What was the point of this stupid, stupid, stupid... stupid trip

King of the Hill - S09E01 A Rover Runs Through It
Peggy returns home to Montana to reconcile with her mother, only to find that her family may lose its land because of escalating property taxes caused by Hollywood stars moving to Montana.

[@Eco-pu2zs]

This is where Peggys narcissism comes from. She was constantly bullied and belittled by her abusive mother, and it left her with deep low self-esteem and a desire to be validated. A prime example on why it's OK to cut ties with toxic people, even when your related to them.

[@neilarcher2551]

Exactly. This episode explained Peggy and of course you could also see what she had in common with Hank. Writing like this was why it was such a great show.

[@hydraman246]

She was so insecure she made a complete full circle into over proud

[@tylermcbean273]

I wouldn't call her mom abusive

[@Eco-pu2zs]

@@tylermcbean273 Maybe you wouldn't, but abuse isn't just physical. Belittling her worth and profession in front of others. Blaming her for the state of the ranch because she refused to be forced married to someone she didn't love. Refusing to acknowledge her obvious skill as a rancher. Ungratefully refusing to thank her for all her work done to save the ranch and again claims it was her fault. She refuses to allow her daughter to have any kind of self-worth which is why she goes out of her way to instantly cut her down whenever she displays the slightest sigh of self-respect. She may be even worse than Cotton.

[@horohorosrin]

@@tylermcbean273 Literally anyone else would

[@JeepersCreepers12]

Hank claims Bobby ain’t right, but the boy is a crack shot, an expert beef grader, and a natural horseman. I’d say he’s just fine.

[@alexcox9400]

All aspects of a classic Texan.

[@canalesworks1247]

Basically the only thing "wrong" with Bobby is that he is of average size and has not grown out of his baby fat yet. Aside from that he's pretty awesome.

[@Flashbek87]

@@canalesworks1247 AND that he got great sense of humor, including self humor

[@mevan883]

But he is bad at Football and baseball, the two sports that Texans love and he likes learning about other cultures.

[@chrisbullard5901]

The series finale helps round things out, but I’d still love to see an episode that combined the non-profit organic beef ranch experience with it all together. Show an episode with Bobby, Joseph, and Connie taking the reins on the organic cattle ranch, and making a successful business out of it.

[@Cloperella]

Grievances against Peggy inside, this is a good moment between her and Hank. Both of them have common ground on having a parent that will never show their approval no matter how hard they try to appease them. And while that's a horrible thing to face, both of them see that they themselves have done better by how they've raised Bobby and seeing how well he's doing. At that point the disapproval of their parents doesn't matter, because they've found their own worth in each other and their son.

[@incarnateTheGreat]

True. Bobby really is the shining beacon of this show. Even Cotton, who dislikes so many modern things, approves and supports whatever Bobby wants to do. Despite Hank's gripes and murmurs of "that boy ain't right", he sure turned out to be pretty alright after all.

[@_mnl_]

aww, that was beautiful

[@nukeninmgt1504]

Well put my friend. Damn near brought a tear to my eye.

[@Lucisyd]

Well said

[@Treekicker]

Hell, Cotton was more caring than her mom, he was more hardcore. But a part of him did care and it showed sometimes.

[@randomcenturion7264]

Hank and Peggy had absolute SHITE excuses for parents. But, they did pretty damn good with Bobby. And that's something neither of their worthless parents can take away from them.

[@KT72273]

Even Cotton knew they were decent parents!

[@ImmaLittlePip]

"Heck if it's a contest on who's the better daddy is you'd win, you made Bobby all I made is you"

[@Backseatsman1]

This episode pissed me off so much because Peggy is genuinely scared to reconnect with her mother. When she does her mom blames all their misfortune and the changing of the world on Peggy then when Peggy turns things around and gets them an out her mom still resents her. Boggles my mind. We never see Peggy reconcile with her mother in any type of form which is just upsetting because Hank gets closure with Cotton.

[@psycholuigiman]

I mean, that's just how it goes sometimes. Some children never ever reconcile with their parents for any number of reasons, ya know? I think the whole point is symbolized in this very scene when they look at Bobby up on the cliff. The point being that sometimes, that validation you so desperately wanted might come from a person or place you weren't expecting. In the end, does Peggy really need to reconcile with her mother when she's already got a pretty loving family?

[@Pyrexis]

hehe, you said boggle when talking about peggy

[@AtreVire]

That's life. Happy endings all the time are fictional. Sometimes things don't work out in the end

[@brycea5452]

also.. did hank really reconcile with cotton? the last words between them are "I don't love you"

[@dennismonk9559]

@@brycea5452 he didn't say they reconciled he said Hank gets closure.

[@ogichi32]

It's an interesting dynamic that Hank and Peggy each have a very abusive parental figure. So they kind of lean on each other for the support that they never got as kids but as adults

[@ishikawagoemon4397]

I know this scene is mostly about Peggy but the part where Bobby sitting on the horse on the hill watching the sunset was breath taking.

[@dynamopirate470]

It really shows that you have to live for yourself and not just try to please everyone.

[@RealCarringtonInstitute]

But Bobby still has to lose weight, right? 😒Right.

[@BungieStudios]

@@RealCarringtonInstituteI think he's one of those late bloomer kids that is chubby young. But, once he sprouts his lean physique will start to fill out. Like Hank, Cotton, and Joseph.

[@TorrenGenn]

Well Peggy has a mother that is always disappointed in her. While Hank had father that is always disappointed in him. Bobby is lucky that he has such loving parents that are so damaged from horrible upbringing’s.

[@liam6170]

I guess we can see why those two were meant for each other

[@brandonlyon730]

Peggy’s mom wasn’t horrible in episodes before and looked completely different as well.

[@alyssagriffin9180]

I'm kinda hoping Luanne never knew her grandma, or didn't know her too well because if Peggy's mom was so horrible with Peggy, I'd hate to think about what her thoughts would've been on Luanne. And she's the daughter of her 'golden child'.

[@sweetchilledgames7887]

Oh she’d think Luanne is a good person considering Hoyt is her dad

[@hydraman246]

They never did mention Hoyt this episode, did they ?

[@sweetchilledgames7887]

@@hydraman246 nope. Watched it yesterday didn’t even mention Hoyt

[@victormelendez2332]

Yeah Luanne already knows enough bad eggs in her family, her mother a drunk and an abuser and her father a drug using crook. Even though she doesnt know that her dad is a low life, she doesnt need yo know that neither of her parents were any good.

[@bertatafel1938]

On account that Hyot left Luanne to Peggy after Lidona (the mother) was sent to jail from their consent arguing and nearly killed him

[@softsapphic1976]

I love this scene so much. Peggy has done EVERYTHING she can to try to please her mother. And nothing works, nothing is good enough for her. It’s obviously very hard for Peggy especially because she never backs down. She gets ahead of herself and when Hank brings her back to earth she’s understandably crushed. Her sadness turns into anger as she realizes she won’t ever get her mom’s approval. What was the point of coming down here? What was the point of putting myself through hell trying to reconcile with my narcissistic mother? There’s no answer. Then they notice Bobby. Their pride and joy, having fun and taking in the beauty around him. He’s a good boy and they know it. As awful as both their upbringings were, they’ve managed to raise a good kid with the tools they had. Peggy’s mother is not Peggy’s family. Hank and Bobby and Luanne are.

[@guilhermehank4938]

Bobby's conception was a literal miracle

[@Pipkiablo]

As awful as she can be sometimes in the series, episodes like these where you see her being proud of Bobby or the ones where she tries to be a good aunt to Luanne, knowing that her niece doesn't have any other family to turn to after her parents abandoned her, is really sweet on its own, and moments like these redeem her character for me whenever she's at her worst.

[@prometheusvenom7189]

Hank understands Peggy as growing up with an unappreciated unfiltered father he relates as her mother is about the same. But when they see Bobby with his horse perched on the cliff side. They understood that despite their flaws they are better parents than Cotton and Maddy. That boy may not be right all time but he knows to show appreciation and when he does it’s nice to see it.

[@justducky6529]

When you watch this episode, you understand exactly why Peggy is the way she is.

[@jteam_]

the background art was really good in this episode

[@Phantom19913]

It’s funny when you realize that Hoyt will probably inherit the farm and will sell it, lose it over his actions, or turn it into a get away.

[@vforvendetta8107]

Who is Hoyt hill

[@Phantom19913]

@@vforvendetta8107 Hoyt platter Luanne’s dad

[@jaredtaylor8083]

Which is funny because he's serving a lifetime prison sentence. Doubt they'll leave the ranch to him.

[@bertatafel1938]

​@@jaredtaylor8083 not serving prison, he just ran away since his ex wife try to kill him with a fork in the trailer park and hasn't been around Peggy or Luanne thinking it was Peggy's idea to have move to Texas as well

[@zacbendable6346]

@@bertatafel1938…no, in his only episode Hoyt goes to prison at the end

[@inkyboy88]

What is Peggy's mom' s problem anyway? It seems that no matter what Peggy does she will always hate her. I mean Peggy is by no means my favorite character, but she did save the ranch and it was never Peggy's fault they were losing the ranch anyway.

[@maximnikolaev6627]

Lots of families are like that irl, I know mine is. Always expect more from you.

[@gobblox38]

Probably generational trauma. Hopefully it was not passed down to Bobby.

[@lisatheboywonder6744]

It's narcissistic parenting. Narcissistic parents will never validate their kids, blame them for the things going wrong in their lives, or no matter what they do it's not good enough,and will belittle their kids. It's abusive and children of narcissistic parents either grow up with low self esteem or be narcissistic themselves or both.

[@brandonlyon730]

This whole episode is just a massive retcon, Peggy’s mom had shown up in a bunch of episodes before this and she looks and acts nothing like in this episode.

[@incarnateTheGreat]

This show had tons of gems, but this ending was absolutely perfect.

[@jaygrayson6230]

"Peggy returns home to Montana to reconcile with her mother, only to find that her family may lose its land because of escalating property taxes caused by Hollywood stars moving to Montana" This show came out over 15 years ago and I think Yellowstone ripped off some of the plot from here lol

[@Remoniq]

I will say this show gets better the older you get. I saw less than a handful of episode years ago, and thought it were boring because I thought it would be like Simpsons, now, many years later, I see why this show is great. I think I will give this show a watch from start to end somday, and not just clips on youtube.

[@kasad_aehng_phu]

Agree, the show ages really well.

[@salvadorromero9712]

Imagine the kids old enough to have thought it was going to be like Beavis and Butt-Head! Actually that would have been me if my family could've afforded basic cable.

[@plumlineltd7585]

King of the Hill was so good at having these little beautiful moments. Apart from all the zaniness, just little moments of the Hills admiring Bobby.

[@digitaladventurer2142]

Honestly I still call BS on this episode. We've met Peggy's mom a few times before and she was nothing like this. I think they were just looking for an excuse to make us look past her obviously over inflated Ego.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

I wish we could’ve gotten Peggy’s father Doc Platter in more episodes

[@chehefa]

Everything that ole Rancher says is pure wisdom. Like Hank, I am in awe at his resolve.

[@Pipkiablo]

This episode made me cry so hard the first time I saw it. I've always been really close to my mother, so the fact that anyone's mother could be as cold to their child as this was just heartbreaking to me.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

0:15 how did she start all of this? She didn’t make all these laws happen or people move in, women your a cold blooded witch your impossible

[@specialk9424]

For a boy who ain't right, Bobby Hill sits a horse pretty damn good.

[@scottroxford5715]

Bobby on the horse is unironically a hard ass image, surprised that's not a meme.

[@glowiever]

that boy is right for once

[@pr0v0cative4pple]

This scene never fails to make me emotional.

[@JesusChristmyMESSIAH]

This is one of Bobby's best moments he finally gets Hanks respect

[@Lilmonke_586]

This is the original Yellowstone 😂

[@joshheitman6832]

This episode contradicts the earlier seasons. Peggy’s mother wasn’t like this at all in the early seasons. She was a lot nicer back then and they have seen each other a number of times during Peggy’s adulthood. Also they just simply didn’t always get along

[@kasad_aehng_phu]

Yes, though I haven’t been uploading, I’ve been editing and watching a ton of King of the Hill. You would wish there weren’t so many inaccuracies but that’s not what these cartoons are about.

[@animenut2591]

I think the problem is this is like season 9 or 10, and the writers forgot to make a story about her mom in the early seasons cause this episode drives me nuts on how everyone is treated

[@Andy-ct8be]

Yeah, they completely retconned Peggy's backstory. In the first seasons, she was an Arlen local

[@iamtriston666]

You know Squirrel Tactics pointed something out on his video of Peggy's mom. He stated that her mom is that type of person who just doesn't like people who brag about the accomplishments, people who do things just for the sack of acknowledgement. Now who dose that describes Peggy but it's obvious that the main reason why Peggy is the way she is, is because she never got that acknowledgement from her mother. It's like a Catch 22 situation.

[@wanyekest1944]

The later seasons of this show are underrated asf imo

[@Chilling_Chilling]

1:08 For a boy that ain't right Bobby's looking like the ultimate Texan Giga Chad

[@Chilling_Chilling]

@@kempokarateboy6028 seriously! he's a better shot than Hank, too! That boy is definitely alright.

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

Sigma Bobby

[@deuxbriggs]

Maddy is just as or worse than Cotton Hill. At least the old fool has his moments with Hank, Bobby and Peggy one-time while Maddy just don't give a hoot.

[@vanceunderwood5364]

This sort of moment is what I love about King of the Hill. You wouldn’t see something like this on Family Guy or South Park.

[@KT72273]

Earlier when Hank was talking to the Fonz, he later comes back to find out Bobby has been riding horses and he was so pissed at himself for not being there! As if he found out Bobby knew the entire starting 11 in the 1977 Cowboys defense!

[@polishbrit7772]

Bobby looks majestic on that horse

[@Thinker669]

This is one of the moments that Hank is proud of Bobby.

[@ughmazing8073]

Peggy is so insufferable. It's any wonder "her" mom belittled and shat on her.

[@PongPogPonderan]

I hope bobby is a chad in the revival

[@scartee13]

I actually felt bad for Peggy in this moment cuz she looked like she was about to cry at 0:38 from still not gaining a shred of acknowledgment. She went above and beyond by literally saving her mothers ranch and she completely overlooked that fact by pointing the things she thought Peggy did wrong😒 hanks right cuz the sad truth is no matter what Peggy does it’ll never be good enough for her mother. The bright side is she doesn’t treat Bobby that way!

[@XandateOfHeaven]

I like how this episode was about how Montana is what Texas imagines it is.

[@ferretyluv]

I really don’t get all the Peggy hate. I always liked her as a character. She was complex and had flaws. She was never a Mary Sue. She felt like a real human.

[@fireemblemaddict128]

Memes in a community get out of control, and suddenly you have people hating characters because everyone else says they hate em too. Other example I can think of are Troi and Crusher in Star Trek TNG. Being mildly annoying for 2 episodes + memes = fandom hates them now

[@ellaella6524]

I love Peggy, her arrogance is funny and I think she has a good heart, am not at the last seasons though yet so idk, but I love her

[@sunkintree]

Hank can be just as bad as Peggy

[@shaye1444]

Nah, she's really really arrogant. This is like the one episode that kinda redeems her.

[@Rebelrose]

She's not my favorite character, but she's not my least. My main reasons to dislike her is her high opinion of herself with how she says she's great with Spanish and episodes like the one where she doesn't want to help Lucky get his GED to marry Luanne. But there are worse characters like John Redcorn.

[@themaestro2572]

Seeing Bobby embrace his Montanan roots was awesome.

[@renranger2135]

Peggy and Hank. Both can be infuriating because both came from horrible, horrible, HORRIBLE parents. But when it came down to raising Bobby, they knocked it out of the park.

[@eprohoda]

breathtaking . brother!👏

[@kasad_aehng_phu]

Thank you!

[@0BucketMask0]

My parents were far from the best at raising children, but at least they were proud of my accomplishments, encouraged me to follow my dreams, and never dismissive of my interests or hobbies. They never told me that something I liked was "just a phase" or something I'd "grow out of." I wouldn't be who I am now without their support and unconditional love. They didn't have unreasonable or impossible expectations, they just wanted me to do my best. Every parent should be like that minus the insane chain smoking, huge arguments, and irresponsibly with finances. They never drank, though. In 31 years I've seen my dad drink twice and my mother only have an occasional swig of fireball. Anyways, Peggy and Hank's parents were horrible and deserve a punch in the gut. How can you hate your child that much and then mock and belittle the person they became without your guidance and support? Some people just don't deserve to have kids.

[@ViViDG]

God, this show was so good.

[@dorourke105]

*looking at cotton and peggy’s mom* oh no god made two of them

[@animenut2591]

This episode I hate so much, watching all the seasons on Disney plus canada and this should been lay out in the first 3 or 4 seasons like her mother and house was nothing like this in flashbacks or even the airport Thanksgiving episode and her mom so damn unlikable while she has 2 other brothers no one knew about besides Lueanne's dad and idk if this is a Montana thing crapping on Texas but her family immediately didn't give the family a shot at all cause they think they're city folk and Peggy left. It was like holy crap this is toxic

[@kobejanvicente1686]

This episode was weird considering that previous episodes with her mom, she was kind of a warm, motherly figure to her.

[@SPMask]

Great show!

[@_mnl_]

This was a good episode. Mike Judge made Peggy to be deliberately infuriating, he bases all his characters off of people he knows in real life, and he's probably had to deal with plenty of Peggys, as we all have. But people don't raise themselves. Every narcissist you've met probably had to deal with much worse growing up. We can at least love Peggy for being way better to Bobby than her mother was to herself.

[@Flashbek87]

As a someone who lives in Russia this cartoon series make me admire United States

[@theoutlander1411]

You're watching an old America cartoon my friend. I doubt things are like this at all these days.

[@dynamopirate470]

I'm really glad you like King of the Hill. It truly is a gem amongst our TV shows. I hear it may come back too.

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

Yeah Russia is in a bad place now huh?

[@justinw7323]

Is there a point to anything that Peggy wants to do? 😂

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Peggy’s mom is my Grandpa to a T old farmer nothing ever impresses him 😂

[@diegobareno5820]

Cotton at the very least said things to Hank that were nice enough. This woman doesn’t even come close to saying anything remotely nice.

[@baffledbrandon3132]

Gotta admit, Bobby sure does look good in that outfit.

[@holderbee7811]

The funniest part was looking at Kasad Aehng Phu's avatar.. hahaha

[@supernaturalsupremeslayer8152]

Got similar parents & now they always ask me why don't i ever visit them or answer when they call & i give them video evidence from the past why i don't

[@Marvellite]

Wow this was such a beautiful ending to the episode

[@cameronbrown9424]

That boy IS right.

[@wingedwolfx8004]

Cotton maybe an A-hole but Maddy is just cruel.

[@sbrooks729]

They both had terrible parents.

[@LittlePwnageMusicFan]

I think Peggy needs help.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

I love this episode

[@hydraman246]

The people may suck at times, but the beauty of this land could not be sullied

[@coomr419]

That'sgood 😊

[@ironyage]

I thought her mother did not allow contractions in her house.

[@amandasmith-lx4li]

And if there going to bring back this show they should bring back Spider-Man unlimited and make a season two

[@StealingYourWiFi]

Because deep down we're all a little Bobby Hill.

[@maplemiles3381]

Wounder if Peggy's mom would of been culture shock if she ever went to Texas. My brother's girlfriend since I'm from Canada she grew up in New Brunswick and in 2021 she was culture shocked when she saw Southern Ontario from Toronto and any other city or town neighboring Toronto.

[@TheRockyMountain]

They need to bring back King of the Hill but with an adult bobby as the main character.

[@kwright2973]

Henry Winkler

[@Lv-nq9qz]

All you can do in life is try to be better than your parents

[@2wickie686]

I'm really confused, why do they have southern accents? I know she moved to Texas in her high school years but this seems like a severe oversight. Even her mother, who was born and raised in Montana, has a southern accent. Like what? lol Our accent is very standard-American but maybe with the occasional Canadian/stoner sounding drawl.

[@JBalderas1990]

Such a cringe episode…idk wtf people see in it. This is the season where King of the Hill fell off.

[@mrmaxepik]

Where do you find such high quality video of KOTH? I mean, is it remaster?

[@kasad_aehng_phu]

Just me doing it and thinking of doing a extra HDR step.

[@Bruhtatochip742]

wtf that was beautiful

[@monkeycat48]

I’m looking at the past episodes along with this episode you only see Peggy’s mom in the past episodes only briefly looking very similar to Peggy and yet still nags her. Then, suddenly in this episode, her mother looks very different doesn’t wear glasses she looks very similar to Judge Judy. We can see if she’s a toxic woman to her daughter and her son although his story kind of, I’m not sure if it was a prank or if it was just some surprise or whatever but it doesn’t make any sense his story either? I mean in all fairness they were running out of ideas they hit a wall and knowing the show is coming to an end they’re just making up some stuff possibly because they forgot back in the day and didn’t have time to get a right story together. The one thing I’ve noticed about this episode is not only the toxic relationship between Peggy and her mother but also the reality that we never got to see pays mother interaction with Bobby. At the very least, they could’ve at least shown some scenes where she probably had a good time with her grandson was more proud of him over her. The reason I say this is because in all shows I’ve seen where there’s always a toxic relationship with father, son, mother, and daughter there’s always second chances with grandkids. Like cotton Hill, I remember he may have been toxic towards his son along with Peggy, but at the very least, he did show compassion to his grandson. I just wish we got to see more of that. That’s the only thing I’m disappointed in this episode about it wasn’t always about Peggy time to squeeze in for Bobby. And that scene where in the end they look upon their son riding a horse good time for that his mother to come out and say now that is my grandson.

[@bassmaster867]

50% Texan + 50% Montanan = 100% Cowboy

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Steers are already castrated.

[@Rustyarntson]

Sorry still not worth it

[@loosesingularity3121]

Ah yes. Another Peggy episode where she is laid low by her own hubris.

[@shouavang706]

🤠🐎

[@SaberRexZealot]

Bobby is a fucking god

[@angbandsbane]

Peggy: "I gave you everything I had, mom. I did." Mom: "That wasn't part of my plan, Peggy. Now, Tahiti, THAT is a plan."

[@thomashelsign7753]

cant have this in family guy or its clones

[@TimeofQwerty]

truly, a terrible episode, stunning

[@yadisdis4207]

This is a bad episode

[@TheToddFather1969]

I really despise Peggy. Hank should have dumped her and taken Nancy. That would have been great drama.

[@SamuraiGirl02]

Peggy has an overinflated ego (a lot of that due to the ongoing verbal/emotional abuse by her mother as seen in this episode; as well as her being a victim of flanderization). But if nothing else, she's a loving and loyal wife to Hank. Nancy cheated on Dale for over 14 years with John Redcorn. Not a good comparison.

[@briankleinschmidt3664]

That wasn't funny at all. Boo!