Why would Cotton Hill buy shin jelly?
On The Final Shinshult episode of King of the Hill Col. Hill says that he was out buying shin jelly (without a license) when he was pulled over.
If his shins were blown off by the Tojos who were spitting on the US flag when he rushed them after saving Brooklyn and Stinky and his feet were sewn to his knees then wouldn't shin jelly be the one thing he'd never need to buy?
Similarly, in a flashback to the VA hospital he says "I come in here once a year to get my shins drained". Is this a mistake by the writers? He only has thighs, knees and feet, right? He went from 6'4" to 5'0" (according to the character profile on Wikia.com) so every single bit of his shins must've been lost.
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Did Cotton Hill actually lose his shins?
He is also a World War II veteran, who had his shins "blowed off by a Japanman's machine gun" in combat and later had his feet attached to his knees. This made him a foot shorter than his relatives and caused a characteristic waddle. According to Hank, Cotton was 6 ft.How many kids did Cotton Hill have?
Cotton fathered three (known of) boys, first being Junichiro from a love affair in Japan during WWII with a Japanese nurse named Michiko. The second, Hank, from his first marriage, to Tilly.cotton hill war story
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