And They Call It Bobby Love

Infobox Television episode
Title = And They Call It Bobby Love
Series = King of the Hill


Caption =
Season = 3
Episode = 2
Airdate = September 22, 1998
Production = 3ABE01
Writer = Norm Hiscock
Director = Cyndi Tang-Loveland
Guests = Sarah Michelle Gellar
Episode list = List of King of the Hill episodes
Prev = Death of a Propane Salesman (Propane Boom 2)
Next = Peggy's Headache

"And They Call It Bobby Love" is the 37th episode in the FOX animated television series "King of the Hill". The episode's title is a spoof of the Paul Anka song "And They Call It Puppy Love". It is notable for being the first episode of the series to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour). [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-610382.html The Washington Post] ] [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117755219.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 Variety] ]

Plot

The main plot concerns Bobby's infatuation with an older girl named Marie. Marie is a vegetarian who finds Bobby's behavior amusing. He begins to see her as his girlfriend and she increases this idea by giving him his first kiss. Later it becomes clear he has much stronger feelings for her than she does for him. She makes it known she does not really have any romantic interest in him, which leaves him crushed. He later sees her eating with her parents at a steakhouse and accepts the restaurant's challenge to eat a 72-ounce steak in under an hour. He simultaneously spites Marie and finds catharsis by eating the steak in front of her and everyone else in the restaurant. Bobby finishes the steak in only 37 minutes, prompting cheers and uproar from everyone in the restaurant but Marie.

The other plot concerned a couch left near the fence where Hank, Boomhauer, Bill, and Dale drink beer. At first Hank is strongly against the couch's presence and wants it sent away, but after the others give in he begins to enjoy sitting instead of standing with the other guys. After that they try various ways to hide the couch from the trash pick-up services. These ultimately fail and the gang returns to standing instead. It's revealed during the credits that Bill took the couch while no one was watching for his own personal use in his house. This couch has a role in the main story as Marie first kisses Bobby on this couch.

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