Talk:Boomhauer

His first name
I think this article needs to be clarified. It doesn't explain when Boomhauer's first name was introduced or when it was revealed that Boomhauer has a good singing voice. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.34.84.179 (talk • contribs) 17:22, June 15, 2005 (UTC)

I have corrected the article title - Boomhauer's first name is never mentioned during the series. Several websites have his name as Jeff, but this has no basis in the show. I rearranged and clarified some aspects of this character for better narration, and fixed the Quotes so they could acutally be read. The added external link was very helpful in constructing this article. -Lockeheed 18:28, Jun 28, 2005 (UTC)


 * I am still showing the title to be "Jeff Boomhauer". Any way to change that? --rhmoore 07:23, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * User:Jard Yan Dooku recently unilateraly moved the article to its current name. Since  "Boomhauer" still exists as a redirect to this page, a simple move won't do it.  We need to bring it up on Requested Moves.  I've just started this process. &mdash; EagleOne\Talk 21:46, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Beavis and Butthead's real names were never given, so Boomhauer's first name will probably never be given. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.214.200.130 (talk • contribs) 22:18, April 4, 2006 (UTC)

Apparently his name was revealed to be "Jeff" in some sort of Emmy submission ad in 2002. Evan1975 06:59, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
 * This sounds promising, but unfortunately the JPG was not stored on Archive.org's servers. Until we can verify that this ad (a) does in fact reveal his first name, and (b) that it is an offical FOX publication, we can't use this. &mdash; EagleOne\Talk 17:17, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOjZecM1pcI&feature=related has a video clip (titled Boomhauer's full name) of the King of the Hill computer game; the video is a cutscene of (Jeff?) Boomhauer saying his full name. Unfortunately the video is near unintelligible, and it is unknown whether the video game is considered canon. There's also the possibility that it's fake. Can somebody who owns the game or can obtain it check it and see if this is true? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.1.249.204 (talk) 21:07, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

^^^^ Link doesn't work bro.

In the series finale, when we see Boomhauer’s law enforcement badge, his name is shown to be Jeff.

Boomhauer's accent
I've always thought of Boomhauer's accent as being more Southern Appalachian than Southern. Anyone agree, or have a reference for its being Southern? --Allen 00:29, 7 March 2006 (UTC)


 * No response, so I went ahead and changed it. --Allen 15:07, 18 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I don't know anything about the dialect(s) of Appalachia, so I can't comment whether Boomhauer's accent should be labeled as such. The article on Appalachia doesn't mention anything about the dialects in that region. &mdash; EagleOne\Talk 23:34, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Well, I'm no expert, but I am from the Appalachian mountains (The Northern NC portion), so i'll add my two cents: His acccent sounds somewhat similar, mainly because of the high toned speaking voice. However, his rapidness makes it pretty impossible to tell what kind of accent, as well as the fact that accents in the mountains vary from place to place. And, finally, unless some one can find a citation, this would count as original research. Timber Rattlesnake

I always thought Boomhauer's accent was supposed to be a joke about Cajun accents.--Mokru (talk) 19:26, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Roots
I would go so far as to speculate that Boomhauer's father is of German descent but his speach patterns come from his mother, clearly the descendent of Scots-Irish settlers in Appalachia.

Patch?
>>Patch is the only relative of Boomhauer not to speak in a mumbling tone He does to talk in a mumbling tone!

The article states this, but I just watched the episode, and he speaks pretty much mumblingly. He is more coherent than Boomhauer, but he definately speaks in the same manner...TheHYPO 08:28, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

The trivia section is redundent
Most of the trivia in the trivia section has already been stated in the article. stating it twice is redundent. I am taking action.--Blue Spider 03:59, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

lmao..."taking action"...

Isn't it just a smidge odd that
Nobody, even his family, ever uses his first name? His own brother and his fiancee refer to him as "Boomhauer" and say "our kids will wanna meet their Uncle Boomhauer" when that would be the kids' last name as well. Most of the time, shows like this skirt around the issue by everyone having their own nickname for the character.
 * Although this would be OR, and as such should not be in the article, maybe his first name is also Boomhauer,--T. Anthony 06:03, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Position?
In Three Coaches and a Bobby, Boomhauer is shown calling the play and receiving the ball after the snap and making a pass to Hank, when they played highschool football. I have only a vague understanding of football, so does this make him the team's quarterback? (I'd have added this information myself if I was 100% sure.)

His first name... again.
OK, some anonymous user has been consistently adding "Rebecca" to Boomhauer's name in the infobox. Please stop before this turns into a revert war! What is your basis for repeatedly adding this information? It has no basis in the TV series! &mdash; EagleOne\Talk 22:49, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

His name is confirmed to be Jeff. Argument over!

Cleanup
Did some tidying and removed cleanup tag since AfD nom. Mjpresson (talk) 00:13, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Boomhauer's house
How the hell does Boomhauer support himself? where does he get money to afford his house and his car--things like that?67.189.162.43 (talk) 19:01, 7 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I ended up on this article looking for the same information. I can't remember them ever referencing what Boomhauer did for a living. I've always assumed it was something out of the home. D&#39;Amico (talk) 10:10, 8 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Rewatching the third season episode where they meet up on the Mason 3500 mower, Boomhauer makes comments about 'settlement' and 'workman's compensation', so I'm thinking maybe he lives off that? D&#39;Amico (talk) 18:02, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Occupation
In the episode "Nine Pretty Darn Angry Men" Boomhauer states during the focus group his occupation. I can't really make it out: I heard something about workers compensation and tax free due to some accident, so it is safe to assume Boomhauer doesn't work. I have it dvr'd though so I'm pretty sure I can write it out later. LikeHolyWater (talk) 02:16, 13 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I think that's what's assumed and it maybe makes the most since. However in "Pretty, Pretty, Dresses" he complains about having to watch Bill because it means his life is now "Work, Bill, Work, Bill."--T. Anthony (talk) 14:26, 18 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I think he said "permanent disability." Wherever he gets his money, he seems to have plenty of it.  The other characters comment that his bathroom is luxurious.  In the episode where his old girlfriend is marrying his no-good brother, we see him eating alone at home, with wine in a silver cooler.  (Apparently, it is fine wine, since he pauses to examine the label.)


 * I have to wonder what a person like this is doing in a place like Arlen. My theory is that he was born there (we know he went to school with the others), and he has trouble fitting in anywhere else because of his speech impediment.  Strangers can't understand what he says.  This would fit in with the other characters, who are misfits: Bill is borderline retarded.  Dale is paranoid.  Kahn is a thoroughly obnoxious person who got kicked out of his last place (in California?).  Arlen is the only place they can all find acceptance, and Hank is the only "normal" one of the lot. --Forrest Johnson (talk) 20:34, 6 May 2009 (UTC)


 * His father is apparently a doctor. It's at least possible he descends from money. (Although seeing as Bill descends from a once wealthy family this seems potentially a bit much) On a different matter Kahn lived in Orange County, California before he lived in Arlen. They reference that several times, I think they may have even said it was Anaheim.--T. Anthony (talk) 22:05, 11 May 2009 (UTC)


 * It is possible that the workmen's comp thing was a cover story, and that he works undercover as a Ranger, but revealing the truth could cause paranoid Dale Gribble to snap, learning that a govt agent was one of his closest, most trusted friends. Or maybe he was actually investigating Dale for some reason, at some point.

His last name
At first, I thought it was a corruption of the German "Baumhauer," meaning "Tree-feller." Then, I found the word "Boom" ("Tree") in a Dutch dictionary, but the "hauer" part was nowhere to be seen. Checking the German dialects, I found both the "Boom" and the "Hauer" parts in Low German, the language of the Baltic area. ("Boom" also appears sometimes in Swabian, the language of the Black Forest region.) So, Boomhauer's ancestry is German, and most likely, North German. (If he were Swabian, he would probably be Catholic.)

Possibly, his strange speech defect is not genetic, but a learned pattern of speech, derived from Frisian or some other German dialect. (I am not a linguist, and I only know High German, so I can't say for sure.) That would explain why other members of his family speak the same way, and why his friends have learned to understand what he says. (If he were really just mumbling or had a genetic speech defect, this would be very difficult.)

Boomhauer was born in Texas. We learned this from the episode where Hank learns he is from New York. (Dale and Boomhauer are Texans, but Bill is from "Loseranna.") Possibly, he is a German Texan. Much of Central Texas was settled by Germans.

I do not find credible the theory that Boomhauer dyes his hair. "Hank's on board," is probably from the episode where a berserk barber bleaches Hank's hair. "On board" means that Hank has turned blond, not that he has dyed his hair. Boomhauer's brother is also blond. Blond hair is common in the northern part of Germany.

--Forrest Johnson (talk) 20:18, 6 May 2009 (UTC)


 * This was bugging me, so I looked around some more, and I found the word "Boom" in Berlinerisch, the dialect of Berlin.  This is a dying language, but I remember old people in Berlin speaking this way, and sometimes mumbling so badly that even the other Germans couldn't understand them.  Perhaps native speaker would know more. --67.171.233.22 (talk) 21:18, 6 May 2009 (UTC)


 * On the hair-dying I think you misunderstood that. "Hank's on Board" is an actual episode where, believing they're all going to die, the gang confesses various things. Bill's confession, that he slept with Peggy, is clearly false and wish-fulfillment. However there's no indication Boomhauer is lying about dying his hair. This does not mean he's naturally anything other than blonde. It's clearly shown he was blonde in High School and childhood. And this relates to the article because if it's implying he's not really blonde than I think that's not fully supportable by the show. What I think his confession was clearly intended to mean is that he's starting to go gray. As he's something of a Lothario it makes sense that he's not dealing that well with aging. As for ancestry there is apparently a real person named "Alexander Boomhauer". In his case the name originates as an alternate spelling of "Boomhower""Family Crest of them Boomhowers, yo" and is Dutch. That said a "Jacob Boomhauer", with the "hauer" spelling, was born in 18th century Germany. So who knows.--T. Anthony (talk) 08:43, 16 May 2009 (UTC)


 * This could be "Bubenhauer" as well (which is almost identical phonetically when not spoken by a news anchor), this would point more to a southern german origin. However, all this speculation is pretty pointless isn't it? :p --80.171.56.87 (talk) 14:07, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Boomhowers first name is Jeff and he is a Texas Ranger. Saw the badge in the episode when Bobby wins state in the meat competition. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.165.229.225 (talk) 03:54, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Jeff or Geoff
I am not sure from the episode (Uh Oh, Canada) if the spelling of his name is "Jeff" or "Geoff." We probably will not know for sure until a DVD of the season (with subtitles) comes out or Fox has an official statement with Boomhauer's full name in it. For right now, I plan on leaving it as the more common Jeff. Frank Anchor Talk 14:49, 18 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Neat move, but a part of me is half-tempted to think it'd be better at just "Boomhauer." He has only been referred to as "Jeff" once and I'm not sure they'll do it again. On a side note it's been mentioned that Peggy knew Boomhauer before she knew Hank. (The "Peggy's Sex feet" episode) Also that she originally wanted to name Bobby "Jeffrey/Geoffrey."--T. Anthony (talk) 05:53, 19 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Then move it back. I have been looking for a similar situation where a character's first name is used only once or a few times to see if there is a precedent on this kind of thing, but I haven't had any luck finding anything  Frank Anchor Talk 13:44, 19 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Oh I don't really mind. I hope I didn't offend you.--T. Anthony (talk) 19:57, 19 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Not at all Frank Anchor Talk 02:15, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Bill's position
Bill was a fullback. He held Arlen High's single season touchdown record according to the episode "Bills Are Made to Be Broken." Some confusion may result from Hank referring to Bill blocking for him, but that's part of a fullback's duties. The series may be inconsistent in this regard, but I think this episode is probably the definitive statement on Bill's high school football career, no? Dhchyacinth (talk) 19:21, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
 * At the beginning of that same episode, Boomhauer said Bill was a lineman (when he called into a radio contest). I do, however, see it odd that a lineman would hold such a record, and I agree that Bill's blocking duties resemble that of a fullback.  I put in poth positions based on that and the series not really being consistent in that matter  Frank Anchor Talk 20:04, 18 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Sounds good to me. Dhchyacinth (talk) 20:16, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Occupation (2)
Has it turned out that he's a cop or sheriff? The series finale just ended and in a brief scene before he goes to eat steak with the gang we seem to see some kind of badge.--T. Anthony (talk) 01:02, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

He's a Texas Ranger, you can see his badge in the last episode. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.77.248.68 (talk) 01:03, 14 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Wow! He must keep his work and his life very separate. I remember Peggy being all excited to meet a Texas Ranger in the episode where they're investigating Debby's death.--T. Anthony (talk) 01:10, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Or, perhaps, one of his early Ranger jobs was investigating one of his buddies, perhaps Dale, and perhaps for the crazy amounts of (Nancy's) money he spends on things like alien urine?--Richard Simpson 06:16, 16 January 2011 EST — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.162.179.212 (talk)

Does the badge actually say "Texas Ranger?" The Texas Ranger badge is a circular badge with the state of Texas in the middle.......the badge shown tonight was a Shield typically worn by a City Police Officer, or a Security Guard. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.138.205.186 (talk) 01:29, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm confused about why people keep changing his occupation to Texas Ranger. Unless I'm mistaken, the badge that's shown in the finale was a "shield" shaped badge, while Rangers (as far as I know) use round, circular badges (just do a google image search for "Texas Ranger badge"). So he can't be a ranger, since that was not a Ranger badge. 72.224.40.131 (talk) 01:44, 14 September 2009 (UTC)


 * The badge might have been inaccurately drawn, but it clearly read "Texas Ranger." —David Levy 01:56, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

I think we finally reached a conclusion - Truth Hurts made a valid point. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.183.45.242 (talk) 02:08, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

You can't always expect complete accuracy in depictions with an animated show like King of the Hill. I mean even the whole town is fake but based on something in real life (more or less the entire theme of the show). Either way the only (common-sense) argument that can be said for the writer's intentionally depicting a "fake" badge would be so that he could pick up girls. After all he does take out a napkin with a number as he empties his pockets. This issue has subsequently been updated in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.95.178.101 (talk) 09:11, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

"Hunter S. Thompson"??
"Boomhauer's speech is reminiscent of the slurred speech of Hunter S. Thompson, who is caricatured more closely in King of the Hill by Dale Gribble."

The above assertion is sorely in need of either a footnote or deletion from this article. Relgif (talk) 06:54, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

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His first name YET AGAIN
People keep re-editing to "Jeffery Dexter Boomhauer, III" from the video game. That is not relevant to the television series. His first name was only spoken in the TV series during the 13th season episode, "Uh-oh, Canada", when the Canadian woman with whom he'd switched houses for the summer said, "Hello, Jeff. Oh my, it's the fifteenth already?". His driver's license as shown in the series finale reads simply "Boomhauer, Jeff". Canonically, his name is simply "Jeff Boomhauer". Similarly, his father is only mentioned as "Dr. Boomhauer".Zooks527 (talk) 16:42, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

dang ol' rewrite request man
dang ol' want this en-entire page be edited, dang ol' boomhauer's cadence, man 24.143.43.247 (talk) 07:18, 17 March 2023 (UTC)