Cotton has an uncanny ability to sniff out people's backgrounds. When he first meets Kahn, he immediately knows he's Laotian, when he meets Gary he immediately knows he's Jewish. I feel like if Bobby wasn't his biological grandson, he would immediately detect this and be very vocal about it. He loves Bobby and even praises Hank for "making him."
I think that's supposed to imply that he is a racist. You gotta remember, racism back then was recognizing and then highlighting someone's culture/ethnic differences. Unlike today where racism is defined by someone treating someone else as an equal.
The US Military actually gave soldiers pamphlets to teach them to distinguish the features of friend from foe peoples. Very politically incorrect, but this would be a very smart reference.
He knew those ethnicities like the back of his hand because of the War. He killed fiddy men! Most if not all of those were Japanese and he was probably so disgusted with that the nazzees did with Jewish people he just recognized and remembered their features too.
Which is a play on real people like him. Right wing conspiracy theorists often (not always) don’t see the real conspiracies and just pick and choose whatever ones sound plausible to them. The thing is, most conspiracies are plausible because powerful people do bad things. The problem with that though, is the truth eventually comes out. You can’t keep a kabbalah hidden for hundreds or thousands of years. We’ve seen evidence of real conspiracies with JFK and MLK’s assassinations, but instead they focus on what they feel like focusing on. Edit: To clarify, I am a progressive populist. I am not right wing myself, but I used to be.
IF Dale knows about Nancy and Redcorn, he's not keeping quiet to get revenge on John Redcorn, but because he loves Nancy so much he was fine letting her find happiness from someone else. The real mystery is why he loves such an awful person so much.
Cause he has seen what divorce did to Bill. And he doesnt want to go down that road. Think about it. Out of the 4 of them Dale hates bill the most calls him name after name. Cause deep down Dale knows he can end up like Bill
My favourite is that Dale does know that his wife is cheating on him but chooses not to as it ruined Bill’s life and it appears that something are better off unanswered.
I think that would also explain why Dale is so scornful towards Bill, because of his fear that if he confronts Nancy and he ends up divorced he would turn out like him, and because of that he rationalizes hating what he never wishes to become himself.
I'm in the boat that Bobby is the reincarnation of a Lama. He did pass the tests but also did it in a way that he would fail. My guess is that Lama Sanglug in this life wants to experience all the joys and pains of life instead of being a monk all over again.
Peggy is a HORRIBLE teacher for pretty much the entire series. Her Spanish is abysmal - the only time she seems to competently say one sentence in Spanish is in the pilot episode. She also sucks at basic math. It makes no sense that she would win substitute of the year twice (the third time does NOT count).
I agree that Dale creates delusions to cope with trauma. There’s a good chance he started doing it when he got scared by the puppet. So things like believing Nancy over Bug on his wedding day, not believing Bug was gay, not acknowledging Joseph isn’t his son; they’re all just him creating dissociative delusions to protect himself.
I think the Koth fandom has got to be one of the worst when it comes to making up theories. Just about all of them can easily be deconstructed. The only one that seems possible is the kidhauer one, since the show gave both Buck and John Redcorn each a child they didn't know they had towards the end of the show.
I never liked the "dale knew about nancys cheating" theory because when ive seen it, its used as some kind of revenge like dale "wins" in the end and honestly that doesnt feel right Now what of Joseph knew about the affair would be way more interesting
That's honestly one thing I hope they touch on in the revival. Regardless of whatever they decide to do with Dale's character, I can see him still being oblivious but instead Joseph finally learn and come terms with being the product of an affair. He's basically Dale's son in spirit so I can see him being just as oblivious into adulthood and once realizing it wanting to cut Nancy out of his life like Dale did with Bug.
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I think that Hank isn’t “on the spectrum”, he is very repressed, except when he isn’t such as when he lost his temper when the guys were in the tunnel under the alleyway, or when he cried after closing the garage door after Ladybird was lost after fighting the raccoon, or when he laughed after Khan reprimanded him about finding Bobby half-naked in Connie’s bedroom. I’ve known people such as him. He had a pretty tense upbringing.
Yes I always assumed because of that episode that the reason why he has so much free time to do whatever but still does some work most days is that he owns a company which rents limousines to people which provides him a steady income. Also, multiples episodes of King of the Hill were obviously broadcast in a different order than what was intended with a few episodes because it's easy to tell when they're rewriting things like their past lives despite previous episodes or when they just went out of order because the writers were otherwise very good with show continuity. At the end of the day though it's just a fiction not real so the writers do whatever they need to do to make the episode work whether it makes sense or not. They will make Dale intensely stupid or very smart able to figure things out that the others can't like when Ted Wasonasong asks the guys if they know what eminent domain is in the mcmansion episode and dale says how it's a way for contractors to get lucrative kickback deals through the government to which Ted says "correct", and Dale also downloaded instructions on how to operate a tank which he did with ease, only making one mistake shooting the cannon. The point of the show is to be funny, so they write whatever they need to in order to make you laugh and entertain you.
I don't buy into the "Dale always knew and is tormenting Redcorn by being the best father Joseph could ask for" theory, but always helping him doesn't necessarily contradict it. One layer deeper, just (seemingly) genuinely being a good guy to him could just be one extra spike, reminding Redcorn of exactly what he's doing to who
@@jarreldoomis3502 I meant remorse for his actions of adultery and cucking a guy who's never wronged him. Him wanting Joseph in his life always struck me more as a "he's *MY* son", rather than than a "he's my son" kind of deal, the guy along with Nancy and so many others in the show just permeate selfishness. If he really cared about Joseph then he wouldn't have had him in the first place, and wouldn't keep trying to come into his life when it's clear that Joseph loves Dale and is happy with his family. If joseph ever found out the truth, I strongly believe he'd hate John Redcorn for it, and if John cared about Joseph's opinion, he' know that.
I disagree. Boomhauer's badge, job might be a head injury, TBI 🧠 , speech problem. This is why he's not active in the Ranger homicide case, Debbie. Or why he's not seen wearing guns, uniforms
@DavidLLambertmobile one reason I go with it being a “fake badge to pickup chicks” is in the Debbie episodes they drew the Texas Ranger badge correctly.
i feel like that's a joke they're gonna make in the reboot/continuation, lol. boomhauer's way too chill to be in law enforcement, there's no way that's not a fake id he probably had dale and octavio make to pick up some skirt
As an autistic person, I think it could be possible to read him that way. But you also have to remember that he went through a lot of abuse because of his dad, and his masking to me at least seems less autism-driven and more driven by the fact that he grew up in a not-very-progressive time period regarding masculinity and the way a man should act if he wants to be considered one of the guys. Hank definitely fidgets, which could be seen as stimming, but even non-autistic and people who would be considered neurotypical can stim and fidget. It's just human nature and doesn't automatically mean he's on the spectrum. Same with his devotion and obsession with propane. That could easily be read as autism just as easily as it could be read as him having ADHD or anything else. People who see Hank as autistic aren't in the wrong for seeing him as such; canonical autism representation in media is very focused on a very few depictions of autism (usually nonverbal, always stimming, obsesses over childish things OR incredibly mature and smart, essentially savants which in reality are quite rare!) so people seeing their own autistic traits in Hank is wonderful 😊 It just means he's a relatable character! In the end, it is up to each individual autistic person to decide for themselves and nobody really has "a say" in what it really is except the creator(s) (and even then, headcanons exist for a reason)! I hope that made even a little bit of sense. Sometimes I over-explain and then I get jumbled up 😅
He has the weird obsession with propane and propane accessories that extends far beyond work lol Constantly speaks in a monotone voice Uncomfortable being touched in general. Couldn't deal with the people in the meatloaf sandwich episode at the restaurant Likes to keep everything precisely ordered, even things that don't matter
@@THEGREATMAX Which are all autistic traits, yes! I promise I am not trying to argue with anybody about this, I even said at the end of the day my comment is just what *I* think and that everyone's free to think their own thing! I even do to a degree think Hank is autistic myself so it's not like I'm against it!
He's not autistic. He's just dedicated his life to propane and is the straight man of the series to everybody elses various degrees of crazy. Thats literally his character
Going back to the "dale knew" theory in the episode where it's revealed John redcorn has a daughter with bills new girlfriend and dale thinks he's the father because of aliens in the end of the episode dale states he's happy John redcorn doesn't mind raising someone else's kid because he says wouldn't do the same
I agree that Dale is repressing his knowledge about Nancy and Redcorn’s affair. After getting his kidney removed, he was in twilight asking Nancy why Redcorn was in their bed. In the Queasy Rider episode, The therapist tells Nancy to remember her home if she feels like she will only find happiness somewhere else. I think this is eluding to Nancy confessing her infidelity. Dale was unaware of this revelation since he admitted not paying attention during their sessions.
I've always adopted the idea that Dale doesn't know about Nancy and John Redcorn primarily because that ruins the joke. I know it doesn't necessarily discredit the theory or anything but the thought that the conspiracy theorist believes everything except the obvious conspiracy right in front of him is too funny. Besides, Dale is so head over heels in love with Nancy(like Squirrel tactics said) that he could never in a million years suspect her of cheating.
Random Thought: I would not mind them recasting Dale’s voice actor Johnny Hardwick’s passing, but if they didn’t. I also would not mind them killing him off. (How I’d might do it) Maybe he’s developed cancer due to all those fake pesticides he’s been surrounded by during his career. Heck they can even suggest that Dale has known for years and tried to treat it himself, and that his own treatment was causing his baldness. And in the end while everyone surrounds him in the hospital saying there goodbyes. Nancy final tries to tell Dale the big not so secret.. secret. As she gets choked up he holds her hands, smiles at her, then smiles at Joseph and says “Yes, I know, but he’s still my son.” While everyone starts crying… Dale eventually says, “Look, the aliens are here.” As everyone looks up, then screen fades to white. RIP
The way I'm picturing it is that you have Hank say something along the lines of "huh so all those years of smoking finally caught up to him" which is why Dale's voice is different. Also remember Dale has been smoking for pretty much the entirety of his life and is the only person to have won all the prizes in that smoking catalog which even the president of the cigarette company that he was suing said "he should be dead by now" so if they wanted to kill him off they can but I wouldn't want that I rather they change the voice than to remove a core character. I mean if Dale is removed who do they replace him with Khan, Lucky, Moss or just keep it with Hank, Bill and Boomhauer?
@@conspiracyspider looks like you spent time thinking about this too. Good ideas all around. You are definitely correct. Dale is definitely one of my favorites characters on the silver screen as a whole, and I wouldn’t love seeing him go. Plus I’m sure there’s many talented people that definitely sound like Dale Gribble.
Actually its a white Buffalo, not an Albino Buffalo that's the sign of good luck which coincidentally about yesterday an actual White Buffalo was born in Yellowstone.
It's funny dale is a conspiracy theorist when he's friends with a man like Hank boomhaur and bill who have some connections to the army(cotton) law(police badge) and military (hair cuts). He'd probably have been arrested decades ago if they didn't grow up with him A theory I believe is bobby is way more like his father than we think in terms of how skilled he is with meat guns and charming the ladies. He just doesn't work hard as he doesn't have drive in one thing at a time.
I think Bumhauer is not a DPS Ranger in the final show, I think hes either retired or more realistic, Bumhauer has a medical retired 🏥 from the Rangers. This is why the dep is not upset with him in the street race or why Bumhauer never wears any guns, badges.
I like the theory that not every episode is necessarily canon. Considering the cut final scene of Lucky’s Wedding Suit where Hank outright states episodes like Tankin’ it to the Streets and Yankee Hankie were fever dreams of Bill, it makes me wonder if other episodes are filler as well. One such episode I think most people could agree on that is not canon is A Rover Runs Through it considering how hard the episode breaks series continuity.
@@bencrowson7661 I like those episodes, don’t get me wrong. King of the Hill filler is clearly way higher quality than something like anime filler. I’m just saying this idea also opens up the possibility of correcting continuity issues.
My take is that it's Hank's way of keeping Bill to not yap about certain events and is a joke. Considering the crime committed in Tankin' it to the Streets probably wouldn't be a bad move to keep Bill quiet about it. Hank wanting Bill to shut up about Yankee Hankie should speak for itself.
I think Hank is neurodivergent. I know people are quick to say 'oh, not every character is Autistic' but there's very few characters I get this vibe from. I know a lot of it is trauma, but a lot of signs of trauma are also traits of Autism. I'm Autistic myself and have watched King of the Hill every day since it was put on Hulu. No idea how long its been, but I'm just saying, I've seen every episode a few times. I've been watching it regularly likely since I was brought home from the hospital. I was born only a few months after it aired and my mom's always liked it. He 'needs something to jangle' when going to speak to Enrique, and whether we really see it or not, because there's a lot of the Hills lives we don't see, it sounds like this is a recurring thing with him. It's a stim that he's using to try to comfort himself. That episode where he wanted a meatloaf sandwich but really didn't want to even chance having to sit at the long table or being pulled into conversation. And his big fix that he was so excited for was headphones. Which my god is relatable. He's socially naieve and awkward, misses social cues, and has trouble reading people. The only being he is completely comfortable around and able to relax with is Ladybird. He's so close and loves Peggy, but he just can't be entirely open with her. Ladybird is what I would qualify as an emotional support dog (huge difference from a service dog) since we see just how much better Hank feels when Ladybird is with him. Propane is a special interest, as is lawn and home care. Which is a special interest a lot of people don't pick up on with undiagnosed Autistic adults. Cotton being Cotton turned Hank into a very high masking individual. I am too, no one ever picks up that I'm Autistic. But that's because I also dealt with A LOT of religious trauma, verbal abuse by 3 parents, teachers, and a lot bullying where even teachers were joining in. Hank can't even be completely honest and open with himself because he's had to shut down so much of his personality from such a young age. We know how incredibly organized he is by his garage. It also makes sense why he would want to be with someone like Peggy. Aside from a few flubs here and there, Peggy is a very direct, easy to read and navigate person. She says what she wants instead of him having to guess, she doesn't (usually) play mind games, and she is very caring toward him, showing him affection he was often denied. She's also good at calming him down and generally being there for him. If you disagree, it's totally cool, I'm not going to argue. But this personally is why it would make sense to me if he was. I have a few other reasons, but these are just what's at the top of my head. I doubt that they would ever say it directly, but it does make me feel like there's someone on TV that has a brain similar to mine.
As someone with Asperger's, who's watched KOTH since it's inception, it's scary how much I identify with Hank. I never picked up on Hank's being on the spectrum until it was mentioned to me, then I could see it all. The meatloaf sandwich debacle really resonated with me. I honestly probably would have just given up on the sandwich. I don't remember the exact episode, but Peggy points out one of Hank's tics, which is also one of mine. "Don't do that thing with your nose that you don't know you do". Then we see him flare his nostrils.
@@chadgervais6323 If I'm not mistaken, it's the Olympic torch episode because they were about to go on the news. I would kill for a scene in the reboot where he's finally embraced modern technology because he can DoorDash a meatloaf sandwich and finally enjoy it intact and in peace.
@@cassier8414 could he get an intact sandwich though? I've heard many stories about app drivers helping themselves to some or all of the customer's order. I'd like to see Octavio working as an app driver though. I could see Hank getting a smartphone, but I can't see him using delivery apps.
My own headcanon is that Dale knew but wasn't particularly upset about it. Like, Dale's a whacko but he's also pretty chill about some things people would typically not be chill about. There's not really evidence to support it, I just like the idea that he was just waiting for them to outright tell him on their own instead of doing some kind of "ah-HA!" to them. (That would totally be something he'd love to do normally, and he's very protective of Nancy, so again, no evidence, I just like it)
I can definitely see why someone could read Hank as autistic, and honestly I also read him that way sometimes, but he does just seem like a guy who grew up in an abusive household. His difficulties expressing himself emotionally feel more like a result of him growing up with a parent like Cotton, who, let's be honest here, raised Hank in a way that didn't allow for anything that wasn't in-line with gender norms for the era. Coupled with when and where he grew up (Texas in the mid-20th century), I read him as just your typical emotionally repressed Boomer.
I believe the alien episode was made to shut down the "Dale knows" theory. Because at the end of episode, Joseph comes up with the most convoluted explanation for why he is still Dale's biological son. And Dale, of course, believes it. So, Dale now believes Joseph birth had to do with aliens taking his DNA and implanting it into Nacy.
The whole point of the theory is that Dale is self aware of the stupid stuff he says and goes along with everyone treating him like a dummy because it benefits him. I saw someone say that maybe he's not enjoying his conspiracy theorist persona and only uses it to cope with trauma. We see him do this with a lot of things namely, his baggage with his father. Why can't we assume he says and does all this stupid "Joseph is an alien" stuff to cope with the fact he knows he's not Joseph's father. It could be his way of getting through it without actually having to confront it. He gets very emotional when he tells Joseph is an "alien baby". What's fun about the theory is both could be right.
@@Mehhhhhhhhbut it's not. It defeats the whole joke Dale suspects everyone else but not John Redcorn and his wife. You're just an idiot who wants this show to be deeper than it truly is. The show isn't that deep.
There's also the fact that Boomhauer witnessed illegal activity plenty of times but did nothing about it. Like when Big Willy Lane was vandalizing Hanks fence and rolling cars onto his lawn, Boomhauer would've had the authority to arrest him right then and there. Also despite being good friends with him for years, he absolutely should've arrested Bill for stealing a whole freakin" tank from the army base, that goes well beyond letting a friend off for speeding (and I know Texas Rangers don't issue speeding tickets)
The biggest hole in Hank not being Bobby's father is that it almost entirely undermines Hank's relationship with pretty much every character in the show. Obviously, it undermines his relationship with Bobby - if Bobby is just different because Hank isn't his father, that's just kind of dumb and takes away from what I would argue is the CORE of the show. Many episodes with Cotton are actually more about his relationship with Bobby and how the two raise a kid that's different with him. In episodes with Khan, Hank finds common ground with him because they are both parents and it's often because their kids didn't turn out like they wanted (Connie's name comes from her being Khan Jr. because he wanted a boy, not a girl). Of course it ruins his relationship with Peggy and Bill/Boomhaeur for obvious reasons.
My only objection to the Cotten theory would be how much he cares for bobby. I can't really see the man who was willing to do so much for his grandson do something so rash even by cotton standards for a lost cause like killing castro.
Actually it's possible but I don't think he would do it for Bobby but I think he did it for G.H. after all he knows he won't be around when G.H. is older even B.H. brought that up. So it's possible that he used that as his only opportunity to finish his mission and leave behind a slightly safer world for not only his grandson but his sons G.H., B.H. and Junchello
I somewhat like to believe that Dale knows about the affair, but he's seen what a mess that Bill became after his divorce that he just never said anything about it, that and I genuinely believe he loves Joseph and likely wouldn't trust the potential outcomes that could come from a divorce court ruling.
Could be an example of him losing touch with his Laotian heritage like Ted hypocritically calls him out on at least once, like when he confused what group of Asians built a big chunk of American railroads
Good idea, doing video on fan theories. There's a few more I've heard, varying levels of possibility: Hank and Hal (a one-shot character voiced by Drew Carey) are half-brothers. Given what Cotton has been doing, and assuming he doesn't have a narrow urethra, it could be true. Dale's "sh-sh-sha" is chanting "USA" in Russian. Dale admitted once to knowing Russian, but it doesn't really make since given how distrustful of his country he is. Cotton has a narrow urethra and he genetically passed it down to Hank and Junichiro. Given the existence of GH I doubt this one is true. In real life narrow urethras don't affect reproduction, but this is a cartoon. Luanne blew up the Megalomart in a mental breakdown, but she did not intend to kill Buckley. His angel visited to help her cope with her guilt. Remember that she was studying propane in a previous episode. Dale is on the Autism Spectrum. He manifests the signs in a different way than Hank does, but the traits are there. Bobby never went through puberty because his deer hunt didn't happen. Connie and Jospeh both go through puberty and had successful deer hunts. This is more of a thematic reason to keep Bobby's voice the same, but it's an interesting idea.
There's one more theory that could also (absolutely) be true. " Does Luanne have a secret talent for mechanics? " There's a lot of evidence that backs up this theory. She fixes up Hank's truck and other vehicles.
@@ciscojacobo7168not really a secret talent more like she's naturally gifted with mechanics but chooses to be a hairstylist because of an image her aunt Peggy wants her to achieve.
5:31 Boomhauer is a Texas Ranger and was assigned to Arlen to keep tabs on Dale since he and Dale were already friends. Dale’s anti government views were making waves in Washington
This is now my 3rd favorite video of yours. Worst B Plot is now in 4th place. Also there are many theories that I didn't even know, one example is Boomhauer being Bobby's real dad. Also I had no idea about the theory about Bobby's god like powers. 2:35 funny edit 16:11 also if that line doesn't convince you that because of Peggy's skydiving fail made her a huge egotistical narcissist that I don't know what will. Seriously, because she uses to her own advantage, it's like she knows about the theory herself. 18:14 seriously you need to make a video about Bill's weird noises. 19:04 Hank's got a point
I always thought the bill being bobbys dad was a a terrible fan theory. 3:02 i think the reason why Bobby isnt named after boomhauer because hank would be weirded out if Peggy would have named Bobby after an ex. I wouldn't want to name my child after an ex or my partner's ex no matter what even if they ended in good terms 🤷♀️ 5:17 i always thought that boomhauer was a mantenido someone who mooches off their parents or at least his dad payed off his house or just outright bought it for him
I’d more describe Bill as Bobby’s non-biological uncle that taught him to be himself. So I do think he had influence over Bobby like a father, but I don’t think Peggy would ever touch Bill willingly.
I mean in a way Bobby is Bill's son as Bobby was given Bill's secret family barbecue sauce recipe and told Bobby he could do whatever he wanted with the recipe after he's gone.
My personal theory about why Bobby never goes through puberty they way his friends do is because of the pack of cigarettes Hank makes him smoke as punishment though by that logic Joseph shouldn't go through puberty either because of all the second hand smoke from his father
Here’s my theory-Mike Judge and/or the other writers are not Texas A & M fans. There’s quite a bit of shade and preference for its rival throughout the series. In the second season premiere, Peggy mentions a team that “beat the Aggies.” In “Escape from Party Island” when Hank finds college students from both University of Texas and Texas A& M, he says to him, “How are the Longhorns looking this year?” but he doesn’t ask about the Aggies. And the season finale features a school that has a similar logo and fans or alumni who pretty much act like fools. It all looked like a dig to me.
I've been saying since the KOTH Finale that the Texas Rangers badge is fake. Showing off a fake badge to pick up women is 100% a move Boomhauer would pull.
That's another theory, but I don't personally feel like Boomhauer would be the type to lie to get with a woman. Especially about something like that. He's a player, but he's an honest person. It's more likely the writers just wanted to throw that in at the end like "Woah, didn't see that coming did ya?" without much thought into how much sense it made.
@Amins88 I think Bomhauer was just retired or more likely had a DPS Medical retired. 📂 To be a DPS Ranger you must be a sworn State Trooper for a min 12yr. 🚔 . You can be nominated to a Trooper post approved by the Texas gov.
I know these types of vids are more work than the episode summaries/reviews you usually do but god damn it Bobby I’d watch these til the end of the earth I tell you what
The funny thing is that these are easier to get through copyright checks. One of the clips used here is over thirty seconds long and went right through the checks with flying colors.
Boomhauer was probably wounded in the line of duty and medically discharged. He probably did work a part time holiday job to raise money for holiday expenses and such.
@@conspiracyspider Worker’s comp might not always cover the whole amount. Depends on what they’re willing to pay out, plus Boomhauer isn’t in a wheelchair or something such as that.
@@conspiracyspider Could be supporting his parents. They have a condo in Florida. He claimed they “won the lottery”, but he probably meant it as a euphemism. Homeowner’s Insurance is crazy expensive in Florida.
@@emmafrost7151 and even if they did win the lottery, it was probably a lower amount even after taxes but enough for them to retire or at least buy that condo.
I always felt like Dale’s alien parentage theory regarding Joseph was his way of dealing with knowing some version of the truth. It just seems too cartoonishly silly otherwise.
Let's not forget he also had a vision during Hank's vision quest where he describes John redcorn wearing a headdress and doing Nancy followed by Nancy giving birth to Joseph who has the same headdress as John redcorn but instead believes that he is a native American. So yeah Dale knows at least subconsciously but is actively trying to not acknowledge it by spinning it in whatever way he can to maintain this image he has in his head.
I swear if they had an episode in the new series where Hank decided to get tested for autism the world might implode. My suggestion is don't say yes or no just use facial expressions and the environment to tell the story at the end
I will always say Cotton is Bobby’s father. I believe Peggy either “milked” Cotton or actually did it, and that’s why she hates him. Hank wanted a child. She wanted to give him one and Cotton would make a baby with no questions asked.
My theory is that Boomhauer, Bill and John Redcorn have actually between them perhaps dozens of children that are illegitimate and the reason they act so strangely today is that much of Arlen’s youth are all related to them and it’s a sort of secret pact. This will soon perhaps in the revival series may become a plot point. Also I have a sort of production theory right now where the revival series only right now has it’s dialog recorded but due to the death of Johnny Hardrick, it’s animation or whatever else is being done is currently on hold. Lots of media is announced only to be canceled.
I can't remember if you've covered this one in a previous Dale video or if I heard of it elsewhere. apparently a script was written where Dale flat out told Hank that he knew of Nancy's affair with John Redcorn but with Nancy being the family breadwinner, letting Dale get away with all the crap he does, and the big salt in the wound having Redcorn's child call him dad being the ultimate revenge he pretty much rolls with the good life he has. I don't know Texas divorce laws but I'm sure even with infidelity on his side Dale would still get screwed over so keeps quiet for his own convenience.
I'm autistic, and I didn't realize other people also thought Hank was autistic! I've thought that about him for a long time. He's very set on situations/interactions going a specific way, and when they go off-script he gets very upset. This is portrayed as him being the common sense everyman who's always right, but it's pretty common among autistic people to have that sort of inflexibility with how you expect things to go. Then he has his dedicated interests (propane, grilling, football, lawncare,) his routines (going to work, coming home, regular cookouts, hanging with the guys in the alley in the same formation,) his meltdowns (the anger management episode comes to mind,) and just little things throughout the series that make him seem like an autistic man doing his absolute best. He was obviously never diagnosed, both because of his generation and because of his abusive family, but it doesn't mean he doesn't have it. Many high-functioning autistic people from older generations live their whole lives not realizing it isn't normal to have a system for wearing socks or having to psych themselves up for social interactions, so anything Hank does that helps him get along as an autistic man wouldn't seem, TO HIM, like "coping mechanisms," but sensible behaviors everyone should take.
Apparently at one time they were going to have it revealed Boomhauer worked as a roofer and was on an enforced recovery period after injuring his back. But changed their mind because watching peoole speculate *what* Boomhauer did was more fun.
Some of the theories are very intriguing and interesting to consider being at least plausible, like Boomhauer being the father of Kidhauer, while others aren’t that interesting in that the more you think about them, the more you’ll roll your eyes at, such as Bill being Bobby’s father. Thank you for video man, your stuff is always entertaining to watch. I hope you’re doing well, have a great day and take care!
The other possibilty with Peggy that still has to do with her fall but not brain damage is a coping mechanism. She already had a bit of arrogance to her personality before the fall. Then we saw her fighting to recoup any confidence or optomism whatsoever in a therapy that pressured her to be compromising. After that, one of the most eecklessly arrogant people she has ever known actually got her to push herself back up onto her own two feet. I feel its very possible thar Peggy adotped this same mentality to lean hard into a bulletproof mentality as a security blanket. Deluding oneself into believing they can do anything if they will it, fits the example proven to her. As life continues she has to rely kn this crutch more and more to convince herself of it, especially after Cotton faces a lot of harsh reality that fisproves this mindset. The trauma of her sudden vulnerabilty and fear of its reacuurance causes her to need to "be" stronger and better all the time in her eyes to feel safe. That one accident compounded with the jeolousy of not being able to have another kid not only wounded her body but her pride and sense of self worth. It left her feeling useless and broken so she cant ever allow something like that to happen..so she will just be perfect in every way! She SURVIVED the fall. She came back when she was yold she may never fully recover and much faster than any of the professionals believed possible. She IS a superwoman..which is the conforting support she needs to belive to continue everyday life again. Especailly with the Chuck PTSD thing, I can see the writers claiming this to be true.
Saying that Bobby looking like Good Hank as proof that Bobby is Hank’s son is giving a lot credence that a 79 year old man can have a kid with a 40 year old woman.
That actually makes things worse considering there's a theory that says that Hank and Peggy are brother and sister. Also when you take into account how many women cotton has slept with it's possible especially since Peggy does look like a genderbent Hank. This could even explain why Cotton only wants sons.
I believe the theory that Dale knows and plays dumb because he’s better off that way. He doesn’t want to end up like Bill, he doesn’t want to have to be accountable for his own life, and he wouldn’t have a chance as a single man in the dating world. Dale still takes small shots when he can. The biggest clue for me is when he’s going out to meet Sheila and Nancy tries to bully him into calling it off. Dale tells her “I never told John Redcorn to go home.” Also, you hit the nail on the head when you said Bill doesn’t want to be with Peggy, he just wants to be Hank. He sees Hank as the epitome of manhood.
Cotton has an uncanny ability to sniff out people's backgrounds. When he first meets Kahn, he immediately knows he's Laotian, when he meets Gary he immediately knows he's Jewish. I feel like if Bobby wasn't his biological grandson, he would immediately detect this and be very vocal about it. He loves Bobby and even praises Hank for "making him."
Cotton would have probably known both in the war, honestly.
Ain't you, Mr. Khan?
I think that's supposed to imply that he is a racist. You gotta remember, racism back then was recognizing and then highlighting someone's culture/ethnic differences. Unlike today where racism is defined by someone treating someone else as an equal.
The US Military actually gave soldiers pamphlets to teach them to distinguish the features of friend from foe peoples. Very politically incorrect, but this would be a very smart reference.
He knew those ethnicities like the back of his hand because of the War. He killed fiddy men! Most if not all of those were Japanese and he was probably so disgusted with that the nazzees did with Jewish people he just recognized and remembered their features too.
Hank is not on the spectrum, he's just dealing with a lot of repressions from a traumatic childhood.
Totally agree. As someone who is neurodivergent, I never got that vibe from Hank
Yeah...I'm awfully tired of everyone jumping to oh this person must be this because of that...🙄🙄🙄 Nope!
His dad never physically beat him, but he beat the hell out of him emotionally. That'll do it.
If you made this comment on tiktok, mfs be like: “did hank tell you that” or “it’s just a headcanon”
@@icemariofan2746 Meanwhile, their entire page is filled with "secret lore" that's all just their fan-fiction that they think is canon.
The whole joke with Dale is he's a conspiracy theorist who can't see the conspiracy right in front of him
Which is a play on real people like him. Right wing conspiracy theorists often (not always) don’t see the real conspiracies and just pick and choose whatever ones sound plausible to them. The thing is, most conspiracies are plausible because powerful people do bad things. The problem with that though, is the truth eventually comes out. You can’t keep a kabbalah hidden for hundreds or thousands of years. We’ve seen evidence of real conspiracies with JFK and MLK’s assassinations, but instead they focus on what they feel like focusing on.
Edit:
To clarify, I am a progressive populist. I am not right wing myself, but I used to be.
THANK YOU! I believe that's 100% correct.
@@-James-A Beliefs don't enter into it. That what the writers stated about Dale.
Really? I've never seen that. Interesting.
I've heard John Redcorn supplies him with the pocket sand
IF Dale knows about Nancy and Redcorn, he's not keeping quiet to get revenge on John Redcorn, but because he loves Nancy so much he was fine letting her find happiness from someone else.
The real mystery is why he loves such an awful person so much.
The heart can be blind. Lots of people stay in relationships that literally end up killing them.
People do stupid shit all the time
Cause he has seen what divorce did to Bill. And he doesnt want to go down that road. Think about it. Out of the 4 of them Dale hates bill the most calls him name after name. Cause deep down Dale knows he can end up like Bill
Because she has a nice can. Duh.
simp
My favourite is that Dale does know that his wife is cheating on him but chooses not to as it ruined Bill’s life and it appears that something are better off unanswered.
I think that would also explain why Dale is so scornful towards Bill, because of his fear that if he confronts Nancy and he ends up divorced he would turn out like him, and because of that he rationalizes hating what he never wishes to become himself.
I feel like he might also just be a cuckold and into the idea Redcorn sleeping with Nancy
I'm in the boat that Bobby is the reincarnation of a Lama. He did pass the tests but also did it in a way that he would fail. My guess is that Lama Sanglug in this life wants to experience all the joys and pains of life instead of being a monk all over again.
Yes! And I believe the elder monk recognized Sanglug and his wishes when he declared Bobby chose incorrectly, freeing him to experience "normal" life.
I'm thinking in the mind of Peggy, the years she didn't win Substitute Teacher of the Year just "did not count".
Peggy is a HORRIBLE teacher for pretty much the entire series. Her Spanish is abysmal - the only time she seems to competently say one sentence in Spanish is in the pilot episode. She also sucks at basic math. It makes no sense that she would win substitute of the year twice (the third time does NOT count).
My guess was that years she didn't get nominated don't count.
18:37 I LOVE this scene, it shows Hank is actually paying attention to Dale's insane rambling and actually remembers it.
Dake unironically IS John Redcorn's best friend. He always has his back.
Who's Dake? 🤔
Dale is John Redcorn's best friend but John Redcorn is not Dale's best friend! 😭😭 That's so sad.
I agree that Dale creates delusions to cope with trauma. There’s a good chance he started doing it when he got scared by the puppet. So things like believing Nancy over Bug on his wedding day, not believing Bug was gay, not acknowledging Joseph isn’t his son; they’re all just him creating dissociative delusions to protect himself.
Probably explains why he often picks on Bill. He's lashing out at the one person he knows wouldn't fight back.
Jesus bro how much time do you have? 😂😂😂
@@pofuno you have to pass the time at work somehow
I think the Koth fandom has got to be one of the worst when it comes to making up theories. Just about all of them can easily be deconstructed. The only one that seems possible is the kidhauer one, since the show gave both Buck and John Redcorn each a child they didn't know they had towards the end of the show.
The problem is that the show has nothing to hide, so no theories that CAN'T be deconstructed can be made
I never liked the "dale knew about nancys cheating" theory because when ive seen it, its used as some kind of revenge like dale "wins" in the end and honestly that doesnt feel right
Now what of Joseph knew about the affair would be way more interesting
That's honestly one thing I hope they touch on in the revival. Regardless of whatever they decide to do with Dale's character, I can see him still being oblivious but instead Joseph finally learn and come terms with being the product of an affair. He's basically Dale's son in spirit so I can see him being just as oblivious into adulthood and once realizing it wanting to cut Nancy out of his life like Dale did with Bug.
@@kelpietales4503 Be funny if they do a callback to that one Thanksgiving episode, have his reaction just be a horrified "The cannibal?" or something
shakleford is intrigued .. and wants a pizza.
that's a Gribble of an idea
Have you found Rusty Shackleford here in the wild. He has the same profile picture as you but his name is literally Rusty shackleford. I'm not trying to make some weird joke no I really mean it there's a account on here that has your same profile pic but he somehow was able to snag Rusty Shackelford as his username
@@alliebooth1517 I’m the real rusty 😎😎🤫
@@Openyoureyesman220 your secret's safe with me
I think that Hank isn’t “on the spectrum”, he is very repressed, except when he isn’t such as when he lost his temper when the guys were in the tunnel under the alleyway, or when he cried after closing the garage door after Ladybird was lost after fighting the raccoon, or when he laughed after Khan reprimanded him about finding Bobby half-naked in Connie’s bedroom. I’ve known people such as him. He had a pretty tense upbringing.
Dale’s quote about John Redcorn being gay a great episode ending 😂
I always thought Boomhuaer owned a limo service. Hank once asked him if he could borrow a limo 🤷♂️
Yes I always assumed because of that episode that the reason why he has so much free time to do whatever but still does some work most days is that he owns a company which rents limousines to people which provides him a steady income.
Also, multiples episodes of King of the Hill were obviously broadcast in a different order than what was intended with a few episodes because it's easy to tell when they're rewriting things like their past lives despite previous episodes or when they just went out of order because the writers were otherwise very good with show continuity.
At the end of the day though it's just a fiction not real so the writers do whatever they need to do to make the episode work whether it makes sense or not.
They will make Dale intensely stupid or very smart able to figure things out that the others can't like when Ted Wasonasong asks the guys if they know what eminent domain is in the mcmansion episode and dale says how it's a way for contractors to get lucrative kickback deals through the government to which Ted says "correct", and Dale also downloaded instructions on how to operate a tank which he did with ease, only making one mistake shooting the cannon.
The point of the show is to be funny, so they write whatever they need to in order to make you laugh and entertain you.
Or maybe the joke there is he's just that much of a car guy that of course he has a limo
I don't buy into the "Dale always knew and is tormenting Redcorn by being the best father Joseph could ask for" theory, but always helping him doesn't necessarily contradict it. One layer deeper, just (seemingly) genuinely being a good guy to him could just be one extra spike, reminding Redcorn of exactly what he's doing to who
Yeah except that wouldn't work on Redcorn because we never see John having any remorse for his actions.
@thenutella8846 nah I can think of a couple episodes that john wanted to get involved, the Thanksgiving one for example
@@jarreldoomis3502 I meant remorse for his actions of adultery and cucking a guy who's never wronged him. Him wanting Joseph in his life always struck me more as a "he's *MY* son", rather than than a "he's my son" kind of deal, the guy along with Nancy and so many others in the show just permeate selfishness. If he really cared about Joseph then he wouldn't have had him in the first place, and wouldn't keep trying to come into his life when it's clear that Joseph loves Dale and is happy with his family. If joseph ever found out the truth, I strongly believe he'd hate John Redcorn for it, and if John cared about Joseph's opinion, he' know that.
Yeah, Boomhauer being a Texas Ranger really feels like a joke. Like he got a fake license to get more girls.
DEFINITELY picking up chicks with stolen valor 😂
I disagree. Boomhauer's badge, job might be a head injury, TBI 🧠 , speech problem. This is why he's not active in the Ranger homicide case, Debbie. Or why he's not seen wearing guns, uniforms
@DavidLLambertmobile one reason I go with it being a “fake badge to pickup chicks” is in the Debbie episodes they drew the Texas Ranger badge correctly.
i feel like that's a joke they're gonna make in the reboot/continuation, lol. boomhauer's way too chill to be in law enforcement, there's no way that's not a fake id he probably had dale and octavio make to pick up some skirt
As an autistic person, I think it could be possible to read him that way. But you also have to remember that he went through a lot of abuse because of his dad, and his masking to me at least seems less autism-driven and more driven by the fact that he grew up in a not-very-progressive time period regarding masculinity and the way a man should act if he wants to be considered one of the guys.
Hank definitely fidgets, which could be seen as stimming, but even non-autistic and people who would be considered neurotypical can stim and fidget. It's just human nature and doesn't automatically mean he's on the spectrum.
Same with his devotion and obsession with propane. That could easily be read as autism just as easily as it could be read as him having ADHD or anything else.
People who see Hank as autistic aren't in the wrong for seeing him as such; canonical autism representation in media is very focused on a very few depictions of autism (usually nonverbal, always stimming, obsesses over childish things OR incredibly mature and smart, essentially savants which in reality are quite rare!) so people seeing their own autistic traits in Hank is wonderful 😊 It just means he's a relatable character! In the end, it is up to each individual autistic person to decide for themselves and nobody really has "a say" in what it really is except the creator(s) (and even then, headcanons exist for a reason)!
I hope that made even a little bit of sense. Sometimes I over-explain and then I get jumbled up 😅
You are way too into autism.
He has the weird obsession with propane and propane accessories that extends far beyond work lol
Constantly speaks in a monotone voice
Uncomfortable being touched in general. Couldn't deal with the people in the meatloaf sandwich episode at the restaurant
Likes to keep everything precisely ordered, even things that don't matter
@@THEGREATMAX Which are all autistic traits, yes! I promise I am not trying to argue with anybody about this, I even said at the end of the day my comment is just what *I* think and that everyone's free to think their own thing! I even do to a degree think Hank is autistic myself so it's not like I'm against it!
you said that perfectly! i think Hank is autistic too but its up to everyone's own interpretation since its not canon.
He's not autistic. He's just dedicated his life to propane and is the straight man of the series to everybody elses various degrees of crazy. Thats literally his character
Going back to the "dale knew" theory in the episode where it's revealed John redcorn has a daughter with bills new girlfriend and dale thinks he's the father because of aliens in the end of the episode dale states he's happy John redcorn doesn't mind raising someone else's kid because he says wouldn't do the same
I agree that Dale is repressing his knowledge about Nancy and Redcorn’s affair. After getting his kidney removed, he was in twilight asking Nancy why Redcorn was in their bed. In the Queasy Rider episode, The therapist tells Nancy to remember her home if she feels like she will only find happiness somewhere else. I think this is eluding to Nancy confessing her infidelity. Dale was unaware of this revelation since he admitted not paying attention during their sessions.
I've always adopted the idea that Dale doesn't know about Nancy and John Redcorn primarily because that ruins the joke. I know it doesn't necessarily discredit the theory or anything but the thought that the conspiracy theorist believes everything except the obvious conspiracy right in front of him is too funny. Besides, Dale is so head over heels in love with Nancy(like Squirrel tactics said) that he could never in a million years suspect her of cheating.
And to be fair, on the sub award, she put her name down as Mrs. Hank Hill. If she didn't have that advantage, she wouldn't have won.
but to be fair her only other competition was Lara Croft
Random Thought:
I would not mind them recasting Dale’s voice actor Johnny Hardwick’s passing, but if they didn’t. I also would not mind them killing him off.
(How I’d might do it)
Maybe he’s developed cancer due to all those fake pesticides he’s been surrounded by during his career. Heck they can even suggest that Dale has known for years and tried to treat it himself, and that his own treatment was causing his baldness.
And in the end while everyone surrounds him in the hospital saying there goodbyes. Nancy final tries to tell Dale the big not so secret.. secret. As she gets choked up he holds her hands, smiles at her, then smiles at Joseph and says “Yes, I know, but he’s still my son.”
While everyone starts crying… Dale eventually says, “Look, the aliens are here.” As everyone looks up, then screen fades to white.
RIP
Reminds me of that one episode where a doctor told Dale he wouldn't live past 50 if kept breathing pesticides. I could see that happening.
@@Mergerie_Smithaton it’s actually where I got the idea from in partial. I watch KOTH in its entirety once a year
The way I'm picturing it is that you have Hank say something along the lines of "huh so all those years of smoking finally caught up to him" which is why Dale's voice is different.
Also remember Dale has been smoking for pretty much the entirety of his life and is the only person to have won all the prizes in that smoking catalog which even the president of the cigarette company that he was suing said "he should be dead by now" so if they wanted to kill him off they can but I wouldn't want that I rather they change the voice than to remove a core character.
I mean if Dale is removed who do they replace him with Khan, Lucky, Moss or just keep it with Hank, Bill and Boomhauer?
@@conspiracyspider looks like you spent time thinking about this too. Good ideas all around. You are definitely correct. Dale is definitely one of my favorites characters on the silver screen as a whole, and I wouldn’t love seeing him go. Plus I’m sure there’s many talented people that definitely sound like Dale Gribble.
@@Mergerie_Smithaton not to mention smoking 1 million cigarettes throughout his entire lifetime
Bastardhauer goes crazy
Makes sense considering all the lies he has the guys tell all his "dates" when he doesn't want to commit to a relationship.
Actually its a white Buffalo, not an Albino Buffalo that's the sign of good luck which coincidentally about yesterday an actual White Buffalo was born in Yellowstone.
I still think it was psychological trauma that changed Peggy.
She probably thought she was invincible after surviving a dive like that.
It's funny dale is a conspiracy theorist when he's friends with a man like Hank boomhaur and bill who have some connections to the army(cotton) law(police badge) and military (hair cuts). He'd probably have been arrested decades ago if they didn't grow up with him
A theory I believe is bobby is way more like his father than we think in terms of how skilled he is with meat guns and charming the ladies. He just doesn't work hard as he doesn't have drive in one thing at a time.
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I think Bumhauer is not a DPS Ranger in the final show, I think hes either retired or more realistic, Bumhauer has a medical retired 🏥 from the Rangers. This is why the dep is not upset with him in the street race or why Bumhauer never wears any guns, badges.
I like the theory that not every episode is necessarily canon. Considering the cut final scene of Lucky’s Wedding Suit where Hank outright states episodes like Tankin’ it to the Streets and Yankee Hankie were fever dreams of Bill, it makes me wonder if other episodes are filler as well. One such episode I think most people could agree on that is not canon is A Rover Runs Through it considering how hard the episode breaks series continuity.
Actually that cut ending opens up the discussion of multiple timelines and potentially a canon timeline.
Yeah but I’m glad they cut that. Why use that excuse to decanonize two of the best and most emotionally driven episodes instead of Pigmalion?
@@bencrowson7661 I like those episodes, don’t get me wrong. King of the Hill filler is clearly way higher quality than something like anime filler. I’m just saying this idea also opens up the possibility of correcting continuity issues.
My take is that it's Hank's way of keeping Bill to not yap about certain events and is a joke.
Considering the crime committed in Tankin' it to the Streets probably wouldn't be a bad move to keep Bill quiet about it.
Hank wanting Bill to shut up about Yankee Hankie should speak for itself.
I think Hank is neurodivergent. I know people are quick to say 'oh, not every character is Autistic' but there's very few characters I get this vibe from. I know a lot of it is trauma, but a lot of signs of trauma are also traits of Autism. I'm Autistic myself and have watched King of the Hill every day since it was put on Hulu. No idea how long its been, but I'm just saying, I've seen every episode a few times. I've been watching it regularly likely since I was brought home from the hospital. I was born only a few months after it aired and my mom's always liked it.
He 'needs something to jangle' when going to speak to Enrique, and whether we really see it or not, because there's a lot of the Hills lives we don't see, it sounds like this is a recurring thing with him. It's a stim that he's using to try to comfort himself.
That episode where he wanted a meatloaf sandwich but really didn't want to even chance having to sit at the long table or being pulled into conversation. And his big fix that he was so excited for was headphones. Which my god is relatable.
He's socially naieve and awkward, misses social cues, and has trouble reading people. The only being he is completely comfortable around and able to relax with is Ladybird. He's so close and loves Peggy, but he just can't be entirely open with her. Ladybird is what I would qualify as an emotional support dog (huge difference from a service dog) since we see just how much better Hank feels when Ladybird is with him.
Propane is a special interest, as is lawn and home care. Which is a special interest a lot of people don't pick up on with undiagnosed Autistic adults.
Cotton being Cotton turned Hank into a very high masking individual. I am too, no one ever picks up that I'm Autistic. But that's because I also dealt with A LOT of religious trauma, verbal abuse by 3 parents, teachers, and a lot bullying where even teachers were joining in. Hank can't even be completely honest and open with himself because he's had to shut down so much of his personality from such a young age.
We know how incredibly organized he is by his garage.
It also makes sense why he would want to be with someone like Peggy. Aside from a few flubs here and there, Peggy is a very direct, easy to read and navigate person. She says what she wants instead of him having to guess, she doesn't (usually) play mind games, and she is very caring toward him, showing him affection he was often denied. She's also good at calming him down and generally being there for him.
If you disagree, it's totally cool, I'm not going to argue. But this personally is why it would make sense to me if he was. I have a few other reasons, but these are just what's at the top of my head. I doubt that they would ever say it directly, but it does make me feel like there's someone on TV that has a brain similar to mine.
As someone with Asperger's, who's watched KOTH since it's inception, it's scary how much I identify with Hank. I never picked up on Hank's being on the spectrum until it was mentioned to me, then I could see it all.
The meatloaf sandwich debacle really resonated with me. I honestly probably would have just given up on the sandwich.
I don't remember the exact episode, but Peggy points out one of Hank's tics, which is also one of mine. "Don't do that thing with your nose that you don't know you do". Then we see him flare his nostrils.
@@chadgervais6323
If I'm not mistaken, it's the Olympic torch episode because they were about to go on the news.
I would kill for a scene in the reboot where he's finally embraced modern technology because he can DoorDash a meatloaf sandwich and finally enjoy it intact and in peace.
@@cassier8414 could he get an intact sandwich though? I've heard many stories about app drivers helping themselves to some or all of the customer's order. I'd like to see Octavio working as an app driver though.
I could see Hank getting a smartphone, but I can't see him using delivery apps.
My own headcanon is that Dale knew but wasn't particularly upset about it. Like, Dale's a whacko but he's also pretty chill about some things people would typically not be chill about. There's not really evidence to support it, I just like the idea that he was just waiting for them to outright tell him on their own instead of doing some kind of "ah-HA!" to them. (That would totally be something he'd love to do normally, and he's very protective of Nancy, so again, no evidence, I just like it)
I can definitely see why someone could read Hank as autistic, and honestly I also read him that way sometimes, but he does just seem like a guy who grew up in an abusive household. His difficulties expressing himself emotionally feel more like a result of him growing up with a parent like Cotton, who, let's be honest here, raised Hank in a way that didn't allow for anything that wasn't in-line with gender norms for the era. Coupled with when and where he grew up (Texas in the mid-20th century), I read him as just your typical emotionally repressed Boomer.
3:44 BOOMHOULETS 😂 That's the best thing I've heard all week
I believe the alien episode was made to shut down the "Dale knows" theory. Because at the end of episode, Joseph comes up with the most convoluted explanation for why he is still Dale's biological son. And Dale, of course, believes it.
So, Dale now believes Joseph birth had to do with aliens taking his DNA and implanting it into Nacy.
The whole point of the theory is that Dale is self aware of the stupid stuff he says and goes along with everyone treating him like a dummy because it benefits him. I saw someone say that maybe he's not enjoying his conspiracy theorist persona and only uses it to cope with trauma. We see him do this with a lot of things namely, his baggage with his father. Why can't we assume he says and does all this stupid "Joseph is an alien" stuff to cope with the fact he knows he's not Joseph's father. It could be his way of getting through it without actually having to confront it. He gets very emotional when he tells Joseph is an "alien baby". What's fun about the theory is both could be right.
@@Mehhhhhhhhbut it's not. It defeats the whole joke Dale suspects everyone else but not John Redcorn and his wife.
You're just an idiot who wants this show to be deeper than it truly is. The show isn't that deep.
@@Mehhhhhhhhno it's not. You just want the show to be deeper when it's not.
Dale knowing defeats the purpose of the joke.
There's also the fact that Boomhauer witnessed illegal activity plenty of times but did nothing about it. Like when Big Willy Lane was vandalizing Hanks fence and rolling cars onto his lawn, Boomhauer would've had the authority to arrest him right then and there. Also despite being good friends with him for years, he absolutely should've arrested Bill for stealing a whole freakin" tank from the army base, that goes well beyond letting a friend off for speeding (and I know Texas Rangers don't issue speeding tickets)
Maybe by the end of the series Boomhauer got hired as a Texas Ranger? We don't really know a lot about Boomhauer.
I like the "dale knew about redcorn" theory but i don't even come close to believing it.
Bobby also just immediately amazing at everything he even attempts, another credit toward him possibly being a deity
And proof against his relation to Bill
Plus the kid has charm I mean seriously he got more girls than you would have expected from a kid who just ain't right.
I feel Dale knew, but he loves Redcorn like a brother. So, he let it slide. Not like he'd be able to beat the guy up in a fight.
The biggest hole in Hank not being Bobby's father is that it almost entirely undermines Hank's relationship with pretty much every character in the show.
Obviously, it undermines his relationship with Bobby - if Bobby is just different because Hank isn't his father, that's just kind of dumb and takes away from what I would argue is the CORE of the show.
Many episodes with Cotton are actually more about his relationship with Bobby and how the two raise a kid that's different with him.
In episodes with Khan, Hank finds common ground with him because they are both parents and it's often because their kids didn't turn out like they wanted (Connie's name comes from her being Khan Jr. because he wanted a boy, not a girl).
Of course it ruins his relationship with Peggy and Bill/Boomhaeur for obvious reasons.
I appreciate the re-use of the clip of cotton saying "We did that, we did the HELL outta that."
I seen johnny hardwick singing and playin piano as real life dale😂
My only objection to the Cotten theory would be how much he cares for bobby. I can't really see the man who was willing to do so much for his grandson do something so rash even by cotton standards for a lost cause like killing castro.
Actually it's possible but I don't think he would do it for Bobby but I think he did it for G.H.
after all he knows he won't be around when G.H. is older even B.H. brought that up. So it's possible that he used that as his only opportunity to finish his mission and leave behind a slightly safer world for not only his grandson but his sons G.H., B.H. and Junchello
@@conspiracyspider facinating interpretation
I somewhat like to believe that Dale knows about the affair, but he's seen what a mess that Bill became after his divorce that he just never said anything about it, that and I genuinely believe he loves Joseph and likely wouldn't trust the potential outcomes that could come from a divorce court ruling.
Plus he lives "the dream life" because Nancy pays everything for him. So, I would understand that he don't want to ruin that.
Bobby Hill grows up to be Paul Wall. Cannon.
17:48 - I know that this is a tangent, but that's Budai which is often called the "Laughing Buddha". You would think Khan would know that.
Could be an example of him losing touch with his Laotian heritage like Ted hypocritically calls him out on at least once, like when he confused what group of Asians built a big chunk of American railroads
@@neoman4426 I dunno, it would be pointing to a painting of Paul the Apostle and saying "hey, look, it's Jesus".
Boomhauer and Marge Simpson both dye their hair
John Redcorns makshift song at the picnic is so damn funny 😂
Babe, hurry up and wipe - new Squirrel Tactics upload!
Good idea, doing video on fan theories. There's a few more I've heard, varying levels of possibility:
Hank and Hal (a one-shot character voiced by Drew Carey) are half-brothers. Given what Cotton has been doing, and assuming he doesn't have a narrow urethra, it could be true.
Dale's "sh-sh-sha" is chanting "USA" in Russian. Dale admitted once to knowing Russian, but it doesn't really make since given how distrustful of his country he is.
Cotton has a narrow urethra and he genetically passed it down to Hank and Junichiro. Given the existence of GH I doubt this one is true. In real life narrow urethras don't affect reproduction, but this is a cartoon.
Luanne blew up the Megalomart in a mental breakdown, but she did not intend to kill Buckley. His angel visited to help her cope with her guilt. Remember that she was studying propane in a previous episode.
Dale is on the Autism Spectrum. He manifests the signs in a different way than Hank does, but the traits are there.
Bobby never went through puberty because his deer hunt didn't happen. Connie and Jospeh both go through puberty and had successful deer hunts. This is more of a thematic reason to keep Bobby's voice the same, but it's an interesting idea.
There's one more theory that could also (absolutely) be true. " Does Luanne have a secret talent for mechanics? "
There's a lot of evidence that backs up this theory. She fixes up Hank's truck and other vehicles.
Cotton does have a narrow urethra . In the Japan episode we see that 1 of his bastard children, junichiro, also has a narrow urethra .
@@ciscojacobo7168not really a secret talent more like she's naturally gifted with mechanics but chooses to be a hairstylist because of an image her aunt Peggy wants her to achieve.
@@Whiteboykun either that or it simply skipped cotton but not his sons. Which means that it probably skips a generation.
@@conspiracyspider Make sense, I'm pretty sure Peggy was the one who put that idea in her head.
5:31 Boomhauer is a Texas Ranger and was assigned to Arlen to keep tabs on Dale since he and Dale were already friends. Dale’s anti government views were making waves in Washington
This is now my 3rd favorite video of yours. Worst B Plot is now in 4th place. Also there are many theories that I didn't even know, one example is Boomhauer being Bobby's real dad. Also I had no idea about the theory about Bobby's god like powers.
2:35 funny edit
16:11 also if that line doesn't convince you that because of Peggy's skydiving fail made her a huge egotistical narcissist that I don't know what will. Seriously, because she uses to her own advantage, it's like she knows about the theory herself.
18:14 seriously you need to make a video about Bill's weird noises.
19:04 Hank's got a point
I always thought the bill being bobbys dad was a a terrible fan theory. 3:02 i think the reason why Bobby isnt named after boomhauer because hank would be weirded out if Peggy would have named Bobby after an ex. I wouldn't want to name my child after an ex or my partner's ex no matter what even if they ended in good terms 🤷♀️
5:17 i always thought that boomhauer was a mantenido someone who mooches off their parents or at least his dad payed off his house or just outright bought it for him
I hated this fan theory about the Simpsons too : Barney does not have any children and Nelson does not have a astronaut father .
I’d more describe Bill as Bobby’s non-biological uncle that taught him to be himself. So I do think he had influence over Bobby like a father, but I don’t think Peggy would ever touch Bill willingly.
I mean in a way Bobby is Bill's son as Bobby was given Bill's secret family barbecue sauce recipe and told Bobby he could do whatever he wanted with the recipe after he's gone.
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@@squirreltactics You should also make a video on episodes of King of the Hill we wished to see.
Hank isn't autistic, he's BAWWHHHtistic.
OBJECTION. CONJECTURE. OBJECTURE.
I think Rad is Boomhauer’s son
My personal theory about why Bobby never goes through puberty they way his friends do is because of the pack of cigarettes Hank makes him smoke as punishment though by that logic Joseph shouldn't go through puberty either because of all the second hand smoke from his father
My favorite YT channel! Always look forward to these videos!
5:55 “Yo man, geeh “
Based on the Vision Quest episode (Season 7, Episode 12), I think that Dale subconsciously knows about Joseph and John Redcorn.
He does but unless someone confirms it he won't believe it.
"No you didn’t Bill" 😂
Here’s my theory-Mike Judge and/or the other writers are not Texas A & M fans. There’s quite a bit of shade and preference for its rival throughout the series. In the second season premiere, Peggy mentions a team that “beat the Aggies.” In “Escape from Party Island” when Hank finds college students from both University of Texas and Texas A& M, he says to him, “How are the Longhorns looking this year?” but he doesn’t ask about the Aggies. And the season finale features a school that has a similar logo and fans or alumni who pretty much act like fools. It all looked like a dig to me.
I've been saying since the KOTH Finale that the Texas Rangers badge is fake. Showing off a fake badge to pick up women is 100% a move
Boomhauer would pull.
That's another theory, but I don't personally feel like Boomhauer would be the type to lie to get with a woman. Especially about something like that. He's a player, but he's an honest person.
It's more likely the writers just wanted to throw that in at the end like "Woah, didn't see that coming did ya?" without much thought into how much sense it made.
@Amins88 I think Bomhauer was just retired or more likely had a DPS Medical retired. 📂 To be a DPS Ranger you must be a sworn State Trooper for a min 12yr. 🚔 . You can be nominated to a Trooper post approved by the Texas gov.
I know these types of vids are more work than the episode summaries/reviews you usually do but god damn it Bobby I’d watch these til the end of the earth I tell you what
The funny thing is that these are easier to get through copyright checks. One of the clips used here is over thirty seconds long and went right through the checks with flying colors.
"I'm a shaman."
to add to the substitute teacher of the year award theory, it was stated that she also started the whole thing to begin with.
I keep trying to find what episode that is stated in.
@@squirreltactics i thought it was in the same episode you shown little horrors of shop or it mightve been between season 3 or 5
Boomhauer was probably wounded in the line of duty and medically discharged. He probably did work a part time holiday job to raise money for holiday expenses and such.
I mean the guy is on workers comp and it's tax free what more does he need?
@@conspiracyspider Worker’s comp might not always cover the whole amount. Depends on what they’re willing to pay out, plus Boomhauer isn’t in a wheelchair or something such as that.
@@conspiracyspider Could be supporting his parents. They have a condo in Florida. He claimed they “won the lottery”, but he probably meant it as a euphemism. Homeowner’s Insurance is crazy expensive in Florida.
@@emmafrost7151 and even if they did win the lottery, it was probably a lower amount even after taxes but enough for them to retire or at least buy that condo.
I always felt like Dale’s alien parentage theory regarding Joseph was his way of dealing with knowing some version of the truth. It just seems too cartoonishly silly otherwise.
Let's not forget he also had a vision during Hank's vision quest where he describes John redcorn wearing a headdress and doing Nancy followed by Nancy giving birth to Joseph who has the same headdress as John redcorn but instead believes that he is a native American.
So yeah Dale knows at least subconsciously but is actively trying to not acknowledge it by spinning it in whatever way he can to maintain this image he has in his head.
12 acres 11 of them are connected 😂
17:40 I like that Kahn apparently doesn't know the difference between Buddha and Budai (a.k.a. the Laughing Buddha) despite being a Buddhist.
I took a world religions course over 20 years ago and knew that, so yeah it's surprising.
Khan thought Chinese and Laotians were "same difference". Lots of people are ignorant of their own cultures and religions.
I swear if they had an episode in the new series where Hank decided to get tested for autism the world might implode.
My suggestion is don't say yes or no just use facial expressions and the environment to tell the story at the end
Who taught him to tie his shoes..John Redcorn
HANK: Well, okay, but who taught him how to ride a bike?
DALE: John Redcorn. He taught Joseph, then Joseph taught me
I will always say Cotton is Bobby’s father. I believe Peggy either “milked” Cotton or actually did it, and that’s why she hates him. Hank wanted a child. She wanted to give him one and Cotton would make a baby with no questions asked.
My theory is that Boomhauer, Bill and John Redcorn have actually between them perhaps dozens of children that are illegitimate and the reason they act so strangely today is that much of Arlen’s youth are all related to them and it’s a sort of secret pact. This will soon perhaps in the revival series may become a plot point.
Also I have a sort of production theory right now where the revival series only right now has it’s dialog recorded but due to the death of Johnny Hardrick, it’s animation or whatever else is being done is currently on hold. Lots of media is announced only to be canceled.
I can't remember if you've covered this one in a previous Dale video or if I heard of it elsewhere. apparently a script was written where Dale flat out told Hank that he knew of Nancy's affair with John Redcorn but with Nancy being the family breadwinner, letting Dale get away with all the crap he does, and the big salt in the wound having Redcorn's child call him dad being the ultimate revenge he pretty much rolls with the good life he has. I don't know Texas divorce laws but I'm sure even with infidelity on his side Dale would still get screwed over so keeps quiet for his own convenience.
I'm autistic, and I didn't realize other people also thought Hank was autistic! I've thought that about him for a long time. He's very set on situations/interactions going a specific way, and when they go off-script he gets very upset. This is portrayed as him being the common sense everyman who's always right, but it's pretty common among autistic people to have that sort of inflexibility with how you expect things to go. Then he has his dedicated interests (propane, grilling, football, lawncare,) his routines (going to work, coming home, regular cookouts, hanging with the guys in the alley in the same formation,) his meltdowns (the anger management episode comes to mind,) and just little things throughout the series that make him seem like an autistic man doing his absolute best. He was obviously never diagnosed, both because of his generation and because of his abusive family, but it doesn't mean he doesn't have it. Many high-functioning autistic people from older generations live their whole lives not realizing it isn't normal to have a system for wearing socks or having to psych themselves up for social interactions, so anything Hank does that helps him get along as an autistic man wouldn't seem, TO HIM, like "coping mechanisms," but sensible behaviors everyone should take.
Another great video. Out of all of the KotH reviewers, you are my favorite. Keep em coming 👏🏻
When it comes to romance and wooing, Dale handles his rizz hands down. Literally got the local blonde bombshell to leave JOHN REDCORN.
I just love Dale so much
Apparently at one time they were going to have it revealed Boomhauer worked as a roofer and was on an enforced recovery period after injuring his back. But changed their mind because watching peoole speculate *what* Boomhauer did was more fun.
7:39 Maybe that means he talked himself out of going into electrical engineering 🤷🏻♂️
Some of the theories are very intriguing and interesting to consider being at least plausible, like Boomhauer being the father of Kidhauer, while others aren’t that interesting in that the more you think about them, the more you’ll roll your eyes at, such as Bill being Bobby’s father. Thank you for video man, your stuff is always entertaining to watch. I hope you’re doing well, have a great day and take care!
Bobby has gotta be Cotton's son!
Everything that man touches turns to Bill
Except Lanore
i think bobby spends more time with dale than boomhauer.
one of the writers actually commented on the theory this year, and said that dale doesn’t know
The true theory is Bobby... Cotton and Peggy's son.
Who does Peggy hate more, Bill or Cotton?
Better question who's more likely to want to sleep with Peggy Bill or cotton?
"One little bastauer out there" 😂
You are getting so good at this. I'm hooked every time.
Surviving Humpty's revenge is the most impressive thing Bobby has done
I don't know I think eating that giant steak as revenge is pretty damn impressive.
I never noticed KidHauer.
The other possibilty with Peggy that still has to do with her fall but not brain damage is a coping mechanism. She already had a bit of arrogance to her personality before the fall. Then we saw her fighting to recoup any confidence or optomism whatsoever in a therapy that pressured her to be compromising. After that, one of the most eecklessly arrogant people she has ever known actually got her to push herself back up onto her own two feet. I feel its very possible thar Peggy adotped this same mentality to lean hard into a bulletproof mentality as a security blanket. Deluding oneself into believing they can do anything if they will it, fits the example proven to her. As life continues she has to rely kn this crutch more and more to convince herself of it, especially after Cotton faces a lot of harsh reality that fisproves this mindset. The trauma of her sudden vulnerabilty and fear of its reacuurance causes her to need to "be" stronger and better all the time in her eyes to feel safe. That one accident compounded with the jeolousy of not being able to have another kid not only wounded her body but her pride and sense of self worth. It left her feeling useless and broken so she cant ever allow something like that to happen..so she will just be perfect in every way! She SURVIVED the fall. She came back when she was yold she may never fully recover and much faster than any of the professionals believed possible. She IS a superwoman..which is the conforting support she needs to belive to continue everyday life again. Especailly with the Chuck PTSD thing, I can see the writers claiming this to be true.
as someone on the spectrum I am willing to claim Hank Hill as an ASD Icon
Bro I swear I subbed to you months ago but wasn't when I opened this video to watch it
It's called a TH-cam purge it happens to me every couple of months you'll get used to it.
Thanks for another great video Mr. Squirrel Tactics
Saying that Bobby looking like Good Hank as proof that Bobby is Hank’s son is giving a lot credence that a 79 year old man can have a kid with a 40 year old woman.
That actually makes things worse considering there's a theory that says that Hank and Peggy are brother and sister.
Also when you take into account how many women cotton has slept with it's possible especially since Peggy does look like a genderbent Hank. This could even explain why Cotton only wants sons.
@@conspiracyspider … username checks out.
I believe the theory that Dale knows and plays dumb because he’s better off that way. He doesn’t want to end up like Bill, he doesn’t want to have to be accountable for his own life, and he wouldn’t have a chance as a single man in the dating world. Dale still takes small shots when he can. The biggest clue for me is when he’s going out to meet Sheila and Nancy tries to bully him into calling it off. Dale tells her “I never told John Redcorn to go home.”
Also, you hit the nail on the head when you said Bill doesn’t want to be with Peggy, he just wants to be Hank. He sees Hank as the epitome of manhood.