KOTH: Shins of the Father
All Jesus did that day was tell stories--a long storytelling afternoon.
Shins of the Father #8 (rank #14) 3/23/1997
Hank's father Cotton, a sexist loudmouth who lost his shins fighting in WWII, comes to Bobby's birthday party. Peggy hates Cotton, but Bobby loves him, and starts to emulate his grandfather. But when Bobby gives Peggy a slap on the behind and orders her to make his dinner, Hank realizes that things have gone too far.
Quotes:
Bobby (mimicking Cotton and slapping Peggy on the butt): You heard me, woman, get me my dinner!
Dale: Careful Colonel, he's Japanese.
Cotton: No he's not. (Looks Kahn up and down) He's Laotian...ain't ya Mr. Kahn?
Peggy (after seeing Cotton shoot the pinnata with Bobby's gun): "You gave him a loaded shotgun!?"
Cotton: "You don't give a toy without batteries."
Bobby: "Wow! A super squirter!"
Khan: "Super squirter!"
Cotton: "This ain't no water toy, Khan! It's a 12-gauge shotgun used by the Alamo."
Joseph: "Wow, you got a real gun!"
Peggy: "And now Peggy has a real gun. You're too young to own a firearm."
Cotton: "Did you see that, Hank? Tell your woman to give him his gun back."
Peggy: "His woman? I am my own woman!"
Cotton: "How do you like your mama's new ta-tas?"
Hank: "She is not my mother! Hell, we went to kindergarten together!"
DeeDee: "Hey Hank. Do you still like fingerpainting?"
Bobby: "Miss, miss..."
Cotton: "You're not going to get no service that way! You gotta grab her in the moneymaker!" (slap waitress on the butt)
Cotton: "Hey missy! How about some samiches?"
Analysis:
He holds sons and grandsons responsible for a father's sins to the third and even fourth generation.
The title to this episode alone may remind some of Old Testament passages such as those found in Exodus, warning of the repercussions of present day sin being visited upon future generations. Although this is true, we can't be resolved to wallow in the mire of the past, while the future beckons.
Hank has to deal with honoring a father who is difficult, to say the least, & protecting the future of his family, namely Bobby. By the end of the show, Hank makes great strides in understanding the importance of his family dynamics & how extended family may require for those dynamics to be changed or guarded. As usual, it takes some doing, but Hank finally gets it & stands up for what is right for Him & his family.
When it comes to our upbringing or our past, we can't do much except learn from it. There is a great deal that we can do about our future though. After all, we're going to spend the rest of our lives there. Your parents may have stumbled in spiritual darkness, but you can walk in the light--& take your family with you!
Gideon is an example of such as this. He grew up in a family of idol worshippers. One night God told him,
"Take your father's best seven-year-old bull, the prime one. Tear down your father's Baal altar and chop down the Asherah fertility pole beside it. 26Then build an altar to GOD, your God, on the top of this hill. Take the prime bull and present it as a Whole-Burnt-Offering, using firewood from the Asherah pole that you cut down."
This had to be far from easy. Hank eventually comes to the place that Gideon did & has to take a stand. The very future of his family depends on it.
So, who's going to change your family dynamics? If not you, who? If not now, when?
Shins of the Father #8 (rank #14) 3/23/1997
Hank's father Cotton, a sexist loudmouth who lost his shins fighting in WWII, comes to Bobby's birthday party. Peggy hates Cotton, but Bobby loves him, and starts to emulate his grandfather. But when Bobby gives Peggy a slap on the behind and orders her to make his dinner, Hank realizes that things have gone too far.
Quotes:
Bobby (mimicking Cotton and slapping Peggy on the butt): You heard me, woman, get me my dinner!
Dale: Careful Colonel, he's Japanese.
Cotton: No he's not. (Looks Kahn up and down) He's Laotian...ain't ya Mr. Kahn?
Peggy (after seeing Cotton shoot the pinnata with Bobby's gun): "You gave him a loaded shotgun!?"
Cotton: "You don't give a toy without batteries."
Bobby: "Wow! A super squirter!"
Khan: "Super squirter!"
Cotton: "This ain't no water toy, Khan! It's a 12-gauge shotgun used by the Alamo."
Joseph: "Wow, you got a real gun!"
Peggy: "And now Peggy has a real gun. You're too young to own a firearm."
Cotton: "Did you see that, Hank? Tell your woman to give him his gun back."
Peggy: "His woman? I am my own woman!"
Cotton: "How do you like your mama's new ta-tas?"
Hank: "She is not my mother! Hell, we went to kindergarten together!"
DeeDee: "Hey Hank. Do you still like fingerpainting?"
Bobby: "Miss, miss..."
Cotton: "You're not going to get no service that way! You gotta grab her in the moneymaker!" (slap waitress on the butt)
Cotton: "Hey missy! How about some samiches?"
Analysis:
He holds sons and grandsons responsible for a father's sins to the third and even fourth generation.
The title to this episode alone may remind some of Old Testament passages such as those found in Exodus, warning of the repercussions of present day sin being visited upon future generations. Although this is true, we can't be resolved to wallow in the mire of the past, while the future beckons.
Hank has to deal with honoring a father who is difficult, to say the least, & protecting the future of his family, namely Bobby. By the end of the show, Hank makes great strides in understanding the importance of his family dynamics & how extended family may require for those dynamics to be changed or guarded. As usual, it takes some doing, but Hank finally gets it & stands up for what is right for Him & his family.
When it comes to our upbringing or our past, we can't do much except learn from it. There is a great deal that we can do about our future though. After all, we're going to spend the rest of our lives there. Your parents may have stumbled in spiritual darkness, but you can walk in the light--& take your family with you!
Gideon is an example of such as this. He grew up in a family of idol worshippers. One night God told him,
"Take your father's best seven-year-old bull, the prime one. Tear down your father's Baal altar and chop down the Asherah fertility pole beside it. 26Then build an altar to GOD, your God, on the top of this hill. Take the prime bull and present it as a Whole-Burnt-Offering, using firewood from the Asherah pole that you cut down."
This had to be far from easy. Hank eventually comes to the place that Gideon did & has to take a stand. The very future of his family depends on it.
So, who's going to change your family dynamics? If not you, who? If not now, when?
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