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Bad News Bill

episode of TV series King of the Hill
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Bad News Bill

Summary

Bad News Bill is a television series episode[1].

Key Facts

  • Bad News Bill's instance of is recorded as television series episode[2].
  • Greg Daniels wrote the screenplay for Bad News Bill[3].
  • Mike Judge wrote the screenplay for Bad News Bill[4].
  • Bad News Bill's genre is animated sitcom[5].
  • Bad News Bill's genre is slice of life[6].
  • Bad News Bill followed Serves Me Right for Giving General George S. Patton the Bathroom Key[7].
  • Bad News Bill was followed by Manger Baby Einstein[8].
  • Bad News Bill's part of the series is recorded as King of the Hill[9].
  • The original language of Bad News Bill was English[10].
  • Bad News Bill's original broadcaster is recorded as Fox Broadcasting Company[11].
  • Bad News Bill's color is recorded as color[12].
  • Bad News Bill's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • Bad News Bill was released on May 3, 2009[14].
  • Bad News Bill's characters is recorded as Peggy Hill[15].
  • Bad News Bill's characters is recorded as Bobby Hill[16].
  • Bad News Bill's characters is recorded as Dale Gribble[17].
  • Bad News Bill's characters is recorded as Hank Hill[18].
  • Bad News Bill's voice actor is recorded as Mike Judge[19].
  • Bad News Bill's voice actor is recorded as Kathy Najimy[20].
  • Bad News Bill's voice actor is recorded as Pamela Adlon[21].
  • Bad News Bill's voice actor is recorded as Johnny Hardwick[22].
  • Bad News Bill's distributed by is recorded as 20th Television[23].
  • Bad News Bill's narrative location is recorded as Arlen[24].
  • Bad News Bill's narrative location is recorded as The Hill Residence[25].
  • Bad News Bill's theme music is recorded as Yahoos and Triangles[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Screenwriters include Greg Daniels[3] and Mike Judge[4].

Publication

Bad News Bill was released on May 3, 2009[14]. The original language of it was English[10]. Genres include animated sitcom[5] and slice of life[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as King of the Hill[9].

Subject and Themes

Bad News Bill's part of the series is recorded as King of the Hill[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Bad News Bill followed Serves Me Right for Giving General George S. Patton the Bathroom Key[7]. It was followed by Manger Baby Einstein[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imdb id → tt1299881
    Tmdb episode id → 148163
    Distributed by → 20th Television
    Theme music → Yahoos and Triangles, Yahoos and Triangles (Reprise)
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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