The Father, the Son, and J.C.
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"The Father, the Son, and J.C." is episode 108 in the Fox
animated television series King of the Hill
. This episode is rated TV-PG.
receives a page for a propane emergency, and quickly responds. He finds that the emergency is that Buck Strickland is in jail, and needs to be bailed out and driven home. For his punishment, Buck is assigned a community service project in the form of a Habitat for Humanity house. Hank is floored to find that this is a punishment, as he had been on the waiting list for 2 years, and would love to take Buck's place. Buck allows him to do just that.
After Hank takes charge of Buck's punishment, Buck promotes him to the manager position, followed by a speech. Hank is choked up, and overtaken by emotion, and blurts out that he loves Buck in front of all of his friends and family, including Cotton
. After the initial shock, Buck demotes Hank, back to his original assistant manager position.
Meanwhile, Cotton, surprisingly, is jealous, hurt, and angry. Hank never tells his father that he loved him. Hank is embarrassed, his friends are teasing him at every chance they get. Cotton un-invites Hank for Christmas, and Hank is shocked. Instead of reconciling, he decides that the Hill family will just start a new tradition of eating Christmas dinner at the home of Gniewko and Alla Lubecki, the couple for whom the house was built. While the couple's last name is Lubecki, Hank says that the new tradition will be "Christmas with the Gniewkos."
Peggy
and Didi try to bridge the gap in the father-son relationship, and all eat at the Lubeckis' home. Hank tries to show Cotton his handywork around the house he built, and Cotton, still hurt and angry, starts to rip apart the place, showing Hank his shoddy work.
Bobby
sets out walking, trying to gather his thoughts after his grandfather and father just had a heated argument, and crosses paths with former president of the United States, Jimmy Carter
, a frequent Habitat for Humanity volunteer. He asks Bobby why he is so sad, Bobby tells him the story of the father-son battle, and 'J.C.' offers to help.
After a few words from Jimmy Carter, things settle, and he promises Cotton that he can shoot at his bulletproof limousine if he were to listen, Cotton accepts his offer. After all was straight, Cotton reminds him of the deal, and Hank backs him up. Bobby thinks that he has witnessed a true Christmas miracle performed by Jesus Christ, because Jimmy Carter is a carpenter and has the same initials, and was able to bring them together. This amuses Hank and Cotton, neither of whom think he was a very good president, giving them one thing they agree on.
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...
. This episode is rated TV-PG.
Plot
HankHank 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...
receives a page for a propane emergency, and quickly responds. He finds that the emergency is that Buck Strickland is in jail, and needs to be bailed out and driven home. For his punishment, Buck is assigned a community service project in the form of a Habitat for Humanity house. Hank is floored to find that this is a punishment, as he had been on the waiting list for 2 years, and would love to take Buck's place. Buck allows him to do just that.
After Hank takes charge of Buck's punishment, Buck promotes him to the manager position, followed by a speech. Hank is choked up, and overtaken by emotion, and blurts out that he loves Buck in front of all of his friends and family, including Cotton
Cotton Hill
Colonel Cotton Lyndal Hill was an American fictional character in the animated series King of the Hill. He is the father of Hank Hill, Good Hank Hill or "G.H.", and Junichiro . He is also a World War II veteran who had his shins "blowed off by a Japanman's machine gun" in combat, and later had his...
. After the initial shock, Buck demotes Hank, back to his original assistant manager position.
Meanwhile, Cotton, surprisingly, is jealous, hurt, and angry. Hank never tells his father that he loved him. Hank is embarrassed, his friends are teasing him at every chance they get. Cotton un-invites Hank for Christmas, and Hank is shocked. Instead of reconciling, he decides that the Hill family will just start a new tradition of eating Christmas dinner at the home of Gniewko and Alla Lubecki, the couple for whom the house was built. While the couple's last name is Lubecki, Hank says that the new tradition will be "Christmas with the Gniewkos."
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 Didi try to bridge the gap in the father-son relationship, and all eat at the Lubeckis' home. Hank tries to show Cotton his handywork around the house he built, and Cotton, still hurt and angry, starts to rip apart the place, showing Hank his shoddy work.
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 :...
sets out walking, trying to gather his thoughts after his grandfather and father just had a heated argument, and crosses paths with former president of the United States, Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
, a frequent Habitat for Humanity volunteer. He asks Bobby why he is so sad, Bobby tells him the story of the father-son battle, and 'J.C.' offers to help.
After a few words from Jimmy Carter, things settle, and he promises Cotton that he can shoot at his bulletproof limousine if he were to listen, Cotton accepts his offer. After all was straight, Cotton reminds him of the deal, and Hank backs him up. Bobby thinks that he has witnessed a true Christmas miracle performed by Jesus Christ, because Jimmy Carter is a carpenter and has the same initials, and was able to bring them together. This amuses Hank and Cotton, neither of whom think he was a very good president, giving them one thing they agree on.