Redcorn Gambles with His Future

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“Redcorn Gambles with His Future”
King of the Hill episode
Episode no.	Season 9 Episode 11
Written by	Ethan Cohen
Directed by	Matt Engstrom
Guest stars	Trace Adkins, Tom Petty
Production no.	9ABE10
Original airdate	April 10, 2005
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List of King of the Hill episodes

"Redcorn Gambles with His Future" is the 182nd episode of the FOX animated television series King of the Hill.

[edit] Plot

Hank and Buck Strickland are eating in a fancy restaurant, discussing putting Hank in charge of the annual Strickland Family Fun Day picnic. Mr. Strickland says that he is giving this picnic to his employees instead of giving his employees health care insurance. Hank is more than happy to do it. Just as they are done ordering, a waiter announces the performance of "John Redcorn and his band, Big Mountain Fudgecake". Hank is astonished that John Redcorn is in his own band now. Hank and Buck decide to leave because of the nature of the music-it is "rock" music.

As Hank is leaving, John Redcorn confronts him about the Family Days picnic. Although Hank really doesn't want them to be the live entertainment at the picnic, Hank just acts like he'll think about it. Redcorn later plays one of his tracks for Hank at Strickland Propane. Some of the customers are actually afraid of Redcorn's music. Hank comes right out and tells Redcorn that he doesn't want him to play at the picnic. Hank tells the disappointed Redcorn to "bet on yourself". Later, as Hank is driving down the road, talking to Joe Jack, Hank is stopped at a road block. John Redcorn announces to Hank that he is "betting on himself" and opening a casino for a place for his band. Alarmed, Hank doesn't want to take credit for this.

When the guys in the alley are talking later, Dale declares to the other 3 guys that he is the new manager of Big Mountain Fudgecake. Hank has to go to the grand opening, with Mr. Strickland, to make sure that he doesn't gamble all of the picnic money away on the betting and gambling tables. As John Redcorn and his band start to play their first song, police officers come in and shut the establishment down. They say that the Indian Land that they're on was not valid for a casino, because the Indians gave up their rights for citizenship in Texas. The band is greatly discouraged.

Hank hires "Bloomers" for the live entertainment at the picnic. When Dale gets Octavio to kidnap Bloomers temporarily, Hank is forced to call upon John Redcorn. The other two members of the band are upset because this is a family event/, and "The Cake don't sell out". John Redcorn, now alone, comes and re-writes some of his songs so they are suitable for children. After the Strickland Propane Family Fun Day Picnic was a success because of him, John Redcorn re-opens his old gambling casino. It becomes a place where both kids and adults can have fun and play games for prizes, but not any money. Although Big Mountain Fudgecake never got together again, Redcorn was a success, while the other two remaining members are shown playing in public places.