History Recap / KingOfTheHillS1E1Pilot

-->'''Hank:''' Now you listen to me, mister. I work for a living. And I mean real work, not writing down gobbledy-gook. I provide the people of this community with propane and propane accessories. Oh, when I think of all my hard-earned tax dollars going to pay a bunch of little twigged-boy bureaucrats like you, it just me want to... oh God, it just.. (goes into {{Angrish}} before asking Peggy to get him his BC Headache Powder and a glass of water) ...Now you listen here. You see that boy? That's my boy. And if you ever try to take him away, so help me God, I'll tear you a new one bigger than the Grand Canyon. [[GetOut Now I want you to get out of my house.]] You're not welcome here. I mean now, before I give YOU a black eye! Git!

* AcronymConfusion: Dale tries to make fun of Hank's Ford truck breaking down by quipping that "Ford" stands for "'''F'''ix '''I'''t '''A'''gain, '''T'''ony"; Hank points out that that spells out "Fiat".[[note]]The acronyms people use to mock Fords is "'''F'''ix '''O'''r '''R'''epair '''D'''aily", "'''F'''ound '''O'''n '''R'''oad '''D'''ead", or the backronym "'''D'''river '''R'''eturns '''O'''n '''F'''oot".[[/note]]

** Shortly afterwards, Dale tries to fix it himself with Bill and Boomhauer watching. He accidentally cuts the break cable, which makes the truck hit the garage door. All three men run off after that.

Hank Hill, his wife Peggy and their son Bobby drive to a Little League baseball game. Along the way, Hank gives his son a pep talk, emphasizing the importance of winning. As the game gets under way, Bobby, who shows little athletic prowess, manages to get on first base, but he becomes distracted when his father offers coaching advice from the bleachers. A ball roars down the first base line and strikes Bobby in the face, leaving him with a black eye. After the game, Bobby accompanies Hank to the Mega Lo Mart. Two older women spot the pair from an aisle, as Hank throws a temper tantrum when he is unable to be directed to the hardware department, and the elderly women erroneously pass on that Bobby is being abused. Word spreads throughout the community, and eventually, a social worker named Anthony Page is dispatched to investigate the incident.

Page arrives at the Hill home just as Hank throws a temper tantrum (after banging his head on the hood of his car). Before Page interviews Hank, Peggy assures Page that her husband is as gentle as a lamb and Hank tells the social worker during the interview that his son received the black eye during a baseball game. He also emphatically denies ever hitting his son, and forces Page to leave. Meanwhile, Page remains unconvinced and begins interviewing neighbors and friends of the family, hoping to uncover the "truth."

Back at the Child Protective Services Office, the social worker discusses his findings with the case manager. Through this, Page comments his personal opinion of how that it is "redneck city". However, his boss then asks how he enjoyed his conversation with the baseball coach, revealing that Page never did talk to him about the black eye, which would have cleared up everything instead of jumping to the conclusion he did, which nearly got Bobby removed from his family. He is later removed from the investigation.

Bobby then intercepts a phone call from the Protective Services Office, in which Page's boss apologizes for the misunderstanding. Bobby lies and tells Hank that if he continues to lose his temper, the government will take him away. Unaware that he is no longer under investigation, Hank heeds Bobby's warning and attempts to control his temper, no matter how much his son misbehaves. Eventually, Peggy learns from the case manager that the investigation was halted a week earlier and that Bobby deliberately neglected to tell anyone the truth a week later. When she confronts Bobby, he admits that he is doing it because he doesn't believe Hank loves him. Peggy tells Hank about the misunderstanding, which upsets him. Peggy tells Hank why Bobby lied and to let him know that he loves him, but Hank has trouble saying that because of his upbringing with his father. Later, Hank tells Bobby in his own unique way, how much he loves him, and they start to play fight. Anthony Page sees this from a bus, and tries to tell the man sitting next to him, but the man rebuffs him.
----

Back at the Child Protective Services Office, the social worker discusses his findings with the case manager. Through this, Page comments his personal opinion of how that it is "redneck city." However, his boss then asks how he enjoyed his conversation with the baseball coach, revealing that Page never did talk to him about the black eye, which would have cleared up everything instead of jumping to the conclusion he did, which nearly got Bobby removed from his family. He is later removed from the investigation.

** In a {{Flashback}}, a young Hank is emotionally abused by Cotton after he scrapes his knee and runs to him but [[NoSympathy Cotton dismisses him because it was nothing compared to having his shins blown off.]]
* AcronymConfusion: Dale tries to make fun of Hank's Ford truck breaking down by quipping that "Ford" stands for "'''F'''ix '''I'''t '''A'''gain, '''T'''ony"; Hank points out that that spells out "Fiat"[[note]]The acronyms people use to mock Fords is "'''F'''ix '''O'''r '''R'''epair '''D'''aily", "'''F'''ound '''O'''n '''R'''oad '''D'''ead", or the backronym "'''D'''river '''R'''eturns '''O'''n '''F'''oot"[[/note]].

--> '''Hank:''' ''(sighs)'' It's hard, Peggy. I don't wanna lose my little boy... my only son. But... oh, it's hard.\\

--> '''Social Worker:''' Would you say your husband has a temper?\\

** Bobby, a normally nice kid in the series, is depicted her as somewhat socially awkward, but has friends (Joseph Gribble) and can be [[JerkassBall a bit of a brat]] (as seen when he plays pranks on Hank, knowing the social worker will accuse him of being an abusive parent and take Bobby away).

Hank Hill, his wife Peggy and their son Bobby drive to a Little League baseball game. Along the way, Hank gives his son a pep talk, emphasizing the importance of winning. As the game gets under way, Bobby, who shows little athletic prowess, manages to get on first base, but he becomes distracted when his father offers coaching advice from the bleachers. A ball roars down the first base line and strikes Bobby in the face, leaving him with a black eye. After the game, Bobby accompanies Hank to the Mega Lo Mart. Two older women spot the pair from an aisle, as Hank throws a temper tantrum when he is unable to be directed to the hardware department, and the elderly women erroneously pass on that Bobby is being abused. Word spreads throughout the community, and eventually, a social worker named Anthony Page is dispatched to investigate the incident.\\

Page arrives at the Hill home just as Hank throws a temper tantrum (after banging his head on the hood of his car). Before Page interviews Hank, Peggy assures Page that her husband is as gentle as a lamb and Hank tells the social worker during the interview that his son received the black eye during a baseball game. He also emphatically denies ever hitting his son, and forces Page to leave. Meanwhile, Page remains unconvinced and begins interviewing neighbors and friends of the family, hoping to uncover the "truth."\\

Back at the Child Protective Services Office, the social worker discusses his findings with the case manager. Through this, Page comments his personal opinion of how that it is "redneck city." However, his boss then asks how he enjoyed his conversation with the baseball coach, revealing that Page never did talk to him about the black eye, which would have cleared up everything instead of jumping to the conclusion he did, which nearly got Bobby removed from his family. He is later removed from the investigation. The boy then intercepts a phone call from the Protective Services Office, in which Page's boss apologizes for the misunderstanding. Bobby lies and tells Hank that if he continues to lose his temper, the government will take him away. Unaware that he is no longer under investigation, Hank heeds Bobby's warning and attempts to control his temper, no matter how much his son misbehaves. Eventually, Peggy learns from the case manager that the investigation was halted a week earlier and that Bobby deliberately neglected to tell anyone the truth a week later. When she confronts Bobby, he admits that he is doing it because he doesn't believe Hank loves him. Peggy tells Hank about the misunderstanding, which upsets him. Peggy tells Hank why Bobby lied and to let him know that he loves him, but Hank has trouble saying that because of his upbringing with his father. Later, Hank tells Bobby in his own unique way, how much he loves him, and they start to play fight. Anthony Page sees this from a bus, and tries to tell the man sitting next to him, but the man rebuffs him.

* OutOfContextEavesDropping: Bobby and Joseph talk about the investigation and both do impressions of Hank. Joseph's happened to feature physical threats ("I'll tear you a new one. When I get my hands on you, you little pea-brain, I'll bust yer butt into little pieces"), which Anthony just happens to overhear and quickly jets off to try and rescue Bobby.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: This episode features a bit more slapstick comedy (Bobby getting hit with the baseball, Hank's arm slipping and getting slammed by the front hood, Dale cutting the brake cable and letting Hank's truck back into the garage door, and Bobby fooling around with the garage door during his montage of playing pranks on Hank) than later episodes.

** For viewers who are used to seeing Luanne in community college (or dropped out and married to Lucky the redneck) in the later episodes, they'll be surprised that, once upon a time, Luanne was actually depicted as a struggling beauty school student who only lived with Hank because her parents tipped the trailer over during a domestic disturbance and both were arrested for it.

* AcronymConfusion: Dale tries to make fun of Hank's Ford truck breaking down by quipping that "Ford" stands for "'''F'''ix '''I'''t '''A'''gain, '''T'''ony"; Hank points out that that spells out "Fiat"[[note]]The acronym people use to mock Fords is "'''F'''ix '''O'''r '''R'''epair '''D'''aily", "'''F'''ound '''O'''n '''R'''oad '''D'''ead, or the backronym '''D'''river '''R'''eturns '''O'''n '''F'''oot[[/note]].
* {{Angrish}}: Hank goes on a rant to Anthony about how people like him do honest work and is angry about how his tax dollars go to people like him, leading him mumbling and speechless.

* FailedASpotCheck: In his zeal to investigate Hank, Anthony neglected to interview the school coach to corroborate the story of how Bobby got the black eye until he was told to do so by his supervisor. Had he done so earlier, the investigation would have been over earlier.

* JerkassBall: Bobby, a normally nice kid in the series, takes the ball for the episode while Hank is under investigation by drilling a stop sign, knocking down a fence, spraying Hank with a hose, etc. When Peggy finds out the investigation is over, Bobby admits he did all this because he doesn't think Hank loves him.

* OutOfContextEavesDropping: Bobby and Joseph talk about the investigation and both do impressions of Hank. Joseph's happened to feature physical threats, which Anthony just happens to overhear and quickly jets off to try and rescue Bobby.

* AcronymConfusion: Dale tries to make fun of Hank's Ford truck breaking down by quipping that "Ford" stands for "'''F'''ix '''I'''t '''A'''gain, '''T'''ony"; Hank points out that that spells out "Fiat"[[note]]The acronym people use to mock Fords is "'''F'''ix '''O'''r '''R'''epair '''D'''aily"[[/note]].

* AcronymConfusion: Dale makes fun of Hank's broken truck, which is a a Ford, and jokes that Ford means "Fix it again, Tony." Hank corrects him, saying he's thinking of a Fiat.

Hank Hill, his wife, Peggy, and son, Bobby, drive to a Little League baseball game. Along the way, Hank gives his son a pep talk, emphasizing the importance of winning. As the game gets under way, Bobby, who shows little athletic prowess, manages to get on first base, but he becomes distracted when his father offers coaching advice from the bleachers. A ball roars down the first base line and strikes Bobby in the face, leaving him with a black eye. After the game, Bobby accompanies Hank to the Mega Lo Mart. Two older women spot the pair from an aisle, as Hank throws a temper tantrum when he is unable to be directed to the hardware department, and the elderly women erroneously pass on that Bobby is being abused. Word spreads throughout the community, and eventually, a social worker named Anthony Page is dispatched to investigate the incident.\\

---> '''Social Worker:''' Would you say your husband has a temper?\\

** Shortly afterwards, Dale tries to fix it himself with Bill and Boomhauer watching. He accidentally cuts the break cable, which makes the truck hit the garage door. All three men run off after that.

After Bobby gets a black eye at a baseball game and having an argument with a Mega-Lo-Mark employee, Hank gets mistaken for an abusive parent, and even gets an investigation by social services.

** In a {{Flashback}}, a young Hank is emotionally abused by Cotton after he scrapes his knee and runs to him but Cotton dismisses him because it was nothing compared to having his shins blown off.

* Shortly afterwards, Dale tries to fix it himself with Bill and Boomhauer watching. He accidentally cuts the break cable, which makes the truck hit the garage door. All three men run off after that.