History Headscratchers / KingoftheHill

*** Confidence is probably key, here; Cotton is a womanizing, emotional hooligan. The opposite of what we'd consider a "stick in the mud". Hank, however, ''is'' a stick in the mud, having a modest and traditional behavior that seems to follow the law and personal rules and restrictions to a "T"; but despite this, Bobby is outgoing and (fairly) confident, which, at times, involves him ''not'' being a "stick in the mud", something that Cotton would heavily appreciate. This makes Cotton's raising of Hank callous, though, given that his parenting was what ''caused'' Hank to become, well, somewhat of a bore. But the thing is, ''Cotton himself admits this''; in the episode "Next of Shin", he gives Hank the backhanded (and amusing) compliment of "Heck, you made ''Bobby''; all I made was ''you''!". Meaning, he thinks of Hank as a failure (except in raising Bobby, who being outgoing, like Cotton, does not seem to him as a failure), but he knows that he's only a "failure" because ''he'' was a failure in raising him.

[[WMG: Dale sure is one patient husband... Did Nancy really not have sex with Dale ''at all'' during her affair with John Redcorn, which had been going on for as long as Joseph's been alive?]]
* If the episode where Nancy falls back in love with Dale is anything to go by, she appears distraught and conflicted at the fact she slept with him while in her affair with John Redcorn. Does that mean they hadn't been intimate for years? And Dale is just cool with it? I mean, it would make him GOAT husband if he stayed abstinent for so long just to respect Nancy's boundaries due to her headaches, but given he seems rather sex-obsessed with her before and after renewing their vows, it doesn't seem likely. So what gives, exactly?

* If the episode where Nancy falls back in love with Dale is anything to go by, she appears distraught and conflicted at the fact she slept with him while in her affair with John Redcorn. Does that mean they hadn't been intimate for years? And Dale is just cool with it? I mean, it would make him GOAT husband if he stayed abstinent for so long just to respect Nancy's headaches, but given he seems rather sex-obsessed with her before and after renewing their vows, it doesn't seem likely. So what gives, exactly?

* If the episode where Nancy falls back in love with Dale is anything to go by, she appears distraught and conflicted at the fact she slept with him while in her affair with John Redcorn. Does that mean they hadn't been intimate for years? And Dale is just cool with it? I mean, it would make him GOAT husband if he stayed abstinent for so long just to respect Nancy's headaches, but given he seems rather sex-obsessed before and after renewing their vows, it doesn't seem likely. So what gives, exactly?

[[WMG: If Peggy's Spanish is so terrible, how was she even hired as a substitute teacher?]]
* Lack of applicants, most likely. Plus, substitute teachers don't necessarily need to be knowledgeable in what they're teaching, they just need to know how to follow a lesson plan.
** Someone else noted that, earlier in the show, she was shown to be pretty good at it, though how ''good'' she is depends on the episode.

*** Fatty may have had two sons, and the man the guys met was the younger brother.

* Dale, in a CrowningMomentOfAwesome, helps Hank rectify his driver's ID issue by verbally curbstomping the ObstructiveBureaucrat impeding the process ("Dale to the Chief"). And when Dale is hired to deal with an infestation problem in "Megalo-Dale", he does his damndest to do a good job, mainly because Hank put his reputation on the line by recommending him. Bottom line- Dale greatly admires Hank, and when the chips are down, he will do all he can for Hank, and Hank for his part, is always there to help and support Dale.

** Hank is a little bit of a MartyStu, me has noticed that people only judge Hank when they're dead wrong about him.

* The title card's a reference to American Gothic. The couple there look just as depressed.

[[WMG:Getting Crap Past The Radar ]]
Why does this show not have that kind of page, especially since it premiered during the late 20th century (along with. WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons, WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy and WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}, all of which have Radar pages.)
* Because it's pretty mild, and more people who made those pages seemed to forget that those shows were ''[[AnimationAgeGhetto intended for adults]]'', thus a lot harder to get the crap past the Radar.

** It probably isn't helped by an earlier episode "Shins of the Father" implying that Cotton might have suffered some form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This is revisited in the episode, judging by his reaction to the Beni Hana-esque chef (complete with audio of warfare noises and his attempt at trying to defend himself against the "Tojo whomping sticks"-really pepper mills).

* This is actually very TruthInTelevision as MLMs, fake diplomas for sale and other such scams specifically target people like Peggy, i.e. people who have a vastly inflated ego and are extremely susceptible to suggestion whenever anybody feeds said ego.

*** To sum it up in three reasons:

* Dale has had long standing issues with his actual father Bug, whom he saw forcing himself upon his wife Nancy on their wedding day (though it wasn't what it looked like), so he might see "The Colonel" as sort of a surrogate father. He has Cotton as a houseguest in "The Final Shinsult" and "Daletech", and despite Dale's typical hinky ways, he does seem to genuinely admire Cotton, if just for his history as a war hero. Dale also called Cotton "Dad" or "Daddy" on a couple of ocassions. He blows up Hank's "sissy shack" in remembrance of Cotton.
--->'''That was for '''you''', Colonel! So long, sissy shack!'''

* Dale has had long standing issues with his actual father Bug, whom he saw forcing himself upon his wife Nancy on their wedding day (though it wasn't what it looked like), so he might see "The Colonel" as sort of a surrogate father. He has Cotton as a houseguest in "The Final Shinsult" and "Daletech", and despite Dale's typical hinky ways, he does seem to genuinely admire Cotton, if just for his history as a war hero. He blows up Hank's "sissy shack" in remembrance of Cotton.

* Dale, in a CrowningMomentOfAwesome, helps Hank rectify his driver's ID issue by verbally curbstomping the ObstructiveBureaucrat impeding the process ("Dale to the Chief"). And when Dale is hired to deal with an infestation problem in "Megalo-Dale", he does his damndest to do a good job, mainly because Hank put his reputation on the line by recommending him.

** Not every episode has Hank be in the right. Some have him be called out for his views and behaviour, like when someone makes a play about the Alamo that presents everyone in an unflattering light and Hank is convinced not to smash up the set because censoring someone you disagree with is wrong.

* Dale has had long standing issues with his actual father, whom he saw forcing himself upon his wife Nancy on their wedding day (though it wasn't what it looked like), so he might see "The Colonel" as sort of a surrogate father. He has Cotton as a houseguest in "The Final Shinsult" and "Daletech", and despite Dale's typical hinky ways, he does seem to genuinely admire Cotton, if just for his history as a war hero. He blows up Hank's "sissy shack" in remembrance of Cotton.

** Ever see Cotton take Peggy to the VFW for the first time? He introduces everyone inside as either Fatty, Stinkie, or Brooklyn (save for one guy called Erwin Linker). Presumably he just defaults to calling bigger guys Fatty.

--->'''That was for '''you''', Colonel! Goodbye, sissy shack!'''