Pilot

Bobby zieht sich bei einem Baseball-Spiel ein blaues Auge zu. Dadurch gerät Hank in den Verdacht, seinen Sohn zu mißhandeln. Für Anthony, den Vertreter des Jugendamtes ist das eine echte Herausforderung: Er fühlt sich dazu berufen, Bobby zu retten.

The pilot of King of the Hill introduces us to the town of Arlen, Texas, and the life of propane salesman Hank Hill. Hank spends much of his time standing in the alley outside his house, drinking beer with his three old friends: Dale Gribble, a conspiracy theorist who never notices that his wife Nancy is having an affair with her "healer" John Redcorn (or that his son Joseph looks a lot like Redcorn); Bill Dauterive, a divorced army barber; and Boomhauer, a ladies' man of indeterminate employment and even more indeterminate speech. Hank lives with his wife Peggy, a substitute Spanish teacher at Tom Landry Middle School; his son Bobby, who seems to like comedy records better than sports; Peggy's niece Luanne, an aspiring beautician; and his dog Ladybird, a bloodhound whose mother tracked down James Earl Ray.

Во время игры в бейсбол Бобби получает мячом в глаз, в результате на месте удара образуется гематома, и это даёт повод социальным работникам подозревать Хэнка в жестоком обращении с детьми.

El vendedor de propano y hombre de familia, Héctor Reyes, está acusado de golpear a su hijo Beto. Mientras tanto, los amigos de Héctor, el conspirador Blas Dávalos, Diego Gómez y el mujeriego Benavidez, intentan arreglar la camioneta de Héctor, mientras que Lola Plata (la sobrina de Héctor) se muda con los reyes cuando sus padres son enviados a la cárcel por motivos de un disturbio doméstico.

Un assistente sociale viene mandato a casa degli Hill per verificare che il piccolo Bobby non sia vittima di violenza fisica da parte del padre.