Patch Boomhauer
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"Patch Boomhauer" is the 150th episode in the Fox
animated comedy King of the Hill
. It was broadcast as the eighth season premiere
. This episode is rated TV-PG for graphic violence (V).
's brother Patch (Brad Pitt
) comes into town to marry Boomhauer's ex-girlfriend, Katherine (Laura Dern
). Patch is busy making arrangements for the wedding and Boomhauer is sulking, as he still loves Katherine. Hank
agrees to be the best man and starts to make plans for the bachelor party
, while Peggy
is in charge of setting up a bachelorette party for the bride.
Hank prepares a crazy bachelor party (at least by his standards) involving beer, music, and playing cards, and a traditional prank on the groom with a ball & chain
. He even gets clearance from the fire department to go above the designated noise level (70dB
) for one night of fun. Peggy gathers the ladies for a night of hot body video watching.
Patch secretly orders stripper
s as the 'special' entertainment, which Hank thinks is going to be a karaoke
party. As the guys are getting into their pranks, Patch answers the door and ushers in the strippers. Hank is livid, as are the wives, who arrive at the same time. Patch makes everyone think that Boomhauer ordered the strippers to make Patch look bad, in an effort to win Katherine back. Hank turns his back on their friendship, letting Boomhauer know that he expects this sort of behavior from Bill or Dale but not from him.
Hank gives Boomhauer the cold shoulder for a few days but eventually realizes that he never actually asked Boomhauer if he was responsible. Hank confides in Dale, and they agree that he should go ask Boomhauer straight if he did it. Boomhauer says 'no'. Hank accepts his answer, and they make up. Hank hosts the wedding rehearsal dinner
, where Katherine reveals that she can't marry Patch knowing that Boomhauer still loves her so much that he is willing to call in strippers to ruin her relationship with his brother. Patch tries to usurp this show of "romance" by confessing that it was, in fact, he who called the strippers. That changes Katherine's mind for good and she walks out on him. The wedding is off, and the next day, Katherine leaves Arlen after saying goodbye to Boomhauer. After the farewells are exchanged, Boomhauer joins his friends in the alley for a beer. He tells Hank that though he may not be getting married anytime soon, if the day does come, he might look up Hank to be his best man, to which Hank accepts. With that, all is good in the neighborhood once more.
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 comedy 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...
. It was broadcast as the eighth season premiere
Season premiere
In North America, a season premiere is the first episode of a new season of a given television show. It often airs in September or October, after several months of reruns.-Evaluating the changes:...
. This episode is rated TV-PG for graphic violence (V).
Plot
BoomhauerBoomhauer
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....
's brother Patch (Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
) comes into town to marry Boomhauer's ex-girlfriend, Katherine (Laura Dern
Laura Dern
Laura Elizabeth Dern is an American actress, film director and producer. Dern has acted in such films as Smooth Talk , Blue Velvet , Fat Man and Little Boy , Wild at Heart , Jurassic Park and October Sky...
). Patch is busy making arrangements for the wedding and Boomhauer is sulking, as he still loves Katherine. 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...
agrees to be the best man and starts to make plans for the bachelor party
Bachelor party
A bachelor party , also known as a stag party, stag night or stag do , a bull's party , or a buck's party or buck's night , is a party held for a man shortly before he enters marriage, to celebrate his "last night of freedom" or merely to spend...
, while 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...
is in charge of setting up a bachelorette party for the bride.
Hank prepares a crazy bachelor party (at least by his standards) involving beer, music, and playing cards, and a traditional prank on the groom with a ball & chain
Ball And Chain
"Make This Love Right" , is a single written and produced by New Jersey house music producer Romanthony. The song was released on Azuli Records of New York in 1993. The song was something of an anomalous cultural craze in the city of Cork, Republic of Ireland, in the late 1990s where it became an...
. He even gets clearance from the fire department to go above the designated noise level (70dB
DB
DB may refer to:In science and technology:*Decibel , a logarithmic unit of measurement in acoustics and electronics*Dubnium , a chemical element*DB connector, a size of D-subminiature electrical connector...
) for one night of fun. Peggy gathers the ladies for a night of hot body video watching.
Patch secretly orders stripper
Stripper
A stripper is a professional erotic dancer who performs a contemporary form of striptease at strip club establishments, public exhibitions, and private engagements. Unlike in burlesque, the performer in the modern Americanized form of stripping minimizes the interaction of customer and dancer,...
s as the 'special' entertainment, which Hank thinks is going to be a karaoke
Karaoke
is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
party. As the guys are getting into their pranks, Patch answers the door and ushers in the strippers. Hank is livid, as are the wives, who arrive at the same time. Patch makes everyone think that Boomhauer ordered the strippers to make Patch look bad, in an effort to win Katherine back. Hank turns his back on their friendship, letting Boomhauer know that he expects this sort of behavior from Bill or Dale but not from him.
Hank gives Boomhauer the cold shoulder for a few days but eventually realizes that he never actually asked Boomhauer if he was responsible. Hank confides in Dale, and they agree that he should go ask Boomhauer straight if he did it. Boomhauer says 'no'. Hank accepts his answer, and they make up. Hank hosts the wedding rehearsal dinner
Rehearsal dinner
A rehearsal dinner is a pre-wedding ceremony in North American tradition, usually held after the wedding rehearsal and the night before the wedding ceremony....
, where Katherine reveals that she can't marry Patch knowing that Boomhauer still loves her so much that he is willing to call in strippers to ruin her relationship with his brother. Patch tries to usurp this show of "romance" by confessing that it was, in fact, he who called the strippers. That changes Katherine's mind for good and she walks out on him. The wedding is off, and the next day, Katherine leaves Arlen after saying goodbye to Boomhauer. After the farewells are exchanged, Boomhauer joins his friends in the alley for a beer. He tells Hank that though he may not be getting married anytime soon, if the day does come, he might look up Hank to be his best man, to which Hank accepts. With that, all is good in the neighborhood once more.