Big Willie Lame?
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- We're taking a quick look at Big Willie Lane, former professional football player, one-time kick blocker, and all-around crappy guy
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I can't be the only one who thought Willie Lane was a real former Dallas Cowboy and voiced himself in this episode
i definitely thought he was real. it seemed like the kind of thing the show would do. they had a ton of famous people as themselves on the show.
They made a bunch of lore about him including events, so yeah. I thought so too.
@@jimmyrobot3170 he blocked that kick
I also thought that too 😅
I don't think most people would want to play themselves as such a dick. Some can be good sports about that kinda thing, sure, but I'd think most wouldn't want people to think they're jerks. Not everyone is Randy Travis.
“If I hit him back, it’s a fight. Right now, it’s assault.”
Hank’s line was an important life lesson I learned. I actually used it later in life. When I worked retail, I citizens-arrested a frequent trespasser who punched me in the face.
That was in there but I unfortunately had to cut it out. It was literally the last cut I had to make and I hated doing it.
I also loved that quote
@squirreltactics you cut the most important lesson of the episode... but leave in the "cowboys didn't actually play them that year" segment? Seriously?
@@I_am_a_cat_ Okay, so here's the deal, I have to cut things according to copyright, meaning clips of the show. The more segments I have like the one you mentioned, the more clips of the show I can use. Had I cut that segment, I would have had to cut out more clips of the show.
This show has good life lessons
Boomhauer should’ve busted out that Texas Ranger badge and gave Willie some rough justice.
"Are You ready for some fearless justice?"
Honestly I think the whole reveal of him being a Texas Ranger was a last minute addition too that episode. I don't even see it as canon
@@alexandru5369 It did seem like they were almost trolling us with that…like come on we never heard anything about his life and you come up with that as his job?! How did he never bring up his job let alone the guys not asking him about his adventures. You’re right you can’t treat it as canon because it makes the plot to many episodes make no sense
It also raises some serious questions about his arrest record.
Boomhauer is a double-secret probation agent to keep tabs on Dale and Hank to prevent them from destroying the universe.
His cover must be absolute
This episode cemented my respect for Hank. Dude ate that punch like he was a brick wall.
Hank is a pretty tough dude. When he's let off the chain plenty of asses are kicked.
And provided a very valuable life lesson for us all. "If I hit him back, it's a fight. Right now, it's just assault."
@@jasonmaclean719 Sometimes literally, as Jimmy Wichard could attest to.
Hank ain’t know slouch that’s for sure
Judge wrote in the show notes that Hank is "the strongest in the show" or something similar so it's canon he's tough as hell
“A few bradys short of a bunch.” Is a severely underrated line.
The Arlen police makes Chief Wiggum look like Andy Griffith
Don Knotts was the REAL Law! He killed fiddy U-Boats!
Barney Fife
And Officer Barbrady like Elliot Stabler…
He even makes Big hoss from Smoky in the bandit look good.
@Rioluscave you mean Buford T Justice. Also he is suppose to be a really good cop it's just no one can catch the Bandit
I hated the cops in this episode. My mother was a former police officer actually detective and seeing morons like this really grinds my gears ⚙️
This one and also in the Mr. Wakefield episode. They're so incompetent it hurts lol
@@SanguineCynic Oh yes how could I forget the creepy old lady
@@RaptorofRex07 don’t know why they went ahead with that? Considering they could’ve just made her out as somebody that literally wandered away from the nursing home would’ve made much sense. Instead of just having some lady about to die in the same house that’s fucked up beyond belief. I mean what I found. Absolutely irritating was the fact that Hank along with his wife and son tried to tell everybody what her real intentions were yet they just shrugged it off like they were being cruel.
For some reason I hated the cops the most in Hank’s Bully. All the energy, just to make things worse.
The cops in this show makes Chief Wiggum look competent
Wish we gotten to see more of this character. He was such a foil to Hank and taught us to never meet your heros.
I've had this experience but with a truck. It was a 2021 Tacoma TRD 4x4 with a real manual transmission. I got to drive one that was at a dealership and the thing just felt like a generic grocery getter like something a male Karen in their 50's would drive. It was slow and felt like it couldn't get out of its own weight.
I personally love the episodes where Khan and Hank work well together. It shows some of the best character moments I feel.
@@wafflebroz Khan is a great character when he’s able to put his ego aside
Willie is lucky dale wasn't a football player and just the towel boy. That squirrel tactics would have made him the number one player
Yep plus pocket sand
Oh sp true lol apthough maybe if he had forgotten his defenses via his Dementia... matter of fact *I* forget.. so refresh meh memory.. who knows how long he has had it or where he caught it... @@daltonfarris
The Venn Diagram between FGO and KotH fandom is slim, but not zero.
Na he’s a bill that crashed later in life
@@OPGaming-hx4hb well they do say [some?] Some Bills are made/meant to be broken.
I was under the impression that Willy was trying to get the ring *off* but couldn't because of his fat fingers. Kind of a 'no, I don't have that ring, officer, they stole it' kinda play.
That's what I always figured too.
That's definitely what he was doing
No doubt that was his plan.
What’s funny is I was actually thinking the same thing. Yeah he’s so fat. He can’t even take his own ring off which is absolutely hilarious.🤣🤣🤣
I think that was what he was trying to do. Get rid of the evidence
Hank took that punch like a fucking CHAMP though. Willie ain’t a little fella.
I’m guessing if Hank wasn’t as cool headed, Willie would be on the ground
@@Wizgoht Oh absolutely, Willie was big, but he was in terrible shape.
@@sandydog426add also drunk, he would’ve been on the floor and the ambulance would’ve been going 60.
i felt sorry for khan in this episode
One of the few times I actually rooted for him
he's getting a little taste of what it's like when you berate everybody and blow your top so easily. Hank would never have called any of his other neighbors liars, but Kahn? That's plausible.
@@KairuHakubiagreed
I needed this today.
My dog had suddenly gotten sick on Saturday, so Mom took her to the ER on Sunday while I was at work. They told her that her kidneys were failing, and it was probably cancer. We took her home, medicated her to keep her comfortable. She passed away in her bed later that night. It was so sudden. I've been grieving a lot and for the first time in 29 years, we have no pets in the house. We're gonna wait till the end of summer till we get another dog.
I was also having a bad day at work today, so thank you, Squirrel Tactics, for another video.
I'm sorry that happened. Glad I could make your day just a bit brighter.
I'm so sorry. Hopefully you have a lot of really great memories with her. I wish there was something I could say to help, but please know I understand your pain 😢
Sorry to hear. The squirrel gang 🐿️ is here for you. Thanks for letting us know
☺️Thank you for your words of kindness. I feel lost and confused not having a pet here with me.
I may be slow at times, but I realized that grief of a loved one, be it human or animal, does not go away; it's not something you ever get over. Sure, grieving may get easier after a while, but it will always be there. Time does not heal all wounds, especially during traumatic experiences. The sudden death of an animal may not seem traumatic for most, but for those of us with social disabilities, it's especially difficult.
Everyone grieves differently; some cannot talk about loss without breaking into tears every time.
I slept on a cushion next to my dog that night and read to her before going to bed at 8:55 pm. I woke up just after 10 pm to find that she was gone. I've been sleeping on the floor and reading out since. Normally, I read before bed to help me sleep better, but reading aloud brought some comfort for me and my dog.
As I said before, it will be a few months before we're ready to open our home, and our hearts, to another rescue dog.
R.I.P. to Your Doggo ❤🙏
Hope Your Day Gets Better.
I really respect Kahn for talking back to Willy especially after Hank and gang where worshipping him for the first half of the episode
Hey, it's that guy from that episode about that guy who blocked that kick that time!
Did he mention that kick he blocked?
😂😂😂
I'm surprised Khan doesn't have a cell phone. He liked to show off and having a cell phone in the late 90s could be.
Seeing all the guys work together is always cool to see. Khan works so seamlessly with them
Yeah, goes to show that they can work well when he's not trying to put them down with his "Redneck" insults
I don't care at all about sports, especially American sports, but I love hearing someone talk so much about various players and their histories! It's quite fascinating.
If I were a cop here in Texas, Willie wouldn't be able to use his charisma on me since I've never cared for football. I'm more of a Texas history enthusiast than a Texas football enthusiast.
I suspect they'd find some "totally legitimate" reason to remove you from the force when it's secretly because they're upset you don't like football. Like how the Booster Club undermined Peggy when she tried to teach David Kalaiki-Ali'i.
Wait until he pulls out the Texas football history curveball on ya 😭
I kept waiting for a female cop to answer Hanks call lol. Not that women dont care for football, but it seems most are taught to do other things
Yeah then the Police chief will put you on desk duty for a year
Why did it take me 36 years on this planet to realize that Guinness beer and world records are the same company?! I would have just guessed they were different companies that used the same name, if i ever gave it a first or second thought. Which I did not.
Another surprising to some people one, Michelin of the Michelin star restaurant guide and Michelin of Michelin tires are the same Michelin. Was started as a way to increase demand for travel by car, and therefore car tires, when there were only a couple thousand cars in all of France, their home country
To be fair, Dove soap and Dove chocolate ARE two companies with the same name
It also took me 33 years to figure out that theyre from the same company 😂
Willie Lane should’ve just moved to Belcher’s Grove by Lucky’s buddies
Lucky buddies could keep him in line.
I worked at Walmart in 2015 And there was a few months when Bluebell ice cream was not on the shelf in the freezer section. The people in Texas got furious.
Would just like to point out that Willie wasn't just 'fidgeting' with his ring, he was attempting to remove it. He mentioned to the officer that the last time it was off was '500 beers ago.' If he were actually able to get it off, then there's at least a layer of plausible deniability on his end with him able to claim he wasn't wearing it.
I normally don’t comment on UA-cam videos but these are really the only videos I get excited to see pop up in my feed, love these videos 👍🏼
Glad you like them, thanks for watching
OK, squirrel at some point. You gotta talk about just how tough Hank really is.
- He kicked in a race track safety fence with one kick
-Ate a punch from a man twice his weight class
- held his grip long enough to survive a (I believe it was a category 4) tornado passing through
-Held his breath long enough to swim under a boat and remove its spark plug immediately after being struck (by an air tank believe)
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Yeah, he played football in high school, but that's not enough to account for some of the things he's done in show
There is a UA-cam channel where he power scales the rainy street 3 with hilarious commentary and all demonstrating all the incredible acts of power each character displays
MIC studios is the guy
@edvazquez73 That's a very jokey video, whereas I'm talking about actual feats
Let alone when he does get physically hurt, he only grunts or makes his signature bwah(well it's more like questionable, than conclusive when it comes to the psychology of people that developed/have a high pain tolerance/threshold)
@RoninRen And his only real kryptonite is his testicles. Well, more of an Achilles heel, but that's true for all men
There's an ESPN 30 for 30 special that actually covers Willie Lane types. They become multi millionaires who play a few seasons of nationals then end up broke because they didn't get any financial planning. I don't know if they all go on to terrorize their neighborhood but they do end up as washed up as him.
Are you talking about Broke?
@@squirreltactics that's the one!
@@gentlemanvanilla I really liked that one. 30 For 30 had some great documentaries.
Checkout the one on the Boston Point Shaving scandal. It's briefly mentioned in Goodfellas, and Henry Hill was involved in it
@@grimtea1715 That's a good one. Fun fact: Goodfellas technically has a sequel that's about Henry Hill's time in witness protection called My Blue Heaven, and it came out right before Goodfellas.
Surprised Buck Strickland wasn’t at Willie Lane’s party
There should have been a follow up episode where Buck hires him as celebrity spokesman and disaster ensues.
@@BM-wh5qk Or Buck hires him as a propane sales man and he becomes one of those new guys that think they know more than and just causes too many problems until Buck finally steps his foot down.
You can't just drop earth shattering info about the Guinness Book of Records that casually.
I love it was Bobby that stopped Hank from being Willie's cheerleader, you dont mess with a man's son.
I'm a Guinness man, the world record book, not the beer
And honestly I'm more of a whiskey drinker
Guinness stout is great for making beer brats.
@@MrDj232I like Guinness, but I’m surprised it’s good for that.
Dale with the "Deion's Car" line
Big Willie seems like he got his 7th DUI on the way to physical therapy.
I will say Mr. Tactics, you sure know your football.
I wonder how depressed Hank and the guys are nowadays, with the Cowboys barely winning in the playoffs since the 90s
Hank seems like the guy to buy whatever the Jones family puts out well through the Dak era
They'll be a whole episode about it in the reboot lol
Nowadays? It's been going on since the show started. If they didn't say anything about it in their final seasons then my assumption is like alot of Texans they just accept the failure and like willie lane cling on to the glory days. I always like to make this joke that they'll sooner find the one piece before the cowboys win another super bowl
@@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881 I call it The King Of The Hill curse because ever since King Of The Hill premiered in 1997, the cowboys haven't made the NFC Championship since the show premiered.
22:34 - Even though I know that this scene came first and was the source of your name, after watching so many of your videos, this now just feels like the writers giving your channel a shout-out.
Like some sort of time traveled Easter egg. I love it!
Yes Willie is lame He's a washed up man who is glued to his past. Like if bill stuck to his record and never let it go if he wasn't broken my Lenore
So what we're getting here is that "Squirrel Tactic" is the 90's-early 2000's Texan way of saying "Hardcore parkour"
No way "Prime Time" ever drove a Hyundai 😂
Prime Time is getting high in Boulder Colorado
Deion tried to commit suicide by driving his Mercedes Benz off a cliff in 1997. Not a Hyundai. he rolled up to one of his Super Bowls in a Lambo.
Love the little trivia, your history channel is severally underrated btw. Big love from Fort Worth
If only former Dallas Cowboy Golden Richards had moved to Arlen instead of Willie Lane, Hank could have just gotten Gilbert to sort him out. Gilbert knew him... briefly...
J'accuse!
Sir, you are no kin to me so I will have your silence.
@@-James-A I have always been a creepah.
@@Resilient_Sage88 my word
@@-James-A Gilbert De Latore Deutrive the endlessly quotable southern gen'lman.
Glad you brought up Uncle Rico cause as soon as you started analyzing Big Willie, I IMMEDIATELY thought of Napoleon's uncle.
Ah yes, the episode of your namesake
I just love Dale's quips it feels like he doesn't realize that he's doing quips but they are amazing. Straight up Dry snitching haha
At 22:50 when Willie mentions he can't afford another assault charge, I honestly think he might have been arrested for this sort of stunt before and he's gotten two strikes from it
I think when Willie was fiddling with his ring, he was trying to remove it. He planned to play it off like he wasn't wearing it, but thanks to always having the ring on, it was more or less stuck on his finger.
Yeah they hint at the beginning with the cop asking to try it on and he said something like that was like 1000 beers ago I put it on
When I first watched the episode the first time and after watching it a few times like all other episodes of King of the Hill. I literally came to the conclusion that his figure is so fat. It’s impossible to take the ring off.🤣🤣🤣
Big Willie Lane reminds of a few High School football player whose only claim to fame is High School Football. One in particular. This guy was a Blocker at 240lbs. But a bully too. Today he is about 100 plus pounds overweight, needs a motorized wheelchair and in debt for years of unpaid child support.
Don’t forget “one cheeseburger away from a heart attack”.
Love that you keep making these analysis videos. Keep it up man!
I love your videos and all the work you do to bring us acurate stories. Best video yet. I got my notifications on for your videos.
Well thank ya
I watched like 3 of your videos and UA-cam just started pumping them to me constantly. Something your doing is hitting UA-cams algorithm just right
I’m surprised Willie Lane didn’t try to join the WWE after football career
Or WCW.
I got Ron White and Ron Goldman confused, joke still worked
"peasant units" lol
For those of you who haven't been to the moon.
@@MrDj232looks like we got a nickname for you... Moonman... for having both been and even been good enoufh to bring back moonpies for us lol.
"Budge-It Movers" is probably the most Mike Judge joke ever
You must have been waiting so long to reveal the source of the channel name. It was very well done, bravo
Besides injuries to the body, brain injuries are extremely common for football players. Helmets protect your skull from outside impact, but theres no way to protect your brain from sloshing around when you're tackled. A shift in personality and becoming more violent/aggressive is very typical for football players and I'm sure willy lane is no different
Hanks a former football player himself and probably have been in a hand full of fights. He can take a punch from a 300lb man.
Also a giants fan.... so glad you spoke the name of the great Phil. Got his autograph once.
I got the feeling if you did "Top one-liners" from KoH, "Squirrel Tactics" would be one of them or at least an honorable mention.
I honestly would’ve loved to see if Khan could actually fight Big Willie. With his speed and skill he might have a shot.
No he wouldn't
Khan can fight and he's pretty fast, but speed doesn't matter If you can't damage your opponent, would have loved to see Hank take a crack at him though.
The guys wearing suits and bill in his military uniform just to watch a football game while willies dressed like, that, is so awkward it becomes hilarious.
Bro, I LOVE the football stats you give in this episode. You really combed through the inaccuracies while spitting some really specific facts. 😂
And concerning Willie's 'dream', it's one thing for him to feel bad about not playing but holy crap, there were never 'good days' with him because he always came off as a jerk even before he retired. The things he does are straight up wild and I don't doubt he did the same things while he played and got away with it.
I'm a little disappointed that you left out Khan Jr. taking the block charter to school and getting an A on her report on hypocrisy. That always got me.
I had to cut it out
@@squirreltactics Wow! Sad
Deion Sanders will NEVER be caught dead in a Hyundai Excel‼️
12:15 imo that's not out of character. Hank has a track record of being delusional in his regard/esteem for his heroes and whoever he considers "men's men". He thinks they can do no real wrong even after he's forced to help, correct or put them in line over and over again as the series progresses.
I think the show tries to explain his flaws the way they explain Peggy's... by his relationship with his parents.
GOATed Squirrel Tactics being a Misfits fan. It always is a good day when you post a video and spit facts.
Happy you covered this, this is by far the best episode for Kahn. I know Hank and Dale has center stage but I think what most people seem to ignore is that Kahn was on his own
The gangs love of football and football history blinded them from responsibility. Which is a big theme the show doesn't shy away from. Kahn, not blinded by fanboyism. Isn't sensitive or bias too the situation, Hank being gullible to a player is s consistent theme but I like that in this case he was placed into being mildly unreliable
Tbh this is like one of my favorite khan moments because he’s human nice and really a victim and trying to use the rules and the correct way and was right to be angry
"Let's not forget this."
I never do.
this episode did a good job of showing who willy was early on, but masking it behind hank's unquestioning love of the cowboys. i don't blame him. if a middling bengals player who had one huge game winning play moved in to my neighborhood, i'd definitely mark out about it.
Shoot, after the season the Lions had, I'd probably let one of them terrorize my neighborhood for way too long.
finally you uploaded this episode ive waited my whole life for, now for other thing and come back to this channel once you review the one were they take down a house or one of the other xmas episodes
16:50- 17:11 But you got to admit. The part where Bobby punches Joesph in the nose and says “NOW WHO’S YOUR DADDY!?!? BIG WILLIE LANE!!!!!” Was funny as hell.
That “Whoa!” From Hank at 3:45 was Hank channeling Butthead lmao
22:55 I assumed Willy was trying to remove it to hide the evidence, but like he had said earlier in the episode, the last time he'd removed that thing was "500 beers ago"
I have Blue Bell ice cream in my freezer (A&W Root Beer Float).
It is heaven.
Block Charters are often part of a deed restriction for certain neighborhoods. They’re set up as a way for communities to self regulate without having to go to court or to the police. They’re not supposed to levy fines such as Hank did on Peggy’s poker night, that’s more of an HOA. Block Charter rules are universally agreed upon by all residents and the Block Captain doesn’t have the authority to fine anyone, he just makes sure the rules are being followed and handles disputes between neighbors regarding rule breaking.
Willie hitting Hank and Hank having proof via the photograph of the Super Bowl Ring indentation was solved through the Block Charter rules. Willie technically didn’t have to leave, but the only other solution would be for Hank to show the photograph to the police as proof of assault, or even sue Willie in court. Willie didn’t want that, so the only other solution was for him to move off the block in two weeks, though he could still own the house and sell or rent it out, but he wouldn’t be allowed to live in it anymore.
He most likely sold it, then Jim and Lila with their bratty son Caleb moved in (I suggest you do a video on him if you haven’t already).
I give Kahn credit here for standing up to Willie. And reguarding when Hank takes Willie to work, I always assumed maybe the next day is Presidents Day or MLK which would also explain why so many football players show up because its in off seasons. Probably Kahn working Connie all the time homeschools her when shes not at school.
S.T. is a misfits fan. Man you just keep getting better an better
Finally an upload on this channel that features the iconic Squirrel Tactic™
Kahn’s line about most people not actually hitting you is pretty true lol.
22:35 The PIVOTAL moment for this channel
Willie looks like he gained another 230 lbs since he stopped playing lol
Holy Crap! A Monster Squad Reference in the Wild! I thought I was the only one who remembered that movie!
And a Misfits reference in the same video? All right, you're getting a subscribe
I remember falling asleep and dreaming about the ending of the series and what the final episode could be, and the episode included a big brawl in the alley with Big Willie Lame. XD
As a New England girlie thank you for agreeing that Sam Adams is good. Really wish they did a spring seasonal. I want spring beer!
Ok turns out the do have spring beer.
It always bugged me that the ring impression on hanks face wasnt inverse.
Should have said, "SALLAD SYOBWOC"
20:29
To be fair however, when you get something in motion. It’s easier to keep it in motion and difficult to stop it and start back up pushing again
The dig at Cowboy fans living in the past had me on the floor.
Dale shouting “yay” and patting Willie’s chest for no reason is one of my favorite Dale moments.
How strong was that punch?,didnt even knock his glasses off😂
Either he's weak as hell or Hank has super durability
Because of this episode I’ll say how would you like to meet (insert NFL quarterback)’s pool cleaner 😂
~22:50 I always interpreted him messing with his ring there as trying to get it off. Like, if he's able to slip it off he could probably say one of the guys stole the ring to frame him or something, then claim he got it back. But you know, "last time that ring was off was 500 beers ago"
I've always hated bullies both in real life & in the animation, especially that 1 episode where those jerk surfers force Bobby 2 ride that water slide at the Waterpark in that 1 episode. I actually fight back against bullies in my school days.
Those guys were awful. Along with those beachcombers in Hank’s On Board.
@@emmafrost7151And who could forget Caleb, aka “Dusty Old Bones” kid
He was the Gronk of the 70’s
that monster squad reference was top notch. subscribe earned
I came here for KOTH but stayed when you hit me with a Monster Squad reference haha. Great stuff man.
Already love both of your channels, love ‘em even more now that I know you’re also a fan of “The Monster Squad”! That wolfman’s got ‘nards I tell you what.
I love that one of the patrons is literally "insane for propane" lmao
I had to set up tiers on there and the first thing that popped in my head was Like It, Love It, and Don't Come Any Closer, I'm Insane For Propane but the last one was too long so I had to shorten it.
I always enjoy that squirrel tactics scene
22:48 - Does he ever actually take his ring off in the episode? Because I strongly suspect after having it on for so long and with the weight gain since his NFL days he may not be able to get the ring off by himself.