Keeping Up With Our Joneses - King of the Hill S01E10
It’s a family that smokes together… but can they quit together? This week, we light up Season 1, Episode 10 of King of the Hill, “Keeping Up With Our Joneses.” Hank catches Bobby sneaking a cigarette and decides the best punishment is making him smoke a whole carton—only for Hank and Peggy to relapse into their old tobacco habit. What follows is a hazy spiral of addiction, denial, and some of the funniest moments in early KOTH.
Highlights from our discussion include:
- Bobby’s clueless but earnest approach to smoking (“What nationality are you?” “American.”)
- Hank showing off his “cool” cigarette tricks and accidentally impressing Bobby
- Peggy and Hank reliving their youth with some nostalgic nicotine-fueled romance
- Deleted scenes with Bobby chasing smokes alongside the Nicoteens
- Luanne stepping up as the voice of reason (and dog trainer) in the Hill household
- Our own stories of growing up around cigarettes, trying them, and quitting them
- Background gags and animation quirks we caught (including disappearing potatoes and bathroom door mix-ups)
- How smoking culture of the ‘90s shaped this episode — from cigarette machines to PSAs
By the end, Hank, Peggy, and Bobby are strung out, Luanne’s got the whistle, and Boomhauer gives us a PSA you don’t want to miss.
- Deleted Scenes: https://archive.org/details/the-king-of-the-hill-season-1-dvd-special-features/Deleted+Scenes+-+Keeping+Up+With+Our+Joneses.mp4
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