King of the Hill: Season 3 (1998)

[Review 2 of 2] TV. King of the Hill has the most consistent and consistently funny family storyline on the tube. Its low-key humor is at least as funny as The Simpsons and Family Guy and funnier than American Dad but with less of the dysfunction and edgy bits that are offensive to those who believe in "family values." The Hill family is, in fact, as authentically American and patriotic as apple pie; Hank, Peggy, and Bobby have their foibles, but they form a stable core and a foil for the dysfunctions of others (chiefly neighbors Dale, Bill, Boomhauer, Khan, and Hank's father Cotton). Disc 1: Death of a Propane Salesman: Propane Boom 2 (after the Mega Lo Mart explosion, Hank discovers he fears propane), And They Call It Bobby Love (Bobby falls for an older girl who breaks his heart), Peggy's Headache (Peggy learns the truth about Nancy's headache treatments from John Redcorn), Pregnant Paws (Hank seems to care more about breeding his hound Ladybird than impregnating Peggy), Next of Shin (Hank's father tries to abandon a pregnant Didi). Disc 2: A-Firefighting We Will Go (Reno 911! has nothing on these volunteer firefighters), To Spank With Love (Peggy gets assertive with a discipline problem as a substitute schoolteacher), Three Coaches and a Bobby (Hank brings back his old football coach as Bobby defects to the soccer team), De-Khanstructing Henry (Hank causes a competitive Khan to lose his job). Disc 3: Love Hurts ... And So Does Art (a Dallas art exhibit invades Hank's medical privacy as Bobby gets gout from an addiction to rich deli food), Hank's Cowboy Movie (Hank hopes to attract the Cowboys' training camp from Wichita Falls to Arlen), Dog Dale Afternoon (Dale aggravates Hank with a new riding mower), Revenge of the Lutefisk (Bobby burns down the church at a holiday dinner). [Note: This season includes 25 episodes on three double-sided discs; this review covers all episodes on side 2.] 5 stars.