Content guide
Preview first — about 11+
King of the Hill S4 E2, “Cotton's Plot”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 11+. Peggy is mesmerized by Cotton's tales of heroics until she realizes they are partly tall tales.
Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (4); Alcohol & drugs (2); Fat-shaming (1). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Parents need to know
Age 11+Violence, fat-shaming, drinking in animated sitcom.
Parents need to know that King of the Hill S4 E2, "Cotton's Plot", is a animated sitcom episode. The series is known for texas suburban animated sitcom — beer, propane, and adult jokes; revival is driving new searches. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (moderate, in dialogue). Violence includes TOJO HAD A MACHINE GUN NEST HIGH UP ON A HILL-- HAD MY WHOLE UNIT PINNED DOWN. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes fat-shaming — for example, MEET THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF SOLDIERS THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER KNOWN-- STINKY, FATTY…. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — YOU JUST GOT TO TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME LIKE THE DRUNKS DO. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in King of the Hill S4 E2:
TOJO HAD A MACHINE GUN NEST HIGH UP ON A HILL-- HAD MY WHOLE UNIT PINNED DOWN.
A JAPANESE MACHINE GUN BLEW AWAY HIS SHINS.
I STRANGLED THE GUARD WITH A ROPE MADE OF BRAIDED RAT TAILS AND RAN TO SAFETY.
18 MONTHS LATER HE WALKED RIGHT OVER TO THAT DOCTOR REACHED UP AND PUNCHED HIM IN THE KIDNEYS.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in King of the Hill S4 E2:
YOU JUST GOT TO TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME LIKE THE DRUNKS DO.
HELD MY BREATH TILL THEY GOT GOOD AND DRUNK, AND THEN I JUMPED OU SPITTING ALCOHOL INTO MY ZIPPO.
Fat-shaming 1 moment
How Fat-shaming shows up in King of the Hill S4 E2:
MEET THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF SOLDIERS THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER KNOWN-- STINKY, FATTY STINKY, BROOKLYN STINKY, BROOKLYN FATTY, FATTY AND DOC.
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