King of the Hill/Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors
Season 12, Episode 15
Airdate	March 16, 2008
Production Number	CABE06
Written by	Christy Stratton
Directed by	Tony Kluck
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King of the Hill — Season Twelve

Behind Closed Doors is the fifteenth episode of the twelfth season of King of the Hill, and the two hundred twenty-eighth episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer, Dooley), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Adlon (Bobby Hill), Brittany Murphy (credit only), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble), Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive, Buck Strickland)

Special Guest Voice: Ed Begley, Jr. (Stephens Davies)

Special Guest Voice: Tom Petty (Lucky)

Also Starring: Alex S. Alexander (Melinda Dooley, Receptionist), Dennis Burkley (Principal Moss), Ashley Gardner (Nancy Gribble), David Herman (Ron, Manager, Tim Dooley), Breckin Meyer (Joseph Gribble)

Plot Overview

When an author makes Peggy feel bad about the her family, she takes the advice from his book in an attempt to bring them closer, but it soon becomes too much for Hank and Bobby.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Peggy: First one to breakfast gets to sit on my lap!

Seen, But Not Heard

• Luanne Platter

Arc Advancement

Referbacks

• As Peggy is in the mall, trying to get the mustard stain out of her shirt, we see a poster for the fictional Julia Roberts film Where Apes Fear to Tread, which we saw in "Rich Hank, Poor Hank".

Trivia

Goofs

• When Stephens Davies berates Peggy, he often takes the mic away from his mouth, but the volume of his voice never changes.

Allusions and References

• Upon hearing that Dooley ran away, Dale plays the first few notes of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

• Stephens Davies says his book has a forward by Marilu Henner.

• The second time Dale jokingly plays Hank's theme song, he plays a pastiche of "Enter Sandman" by Metallica.

• Hank says the phone Peggy gave him goes right to her like the batphone used in the 1960s Batman series used by Commissioner Gordon to get direct access to the caped crusader.

Quotes

• Bobby: Dad, Dooley ran away from home!

Joseph: He left a note with only two words: I'm gone.

• Hank: I thought you and Melinda Dooley were friends.

Peggy: Yeah. Melinda and I took different paths. Let's just say her clothes weren't the only thing that got casual on Fridays. I will leave it at that. (beat) Her values.

• Dooley: I'm back.

• Stephens Davies: This is the real problem with American families. Complacency! Self-satisfaction! Ignorationalisation! It's a word I coined. It's in my book and she's guilty of it.

• Peggy: Have you ever wondered why we can never get our Christmas card photo right? It's because, as a family, we are all over the place: scattered, dishevelled, eyes closed.

Hank: The '77 Cowboys never took a good photo, but they won the Super Bowl. Your logic doesn't hold up.

• Bobby: This is the way food was meant to be eaten. No stains. I can just hose down afterwards.

Hank: I don't think this is sanitary.

• Peggy: Bobby I would like to share an excerpt from my diary, as I no longer want us to have any secrets.

Bobby: No, no, that's okay.

Peggy: "Dear Diary, Bobby's eyebrows have still not grown in. It is disturbing."

Bobby: Mom!

• Hank: Close the door!

Peggy: Hank, there are no doors.

Hank: What?! No!

Peggy: Only when we take down our inner doors can we put them back up and then not use them.

Hank: So, let me get this straight. To keep Bobby from running away, you have to do your business in front of me?

• Bobby: Can I hang out with you for awhile?

Joseph: You can if you want, but my dad's been testing Tasers, so you really have to watch out.

Bobby: I'll take my chances.

• Peggy: You were both avoiding me.

Hank: It's all the extra attention and sharing and whatnot. We felt a little... claustrophobic.

Bobby: Yeah! I've even had dreams that I was a little bunny and you petted me and petted me and petted me until you broke my neck.

• Bobby: I'll just go down and beg for a new appointment. I'm adorable when I beg.

Joseph: If that doesn't work, start crying. It works for my dad.