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* Bobby's status as a late-bloomer is usually PlayedForLaughs but it becomes this when you recall in season 1, Hank made Bobby smoke an entire carton of cigarettes as a punishment...which was as stupid/bad/outdated idea of a punishment. It ''IS'' possible that smoking may have affected his growth.
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* in the episode where it seems like Dale has gone clock tower, he says he wants Bobby to be the one to kill him, because Bobby's a clean shot. This isn't just Dale being Dale. It's shown time and time again that Bobby is a very good marksman.

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* in the episode where it seems like Dale has gone clock tower, he says he wants Bobby to be the one to kill him, because Bobby's a clean shot. This isn't just Dale being Dale.Dale, he honestly believes he could. It's shown time and time again that Bobby is a very good marksman.



** I always assumed that a lot of his features came from Cotton's gene pool, people often more resemable an uncle or grand parents before a parent, and Cotton was just lying becuase those traits (the glasses, narrow dohicky) are not ones he would want in a child.

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** I always assumed that a lot of his features came from Cotton's gene pool, people often more resemable an uncle or grand parents before a parent, and Cotton was just lying becuase because those traits (the glasses, narrow dohicky) are not ones he would want in a child.
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** Envy - Nancy Gribble (Is jealous of women who have \"better\" husbands than her and gets jealous when other women show interest in her husband)

** Sloth - Bill Dautrie (Bill is lazy, but its probably due to his depression after Lenoire left him)

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** Envy - Nancy Gribble (Is jealous of women who have \"better\" "better" husbands than her and gets jealous when other women show interest in her husband)

** Sloth - Bill Dautrie (Bill is lazy, but its it's probably due to his depression after Lenoire left him)
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** Pride- Peggy Hill (She thinks she\'s the greatest substitute teacher in the world. So proud, she doesn\'t realize she\'s terrible at speaking Spanish)

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** Pride- Peggy Hill (She thinks she\'s she's the greatest substitute teacher in the world. So proud, she doesn\'t doesn't realize she\'s she's terrible at speaking Spanish)
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** Envy - Nancy Gribble (Is jealous of women who have \"better\" husbands than her and is gets jelous when other women show interest in her husband)

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** Envy - Nancy Gribble (Is jealous of women who have \"better\" husbands than her and is gets jelous jealous when other women show interest in her husband)
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** Envy - Nancy Gribble (Is jealous of women who have \"better\" husbands than her)

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** Envy - Nancy Gribble (Is jealous of women who have \"better\" husbands than her)
her and is gets jelous when other women show interest in her husband)
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* In "Hank's Dirty Laundry" how does being $40 in debt cause his credit to be declined. Credit Cards don't work like that. Even if he had an outstanding balance with interest, it would still accept his card.

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* In "Hank's Dirty Laundry" how does being $40 in debt cause his credit to be declined. Credit Cards don't work like that. Even if he had an outstanding balance with interest, it would still accept his card.card.
** Not all cards are like that--this troper has a card with a set limit, and once that limit is reached it sends out a message that the card doesn't have enough available credit to complete the transaction. Unless it was some kind of unlimited card (rare, especially for the working-class Hank), it would stop once the limit was reached. That's the whole point of credit limits, once you reach it they won't give you any more money until you make a payment.
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* In Jumpin' Crack Bass, Hank caused an entire pond full of fish to be dependent on cocaine. He likely destroyed their entire colony.
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**As someone who used to work for a certain big chain store, orders like that are often not placed in store but placed online or via phone call order. They only keep at store what they can sell at an individual (my store had roughly 20-ish tanks) and only get in more individual tanks when it's around the summer or winter seasons. Thus they don't actually rely on the store but the company itself.
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* Cotton's hatred and mistreatment of Tilly stems from his anger and bitterness at being forced to leave Michiko.
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* "Lost in Myspace" features Strickland Propane getting a Website/MySpace page for the company. While it comes across as dated for 2008 (and a sign that the show writers are trying to stay hip and relevant, even though it's years past that), many Southern and Western towns in the U.S. like Arlen in real life are a bit behind the times and would embrace trends like [=MySpace=] after everyone else has moved on to the next thing. Also at the time fox owned [=MySpace=].

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* "Lost in Myspace" features Strickland Propane getting a Website/MySpace page for the company. While it comes across as dated for 2008 (and a sign that the show writers are trying to stay hip and relevant, even though it's years past that), many Southern and Western towns in the U.S. like Arlen in real life are a bit behind the times and would embrace trends like [=MySpace=] after everyone else has moved on to the next thing. Also at the time fox Fox owned [=MySpace=].
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* the kids from get your freak off are so likely to make bad choices due to that free range parenting style.
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* If Hank hadn't showed up when he did, who knows what would have happened in that closet. It is likely one group would have had sex and they are middle schoolers.
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* In Propane Boom, why was Megalo Mart selling propane so destructive to Strickland Propane? Sure, it may be a better deal for things like Grills, but what about deliveries? I wouldn't expect Megalo Mart to all of a sudden be sending giant trucks out and they are never seen. Strickland should still be able to dominate this business.

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* In Propane Boom, why was Megalo Mart selling propane so destructive to Strickland Propane? Sure, it may be a better deal for things like Grills, but what about deliveries? I wouldn't expect Megalo Mart to all of a sudden be sending giant trucks out and they are never seen. Strickland should still be able to dominate this business.business.
* In "Hank's Dirty Laundry" how does being $40 in debt cause his credit to be declined. Credit Cards don't work like that. Even if he had an outstanding balance with interest, it would still accept his card.
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*Buck framed Hank for murder and got no consequences what so ever.
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----* In Propane Boom, why was Megalo Mart selling propane so destructive to Strickland Propane? Sure, it may be a better deal for things like Grills, but what about deliveries? I wouldn't expect Megalo Mart to all of a sudden be sending giant trucks out and they are never seen. Strickland should still be able to dominate this business.

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* Coach Sours has likely performed that helmet test before. imagine how much damage he has caused.
* On that note Coach Sours could easily have killed the kids and is never held responsible.

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** In the same episode, Dale tell the Texas RRC agent investigating the explosion, "That's what they want you to think" and the agent replies, "Sir, we ''are'' they". The Railroad Commission of Texas historically has had a very disportionate national and international influence for a state regulatory industry, because of anti-federalist sentiment in Texas combining with the fact that, in addition to regulating propane, it regulates industries like petroleum and uranian. This went to the point that in previous decades the RRC had [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_Commission_of_Texas#Expansion_to_oil influence on world oil prices like OPEC does today]].

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** In the same episode, Dale tell the Texas RRC agent investigating the explosion, "That's what they want you to think" and the agent replies, "Sir, we ''are'' they". The Railroad Commission of Texas historically has had a very disportionate national and international influence for a state regulatory industry, because of anti-federalist sentiment in Texas combining with the fact that, in addition to regulating propane, it regulates industries like petroleum and uranian.uranium. This went to the point that in previous decades the RRC had [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_Commission_of_Texas#Expansion_to_oil influence on world oil prices like OPEC does today]]. today]].
** Also in that two-parter, when Buckley notes he's now manager of the new propane department, he mentions "They didn't want me making keys anymore.", implying there were a lot of complaints about his idiocy. But, likely for fear of their own careers, the store management simply shifted Buckley over to another department, hoping he wouldn't screw that up. Look what happens. Notably, we never see who's managing the store at the time (aside from Buckley and a fellow jerky teen who threatens to fire Hank). It's possible they were ousted after the explosion and thus leading to the manager Norm from "Mega-Lo Dale", who's very competent and whose problem workers are dealt with by the end of the episode.
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Ever notice that the seven deadly sins are represented by a few characters?

Wrath- Cotton Hill (He gets furious at just about anyone)

Pride- Peggy Hill (She thinks she\'s the greatest substitute teacher in the world. So proud, she doesn\'t realize she\'s terrible at speaking Spanish)

Gluttony - Bobby Hill (He loves food, especially fruit pies)

Lust - John Redcorn (He sleeps around with many women, particularly Nancy)

Greed - Buck Strickland (Has a gambling problem and also trying to make some quick bucks at work)

Envy - Nancy Gribble (Is jealous of women who have \"better\" husbands than her)

Sloth - Bill Dautrie (Bill is lazy, but its probably due to his depression after Lenoire left him)

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Ever *Ever notice that the seven deadly sins are represented by a few characters?

Wrath- **Wrath- Cotton Hill (He gets furious at just about anyone)

Pride- **Pride- Peggy Hill (She thinks she\'s the greatest substitute teacher in the world. So proud, she doesn\'t realize she\'s terrible at speaking Spanish)

Gluttony **Gluttony - Bobby Hill (He loves food, especially fruit pies)

Lust **Lust - John Redcorn (He sleeps around with many women, particularly Nancy)

Greed **Greed - Buck Strickland (Has a gambling problem and also trying to make some quick bucks at work)

Envy **Envy - Nancy Gribble (Is jealous of women who have \"better\" husbands than her)

Sloth **Sloth - Bill Dautrie (Bill is lazy, but its probably due to his depression after Lenoire left him)
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Ever notice that the seven deadly sins are represented by a few characters?

Wrath- Cotton Hill (He gets furious at just about anyone)

Pride- Peggy Hill (She thinks she\'s the greatest substitute teacher in the world. So proud, she doesn\'t realize she\'s terrible at speaking Spanish)

Gluttony - Bobby Hill (He loves food, especially fruit pies)

Lust - John Redcorn (He sleeps around with many women, particularly Nancy)

Greed - Buck Strickland (Has a gambling problem and also trying to make some quick bucks at work)

Envy - Nancy Gribble (Is jealous of women who have \"better\" husbands than her)

Sloth - Bill Dautrie (Bill is lazy, but its probably due to his depression after Lenoire left him)
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* TheReveal that [[spoiler: Boomhauer works for the Texas Rangers]]. Becoming a [[spoiler: Texas Ranger]] requires 36 hours of college or 3 years of military service, plus 8 years in law enforcement (service as an MP does not count), and finally, a job at Texas Department of Public Safety with a rank of at least Trooper II. So [[spoiler: Boomhauer]] had to have been a [[spoiler: Texas Ranger]] from the start of the series, yet it's implied at different times that [[spoiler: he's a former electrician on worker's compensation or that he is well off due to inheritance and/or his family winning the lottery.]] To address possible follow-up questions, [[spoiler: Texas Rangers don't do long-term undercover work]], it's just that [[spoiler: Boomhauer]] is never shown to be on-duty during the show.

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* TheReveal that [[spoiler: Boomhauer works for the Texas Rangers]]. Becoming a [[spoiler: Texas Ranger]] requires 36 hours 90 units of college or 3 years of military service, plus 8 years in law enforcement (service as an MP does not count), and finally, a job at Texas Department of Public Safety with a rank of at least Trooper II. So [[spoiler: Boomhauer]] had to have been a [[spoiler: Texas Ranger]] from the start of the series, yet it's implied at different times that [[spoiler: he's a former electrician on worker's compensation or that he is well off due to inheritance and/or his family winning the lottery.]] To address possible follow-up questions, [[spoiler: Texas Rangers don't do long-term undercover work]], it's just that [[spoiler: Boomhauer]] is never shown to be on-duty during the show.
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** Keep in mind, that Buck actually noticed Hank's customer service and salesmanship skills at his old job at the shoe shop while Cotton would likely mark the workplace as evidence that his son is a loser.
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* in the episode where it seems like Dale has gone clock tower, he says he wants Bobby to be the one to kill him, because bobbys a clean shot. This isn't just Dale being Dale. It's shown time and time again that Bobby is a very good marksmen

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* in the episode where it seems like Dale has gone clock tower, he says he wants Bobby to be the one to kill him, because bobbys Bobby's a clean shot. This isn't just Dale being Dale. It's shown time and time again that Bobby is a very good marksmen marksman.








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\n* Much has been written about Hank's poor choice in surrogate father figures by choosing Buck Strickland over Cotton Hill. The Fridge Horror angle is that, depending on how you look at it, either Hank's sense of self-worth is so warped by Cotton's years of mistreatment that he legitimately believes he deserves a surrogate father as bad as Buck, he's so desperate for approval that he'd crumble without Buck's manipulative feigned paternal affection, or Cotton was just so bad that Buck is still a legitimate step up over him.
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* In High Anxiety, had Debbie not [[spoiler: Killed herself by accident]] Buck Strickland, Hank, Ms. Liz, and possibly Peggy would have likely all been killed.

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** I always assumed that a lot of his features came from Morton's gene pool, people often more resemable an uncle or grand parents before a parent, and Cotton was just lying becuase those traits (the glasses, narrow dohicky) are not ones he would want in a child.

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** I always assumed that a lot of his features came from Morton's Cotton's gene pool, people often more resemable an uncle or grand parents before a parent, and Cotton was just lying becuase those traits (the glasses, narrow dohicky) are not ones he would want in a child.
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** I always assumed that a lot of his features came from Morton's gene pool, people often more resemable an uncle or grand parents before a parent, and Cotton was just lying becuase those traits (the glasses, narrow dohicky) are not ones he would want in a child.
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* in the episode where it seems like Dale has gone clock tower, he says he wants Bobby to be the one to kill him, because bobbys a clean shot. This isn't just Dale being Dale. It's shown time and time again that Bobby is a very good marksmen
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* A few episodes hint that Dale Gribble may an eating disorder; he’s referred to as an anorexic chain smoker, he implies he binges and purges, and he’s rarely ever seen eating. He is pretty skinny but does have a small gut. This could be due to all the beer and Mountain Dew he drinks.
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* The fact that the majority of the show's main characters are [[BaseBreakingCharacter so sharply polarizing]] makes a lot more sense when you know that, originally, the series was ''making fun'' of suburban Texans and other GoodOlBoy types, only to retool itself when [[MisaimedFandom those were the same people who most liked the show]]. Hank, Peggy and the rest weren't ever really intended to be the heroes, and the writers occasionally liked to slip in reminders of that fact.
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** They do have the same ''father'', in which case, he might also bear a resemblance to Hank. Perhaps, that was a stylistic oversight on the artist/animators part?

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** They do have the same ''father'', in which case, he might also bear a resemblance to Hank. Perhaps, that was a stylistic oversight on the artist/animators part?part, as Hank and Junichiro are similar to each other and live relatively identical lives, so maybe they look similar to probably highlight that and or to make him more recognizable?

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