"The Father, the Son, and J.C." is the one hundred-eighth episode of King of the Hill. It was first aired on December 16, 2001. The episode was written by Etan Cohen and directed by Tricia Garcia. David Herman plays former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
Summary[]
During the Christmas holiday, Hank loses a new promotion and finally stands up to his father. Bobby, seeing the tension taking place, invites former president Jimmy Carter to help repair his family.
Plot[]
While Hank is building a Habitat for Humanity house for Buck Strickland, Buck promotes him to manager of Strickland Propane. In the excitement of the moment, Hank is happily surprised and declares "I love you" to Mr. Strickland, which also costs him his promotion. Because he was willing to tell Mr. Strickland "I love you," Cotton is angry with Hank. He repeatedly reprimands Hank for his supposedly overly soft demeanor. Peggy's attempts to bring father and sons together only throws gasoline onto the fire. They get into an altercation wherein Hank tells Cotton that he hates him, causing the latter to shove everyone out of the house. Dismayed at the feud between his father and grandfather, Bobby wanders off and meets Jimmy Carter, who agrees to act as a mediator and resolves the dispute between Hank and Cotton. After Carter departs, both Hills end up bonding over their dislike for Jimmy Carter.
Characters[]
- Hank Hill
- Peggy Hill
- Bobby Hill
- Dale Gribble
- Bill Dauterive
- Jeff Boomhauer
- Buck Strickland
- Cotton Hill
- Didi Hill
- G.H. Hill
- Jimmy Carter
- Niefko Lubecki
- Alla Lubecki (non-speaking)
- Joe Jack (non-speaking)
- Melinda (non-speaking)
- Enrique (non-speaking)
- Maria Montalvo (non-speaking)
Stinger Quote[]
- Buck Strickland: (laughing) "No-ho, I thank you!"
Trivia[]
- Jimmy Carter is mistaken by Bobby for Jesus Christ in this episode. This is in part due to his overalls having the same initials (J.C.), being a carpenter, and being called upon to resolve disputes. In real life, Carter has long been open about his status as a practicing Christian. Additionally, the episode is set during Christmas.
Goofs[]
- During the scene when Hank is uninvited from Cotton's party, Peggy is wearing a collared shirt. The handle of the bag she is holding is in front of the area above her collar which should be the color of her skin; however, underneath the handle, it is instead colored like her shirt.
- When Hank mentions his new Christmas tradition to Peggy, he says it is "Christmas with the Niefkos", which is erroneous since the couple's surname is Lubecki, whereas Niefko is the first name of the husband.