King of the Hill/Grand Theft Arlen

Grand Theft Arlen
Season 11, Episode 8
Airdate	April 29, 2007
Production Number	BABE08
Written by	Sanjay Shah
Directed by	Ronald Rubio
← 11x07 The Passion of the Dauterive	11x09 → Peggy's Gone to Pots
King of the Hill — Season Eleven

Grand Theft Arlen is the eighth episode of the eleventh season of King of the Hill, and the two hundred ninth episode overall.

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

and Toby Huss (Coach Kleehammer, Kahn Souphanousinphone)

Also Starring: Dennis Burkley (Principal Moss), Phil LaMarr (Roger "Booda" Sack), Justin Long (Gabriel), Breckin Meyer (Sam, Joseph Gribble), Randall Reeder (Customer), Lauren Tom (Minh Souphanousinphone)

Plot Overview

Hank begins training Bobby to pass the Presidential Fitness Test after learning there's a P.E. opt-out in which students play video games.

However, upon learning the community college teachers based a video game on him and selling propane, Hank becomes hooked on playing it.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Hank Avatar: Taste the meat and the heat.

Seen, But Not Heard

• Boomhauer

• Joe Jack

• Donna

Arc Advancement

Referbacks

• The pimp in Pro-Pain is modelled on Alabaster Jones from "Ho Yeah!".

Trivia

Allusions and References

• The title is a play on the name of the video game Grand Theft Auto.

Quotes

• Coach Kleehammer: Hill? What are you doing here? I thought all the doughy kids were gonna take the easy way out. No offence, Hank.

Hank: Well, you call 'em like you see 'em, coach. But that's why Bobby is here. He's taking the Presidential Fitness test. Son, take your place in line. And do whatever Coach Kleehammer screams.

• Hank: What the heck is going on, Carl? I know the divorce hasn't been easy, but that's no reason to take it out on P.E.

• Hank: (answering phone) Strickland Propane. Taste the meat, not the heat. Uh, well, most people put ketchup or mustard on it. No, I wouldn't recommend both.

• Bill: So, wait, when you play this game, you get to be Hank? That sounds interesting.

Hank: It's not interesting. It's thievery. You can't just take someone's face without asking.

Dale: Thank you!

• Hank: Oh, God, I just stabbed a parking attendant. Where's the button to turn myself in?

• Dale: Well, Hank, as you can see, pretty much nothing happens when you're not here.

• Bill: My turn! I'm next! Where do I find Peggy?

• Hank: I didn't realise killing a man with my bare thumbs would change me so much.

• Hank: I'll quit.

Peggy: Prove it. Trash that controller.

(Hank hesitates)

Peggy: "Ask Marilyn" says that people who own fancy electronics are called "technosexuals".

Hank: Ugh! Take it.

• Bill: I found some folks on the Internet who play against each other online.

Hank: You can do that?

Bill: Yeah. I'm not very good. There are too many Hanks on the screen. I never know which one to listen to.

• Peggy: I married a man, Hank, not a... gamer.

• Sam: Body horror makes classic horror look like Euro horror.

Gabriel: Wait, what's body horror?

Sam: Why are we even friends?

• Bill: Hey, everybody! I'm Hank Hill! Driving home to have a hot meal with my wife and my son, whom I love so much!