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Ceci N'est Pas Une King of the Hill
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Season 8, Episode 9
Airdate January 25, 2004
Production Number 8ABE03
Written by Etan Cohen
Directed by Tricia Garcia
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King of the HillSeason Eight

Ceci N'est Pas Une King of the Hill is the ninth episode of the eighth season of King of the Hill, and the one hundred fifty-eighth episode overall.

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

and: Toby Huss (Second Artist, Former Bully)

Also Starring: Ashley Gardner (Female Board Member), David Herman (Jazz Colton, Jimmy Witchard), Nicky Katt (Fred, First Artist), Romy Rosemont (Third Artist, Margo), Dave Thomas (Ambrose), Lauren Tom (Minh Souphanousinphone)

Contents

Plot Overview

When Buck tasks Hank with acquiring some art for public display, he selects Peggy who makes a sculpture made out of propane tanks that soon gets the attention of an art dealer.

Meanwhile, Dale begins terrorising everyone with a suit of armour.

Notes

Stinger Quote

First Artist: Washington, Hitler. Washington, Hitler.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

Characters

Referbacks

Trivia

The Show

  • This episode is also referred to as "Ceci N'est Pas Une King of the Hill Episode", such as on the inside of the DVD sleeve (although "Episode" is absent as it appears in the menu).

Behind the Scenes

Allusions and References

  • The title of this episode alludes to a René Magritte painting entitled The Treachery of Images, which depicts a smoking pipe with the text "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" ("This is not a pipe").

Memorable Moments

  • The montage of Hank trying to purchase art. It begins with one displaying a hologram of George Washington that shifts to Hilter, then a man trying to get Hank to imagine Ronald Reagan squatting over something, and finally a woman who offers something called Industrial Penis #5.

Quotes

  • Buck: I need you to buy me some art.
Hank: Uh, sir, I -
Buck: Zoning board won't give you something for nothing. They passed this public art law; got to beautify one part of town if they're gonna let you uglify another. Keeps everything nice and even.
Hank: But - But I don't know the first thing about art.
Buck: The Zoning Board can't hang excuses in city hall, Hank. Now get buyin'!
  • Hank: I don't get it. I just wanted to buy something that people would want to look at, spruce up that highway median. Isn't that what art's supposed to be?
Boomhauer: Hey, man, you know, you dang ol' naive, man. Talkin' 'bout ol' like a dang ol' dada, you know, like a little toilet in a museum, man. You know, talkin' 'bout, dang ol' ideas, man.
Hank: (chuckles) I never could understand a word of that art mumbo-jumbo.
  • Bill: You know what I never understood? Why a pretty girl would model naked and let someone paint her. And, you know, if she'd do that for just anyone or...
  • Bobby: I don't think those artists ever shower. It was like, just when you thought you'd never smelled anyone worse than one guy - bam - the next guy smells even worse!
Hank: It was awful, Peggy. Makes me wish there was some way to buy art without the, you know, artists and whatnot.
  • Hank: Well, heck, Peggy, why don't you just make the art? It can't be very hard. I mean, even the people who do it for a living don't seem very good at it.
  • Hank: You know, I never thought anything could put this crazy propane game in perspective, but you did it.
  • Hank: So what do you think, sir?
Buck: It don't matter what I think. Could be a statue of two dogs a-humpin' as long as the Zoning Board thinks it's art.
  • Margo: Peggy Hill? Wait, aren't you my daughter's substitute Spanish teacher?
Peggy: Ah, so you can see the Spanish influence in my work.
  • Hank: I always liked the probot. You look at the probot, he looks at you, you think, "Hey, things are going to be okay."
  • Peggy: Can I invite everyone who didn't believe in me and really rub their noses in it?
Jazz: It wouldn't be an art show without it, Peggy.
  • Jazz: It was a great show, Jimmy. You're going to be a rich artist.
Jimmy Witchard: Hey, what happened to the stuff I made?
Jazz: Your art, Jimmy? We sold it.
Jimmy Witchard: You sold the stuff I made?! I want it back! Give me it!
Jazz: No. Remember? We sell it, I give you money.
Jimmy Witchard: I can't make new stuff out of money! Give me cans! I want cans! The good ones! You know, the the smash 'ems!
Jazz: So, you don't want money. You want cans.
Jimmy Witchard: Duh!
Jazz: You're the boss, Jimmy.
Jimmy Witchard: I'm the boss.
Jazz: Stay angry, Jimmy!
  • Jazz: Look, I can see the inbred hillbilly thing is really bothering you, so I'll make you a deal: I'll say she's insane. But it's got to be criminally insane or we've got nothing.