King Of The Hill - Season 1 Reviews

King of the Hill: a damp squib

This cartoon series emulates the Simpsons in style, but the content is dreary and unfunny. The cartoon figures themselves are drawn in a charmless manner. Very disappointing.

[Highly rated reviewer]

superb......................

this dvd series is superb. King Of The Hill. tells the story of Hank Hill, who sells propane and propane accessories - and is proud of it. His wife Peggy, is a substitute Spanish teacher, who has a very high opinion of herself. Then there is Bobby Hill, Hank and Peggy's son who has hopes of becoming a comedian.

The family's neighbours only add to the comedy value. There's Bill, the Army barber who never got over his wife leaving him.

There's Dale, the conspiracy nut. And of course, there's Boomhauer, the fast-talking ladies man.

The episodes include:

The PIlot episode - A group of people are lead to believing that Hank is an abusive father and husband. They try to take Bobby away to live with another family.

Square Peg - When Peggy is recruited to teach sex ed, Hank insists that Bobby does not go.

The Order of the Straight Arrow - On a camping trip, the crew accidentally kills a whooping crane (an animal nearing extinction.)

Hank's Got the Willies - When Hank catches Bobby playing his prized guitar with a piece of cheese (mimicking a comedy act he saw on TV,) Hank realizes he needs to get his son golfing to take his mind off comedy.

Luanne's Saga - Buckley, Luanne's boyfriend, dumps her. Hank and the guys try to set her up with an all-American type guy, but she falls for Boomhauer instead. This episode features the first, and certainly not the last appearance of Chuck Mangione. Also featues the first appearance of Luly's Cafeteria, and the first look inside Boomhauer's house.

Hank's Unmentionable Problem - Hank becomes constipated, and is forced to try various methods of curing it. First episode in which Peggy is seen playing Boggle.

Westie Side Story - A family of Laotians moves into the neighborhood. Through an odd twist of events, the neighborhood thinks the new neighbors have butchered and eaten Ladybird, the Hill family dog. First appearance of Kahn, Minh, Kahn Jr. (AKA Connie), and Doggie.

Shins of the Father - Hank's father, a World War II veteran with no shins, visits the Hill household. Bobby begins to mimic his downright rude behavior on a regular basis. First appearance of Didi, and the first non-flashback appearance of Cotton Hill.

Peggy the Boggle Champ - Peggy takes Hank to Dallas for a Boggle championship. Once there, Hank ditches her and goes with the guys to a lawnmower convention.

Keeping Up With Our Joneses - Hank catches Bobby smoking a cigarette, and forces him to smoke a whole carton. Before long, the entire Hill family is addicted to nicotine.

Plastic White Female - Bobby is invited to a boy and girl party, and to prepare for the possible kissing, he practices on Luanne's plastic hairstyling practice head.

Hank The Company Man - Hank must go to extremes to please a potential propane customer.

King of the Ant Hill - When Hank tells Dale his services as an exterminator are no longer needed, Dale uses fireants to destroy Hank's new lawn.

Well worth watching !!!!!!!!!

Lovely deadpan humour

I first came across King of the Hill when I switched by accident to Channel 4 late on Friday night.For the first 10 minutes, I just didn't get it. It was far different from the cartoonish comedy I was used to such as the Simpsons.

But now I have really come to like the deadpan humour of the series as well as its very accurate potrayal of mid-america.

Got nuttin on later series!

This series show how the characters are still developing, it just aint that funny! but still not rubbish, just not as good as others!

Pretty Darn Good I'll tell you what

I Started on KOTH insummer of 97 and I really enjoyed it then I had quite a long break from it as we no longer have Sky and Channel 4 stopped showing it so I thought i wouldn't mind seeing it again so I ordered it Lsat december on region 1 Still just as funny second time around

Extremely warm and funny.

The incredibly dry humour takes a little getting used to, especially if you're expecting something more along the lines of the Simpsons or South Park, but I'd highly recommend you stick with it - this series is gem.

If you understand Americans from the South you'll love it!!!!

Like the simpsons, King Of the Hill is a cartoon for kids (but really adults!) The characters are hilarious and personally having family in the US from the south means I can understand the jokes a lot more. Even so, I still think it is very entertaining for anyone.

classic

brilliant really funny well worth watching if you are a fan of simpsons, futurama etc

[Highly rated reviewer]

The Next Best Animation to Simpson

I can't stress enough, how great King of the Hill is. All the characters in their own right are worthy of a show. That's why the writers focus on each character every now again. The laughs come thick and faster. It is 'red neck' but it's great stuff that anyone and I mean anyone can laugh at. To think this character began life in Beavis and Butthead.

My advice is if you don't know get to know.

Classic Cartoon

A classic cartoon satiring an amerian family. Old but good