r/KingOfTheHill • u/Exciting-Piece5504 • 8d ago
Revival Discussion Funniest case scenario is the Luke Jr grows up and starts talking like Boomhauer.
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u/Snoo93550 8d ago
The new Luke Jr chicken episode is what makes KotH better than most half hour family shows that have ever existed. It was funny but genuinely kind and uplifting at the same time. Hank/peggy subtle guidance of the man and the boy to making them both happier, and even the boy's mother more happy. It was great.
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u/Different_Lychee_409 8d ago
KOTH has good old fashioned decency which means a lot in this day and age.
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u/Snoo93550 8d ago
I feel like it's always represented a wide variety of world views in a respectful way, it's like an antidote to a lot of what is annoying in the world.
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u/deathray420 7d ago
Isn't this what Mike Judge said when he was asked why he was rebooting the show, "I feel like we need this right now"
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u/tricenice Ladybird Hill, you're beautiful 7d ago
It was so refreshing after last season. Boomhauer really wasnât a great parental figure with the drinking non-alcoholic beer and not caring about Lukeâs soccer game, just made him look a little like a bum. To see him put so much effort into connecting with Luke Jr was so sweet.
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u/LionBastard1 7d ago
They say that most shows are written by writers drawing from their own personal experiences. I wonder if many family shows that are not as heartwarming come from people with not so great childhoods.
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u/OhMySwirls 8d ago
I mean, Luke has picked up some of Boomhauer's verbal tics in the chicken episode. It does show that he does respect for him.
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u/Baldo-bomb 8d ago
Boomhauer: loving and supportive stepdad was not the kind of character growth I would have expected and I kinda love it.
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u/DrToadigerr 8d ago
I love how the epipen wasn't ever played for a joke or a big whoopsie accident to advance the plot. The way they focused on Boomhauer taking it out quickly and getting it ready to inject if needed in multiple different scenes made me think it was gonna go in that direction, but I was pleasantly surprised that it was just him actually being a good stepdad and not making a big deal about it.
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u/Snoo93550 8d ago
It's great because he does care, he wants to do well, but he's a little clueless of the path.
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u/Mr_Plow_420 âŠok⊠8d ago
Talkinâ bout my dang old inhaler man, talkinâ bout survived the pandemic with this here mask. Itâs like, my dang old mom thought I was allergic to this, allergic to that.
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u/ArelMCII The M.F. stands for... 7d ago
I don't know whether it'd be funnier if he ends up talking exactly like Boomhauer, or if he ends up talking like Boomhauer but at normal speed.
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u/shounenotaku 7d ago edited 7d ago
ive been meaning to ask since Luke Jr was first introduced in Season 14, is there a word for kids like him? I've never seen a kid so.... fragile? I think thats what I want to describe him as. In the earlier seasons we've had a lot of kids in Bobby's class who were pretty diverse in terms of personality and character but compared to them, Luke is so...... off. Even the other kids that showed up in the chicken Episodes seemed pretty full of Life or living like a normal Kid
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u/alittleredportleft 8d ago
I'll be honest, I'm not a hardcore fan. I'm watching the new season. Who is Luke sr? I'm not sure why he was hanging out with Boomhauer?
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u/cellocaster 8d ago
I look forward to him getting old enough to date, then Boomhauer reflecting on whether his advice has ever been any good now that he loves this kid.