@wtconroe879 It's kinda funny, if they did their job right you probably get half your programming from them, but they have absolutely no idea how it's running.
@@LP-tf7cy Imagine programming a game, and then somebody changes half the code and leaves no comments or documentation. What does this line even do? I recognize this part, but why were these variables replaced?? Doesn't this just result in a runtime error??? How do you even play the game anymore???? I wonder if this is anything like what parenting is like.
@5wiftNinja387 my mom studied several languages and socio-linguistics, so she emphasized language learning and the impact it has on cultures. I've studied several dead languages and the development of scripts and how different languages diverged and changed. She put the code there, but does not understand how it is being used at all.
It's a great line to show Hank's true character, the man has prejudices (often stemming from his childhood traumas) and is slow to accept new and different things, but, at his core, he knows he loves Bobby and wants the best for him, and even though he might be scared to leave his comfort zone, he'll take a step out if it means he can learn to let Bobby grow and be happy. Often, Hank usually enjoys it too, and becomes a more open minded person. You really see how he tries to give Bobby what he believes is best, and I'd say Bobby is turning out pretty good in comparison, Bobby's almost the opposite of Hank, outgoing, adventurous, greatly charismatic, passionate, experimental. He's a boy that's been allowed to have wonder and try new things, and even when Hank gets scared, it's often because he feels it's a threat as a response from his own upbringing, rather than just him high and mighty on his own ideas of what a man should be. The few times Hank does that, he almost always ends up changing by the end of the episode, and comes to terms with Bobby.
@@RandomNonsense1985 I liked the Japan episodes because they helped convey that Cotton wasn't just a mean old man, he had love, he was ripped away, he was maimed and then had his heart torn in half. KoTH is such a well written show, even Cotton's got a soft spot.
You can actually HEAR it in Cotton's voice lol. Hank definitely tried to watch soccer or join a soccer team as a little kid and Cotton told him that, but in a way that made him feel mocked and humiliated. Now he tries to protect Bobby by sharing the "information" with him, but in a way that's gentle and loving. Hank cares about Bobby 😭
This creates a pretty amusing subtext if you think about it; Hank isn't rushing to cover up hate/resentment for Bobby, but hate/resentment for Cotton and the way he was raised lol
I’m just glad that by the end of the episodes involving Bobby, Hank starts to understand more and more that accepting his son for who he is is the right thing to do.
Hank was sticking to the point of the conversation : Hank hates soccer and he does not understand why his smart child would have any interest in any sports that his father would classify as " Un-American ".
The exchange at the end is what sells it to me more than Hank's colorful description. Both characters are no closer to understanding one another than they were at the beginning lol
This was something about Hank that always left a bad taste in my mouth. I know he loves Bobby with all his heart, but his constant condescension towards him for enjoying things like art, comedy, and theatrics is very vexatious. It makes me so mad that Hank is so obsessed with making Bobby into the son he wanted, instead of being happy with the son he got. This is especially true when you consider that Bobby was an anomaly because Hank’s doctor said his narrow urethra would prevent Peggy from ever getting pregnant.
More often than not, Hank ends up finding middle ground with Bobby, either learning to enjoy it or figuring out it's not what his prejudices told him it was. A good example is when Bobby took up cooking, Hank was apprehensive at first but then leaned into and encouraged it and found it a great skill with greater results. Hank's a repressed man with an awful upbringing that makes him slow to adopt new things because he clings to his comfort zone practically out of childhood trauma. KoTH is about a man learning to grow with his son, and sometimes, Hank's right and sets Bobby straight, other times, Bobby's right and sets Hank straight, and a few times, they both learn something new and go on a new road together.
Hank wasnt meant to be anything other than a demonstration of societal norms in the USA... you not liking the way he thinks about Bobby is the intention so people can actually learn something from these shows and change their way of thinking
To everyone who very clearly didn't actually watch the show or, at least, this episode: At the end Bobby goes back to the football team he left for the soccer team pretty much because it was boring, with no actual points being scored and no loser being declared, only winners. He also was able to convince Joseph and the rest of his friends to go back as well. So yeah, Hank was still the right one in the end.
Remember kids, it was the British who originally coined the term soccer and brought the phrase over to the United States, the United States just kept using that word even though the British decided to use the term football. You can tell Cotton Hill had a lot of toxic shit that he shoved down Hank's throat. And you can hear Cotton's voice as Hank describes soccer.
He hates what he doesn't understand because that's the defining characteristic of Hank Hill. He's a tragic figure. That's why this show completely broke canon when it just arbitrarily decided he wouldn't be a homophobe. Homophobia's evil, but face facts: Hank Hill would be a homophobe.
And then another man whom no one liked became a hero on the same day only his game was throwing the ball then made of Thick Pig Hyde and horse manueuer at other people who were expecting to defend themselves against the onslaught. It captured the joy of stoning someone but excluding the occasional "Death" that would occur using actual rocks. At first the game was called "Kill the Harlet" and the story was the person in the middle was what we now know through extensive research, a common "Whore" and the object was to throw the "ball" at her thus condemning her to hell. If she successfully defended herself a curse would befall the entire town for 100 years and all the women in child bearing age would lay barren.
Right? And the soccer goal is ten times wider than the hockey goal, and guarded by a skinny little fucker wearing gloves that make his hands a little bigger. In hockey, the goal is small as hell, guarded by a large man, wearing so much padding, he looks like the Michelin Man, and people STILL manage to score. Soccer is 90 minutes of a 0-0 tie.
Mike Judge is one of America's most adept social commentators, and it's easy to miss out on half the point of King of the Hill if you can't see that in scenes like this.
Yes, indeed. In 16th century Britain, everytime a man made a dish too spicy, they decapitated him and used the head of this "sucker" as a kicking ball. Eventually the practice stopped, but by that point, so many cooks had died, that british cusine became blander than Thamesis mud.
At least he can admit he doesn't always understand Bobby.
No father does. I'm 34 & my old man is still trying to figure out how my mind works
@wtconroe879 It's kinda funny, if they did their job right you probably get half your programming from them, but they have absolutely no idea how it's running.
@@LP-tf7cy Imagine programming a game, and then somebody changes half the code and leaves no comments or documentation. What does this line even do? I recognize this part, but why were these variables replaced?? Doesn't this just result in a runtime error??? How do you even play the game anymore????
I wonder if this is anything like what parenting is like.
@5wiftNinja387 my mom studied several languages and socio-linguistics, so she emphasized language learning and the impact it has on cultures. I've studied several dead languages and the development of scripts and how different languages diverged and changed. She put the code there, but does not understand how it is being used at all.
Literally the most unexpected quote in the show.
"OH MY GOD, IT'S SO JUICY!"
Which one? Hank’s story about how soccer was invented, or Bobby calling him out on hating things he doesn’t understand?
You say unexpected but if someone gave you that quote from it's show you could probably narrow it down to Hank (or maybe Cotton).
This was to be expected. It's classic Hank Behavior. Lol.
@@mr.eldritch1589 hanks
It's a great line to show Hank's true character, the man has prejudices (often stemming from his childhood traumas) and is slow to accept new and different things, but, at his core, he knows he loves Bobby and wants the best for him, and even though he might be scared to leave his comfort zone, he'll take a step out if it means he can learn to let Bobby grow and be happy. Often, Hank usually enjoys it too, and becomes a more open minded person.
You really see how he tries to give Bobby what he believes is best, and I'd say Bobby is turning out pretty good in comparison, Bobby's almost the opposite of Hank, outgoing, adventurous, greatly charismatic, passionate, experimental. He's a boy that's been allowed to have wonder and try new things, and even when Hank gets scared, it's often because he feels it's a threat as a response from his own upbringing, rather than just him high and mighty on his own ideas of what a man should be. The few times Hank does that, he almost always ends up changing by the end of the episode, and comes to terms with Bobby.
You make a lot of excellent points. Thanks for sharing your thoughts
Cringe, it's just a simple scene there's no need for Deep analysis
This is all so true. KotH is such a well-written show.
The war fucked up Cotton Hill, and he then fucked up Hank, but little by little Bobby inadvertently helps Hank break free of his shitty upbringing.
@@RandomNonsense1985 I liked the Japan episodes because they helped convey that Cotton wasn't just a mean old man, he had love, he was ripped away, he was maimed and then had his heart torn in half.
KoTH is such a well written show, even Cotton's got a soft spot.
"Oh. Oh, yeah. I hate soccer. Yes."
You can actually HEAR it in Cotton's voice lol. Hank definitely tried to watch soccer or join a soccer team as a little kid and Cotton told him that, but in a way that made him feel mocked and humiliated. Now he tries to protect Bobby by sharing the "information" with him, but in a way that's gentle and loving. Hank cares about Bobby 😭
this is a really cool perspective- hearing those as Cotton's words
This creates a pretty amusing subtext if you think about it; Hank isn't rushing to cover up hate/resentment for Bobby, but hate/resentment for Cotton and the way he was raised lol
Honestly, being Swedish myself, what Hank said isn't that far off.
@@TheBcoolGuy i dont know why but this makes me laugh more than any other comment here
There’s such an incredible sadness in Bobby’s voice. He’s so fucking done with Hank’s shit
Toxic masculinity, a true classic.
@@lostielizzieNo such thing
@@lostielizzieWhy do you have to get behind terms yu don't comprehend ?
@@Bryan_Pureblood
The original concept that the term was meant to represent, does exist.
It's displayed in this video.
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Cotten Hill
I think Hank genuinely believes that because it was told to him.
One of the best parts about this show is trying to explain how INSANELY important your upbringing is and why you should question it from time to time
Absolutely
Hank hates what he doesn't understand!
He sadly believes a lot of things not realising they wrong
I’m just glad that by the end of the episodes involving Bobby, Hank starts to understand more and more that accepting his son for who he is is the right thing to do.
Bobby's smarter than he looks. He's just impressionable.
Why do you have to hate what you don’t understand
I don' hate u, Bobby!
@@tgkafgI meant soccer
@@J-RS21oh, oh yeah. I hate soccer. Yes. 😂
You didn’t answer the question Hank.
Well how could he? The video ended.
Hank was sticking to the point of the conversation : Hank hates soccer and he does not understand why his smart child would have any interest in any sports that his father would classify as " Un-American ".
Hank hates everything Bobby is interested in
Soccer started as a game that lasted days, where an entire village tried to get a pigs bladder from one side of town to the other.
Please tell me that's actually true.
@@charlesajones77 More or less true for the English version. The game was outlawed at one point due to deaths.
Damn you can really tell how many people in these comments actually watched the show
sometimes it is pretty clear!
I love this scene so much
the truth has been spoken
Yeah Bobby is a clever lad.
@AW-sx8hm as clever as Joe Biden
I call it "European Kickball."
Pretty sure he inhaled propane before telling bobby that one
Lmaooo😂
I don't hate you Bobby. 😂😂😂
Hank provides the forgotten wisdoms of old, Bobby should listen.
Hank is the embodiment of American conservatism.
Every single line was gold
That writing is Oscar worthy
its an amazing show. a lot of mike judge's work is genius to me
The exchange at the end is what sells it to me more than Hank's colorful description. Both characters are no closer to understanding one another than they were at the beginning lol
Hank generalized a lot of Americans feelings towards soccer😂
Bobby, I didn't think I'd ever need to tell you this, but... Clouds?
This was something about Hank that always left a bad taste in my mouth.
I know he loves Bobby with all his heart, but his constant condescension towards him for enjoying things like art, comedy, and theatrics is very vexatious. It makes me so mad that Hank is so obsessed with making Bobby into the son he wanted, instead of being happy with the son he got. This is especially true when you consider that Bobby was an anomaly because Hank’s doctor said his narrow urethra would prevent Peggy from ever getting pregnant.
But he means well and he becomes more accepting over time
More often than not, Hank ends up finding middle ground with Bobby, either learning to enjoy it or figuring out it's not what his prejudices told him it was. A good example is when Bobby took up cooking, Hank was apprehensive at first but then leaned into and encouraged it and found it a great skill with greater results.
Hank's a repressed man with an awful upbringing that makes him slow to adopt new things because he clings to his comfort zone practically out of childhood trauma.
KoTH is about a man learning to grow with his son, and sometimes, Hank's right and sets Bobby straight, other times, Bobby's right and sets Hank straight, and a few times, they both learn something new and go on a new road together.
Hank wasnt meant to be anything other than a demonstration of societal norms in the USA... you not liking the way he thinks about Bobby is the intention so people can actually learn something from these shows and change their way of thinking
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Also, Hank is right at least 50% of the time, remember the hippies and their gumbo?
He does mean well he just not all that right he believes in a lot of stereotype stuff and had a rough childhood but can learn
"soccer was invented as a distraction for European women while their husbands did the cooking" i hate how much meaning this simple sentence packs
To everyone who very clearly didn't actually watch the show or, at least, this episode:
At the end Bobby goes back to the football team he left for the soccer team pretty much because it was boring, with no actual points being scored and no loser being declared, only winners. He also was able to convince Joseph and the rest of his friends to go back as well.
So yeah, Hank was still the right one in the end.
I’m with Hank
Hank is so closed minded and wants Bobby to be his carbon copy instead of enjoying what he actually loves.
he cares too much of what people think of his son as that is a reflection on himself.
At least he’s a whole lot better than his pops. He doesn’t know any better but tries
@@ssanngkakkoiiHe's a control freak who only wants Bobby interested in things he personally approves of.
It’s scary when a 11-13 year old is so much wiser than their own father lol
Spoken like a true American.
Or as Europeans call it, foot egg.
Remember kids, it was the British who originally coined the term soccer and brought the phrase over to the United States, the United States just kept using that word even though the British decided to use the term football.
You can tell Cotton Hill had a lot of toxic shit that he shoved down Hank's throat. And you can hear Cotton's voice as Hank describes soccer.
Bobby having the best head on his shoulders in the family, again.
I miss my wife
Hank's right.
🇺🇸
Wonder if Hank would respect Association Football more if it kept its original characteristics
He hates what he doesn't understand because that's the defining characteristic of Hank Hill. He's a tragic figure. That's why this show completely broke canon when it just arbitrarily decided he wouldn't be a homophobe. Homophobia's evil, but face facts: Hank Hill would be a homophobe.
Bobby Boy destroyed his father with that one .Hanky should really do some introspection on his failures as a father .
There, i watched it, now stop recommending it.
Lmaoooo
No was invented by man when they one day got off work and saw a ball and said "hey lets kick this around" and so it began
And then another man whom no one liked became a hero on the same day only his game was throwing the ball then made of Thick Pig Hyde and horse manueuer at other people who were expecting to defend themselves against the onslaught. It captured the joy of stoning someone but excluding the occasional "Death" that would occur using actual rocks.
At first the game was called "Kill the Harlet" and the story was the person in the middle was what we now know through extensive research, a common "Whore" and the object was to throw the "ball" at her thus condemning her to hell. If she successfully defended herself a curse would befall the entire town for 100 years and all the women in child bearing age would lay barren.
I understand soccer. I still loathe it. It’s super boring with even less points per game than in Hockey.
It's super slow too
And part of the strategy is going down and wailing in agony after the slightest physical contact with an opponent.
Right? And the soccer goal is ten times wider than the hockey goal, and guarded by a skinny little fucker wearing gloves that make his hands a little bigger. In hockey, the goal is small as hell, guarded by a large man, wearing so much padding, he looks like the Michelin Man, and people STILL manage to score. Soccer is 90 minutes of a 0-0 tie.
And somehow, still more entertaining to watch than most sports
@@williamwebb580 that's debatable at most lol
Mike Judge is one of America's most adept social commentators, and it's easy to miss out on half the point of King of the Hill if you can't see that in scenes like this.
Any validity to those statement? Always wondered.
Yes, indeed. In 16th century Britain, everytime a man made a dish too spicy, they decapitated him and used the head of this "sucker" as a kicking ball. Eventually the practice stopped, but by that point, so many cooks had died, that british cusine became blander than Thamesis mud.
Whos Hank 😂
LMFAO
Most sitcoms dads are just stupid. Hank Hill is not stupid. He is just very confused. "Befuddled" is a perfect word for him.
Is Hank the real villain?
He’s right about soccer
Based Hank
So fucking based. ( I actually reasonably enjoy soccer )
Hank is right.
He's not wrong about Soccer
Hank Hill liked the Bush family , that tells you everything that needs to be said about him.
Bruh there's literally a whole episode where Hank can't vote for Bush because the man had a weak handshake
"I hate you Bobby. Did I just say that? I meant to say Soccer..."
Hanks priorities are dumb no one cares about football either
Soccer sucks