King of the Hill/Bobby Slam

Bobby Slam
Season 2, Episode 10
Airdate	December 14, 1997
Production Number	5E10
Written by	Gina Fattore
Directed by	Chris Moeller
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King of the Hill — Season Two

Bobby Slam is the tenth episode of the second season of King of the Hill, and the twenty-second episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer, Dooley), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Segall (Bobby Hill, Clark Peters), Brittany Murphy (Luanne Platter)

and Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble, Man on Phone)

Also Starring: Dennis Burkley (Principal Moss), Toby Huss (Kahn Souphanousinphone, Coach Kleehammer, Coach in flashback), Lauren Tom (Minh and Connie Souphanousinphone)

Uncredited: Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive, Doug)

Plot Overview

Peggy is tasked with being the girls' sports coach. Tired of the sexism, she fights back by encouraging Connie's desire to join the wrestling team. Unfortunately, this compromises Bobby's position on the team.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Coach Kleehammer: Oooh, that's gotta hurt!

Arc Advancement

Characters

• It's shown that Peggy has a natural talent for softball.

Trivia

The Show

• This episode marks the first appearances of Coach Kleehammer and Clark Peters.

Memorable Moments

• With their bedrooms directly across from another, Bobby gets Connie's attention to ask for a homework answer, which she answer by displaying her monitor. He then calls her to thank her.

Quotes

• Coach Doug: Why choose basketball? Well, for one thing, it's the only sport where you get to bounce a ball. You bounce a football - well, that's a fumble, isn't it? Baseball - no bouncing at all. Bounce a ball in hockey, that's a mandatory drug test, right there.

• Bobby: Dad! Dad, guess what? I joined a team.

Hank: A sports team?

Bobby: Uh-huh. Wrestlin'! It's the best sport ever, dad. There's no running!

Hank: Way to go, boy! Wrestling's a damn fine sport. Hell, it's an Olympic sport. And this is offered through the school, right? Not some guy in a van with a camcorder?

• Peggy: Hank, what if Bobby was a girl?

Hank: Well, that's just it, Peggy. I don't think we have to worry about that anymore.

• Minh: Connie play violin, sculpt with metal, and speak three languages. But what set her apart?

Kahn: I thought being smart person in Texas set her apart.

• Coach Kleehammer: Wait a minute. Bobby Hill is your son?

Kahn: Very good. You follow trail of clues that start with same last name. Where you find this guy? Scotland Yard?

• Bobby: Mom made the coach take Connie on the wrestling team and now he's out to get me.

Hank: Oh, no! We were so close. It's all well and good to talk about equal rights until some man loses his job. How's that equal?

Bobby: Yeah. And it's worse when they take away our favours 'cause we're used to gettin' 'em.

• Bill: Now, hold on, Hank. I'm all for ladies wrestling... except when they do it in puddin'. That's just demeaning to the human beings who make puddin'.

• Dale: Ever since they had that big women's conference in Beijing, co-ed sports has been the number-two priority on the international feminite agenda. You want to know what the number-one priority is?

Hank: Please, not right now, Dale.

Dale: Co-ed bathrooms. It will be a cold day in Hell before we institute that in the Gribble home.

• Peggy: Oh, give me a break. I don't see why having a girl on the team would ruin it. Did a woman judge ruin the Supreme Court, huh?

Hank: Yes. And that woman's name was Earl Warren.

• Dale: Wrestling a girl. That's a tough one, Bobby. If you win, you get the shame of having beat up a girl. If you lose, you just better hope she snaps your neck. That's the quickest way.

Boomhauer: Yeah, man. Dang ol' danged if you do, danged if you don't.

Bobby: Dad, what am I gonna do? I'm danged here! I'm royally danged!

• Kahn: I go out on a giant limb for you, Kahn Jr. You lose, you no longer my son!

• Kahn: Remember, take old playmate down hard and fast. Mom capture everything on video camera, include in Harvard application.

Connie: Dad, I'm not even in high school yet.

Kahn: And you never get there with that attitude!

• Hank: Son, I know everyone's been filling your head with crazy stuff, but I just want you to know this: Connie killed your frog.