Hank takes more after his mother both facial and demeanor-wise, the fact that Hank's anger comes from his father's side just makes him more well-rounded as a person.
The entire concept of King of the Hill can be interpreted as a man who does his best to control situations around him, but ultimately learns how to deal with every situation with a clear and often times unique outlook.
It's what really sets King of the Hill apart from South Park, The Simpsons, and Family Guy. It was a comedy, but rather than having a main focus on offensive (yet sometimes hilarious) jokes, potty humor, politics, and stupid and/or mentally retarded characters, it sometimes tackled family matters and was able to have truly wholesome moments and episodes. I honestly can't think of any other animated "adult" show that avoids racial stereotypes (Something they avoided with Kahn), disgusting humor, personal attacks on those with differing political views, insulting Christians or anyone with religious beliefs, or having a main or side character whose main primary aspect is being the show's idiot. (Luanne being an exception) And of all people on television, this show came from the creator of Beavis and Butthead.
@@Buboltz yeah, while she is an idiot, it's not like it's really horrible at all. They don't put her in really bad situations to show how much of an idiot she is. She exists, and goes through life like the other characters.
From what I heard about with Luanne, others who auditioned for her made her come off as more of a ditsy blonde. Which goes to show they actually gave her character depth.
@@mathewgodfrey1517 I thought the whole point of luanne is that while she isnt the brightest... she is a sweet gal who takes pride in the things she likes and loves. She does her best in what situations she can even when she doesnt know much.
That always sort of ruined episodes for me. Like, i'd wonder why Hank was even friends with these people when they (or when the story needs them to) turn on him over minor stuff with the least amount of reason to do so.
Pretty sure blaming him for getting angry is like blaming a dump truck driver because his dump truck got damaged due to the tunnel a bunch of idiots dug. A wolf can be blamed because it can hunt the sheep or other animals, your statement implies Hank's natural state is being angry but it's not. His anger is the direct result of other people's stupidity.
@@rogerweng1150 The point remains the same, mind you, I'm not saying the wolf is in the wrong but rather it is responsible for the death of the sheep. Like when a wolf kills your lifestock you don't say "It's nobody's fault that my sheep has been torn apart." since the wolf actively hunted the sheep. Hank's anger is usually a natural response to someone (usually Dale) being an idiot. It's a small distinction to be made but unfortunately, when we blur those lines it can easily become a slippery slope.
Also, I'd suggest he doesn't usually give simple one-liners, and more often talks much longer, so him saying something so short kind of adds to the humor of it I think.
I would say because Cotton is a bastard that can't give Hank a victory 99.9% of the time. One of the few times I can remember Cotton Hill giving Hank credit was when Cotton said that Hank is a better father because Hank produced Bobby, while Cotton only produced Hank. Even when giving a compliment that bastard would be backhanded toward his own son.
The thing with big Jim was that he was truly a suffer of poor anger control. He actually did have anger problems, so much so that they cost him a stroke. Hank was justifiably angry the entire episode but was treated like a bad person for simply expressing his feelings. The episode intentionally added big Jim to show what a truly irrationally angry person is like.
Big Jim almost reminds me of my great grandmother. I only met her a few times as a child before dementia got her. She was always such an angry, bitter person. Even the stories I'd hear about her from family members were always unpleasant. After she went senile, my grandparents would have to move her every couple of years or so because she was constantly complaining about everywhere she was. I don't think I ever saw that woman happy. Makes me wonder what happened to her.
It was dale’s own fault fir losing his finger, no matter how good and in control someone is with tools, it is completely idiotic to put your finger near a saw.
One thing I do like is while Dale doesn't get any comeuppance, and the judge ignores his idiocy, the safety inspector recognizes him and Bill as simpletons and talks to them like they're mentally challenged. At least SOMEONE is taking notice. They're literally not capable of living 100% independently without supervision, and Hank's the one who has to provide that supervision because... well, this is Texas. You're kinda on your own in these situations, and for a lot of good and mixed reasons. He probably could have gotten the truck to stop if he'd said "there's a bunch of idiot kids / retards under the street, they've been digging holes, you've gotta stop"
Hank was justified in his anger with Dale and most of the time, he's justified in his anger. Anger is an important emotion, so it's not something that should be brushed off, but you can't let it consume you or go too far like it did with Big Jim, who clearly had more than just a simple anger issue.
The way I see it, anger can be used for good if properly channeled, I watched The Green Scorpion's top ten berserkers list and he hit the nail on the head on why Asura's anger is more justified and controlled than Kratos' by a mile.
To me anger is human as we feel it if someone wrong us or give someone pushes us but it always important to balance it too make sure not to go to overboard with it and realize your anger by cooling off before anything else happens before hand
Lesson: Don't let your emotions overtake you. Also that it's Okay to feel what you need to feel, especially in a healthy communication with one another.
@@ricky18redblack31 people need to learn that anger is not a bad emotion and that sometimes its okay to feel that way. Bottled up anger is never a good thing and being irrationally angry not a good thing either.
Not releasing anger can lead to giant bursts of anger and a really good example of this is Ned Flanders who hid his anger for literal YEARS and when it finally came out because he house had to be rebuilt but was done so wrong by everyone in Springfield he was even scared by it and went back to his childhood therapist
I also liked the episode subtly addressed the more more readily perceived notion of anger in certain people. Dale was just as angry as Hank in the episode, but because he is a small man with a higher pitched, softer voice than Hank, then his anger isn't seen as a threat. Hank, on the other hand, who is a sturdy guy with a more commanding tone, is seen as intimidating and aggressive. This allows people like Dale to get away with egregious behavior since they aren't perceived as "angry" because they aren't as threatening or vocal.
I've seen people use that as a way to try dismis an argument or deliberately provoke an angry response from someone trying to defend themselves when falsely accused of aggressive behaviour. Like if a big 6ft middle aged guy tries to be reasonable about something people may say to them "calm down you're raising your voice" even if they weren't but the fact someone is trying to put them in that context may now provoke a genuine angry response or at least divert whatever the conversation was about to something else. I see a similar thing when someone comes back with a retort to their parents or elders that is perfectly reasonable and logical but is instead met with "Don't answer back/Don't be rude" even if the issue wasn't their tone or lack of respect but the fact they has corrected them on something or made a valid point.
@@caldw615 me: _trying to give an explanation for something I’m being chastised for_ Mom: “It’s always excuses with you!” Me: _shuts up_ Mom: “What nothing to say?” Me: _trying to keep a straight face and remain calm_ Mom: “You’ve got that disrespectful look on your face. Give me your phone”
@@EtamirTheDemiDeer That isn't right. Your mom has zero respect for you as a person. And she's trying to control you through an authoritative way and refuses to even listen to you. It's sad. I hope you don't have to deal with it often.
@@caldw615 I've been there with having my anger dismissed. I'm on the small side, and I've gotten upset and tried to polite express my anger (typically, "hey, I'm upset and here is why"), and I've gotten the whole "awww, it's so cute, you're like a chihuahua. Your voice gets so high pitched."
@@JustaTyson Things only get like that when she’s mad. It’s a temporary situation, irksome as it is. Istg if I ever have kids I’m never gonna pull that on them
@@littlemoth4956 Do you even know what you're talking about? Just because you don't understand me dosen't I don't know what I'm saying. Also, I'm not saying it didn't happen in past socities either.
I'm wondering when he had the opportunity without getting caught.... or was him mentioning it there, suppose to be referencing him already getting caught.
I don’t blame Hank for being angry. Have you seen the people he deals with everyday? He didn’t cut off Dale’s finger on purpose he did because Dale was being a idiot and put his hand by the saw. Anger isn’t a bad thing it’s a normal emotion, but sometimes it’s a bad thing how you deal with your anger
Everything in moderation, also avoiding something means it still has control over you. Just drink 🍺 and fly outta the window, especially if a drunk driver is hurling 3,000 mph at your home. Drink safely.
It wasn't just the Dale put his finger in the way of the saw. It's also that Dale got into Hank's face and distracted him at the critical moment. The reason that the episode can justify Hank learning the lesson that he did was because he was starting to embrace the anger he was experiencing due to the illegitimate persecution.
If Hank was truly a petty person, he would have sued Dale for the cost of repairing the floor, and maybe for the cost of staying in a fancy hotel for a few days or weeks while the floor is being repaired.
How is that petty at ALL?????? Dale caused significant damage to Hank's property! Easily a couple grand worth when you consider materials and labour/time off, and thats not even factoring in the place being condemned and having to stay in a freakin motel
Alright, all of you make a good point. I guess I kind of see suing anyone, especially a friend, as petty, but Hank would be in the right. Honestly, as I was thinking about it more, it might have been in his best interest because it be evidence that Dale acts dangerously and the thing with the finger was Dale's fault. Also, if it was Dale, he totally would have sued Hank. I bet he would have tried to sue Hank if he was the one who fell into his own hole. Now that would actually be petty.
After revisiting this episode, one thing I noticed that no one else seems to be pointing out is that while Jim represents anger expression/management gone wrong, Dale is also representative of another way that expression or management of anger can go wrong. Jim is overly direct aggressive and is representative of simple direct aggression. He gets super confrontational and outwardly aggressive towards someone who slightly offends him in a largely disproportionate amount to the level of offense against him, or he perceives to be against him. Dale, on the other hand, represents unhealthy anger in overly passive aggressive form. It begins when Dale gets petty with Hank because he ultimately felt hurt and vulnerable for not having his "friendship tunnel" appreciated, and then especially for not being included in the repair project. Instead of meeting Hank and telling him how he felt and trying to work out some sort of compromise for how they deal with each other, he just lashes out at Hank passive aggressively. It amplifies when Hank accidentally cuts his finger with the saw. Dale, being a passive aggressive person, combined with his nature of paranoid and conspiratorial thinking, assumes Hank did it on purpose, to get back at him for earlier things, when it truly was an accident that just happened to have bad optics for Hank, given the context of their situation. So then Dale lashes out against Hank even further by abusing the court restrictions on Hank while he is completing his sentence, like manipulating the restraining order to legally force Hank into or out of physical spaces. It is easy to see why Jim's approach to expressing and managing his anger is harmful and wrong. But Dale's form of unhealthy, toxic, and damaging anger expression/management is also something that needs to be addressed, especially considering how common it is, and how much more insidious and infuriating it can be to deal with, due to its more manipulative nature.
Accidentally cut his finger off? Dale's the dumb fuck who wasn't watching what HE was doing. It's not Hank's job to make sure Dale was watching his digits around a RUNNING TABLE SAW
And hell, there are plenty of things that are natural but still to be avoided. But you need to look at those things very differently from the avoidables that aren't so natural. Start from a place of understanding and acknowledgment as opposed to shock and flat-out refusal.
@@littlemoth4956 No. When you're angry at someone for killing a family member it's not "your sadness at losing them being misinterpreted." It's entirely valid and healthy to hate and want to kill that person.
@@thegatorhator6822 That's valid. I'd say that it's also true that some people CAN prefer to express anger rather than deal with grief or sadness. In that case it'd be the suppression of another emotion (could be because they're discouraged to express it or whatever) leading to the person feeling worse, from that feeling irritable, and thus much more easily angered than usual.
Even Jesus was angry enough to literally flip tables and chase the money changers from the temple. And the verbal beatdown Jesus gave the Pharisees when angered by their pettiness and attempts to trap Jesus with a conundrum was also impressive.
Agreed, the lord instills in us emotions as a benefit first, all emotions are important valid and vital when kept in check, there is no "evil" emotion, just those that are more difficult to control than others
Isn't that hypocrisy though? From the bible we are told, as people, to not act out of anger, but the bible has many instances where God himself acted out of anger and that's fine? Seems like you guys are worshipping a satanist hypocrite
King of the Hill was one of the greatest cartoons ever I think it deserved more seasons, but I'm glad it stoped before it become irrelevant and stupid like modern Family guy and The Simpsons.
During a conflict resolution class I took in college one of the lessons that has stuck with me and honestly greatly impacted how I interact with people is that “Anger is a secondary emotion.” You’re never angry without a reason, it is an effect with a cause. This was touched on at the end of the video in a well put way I believe. It is important to understand and acknowledge what causes someone to become angry as much as it is how they react to the emotion.
I’ve heard this before, but I don’t entirely understand how it’s different from other emotions in that sense. When people feel sad, it’s for a reason. When people feel afraid, it’s for a reason. You can make the argument that some people are perpetually sad (what some might call depression) or afraid (what some might anxiety), but my assessment would be that those people are either chemically imbalanced (if such a thing exists) or have so many sources of that emotion stacked on top of each other that it all blends into an emotional stew from which they never feel respite, and there’s no reason the same thing couldn’t happen with anger. Heck, I know some people who seem constantly burdened by rage over things they have little to no influence on. So, what am I missing? What makes anger different?
@@haydenstockwell252take this from someone who is perpetually angry at the world and our current day and age. My anger and the anger of others like me is an anger born from frustration at feeling like we cant do anything at all to fix the issues we see. Men were created by God with an instinct to fix problems. Women have the instinct to find why that problem is happening but dont have the same instinct to fix it that men have that is why men are more likely to get angry over situations they cant control our brain is hardwired to try and fix every issue we see but when it is such a big issue like the state of the nation where it is tearing itself apart because of those with evil intentions (the liberal politiancs and those who pay them) it leaves us men frustrated and feeling useless then that frustration turns to anger.
@@SolarDolphin Oh please, any politician is just in it for themselves. Liberal and conservative politicians have worked to screw over the common man. I agree on the point about frustration with not being able to fix anything big as an individual though.
As a man that had anger issues when I was young, I learned to take the anger and put it towards something important. You shouldn't have a sudden outburst of anger towards people but you also can't bottle it up because that's even worse.
“I don’t have a problem with anger, I have a problem with idiots”. That should be put on hats, shirts and mugs! That is PERFECT!!! Also, YAY, more King of the Hill!
I ain’t gonna start no dang ol’ clothing line but dammit imma make me one shirt that’ll dang ol’ spoil the ladies and make the men shiver at the sight of an angry Boomhauer....the..... *THE HORROR*
And when he did, it was always for a good reason, one incident was when Bobby took a job at the Nascar race track and his boss wanted him to run across the track during an actual race, pissing off Hank to a point that he actually made good on his catchphrase/threat.
Both Mister Rogers and that Power Rangers PSA say anger is a perfectly normal natural feeling to have sometimes but it's important to express it in the right way.
The older I get, the more I realize how much my generation took Mr. Rogers for granted. Though I was somewhere in the middle of enjoying his program, while laughing at the occasional jokes about him.
As someone with an actual legitimate anger outburst issue, I approve of this message. The comment at the end about it being anger MANAGMENT is very on point. It's like having an injured leg. If you never walk on it, it will only get worse. But if you just ignore it and stomp around, then it will also get worse.
Anger can give you courage. It can motivate you to take action and help you stand up for yourself. Of course, like all emotions, it's important not to let it take control of you. Blind anger quickly turns into hatred, and we've all seen where that leads.
@@itsblitz4437 He's planning on a reboot set fifteen years after the ending of the show. That would mean that Bobby and the kids would be adults. I wonder if Joseph will find out his true heritage.
I went to therapy in the Army because I was angry. I wasn’t. I had idiots for leaders and had no choice but to follow them seeing they outranked me. I’m talking they us be here at 0900 and they show up at 1100 talking about hurry up we’re late. Um no. You’re late. And you got the key so wtf. I mean idiot shit like that. Mind you I was in a rapid deployed unit. I had an issue with incompetence. Not anger.
Yeah, I never really thought Hank had a problem with his anger. Like, this one episode was the only one where I was like “Hank seems actually angry here”. It’s probably because I’m an omniscient 3rd party who’s seeing the situation from a VASTLY different perspective.
Hank actually has really good control of his anger. I've witnessed people who don't have control of their anger. I've dealt with anger control issues because of that. I wish the people I knew who had anger issues had half the control that Hank Hill has.
I had to deal with a lot of people who treated me like a bad person whenever I was justifiably angry. Specifically my mother and her narcissistic wife who did have anger control issues. It really does fuck with your brain being surrounded by people like that all the time. Constantly being gaslighted.
...yeah. Been there, dealt with a narcissistic parents and an angry parent. Didn't even get a t-shirt, and got a set of issues instead. I sympathize because of that.
As someone who genuinely used to have rage issues, i can say with certainty that those classes are complete hacks. The real use for them is a place to vent your anger. Id learned over time to just Express my negative emotions immediately- sure it makes me look like a jerk to some but its better than me boxing them. Plus its in a calm rational voice, so it almost never escalates
I used to have explosions of violent rage where I lost control of my impulses and struck whoever set me off that happened once or twice a year. But one day I just realized I couldn't do that anymore, so I started controlling myself. Now I never do anything violent unless it is completely deliberate. No anger management classes needed. Just like any skill, learning to express one's emotions in a 'good' way is something one can improve upon if one actually wants to and actually tries.
I remember one that ran the rounds on a bunch of shows, Court Cams being the easiest to source. This judge is doing the rounds, assessing the property a woman has to judge how much to set her bail (which I thought was suspicious, as if he was going to intentionally set it above what she could afford even if she sold all she had) Upon finishing, he says “Bye Bye.” To which she smiles and says “Adios.” And walks away peacefully. Suddenly, he starts chuckling and calls her back. Then he *doubles her bail* for ‘being disrespectful’, then when she asks if he’s serious “I am serious ‘adios’ 😏” She gets pissed, and rightfully yells a curse out (I think even flips him off) and walks away. He calls her back again, and *confines her to 30 days in prison for ‘contempt of court’.* She must have had a horrible lawyer who convinced her to just plead guilty of it all to ‘get on the judge’s mercy’, as suddenly, when she was pleading innocent before (it was drug charges or something. I don’t think she had even assaulted anyone or anything worthy of the judge getting annoyed of her being happy) TLDR: a Judge lost his shit over a nice, happy girl using a Spanish word to wish him a good day,
Alpha Jay did it. Which is why Shady was checking to see if Alpha Jay did one about this episode yet. I think Alpha Jay is also the King of The HIll guy.
Everything about this episode is meant to frustrate you, so you the audience, feel the same anger and frustration as Hank. That’s some damn good writing I tell you hwat.
Anger at others comes in two forms: wrath & righteous fury. The former, wrath, is a lashing out against other for unreasonable causes. The later, righteous fury, is in the service of one's own morals and ideals. Sometimes, it's good to be angry. Otherwise, why would we have the emotion?
Jesus flipped tables and chased the money changers out of the Temple with a whip. Jesus was also pretty damn angry at the Pharisees for trying to trap him by forbidding healing miracles as work on the Sabbath.
@@hariman7727 the pharisees were all kinds of trouble. Yes honor the Sabbath is a thing, but they added all these dumb rules about how many steps or other nonsense.
that the thing anger is human it something that a part of us we feel when we get annoyed with someone stupidity or someone wronging us or when someone makes themeself the good guy it important to balance it to make sure not to go to far with it but cool off or try to handle the problem with out going hulk on the matter
Anger is a natural response and justifiable in the right context but it isn't an excuse to be an asshole to people you don't know or to take out your frustration on something completely unrelated. It also isn't good to let anger get in the way of logic and reason. Someone being angry about being stuck in traffic shouldn't suddenly try to speed through a red light or someone frustrated about not being able to go out and get drunk at a party because of the Covid pandemic shouldn't just ignore the warnings and risk spreading it further. Anger is still fine to feel when you have been unfairly treated or express a set of circumstances our of your control being shitty, just don't try to take it out needlessly on others. Big Jim seemed like a person who had a lot of pent up rage and he took the opportunity to take it out on Dale under the pretense he was backing up Hank but he made his own blood pressure skyrocket and wound up dying as a result because of it.
Why people who "teach" emotional management tend to be some of the most infuriating and hateable people in existence is beyond me. Thanks for pointing it out.
@@davidkyo1985 I didn’t mean what I said in a good way. I mean they need you to learn how to deal with them so they never have to change. It’s terrible but I just view ppl like that as children & revel in the fact that the problems they encounter are things I’ve already been thru.
I mean, it already kinda makes sense on a basic level without the additional science behind it. Supression requires additional concentration. Concentration needs energy. So purposefully avoiding to swear takes away recources that could potentially be allocated elsewhere.
This episode is the most infuriating one for me. I was thrown in anger management as a kid, when it was just anxiety attacks. And I didn't know how to explain the feeling of anxiety. Thanks for going over this episode!
Anger is like a sword, its dangerous if misused but perfectly safe if handled properly. Whenever I get angry, I always ask myself the same question: is anger going to help me in this situation? Most of the time it doesn't, for example if someone says something that makes me angry, getting angry isn't going to help since it will increase the likelihood of me saying something that I don't really mean and escalate the situation. That's anger management, not avoidance, and if I really need to vent my anger in some other way, I take a deep breath in and imagine all the anger pooling into my lungs, then breathe out and imagine all the anger leaving me with the air.
Hank had every right to be angry, Dale ruined his house making a * friendship tunnel* then chagres him or staying at his house whch he caused the damage to!!! Not to mention he has a restraining order on hank for a dumb reason. This is one of the few episodes that piss me off because it shows how quick everyone is to turn on Hank. You should examine the episode Hank's Dirty laundry where Hank was accused of renting a porn video even though he never set foot in that section, it shows how sheep like Peggy is and his friends. I hate te fact Dale was acting like a spoiled kid who didnt get punished for his actions and thats was is frustrating. You know i didn't realize it the angry management teacher is dressed like Doug and that Chuck scene XDDDDDDDD
@@g1rldraco7 Kahn: Hank Hill call Johnny Law on old woman Me: Ok, Kahn being Kahn Everyone else including the cops: Why you being mean to an ald lady? Me: OH F**K OFF YOU ASSHOLES
@@maximaldinotrap My "favorite" part is when the police tell the old woman "you did nothing wrong". My thoughts are "Neither did he. She didn't hurt anyone, but he has the legal right to tell someone to scram if they just walk onto his property."
Honestly, I get why Hank seems to be always angry. I’ve had to work in a particular field, often I end up surrounded by morons or naysayers where I need to put my foot down. Since I’m younger than them, they wouldn’t take me seriously until I get to the point where I’m half yelling, half whispering at them to stop using company equipment as a goddamn armrest.
And let me guess, when you did get to that point they would look at you as if you had lost your mind? I'm a small woman so some people seem to think that they can run right over me and that the only acceptable response from is to just meekly go along with it. With them, if it ever gets to the point where I have to put my foot down and I end up having any level of agitation in my voice then suddenly I'm the one with the problem.
Arguably happiness can be bad when someone is happy at the pain and failures of others. However, that doesn't make it an evil entity just because a jerk was taking joy in innocent people suffering. Just the same Anger should not be viewed as purely bad just because some people use it unjustifiably.
@@R0-83-RT happiness can also lead to impulsivity and self-destructive behaviors. Things like being so happy that you paid off your credit cards that you go on a spending spree and have to start all over.
@@hariman7727 I've also heard of a guy having restored a vintage truck, so of course had to drive drunk and then wreck it and send it to the scrapyard...
I've lost track of how many times I've watched King of the Hill. I never get tired of it. I love that people are still watching it and still talking about it.
Texas Skillsaw Massacre is one of my favorite episodes of KOTH, especially since it really puts Hank's anger too the test also Shady as much as i enjoyed your Bojack vids i for one never expected your channel too be Bojack only i enjoy any topic you talk about no matter which show it involves!
Anger is a part of the human emotional spectrum for a very good reason: other people, the world around us, life in general can be a massive troll. From the simplest things like stubbing your toe when you wake up in the morning, to someone cutting you off in traffic. Acknowledging the slights the world throws our way and figuring a way to deal with it in a healthy manner is necessary to survive. In Hank's case, he's a victim of other's actions and perceptions of his actions. The problem is that the people around him are short-sighted, irrational, and prone to jumping on the bandwagon of the loudest voice. It's even worse in the last situation since the loudest voice in KOTH tends to be either the most uninformed, ill intentioned, or Peggy/Dale. Given that kind of situation; who wouldn't react with anger? You totally get why Hank seems to think he's the only sane man left: often times, he really is in any episode's situation!
Cotton and Hank agreeing on something was definitely one of the best parts of the episode along with Chuck mangione smacking the anger management teacher with his flugelhorn.
I get told that all the time time. NOT to be angry, NOT to express anger when something bothers me with the biggest perpetrator of toxic behavior saying "calm down.' THAT angers me the most. Its usually MY fault that I'm angry. But no one tells me how to MANAGE my anger, they always want me to AVOID IT.
King of the Hill is probably the best American animated series period. It has the most observant and introspective looks on the world. I wish some other show came out like this.
Ever notice how in so many shows the father is stifled anytime they try to have emotions or punished for trying to get rightful retribution for them being wronged like mainly in sitcoms and such is this most prevalent
OOFT, this analysis hits close to home. The amount of times I've had my points ignored and been dismissed as angry and told to chill out when I'm not even that outwardly angry is insane to me.
I actually looked up the method of the anger management teacher after this episode. All of his instructions are a part of the anger management classes, but they leave out the other half. The other part is you walk away, you COOL DOWN. And then you come back to address what is making you angry. You don't walk away from what makes you angry forever.
I can fully believe the courtroom scene, because I have seen shit like that happen where someone in a place of authority immediately projects their own angry onto somebody else when their authority is questioned. “Oh you disagree with me?! I’m not the angry one!! You’re the angry one!!” shit like that.
Thank you for making these types of videos. Not only are they enlightening when it comes to the subject matter but they highlight, at least for me, some of the problems I have with some people. I feel like too many people have the mentality that if they can ignore something then it doesn't exist and therefore anyone who goes out of their way to bring the problem up is just being antagonistic, and while this might be true in some cases, some cases the one bringing it is unfairly and irrationally shut out for getting in the way of good vibes. People ignore anger and encourage others to bottle it up as if it should be bottled up to evaporate. This provides a good light to look at either side through, and it helps me better come to terms with people who demand you act calmly... peacefully. People who can keep a clear head even while angry or panicked go underappreciated, and I'm glad you're empathetic on the case, again, toward both sides.
Also to be fair, that is modern anger management that was being ripped on. I was in it as a kid and this bullshit was pretty accurate to it. The same people that declared me ADD taught this, that was the 90's.
I swear this episode was made for me because I deal with the kind of problems hank is including the feedback loop of people lying about you and then everyone seeing the anger as evidence and just uh the anger management teacher here is just an idiot
The best way I found to handle anger was by asking myself "why am I angry". It helps me calm down by forcing rational thought into my brain and helps me convey how I feel because I actually thought about the problem at hand. Plus, sometimes what I'm angry at isn't worth getting angry over and it makes me feel stupid before I do something stupid.
When I first heard you say you were doing an analysis of this episode, I was praying you would bring up the Chuck Mangione scene; that has to be one of, if not the, funniest moments in the entire series!
Considering that he had a father like Cotton it's a miracle Hank isn't more destructive when he's angry.
and all the death around him..debbie jim cotton and buckley all died ..this show is sad
Hank takes more after his mother both facial and demeanor-wise, the fact that Hank's anger comes from his father's side just makes him more well-rounded as a person.
Problem Solving in the Hill Paternal Line:
Cotton: Shoots the problem
Hank: Tries to fix the problem
Bobby: Uniquely uses the problem to benefit him
@@razkable and Luann and lucky Are dead in real life. Idk how they can even bring the show back
@@burningcoal5705 Bobby is a politician at heart lmao
*"I don't have a problem with anger, I have a problem with idiots!"*
- Hank Hill
I have to admit that's funny.
Also a very true fact of life.
I need this on a tshirt
Yeah..that pretty much sums up how I feel mostly.. especially with certain stuff online sometimes..ー_ー゛
Mhm
Hank has some of the best quotes.
"I don't have a problem with Anger, I have a Problem with Idiots."
I NEED that on a Shirt XD LOL
I have a shirt similar to that. I'm not anti social I'm anti stupid
@@lehahiah81 where'd you get that shirt? I'd like to have that too.
Sounds like something that would go on one of those tacky shirts that kids used to wear in elementary school. “I swear my dog ate my homework”
@@Zacman1123 It was a gift I don't remember
@@jeffbenzos6344 this, I seriously hope you all don’t wear stuff like that outside of middle school
It’s called anger management, not anger suppression
Nailed it
Nice.
Excellent use.
Mmm hmm
Same thing
The entire concept of King of the Hill can be interpreted as a man who does his best to control situations around him, but ultimately learns how to deal with every situation with a clear and often times unique outlook.
It's what really sets King of the Hill apart from South Park, The Simpsons, and Family Guy.
It was a comedy, but rather than having a main focus on offensive (yet sometimes hilarious) jokes, potty humor, politics, and stupid and/or mentally retarded characters, it sometimes tackled family matters and was able to have truly wholesome moments and episodes.
I honestly can't think of any other animated "adult" show that avoids racial stereotypes (Something they avoided with Kahn), disgusting humor, personal attacks on those with differing political views, insulting Christians or anyone with religious beliefs, or having a main or side character whose main primary aspect is being the show's idiot. (Luanne being an exception)
And of all people on television, this show came from the creator of Beavis and Butthead.
@@mathewgodfrey1517 What I love about Luanne being an idiot is that it is written so well.
@@Buboltz yeah, while she is an idiot, it's not like it's really horrible at all. They don't put her in really bad situations to show how much of an idiot she is. She exists, and goes through life like the other characters.
From what I heard about with Luanne, others who auditioned for her made her come off as more of a ditsy blonde. Which goes to show they actually gave her character depth.
@@mathewgodfrey1517 I thought the whole point of luanne is that while she isnt the brightest... she is a sweet gal who takes pride in the things she likes and loves. She does her best in what situations she can even when she doesnt know much.
Those closest to Hank are the quickest to turn on him, and that gives him every right to be angry.
Like Nintendo and Ubisoft.
The Wii U delay of A certain video game to put it on multiple consoles.
Tis brother's blade which cuts the deepest
The ones closest to you ALWAYS are the quickest to turn on you.
That always sort of ruined episodes for me.
Like, i'd wonder why Hank was even friends with these people when they (or when the story needs them to) turn on him over minor stuff with the least amount of reason to do so.
Blaming Hank for getting mad is like blaming a wolf for eating a deer.
But that's my meal not the wolves
@@SpeckyX3 I'm gonna kick that wolf's ass!
All he wanted was a picture of a hot dog
Pretty sure blaming him for getting angry is like blaming a dump truck driver because his dump truck got damaged due to the tunnel a bunch of idiots dug. A wolf can be blamed because it can hunt the sheep or other animals, your statement implies Hank's natural state is being angry but it's not. His anger is the direct result of other people's stupidity.
@@rogerweng1150 The point remains the same, mind you, I'm not saying the wolf is in the wrong but rather it is responsible for the death of the sheep. Like when a wolf kills your lifestock you don't say "It's nobody's fault that my sheep has been torn apart." since the wolf actively hunted the sheep. Hank's anger is usually a natural response to someone (usually Dale) being an idiot. It's a small distinction to be made but unfortunately, when we blur those lines it can easily become a slippery slope.
Hank: “You are a bold face liar!”
Cotton: “Amen.”
Why is Cotton agreeing with Hank that funny 😂
Probably because they hardly ever get any common ground together
He's a lot of things, but, sometimes, he can have some funny one liners.^^
It is because funny because of Cotton notorious misogyny. He only agrees with Hank become he doesn't like women and believes they are liars.
Also, I'd suggest he doesn't usually give simple one-liners, and more often talks much longer, so him saying something so short kind of adds to the humor of it I think.
I would say because Cotton is a bastard that can't give Hank a victory 99.9% of the time.
One of the few times I can remember Cotton Hill giving Hank credit was when Cotton said that Hank is a better father because Hank produced Bobby, while Cotton only produced Hank.
Even when giving a compliment that bastard would be backhanded toward his own son.
The thing with big Jim was that he was truly a suffer of poor anger control. He actually did have anger problems, so much so that they cost him a stroke. Hank was justifiably angry the entire episode but was treated like a bad person for simply expressing his feelings.
The episode intentionally added big Jim to show what a truly irrationally angry person is like.
Big Jim almost reminds me of my great grandmother. I only met her a few times as a child before dementia got her. She was always such an angry, bitter person. Even the stories I'd hear about her from family members were always unpleasant. After she went senile, my grandparents would have to move her every couple of years or so because she was constantly complaining about everywhere she was. I don't think I ever saw that woman happy. Makes me wonder what happened to her.
And Anger Management people tend to be the worst like that teacher
I still like him more than Bakuguo. Ofcourse they're both dead now
@@NexLegacyAccount Hmm. That's a good question
@@NexLegacyAccount look into bipolar 1, could of been manic episodes and mood swings
It was dale’s own fault fir losing his finger, no matter how good and in control someone is with tools, it is completely idiotic to put your finger near a saw.
Dale also distracted Hank while putting his finger in the path of the saw.
One thing I do like is
while Dale doesn't get any comeuppance, and the judge ignores his idiocy, the safety inspector recognizes him and Bill as simpletons and talks to them like they're mentally challenged. At least SOMEONE is taking notice. They're literally not capable of living 100% independently without supervision, and Hank's the one who has to provide that supervision because... well, this is Texas. You're kinda on your own in these situations, and for a lot of good and mixed reasons.
He probably could have gotten the truck to stop if he'd said "there's a bunch of idiot kids / retards under the street, they've been digging holes, you've gotta stop"
@@KairuHakubi well said
Natural Selection.
@@hariman7727 Not even Bill would do that. And Bill doesn't care about anything.
“Hey! Aren’t you that guy who talks about the horse from Horsin’ Around?! 🤩”
🎼back in the 2020’s I was in a Bojack Horseman Commentary video series🎼
Back in the 90’s I was in the show.... 🐎🐎
No. .... That’s ReviewHorseUsa.
Oh I think you mean Around I don't remember there being a horse
I'm the horse
“I don’t have a problem with anger. I have a problem with idiots.”
Best quote I heard from this show.
Lol, yeah. One of my favorites comes from the cult episode.
Still holds up today with how people act.
That sums up my tolerance for people.
Hank was justified in his anger with Dale and most of the time, he's justified in his anger. Anger is an important emotion, so it's not something that should be brushed off, but you can't let it consume you or go too far like it did with Big Jim, who clearly had more than just a simple anger issue.
The way I see it, anger can be used for good if properly channeled, I watched The Green Scorpion's top ten berserkers list and he hit the nail on the head on why Asura's anger is more justified and controlled than Kratos' by a mile.
To me anger is human as we feel it if someone wrong us or give someone pushes us but it always important to balance it too make sure not to go to overboard with it and realize your anger by cooling off before anything else happens before hand
Theres a difference between anger and rage when you go full on rage mode someones bound to get hurt
Lesson: Don't let your emotions overtake you. Also that it's Okay to feel what you need to feel, especially in a healthy communication with one another.
@@ricky18redblack31 people need to learn that anger is not a bad emotion and that sometimes its okay to feel that way. Bottled up anger is never a good thing and being irrationally angry not a good thing either.
Not releasing anger can lead to giant bursts of anger and a really good example of this is Ned Flanders who hid his anger for literal YEARS and when it finally came out because he house had to be rebuilt but was done so wrong by everyone in Springfield he was even scared by it and went back to his childhood therapist
Repression and fixations is pretty much all what these shows are about.
He is a very great example imo. It was a long time coming.
@@vergilmontiero2558 even big is that he never went physical with them he could folded homer like a chair but just used words
@@toniotrussardi8126 yeah he had that goku physique going for him.
my family does this to me and get mad when i lose it
I also liked the episode subtly addressed the more more readily perceived notion of anger in certain people. Dale was just as angry as Hank in the episode, but because he is a small man with a higher pitched, softer voice than Hank, then his anger isn't seen as a threat. Hank, on the other hand, who is a sturdy guy with a more commanding tone, is seen as intimidating and aggressive. This allows people like Dale to get away with egregious behavior since they aren't perceived as "angry" because they aren't as threatening or vocal.
I've seen people use that as a way to try dismis an argument or deliberately provoke an angry response from someone trying to defend themselves when falsely accused of aggressive behaviour. Like if a big 6ft middle aged guy tries to be reasonable about something people may say to them "calm down you're raising your voice" even if they weren't but the fact someone is trying to put them in that context may now provoke a genuine angry response or at least divert whatever the conversation was about to something else.
I see a similar thing when someone comes back with a retort to their parents or elders that is perfectly reasonable and logical but is instead met with "Don't answer back/Don't be rude" even if the issue wasn't their tone or lack of respect but the fact they has corrected them on something or made a valid point.
@@caldw615
me: _trying to give an explanation for something I’m being chastised for_
Mom: “It’s always excuses with you!”
Me: _shuts up_
Mom: “What nothing to say?”
Me: _trying to keep a straight face and remain calm_
Mom: “You’ve got that disrespectful look on your face. Give me your phone”
@@EtamirTheDemiDeer That isn't right. Your mom has zero respect for you as a person. And she's trying to control you through an authoritative way and refuses to even listen to you. It's sad. I hope you don't have to deal with it often.
@@caldw615 I've been there with having my anger dismissed. I'm on the small side, and I've gotten upset and tried to polite express my anger (typically, "hey, I'm upset and here is why"), and I've gotten the whole "awww, it's so cute, you're like a chihuahua. Your voice gets so high pitched."
@@JustaTyson Things only get like that when she’s mad. It’s a temporary situation, irksome as it is. Istg if I ever have kids I’m never gonna pull that on them
The way they treated Hank makes me think of society today. So many people take one action, perceive it negatively then push it to the extreme.
All the more reason Mike Judge, in all his projects, is/was ahead of the curve
You just described the typical SJW and cancel culture to a tee.
“sOcIeTy ToDaY” Like you know a single thing about what you’re talking about
@@littlemoth4956 Do you even know what you're talking about? Just because you don't understand me dosen't I don't know what I'm saying. Also, I'm not saying it didn't happen in past socities either.
Also the Ladybird Ep confirms it
So we just gonna skip that creepy as thing that Bill said about making a vest out of Peggy's panties? What the hell Bill?!
Well what else is he gonna sleep in
I'm wondering when he had the opportunity without getting caught.... or was him mentioning it there, suppose to be referencing him already getting caught.
I mean, that seems about par for the course when it comes to Bill tbh
@@SatanicBarbeque Austin is that you
Bill is only halfway to becoming Ed Gein.
I don’t blame Hank for being angry. Have you seen the people he deals with everyday? He didn’t cut off Dale’s finger on purpose he did because Dale was being a idiot and put his hand by the saw.
Anger isn’t a bad thing it’s a normal emotion, but sometimes it’s a bad thing how you deal with your anger
Only easy guy on the show is boomhauer
Everything in moderation, also avoiding something means it still has control over you. Just drink 🍺 and fly outta the window, especially if a drunk driver is hurling 3,000 mph at your home. Drink safely.
Dale is such an idiot lol. At least he's loyal.
It wasn't just the Dale put his finger in the way of the saw.
It's also that Dale got into Hank's face and distracted him at the critical moment.
The reason that the episode can justify Hank learning the lesson that he did was because he was starting to embrace the anger he was experiencing due to the illegitimate persecution.
If Hank was truly a petty person, he would have sued Dale for the cost of repairing the floor, and maybe for the cost of staying in a fancy hotel for a few days or weeks while the floor is being repaired.
Aka, if he was a real person? That's no petty at all
That seems pretty reasonable for me, like you broke it so you pay for it
That's actually reasonable.
How is that petty at ALL?????? Dale caused significant damage to Hank's property! Easily a couple grand worth when you consider materials and labour/time off, and thats not even factoring in the place being condemned and having to stay in a freakin motel
Alright, all of you make a good point. I guess I kind of see suing anyone, especially a friend, as petty, but Hank would be in the right. Honestly, as I was thinking about it more, it might have been in his best interest because it be evidence that Dale acts dangerously and the thing with the finger was Dale's fault. Also, if it was Dale, he totally would have sued Hank. I bet he would have tried to sue Hank if he was the one who fell into his own hole. Now that would actually be petty.
After revisiting this episode, one thing I noticed that no one else seems to be pointing out is that while Jim represents anger expression/management gone wrong, Dale is also representative of another way that expression or management of anger can go wrong.
Jim is overly direct aggressive and is representative of simple direct aggression. He gets super confrontational and outwardly aggressive towards someone who slightly offends him in a largely disproportionate amount to the level of offense against him, or he perceives to be against him. Dale, on the other hand, represents unhealthy anger in overly passive aggressive form.
It begins when Dale gets petty with Hank because he ultimately felt hurt and vulnerable for not having his "friendship tunnel" appreciated, and then especially for not being included in the repair project. Instead of meeting Hank and telling him how he felt and trying to work out some sort of compromise for how they deal with each other, he just lashes out at Hank passive aggressively. It amplifies when Hank accidentally cuts his finger with the saw. Dale, being a passive aggressive person, combined with his nature of paranoid and conspiratorial thinking, assumes Hank did it on purpose, to get back at him for earlier things, when it truly was an accident that just happened to have bad optics for Hank, given the context of their situation. So then Dale lashes out against Hank even further by abusing the court restrictions on Hank while he is completing his sentence, like manipulating the restraining order to legally force Hank into or out of physical spaces.
It is easy to see why Jim's approach to expressing and managing his anger is harmful and wrong. But Dale's form of unhealthy, toxic, and damaging anger expression/management is also something that needs to be addressed, especially considering how common it is, and how much more insidious and infuriating it can be to deal with, due to its more manipulative nature.
Accidentally cut his finger off?
Dale's the dumb fuck who wasn't watching what HE was doing. It's not Hank's job to make sure Dale was watching his digits around a RUNNING TABLE SAW
Chuck going upside the instructor's head with a trumpet is not only funny as all hell, but also soooooooo cathartic to watch.
My uncle only knows King of the Hill through that clip and he always loses it
The pained scream from the instructor is just fantastic. Gets me every time.
That instructor was a fine example of toxic positivity.
Chuck was in that class for a reason.
The number of "brain in the clouds" counselors out there setting unrealistic expectations and absurd logic is obscene.
"I don't have a problem with anger. I have a problem with idiots." I swear, as I get older, Hank becomes more and more like my spirit animal.
People need to learn that just like happiness, anger is a natural emotion.
And hell, there are plenty of things that are natural but still to be avoided. But you need to look at those things very differently from the avoidables that aren't so natural. Start from a place of understanding and acknowledgment as opposed to shock and flat-out refusal.
One just needs to learn how to control it.
These anger myths are on point. I've heard so many times Anger is Sadness or Pain being unhealthily handled. No, it's a totally valid emotion.
It can be both, though?
@@littlemoth4956 No. When you're angry at someone for killing a family member it's not "your sadness at losing them being misinterpreted." It's entirely valid and healthy to hate and want to kill that person.
@@thegatorhator6822 That's valid. I'd say that it's also true that some people CAN prefer to express anger rather than deal with grief or sadness. In that case it'd be the suppression of another emotion (could be because they're discouraged to express it or whatever) leading to the person feeling worse, from that feeling irritable, and thus much more easily angered than usual.
Anger is like any other emotion: it has its uses and values, but if it gets out of control it has neither use nor value.
Agreed.
The Bible says "Be Ye Angry and Sin Not" Which means it is OK to be angry but do not let it drive you to a decision you will regret.
After all, there were times where God got angry in The Book.
Even Jesus was angry enough to literally flip tables and chase the money changers from the temple.
And the verbal beatdown Jesus gave the Pharisees when angered by their pettiness and attempts to trap Jesus with a conundrum was also impressive.
Agreed, the lord instills in us emotions as a benefit first, all emotions are important valid and vital when kept in check, there is no "evil" emotion, just those that are more difficult to control than others
Isn't that hypocrisy though? From the bible we are told, as people, to not act out of anger, but the bible has many instances where God himself acted out of anger and that's fine? Seems like you guys are worshipping a satanist hypocrite
@@spectrestain4360 Anger is an emotion, it has it's place like all emotions. It what you do with all of your emotions that is what is important.
King of the Hill was one of the greatest cartoons ever I think it deserved more seasons, but I'm glad it stoped before it become irrelevant and stupid like modern Family guy and The Simpsons.
IMO sadly, the last 2 seasons seemed so forced, it could have been better off gone sooner. this is my fav show BY FAR, and i still belive that
King of the Hill is my favorite anime.
It kinda started going, well, downhill by season 10 imo. But it still went out with diginity.
@@CosmicG777 not a anime it's not form Japan
@@MrGrimjaw I think u missed the joke or are not aware of the meme. Besides, they have a Japanese dub now. ua-cam.com/video/9JH4YIXfNeA/v-deo.html
During a conflict resolution class I took in college one of the lessons that has stuck with me and honestly greatly impacted how I interact with people is that “Anger is a secondary emotion.” You’re never angry without a reason, it is an effect with a cause. This was touched on at the end of the video in a well put way I believe. It is important to understand and acknowledge what causes someone to become angry as much as it is how they react to the emotion.
I’ve heard this before, but I don’t entirely understand how it’s different from other emotions in that sense. When people feel sad, it’s for a reason. When people feel afraid, it’s for a reason. You can make the argument that some people are perpetually sad (what some might call depression) or afraid (what some might anxiety), but my assessment would be that those people are either chemically imbalanced (if such a thing exists) or have so many sources of that emotion stacked on top of each other that it all blends into an emotional stew from which they never feel respite, and there’s no reason the same thing couldn’t happen with anger. Heck, I know some people who seem constantly burdened by rage over things they have little to no influence on. So, what am I missing? What makes anger different?
@@haydenstockwell252take this from someone who is perpetually angry at the world and our current day and age.
My anger and the anger of others like me is an anger born from frustration at feeling like we cant do anything at all to fix the issues we see. Men were created by God with an instinct to fix problems. Women have the instinct to find why that problem is happening but dont have the same instinct to fix it that men have that is why men are more likely to get angry over situations they cant control our brain is hardwired to try and fix every issue we see but when it is such a big issue like the state of the nation where it is tearing itself apart because of those with evil intentions (the liberal politiancs and those who pay them) it leaves us men frustrated and feeling useless then that frustration turns to anger.
@@SolarDolphin Oh please, any politician is just in it for themselves. Liberal and conservative politicians have worked to screw over the common man. I agree on the point about frustration with not being able to fix anything big as an individual though.
@@bigboyepic8598 hence why us conservatives supported Trump since he is not a politician
@@SolarDolphin He is though? Didn't he sign off on some mess further restricting gun rights while he was in office?
Hank’s face as Big Jim is foaming up at Dale and barking is hilarious. He’s so horrified.
I personally think that if Jim had actually went after Dale. That Hank would've handed him his ass to protect Dale.
As a man that had anger issues when I was young, I learned to take the anger and put it towards something important. You shouldn't have a sudden outburst of anger towards people but you also can't bottle it up because that's even worse.
“I don’t have a problem with anger, I have a problem with idiots”. That should be put on hats, shirts and mugs! That is PERFECT!!!
Also, YAY, more King of the Hill!
you know what yes
Daria: “I don't have low self-esteem. It's a mistake. I have low esteem for everyone else.”
I ain’t gonna start no dang ol’ clothing line but dammit imma make me one shirt that’ll dang ol’ spoil the ladies and make the men shiver at the sight of an angry Boomhauer....the..... *THE HORROR*
I’ll hand them out to people who work in customer service.
@@TheY2AProblem I need one in every color then
I never thought Hank had anger issues because he never got violent with his anger.
And when he did, it was always for a good reason, one incident was when Bobby took a job at the Nascar race track and his boss wanted him to run across the track during an actual race, pissing off Hank to a point that he actually made good on his catchphrase/threat.
He mostly makes violent threats 🤣
Me, a newer viewer:
“Wait, the King of the Hill guy used to be the Bojack Horseman guy?”
Whos the bojack guy
@@wool578 him.
Lol
And now he’s the DCAU guy
Both Mister Rogers and that Power Rangers PSA say anger is a perfectly normal natural feeling to have sometimes but it's important to express it in the right way.
The Bible actually agrees with that, and even Jesus flipped tables when he found money changers in the temple.
The older I get, the more I realize how much my generation took Mr. Rogers for granted. Though I was somewhere in the middle of enjoying his program, while laughing at the occasional jokes about him.
@@hariman7727 So even Jesus can get flipped out?
@@JohnSmith-zw8vp Jesus was righteously angry at those doing wrong, yes.
"Be angry and sin not, let not the sun set on your wrath."
@@hariman7727 Well yeah even Jesus can flip out!
As someone with an actual legitimate anger outburst issue, I approve of this message.
The comment at the end about it being anger MANAGMENT is very on point.
It's like having an injured leg. If you never walk on it, it will only get worse.
But if you just ignore it and stomp around, then it will also get worse.
Anger can give you courage. It can motivate you to take action and help you stand up for yourself. Of course, like all emotions, it's important not to let it take control of you. Blind anger quickly turns into hatred, and we've all seen where that leads.
King of the Hill is a classic and still an amazing show.
best. show. ever. holds up so well, and i find myself often using much of it in daily life still
Even after 10 years it ended. Although I wonder if Mike Judge created anything new since then KotH?
King of the Hill is my favorite anime.
How much every single episode in order and it is a fantastic show.
@@itsblitz4437
He's planning on a reboot set fifteen years after the ending of the show. That would mean that Bobby and the kids would be adults. I wonder if Joseph will find out his true heritage.
As someone who was told they were angry all the time, i feel hank's pain. Especially as someone who fought off bullies his whole life.
I went to therapy in the Army because I was angry. I wasn’t. I had idiots for leaders and had no choice but to follow them seeing they outranked me. I’m talking they us be here at 0900 and they show up at 1100 talking about hurry up we’re late. Um no. You’re late. And you got the key so wtf. I mean idiot shit like that. Mind you I was in a rapid deployed unit. I had an issue with incompetence. Not anger.
Yeah, I never really thought Hank had a problem with his anger. Like, this one episode was the only one where I was like “Hank seems actually angry here”. It’s probably because I’m an omniscient 3rd party who’s seeing the situation from a VASTLY different perspective.
Hank actually has really good control of his anger.
I've witnessed people who don't have control of their anger. I've dealt with anger control issues because of that.
I wish the people I knew who had anger issues had half the control that Hank Hill has.
I had to deal with a lot of people who treated me like a bad person whenever I was justifiably angry. Specifically my mother and her narcissistic wife who did have anger control issues. It really does fuck with your brain being surrounded by people like that all the time. Constantly being gaslighted.
...yeah. Been there, dealt with a narcissistic parents and an angry parent. Didn't even get a t-shirt, and got a set of issues instead.
I sympathize because of that.
Damn, that which is most personal is the most universal. I feel you buddy.
There's a big difference between petulant anger and righteous fury
I feel you so hard bro. Glad you didn't snap and kill somebody, and that you made it through that.
“My mother and her narcissistic wife-“
…
Amen
As someone who genuinely used to have rage issues, i can say with certainty that those classes are complete hacks. The real use for them is a place to vent your anger. Id learned over time to just Express my negative emotions immediately- sure it makes me look like a jerk to some but its better than me boxing them. Plus its in a calm rational voice, so it almost never escalates
I used to have explosions of violent rage where I lost control of my impulses and struck whoever set me off that happened once or twice a year.
But one day I just realized I couldn't do that anymore, so I started controlling myself. Now I never do anything violent unless it is completely deliberate.
No anger management classes needed. Just like any skill, learning to express one's emotions in a 'good' way is something one can improve upon if one actually wants to and actually tries.
I've thrown a heavy chunk of aluminum halfway across a warehouse once. Yeah...that was not the proper way to deal withy frustration.
4:20 have you seen the videos of Judges being petty?
Forcing Hank to Anger Management as punishment for defending himself is 100% believable.
They’re awful in California.
I remember one that ran the rounds on a bunch of shows, Court Cams being the easiest to source.
This judge is doing the rounds, assessing the property a woman has to judge how much to set her bail (which I thought was suspicious, as if he was going to intentionally set it above what she could afford even if she sold all she had)
Upon finishing, he says “Bye Bye.” To which she smiles and says “Adios.” And walks away peacefully.
Suddenly, he starts chuckling and calls her back. Then he *doubles her bail* for ‘being disrespectful’, then when she asks if he’s serious “I am serious ‘adios’ 😏” She gets pissed, and rightfully yells a curse out (I think even flips him off) and walks away.
He calls her back again, and *confines her to 30 days in prison for ‘contempt of court’.*
She must have had a horrible lawyer who convinced her to just plead guilty of it all to ‘get on the judge’s mercy’, as suddenly, when she was pleading innocent before (it was drug charges or something. I don’t think she had even assaulted anyone or anything worthy of the judge getting annoyed of her being happy)
TLDR: a Judge lost his shit over a nice, happy girl using a Spanish word to wish him a good day,
Lol 420 xd rofl
If no one ever talked about the episode Pigmalion, Id like to hear your opinion. It's considered one of the darkest episodes of King of the Hill
Here you go, but it’s a similar youtuber
ua-cam.com/video/mWAwZoPXars/v-deo.html
Agreed. But I Iike Shady’s KotH videos the best out of all the reviewers who do analyses of the series, so any episode would be sick lol.
Alphajay talked about it I think
loved that episode.
ill be the pig. XD
Alpha Jay did it. Which is why Shady was checking to see if Alpha Jay did one about this episode yet. I think Alpha Jay is also the King of The HIll guy.
Everything about this episode is meant to frustrate you, so you the audience, feel the same anger and frustration as Hank. That’s some damn good writing I tell you hwat.
Shame everyone turned on him so callously over a mistake that was not of his own doing
Hey, It's that Bojack of the Hill guy!
King of the horseman
King Bojack of the Horseman Hill
Hill of the Jack?
Sounds like Bobby became an auto mechanic.
Anger at others comes in two forms: wrath & righteous fury.
The former, wrath, is a lashing out against other for unreasonable causes.
The later, righteous fury, is in the service of one's own morals and ideals.
Sometimes, it's good to be angry. Otherwise, why would we have the emotion?
Jesus flipped tables and chased the money changers out of the Temple with a whip.
Jesus was also pretty damn angry at the Pharisees for trying to trap him by forbidding healing miracles as work on the Sabbath.
@@hariman7727 the pharisees were all kinds of trouble.
Yes honor the Sabbath is a thing, but they added all these dumb rules about how many steps or other nonsense.
@@hariman7727 Not to mention when God basically said "Screw it! You never listen, so I'm not going to help. Have fun in Babylon!"
@@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 Could it also have been "Here we go again. You're not listening, so you give me no choice but to abandon you."
Anger isn't so bad it's one of my most feeled emotions.
that the thing anger is human it something that a part of us we feel when we get annoyed with someone stupidity or someone wronging us or when someone makes themeself the good guy it important to balance it to make sure not to go to far with it but cool off or try to handle the problem with out going hulk on the matter
Anger is a natural response and justifiable in the right context but it isn't an excuse to be an asshole to people you don't know or to take out your frustration on something completely unrelated. It also isn't good to let anger get in the way of logic and reason. Someone being angry about being stuck in traffic shouldn't suddenly try to speed through a red light or someone frustrated about not being able to go out and get drunk at a party because of the Covid pandemic shouldn't just ignore the warnings and risk spreading it further.
Anger is still fine to feel when you have been unfairly treated or express a set of circumstances our of your control being shitty, just don't try to take it out needlessly on others. Big Jim seemed like a person who had a lot of pent up rage and he took the opportunity to take it out on Dale under the pretense he was backing up Hank but he made his own blood pressure skyrocket and wound up dying as a result because of it.
Why people who "teach" emotional management tend to be some of the most infuriating and hateable people in existence is beyond me. Thanks for pointing it out.
They’re teaching you how to deal with them.
@@Hillwood365 They're teaching you how to be an obedient pushover.
@@davidkyo1985 I didn’t mean what I said in a good way. I mean they need you to learn how to deal with them so they never have to change. It’s terrible but I just view ppl like that as children & revel in the fact that the problems they encounter are things I’ve already been thru.
Probably cuz many of them teach just avoiding the issue, bottling up the emotion or any of the other 1000 ways of fucking up emotion management
Gaslight, make you try to avoid the issue, make you feel guilty.
It science proof that swearing is good for you when you hurt yourself
@Turk February Same with crying. Hurt yourself? Cry and yell.
I think they tested this on Mythbusters?
I mean, it already kinda makes sense on a basic level without the additional science behind it. Supression requires additional concentration. Concentration needs energy. So purposefully avoiding to swear takes away recources that could potentially be allocated elsewhere.
@@lpfan4491 People with Tourette’s are immortal. Change my mind
Can I see a link to that?
This episode is the most infuriating one for me. I was thrown in anger management as a kid, when it was just anxiety attacks. And I didn't know how to explain the feeling of anxiety. Thanks for going over this episode!
As much as I love dale, I never thought he would stoop this low.
There are several episodes where he is borderline the antagonist.
Dale is one of those magical charecters that is both a protagonist, and an avid antagonist
Yeah this episode was NOT his finest moment.
Nah he had his moments where he was super unlikable.
Plus, at both the start and end of this episode he could have (and at the end very nearly did), get someone serious hurt or even killed!
Anger is like a sword, its dangerous if misused but perfectly safe if handled properly. Whenever I get angry, I always ask myself the same question: is anger going to help me in this situation? Most of the time it doesn't, for example if someone says something that makes me angry, getting angry isn't going to help since it will increase the likelihood of me saying something that I don't really mean and escalate the situation. That's anger management, not avoidance, and if I really need to vent my anger in some other way, I take a deep breath in and imagine all the anger pooling into my lungs, then breathe out and imagine all the anger leaving me with the air.
Hank had every right to be angry, Dale ruined his house making a * friendship tunnel* then chagres him or staying at his house whch he caused the damage to!!! Not to mention he has a restraining order on hank for a dumb reason. This is one of the few episodes that piss me off because it shows how quick everyone is to turn on Hank. You should examine the episode Hank's Dirty laundry where Hank was accused of renting a porn video even though he never set foot in that section, it shows how sheep like Peggy is and his friends. I hate te fact Dale was acting like a spoiled kid who didnt get punished for his actions and thats was is frustrating. You know i didn't realize it the angry management teacher is dressed like Doug and that Chuck scene XDDDDDDDD
This episode and the Ms. Wakefield one anger me. In both Hank is made to look like the bad guy DESPITE BEING IN THE RIGHT IN BOTH
@@maximaldinotrap OH THAT ONE!!! yeah that was so triggering too!!
@@g1rldraco7 Kahn: Hank Hill call Johnny Law on old woman
Me: Ok, Kahn being Kahn
Everyone else including the cops: Why you being mean to an ald lady?
Me: OH F**K OFF YOU ASSHOLES
@@maximaldinotrap My "favorite" part is when the police tell the old woman "you did nothing wrong". My thoughts are "Neither did he. She didn't hurt anyone, but he has the legal right to tell someone to scram if they just walk onto his property."
A little petty if you ask me but I agree with peggy and the management guy. Its just a show.
Honestly, I get why Hank seems to be always angry. I’ve had to work in a particular field, often I end up surrounded by morons or naysayers where I need to put my foot down. Since I’m younger than them, they wouldn’t take me seriously until I get to the point where I’m half yelling, half whispering at them to stop using company equipment as a goddamn armrest.
And let me guess, when you did get to that point they would look at you as if you had lost your mind? I'm a small woman so some people seem to think that they can run right over me and that the only acceptable response from is to just meekly go along with it. With them, if it ever gets to the point where I have to put my foot down and I end up having any level of agitation in my voice then suddenly I'm the one with the problem.
Like you said @12:20, anger is a natural emotion. If it's bad, then happiness should be bad too.
Thank you.
Arguably happiness can be bad when someone is happy at the pain and failures of others. However, that doesn't make it an evil entity just because a jerk was taking joy in innocent people suffering. Just the same Anger should not be viewed as purely bad just because some people use it unjustifiably.
@@R0-83-RT I love the pain of others though.
@@R0-83-RT happiness can also lead to impulsivity and self-destructive behaviors.
Things like being so happy that you paid off your credit cards that you go on a spending spree and have to start all over.
@@hariman7727 I've also heard of a guy having restored a vintage truck, so of course had to drive drunk and then wreck it and send it to the scrapyard...
I've lost track of how many times I've watched King of the Hill. I never get tired of it. I love that people are still watching it and still talking about it.
That whack on the anger management guy was the most satisfying in this episode.
I kept replaying that part.
I have a simple mantra.
Scars heal. Pain fades. But Anger is eternal. I plan on living a thousand years by just being too angry to die.
I'll remember your burnt out husk of hatred as I go.
Go watch Pointy Hats video on Barbarian Liches, it's a fantastic video about how to create a character in D&D that literally is too angry to die.
"I don't have a problem with anger, I have a problem with idiot's" I can 100% relate 😅
Agreed
"Since this is all your fault I'm not gonna let you help"
Based Hank Hill.
Texas Skillsaw Massacre is one of my favorite episodes of KOTH, especially since it really puts Hank's anger too the test also Shady as much as i enjoyed your Bojack vids i for one never expected your channel too be Bojack only i enjoy any topic you talk about no matter which show it involves!
Anger is a part of the human emotional spectrum for a very good reason: other people, the world around us, life in general can be a massive troll. From the simplest things like stubbing your toe when you wake up in the morning, to someone cutting you off in traffic. Acknowledging the slights the world throws our way and figuring a way to deal with it in a healthy manner is necessary to survive. In Hank's case, he's a victim of other's actions and perceptions of his actions. The problem is that the people around him are short-sighted, irrational, and prone to jumping on the bandwagon of the loudest voice. It's even worse in the last situation since the loudest voice in KOTH tends to be either the most uninformed, ill intentioned, or Peggy/Dale. Given that kind of situation; who wouldn't react with anger? You totally get why Hank seems to think he's the only sane man left: often times, he really is in any episode's situation!
Glad you’re keeping up the KotH content! Only a matter of time before we both post KotH vids on the same day again 😂
J2C it’s neat seeing of my favourite UA-cam analysers
What is this, a crossover episode? .... And if not, can you two make one? 😊
If I'm ever feeling down, I watch your videos, you're one of the most chill UA-camrs out there love ya man
Cotton and Hank agreeing on something was definitely one of the best parts of the episode along with Chuck mangione smacking the anger management teacher with his flugelhorn.
'Chick''s freakout is the single best moment in all of King of the Hill.
I get told that all the time time. NOT to be angry, NOT to express anger when something bothers me with the biggest perpetrator of toxic behavior saying "calm down.' THAT angers me the most. Its usually MY fault that I'm angry. But no one tells me how to MANAGE my anger, they always want me to AVOID IT.
I love KotH, and of all characters, Hank is my favorite, because I can relate with Hank SO MUCH.
King of the Hill is probably the best American animated series period. It has the most observant and introspective looks on the world. I wish some other show came out like this.
You’re one of few people I can listen to without getting bored.
Can we pause to appreciate Hank calling her a ball faced liar and cotton agrees 🤣
10:18 Apparently, Hank is so predictable, Dale knew in advance where he is was going to put the beer cooler.
I mean, they've been drinking at the same spot of the block for at least 14 years.
@@luliu4572 Wonder how easy it would be to rob him
1:30
MOWING THE LAWN IS NOT A PUNISHMENT IT'S A PRIVILEGE!
I like it when Bobby gets to ground Hank from mowing his lawn. Best punishment ever.
"You guys know I don't have a problem with anger, I have a problem with idiots!"
Man he just like me fr fr
Ever notice how in so many shows the father is stifled anytime they try to have emotions or punished for trying to get rightful retribution for them being wronged like mainly in sitcoms and such is this most prevalent
“I have a problem with idiots!” So real!
0:28 "I don't want to be the King of the Hill guy"
ooooooooo... who's gonna have to break it to past Shady...
Hank doesn’t even sound all that angry in the scenes where he supposedly is. His voice had still a mildness to it.
OOFT, this analysis hits close to home. The amount of times I've had my points ignored and been dismissed as angry and told to chill out when I'm not even that outwardly angry is insane to me.
Just watched your John Redcorn video and now this. Awesome.
I actually looked up the method of the anger management teacher after this episode. All of his instructions are a part of the anger management classes, but they leave out the other half. The other part is you walk away, you COOL DOWN. And then you come back to address what is making you angry. You don't walk away from what makes you angry forever.
"I don't have a problem with anger, I have a problem with idiots!"
Me too.
As someone who's had to work through some serious anger issues, I approve of this video's message
10:03, yes I love rewatch that moment a lot too. I think he failed the class.
I can fully believe the courtroom scene, because I have seen shit like that happen where someone in a place of authority immediately projects their own angry onto somebody else when their authority is questioned. “Oh you disagree with me?! I’m not the angry one!! You’re the angry one!!” shit like that.
I swear Jim's death still scares me now just as it did when I was a kid
Thank you for making these types of videos. Not only are they enlightening when it comes to the subject matter but they highlight, at least for me, some of the problems I have with some people. I feel like too many people have the mentality that if they can ignore something then it doesn't exist and therefore anyone who goes out of their way to bring the problem up is just being antagonistic, and while this might be true in some cases, some cases the one bringing it is unfairly and irrationally shut out for getting in the way of good vibes. People ignore anger and encourage others to bottle it up as if it should be bottled up to evaporate.
This provides a good light to look at either side through, and it helps me better come to terms with people who demand you act calmly... peacefully. People who can keep a clear head even while angry or panicked go underappreciated, and I'm glad you're empathetic on the case, again, toward both sides.
This episode gave me one of the best quotes that I live with practically every day: "I don't have a problem with anger, I have problem with idiots".
That is a great line.
Also... Hail Lobster.
The measuring tape hitting Bill in the groin gets me every time.
Like Hank sometimes righteous anger get things done.
“I don’t have a problem with anger, I have a problem with idiots!”
I just found my new life-motto! Thanks Hank 😂😂😂
Also to be fair, that is modern anger management that was being ripped on. I was in it as a kid and this bullshit was pretty accurate to it. The same people that declared me ADD taught this, that was the 90's.
I swear this episode was made for me because I deal with the kind of problems hank is including the feedback loop of people lying about you and then everyone seeing the anger as evidence and just uh the anger management teacher here is just an idiot
In response to 0:31 - I would love that you became the "King of the Hill guy"
The best way I found to handle anger was by asking myself "why am I angry". It helps me calm down by forcing rational thought into my brain and helps me convey how I feel because I actually thought about the problem at hand. Plus, sometimes what I'm angry at isn't worth getting angry over and it makes me feel stupid before I do something stupid.
When I first heard you say you were doing an analysis of this episode, I was praying you would bring up the Chuck Mangione scene; that has to be one of, if not the, funniest moments in the entire series!
This also reminds of that one Regular Show episode where Pops said Benson had an anger problem and threatened to fire him if he ever got angry.
Please become the KotH guy! It's a show that can never be discussed enough
2 years later and he’s still the king of the hill guy
I've been real obsessed with different King of the Hill UA-cam videos lately, I don't know why there just real interesting to look at.
“I don’t have a problem with anger. I have a problem with idiots”
I really, really truly want that on a shirt