King of the Hill
The Simpsons, season 9, episode 23. First aired May 3, 1998. 134 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
Bart is ashamed when Homer collapses during capture the flag at a church picnic, so Homer trains in secret with Rainier Wolfcastle and gets in shape. When PowerSauce executives Brad and Neil need a climber for the Murderhorn, Springfield's tallest peak, Bart volunteers him. High on the mountain, Homer finds the frozen body of C.W. McAllister, whose diary exposes Grampa's past betrayal.
- Written by
- John Swartzwelder
- Directed by
- Steven Dean Moore
- Guest stars
- Steven Weber as Neil
- Brendan Fraser as Brad
- Couch gag
- Snow Globe
- Production code
- 5F16
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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Homer and Bart appear in a suburban driveway beside a pink car in front of a yellow garage
“The Simpsons”
0:00–0:12 -
Homer gestures in a purple room with a red bed and then sits on the couch in a pink living room with Marge…
0:12–0:23 -
A pilot in a olive-green shirt with a wristwatch grips the controls of a cockpit with a stern expression…
“McBain to base.”
0:23–0:37 -
A uniformed pilot with a thin moustache sits in the cockpit of a grey jet marked with a red-and-white…
“They won't stop me from delivering these Unicef pennies.”
0:37–0:49 -
A muscular man with a pale flat-top haircut and olive-green uniform strains inside a burning circular tunnel…
“They won't stop me from delivering these Unicef pennies.”
0:49–1:00 -
Homer sits on a brown couch in a pink living room holding a red can, with Bart, the spiky-haired boy…
“Wow, McBain is really buffed up. You could grate cheese on those abs.”
1:00–1:10 -
Homer leans over the back of a brown couch holding a red Duff can while Bart looks up at him in a pink living…
1:10–1:20 -
A mustached man in a peaked cap and black gloves sits in a vehicle with a cracked windshield under a blue sky…
“I surrender!”
1:20–1:32 -
Bart and Marge appear in a pink room, with Homer, the bald man in a white shirt and blue pants, standing…
“Mom, a man just died.”
1:32–1:45 -
Homer, Bart and Marge stand in the family living room, with Homer gesturing and talking while Bart sits…
“If God didn't want us to eat in church, he would have made gluttony a sin.”
1:45–1:53 -
Chief Wiggum sits at a red picnic table under a banner reading "Annual Policeman's Picnic" while fellow…
1:53–2:04 -
Chief Wiggum sits at a picnic table splattered with orange mustard, flanked by two uniformed officers, one…
“Oh, the joke's on you. We borrowed that jar from your table.”
2:04–2:17 -
At a picnic table set out in a park, Homer stands beside a dark-haired man in a pink shirt and tie and a girl…
“Nice to see you, Homer. Yeah, out of my way, whoever you are.”
2:17–2:27 -
Mr. Burns wears a pink visor and green shirt and sits in the back of a blue limousine, reading a folded map…
“Ah, there's nothing like a good old-fashioned picnic.”
2:27–2:41 -
Bart stands apart from a group of kids in a grassy field, with Milhouse on the right and a red-haired boy…
“You're not it!”
2:41–2:53 -
Bart stands in a grassy clearing with trees, a grey rock and pine trees behind him, facing a group of kids…
“Oh, oh, oh, Bert, Bert, Bert! Over here, over here!”
2:53–3:05 -
Bart and Nelson stand on a grassy field with rocks and pine trees, joined by Ned Flanders, who walks…
“Yeah, that must be it. I picked my dad.”
3:05–3:18 -
Ned Flanders stands at the left of an open grassy park, with Nelson in a blue vest and pink shirt and Bart…
“Yeah, well, you get a grown-up and so do we.”
3:18–3:27 -
Homer lies stretched out in blue pants against a light blue wall while Bart leans over him with his hands…
“He gets pretty competitive when he's drinking.”
3:27–3:40 -
Homer and Bart are on a grassy lawn beside a tall white refrigerator, with Homer slumped on the ground…
“Flanders is playing.”
3:40–3:53 -
Homer and Bart are outdoors on a grassy field beside a large grey boulder, with a white flag reading SIMPSON…
“Okay, Dad, they've got our flag guarded pretty good.”
3:53–4:04 -
Homer kneels on the grass beside Bart, who stands before a large grey-pink rock in a grassy clearing…
“All right, but don't lose them. They're my only pair.”
4:04–4:14 -
Homer walks through a grassy park holding a paper with partial lettering reading 'SIMPSON' and then moves out…
“Stupid kids.”
4:14–4:26 -
Bart sits on the grass pinned by a purple-capped kid in a black shirt and a brown-haired boy in a maroon…
“Suckers. Go, Dad!”
4:26–4:38 -
Homer holds up a sign reading SIMPSON on a grassy field, then runs ahead of a group of children chasing him…
“Come on, Dad, just a few more feet. Show him what you got!”
4:38–4:51 -
Homer is first seen with large hands gripping his back while he lies face-down on grass, then a kid…
“Tag him! Tag him! Quick, tag him!”
4:51–5:04 -
Homer lies sprawled on the green grass, covered in white egg-shaped objects with brown splatters…
“Hey, he's trying to turn over!”
5:04–5:15 -
Bart stands in the foreground on green grass watching Homer lie sprawled on his back with arms outstretched…
“I've never seen Bart so ashamed of me.”
5:15–5:24 -
Homer Simpson lies in bed under a red and pink blanket, his eyes wide and his mouth pressed shut…
“Oh, Marge, how could you let me let myself go like this?”
5:24–5:33 -
Homer and Marge are in their pink bedroom, Marge propped up in bed reading a green book under a red blanket…
“I'm not the one who puts butter in your coffee.”
5:33–5:42 -
Homer stands beside a bed while Marge sits propped up holding an open green book
“No, I mean it. I'm really serious this time.”
5:42–5:51 -
Homer and Marge are first seen in bed in a dim blue bedroom beneath framed family portraits, after an opening…
5:51–6:02 -
Homer sits on the front steps of a green two-story house with a pink arched door, with Santa's Little Helper…
6:02–6:04 -
Homer Simpson crouches in the pink doorway of a blue-arched house and reaches toward Santa's Little Helper…
“Okay, boy. I want you to keep this exercise thing under your hat.”
6:04–6:18 -
Homer Simpson is pulled along a blue sidewalk outside a house by Santa's Little Helper, the brown greyhound…
6:18–6:31 -
Homer lies in bed in a dim blue bedroom, propped against the headboard beside a framed photo of Bart, a boy…
“Look, son.”
6:31–6:37 -
Homer sits in a dim blue bedroom with two lamps and a framed picture of a ghostly figure on the wall
“I've got to keep trying.”
6:37–6:48 -
Homer is first seen sitting on the floor of a dim purple living room while Santa's Little Helper tugs…
6:48–6:54 -
Homer Simpson jogs along a suburban street at dusk past mailboxes and houses while Santa's Little Helper runs…
6:54–7:06 -
Homer Simpson stands in a doorway under a purple wall clock reading about 12:10, then walks…
“So what will it be, Mr. Simpson?”
7:06–7:17 -
Apu stands behind the Kwik-E-Mart counter beside a pink tub of chocolate-topped cookies…
“Don't you have anything healthy here? Oh, well,”
7:17–7:29 -
Apu stands behind the counter beside a pink bucket of donuts while Homer looks on
“Hey, these power sauce bars look pretty healthy.”
7:29–7:39 -
Homer stands before a cooler with a green 'CARTON 18.35 PACK 2.10' sign, holding a blue-and-red candy bar…
“A bushel of apples packed in each bar,”
7:39–7:47 -
Homer jogs in a grey hooded sweatsuit, white headband and blue sneakers along a city sidewalk, then stops…
“Gime?”
7:47–8:00 -
Homer starts in a gym with blue floor, exercise bikes and a blue bench, pulling off a grey sweatshirt…
8:00–8:03 -
Homer Simpson is in a gym, first standing and reaching toward a weight machine, then lying on a blue weight…
“Oh, my head's gonna be sore in the morning.”
8:03–8:10 -
Homer Simpson lies on a blue padded bench in a gym, pushing a metal barbell up with his yellow arms…
“Oh, my head's gonna be sore in the morning.”
8:10–8:18 -
Homer Simpson works an overhead bar at a gym, then sits on a blue weight bench while a muscular, flat-topped…
“Rainier Wolf Castle!”
8:18–8:31 -
Homer Simpson strains against a red leg press machine in a gym while a muscular, short-haired man in a pink…
“Push harder.”
8:31–8:40 -
Homer sits on a red bench in a gym curling a dumbbell while a muscular man with a pink tank top, red…
“Wow, Wolfie. Two months ago, I didn't know what the word dumbbell meant.”
8:40–8:51 -
Homer stands in a pink bathroom with flowered wallpaper and red towels, facing a full-length mirror
“Hello, handsome.”
8:51–9:05 -
Homer stands in front of a pink wall with Lisa in her red dress and pearl necklace, Bart in his orange-red…
“Dad, what have you done to your stomach?”
9:05–9:14 -
Homer Simpson stands barefoot in the family's pink hallway flexing both arms, while Marge with her tall blue…
“And look at me now. Oh, my goodness gracious.”
9:14–9:25 -
Homer kneels in a pink hallway while Bart stands beside him, and Marge with her tall blue beehive and Lisa…
“No, here. Try my foot.”
9:25–9:36 -
Bart, Lisa and Marge sit at the blue kitchen table with plates of grey food, while Homer sits at the same…
“Damn right.”
9:36–9:50 -
Homer Simpson sits at a blue kitchen table in front of a green refrigerator, a red phone on the wall…
“Look at you people.”
9:50–10:03 -
Lisa, Bart, Marge and Maggie sit around a blue kitchen table with Homer seen from behind in the center…
“Homer, stop insulting us and eat your filth.”
10:03–10:07 -
Homer Simpson sits at a kitchen counter in the family home, first holding a small brown food bar near a glass…
“Food. I mean food. Sorry, I only eat food in bar form.”
10:07–10:18 -
Homer stands in a kitchen beside a gray machine that presses red-wrapped spaghetti into a small bar…
“That's why I'm compressing five pounds of spaghetti into one handy mouth-sized bar.”
10:18–10:28 -
No characters appear in this scene, which shows only the exterior of an All Night Gym, a pinkish-red brick…
10:28–10:29 -
Bart stands at left beside a weight stack while Homer sits on a leg press machine in a gym with blue doors
“Alma, please remember to wipe your sweat off that machine.”
10:29–10:43 -
A muscular, flat-topped blond man in a pink tank top and light blue shorts sits on a red gym bench lifting…
“Yo, yo, Rainier, my man, how you doing? I thought you'd be here pumping those guns.”
10:43–10:54 -
Troy McClure gestures and talks beside a blue door with a plaque, joined by a second man in a matching jacket…
“You... I love it.”
10:54–11:01 -
Troy McClure stands beside a long-ponytailed man in a red-and-black jacket with a lightning-bolt apple logo…
“Oh, sure, for experienced mountain climbers, but you're a movie star.”
11:01–11:12 -
Bart stands in a gym beside two men in red-and-black Powersauce jackets, one brown-haired in a red tie…
“My dad could do it. He eats $50 worth of power sauce bars a day.”
11:12–11:22 -
Bart stands at the left edge of a hallway with blue doors, watching two men in matching red-and-black vests…
“Wow, he's really been paying attention to our slogans.”
11:22–11:34 -
Homer Simpson lies on a red inclined bench in a gym, first with a small blue object held to his mouth…
“It's believable. That's what I like about it.”
11:34–11:45 -
Homer stands at a window with Bart in an orange shirt and two men in red-and-black Powersauce jackets, one…
“Uh, no, that's it over there.”
11:45–11:57 -
Homer stands with Bart and two men in red-and-black POWERSAUCE jackets in a room with a large window…
“Okay, mountain climbing supplies.”
11:57–12:08 -
Homer kneels in a pink room beside a red sofa and a wooden chest, with a blue OXYGEN tank and an orange pill…
“Rope, ice axe, heart medicine. Son, don't go up that mountain.”
12:08–12:19 -
A bald, heavy man in a white shirt, seen from behind, stands at left as an elderly man in a pink sweater…
“Sure.”
12:19–12:29 -
Homer and a man with reddish hair, a moustache and a blue turtleneck sit side by side on a snowy mountain…
“We were almost to the top when we ran low on supplies.”
12:29–12:42 -
Homer and a moustached man with reddish hair and a backpack struggle on a snowy mountain ledge, where Homer…
“Then that glory hog took all the supplies and headed for the top alone.”
12:42–12:55 -
Homer kneels on the teal carpet beside a blue OXYGEN tank in a pink living room, facing Grampa, the wrinkled…
“Course, folks were tougher in those days.”
12:55–13:03 -
Homer kneels on the floor of a pink living room with a red sofa while Grampa stands facing him
“But that skunk McAllister was never seen again.”
13:03–13:10 -
Homer grabs and tugs the ear flaps of an orange knit hat in his pink living room, then holds the hat…
“Hey, my head has ear flaps.”
13:10–13:22 -
Homer stands at a bank of microphones on a stand, including one labeled 6, outdoors on grass near pine trees…
“Wait, is contempt the word I want here?”
13:22–13:35 -
Marge Simpson stands with Bart and Lisa in a crowd of townspeople in a pine-forest clearing, while two men…
“Has anyone mentioned that Homer doesn't know anything about mountain climbing?”
13:35–13:41 -
Three men stand before a cluster of microphones outdoors in front of mountains and pine trees: a man…
“Well, yes, a number of people. But don't worry, we're sending two Sherpas along as guides.”
13:41–13:51 -
Homer stands on a grassy hilltop with Marge in a long green coat and tall blue beehive, Lisa in a pink coat…
“Goodbye everyone.”
13:51–14:02 -
Bart stands clasped-handed beside Grampa, wearing an orange jacket, blue gloves and a backpack, on a grassy…
“Well, yeah, whoo cool now get going chop chop”
14:02–14:11 -
A heavy, yellow-skinned man in an orange parka, fur-lined white hat and brown backpack stands on a rocky…
“Oh, man, this is hard.”
14:11–14:19 -
Homer stands on a purple rocky cliff beside blue tanks labeled OXYGEN, first wiping his brow, then fiddling…
“Oh, man, this is hard.”
14:19–14:27 -
Homer sits on the snow beside a tent holding a black phone to his ear while a mustached guide in a fur hat…
“Bart, this climb is the most difficult ordeal I have ever faced.”
14:27–14:39 -
Homer lies on a snowy slope under a purple night sky with stars, then is tied to a taut rope
14:39–14:49 -
Two mustached men in fur hats and vests, roped together, stand on a snowy ledge against purple ice cliffs
“Wow!”
14:49–15:01 -
Homer stands on a snowy purple mountain slope at sunset, first gazing up at the peaks and then standing atop…
“Look how far I climbed! And I'm not even tired!”
15:01–15:13 -
Two men in red jackets with black trim sit behind a news desk under a Powersauce logo: the man on the left…
“This Power Sauce news break is brought to you by Power Sauce.”
15:13–15:23 -
Troy McClure appears on a television screen in front of a white panel showing a blue-outlined triangle…
“Get sauced with Power Sauce. Neil, our top story.”
15:23–15:30 -
Two men in matching red jackets with black vests bearing lightning-bolt logos sit behind a desk on a TV…
“Brad,”
15:30–15:40 -
Homer is dragged up a snowy mountain slope at night by two climbers in backpacks, with a crescent moon…
“Hey, you guys are dragging me up the mountain!”
15:40–15:52 -
Homer Simpson stands on a snowy mountain slope at night, roped to two dark-skinned climbers in fur hats…
“Brad and Neil were quite insistent you not die.”
15:52–15:59 -
Homer Simpson stands on a snowy, starry purple night slope and angrily argues with two Sherpa-like guides…
“Frankly, we don't care. Nobody believes I can do this, huh?”
15:59–16:11 -
Homer Simpson stands on a snowy mountain ridge beside two men in fur-trimmed hats and backpacks, and he…
“Shut up! You are so fired!”
16:11–16:24 -
Homer holds a black bar to his mouth against a purple starry sky
“Solo! Are you crazy? You'll never make it!”
16:24–16:37 -
Homer stands on a snowy purple mountainside holding a walkie-talkie in one hand and a chocolate bar…
“Hey, Deng Chao Ping died. Homer, listen to me.”
16:37–16:45 -
Homer Simpson stands against a purple snowy mountain
“Forget it. I'll be at the top by noon. Over and out.”
16:45–16:53 -
Marge sits on the couch with two children, their spiky heads visible below her, while a TV shows a Powersauce…
“Homer Simpson, defying all medical advice, has switched to Power Sauce's arch-rival,”
16:53–17:04 -
Lisa, Bart, and Marge are on a brown couch in front of a pink wall with a framed picture above it…
“Oh, Dad's gonna die and it's all my fault.”
17:04–17:13 -
Lisa, Bart, and Marge holding Maggie sit or stand in a living room with a pink wall and a framed picture…
“Your father will be okay as long as he's with those Sherpas.”
17:13–17:22 -
Marge watches through a pink window with purple frames while Maggie peers from a small inset at the left edge
“Oh, air's getting thin, but I'm gonna make it.”
17:22–17:34 -
Homer clings to a steep purple rock face against a blue sky with white clouds
“Oh, air's getting thin, but I'm gonna make it.”
17:34–17:42 -
Homer Simpson clings to a purple rock face against a blue sky with white clouds
“Good.”
17:42–17:49 -
Homer climbs a long escalator up a pink rocky mountain under a yellow sky
17:49–18:00 -
Homer Simpson first rides a blue horned creature and then is carried in the grip of a large white furry yeti…
“Oh”
18:00–18:12 -
Homer is first seen floating through a sky of purple-grey clouds with a startled expression
18:12–18:19 -
A bald, heavy yellow-skinned man in an orange jacket, blue trousers and a brown backpack sprawls face-down…
“Just a few feet more.”
18:19–18:30 -
Homer clings to a purple icy rock face as snow falls around him, shouting and straining while gripping an ice…
“Just a few feet more.”
18:30–18:39 -
Homer is on a snowy mountainside during a blizzard
“I did it. I made it all the way to... Ah, crap!”
18:39–18:52 -
Homer trudges up a snowy purple mountain and then kneels in the snow, arms raised and face shouting…
“It just keeps going.”
18:52–19:02 -
Homer and a frozen, icicle-coated man with a moustache and teal sweater are first shown in darkness, after…
“At least I won't freeze to death.”
19:02–19:12 -
Grampa sits in a purple cave-like space reading a green book titled Journal of C.W. McAllister, tears…
“Last entry.”
19:12–19:23 -
An elderly man in an orange parka, red hat and blue scarf, with grey curly hair and stubble, weeps…
“that treacherous skunk Abe Simpson stole my oxygen and tried to eat my left arm.”
19:23–19:26 -
Grampa kneels on the ice of a purple cave, reading aloud from a green book with small text while blue mittens…
“Tell my beloved wife my last thoughts were of her,”
19:26–19:35 -
Homer kneels on the ice of a purple cave beside a lantern, while a frozen blue man with a moustache…
“My dad's a disgrace, just like Bart's dad.”
19:35–19:44 -
Homer first crawls across the snow in front of a large purple cave-mouthed mountain, then rises and climbs…
“This may not be the top, but it's as close as the Simpsons ever gonna get.”
19:44–19:55 -
Homer Simpson climbs a snowy purple mountain, planting a white flag reading "SIMPSON" and raising his ice axe…
19:55–20:05 -
A lone climber in an orange jacket and blue trousers stands near a small white flag on a jagged…
20:05–20:12 -
Homer Simpson stands on a snowy mountaintop under cloudy blue sky, his face frosted with ice and breath…
“Hey, wait a minute.”
20:12–20:22 -
Homer stands triumphantly on a rocky purple mountain peak, raising an ice axe in one hand and spreading…
“Bow down before me, everyone, for I am your king!”
20:22–20:31 -
Lisa stands in a crowd of bundled-up onlookers holding a walkie-talkie to her mouth at first, and she speaks…
“Family to Dad! Family to Dad!”
20:31–20:42 -
Through a circular telescope view, a small white figure with a red spot falls down a craggy purple rock face
“Oh, no! He fell! I can't look!”
20:42–20:45 -
Homer Simpson tumbles down a purple snowy mountainside inside a rolling, growing snowball, then bursts out…
“Hi.”
20:45–20:57 -
Homer and Marge stand together in front of a purple mountain under a cloudy blue sky while Homer grips her arm
“Oh, Marge, I never thought you'd see me again.”
20:57–21:10 -
Carl kneels in the snow beside a frozen, blue-skinned man with a mustache and wide, tearful eyes…
“It looks like someone tried to eat him.”
21:10–21:21 -
Ned Flanders in his green sweater and moustache stands at the left of a crowd of onlookers, one of whom wears…
“Okay, here's what I think happened.”
21:21–21:28 -
Bart and Homer stand on a grassy clearing ringed by pine trees, with a purple telescope on a tripod…
“Did you make it to the top, Dad? Huh, did ya?”
21:28–21:41 -
Homer and Bart first stand against a brown rocky wall with Bart gesturing and Homer glaring
“Forget about it, Homer. You made it to the top.”
21:41–21:54 -
The scene is a black background with gold credit text in the Simpsons title font
21:54–22:03 -
No Simpsons characters appear; the moment is a black title card sequence of credits in gold lettering…
22:03–22:12 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black closing-credits sequence with no people, places…
22:12–22:21 -
A black end-credits sequence of gold text on a black background
22:21–22:30 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this sequence, which is a black end-credits roll with gold text on a black…
22:30–22:39 -
A row of dark silhouetted audience members, including one with a tall bouffant hairdo at left, sits…
“Shhh.”
22:39–22:49
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Milhouse Van Houten, Grampa Simpson, Ned Flanders, Barney Gumble, Chief Wiggum, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Mrs. Krabappel, Dr. Hibbert, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Nelson Muntz, Jasper Beardsley, Reverend Lovejoy, Lou, Lewis Clark, Richard, Jimbo Jones, Eddie, Miss Hoover, Todd Flanders, Maude Flanders, Rod Flanders, Sherri Mackleberry, Terri Mackleberry, Nina Skalka, Janey Powell, Luann Van Houten, Agnes Skinner, Comic Book Guy, Long-haired girl, Ruth Powers, Buck-toothed boy, Rainier Wolfcastle, Fat Tony, Louie, Legs, McBain, Sara, "Blow the Horn" Kid, Tyler Gables, Tyler's Brother, Neil, Brad, C. W. McAllister, Sherpas
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