"King of the Hill" The Order of the Straight Arrow (TV Episode 1997) Poster

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Weymetanye-Only a few good moments-Weymetanye
LanceUppercutt11 April 2022
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This may be a bit complicated.

Despite the introduction of John Redcorn, Peggy's struggles with shoe shopping, another flashback involving Cotton Hill's cruel behavior and a simple plotline, the episode seems rushed at the end.

Hank and the gang decides to take his son and his friends to an Order of The Straight Arrow meeting in which Hank's questionable parenting is first shown. Hank plays cruel pranks and tricks that leads to Bobby almost committing a federal crime by knocking out an endangered crane, Peggy's trek to a shoe store for women with plus sized feet seems interesting but yet strange, falling short of a joke and sometimes unnecessary even for a cartoon.

Bobby's devotion to making his father appreciate him during the trip is sometimes funny but also painful for anyone with parental issues, his obsession of the fictional creature the snipe and Weymetane ( something Hank quickly culture appropriates just for the trip from John Redcorn ) becomes funny at first but then annoying.

Dale's antics however steal the episode, from his mooning, his strange but hilarious lines, descriptions of the imaginary creature to scare the scouts and overt cowardice bring life into some of the episode but the hippie stereotypes irritate the plot.

The Lesson gives some doubt and is very problematic but shows Hank that he did go too far just for a simple camping trip that was supposed to enjoy with his son and his friends and that as a father, he doesn't have to be like Cotton, something of common sense.

Nope.
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"would it kill a tree if she wore a bra?"- Hank Hill
movieman_kev19 February 2006
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Hank and his pals take Bobby and the rest of his scout troop out to the campgrounds for "the order of the Straight Arrow", a rite of passage that seeks to solidify friendship between the young kids. But some belligerent peace activists and Bobby mistakenly clubbing a whopping crane seek to put a damper on the festivities. Meanwhile, we gain first knowledge of Peggy's abnormally large feet. This episode is not only funny, but touching in a way, perhaps even a bit heart-warming, OK perhaps that's going a tad to far, but it's still Grade-A family entertainment.

The DVD box set of the first season has 4 extended scenes & a Commentary by Director Clay Hall for this episode.

My Grade: A
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Okay
VenVes7 January 2022
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I appreciated the ending of the episode (and the section with the hacky sack attack, but most of the episode wasn't all that great. Some more actual bonding between father(s) and son(s) was much needed in an episode about a camping trip.
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