Bill’s House
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"Bill’s House" is the 189th episode in the Fox TV
comedy animated TV series King of the Hill
.
, Bobby
, and Peggy
all have the flu. When Hank leaves the house to get his prescription for flu medicine, he passes out next to his truck. Dale
and Boomhauer
merely gawk at him, but Bill
carries him home and takes care of the Hills until they are healthy again.
When they recover, Bill realizes taking care of others is something he enjoys greatly and looks for a volunteer job. He decides to help homeless alcoholics, and after being informed the halfway house is full, volunteers to keep them at his own house. At first Bill thrives in his work, but soon finds the burden overwhelming.
Hank comes to help but the two are unable to manage the entire share of their work, especially when the halfway house closes, resulting in even more patients being dropped off at Bill's house. Hank visits the manager of the halfway program, Mr. Draper, who says the funding for the "opportunity house" was not enough, and had to shut it down.
Hank returns to Bill despondent. However, Hank soon learns from Bill that the government sends each of Bill's patients stipends of $600 a month, which were all being pocketed by Draper. Hank has the patients sign over the checks to Bill instead. With enough money, Hank and Bill rent a large house for the alcoholics across the street from Draper, much to his dismay. He quickly decides to re-open the halfway house, freeing Bill from the burden.
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comedy animated TV series King of the Hill
King of the Hill
King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...
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Plot
HankHank Hill
Henry Rutherford "Hank" Hill Age 50 animated series King of the Hill. Hank lives in Arlen, Texas and works at the fictional Strickland Propane selling propane and propane accessories. Hank's voice is provided by series creator Mike Judge. The Economist named Hank Hill as one of the wisest people...
, Bobby
Bobby Hill (King of the Hill)
Robert Jeffrey "Bobby" Hill is a character on the animated series King of the Hill and is voiced by Pamela Adlon. Bobby is the only child of Hank and Peggy Hill.- Biography :...
, and Peggy
Peggy Hill
Margaret J. "Peggy" Hill is a fictional character in the American animated series King of the Hill.-Biography:Peggy is the matriarch of the Hill family, and the wife of series protagonist Hank Hill. She wears rimless glasses and is generally seen wearing cut-off blouses and culottes...
all have the flu. When Hank leaves the house to get his prescription for flu medicine, he passes out next to his truck. Dale
Dale Gribble
Dale Alvin Gribble is a fictional character in the animated series King of the Hill. and is voiced by Johnny Hardwick . He is an exterminator, bounty hunter, smoker, gun fanatic, and paranoid believer of almost all conspiracy theories and urban legends...
and Boomhauer
Boomhauer
Jeff Dexter Boomhauer III, almost always referred to as simply Boomhauer, is a fictional character in the animated series King of the Hill. The character is voiced by series creator Mike Judge, and is known for his nearly incomprehensible speech....
merely gawk at him, but Bill
Bill Dauterive
Bill Dauterive, born Gillaume Fontaine de la Tour D'Haute Rive is a fictional character on the Fox animated series King of the Hill...
carries him home and takes care of the Hills until they are healthy again.
When they recover, Bill realizes taking care of others is something he enjoys greatly and looks for a volunteer job. He decides to help homeless alcoholics, and after being informed the halfway house is full, volunteers to keep them at his own house. At first Bill thrives in his work, but soon finds the burden overwhelming.
Hank comes to help but the two are unable to manage the entire share of their work, especially when the halfway house closes, resulting in even more patients being dropped off at Bill's house. Hank visits the manager of the halfway program, Mr. Draper, who says the funding for the "opportunity house" was not enough, and had to shut it down.
Hank returns to Bill despondent. However, Hank soon learns from Bill that the government sends each of Bill's patients stipends of $600 a month, which were all being pocketed by Draper. Hank has the patients sign over the checks to Bill instead. With enough money, Hank and Bill rent a large house for the alcoholics across the street from Draper, much to his dismay. He quickly decides to re-open the halfway house, freeing Bill from the burden.
Continuity
- In this episode, Peggy does not know how to ride a bike, but in "Goodbye Normal JeansGoodbye Normal Jeans"Goodbye Normal Jeans" is the 130th episode of King of the Hill, and the 4th episode of the 7th season. The episode's title is a reference to the 1976 film Goodbye Norma Jean, about the life of Marilyn Monroe...
", she rides Bobby's bike with ease when she steals his ThanksgivingThanksgivingThanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the...
turkey. - Appleseed, one of the recovering addicts, was previously seen at the hippieHippieThe hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that arose in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The etymology of the term 'hippie' is from hipster, and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into San Francisco's...
gathering in "Phish and Wild Life". - The Opportunity House director talks about his trip in South America, but then said he fed people in Belize, which is in Central America.