With every episode of King of the Hill dropping on Hulu, returning to streaming since being dropped from Netflix many years ago, I wanted to start doing some more regular explorations of what made this show so great.  Based on a … Continue reading The Complicated Father-Son Relationship of Hank and Bobby Hill

In King of the Hill, the four men who drink beer in the alley—Hank, Dale, Bill and Boomhauer—are all from broken families in one way or another. Hank has an abusive, alcoholic father suffering from PTSD.  His mother is aloof … Continue reading Friendship as Family in Arlen is Darlin’