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Hilloween
King of the Hill - Hilloween.png
Season 2, Episode 4
Airdate October 26, 1997
Production Number 5E06
Written by David Zuckerman
Directed by John Rice
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King of the HillSeason Two

Hilloween is the fourth episode of the second season of King of the Hill, and the sixteenth episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill, Hallelujah House Actor), Pamela Segall (Bobby Hill), Brittany Murphy (Luanne Platter)

and Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble)

Special Guest Voice: Sally Field (Junie Harper)

Also Starring: Dennis Burkley (Principal Moss), Neil Giuntoli (Closer #2), David Herman (City Councilman, Hallelujah House Actor), David Zuckerman (Group Leader)

Uncredited: Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive)

Contents

Plot Overview

Hank readies Bobby for his last Halloween. Unfortunately, an evangelical gets Luanne on her power trip of branding Halloween as satanic, threatening to drive Bobby away from Hank.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Boomhauer: Dang ol, boo, man. Yo.

Music

Arc Advancement

Happenings

Characters

  • Luanne is established to be impressionable and susceptible to other people's misguided ideas.

Referbacks

Trivia

The Show

  • This episode marks the first appearance of Principal Moss and Hank's mother Tillie, the latter only in flashback.

Behind the Scenes

Allusions and References

Memorable Moments

  • Hank subverts a comedic trope when Peggy tell him Luanne took Bobby to Junie Harper's anti-Halloween church party and he prevents a spit take and manages to swallow and tells her "I came very close to spitting out beer."

Goofs

  • When Luanne joins the guys in chanting "Trick or treat," you can hear her despite her mouth not moving.

Quotes

  • Luanne: Uncle Hank, Aunt Peggy, I have terrible news! Halloween is a satanic holiday. It was invented by the Drewish!
  • Hank: Let's get the rise and run of this trough right. I don't want my blood rushing to my severed head.
  • Principal Moss: Apparently, some people consider Halloween a religious holiday.
Hank: So?
Junie Harper: So our Constitution guarantees a separation of Church and state.
Principal Moss: Mrs Harper has a point... and an attorney.
  • Junie Harper: "The complacency of fools will destroy them." Proverbs.
Hank: Get out of my house! Exodus.
  • Peggy: From now on, you leave the parenting to us. We get a magazine about it.