King of the Hill/Bills Are Made to Be Broken

Bills Are Made to Be Broken
Season 4, Episode 3
Airdate	October 24, 1999
Production Number	4ABE02
Written by	John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky
Directed by	Jeff Myers
← 4x02 Cotton's Plot	4x04 → Little Horrors of Shop
King of the Hill — Season Four

Bills Are Made to Be Broken is the third episode of the fourth season of King of the Hill, and the sixty-third episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Segall Adlon (Bobby Hill), Brittany Murphy (Luanne Platter), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble, Announcer/Tug)

and Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive)

Also Starring: David Herman (Ricky Suggs, Eustice Miller, Customer), Phil LaMarr (Player), Warren Lieberstein (), Jill Parker ()

Special Guest Voice: Clint Black (Chad)

Special Guest Voice: Mac Davis (Sports Jock)

Plot Overview

Bill takes having his Arlen High touchdown record broken gracefully. However when the same player is allowed to break it out of sympathy for an injury, Hank is outraged.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Bill: (stammering) Gebdapa... derava...

Seen, But Not Heard

• Nancy Gribble

• Joseph Gribble

Music

• Queen - "We are the Champions"

• Black Sabbath - "Iron Man"

Arc Advancement

Characters

• It's revealed that Bill held the Arlen High touchdown record since his senior year in 1974. He was an offensive lineman who went by the nickname "The Billdozer". However, he volunteered for the army before the end of the season and went to barber school at Fort Bragg.

• Despite her experience with Cotton, Peggy is still attending physical therapy.

Quotes

• Hank: Looks like it's his knee. Boy, if he wasn't playing on St. Augustine grass, I - (shudders) - I don't even want to think about it.

• Dale: Wingo! Ha, ha! For a second, I thought I was the only one who was happy about Ricky being hurt.

(everyone turns to look at him)

Dale: (points to little girl) She said it.

• Ricky: Doctors say I'm out for the season.

Peggy: Oh, please. What do doctors know? A doctor told me I might not walk again. Well, not only am I walking, I hear his marriage has gone south, too.

• Bobby: Does this finger go with these short pants?

• Hank: What a competitor. Wow, look at him. He can barely walk. Boy, I tell ya what, if that boy doesn't make it in the NFL, he's got a job at Strickland Propane. Pending Mister Strickland's approval.

• Hank: I have had it with the Sports Jerk and, uh... Chad.

• Hardware Cashier: Well, I don't know why you're so mad, Hank. If the fat, bald guy who had the record doesn't care, why should you?

Hank: His name is Bill. You played on his team.

Hardware Cashier: That was Bill? Good lord.

• Peggy: Poor Bill. He was living in his past and that boy has stolen it. Where is Bill supposed to live now?

• Hank: Mister Chairman, I would like to respectfully suggest that you put an asterisk next to Ricky Suggs's name in the record book. And that asterisk should read: "This record was attained by means of fraud and bad sportsmanship." Thank you.

Eustis: That suggestion is denied, Mister Hill. Ricky Suggs is an inspiration to us all. Now on to more important matters. My motion to add "Fatty fatty boom-balatty" to the list of unacceptable hate speech.

• Hank: Hey, how about that time we snuck into the stadium and mowed the whole field before the groundskeeper could? (laughs) The look on his face right before we apologised?

• Coach: I'd have to cut somebody.

Hank: Uh, you got that exchange student who kicks barefoot. I think we've all had enough of that.

• Bill: I can play again? Thank God I never graduated from high school! Hey, do I have to go to class, too?

Hank: Come on, Bill, you're on the football team.

Bill: Just like the old days.

• Bill: That's it, Hank. This Billdozer's outta gas. I can either train or... I can play, but... I can't do both.

Hank: Alright, hit the showers.

Bill: Too tired.

Hank: I'll get the hose.

• Coach: Now, this guy was settin' football records before you were born. He fought for your freedom in North Carolina during 'Nam.

• Coach: Okay, Bill, we may not have their youth, or speed, or performance-enhancing drugs, but we got something they don't: guts.

• Ricky: No fair! Asterisk! Asterisk!

• Bill: I scored for Arlen?

Hank: Yep. And you tied the record. There's still time on the clock. If Arlen gets the ball again, you can get the record back.

Bill: When Ricky tied my record, he did it fair and square. I am honoured to share it with him. Besides, I can't get up. Thank you, Hank. I couldn't have done this without you.

Hank: No, sir, you the man.

Bill: No, you the man! I can't point, Hank.

Hank: That's okay. Don't look down at your leg.