King of The Hill

Peggy: Maybe we should just go out there and, and talk to him. Minh: And say what? 'Sorry, your life is somehow even worse than it was?' Dale: Yeah, and besides we didn't do anything wrong. Peggy: We used him for our own gain until we broke him, and then we cast him aside. Then, in a desperate attempt to regain our love, he lost everything he owned. Dale: But other than that, we're good, right?

Dale: Damn it.We broke him. He's useless now. This is classic Heisenberg. The observer effect. Bill: Observer? What...? Dale: The very act of observation interferes with the outcome, often mis-attributed to Heisenberg, who was wrong about the bomb, but right about uncertainty. See, now you're watching you. And that's the problem.

Hank: Bill, you don't have powers. It works because you're so... typical. Bill: You're not the one who's typical, I am. I buy things, and it makes money, so we can buy more things. I'm like an ecosystem. Bobby: Dad, look! Two Rob Schneider movies on-screen at the same time. Bill (smugly): You're welcome, Bobby.

Peggy: ...so we made all this crazy money, just by studying Bill. You don't look proud of me anymore. Hank: Well, I wonder why not. Peggy, you used Bill. You have to fix this. Peggy: I hope you're not gonna say we should get rid of the TV. Hank: Well, of course not-- it's incredible-- but you have to tell Bill what you've been doing. Promise me you'll do that. Then let's go back to watching this amazing thing.

Minh: What on earth he wrapping with that much wrap? Dale: The American consumer doesn't know. All it knows is it must wrap. Peggy: You know, I know it's just Bill, but something doesn't feel right about this. Do...Do you think we should tell him? Dale: We can't tell him. People act most natural when they don't know they're being observed. I cite as evidence several hundred episodes of Candid Camera.

Peggy: We need to study America, and invest in what America wants to buy. What? What do people like to buy? Minh: I don't know. Lychee nuts? Opera CDs? Dale: Those new Russian bullets that will go through anything! Peggy: Uh, no, not you two. America. What does Joe Blow buy? Minh: Beats me. Dale: I give up. Peggy: Then we are going on a field trip. America, roll up your sleeve. Peggy Hill is about to take your pulse.

Bill: Usually, the only people who talk to me are gay men who've dropped their standards.

Dale: I'm gonna admit failure and ask Nancy to reinstate my allowance.

Dale: Financial dignity might be an interesting switch for me.