After reviewing two disappointing episodes today, I found one which was a bit better in “A Bill Full of Dollars.” I’ve never known Bill to be rich, but he did seem to spend a lot of time in the stores this week. He became the center of attention when Dale, Minh, and Peggy began studying his buying habits.
All of this came from a problem with the Hill family television. Bobby and Peggy were disappointed with their old standard definition television and wanted to upgrade to a new HD model. The problem was that Peggy hadn’t sold a house in some time and didn’t have enough to pay for the television. She worked with Dale and Minh to invest in companies which were recommended by a Jim Cramer rip-off.
The trio ended up losing a ton of cash from the man’s recommendations and decided to invest in products the typical American buys. To do this, they simply followed Bill around as he seems to be the typical American. Their investments proved to be very successful and Peggy made enough money to bring home a pretty fine entertainment system.
Everything went south when Peggy, Minh, and Dale told Bill about what they were doing. Bill didn’t seem to mind it, but knowing about their observations threw Bill off entirely. He no longer impulse-shopped and became useless once again. He had to declare bankruptcy, but he did get the attention he wanted.
The humor wasn’t great in this episode, but it was more notable than in the previous episodes. I loved the comments about Bill and what the average American is in Peggy’s eyes. This wasn’t a terrific episode, but it was better than the other crap King of the Hill has brought forth recently.
Rating: 6.1
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