King of the Hill/Three Coaches and a Bobby

Three Coaches and a Bobby
Season 3, Episode 12
Airdate	January 26, 1999
Production Number	3ABE12
Written by	Johnny Hardwick
Directed by	Chris Moeller
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King of the Hill — Season Three

Three Coaches and a Bobby is the twelfth episode of the third season of King of the Hill, and the forty-seventh episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Segall Adlon (Bobby Hill), Brittany Murphy (Joseph Gribble)

and Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble)

Also Starring: Tara Charendoff (Kimmi), Stephanie Hodge (Wendy), Glenn Lucas (Football Kid), Lauren Tom (Minh Souphanousinphone)

Special Guest Voice: Will Ferrell (Coach Lucas)

Special Guest Voice: Julie Hagerty (Alley)

Special Guest Voice: Phil Hendrie (Coach Sauers)

Uncredited: Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive, Coach Maxwell)

Plot Overview

When Bobby's football coach quits, Hank and the guys convince their old coach to take over. However, Bobby is lured away by a soccer coach who seeks fun over competition.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Sauers: Take a salt tablet.

Seen, But Not Heard

• Luanne Platter

• John Redcorn

• Nancy Gribble

Arc Advancement

Characters

• It's revealed that Hank got the team to state, but lost when he broke his ankle.

Trivia

Allusions and References

• The title of the episode is a play on the 1987 film Three Men and a Baby.

• Upon meeting the other soccer moms, Peggy does an impression of Fat Albert of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.

Goofs

• When Coach Lucas is kicking the ball next to Hank, the bottom part of the background between the bleachers are an inexplicable blue/grey colour.

• Sauders rips off his whistle, clearly breaking the string. However, in the next shot it's still visibly intact.

Quotes

• Hank: Bobby looks pretty good in that uniform.

Bill: Yep.

Dale: Yep.

Boomhauer: Mm-hmm.

Hank: Think the Cougars have a chance this year?

Bill: No.

Dale: Nope.

Boomhauer: Nuh-uh, man.

• Hank: Boys, the Welton Wolves have already put their mark on this bridge. Now, what does a cougar do when a wolf comes into his neck of the woods?

Bobby: Beats him in football?

Hank: Yeah, that's where I was gonna end up, Bobby.

• Peggy: Do not just stand there scratching, Coach Maxwell! You are not going to find a good play up there!

Wendy: Maxwell, you suck!

Peggy: Now, Wendy, honey, that is over the line. You need specific criticism, not just generalities

Wendy: Maxwell, your plays suck!

Peggy: Much better.

• Dale: Wingo, interception, Joseph! That's our boy, a real all-American. Arlen's native son.

• Bobby: Coach, you can't put me in now. We can win this.

• Hank: Coach Maxwell, I, and some of the parents--

Dale: You suck.

Hank: Now, hold on. What we have here are some suggestions--

Parent: No, Dale's right. He does suck.

Dale: You're not being paid to screw up.

Coach Maxwell: I'm not being paid at all. In fact, I still haven't been reimbursed for last week's pizzas. (tearful) Oh, and if you guys aren't too busy, could you please just go to Hell?

Hank: Dale, what did you do with last week's pizza money?

Dale: I bought a hat.

• Dale: That's a Gribble of an idea, Bill!

• Sauers: Gribble... no one's killed you yet.

• Bobby: Coach, I think I swallowed too much mud.

Sauers: Take a salt tablet.

• Boy: Coach, I'm bleeding.

Sauers: Salt tablet.

• Hank: Bobby, I didn't think I'd ever need to tell you this, but I would be a bad parent if I didn't. Soccer was invented by European ladies to keep them busy while their husbands did the cooking.

Bobby: Why do you have to hate what you don't understand?

Hank: I don't hate you, Bobby.

Bobby: I meant soccer.

Hank: Oh. Oh, yeah, I hate soccer. Yes.

• Sauers: Breaks your heart, doesn't it? Take a salt tablet.

• Hank: Just when Coach Sauers was fixing to get those kids a victory, Bobby leaves sports and joins a soccer team.

Bill: Did Joseph leave, too?

Hank: No.

Bill: The team will survive, Hank.

• Sauers: (reading H.C.Y.S.A. rules and guidelines) "Codes of Conduct: Cheer all good plays. Respect every player as if he/she were on your team." What is this "he/she"? Some kind of science fiction dear or...?

• Hank: I'm sorry, Lucas. I thought I'd take my boy to see that new space movie. I hear it's got special effects.

• Joseph: Coach Sauers, I think there's something wrong with my helmet.

Sauers: Then get over there and do the helmet test. Put on the helmet and run into that brick wall.

Joseph: Yeah, right. And end up with headaches like my mom?

• Football Kid: I think you hurt him. Hit him again to make sure.

• Hank: Hill residence.

Coach Lucas: Hank, Coleman Lucas. Just need your fax number so I can fax over Bobby's soccer diet.

Hank: We don't have a fax or a fax number.

Coach Lucas: Oh. Well, just give me your e-mail address and I'll attach it.

Hank: Yeah, it's football-is-great-soccer-is-dumb.com! Goodbye. (hangs up)

• Hank: That was good strategy bringing Joseph back, Bobby. (puts his arm around Bobby) Stick with it and you could make a good coach someday.

Bobby: Hmm. I'd still want to wear my uniform.

Hank: Uh, yeah. Okay.

Bobby: And a cape.

(Hank retract his arm)