Arlen City Bomber
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"Arlen City Bomber" is the 181st episode of the Fox
animated television series King of the Hill
, and was the 10th episode broadcast in the 9th season.
on her credit card
, but at the end of the month is unable to pay the bill. When she asks Hank
for help making a payment on her car, which he had co-signed for, he offers to take over her budget, but Peggy
steps in, thinking herself better suited to managing a young woman's funds, and she insists that Luanne get a second job to pay down her massive debt. Bobby
helps Luanne find an ad in the paper that sounds suspiciously like an audition for an adult film or escort service, but when Peggy rushes out to stop her, she discovers that the listing is instead for a women's roller derby
team, run by shady car salesman Lane Pratley and paying $500 a week. Peggy impresses Pratley with her physical prowess, and she also joins the team.
Peggy and Luanne, calling themselves 'Golddust' and 'the Executionator', praise the money they'll be making, although Hank thinks that Peggy just wants an outlet for her aggression. Peggy talks him into letting her skate by promising to buy him some expensive patio furniture with her earnings. At their first bout, Hank, Dale
, Boomhauer
, and Bill
watch from the grandstands along with Lucky and Bobby. Bobby offers Lucky a corn chip from a bag, which Lucky refuses, telling Bobby that he used to work in a corn chip factory where he could eat fresh chips off the production line and promising to let Bobby experience it. Peggy and Luanne help lead the team to victory while impressing the team owners watching from above. When they receive their first paychecks, though, they find that Pratley has imposed a number of dubious 'deductions' and they end up with only $90 each rather than the promised $500. The other girls on the team admit to not having protested this injustice out of a sense of helplessness to do anything about it. Upset at the shortchanging, Peggy meets with the rest of the team and proposes that since Pratley never offered them contracts they can buy their own franchise, making them their own bosses for $1000 each. However, Peggy and Luanne get turned down by every bank in town for a loan to buy the team, so Peggy resorts to a cash advance to cover it, expecting to pay it back before the interest kicks in. Peggy and the girls then tell Pratley that they now have their own franchise and run him off. He meets with the other owners, who conspire to stop the revolution by telling Hank. However, Peggy's idea of a democratic team soon collapses due to infighting, and with an even number of players their voting tallies always end in ties.
Pratley finds Hank and makes esoteric threats about Peggy; Hank, confused, confronts Peggy and demands to know what's going on. The news of her having chipped in for the franchise, especially with a cash advance, disappoints him, and he is dismayed that Peggy is failing to teach Luanne responsibility. Realizing that Pratley and the owners feel desperate, however, Peggy tells the team to pretend to get along just long enough to have them buy the team out. The team, in the meantime, is about to implode when the owners cave in at last and make them an acceptable offer. Peggy reminds her teammates that they only have to keep skating long enough to cash the check and then they can part ways, since they still don't have contracts. Luanne pays off her debt, and Peggy has enough to buy Hank parts of a patio set. Meanwhile, after having been turned away at a corn chip factory's main gate, Lucky injures himself attempting to scale the security fence, and instead of suing bargains to allow Bobby to eat a fresh corn chip off the line.
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...
, and was the 10th episode broadcast in the 9th season.
Plot
When Luanne finds her bank account overdrawn, she takes out yet another cash advanceCash advance
A cash advance is a service provided by most credit card and charge card issuers. The service allows cardholders to withdraw cash, either through an ATM or over the counter at a bank or other financial agency, up to a certain limit...
on her credit card
Credit card
A credit card is a small plastic card issued to users as a system of payment. It allows its holder to buy goods and services based on the holder's promise to pay for these goods and services...
, but at the end of the month is unable to pay the bill. When she asks 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...
for help making a payment on her car, which he had co-signed for, he offers to take over her budget, but 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...
steps in, thinking herself better suited to managing a young woman's funds, and she insists that Luanne get a second job to pay down her massive debt. Bobby
Bobby 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 :...
helps Luanne find an ad in the paper that sounds suspiciously like an audition for an adult film or escort service, but when Peggy rushes out to stop her, she discovers that the listing is instead for a women's roller derby
Roller derby
Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...
team, run by shady car salesman Lane Pratley and paying $500 a week. Peggy impresses Pratley with her physical prowess, and she also joins the team.
Peggy and Luanne, calling themselves 'Golddust' and 'the Executionator', praise the money they'll be making, although Hank thinks that Peggy just wants an outlet for her aggression. Peggy talks him into letting her skate by promising to buy him some expensive patio furniture with her earnings. At their first bout, Hank, Dale
Dale Gribble
Dale Alvin Gribble is a fictional character in the animated series King of the Hill. and is voiced by Johnny Hardwick . He is an exterminator, bounty hunter, smoker, gun fanatic, and paranoid believer of almost all conspiracy theories and urban legends...
, Boomhauer
Boomhauer
Jeff Dexter Boomhauer III, almost always referred to as simply Boomhauer, is a fictional character in the animated series King of the Hill. The character is voiced by series creator Mike Judge, and is known for his nearly incomprehensible speech....
, and Bill
Bill Dauterive
Bill Dauterive, born Gillaume Fontaine de la Tour D'Haute Rive is a fictional character on the Fox animated series King of the Hill...
watch from the grandstands along with Lucky and Bobby. Bobby offers Lucky a corn chip from a bag, which Lucky refuses, telling Bobby that he used to work in a corn chip factory where he could eat fresh chips off the production line and promising to let Bobby experience it. Peggy and Luanne help lead the team to victory while impressing the team owners watching from above. When they receive their first paychecks, though, they find that Pratley has imposed a number of dubious 'deductions' and they end up with only $90 each rather than the promised $500. The other girls on the team admit to not having protested this injustice out of a sense of helplessness to do anything about it. Upset at the shortchanging, Peggy meets with the rest of the team and proposes that since Pratley never offered them contracts they can buy their own franchise, making them their own bosses for $1000 each. However, Peggy and Luanne get turned down by every bank in town for a loan to buy the team, so Peggy resorts to a cash advance to cover it, expecting to pay it back before the interest kicks in. Peggy and the girls then tell Pratley that they now have their own franchise and run him off. He meets with the other owners, who conspire to stop the revolution by telling Hank. However, Peggy's idea of a democratic team soon collapses due to infighting, and with an even number of players their voting tallies always end in ties.
Pratley finds Hank and makes esoteric threats about Peggy; Hank, confused, confronts Peggy and demands to know what's going on. The news of her having chipped in for the franchise, especially with a cash advance, disappoints him, and he is dismayed that Peggy is failing to teach Luanne responsibility. Realizing that Pratley and the owners feel desperate, however, Peggy tells the team to pretend to get along just long enough to have them buy the team out. The team, in the meantime, is about to implode when the owners cave in at last and make them an acceptable offer. Peggy reminds her teammates that they only have to keep skating long enough to cash the check and then they can part ways, since they still don't have contracts. Luanne pays off her debt, and Peggy has enough to buy Hank parts of a patio set. Meanwhile, after having been turned away at a corn chip factory's main gate, Lucky injures himself attempting to scale the security fence, and instead of suing bargains to allow Bobby to eat a fresh corn chip off the line.