King of the Hill/Dia-Bill-ic Shock

Dia-Bill-ic Shock
Season 13, Episode 1
Airdate	September 28, 2008
Production Number	CABE16
Written by	Sanjay Shah
Directed by	Ronald Rubio
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King of the Hill — Season Thirteen

Dia-Bill-ic Shock is the first episode of the thirteenth season of King of the Hill, and the two hundred thirty sixth episode overall.

Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Adlon (Bobby Hill, Dancing Woman, Ramon Alejandro), Brittany Murphy (credit only), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble), Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive, Bartender)

and Toby Huss (Kahn Souphanousinphone, Kleehammer)

Special Guest Voice: Jake Steinfeld (Thunder)

Also Starring: David Herman (Army Doctor), Scott Klace (Dr. John Weissman), Breckin Meyer (Joseph Gribble, Patron), Marissa Winokur (Nurse)

Plot Overview

Bill suffers from diabetes and feels down until he meets other diabetics who play sports.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Thunder: (imitating a massage chair)

Music

• Dropkick Murphys - "I'm Shipping up to Boston"

• Steve Lang - "For Your Own Again"

Trivia

Allusions and References

• Thunder asks Bill if he's pranking them like "Archton Karchner", obviously trying to say Ashton Kutcher and his prank show Punk'd.

• When Bill returns to the hospital in the final scene, nameplates of doctors on doors read "Dr. Lawrence Fine, D.D.S.", an allusion to Larry Fine from The Three Stooges.

Quotes

• Bill: Diabetes?! That can't be right. I've eaten lots of sugar my whole life and nothing's ever happened to me.

Army Doctor: Surely you've noticed recent changes in your body: blurred vision, frequent urination, tingling in the hands and feet?

Bill: I just thought I was in love. How did this happen?

Army Doctor: Seriously?

• Bill: My genes have been plotting to kill me since the day I was born.

• Bill: I just lose control when I'm around food. I don't even know where this hot dog came from!

• Bill: I know you only let me say it on Thanksgiving, but I'm grateful for you, Hank.

• Bill: It's my mom's fault. When I was sad, she'd give me cookies. But when I was happy, she'd give me cookies. All of my emotions demand cookies, Hank!

• Bill: No one ever said the d-life was easy.

Hank: The d-life?

Bill: Diabetic life.

Dale: He probably has to use so many abbreviations because there's so little time left.

• Hank: Ah, you should've seen him, Peggy. You could never really describe Bill as "able-bodied" before, but now it's not even an option.

• Bill: Just drop me, like God did.

• Thunder: I'm Sam, but I go by Rolling Thunder, but I go by Thunder for short.

Bill: Wow. I was gonna call you that before I even knew your name.

• Dale: Bill looks so happy. Who would've guessed it was his legs that were holding him back.

• Kahn: My life would be so different if my name was Thunder. Or Sean.

• Joseph: What is it?

Alejandro: It says it's seaweed.

Joseph: No way, Jose.

Bobby: But you generally like eating gross things!

Joseph: I know. This surprises me, too.

• Dale: Sometimes it's a man sitting down who stands the tallest. It's deep. Think about it. Oh, maybe it's the other way around.

• Hank: You're walking?

Dale: Uh, yeah, Hank, just 'cause he's a paraplegic doesn't mean his legs don't work. Wait a minute.

• Hank: You beat diabetes, Bill. Someone'll probably write a whole pamphlet about you.