The Texas Panhandler
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"The Texas Panhandler" is the 13th episode of the 10th season of the FOX
animated television series King of the Hill
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and Joseph want money. They try their hand at a job as sign dancers, but after being ridiculed on the job by some of the popular kids, they encounter a group of college-age panhandlers who hang out on a street corner begging for change while enjoying a carefree lifestyle, and Bobby and Joseph soon begin to emulate them.
However, Hank soon catches Bobby panhandling and, furious, forces him to return his panhandling money, which the leader of the college-age panhandlers convinces him to give to them. Soon after, Bobby is asked out on a date by a girl at school, but panics since he no longer has money; he asks the panhandlers to return what he gave them, only to be snubbed.
Hank hears that Bobby is back on the street corner. Furious, he goes to find Bobby and give him another lecture, but instead sees his son at work in a new job handing out flyers to earn the money for his date. When the panhandlers tease Bobby for being suckered into working, his frustration comes to a head and he begins telling the passersby not to give money to the spoiled and undeserving youths; Hank backs him up, driving them from the block.
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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...
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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 :...
and Joseph want money. They try their hand at a job as sign dancers, but after being ridiculed on the job by some of the popular kids, they encounter a group of college-age panhandlers who hang out on a street corner begging for change while enjoying a carefree lifestyle, and Bobby and Joseph soon begin to emulate them.
However, Hank soon catches Bobby panhandling and, furious, forces him to return his panhandling money, which the leader of the college-age panhandlers convinces him to give to them. Soon after, Bobby is asked out on a date by a girl at school, but panics since he no longer has money; he asks the panhandlers to return what he gave them, only to be snubbed.
Hank hears that Bobby is back on the street corner. Furious, he goes to find Bobby and give him another lecture, but instead sees his son at work in a new job handing out flyers to earn the money for his date. When the panhandlers tease Bobby for being suckered into working, his frustration comes to a head and he begins telling the passersby not to give money to the spoiled and undeserving youths; Hank backs him up, driving them from the block.
Production
This episode was written by Tony Gama-Lobo and Rebecca May and directed by Ronald Rubio and Ken Wong. This would be the second episode to be co-directed by Wong, the first being "The Year of Washing DangerouslyThe Year of Washing Dangerously
"The Year of Washing Dangerously" is the 195th episode of the Fox animated TV series King of the Hill, broadcast as the 9th episode in season 10. The episode's title is a reference to the 1982 film The Year of Living Dangerously.-Plot:...
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External links
- Adam Finley (May 1, 2006) "King of the Hill: The Texas Panhandler" AOLTV.com Accessed November 6, 2011.