King of The Hill

The Order of the Straight Arrow

Season 1, Episode 3, Aired 2/2/97

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Hank and his friends take Bobby's scout troop on a rite of passage journey in the wilderness. The point of "The Order of the Straight Arrow" is for the kids to realize that their parents are ganging up to play jokes on them, and the joke Hank and the guys choose is to put the kids through a series of fake Native American rituals. However, Bobby takes the rituals seriously, and things become very serious indeed when, on a "snipe hunt," Bobby accidentally clobbers an endangered whooping crane.moreless

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Pamela Adlon

Bobby Hill
Kathy Najimy

Peggy Hill
Mike Judge

Hank Hill, Boomhauer

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Season 1 continues to have some perfect episodes.

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By jmbsonic555, Nov 15, 2011 Report Abuse

Season 1 continues with another perfect episode, in this episode, Hank and the guys take Bobby, Joseph, Randy, Garth to pass the order of the straight arrow. This episode had some more classic moments such as Wemetanya, Bobby almost cussing, here's a funsaver, take lots of pictures, peggy trying to rush hank and them to leave, bobby killing a whooping crane, taste the wind one last time bird spirit, the slim jims, and much more. In conclusion, I will give this perfect episode a.
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By cactusjack39, Apr 15, 2009 Report Abuse

There was atime in which I thought things couldn't get as weird. Well, I was proven wrong. This episode was kind of silly, but also a bit weird. Hank took Bobby on this camping trip that was kind of like a boy scout thing. He made Bobby pass obstacles and wanted him to do what he did. He made up a big lie just to make Bobby go on the trip. Bobby ended up killing a rare bird, only it wasn't really dead. Overall, this episode was kind of funny, had some interesting bits and was not bad at all. Thank you.moreless

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Wematanye this is still one of the best king of the kill episodes to date. This episode alone makes owning the season on DVD worthwhile. Wematanye.

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By rezzbian, May 08, 2007 Report Abuse

Wematanye this is still one of the best king of the kill episodes to date. This episode alone makes owning the season on DVD worthwhile. a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Wematanye.moreless

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Order of the Straight Arrow is easy to relate to for many guys because, well frankly, who hasn't heard about or participated in the classic "Snip Hunt" in the woods?

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By TasForMayor, Sep 24, 2006 Report Abuse

Order of the Straight Arrow includes a much under-used characture in Eustice(dale calls him "Useless"); he failed out of the Order when he was about 11 years old. Now he's a successful patent lawyer and his son is going to become a member of the Order. Also another never before seen characture in the show appears in a scene around the campfire, he remains unexplained and unnamed to this day; a little boy with a strong resemblance to Boomhauer (same eyes, same color and texture of hair, same calm demeanor and same build). Really the sponsors of this camping trip are Hank and Dale but they take Bill and Boomhauer along for the ride. In this episode, John Redcorn gets slightly offended, Bobby believes he has become a Shaman and we gain some insight on the long-time friendship the men of Arlen have shared.moreless

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When the guys take Bobby's camping group on a camping trip, Bobby accidently kills a whooping crane.

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By hsimpson44, Aug 26, 2006 Report Abuse

The guys are taking Bobby's scout group on a trip to earn their Order of the Straight Arrow badge. During a "snipe hunt," Booby acciedntly kills a whooping crane. Hank wants to dispose of it, but soon someone sees Bobby holding the crane and calls the Park Ranger. The ranger tracks everyone down and is about to arrest Hank, when the crane comes back to life. Hank believes it was just luck, but Bobby thinks it was Whematonya. Also, Peggy sets out to do her "to do list," but gets it done in only one day. This is a pretty good episode.moreless

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Trivia
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- Well Hank said he wanted to sell propane, but he first was selling jeans when Strickland talked him into working there. Edit
- In this episode, we learn that Peggy has been purchasing her shoes secretly at a distant store named: Lubbocks Very Large Footwear. When Hank happens by, she pretends that the big box is a new microwave, not her giant new pair of shoes. Edit
- It is in this episode that we learn Peggy's shoe size is size 16 triple E Edit
Notes
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- Victor Aaron who voiced John Redcorn had died on September 4, 1996, 5 months earlier. This episode is dedicated to his memory. Edit
Quotes
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- On the mirror in Lubbocks Very Large Footwear: Objects in mirror are bigger than they appear. Edit
- John Redcorn: The spirit bag is very sacred. You should not make light. Dale: I like how you say everything's sacred. Let's use that! Edit
- Randy: Wematanye, Texas license plate, wematanye. Bobby: Wematanye, it says Texas, wematanye. Hank: Will you all shut up? Everyone else: You didn't say Wematanye! Edit
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- Hippie: The brown herbal ecstasy is bad. Do not take the brown herbal ecstasy. This an allusion to a similar announcement that was made at "Woodstock". Edit
- Hank: He will recommend us to the spirit in the sky. Norman Greenbaum's song Spirit in the Sky contains the line, 'You gotta have a friend in Jesus, so you know that when you die, he's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky.' Edit
- The Order of the Straight Arrow is based on Scoutings National Honor Society, The Order of the Arrrow. It is a brotherhood of cheerful service, where scouts and scouters who enjoy camping can come together to bond, and learn from each other. The Order of the Arrow has well over one million members, including men from all walks of life. Edit