King of the Hill/Tears of an Inflatable Clown

Tears of an Inflatable Clown
Season 12, Episode 7
Airdate	November 25, 2007
Production Number	BABE19
Written by	Erin Ehrlich
Directed by	Tricia Garcia
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King of the Hill — Season Twelve

Tears of an Inflatable Clown is the seventh episode of the twelfth season of King of the Hill, and the two hundred twentieth episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer, Dooley), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Adlon (Bobby Hill, Clark Peters, Ramon Alejandro), Brittany Murphy (Luanne Platter), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble), Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive, Superintendent)

and Toby Huss (Kahn Souphanousinphone, Carnie)

Special Guest Voice: Tom Petty (Lucky)

Also Starring: Rini Bell (Dawn Thistle), Dennis Burkley (Principal Moss), David Herman (Dr. Terrance Pope), Ashley Johnson (Emily), Breckin Meyer (Joseph Gribble, Student), Jeremy Suarez (Jack), Lauren Tom (Minh and Connie Souphanousinphone)

Plot Overview

After winning over the student council, Bobby is put in charge of a committee to put together a carnival for school. Unfortunately, this coincides with a diversity expert who winds up riddling Bobby with so much guilt, he threatens to derail the carnival.

Meanwhile, the guys try to get an injured Lucky to a hospital.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Bobby: Have a socially relevant day!

Seen, But Not Heard

• Nancy Gribble

Arc Advancement

Characters

• Peggy confirms that she is no longer a substitute teacher.

Quotes

• Luanne: Aunt Peggy, I just ate a watermelon seed! Oh, my God, what if it grows in the baby? I don't want a watermelon baby!

Lucky: Luanne, we had this discussion. We're gonna love that baby no matter how it comes out.

• Luanne: I liked it. At first I wasn't gonna give you a carnival. Now I totally want to give you a carnival. But I don't have a carnival.

• Bill: All those Baldwin boys must be jealous of Alec. He's clearly the winner.

• Lucky: Sorry, but I don't do hospitals. Everyone I know that's died has been shot in the woods and then taken to a hospital... where they died.

• Dawn: Fine, have your carnival. But it'd better be great or I will not take credit for it.

• Peggy: Ugh, I hate working for buddy bosses. People walk all over them. And I am the worst.

• Bill: He keeps slipping away. He's like happiness!

• Clark Peters: I didn't appreciate getting ethnically cleansed, Connie.

Connie: I didn't mean to kill you. I really thought I was sending you on vacation.

• Terrance Pope: I bet you enjoyed ordering people around like that.

Bobby: Well, I had to. I've got a carnival to organise. And my dad says, "The boss has to be tough sometimes to get the job done."

Terrance Pope: Your dad "gets the job done" and his dad probably "got the job done." Throughout history, getting the job done has meant everything from persecution to genocide.

Bobby: What? My dad hasn't done any of those things. I mean, my grandpa Cotton maybe a little, but--

• Bobby: Mom, I'm doing some homework on my ancestors. What is our heritage? I forget.

Peggy: Well, let's see. We're English and Irish. And I think your great-grand father was German--

Bobby: Stop. Just stop.

• Hank: Hey there, Bobby. I'd ask you how your day was, but since you're the boss, I already know: difficult and rewarding.

• Bobby: This should be the most exciting day of my life, but I can't be happy. The weight of my ancestors is pushing down right here.

Joseph: How do you think I feel? As a white man, I've killed a little bit of everybody.

• Bobby: Have a socially relevant day!

Dale: Thanks. I will!

• Peggy: Well, it looks as if all of Arlen is here for the carnival. (beat) You know, we're not as handsome a group as I thought.

• Minh: You thought your son not popular before? Peggy Hill, get ready to be his prom date.