King of the hill appreciation thread - Yup.

[Duncan Hills Coffee]

Ironically, at one point back in the day they aired it on Fox Kids.

I take it that's what led to this?

 

[Chef Hanlon]

I posted this in another thread, but I think it belongs here.
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When I was a kid I always thought that Hank was an exaggerated character who takes unusual pleasure in extremely mundane things. But as I grew older, I was able to identify with Hank more. I actually use that line "why would anyone do drugs when they could just mow a lawn" as a personal mantra that I personally live by and try to enjoy the simpler things in life.

Sometimes I wonder if there could ever exist a modern day parallel to Hank Hill in today's world and what sort of things he would enjoy. For example if classic Hank likes working on his truck, lawn care and building things, would modern Hank enjoy building PCs and playing farming/truck simulator games? I guess the obvious answer is that modern Hank would still be doing the same things old Hank did like mowing lawns and building wooden sheds, but I like to imagine the spirit of Hank lives on somewhere even if they're into different things.

 

[MysticMisty]

When I was a kid I always thought that Hank was an exaggerated character who takes unusual pleasure in extremely mundane things. But as I grew older, I was able to identify with Hank more. I actually use that line "why would anyone do drugs when they could just mow a lawn" as a personal mantra that I personally live by and try to enjoy the simpler things in life.

Sometimes I wonder if there could ever exist a modern day parallel to Hank Hill in today's world and what sort of things he would enjoy. For example if classic Hank likes working on his truck, lawn care and building things, would modern Hank enjoy building PCs and playing farming/truck simulator games? I guess the obvious answer is that modern Hank would still be doing the same things old Hank did like mowing lawns and building wooden sheds, but I like to imagine the spirit of Hank lives on somewhere even if they're into different things.

If Hank was born around the same time Bobby was I can see him as being into SimFarm back in the early 90's. To an extent I could see him playing SimAnt too, until modern Dale stole and broke the disc due to seeing it as pro-ant propaganda. Modern Boomhaur meanwhile would acquire a mass collection of various porn games and (especially) videos, even "not really" porn stuff like Leisure Suit Larry. Actually Boomhaur would see him as his role model. Bill would just escape into fantasy games and eventually MMOs to escape his very sad real life. Hank and friends would still invite him to everything out of sheer pity, though.

 

[big ups liquid richard]

Taken from the John McAfee happenings thread.
Does this even sound right?

He (John McAfee) already released the footage of the FBI raid of the island under the name Rusty Shackleford (Name of a youtube account speculated to be John McAfee's), who from what I understand, is a character on King Of The Hill who faked his death and was living under an assumed name.

I thought Rusty Shackleford was the name Dale Gribble used when he ordered Pizza delivery.

 

[MysticMisty]

I thought Rusty Shackleford was the name Dale Gribble used when he ordered Pizza delivery.

Rusty Shackleford was Dale's alias for everything he was paranoid about the US government knowing about, even minor mundane things. When asked Dale would say it was the name of their classmate that died in 3rd grade (or some elementary school grade) but a later episode revealed the real Rusty Shackleford was very much alive and living a difficult life due to Dale having effectively stolen his identity.

 

[big ups liquid richard]

Rusty Shackleford was Dale's alias for everything he was paranoid about the US government knowing about, even minor mundane things. When asked Dale would say it was the name of their classmate that died in 3rd grade (or some elementary school grade) but a later episode revealed the real Rusty Shackleford was very much alive and living a difficult life due to Dale having effectively stolen his identity.

I remember the alias part, but I forgot they made RS into a real person for an episode.
The episode I remember most is when Dale is mistaken for a crazed tower sniper and he tells the police his name is Rusty Shackleford.
I don't remember anything about RS being a character who faked their death.

 

[MysticMisty]

He didn't. Dale was the one who tried (and failed) to fake his death with Peggy in the episode with the real Rusty Shackleford. I chalk it up to poor research prior to releasing an article.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

 

[big ups liquid richard]

I prefer the slower talking deeper voiced Dale from early seasons.

 

[Tootsie Bear]

I prefer the slower talking deeper voiced Dale from early seasons.

I miss how Bobby was more of a gamer in the earlier seasons. Weird how Mike Judge's characters were never interested in video games in his shows. if they were, they were the nerdy loser characters like Stewart from Beavis and Butt-Head or the two college nerds from Grand Theft Arlen episode.

 

[Autumnal Equinox]

I married a man, Hank! Not a…gamer!

 

[big ups liquid richard]

I miss how Bobby was more of a gamer in the earlier seasons. Weird how Mike Judge's characters were never interested in video games in his shows. if they were, they were the nerdy loser characters like Stewart from Beavis and Butt-Head or the two college nerds from Grand Theft Arlen episode.

If you don't watch it, you're going to end up like Jason Adderley's boy.

 

[Tootsie Bear]

If you don't watch it, you're going to end up like Jason Adderley's boy.

Poor kid looks like he's on his deathbed. The average janitor on Reddit.

 

[MysticMisty]

The average janitor on Reddit.

Doesn't look nearly fat enough to me.

 

[Duncan Hills Coffee]

I miss how Bobby was more of a gamer in the earlier seasons. Weird how Mike Judge's characters were never interested in video games in his shows. if they were, they were the nerdy loser characters like Stewart from Beavis and Butt-Head or the two college nerds from Grand Theft Arlen episode.

There was that episode in the Beavis and Butt-Head revival where they stumble across controls for military drones and it immediately reminds them of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

 

[KillThemCrackasBabies]

I miss how Bobby was more of a gamer in the earlier seasons. Weird how Mike Judge's characters were never interested in video games in his shows. if they were, they were the nerdy loser characters like Stewart from Beavis and Butt-Head or the two college nerds from Grand Theft Arlen episode.

Peggy was super into Pong, if that counts for anything.

 

[MugolEx]

When I was a kid I always thought that Hank was an exaggerated character who takes unusual pleasure in extremely mundane things. But as I grew older, I was able to identify with Hank more. I actually use that line "why would anyone do drugs when they could just mow a lawn" as a personal mantra that I personally live by and try to enjoy the simpler things in life.

Sometimes I wonder if there could ever exist a modern day parallel to Hank Hill in today's world and what sort of things he would enjoy. For example if classic Hank likes working on his truck, lawn care and building things, would modern Hank enjoy building PCs and playing farming/truck simulator games? I guess the obvious answer is that modern Hank would still be doing the same things old Hank did like mowing lawns and building wooden sheds, but I like to imagine the spirit of Hank lives on somewhere even if they're into different things.

The joys of having a boomer mindset at a young age. Yup.

 

[albert chan]

I married a man, Hank! Not a…gamer!

If KOTH were on in today’s present world, Reddit would have a fit over this quote.