Pilot (King of the Hill)

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“Pilot”
King of the Hill episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 1
Written by	Mike Judge Greg Daniels
Directed by	Wesley Archer
Production no.	4E01
Original airdate	January 12, 1997
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"Pilot" is the first episode in the FOX animated television series King of the Hill.

[edit] Plot

Hank and Peggy Hill's son Bobby gets hit in the eye with a baseball at one of his games. Afterwards Hank and Bobby go in the Mega Lo Mart where Hank cannot find anything that he wants, and so he gets mad. Meanwhile Bobby knocks over oil cans with a tube. A worker tells Hank that he has to pay for the oil that Bobby knocked over, and Hank gets mad and screams at the employee, Buckley, that he is fired. People start a rumor that Hank beats Bobby and that he is the one that gave him the black eye. Someone calls Arlen Child Services, and they get in touch with a man named Anthony, who is too uptight with Hank. Hank uses terms such as "Twig Boy" to describe Anthony.

Anthony constantly comes over to the house attempting to get Bobby to go with him, but Hank always stops him. Later, Anthony's boss fires him (for poorly assessing Hank and the situation by not talking to the right people) and he is sent back to Los Angeles. Afterwards, the boss calls the house and tells Bobby that Anthony is gone; however, Bobby doesn't tell anybody this, and he threatens to call Anthony to get away with something every time Hank tries to scold him. Peggy eventually finds out and confronts Bobby, who tells her that he doesn't think Hank loves him. Peggy tells Hank the truth, and he and Bobby work things out.

[edit] Trivia

• Anthony is later featured in the Season 2 episode entitled "Junkie Business" as an Americans with Disabilities Act Employer.
• The band, The Refreshments who wrote the King of the Hill theme, also contributed by giving another song to use. The song was "Down Together."