History Recap / KingOfTheHillS2E21LifeInTheFastLaneAKABobbysSaga

* MeanBoss: Jimmy may be "the boss", but he's not a very good one. Having Bobby do crap work, him claiming Bobby owes him money, and making him cross the racetrack to get him a drink,[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking all the while wearing a giant hotdog suit.]]

* BadBoss: Jimmy may be "the boss", but he's not a very good one. Having Bobby do crap work, him claiming Bobby owes him money, and making him cross the racetrack to get him a drink,[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking all the while wearing a giant hotdog suit.]]

* WouldHurtAChild: Jimmy doesn't seem to have any concern for Bobby's safety as he demands he run across a busy race track to bring him a soda. He tells the boy to "dodge the cars" when Bobby asks him if that's really such a good idea.

* PapaWolf: After discover Jimmy's true nature, Hank goes after him and gives him a LiteralAssKicking.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Dale (Gribble)'s not the smartest guy around, but even he's appalled when he learns that Bobby was ordered by Hank to listen to Jimmy Wichard. Dale then proceeds to explain how Jimmy was kicked out of Dale's gun club because he was so stupid.
-->'''Dale''': Wichard? ''Jimmy'' Wichard? Hank, you told Bobby to listen to ''Jimmy Wichard''? He was in my gun club. People say he fried his brain one day from staring at the sun. 'Course, he couldn't have been that smart to do that in the first place. Kind of a chicken-and-egg thing...

* EveryoneHasStandards: Dale's not the smartest guy around, but even he's appalled when he learns that Bobby was ordered by Hank to listen to Jimmy Wichard. Dale then proceeds to explain how Jimmy was kicked out of Dale's gun club because he was so stupid.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Hank, Dale and Bill serve as the pit crew for Boomhauer when he competes to drive the pace car. Dale, however, is quite inept, exemplified when he changes tires and ends up bolting his sleeve to the tire. During the race itself, they have him hold a bucket of sand while Hank and Bill do the real work, but Dale couldn't even manage that when he drops the bucket.

* WouldHurtAChild: Jimmy doesn't seem to have any regards toward Bobby's safety when demanding him to run across a busy race track to deliver a drink. Telling him to "dodge the cars" after Bobby asks him if it's a good idea or not.

* YesMan: Invoked when Hank encourages Bobby to be one to be more successful at work and to win the boss over. Not bad advice, unless you're working under someone like Jimmy Witchard.

* AllForNothing: At his first day at work, Bobby gets a customer all the way to the top of the bleachers. He heads upwards and gets winded pretty quickly, even resorting to climbing on all fours all the way to the top. He then gets refused because the customer wanted [[AndADietCoke a diet]] when Bobby had regular.

* BadBoss: Jimmy may be "the boss", but he's not a very good one. Having Bobby do crap work, him claiming Bobby owes him money, making him cross the racetrack to get him a drink [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and he sits in a giant hotdog suit.]]

* EveryoneHasStandards: Dale's not the smartest guy around, but he sounds somewhat appalled when he learns that Bobby was ordered by Hank to listen to Jimmy Wichard and then proceeds to explain how Jimmy was kicked out of Dale's gun club because he was so stupid.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Jimmy is the worst boss you can work under, but he is right about Bobby owing him money after he abandoned his drink tray to give a guy a soda, which lead to everyone stealing the drinks. It's a good thing Bobby didn't get into a huge heap of trouble.

Bobby gets a job working snacks at a racetrack, that's ran by Jimmy Witchard, a mean, mentally handicapped boss.

* CoversAlwaysLie: [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/kingofthehill/images/2/29/Daleking.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/400?cb=20160629100354 The promotional artwork]] makes it seem like Dale Earnhardt has a bigger part in the episode than he actually does.

-->'''Dale''': Wichard? ''Jimmy'' Wichard? Hank, you told Bobby to listen to ''Jimmy Wichard''? He was in my gun club. People say he fried his brain one day from staring at the sun for too long. 'Course, he couldn't have been that smart to begin with.

!! Tropes in the Episode

* TheBigRace: The episode's subplot with Boomhauer racing for a chance to ride the pace car. He ends up finishing in third place, but eventually does get the chance to drive it after a few accidents.

-->'''Dale''': Wichard? ''Jimmy'' Wichard? Hank you told Bobby to listen to ''Jimmy Wichard''? He was in my gun club. People say he fried his brain one day from staring at the sun for too long. 'Course, he couldn't have been that smart to begin with.

* CassandraTruth: Hank initially dismisses Bobby as being whiny when he tells him about how bad Jimmy was. Hank discovered the truth when Jimmy tried to make Bobby cross the tracks.

* AllForNothing: At his first day at work, Bobby gets a customer all the way to the top of the bleachers. He heads upwards and gets winded pretty quickly, even resorting to climbing on all fours all the way to the top. He then gets refused when the customer wanted [[AndADietCoke a diet]] when Bobby had regular.

* CoversAlwaysLie: [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/kingofthehill/images/2/29/Daleking.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160629100354 The promotional artwork]] makes it seem like Dale Earnhardt has a bigger part in the episode than he actually does.

* CatchPhrase: You know how Hank yells "BWAAHH!" when he's shocked or enraged? He also does it when he's feeling primal rage at someone for endangering his son.

* Angrish: Hank is too enraged by Jimmy endangering Bobby to even speak, simply yelling "BWAAHH!" before running across the track to give him a LiteralAsskicking.

* LiteralAssKicking: Hank does this when he finally catches Jimmy. He literally kicked Jimmy's ass multiple times, while Peggy took photos.

* OhCrap: Hank does this when he almost gets ran over by Jeff Gordon. And then Jimmy shortly after when he [[TemptingFate taunts Hank over the fence]], only for him to knock it down and get his ass kicked.

* TheBigRace: There's a minor plot with Boomhauer racing for a chance to ride the pace car. He ends up finishing in third place, but eventually does get the chance to drive it after a few accidents.

* AllForNothing: At his first day at work, Bobby gets a customer all the way to the top of the bleachers. He heads upwards and gets winded pretty quickly, even resorting to climbing on all fours all the way to the top. He then gets refused when the customer wanted[[AndADietCoke a diet]] when Bobby had regular.

** When Hank shows him the pace car Boomhauer has a chance to drive, Bobby just comments on how soft and pretty the robe surrounding it is.
** And right after, when Hank mentions the race with Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon, Bobby was surprised, just thinking Gordon was just a cereal box model.

* YesMan: When Hank encourages Bobby to be, to be more successful at work and to win the boss over. Not bad advice, unless you're working under someone like Jimmy Witchard.

* YesMan: When Hank encourages Bobby to be, to be more successful at work and to win the boss over. Not bad advice, unless you're working under someone like Jimmy Witchard.