Not to be confused with the Season 5 episode "Hank's Back Story". "Hank's Back" is the one hundred-sixty-ninth episode of King of the Hill. It was first aired on May 9, 2004. The episode was written by Gregory Thompson and Aron Abrams, and directed by Robin Brigstocke.
Summary[]
With his back giving him trouble, Hank reluctantly attends yoga classes to try and alleviate the pain, but a workman's comp agent accuses Hank of faking his injuries.
Plot[]
Hank Hill suffers a back injury at work, leaving him unable to perform basic tasks. As the injury is the result of soft-tissue damage, his doctors are unable to help him, and he is eventually left with no choice but to file worker's compensation. Desperate for a solution, Hank eventually finds himself attempting yoga at Yoga Spot. At first, he finds it a little too wacky, but thanks to the help of Yogi Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp), he discovers that it actually works.
Meanwhile, Hank's insurance company representative at Button Gwinnett Insurance sets out to prove that his worker's compensation claim is fraudulent, which is bolstered by photos taken of him being able-bodied as a result of the yoga practice. Hank tried to get his boss Buck Strickland to help him with his case; however, Buck refuses because of his own cowardliness and existing criminal record.
Hank goes to court and he proves his case by bringing Yogi Victor proves his innocence much to the accuser's dismay. The court tells Hank that Yogi is not helping his cause. However, Hank explains that he actually is and brings up how the man is so weird and annoying that a healthy person would not deal with him. He then asks the court if he was not in horrible pain wouldn't he have beat the latter up, the court see his point and drops the charges.
Hank is relieved about this before Yogi breaks in and tells them Hank is still hurt. The court asks Hank if that claim is true as he states he has an occasional twinge. Hearing this, the court orders Hank to continue his Yoga sessions until Yogi says his treatment is done since they cannot let him have a relapse. A smug Yogi tells Hank that he demands that he buy a tank top for his treatment. At the end, Hank shows his coworkers the yoga moves and renames some of them in more masculine-sounding ways due to finding them too strange to indulge. Both Enrique and Joe Jack admit they find the techniques relaxing.
Meanwhile, Peggy fights to keep the old Pink & White market open after being reinstated as a champion bag-girl. Despite her attempts, the Pink & White is eventually bought out by Mega Lo Mart.
Characters[]
- Hank Hill
- Peggy Hill
- Bobby Hill
- Dale Gribble
- Bill Dauterive
- Jeff Boomhauer
- Yogi Victor
- Button Gwinnett Insurance representative
- Pete
- Buck Strickland
- Enrique
- Joe Jack
- Maria Montalvo (non-speaking)
- Tom (non-speaking)
- Melinda Grab
- D.C.
- John Redcorn
- Mandy
- Strickland Propane customers
- Chet
- Mr. Coyle
- West Arlen Medical Center doctor (voiced by David Herman)
- Gray-haired doctor (voiced by Stephen Root)
- Second-opinion doctor (voiced by Phil Hendrie
- Jasmine (non-speaking)
- Fraud Inquiry board members
- Coach Sauers (mentioned)
- Donna (mentioned)
- Joe Jack's cousin (mentioned)
Stinger Quote[]
- Yogi Victor laughs.
Trivia[]
- The title of this episode is a pun on the English predicative "back" and the literal back/spine of the human body.
- When Hank is feeling good about his back being better, the music on the soundtrack is an instrumental interlude from "Heard It in a Love Song" by the Marshall Tucker Band.
Goofs[]
- On the Season 8 DVD, during the last scene, Hank renames one of the yoga poses to the "modified Roger Staubach". However, the DVD subtitles erroneously say the pose is the "modified Joe Theismann".
Quotes[]
- Hank: It was easier back in High School. Coach Sauers would give you some of them go pills and you felt like you could take on the Dallas Cowboys.
- Boomhauer: Man you talk bout' them dang ol' go pills man? This talkin' bout em ol' horse crank man.
- Hank: (teaching his coworkers yoga) That jackass at the yoga center calls this one "Sun Salutation", but I prefer "Modified Roger Staubach."
- Enrique: Hey, Hank! I feel like I'm one with everything now.
- Joe Jack: I just felt my chakra open, Honey.
- Hank: Now we're going to move into something I call "Fertilizing the Lawn."