King Of The Hill Analysis
One of the many conservative shows, Fox’s King of the Hill demonstrated to be a primetime animated success that displayed a traditional core, Christian family in Texas. Co-created by Mike Judge, King of the Hill revolved around life in the fictional town of Arlen, Texas. Hank Hill was a reasonable, old-fashioned father who took care of his son Bobby Hill and his wife Peggy Hill. Every week it was Hank, who would collectedly handle difficult neighbors and the challenges of raising a son who would confused him at times, while attempting to stay true to his values. The Hills’ values are part of their personalities, which are questioned or ridiculed. King of the Hill showed the exaltation of conservative not necessarily just in Texas but as a nation, by showcasing the resistance of change against liberalism. In the season-two episode, “Bobby Slam,” Peggy Hill, begins to manage the girl’s gymnastics team. When one young woman wants to join the men’s wrestling team, Hank quickly
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The season-seven premiere, “Get Your Freak Off,” deals with broad minded parents. When one group of liberal neighbors notice Hank in public with a liberal couple, and become targets of the epic progressive insult. “Nice job, Ronald Reagan,” mocks one neighbor. The progressive father furiously responds, “Don’t call me that!” Reversing the offensive remark, a horrified Hank pitches in, “Yeah, don’t call him that!” (King of the Hill). This episode showed how Hank’s beliefs were question and ridiculed by being silent on his conservatism beliefs. Instead of standing up for his beliefs he instead reverses the insult, showing that at times in public, it can be scary to be expressive for beliefs for fear of being ridiculed. This becomes a reflection of how conservatives would feel if questioned of ridiculed in
The season-seven premiere, “Get Your Freak Off,” deals with broad minded parents. When one group of liberal neighbors notice Hank in public with a liberal couple, and become targets of the epic progressive insult. “Nice job, Ronald Reagan,” mocks one neighbor. The progressive father furiously responds, “Don’t call me that!” Reversing the offensive remark, a horrified Hank pitches in, “Yeah, don’t call him that!” (King of the Hill). This episode showed how Hank’s beliefs were question and ridiculed by being silent on his conservatism beliefs. Instead of standing up for his beliefs he instead reverses the insult, showing that at times in public, it can be scary to be expressive for beliefs for fear of being ridiculed. This becomes a reflection of how conservatives would feel if questioned of ridiculed in