Top 20 Worst Things Hank Hill Has Done on King Of The Hill

#20: Built Engagement (to Be Engaged) on a Lie

I Remember Mono

Peggy remembers her and Hanks disastrous first Valentines Day in high school as the moment they fell in love. After they bonded over the phone while Hank was supposedly nursing a back injury, they got engaged to be engaged. But todays Valentines turns downright catastrophic when Peggy learns through her husbands permanent records that he was actually out with mono. He says he contracted it from drinking someone elses soda, when in fact he was forcibly kissed by another girl. Although Hank is blameless in that regard, his decision to lie to Peggy, then and now, corrupted the foundation of their marriage. Thankfully, the Hills have had many more legitimately romantic moments since then.

#19: Mooned Ann Richards

Hank and the Great Glass Elevator

It may be medically diminished, but Hanks glutes can cause a lot of problems. During a trip to Austin for Bills birthday, the fellas talk the old fuddy-duddy into mooning through the glass elevator of a fancy hotel. They end up leaving Hanks as the only one literally with his pants down. Little did anyone realize, one level facing the elevator is hosting an event with Ann Richards. Bill taking the blame works out for him when it leads to a brief romance with the former Governor of Texas. Still, the whole mutually humiliating stunt exposes Hanks bad luck with impulsive behavior.

#18: Trapped Peggy in a Crate

Sleight of Hank

Hank Rutherford Hill does not like magicians. Go figure. He also equally unsurprisingly does not believe in magic. So when Peggy, ever the egomaniac, participates in an elaborate magic trick, Arlen's most practical man wants to know how it was done. After brainstorming solutions involving mirrors, a rotating stage, and hearing out Dale's Twin Peggy theory, Hank resorts to simply claiming to have cracked it, and sealing Peggy into a crate until she reveals the secrets. However, it's Hank who caves instead, letting her out... lest they be late for church.

#17: Gave Bill Some Tough Love

Pretty, Pretty Dresses

Its an especially hard Christmas for Bill as he marks the seventh anniversary of Lenore leaving him. After he jumps off his roof, his friends begin monitoring him around the clock. The man is clearly in need of professional help. Instead, Hank gets fed up and destroys all the Christmas presents Bill accumulated for his ex-wife. Rather than snap him out of it, this outburst just makes Bill snap. He comes to believe that he actually is Lenore, until Hank also adopts the persona to convince Bill that he deserves better. The difference with this rant is that its about supporting Bill instead of berating him. Though Hank crucially learned the difference, hes surely no qualified therapist.

#16: Extinguished the Olympic Flame

Torch Song Hillogy

Hank's friends may have entered him into a contest to carry an Olympic Torch across through Arlen, but he doesn't take the honor lightly. In fact, he takes it seriously enough to sacrifice his own honor. After dropping the Torch in a puddle away from the crowd, Hank begrudgingly lights a new flame. His conscience ultimately gets the best of him just before the hand-off. Thankfully, Bobby is able to use a cigarette that Dale lit with the original flame to transfer it legitimately. This also vindicates Bobby after his father scolded and then beat his efforts in the contest. Hank, meanwhile, had to threaten the integrity of the Olympic Games to learn his lesson about sportsmanship.

#15: Blamed a Dead Man

A Firefighting We Will Go

Hank has a strict sense of right and wrong, but his moral guidelines can be bent to save a friend. When the gang join the fire department it goes... Well, it doesn't live up to Hank's standards, to say the least. Incompetent to a level just shy of their Simpson and Griffin network peers, the guys wind up burning down the fire station. Hank realizes that the fire was caused by a shoddy neon sign that Dale installed in tribute to its recently deceased owner, Chet Elderson. Ultimately, Hank opts to let the dead man take the blame, getting Dale off the hook and bringing the matter to a close.

#14: Made Luanne Move in Time for a Tornado

Texas City Twister

This episode sees Hank get off to a bad start. Without his glasses on, he nearly kisses Luanne, and adding to his embarrassment he's naked - at least by his standards. Worse still, he soon learns that shes washed her lacy underoos with his cotton grippies. But when a bill collector comes knocking, Hank realizes Luanne's not homeless after all, and promptly gives his niece the ol' heave-ho. Sure, he winches her trailer upright first, and gives a lead on a sweet propane discount. But his timing Well, that couldn't be worse. Not only does Luanne not want to move out; there's a twister on the way and a trailer is as unsafe of a place as she could possibly be.

#13: Got Kahn Fired

De-Kahnstructing Henry

Kahn cant help but show off to Hank when he lands a big promotion with a classified contract. But of course, Hank should know better than to cave to his friends about golf club material that could be adapted by the U.S. Army. When Bill mentions this information to a general over a haircut, Kahn loses the contract and his job. Hank feels this is entirely Kahns fault, until Peggy makes him realize that he shouldnt have betrayed his neighbors trust. Kahn ultimately finds a better job, albeit with a three-hour commute to Houston. The whole ordeal puts his connection with Arlen into perspective, but suggests that Hank may not respect Kahns work that much after all.

#12: Tricked Bobby and Luanne

The Wedding of Bobby Hill

When Bobby gets the opportunity to house-sit for Boomhauer, it seems like the perfect way to teach the boy a lesson in responsibility. Instead, Bobby becomes co-host of a Boomhauer-grade party; and when it goes south, he holds Luanne responsible. A prank war ensues, resulting in Bobby sabotaging Luanne's birth control pills, and Luanne tricking him into thinking she's pregnant. Tapping in Hank and Peggy, Luanne takes part in a fake wedding conducted by Bill to further prank Bobby; only Hank takes it to the next level. He convinces Luanne that Bill really is a minister and that her marriage is legally binding. It wasn't his battle, but Hank won the war all the same.

#11: Took Advantage of Kahns Condition

Just Another Manic Kahn-Day

While times are changing, bipolar disorder is still a very misunderstood condition. Likewise, Hank isn't all that hip to the signs, or the jargon, and advises Kahn frenemy and neighbour to skip his meds. With Kahn's condition unregulated, his mood swings toward the positive and productive, which works out very well for Hank and his super-grill. Kahn's ideas come fast and furious trouble is, that high doesn't last forever. And when his mood crashes, so does project super-grill. Backed into a corner, Hank hunts down some medication. But before it has the chance to kick in, he once again takes advantage of Kahns mania to get his grill finished.

#10: Severed Dale's Finger

The Texas Skillsaw Massacre

Dale only begins to push Hank over the edge by building a tunnel that causes the Hills house to be condemned. Their irritating stay with the Gribbles comes down to Dale disrupting Hanks construction work, until his finger gets cut off by a circular saw. It was a terrible accident Or was it? A lawsuit forces Hank to take anger management classes, when he maintains that Dale was the one being reckless and that living with him could break anyone. Thats a poor excuse for the usually cautious handymans inattentiveness with dangerous equipment. Maybe he did want to harm his obnoxious friend, at least subconsciously. Hey, were not here to point fingers.

#9: Inspired Environmental Extremists

The Accidental Terrorist

Its bad enough when Hank pays sticker price for a new car after Peggy had negotiated a good price. He somehow never figured out that Tom Hammond, his preferred car salesman, has been ripping him off for 25 years. This sparks a feud that Hank hopes to end by posting disparaging flyers throughout Toms dealership overnight. Instead, after he invites a radical environmentalist to join in the vandalism, the kid and his friends end up burning down the lot. This implicates Hank in an act of eco-terrorism. Although Tom drops the charges to protect his own dishonest brand, Hank learned the hard way how justice can get carried away with the wrong comrades.

#8: Reckless Scout Leadership

Straight as an Arrow

Rugged traditionalist that he is, Hank is displeased with Wesley Cherishs overly protective leadership style with the Order of the Straight Arrow. So when Hank takes over for a library camp-in, he and Peggy let the kids indulge in adventure. Wesleys coddled sons particularly get carried away. Robin gets lost in the woods, while Kerri overeats sweets. When Wesley returns after things have settled down, he informs the Hills of Robins ADHD and Kerris hypoglycemia. Hank and Peggys meddling leniency not only insulated Wesley as a parent, but endangered his kids. It just goes to show that there is no straight path with effective and responsible leadership.

#7: Bad Faith Environmentalism

It's Not Easy Being Green

Sure, Hank likes the environment and all. It's traditional. But newfangled hippy-dippy environmentalism? Not so much. That is, until it suits his needs. Learning that the town's quarry is to be drained thus exposing the fact that Hank, Dale and Bill crashed Boomhauer's old Mustang Hank opts to throw in with the enviro-posse in an effort to stop it. Doing so, he inadvertently bonds with Bobby on the younger Hill's terms. But all this means is that when the jig is up. Not only does Boomhauer learn the truth about his friends and what happened to his old beloved, but Hank also hurts and betrays Bobby in the process.

#6: Made Bobby Work for Jimmy Wichard

Life in the Fast Lane, Bobby's Saga

Bobby just doesn't get the value of a dollar. And so, ever on a quest to improve his son, Hank pushes Bobby into a part-time job at the local race track with Jimmy Wichard. The job is simple enough: people are hot and dry and they want something cold and wet. The downside? The boss is hostile and incompetent. Beyond knowing he's in charge, Jimmy Wichard doesn't know much and Bobby is trapped in the situation due to Hank and Hank-logic. It's only when Jimmy puts Bobby's life at risk that Hank finally accepts that Bobby is right and that Jimmy really is a moron.

#5: Flooded South Arlen

Après Hank, le Déluge

Hank talks a big game when he takes over the dam during a massive rainstorm. But when he suspects that it's giving out, he's the one who cracks under pressure. Hank opens the floodgates to relieve water pressure on the dam, consequently destroying many evacuated homes and businesses in South Arlen. Had he not acted, the damage could have been much more severe. Without certainty, however, evacuees in the local shelter condemn Hank and nickname him Flooder. The ensuing panic further proves that Hank is not as good at managing a crisis as he thinks. Whether he was right to open the floodgates, that's hard to explain to the people whose livelihoods were still devastated.

#4: Misled Police

High Anxiety

When Hank goes to Debbie Grunds apartment to confront her, he finds her roommate Gayle alone. Hank tries to take the edge off with the slackers cigarette, only to realize it contains marijuana. Meanwhile, Debbie is found dead in a nearby dumpster. Police arrest Gayle for murder, as Hank is too worried about people finding out about the pot to explain that he was with the suspect on the night in question. Only when police start looking at Hank does he provide the alibi. His stuck-up ways very nearly landed an innocent man on death row. One can argue that Hank could have prevented Debbies actually accidental death if he was initially honest about her harassment of him.

#3: Accidentally Mugged Someone

Cops and Robert

Hank doesn't play around when he suspects Barry Rollins of stealing his wallet after they bump into each other. Peggy then arrives to reveal that she had grabbed Hanks wallet when he accidentally left it at home. He insists on explaining the situation to Barry in-person after calling his phone. Little does Hank realize, this mugging was the last straw for the meek pushover. He attacks Hank and his friends when they come by Barrys house. Only during his arrest is his wallet finally returned. The whole thing could have been avoided if Hank didn't hesitate in talking things out with Barry. That doesn't stop the otherwise apologetic Hank from pressing charges.

#2: Gender Discrimination

Junkie Business

As a potential employee, Maria Montalvo's got it all. Skills, confidence, and plenty of experience in the field of propane and propane accessories. Trouble is, she doesn't know football. Oh, and Hank's afraid that shell accuse him of harassment. So, he plays it safe and hires someone with substance use disorder. Leon is a disaster from the get go, but is unfireable due to Hank's ignorance of the labor code regarding disability. Additionally, passing over Maria creates problems at home, since it only confirms Peggy's suspicion that Hank found her attractive.

#1: Carton of Cigarettes

Keeping Up with Our Joneses

Only 10 episodes into the series, and Hank has already made a major lapse of judgment. Stumbling upon Bobby enjoying his first ever cigarette, Hank gets typically heavy-handed and old-fashioned with his punishment. However, his plan to make Bobby sick of cigarettes only results in the boy being nine packs deep into his new fixation on nicotine. Plus, as a result of Bobby never doing anything quite right in his eyes, Hank feels the need to coach him on how to correctly smoke a cigarette. This inadvertently rekindles his own dormant vice... and drags Peggy down with him.

What are some other character actions on King of the Hill that just aint right? Give them a grilling in the comments?