How come Hank Hill is never mentioned with the great TV dads?  King of the Hill was often lumped in with The Simpsons and Family Guy, but in reality it was a quiet show that was suprisely true to life.  It also didn't help that Hank Hill, was a spin-off from Beavis and Butthead.

On the Mt. Rusmore of TV dads you'd have to put Hank up there with Cliff Huxtable, Ward Cleaver and Howard Cunningham.

Rod Dreher reminds us why:

My all-time favorite "King of the Hill" episode was "Reborn to Be Wild," when Bobby Hill gets involved with some hipster Christians, upsetting his father. Hank remonstrates with the cool dude pastor: "Can't you see you're not making Christianity better, you're just making rock 'n roll worse?!" And then there's this final scene:

BOBBY: When I turn 18, I'm going to do whatever I want for the Lord. Tattoos, piercings, you name it.

HANK: Well, I'll take that chance. Come here, there's something I want you to see. (Hank takes down a box from the shelf and opens it up) Remember this?

BOBBY: My beanbag buddy? Oh, man, I can't believe I collected those things. They're so lame.

HANK: You didn't think so five years ago. And how about your virtual pet? You used to carry this thing everywhere. Then you got tired of it, forgot to feed it, and it died.

BOBBY (looks at a photo of himself in a Ninja Turtles costume): I look like such a dork.

HANK: I know how you feel. I never thought that "Members Only" jacket would go out of style, but it did. I know you think stuff you're doing now is cool, but in a few years you're going to think it's lame. And I don't want the Lord to end up in this box.

What other tv show reminds us, that at the end of the day, our goal as parents is to make sure our kid's love for Christ endures and does not end up in the box with their blankies, webkinz and matchbox cars as something they've out grown?