeps with stuffed animals, dresses up in women's clothing to practice comedy routines and is often very lazy). The secondary characters include Dale (a basement-dwelling exterminator who buys into conspiracy theories), Bill (an obese army barber who is often depressed and lonely), Boomhauer (an eligible bachelor and in the last season implied to be a Texas Ranger), Kahn (a usually crabby guy but can often be nice depending on the episode), Luanne (Hank and Peggy's niece who often falls for controlling or perverted men and came from a trailer trash neighborhood), Mihn (Kahn's wife), Cotton (Hank's loud-mouthed, war-obsessed father), Nancy (Dale's wife and a weathergirl for the town news station), Joseph (Bobby's pervy best friend), John Redcorn (Nancy's secret affair and Joseph's real father)... okay, I could go on and on, but the point is, there is a really crazy cast of characters on this show, all likable in their own way.KOTH points out all the problems of the "modern world", a few examples being violence among teens, computers always being upgraded, unhelpful doctors and psychiatrists, chain stores (Megalo-Mart is a parody of Wal-Mart), forced environmentalism, cellular phones and childhood obesity, among many others. The show points these things out in a comical way, without upsetting anyone or using crude humor or offensive slurs. As the show progresses, Hank has moments where he learns to find the good in all people and where he is shown to be a pretty nice guy overall (for example he saves a former prostitute from being taken back to the streets by her Willy Wonka-like pimp). Hank also works at a propane dealership with a number of hilarious characters.The soundtrack was rednecky but catchy all the same and the voice acting was amazing. Hank's catchphrase is screaming "BWAHHHH!!!" whenever he gets mad, but it isn't in every episode, and it's a little different each time. He often makes various funny facial expressions when he does this.I don't mean to sound like I'm ranting, but this show was excellent! Sadly it was cancelled and pathetic shows like Family Guy, American Dad and Bob's Burgers quickly filled its space. It's really unfortunate, because KOTH was hilarious but still had good values for the most part. Maybe someday when people aren't so easily amused by sex jokes, racial slurs and fart noises every five seconds, they'll come to their senses and make shows more similar to this one. Reruns of KOTH are apparently frequent on television still, so if you haven't seen it, be sure to check which channels the reruns are on.
king_jamz
I have loved King of the Hill since it first came out in the late 90's. I remember watching this show when I was a kid. That was back when it was still being aired on the FOX channel and not Adult Swim. And now all these years later you can bet at 8 o' clock every night I navigate my way over to Adult Swim and watch the two episodes they show. (It's 8 my time because I'm in the Central Time Zone for those wondering). I also respect the show, because it does not rely on vulgar humor like most other cartoon-comedy shows. King of the Hill is actually one of the very few cartoon-comedy shows that I feel comfortable to watch with the kids. Sure, the show does say the words "*ss", "b*tch", and "d*mn" a couple of times, but the kids are mature enough to handle it and know not to repeat those words in front of their elders. Overall, the show does maintain a family-oriented atmosphere.
kev89
I've been watching King of the Hill for years, along with The Simpsons, and I loved it even before I understood it. But watching past episodes on DVD and reruns, along with watching the new seasons, I've come to appreciate this show for what it is. It probably has the most subtle humor of all the prime time cartoon shows, but it really is just as funny. It also has a unique charm that makes it very different from The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy. My favorite show will always be The Simpsons, but King of the Hill is probably right behind it. The characters are all great, Hank, Peggy, Bobby, Dale, Bill, Boomhauer, and Luann alone are fantastic, but there are several other regular characters that move the story along. The Simpsons, South Park, American Dad, and especially Family Guy have all had weak season, but King of the Hill, despite a few bad episodes, is the only prime time cartoon that I feel has consistently maintained quality throughout its existence. It makes me very sad that this show will be canceled soon, but I highly recommend this show to anyone.
