Jimmy Witchard is a character appearing in various situations that the main characters are in. He is constantly at odds with Dale Gribble, and one time Hank Hill kicked his ass for putting Bobby in danger. Despite this, he later helped Bobby as well as the rest of The Hill Family in different episodes. Basically when John Redcorn became the Go To Musician replacing Chuck Mangione, Jimmy Wichard became the new guy that appeared randomly in the background for any reason.
Jimmy Wichard is often seen acting defensively, stubbornly, irrationally, disorderly, aggressively, dangerously, with hostility, and at times outright insane. He demonstrates cognitive impairments, and hesitates before making decisions. When he finally makes a decision, it usually is the wrong one.
He was told by the scammer from The Substitute Spanish Prisoner to be an idiot savant with Rain Man-like abilities, by telling him he guessed correctly regarding how many toothpicks are in a box. Other times when he gets confused is when Peggy said she pulled her thumb off, not noticing the mistake he made with a calculator, not understanding he was paid for his artwork, and forgetting that he likes to collect cans.
It is uncertain how malevolent Jimmy actually is. Some of his ignorance might be fraudulent. Examples are when he tried to kill Bobby considering that he ordered Bobby to cross the active raceway instead of using the tunnel system. Later, Jimmy filed a lawsuit regarding his choking on the choking hazard warning label.
There are occasions where Jimmy actually helps people. One time was when Peter asked him to stage a fight. He shows up with a mob to attack Peter. He hesitated during the ambush. Another time is when he and Peggy collaborated to recover swindled money. One one occasion, he took his G.E.D. test with Lucky, scolding him about how foolish he is for not being ready to take the test. Despite all of Jimmy's eccentricities, he seems to have more common sense instead of Lucky!
Jimmy works at the Arlen Speedway in a management position. During Bobby's concession stand gig, Jimmy was his boss, subjecting him to verbal abuse, incompetence, among other things on a daily basis. Despite this, Hank ignored Bobby's complaints until being informed by Dale. The last straw for Hank was when Jimmy nearly killed Bobby by ordering him to cross the racetrack while a race was in progress. Hank, infuriated, ended up running across the track himself, chasing Jimmy down, and literally kicking his ass. Later, Jimmy gladly provided the setting for Peggy's Ingenious Sting Operation.
He also collected cans with Cotton Hill, and made artwork with Peggy Hill. He tries to make more money by demanding an attorney file a lawsuit after saying he choked on a choking hazard warning label.
Episode Appearances:
Life In the Fast Lane: Bobby's Saga - First visual appearance where he was the boss at a concession stand at Arlen Raceway where he literally got his ass kicked by Hank for trying to make Bobby give him a soda across the track during a race.
When Cotton Comes Marching Home Again - Jimmy is seen with Cotton, along with Hank watching him and Cotton, getting the money from collecting cans from the manager at Pink & White's recycling center. Cotton disagrees and wants the money, saying that he is broke. Jimmy is seen again later in the episode when Cotton starts to show him "how to count" by throwing cans at him.
The Substitute Spanish Prisoner - Jimmy is accepted into a genius society, but it turns out to be a scam, rigged so that anyone can join (much to the consternation of Peggy Hill, who is also accepted into the society).
Ceci N'est Pas Une King of the Hill - Jimmy makes art (little people made from beer cans) and is praised by art critics for it. However, when his work sells, he gets angry: "Don't take away my guys!". Jimmy is eventually pacified when the art dealer sponsoring the show promises to give him more cans instead of money.
Business Is Picking Up - Jimmy is seen bullying Peter Sterling, who owns and operates a very successful business which specializes in picking up animal droppings and cleaning out Port-a-Johns.
Edu-macating Lucky - Jimmy is seen taking a GED test when Lucky goes to take the test, which whom he is sitting next to, which Lucky says out loud remembering that the value of Pi R squared is 90210, which Jimmy tells him that he just gave away the answer, and covers his test from Lucky.
Lucky's Wedding Suit - Jimmy is in the lawyers office. He wants to sue somebody because he ate the warning label and choked on it.
Bill Gathers Moss - Jimmy is seen being interviewed by Hank and the others to see if he would be a good room mate for Bill, but during the interview, he said that he wants the house and a sign outside the front door that says "Jimmy's House".
