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King of The Hill

Straight as an Arrow

Season 13, Episode 7, Aired Nov 30, 2008

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Hank tries to help Bobby become a member of the Order of the Straight Arrow, but he disagrees with the "Arrowmaster" who is a new member of Arlen. Meanwhile, Peggy gets involved in the disagreement as she is the local Welcome Wagon representative. Luanne and Lucky try to get gifts from people who didn't give them anything at their wedding.moreless

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Andy Richter

Wesley Cherish
GUEST STAR
Paul Butcher

Arrow Kid #2, Robin
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Jeremy Suarez

Arrow Kid #1

Pamela Adlon

Bobby Hill
Stephen Root

Bill Dauterive
Mike Judge

Hank Hill, Boomhauer
Kathy Najimy

Peggy Hill
Toby Huss

Kahn Souphanousinphone
Brittany Murphy

Luanne Platter

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The good : For once Hank is wrong. The Bad : There is no way for him to have been right. Still, a romp with a decent twist.

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By Gojirob, Feb 07, 2011

As Hank deals with the new overprotective leader of the Straight Arrows, he falls into two traps. One is laid by him and his own inner Peggy, with the need to be right ahead even of other people's rights. The other is set by the writers, with a logic trap that's hard to let go. Still, watching the safety-cornered leader do his mild thing was classic KOTH.

The trap Hank sets for himself is not respecting another parent's wishes, something that is both like and unlike him. Yes, the guy is irritating beyond measure, but his sons are his sons, and I'm pretty sure Hank would and has felt very negatively about anyone overriding him on Bobby.

The trap the writers set is a logic one--or an illogical one, as the case may be. Okay, Hank is defying the other man's wishes, and again they are his sons, to be raised (Laws and decency allowing) as he sees fit. But the real health problems he cites at the end to justify why he does this are ones he cites at the end. At no time does he take Hank aside and say 'They have this condition/allergy' or give him any clue beyond 'Don't'. That's one thing. The other is, while the man has a point in being upset for Hank overriding him and imposing his beliefs on the guy's sons, the troop leader was more than happy to force his 'super-safe' agenda down the throats of everyone else. So Hank is wrong? Cool. How they arrived at it is majorly uncool and robs a point from the hilarity of clashing parenting methods.moreless
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This episode was one of the first episodes of the show I saw, and I have to say it was really good. In it Hank encourages Bobby to join the Order of the straight arrow, and Hank agrees to be an assitant scoutmaster with the leader, Wesley. However Wesley doesn't let them be outside or play with fire, basiclly taking away the whole experience in Hank's perspective. Hank however has a plan to let them run wild, when he takes over the night shift at the camp-in. Like many King of the Hill eps, there aren't many lol moments, but the story is told perfectly, and extra points on showing how hank isn't always right, which rarely happens. Overall, a good episode. 9/10 A-moreless
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- Bobby: Arrowmaster Wesley was right. My video games are violent. Making all these faces explode can't be good for me. Peggy: Sure it can, sweetie.
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- Kahn: (to Luanne and Lucky) We have a year to get you a gift, and, how do I put this delicately? We don't think your hillbilly marriage will last that long! Come back in a few months!
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- Hank: Why do I have to go? Peggy: Because when I say, "Hi! I'm Peggy Hill and this is my . . ." there has to be something there!
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- Tagline: "Ah! It burns so much!" - Bill
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- The last time we saw Bobby as a member of the Order of the Straight Arrow was in Episode 3 of the first season titled "The Order of the Straight Arrow".
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