That Boy Ain't Right - A King of the Hill Video Essay

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  • Опубликовано: 9 сен 2020
  • There is something amiss with those Hill men, I tell ya h'wat!
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  • @pirate996
    @pirate996 3 года назад +2170

    On a scale from Charcoal to Propane, this video essay is definitely a Propane

    • @CamHennings
      @CamHennings  3 года назад +206

      That's because when you cook with propane, it allows you to taste the MEAT and not the HEAT. And don't even get me started on the bastard gas known as butane!

    • @jvnxiie2441
      @jvnxiie2441 3 года назад +26

      @@CamHennings or mesquite Whatever black magic that is

    • @askoldir4538
      @askoldir4538 3 года назад +18

      How dare you insult this video like this- it has a rich deepness to it that can only be compared to the complex taste provided by charcoal.

    • @user-ou1ff6fg6c
      @user-ou1ff6fg6c 3 года назад +5

      More like coal gas

    • @honeybadgerstudios21
      @honeybadgerstudios21 3 года назад +4

      I thought it was more of a butane but to each his own

  • @mr.sand7899
    @mr.sand7899 3 года назад +2122

    And that is why King of the Hill is one of the best anime's ever made.

    • @CamHennings
      @CamHennings  3 года назад +252

      Perhaps the greatest shonen battle anime about suburban Texas life that will ever exist.

    • @invincibleunderthesun8545
      @invincibleunderthesun8545 3 года назад +38

      @@CamHennings That would actually be an interesting idea. An actual anime with that setting.

    • @broski613
      @broski613 3 года назад +12

      @@invincibleunderthesun8545 fr tho i’d actually love to see that

    • @dawngleamsoncyrodiil2291
      @dawngleamsoncyrodiil2291 3 года назад +33

      You joke but that's exactly what it is. "Anime" just means animation. My ex is Japanese and he didn't distinguish between anime and "cartoon". KoTH is simply American anime

    • @tristantaj4391
      @tristantaj4391 3 года назад +1

      Gappy

  • @FirstLast-cg2nk
    @FirstLast-cg2nk 3 года назад +1283

    You missed out on a part of the episode that I think says a lot about Bobby: Cotton stated, perplexed, that Bobby shouldn't have come out okay after three days because the boy was just a bowl of mush, and then Hank pointed out that the thing with mush is, you can't build it up, but you can't break it down either. That's Bobby in a nutshell: No matter what you put him through, he remains Bobby.

    • @beaniecakes124
      @beaniecakes124 3 года назад +113

      pain is only temporary, bobby is eternal

    • @Jarod-sm5rf
      @Jarod-sm5rf 3 года назад +21

      He stays true to himself

    • @RedxDJCashpal
      @RedxDJCashpal 3 года назад +28

      Yeah and hanks ok for realizing that. They both realized at the same time that it was a good thing. That's why I think when he says Hank is the "boy who ain't right" it's such a shit take

    • @FirstLast-cg2nk
      @FirstLast-cg2nk 3 года назад +17

      @@RedxDJCashpal Well, honestly, Hank started out as the "Boy who ain't right", but multiple seasons of character development helped shape him into a better person. Meanwhile, Cotton may have softened in some aspects, but he largely remained the same terrible person he was at the beginning.

    • @RedxDJCashpal
      @RedxDJCashpal 3 года назад +4

      @@FirstLast-cg2nk ik dude but it's like the last thing he mentions before he ends the video. He ended it on a contradictory note which is why his end take is shit still

  • @deralmighty8011
    @deralmighty8011 3 года назад +364

    Bowen's theory states that the goal is to raise a well-differentiated child, who becomes autonomous and takes an authoritative approach to situations, while still respecting his upbringing. In that sense, Hank Hill might actually be one of the best fathers in animation. His son is very different from him but still looks up to him.

    • @gustavorivero3848
      @gustavorivero3848 3 года назад +4

      Can you expand it more? I would like to read it

    • @Zure467
      @Zure467 3 года назад +12

      @@gustavorivero3848 no

  • @invincibleunderthesun8545
    @invincibleunderthesun8545 3 года назад +1219

    Bobby is a weird kid but, is he really weirder than Joseph? Now that boy ain't right.

    • @napierparker08
      @napierparker08 3 года назад +50

      I’ve always said this! Lol

    • @IAmTheDoctor00
      @IAmTheDoctor00 3 года назад +145

      Well it's because he's an alien.

    • @t-bonesanchez4021
      @t-bonesanchez4021 3 года назад +20

      Damn right, I tell you w'hat

    • @deepism
      @deepism 3 года назад +49

      @@IAmTheDoctor00 I still can't believe how that gypsy woman cursed John Redcorn into a loaf of bread

    • @SirDudeGuyManBro
      @SirDudeGuyManBro 3 года назад +91

      Joseph is a mess, if it weren't for Bobby, Joseph wouldn't know how to socialize.

  • @SonOfMeme
    @SonOfMeme 3 года назад +966

    Normal people: "Fight or flight"
    Me, an intellectual: "I'm gonna kick your ass or Bwah"

    • @jurassicsmackdown6359
      @jurassicsmackdown6359 3 года назад +9

      How tf did this not get a heart?????

    • @nathanworthington4451
      @nathanworthington4451 3 года назад

      Only a self declared intellectual would have the audacity to attempt an unfunny "joke" from 6yrs ago.

    • @soursugar4867
      @soursugar4867 3 года назад +9

      @@nathanworthington4451 you doin ok mate?

    • @thomastruant8837
      @thomastruant8837 3 года назад

      for me its behyaaaawww or bwuah

  • @RatchetandSly
    @RatchetandSly 3 года назад +512

    I just wanted to point out that Hank threatened to kick the magician's ass because he stole his truck keys, not because the magician wouldn't tell him the secrets of his tricks.
    I think that responding to a thief by threatening to kick their ass unless they gave you your property back is a completely reasonable response.

    • @BilboBaggMan
      @BilboBaggMan 3 года назад +6

      Damn you really gonna do him like that

    • @theentangledwiggler-man2344
      @theentangledwiggler-man2344 3 года назад +56

      Not to mention his joke about "hitting on his wife." He really took that scene out of context.

    • @NicDoesDumbThings
      @NicDoesDumbThings 3 года назад +32

      It's more important to take episodes out of context to make your dramatic analysis of a cartoon show more poignant.

    • @jh6025
      @jh6025 3 года назад +4

      @@NicDoesDumbThings LOL!

    • @DevDreCW
      @DevDreCW 3 года назад +9

      He literally locks Peggy in a coffin and demands she tells him the secret of the magic trick.. He clearly felt challenged by the magician.

  • @bob513993
    @bob513993 3 года назад +1155

    ...a 12-yr-old in Texas getting a gun for their birthday is far from abnormal.

    • @jktuert8630
      @jktuert8630 3 года назад +53

      Should they get it on 5th birthday?

    • @daniellion5291
      @daniellion5291 3 года назад +55

      @@jktuert8630 a bb gun maybe

    • @ImmaLittlePip
      @ImmaLittlePip 3 года назад +64

      Honestly I remember getting one as a kid on my 10th birthday
      And getting a bb gun on my 5th

    • @ethanderryberry6496
      @ethanderryberry6496 3 года назад +90

      You’d be surprised how much of a culture shock it is. I didn’t even come from a particularly armed family and I shot guns a lot earlier than a lot of my college friends.

    • @darkmyro
      @darkmyro 3 года назад +34

      I think I got a hand-me-down 20 gauge from my dad around that age, Though I live a few states over.

  • @theaterobscura
    @theaterobscura 3 года назад +198

    12:37 Cotton's admission that Hank is a better father is one of the best back-handed compliments I've ever heard.

  • @cmjcj2ktn
    @cmjcj2ktn 3 года назад +437

    This is wonderful, but you should have touched on the fact that the show finally brought Hank and Bobby together in the "last episode".

    • @CamHennings
      @CamHennings  3 года назад +70

      Thanks, I see what you meant about Bobby and Hank coming together in the end. It was a good way to conclude the series by giving them something that they can both relate on. My impression of that episode though is that the series finale seemed pretty open-ended, which is understandable given that this series is episodic and not so much serialized, give or take a few two-parters. So I feel like even if Hank and Bobby both find something to relate to each other on, there are still a million other things that will come up later on. Like I can see Hank using that as ammo to get Bobby to not follow his dreams and to just go into propane since he saw that Bobby does like grilling, but that can only get him so far.

    • @darkmyro
      @darkmyro 3 года назад +32

      @@CamHennings from what I understand the creator(mike judge) is interested in a revival should it ever come to pass, though in the version I heard he might wanna age up some of the characters. Luanne and Lucky would probably have to be cut out of the show cause both of their voice actors have died since then. Though I feel if they ever do bring it back, they should have Luanne and Lucky die from something silly and have Hank and Peggy raising their kid. I can only imagine how many great " bwah!!" moments Hank would have from trying to raise a little girl. XD

    • @jordankeller4253
      @jordankeller4253 3 года назад +15

      @@darkmyro I would like a revival so badly. I love your idea of Hank and Peggy raising the daughter of Luanne and Lucky, which is something I've never considered, myself.
      I'd like to see a more adult Bobby, perhaps early twenties, succeeding in some sort of career that perfectly suits him. Such as a moderately successful comedian, or even a meats specialist like in the finale. I want this, because I want Hank to really realise that, in the end, that boy IS right. Hank raised a man, and finally understands that Bobby is a man, despite his and Hank's differences in ideas as to what masculinity is.

    • @jordankeller4253
      @jordankeller4253 3 года назад +4

      I want a slightly new world of Arlen, in the 2020s, in which Hank has raised his son to adulthood, but still has much to teach and instill.
      I am a man in my early/mid twenties, and my relationship to my own father has always been similar to that of Hank and Bobby's. That sort of father-son dynamic changes as the son enters adulthood. I'd like to see how the relationship between Hank and Bobby would change, just as mine did.

    • @Jarod-sm5rf
      @Jarod-sm5rf 3 года назад +2

      What about guns? They both like guns the episode should have been about them bonding on guns

  • @samrobacker346
    @samrobacker346 3 года назад +281

    Interesting. ID like to add i think a part of Cottons hate for Hank is Hanks lack of emotions. Something he caused, yes. But he loves Bobby and GH for being themselves. And is proud of Junichro when he lets his emotions go, just in a culturally different manner.

    • @CamHennings
      @CamHennings  3 года назад +50

      Agreed! I also love that you brought up Junichiro. I wish he was at least mentioned more in the series as opposed to just the one episode that we got to develop him. The same could be implied about GH as well. It's kind of impossible to develop a baby, but I feel like the show kind of forgot about GH after a season or two, which is a shame, because like with Bobby, GH brings out a completely different side of Cotton.

    • @samrobacker346
      @samrobacker346 3 года назад +25

      @@CamHennings I actually have an idea for an episode where bobby gets really into japanese culture as a web of sorts. Hanks calls Junichro through skype or something to ask him to bad mouth Japan (as Hank ans peggy have done before when bobby gets into jobs). Before he can ask Junichro reveals due to his age and status he was allowed to adopt.. Basically the japanese version of joseph. He doesnt mind the kid being into sports but its taking away from his education (and the boy already has some slight learning issue like dyslexia or add or something. Something that would be ignored most likely in the us. Since hes good at sports) long story short. They're in texas for buiness. Swap kids. Hank struggles to bad mouth sports and Junichro struggles to bad mouth postww2 Japan. Junichro succeed in the end with mentioning something really stupid. Hank fails but ends up using sports to get the boy interested in his education. Probably thr math homework that started the problem.

    • @CamHennings
      @CamHennings  3 года назад +22

      @@samrobacker346 Dude, I'd watch that. Hahaha. I can definitely see Bobby being a weeb as well and Hank just being extremely distraught over it. Like he catches Bobby watching some slice of life school anime and has no idea how to comprehend why he'd watch that over the Cowboys

    • @samrobacker346
      @samrobacker346 3 года назад +10

      @@CamHennings Hank totally comes in the room during a "contemplating episode plot in a soak tub" scene and just bwaaahs

    • @Jarod-sm5rf
      @Jarod-sm5rf 3 года назад +1

      Junichro should have been a recurring character.

  • @JeremyFinch42
    @JeremyFinch42 3 года назад +242

    Me: Submits a 15 page essay on how the boy ain't right.
    My Teacher: Whatever, you get an A, now gtfo.

    • @razkable
      @razkable 3 года назад

      as a father bobby ain't right...hes nothing like he should be...they say embrace the kid's desires for a healthy relationship but hes so weird...

    • @ComFurt
      @ComFurt 5 месяцев назад

      @@razkable Wow, you really managed to miss the entire point of not only this video essay but the entirety of KOTH xD
      I really hope you're joking or I feel bad for your kid

  • @Elementa2006
    @Elementa2006 3 года назад +317

    King of the Hill is a show that feels for lack of a better term "real" compared to other adult animated shows though that might be why it didn't gain wide international appeal the same way shows like The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park or Rick and Morty achieved. I think I might be the only KOH fan in Egypt.

    • @nitrosherbert888
      @nitrosherbert888 3 года назад +1

      You joking right you don't actually live in Egypt

    • @Elementa2006
      @Elementa2006 3 года назад +31

      @@nitrosherbert888 aaaaaah... Yes, I do. Why do you doubt that?

    • @JackClockerinos
      @JackClockerinos 3 года назад +29

      I heard it's pretty popular in Japan

    • @oliv4166
      @oliv4166 3 года назад +30

      @@JackClockerinos In china as well. I've seen a shit ton of bootleg phone cases with bobby for some reason, a true ladies' man that boy is.

    • @lonebattledroid4474
      @lonebattledroid4474 3 года назад +1

      That's cool

  • @heartnet40
    @heartnet40 3 года назад +803

    Interesting about Cotton and his relationships is his respect in Bobby seems to stem from Bobby's confidence and willingness to be himself. Bobby is honest.
    Cotton hates Hank and others because he sees them all as washed up hasbeens but Bobby is gladly himself. Look at the episode in which Peggy is crippled; Cotton is so disgusted with Peggy because even though he can't stand her guts, how dare a strong prideful woman like herself let (from his perspective) such a tiny little physical ailment break her spirit?
    Cotton is not a good person, but you can see shades of an honorable man in him and I think that's why people still love his character despite how nasty he is.

    • @dragonknightleader1
      @dragonknightleader1 3 года назад +35

      I thought Cotton loved Bobby because he looks like him when he was a boy.

    • @MilloSpiegel
      @MilloSpiegel 3 года назад +79

      I also love how the only moment he shows respect or something vlose to it for peggy is when she learns to walk again. He knows how it feels

    • @nitrosherbert888
      @nitrosherbert888 3 года назад +3

      John reckord is a worst person

    • @MilloSpiegel
      @MilloSpiegel 3 года назад +18

      @@nitrosherbert888 john redcorn is a worse person? Possibly.

    • @AngeloRosales64
      @AngeloRosales64 3 года назад

      Yo I love that profile picture

  • @KylesSocietyofMisfit
    @KylesSocietyofMisfit 3 года назад +97

    *holds up bent straw*
    ThIs Is mY UrEthRa

    • @braintwo3398
      @braintwo3398 3 года назад +4

      *Blows in it* nothing it ran 4-5.9 seconds but my fellas haven't reached the end zone in 12 years.

    • @ianfinrir8724
      @ianfinrir8724 3 года назад +4

      Say what you want about them, that episode proves Hank and Peggy are ride or die.

    • @chucky29949
      @chucky29949 2 года назад +1

      that urethra aint right

    • @edmundscycles1
      @edmundscycles1 2 года назад

      "There are many like it , but this is mine!"

  • @LOSTLEAD8R
    @LOSTLEAD8R 3 года назад +20

    I think a better theory to why Cotton likes Bobby so much is because Bobby is sure of himself. Due to the fact that Cotton raised Hank, Hank never really understood how to stand up for himself or fight back, this is not the case for Bobby has he got a softer punch. So because Bobby is so confident and able to like himself, that's what makes Cotton like him more than Hank. I think a large part of why Cotton hates Hank is also due to Hank never really setting his ambitions high. The way Cotton sees Hank's life is some that settled and doesn't want to do anything more than an honest days pay, for an overachiever like Cotton, I'm sure this is what upsets him the most about his adult son, and probably why he also hates Peggy. Oddly enough, the hatred toward Peggy is probably one of the reasons why Dale and Cotton get along so well.

  • @stankfield9432
    @stankfield9432 3 года назад +17

    King of the hill is a show that is easy to judge as "another animated family sitcom", but it has so many layers to its characters and settings that it feels like you're peeking into the lives of real people, no matter how outlandish some of the situations they find themselves in get, that's why it's one of the best shows imo.

  • @alexandercatz5214
    @alexandercatz5214 3 года назад +53

    Ok, can i just say that playing a Silent Hill song as the introduction to a character named Hank Hill is pretty clever lol. Good job

    • @DankTaco707
      @DankTaco707 3 года назад +2

      I was searching through the comments forever thinking nobody was gonna mention it 😂

    • @alexandercatz5214
      @alexandercatz5214 3 года назад +2

      @@DankTaco707 glad i wasnt the only one that caught it. That had to be an international editing choice.

    • @DankTaco707
      @DankTaco707 3 года назад +2

      @@alexandercatz5214 I would definitely think so, weird coincidence otherwise lmao.

  • @stephen9281
    @stephen9281 3 года назад +38

    I've been rewatching the series over the past few months and I can't help but think Bobby is out there somewhere making his father proud.

  • @jplayzow
    @jplayzow 3 года назад +180

    Never occurred to me his name was robert

    • @grandmasterpax3248
      @grandmasterpax3248 3 года назад +2

      Same

    • @Zacman1123
      @Zacman1123 3 года назад +2

      Yeah, same.

    • @hingusdingus3451
      @hingusdingus3451 3 года назад +10

      What did you think Bobby was short for? Bobert?

    • @jplayzow
      @jplayzow 3 года назад +5

      @@hingusdingus3451 I know people whose name is only Bob or Bobby I never questioned it being a shortened name

    • @alonsoarana5307
      @alonsoarana5307 3 года назад

      I forget that about Bobby Singer from Supernatural too

  • @sethtaylor721
    @sethtaylor721 3 года назад +47

    Just wanted to say that the ending of this gave me chills. Couldn’t have been more perfect.

  • @elijahthurlow7203
    @elijahthurlow7203 3 года назад +51

    love the bully music in the background, got such a blast of nostalgia out of nowhere.

    • @fangerboardin4741
      @fangerboardin4741 3 года назад +2

      Same man same

    • @zylanbeltran4334
      @zylanbeltran4334 3 года назад +3

      RDR as well!

    • @bananasean5145
      @bananasean5145 3 года назад +1

      All time favorite game

    • @epicty3607
      @epicty3607 3 года назад

      The greasers theme really fit. Especially the part with the younger hank

    • @WingMaster562
      @WingMaster562 3 года назад

      Know the music in the intro? I cant put my finger what it is

  • @jeffk.9075
    @jeffk.9075 3 года назад +22

    "Yet most importantly, the Assistant Manager of Strickland Propane" Hank would approve that sentiment. I tell ya whut.

  • @VidWatcher01
    @VidWatcher01 3 года назад +44

    "BOBBY! I got propane in my urethra!" Hank Hill on the Simpsons

  • @joshuaandersen1075
    @joshuaandersen1075 3 года назад +23

    I love this show. it showed consistently that even though he didn't understand him, hank truly loved Bobby and tried his best for him... even if his best wasn't all that good sometimes. I think probably the most real depiction of fatherhood ever on television

    • @ThatRPGuywithtoomanyOCs
      @ThatRPGuywithtoomanyOCs 2 года назад +7

      This is why I like Hank so much. He's not the best dad, he has flaws. He constantly pushes Bobby to do things he thinks of as paths to a good life, even if Bobby doesn't want to. It's misguided, but he does it out of genuine care for his son. He wants his son to grow up and have a normal, successful, happy life in a place that judges people for every single thing they do. He looks at the world and knows Bobby will struggle as the sweet, weird kid he is. So he tries to walk him down a path that he thinks Bobby will benefit from. Texas loves football, so he should play. Texas loves guns, so he should shoot(though this one works out). Texas loves propane, so Bobby should get that job. It's not just that Hank loves these things, but that he knows they are normal and well liked.

  • @AustinOnStandby
    @AustinOnStandby 3 года назад +98

    I've waited so long for this masterpiece. 100% worth it.

    • @CamHennings
      @CamHennings  3 года назад +3

      Glad that it was worth the wait!

  • @ScienceWaffle
    @ScienceWaffle 3 года назад +115

    Your video essay was perfect in all aspects great editing and thoughtful analysis. You deserve more subscribers, and you've earned one.

    • @CamHennings
      @CamHennings  3 года назад +6

      Oh my God, thank you so much for saying that! There is definitely more to come, most likely around Halloween time, but I have a lot planned that I'm very excited about! Thanks again, dude!

    • @zerker08
      @zerker08 3 года назад +1

      Yea not really

  • @DeviousDegens
    @DeviousDegens 3 года назад +26

    never thought a king of the hill essay would be so relatable to my own family. imma go cry now, great video

  • @refriedboogie
    @refriedboogie 3 года назад +16

    Teacher:write a five page essay
    Student: plays 5 hours of video games.
    Brain: write a five page essay on bobby hill
    The same student: 📝

  • @mechajay3358
    @mechajay3358 3 года назад +20

    I have to say this is an incredible video essay. It really goes deep into Cotton, Hank, and Bobby's relationship with each other.

  • @offscreenbabble
    @offscreenbabble 3 года назад +40

    Wow, I loved this video. I've been rewatching King of the Hill but never thought about the characters this way, especially Hank.

    • @CamHennings
      @CamHennings  3 года назад +6

      Thank you so much! It took awhile before I started to really pick apart the characters like this. I believe it started as I began to sympathize more with Bobby during my rewatches, as well as seeing him through a more progressive lens. He kinda predicted a lot of millenial attitudes that we have today, surprisingly!

    • @offscreenbabble
      @offscreenbabble 3 года назад +2

      @@CamHennings Bobby was always my favorite and I think that's why. I have enjoyed the show in the past but realized this year that I missed huge chunks of episodes so I'm excited to see them for the first time.

  • @petermj1098
    @petermj1098 3 года назад +5

    I think Cotton liked Bobby more than when Hank as a kid because he respected how Bobby didn’t care how his grandpa saw him and he actually wasn’t afraid of him.

  • @thomasr3805
    @thomasr3805 3 года назад +3

    Bobby was always such a kind and wise Buddha-type character. Enlightened despite his young age. Content to be.

  • @daniellion5291
    @daniellion5291 3 года назад +14

    This is one of the most wholesome and honest sitcoms in television history. And its a cartoon made by the same creator as Beavis and Butthead (which is also honest and wholesome in its own silly way)

    • @Ciara1594
      @Ciara1594 Год назад

      Except for the episode where
      they put a firecracker in a cat's
      behind and lit it. Something that
      a kid imitated in real life.
      The cat had to be euthanized.
      😡🐈🙄

  • @Datarayne
    @Datarayne 3 года назад +8

    This essay just made me cry at 5am on a random Friday. I now understand my father and son better. I am the boy who ain’t right. Thank you so much for this.

  • @deptusmechanikus7362
    @deptusmechanikus7362 3 года назад +24

    Wasn't Bobby's middle name "Butch" in one episode? Hank made a shelve with a name plank for all Bobby's future trophies when he was born and it stood empty for over a decade

    • @EdibleNonsense
      @EdibleNonsense 3 года назад +8

      I think that was the nickname that *Hank* wanted Bobby to be called, before he grew up and got called Bobby. I’m pretty sure it was meant to contrast what Hank wanted him to be like (more traditionally masculine?) vs. how he is.

  • @WishIWuzKaji
    @WishIWuzKaji 3 года назад +10

    Very thoughtful video and I love your conclusion. One thing I think gets overlooked in discussions of Hank's parenting, though, is that while Hank is definitely flawed as a parent and has a lot of internalized toxic masculinity, he and Peggy together make excellent co-parents. Hank and Peggy were both victims of parental abuse and tend to coddle Bobby because of it, but Peggy's encouragement and Hank's repression form a nice balance that I think leave Bobby as a very healthy, well-rounded and confident boy.

    • @violenceisfun991
      @violenceisfun991 3 года назад +1

      Ever notice that adults get abducted and probed by aliens whereas children get abducted and probed by predators?

  • @tiagobraga1480
    @tiagobraga1480 3 года назад +15

    Lon lon ranch theme from oot really drove the ending home, not gonna lie

  • @SlugKingsly
    @SlugKingsly 3 года назад +8

    Took me a second to realize why there was Silent *Hill* music playing at the beginning.

    • @ianfinrir8724
      @ianfinrir8724 3 года назад

      That's... honestly pretty clever.

  • @big_t6471
    @big_t6471 3 года назад +5

    Love the bully music in the background of the video.

  • @animal0mother
    @animal0mother 3 года назад +97

    Why are Cotton's feet so small?
    He was 6'something" before tojos got him.

    • @Orinslayer
      @Orinslayer 3 года назад +7

      They shot his shins off... his feet are attached to the stumps of his knees.

    • @animal0mother
      @animal0mother 3 года назад +5

      @@Orinslayer that only changes the length of his legs, not the size of his feet.

    • @PilkScientist
      @PilkScientist 3 года назад +2

      Maybe he lost the toes too or something

    • @DH-gq7bm
      @DH-gq7bm 3 года назад +6

      Because he'd look like a fricking troll if they made them proportionate. So they draw them smaller

    • @ianfinrir8724
      @ianfinrir8724 3 года назад +2

      He was 6'4" when he left, when he came back, he was 5' even.

  • @FilmmakeroftheFuture
    @FilmmakeroftheFuture 3 года назад +6

    In the episode, “Monkey See, Lucky Do” Hank admits to Luanne that all parents including him make mistakes. He even says, “Lord knows I did with Bobby based on some of the asinine things he does.”

  • @YerbaMateo
    @YerbaMateo 3 года назад +84

    GOD this was fantastic man!! AGH your writing skills are insane man, I definitely didn’t expect to cry watching this but parts of this got me, you handled what is a pretty intense topic about a cartoon character and still managed to make it fun and humorous at the same time. Great stuff man, also the editing in this is cleeeean as hell! Keep going man!! I’m taking notes for my next video for SURE!!!

    • @CamHennings
      @CamHennings  3 года назад +3

      Thank you so much, man! It's crazy to think that it's actually done and out there, but it is and now my body can rest for awhile. I invested my heart and soul into this so I'm glad it shows!

  • @thatyoutubechannel9953
    @thatyoutubechannel9953 3 года назад +11

    Oh my god. KING OF THE hill. SILENT hill. I get it. You disgust me and I love it.

  • @hardcyd3r
    @hardcyd3r 3 года назад +10

    This made me cry. I feel so close to these characters. Good video

  • @FishGoat
    @FishGoat 3 года назад +9

    wasnt expecting to hear the bully soundtrack in this

  • @thecrocthief1555
    @thecrocthief1555 3 года назад +13

    I had the multiple tabs open and was really confused why the Silent hill theme was playing and from which tab. Love that the theme was used though.

  • @Darth_K_K
    @Darth_K_K 3 года назад +12

    I thought everyone got a rifle from their grandpa when they turned 12... I did

  • @cheyennemonger7959
    @cheyennemonger7959 3 года назад +11

    Dude this was a masterpiece of narration, bravo.

  • @NextEntry
    @NextEntry 3 года назад +16

    Amazing analysis of a show close to our hearts! I love it friend!

  • @StreetUrchin4Life
    @StreetUrchin4Life 3 года назад +6

    "That boy aint right tell ya whatt." Thank you Mike Judge!! & always adored how Cotton bonded with and cared for Bobby. "Ging ging &Bing Bing" 4life lol

  • @DanPantzig
    @DanPantzig 3 года назад +41

    The youtube algorithm has blessed me this day. Have a sub!

    • @CamHennings
      @CamHennings  3 года назад +2

      Thank you very much for the sub! More is in the works!

  • @derekmatzek9551
    @derekmatzek9551 3 года назад +60

    3:42 now I’m all for changing the 20 dollar bill from Andrew Jackson to Harriet Tubman, but let’s be real, THIS is what ever quarter needs to be

    • @robertisham5279
      @robertisham5279 3 года назад +2

      Fuck that keep Andrew Jackson on the $ 20.

  • @whimsycole246
    @whimsycole246 3 года назад +8

    You've made me realize how similar Hank is to my own dad.

  • @talonabuser1072
    @talonabuser1072 3 года назад +2

    The part about beating cottons record in the hole got me

  • @violenceisfun991
    @violenceisfun991 3 года назад +18

    9:24 i went through puberty while incarcerated. I wasn't allowed to be awkward or emotional; i'd get stuck with syringes and thrown in solitary

  • @benbrinkhurst8722
    @benbrinkhurst8722 3 года назад +7

    I wasn't expecting this to be so touching. Wow.

  • @scarletbard6511
    @scarletbard6511 3 года назад +25

    "Maybe the boy who ain't right, is actually alright."
    (':

    • @razkable
      @razkable 3 года назад

      i think in the end bobby seems to have turned out normal a good man and ok despite how we got there......the last scene is him grilling with his dad saying the final line of the show...yup....showing us hank may have gotten through to the boy..thank god....hey it may be the conservative southern american christain/religious way of looking at life but he got there dang it.and thats ok

  • @randybobandy4801
    @randybobandy4801 3 года назад +2

    Good video. I hope Bobby grows up to be like Hank in the sense that Hank usually springs into action when someone is in trouble and frequently goes to great lengths on behalf of his frustrating friends and family. But it’s nice to see some sympathetic analysis of Hank and the frankly traumatic childhood he experienced. Both Hank and Bobby are better than their circumstances.

  • @kamikazekittiesii161
    @kamikazekittiesii161 3 года назад +2

    4:13 As a person living in a small town in Iowa I can 100% confirm people *WILL* scream and threaten harm or legal action if you go so much as one foot across thier property line while mowing your lawn or a customer's. Even if it's the first time you have mowed that area and have never seen the other person in your whole life.

  • @Bee-ks8tl
    @Bee-ks8tl 3 года назад +10

    omg im so glad this was recommended to me! this is great writing and analysis! can't believe you have less than 200 subscribers! this channel is so underrated!

    • @CamHennings
      @CamHennings  3 года назад +2

      Thank you so much! With how well this video has been doing and all of the videos I've been planning out, I hope this channel will continue to grow. But your kind words and support mean a lot to me! 😁

  • @PapaJohn1171
    @PapaJohn1171 3 года назад +8

    Was listening to this pretty low volume and heard Epona's song in the background. Thought I was losing it.

  • @TheSolidMidgetOfficial
    @TheSolidMidgetOfficial 3 года назад +1

    Using the Silent Hill 1 opening theme as an opening. Great.
    Now I wanna replay it again. Thanks.

  • @cronk8219
    @cronk8219 3 года назад +2

    hearing silent hill music on an opening to a video about king of the hill gave me an out of body experience

  • @kennethcarroll5007
    @kennethcarroll5007 3 года назад +7

    Fantastic video! So much King of the Hill content stays repetitive and surface level. Love how in depth you went

    • @CamHennings
      @CamHennings  3 года назад +1

      Thank you! I have also noticed that some of the King of the Hill content on YT can be kinda bare at times, so I'm glad I was able to contribute something meaningful!

  • @BroMaxIII
    @BroMaxIII 3 года назад +3

    I hear bf1942, rdr , and Pokémon Colosseum ost in this. You have my respect.

  • @EmeraldLavigne
    @EmeraldLavigne 3 года назад +2

    Fun fact: they made a book titled "That Boy Ain't Right" & my parents gave it to me for Christmas one year.

  • @paulieboy6644
    @paulieboy6644 3 года назад +2

    Yup. I always understood this to be the point of the show. Bobby came to liberate Hank

  • @yungneen6967
    @yungneen6967 3 года назад +31

    Well Bobby is the Dalai Lama so it makes sense that he is right

    • @CamHennings
      @CamHennings  3 года назад +3

      And of course, Hank was threatening the monks to tell Bobby that he wasn't actually a Lama while Bobby came to the decision himself by the end that he didn't want to be one.

    • @yungneen6967
      @yungneen6967 3 года назад +2

      @@CamHennings I mean hank was right tho, they were going to take him away to live in Asia right?

    • @CamHennings
      @CamHennings  3 года назад +2

      @@yungneen6967 Yeah, I believe so. It's one of those higher stake situations that happen in KotH, so I think Hank is technically in the right, just having more life experience. But he still kinda handled the situation pretty poorly in terms of threatening to kick a monk's ass and bringing his own religion into it. I'm probably not the best person to even answer this considering I have a pretty negative view of organized religion, so it's hard for me to say anything more objected without bringing my own bias into it. I don't think Bobby would have ever been happy, so Hank was right there, he just handles things poorly.

    • @ianfinrir8724
      @ianfinrir8724 3 года назад +1

      If that monk's ass is going to be kicked, then it will be kicked.

  • @AsplundhFamily
    @AsplundhFamily 3 года назад +5

    This deserves so much more views, I am liking and commenting so that it will have more views. Thanks for the nice video.

  • @sheriffcharliepanda8613
    @sheriffcharliepanda8613 3 года назад +1

    Two side things one is how well cotton treats hanks half brother when he meets him. Also the biggest point cotton names his new son G. H. (good hank) that had to mess hank up

  • @caitl98
    @caitl98 Год назад +1

    At 11:34 you're absolutely right about Hank and Bobby. But this made me think of my own life for a second. At 13 I said I'd never go into finance because it's what my dad did and he was always super stressed and worked way too hard and late (as a kid I actually compared my dad to Hank and Spongebob in terms of work ethic - he's gen x but was raised by his silent generation grandparents so he's effectively a boomer). Now at 24 I work in a building connected via skyway to the building he works in at the same company! It's definitely not what I saw myself doing but life is unpredictable as hell and I'm surprisingly enjoying it?
    That's what I've always loved about King of the Hill - it's relatable and down to earth and sometimes causes you to reflect on your own life. I've seriously actually brought up scenarios from the show during serious conversations because they prove a point and most people can relate.
    Edit: oh btw my dad grew up all over but spent a large chunk of his life in Texas so very Hank. but he never pressured me into anything I didn't want to do!!!

  • @atlas_of_prescottia
    @atlas_of_prescottia 3 года назад +3

    12:40 Cotton is one of few that can give a genuine compliment and harsh diss simultaneously!

  • @PaintedBB
    @PaintedBB 3 года назад +3

    I loved this video! Great use of video game soundtracks, too.

  • @tunakann7629
    @tunakann7629 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for being the first person to not use those stupid stock VHS transmissions in a video essay

  • @parin3140
    @parin3140 3 года назад +2

    I can honestly say I wasn't awkward or lost at that time. High school was really easy. Each class was only 50 minutes long, I got to hang out with other kids, and I used the school computers to look up game design and animation resources.
    I didn't have a computer at home in 2002, so it was something I looked forward to. And I didn't live near any other kids growing up, so it was the only time I got to see my friends. The school work was pretty easy, too. I'd just chat with the teachers before and after the class started about their interests, and they'd be cool with me doing whatever. One teacher liked Seinfeld and Star Wars, another liked The Evil Dead and Mario.

  • @htaed23
    @htaed23 3 года назад +37

    don't you ever call that boy Robert again. i got so confused who the hell that was. his name is Bobby Hill. nothing more and nothing less

  • @Bigmonto
    @Bigmonto 3 года назад +5

    You forgot to mention that hank 90% of the time comes to his senses about his son difference at the end of the episode and understands Bobby more and more because of it. I feel like you only described his bad qualities.

  • @wickedwhisper4568
    @wickedwhisper4568 3 года назад +1

    I just found out that you have the nerve to have a total of five videos, and they're ALL INCREDIBLE pieces of quality. I'm glad I found your channel and look forward to watching your skills progress. You're awesome!

  • @lonelyrooster
    @lonelyrooster 3 года назад +1

    Damn that closing statement made me cry... poor hank.. jeez

  • @elliejelly8815
    @elliejelly8815 3 года назад +33

    After u turn 20 you realize you’re gonna feel rushed the rest of forever and u just gotta deal with it

    • @sporepics
      @sporepics 3 года назад +3

      That's only if you did NOTHING spectacular during your tweens. In reality you wanna make up for those moments you threw away. Take your time, don't be an asshole, create what you want...but for god's sake get started!

  • @connorm2547
    @connorm2547 3 года назад +4

    I just got a history lesson I never knew I needed. Thank you for the enlightenment

  • @Ciara1594
    @Ciara1594 Год назад +1

    I like what Peggy said
    (when Bobby joined the
    cult), Bobby's humming and
    twirling round and Hank for
    once is dumbfounded but not
    Peggy, "I am a mother but I'm
    still a woman. And I know a girl
    repellent when I see one. I want
    Grandchildren! Will you stop this?!" 😂

  • @PANICBLADE
    @PANICBLADE 3 года назад

    I related a lot to Bobby as a kid, and I liked and respected Hank a lot too, still do. I probably did some projecting when watching the show. I felt that same struggle Bobby did. I didn't like doing the things my dad would have me do and I wanted to do my own things and pursue my own interests which he couldn't always connect with. I wanted him to be proud of me, and I thought that was selfish because I didn't want to do the things he approved of, yet wanted his approval. It took me a while to figure out that isn't how that works.
    Having things in common isn't a relationship. It's definitely fun and good to have stuff to bond over, but all it takes is a mutual appreciation and respect for each other. Once we started appreciating each other's interests more, sure enough, stuff that we had in common started revealing itself along the way, and that's exactly what happens with Bobby and Hank. Such a great show that really had its finger to the pulse of what makes family what it is, and we see that everywhere in the show, not just with the Hills.

  • @randazrael
    @randazrael 3 года назад +3

    This had no right to make me tear up, good video man

  • @CamHennings
    @CamHennings  3 года назад +21

    EDIT: First off, I just want to give a massive thank you for all of the support I've gotten from this video. I put my heart and soul into this video essay and I'm glad it shows! Every like, comment, sub, and view makes me smile.
    All of that being said, another video likely won't be on the way until December. This is due to a number of factors, the biggest being a need to upgrade my current setup. My 2012 computer can barely handle Premiere without crashing, so I'm upgrading near the end of the month. There are several scripts currently in the works, it's just going to take awhile before I can start the recording and editing process. Other factors are just work picking back up and some non-urgent but still important health reasons. But through all of that, I'm CONSTANTLY thinking of ways to improve and grow this channel.
    Again, your support means everything to me and I hope to be back soon. Life is crazy for all of us right now, so please stay safe and healthy as the holidays get closer. Thank you; more content is on the way!
    Music tracks used:
    0:00 - Silent Hill - Silent Hill
    1:03 - Bayonetta - The Gates of Hell
    2:20 - Battlefield 1942 - Intro
    3:12 - Bully - Walking Theme
    4:30 - Bully - Vendetta Greasers
    5:22 - Animal Crossing: New Leaf - The Roost Cafe
    6:39 - Sam & Max Save the World - Don Ted E. Bear Waltz
    8:00 - Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 1 AM
    10:03 - Pokémon Colosseum - Mt. Battle Rest Room
    10:51 - Red Dead Redemption - Hennigan's Stead
    12:06 - Pokémon Colosseum - Outskirt Stand
    13:30 - LA Noire - Pride of the Job, Pt 1
    15:39 - Legend of Zelda OoT - Lon Lon Ranch

    • @sabotabo7476
      @sabotabo7476 3 года назад

      always nice to hear music from the best battlefield game

  • @squidlox5459
    @squidlox5459 3 года назад +2

    i miss bully, still waiting for bully 2

  • @Zerpderp0
    @Zerpderp0 3 года назад +1

    A reminder that he canonically can tell the difference between different Asian ethnicities by look alone

  • @beanujeam7121
    @beanujeam7121 3 года назад +3

    7:35 as a person who has played phasmophobia that edit scared the shit out of me

  • @rovertosiv4045
    @rovertosiv4045 3 года назад +4

    RDR music for the aesthetic win

  • @zoftell519
    @zoftell519 3 года назад +2

    i don’t understand why this doesn’t have more views or why you don’t have more subscribers. what the heck man this was very thorough, funny and awesome.

    • @CamHennings
      @CamHennings  3 года назад

      Thank you! This video has honestly been doing better than any of the other video essays I posted so far, so I feel grateful regardless. I'm hoping to build the channel more over time starting next month, so hopefully I can keep on delivering like I did here. Thanks again for the kind words and support!

  • @noobie7727
    @noobie7727 3 года назад +2

    Hank is a good dad and we all know Bobby will turn out just fine. King of the hill reminds me of my relationship with my dad. As we both grew older we grew closer despite the 2 of us being very different. Hank reminds me of my dad and even when my dad is long gone ill always have Hank to fill that hole

  • @gianfrancoespinoza8828
    @gianfrancoespinoza8828 3 года назад +5

    I'm just going to say this,
    Charcoal is better than Propane

  • @mitchconner2021
    @mitchconner2021 3 года назад +8

    He probably didn't have a narrow urethra cotton probably told his recruiter not to sign him for fear that hank too, would lose his shins...

    • @Whurlpuul
      @Whurlpuul 3 года назад

      I never thought of it that way

    • @darkmyro
      @darkmyro 3 года назад +1

      as much as that would be in character for cotton, Its been mentioned by his doctor in an episode or two that he has a narrow urethra in the show, so he medically has a narrow urethra.

  • @theultimateflashgamer3056
    @theultimateflashgamer3056 3 года назад

    This was a really good vid! I always love seeing new video essays from people I've never seen before. Keep up the great work

  • @swiftyshiftry9977
    @swiftyshiftry9977 3 года назад +1

    Damn dude, this video needs way more attention. This was well thought out and well put together I tell you h'wat

  • @phoebeaurum7113
    @phoebeaurum7113 3 года назад +3

    I feel like in season 1 Bobby lacked a lot of depth and appeared like a way for the writers to make fun of millennial children.
    Then with later seasons they started giving Bobby really meaningful layers.

  • @koboldbussymuncher7240
    @koboldbussymuncher7240 3 года назад +4

    Giving him a loaded rifle is bad? You don't give a kid a toy without batteries

  • @davyjones3755
    @davyjones3755 3 года назад +2

    I want a coin that says "bwaaa" and "I'm gonna a kick your ass" now

  • @nikkitaandrews9319
    @nikkitaandrews9319 3 года назад +1

    I can’t believe that you’ve only got 2K subs! You’re videos are fantastic!