One thing I’ve noticed while rewatching *King of the Hill* is that Khan’s hatred of Hank wasn’t really because Hank was a bad neighbor. A lot of it seemed to come from jealousy.

Think about it: Hank was respected by almost everyone in Arlen. His friends were loyal, his neighbors liked him, and even when people disagreed with him, they usually respected him. Khan constantly looked down on everyone around him and acted like he was smarter and better than the people in Arlen, yet he never seemed to understand why he wasn’t as liked as Hank.

Hank also had something Khan struggled to maintain: a close family. Peggy and Bobby loved Hank despite his flaws, and Hank was usually the stable center of the family. Meanwhile, Khan was always stressing himself out trying to climb the social ladder and impress people who didn’t care about him. Deep down, I think seeing Hank content with a simple life bothered him because Hank had the respect and happiness Khan was chasing.

The irony is that Khan probably would’ve had a lot more friends if he wasn’t rude to everyone. There are plenty of episodes where he shows he’s actually capable of being a good neighbor and friend. Whenever he dropped the superiority complex, people got along with him just fine. Dale, Bill, Boomhauer, and even Hank were willing to help him multiple times despite all the insults he threw at them over the years.

So my take is that Khan’s issue with Hank was less about Hank himself and more about what Hank represented: a man who was respected, loved by his family, and accepted by his community without constantly trying to prove he was better than everyone else.

Does anyone else think Khan’s rivalry with Hank was mostly fueled by jealousy and insecurity rather than any legitimate reason to dislike him?

Now that I think about it khan only hated Hank because Hank was actually loved by everybody and his family