Bobby on Track
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"Bobby on Track" is the 185th episode of the Fox
animated television series King of the Hill
, broadcast as the 14th episode of the 9th season.
signs up for a 5K fundraising run at school, which makes Hank
happy. Bobby's poor physique catches up with him almost immediately, however, and he stops running right near the start of the race. A disappointed Hank buys Bobby a pedometer
, and expects him to walk the full 5K. Bobby is distracted at the mall and only manages half a mile, prompting Hank to take him to the school track, where the coach surprisingly invites Bobby to join the track team, which includes his rival, Chane Wassonasong.
Hank is proud of Bobby for finally being on a real team, and encourages him to stick with it even though his teammates don't like him. When Chane is lazy about warming up for the shotput, the coach replaces him with Bobby, who fails miserably, and later replaces a sprinter for eating chocolate
. It turns out that the coach is using Bobby as a motivator for the rest of the athletes, by threatening to give their spots to Bobby when they slack off or get an attitude, nicknaming him "The Stick
".
Hank, Peggy
and the guys go to see Bobby perform, and are shocked by his failure at the hurdles. Hank confronts the coach, who explains that since Bobby has been "The Stick", the team is unbeaten and headed for the state championship. Hank doesn't like the idea that Bobby should be proud of failure, and encourages him to quit, but Bobby is excited to be a vital part of the team, even accepting a letterman jacket.
At the state finals, Bobby naps while the team scores big. Hank is fed up and wants to leave with Bobby, but a runner for the final leg of the relay race strains himself, forcing the coach to put Bobby in as a real substitute. Despite his desire to really try this time, Bobby finds himself falling behind, but a freak collision of all the other runners allows him to push ahead across the finish line to win the championship. Bobby is carried off on his teammates' shoulders, as he warns them he's going to be sick.
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
animated television 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...
, broadcast as the 14th episode of the 9th season.
Plot
BobbyBobby 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 :...
signs up for a 5K fundraising run at school, which makes Hank
Hank 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...
happy. Bobby's poor physique catches up with him almost immediately, however, and he stops running right near the start of the race. A disappointed Hank buys Bobby a pedometer
Pedometer
A pedometer is a device, usually portable and electronic or electromechanical, that counts each step a person takes by detecting the motion of the person's hips...
, and expects him to walk the full 5K. Bobby is distracted at the mall and only manages half a mile, prompting Hank to take him to the school track, where the coach surprisingly invites Bobby to join the track team, which includes his rival, Chane Wassonasong.
Hank is proud of Bobby for finally being on a real team, and encourages him to stick with it even though his teammates don't like him. When Chane is lazy about warming up for the shotput, the coach replaces him with Bobby, who fails miserably, and later replaces a sprinter for eating chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
. It turns out that the coach is using Bobby as a motivator for the rest of the athletes, by threatening to give their spots to Bobby when they slack off or get an attitude, nicknaming him "The Stick
Carrot on a stick
Carrot on a stick is an idiom that refers to a policy of offering a reward for making progress towards benchmarks or goals but not necessarily ever actually delivering. The original metaphor referred to a boy sitting on a cart being pulled by a donkey. The boy held a long stick to which a carrot...
".
Hank, 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...
and the guys go to see Bobby perform, and are shocked by his failure at the hurdles. Hank confronts the coach, who explains that since Bobby has been "The Stick", the team is unbeaten and headed for the state championship. Hank doesn't like the idea that Bobby should be proud of failure, and encourages him to quit, but Bobby is excited to be a vital part of the team, even accepting a letterman jacket.
At the state finals, Bobby naps while the team scores big. Hank is fed up and wants to leave with Bobby, but a runner for the final leg of the relay race strains himself, forcing the coach to put Bobby in as a real substitute. Despite his desire to really try this time, Bobby finds himself falling behind, but a freak collision of all the other runners allows him to push ahead across the finish line to win the championship. Bobby is carried off on his teammates' shoulders, as he warns them he's going to be sick.