King of the Hill/Torch Song Hillogy

Torch Song Hillogy
Season 6, Episode 7
Airdate	February 17, 2002
Production Number	6ABE12
Written by	Emily Spivey
Directed by	Anthony Lioi
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King of the Hill — Season Six

Torch Song Hillogy is the seventh episode of the sixth season of King of the Hill, and the one hundred eleventh episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Segall Adlon (Bobby Hill), Brittany Murphy (credit only), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble)

and Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive)

Also Starring: Ashley Gardner (Nancy Gribble), David Herman (Fan), Phil LaMarr (Todd)

Special Guest Voice: Bruce Jenner (Torch Presenter)

Plot Overview

To cheer Bobby up for nothing having any trophies, Peggy nominates him to carry the Olympic torch, only for Hank to be selected.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Bill: Mm-hmm, ye- Hey!

Arc Advancement

Characters

• It's revealed that has long believed that his ankle snapped after getting to state because he celebrated after scoring a touchdown as punishment and explains why he is often uptight.

Trivia

The Show

• Hank had no reason to be concerned by accidentally putting out the torch as the relay organisers actually have contingencies to deal with this, as the flame had been extinguished in the past.

Allusions and References

• The title is a play on the Harvey Fierstein play Torch Song Trilogy.

Goofs

• When Dale catches up with Peggy and Bobby in the last scene, the 'M' on his "Towel Manager" shirt is missing.

Quotes

• Hank: Boy, I've always been a sucker for the torch-lighting ceremony. That and the four-man bobsled. I just wish they didn't have to sit so close together.

• Bill: Yep. Your dad's a real hero.

Hank: No, no. The guy who beat that shark away with his own arm - he's a hero.

• Bobby: I've toyed with the idea of being a hero someday, either by doing something or stopping something. Then I'll get a trophy. And then you'll have to build me my very own trophy shelf.

Hank: Uh, well, actually, Bobby, I already have. Yeah, I started it right after you were born. And then, uh, well, you know, uh... I tell you what. The spider plants have thrived on it.

• Bobby: Boy, look at all dad's trophies. I'll never be able to win a trophy or build a shelf.

Peggy: Oh, honey, you'll be able to win a trophy.

Bobby: I haven't won one yet and my body's already starting to go.

• Hank: I wonder who'll get nominated to carry the torch through Arlen. I think it ought to be that boy down at the Waffle House. His Jesus T-shirts are an inspiration and he buses those tables better than most two-armed folks.

Peggy: No, he doesn't.

• Hank: Just because Bobby wears a cape doesn't make him a hero. It actually detracts.

• Hank: Bobby, you won. Oh, dang it, I just took our camera in to be developed.

Peggy: To be fair, Hank, I wrote the essay. But why don't you let this be Bobby's moment?

• Hank: I didn't nominate myself. I haven't written an essay since high school. And I specifically remember it was not "Why I Should Carry the Torch." It was about hammers.

• Hank: You're a good loser, son.

Bobby: Thanks. Maybe someday I'll get a trophy for that.

• Hank: You remember how mad I was when you guys washed my truck without permission.

• Dale: After all, Hank, America is not just a land of opportunity; it is a land of redemption. (sniffs) It's from the essay.

Peggy: Damn, that's good.

• Nancy: Y'all want to see what Dale's been keeping in the basement for the last 20 years?

(everyone revolts)

Nancy: No, no, not that. I made him donate that to the teaching hospital.

• Bill: What's the matter, Hank? You don't want to see the part where you broke your ankle?

Dale: Film's a little grainy, but I think you can see bone.

• Hank: It's shameful, the worst kind of useless showboating. The only thing missing was an earring.

• Hank: And on the very next play, going for the two-point conversion that would have won us the championship, I broke my ankle. God was punishing me for being prideful. He didn't give me a fatal heart attack because he still wanted me to sell propane. But He made his point.

• Hank: You know, he's only 13 years old, but maybe Bobby's onto something with this "it's okay to feel good" stuff.

• Peggy: Well, if Bobby says it's all right for you to run with the torch, I - I will not oppose him. And I will not oppose you. I will let you run unopposed.

• Hank: I know running with the torch won't get me on the front of a Wheaties box, but it sure does give me that front-of-a-Wheaties-box feeling.

• Dale: Look at us. It's just like when we were in high school. You secreting, me absorbing.

• Peggy: Okay, remember, honey, you're going to be on TV, so do not do that thing with your nose that you're not aware of.

Hank: What thing?

• Nancy: I'm here live with Arlen torchbearer, Hank Hill. Which hand do you think you will carry the torch in?

Hank: The right.

Nancy: Did you give any thought to any other hand?

Hank: No, I did not.

• Hank: Dang it, Dale. This flame travelled 3,000 miles, plus the distance from the sun to Greece. You're tarnishing the spirit of the Winter Games.

Dale: Au coitraire, I am inhaling it.

• Todd: That's right, McMaynerberry. Brother running with a torch and not a damn thing you can do about it.