King of the Hill/Meet the Manger Babies

Meet the Manger Babies
Season 2, Episode 12
Airdate	January 11, 1998
Production Number	5E12
Written by	Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger
Directed by	Jeff Myers
← 2x11 The Unbearable Blindness of Laying	2x13 → Snow Job
King of the Hill — Season Two

Meet the Manger Babies is the twelfth episode of the second season of King of the Hill, and the twenty-fourth episode overall.

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

and Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble)

Also Starring: Ashley Gardner (Nancy Gribble), Maurice LaMarche (Reverend Thomason), Debi Derryberry (Kid)

Special Guest Voice: Troy Aikman (Himself)

Special Guest Voice: Peabo Bryson (National Anthem Singer)

Uncredited: Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive, Stagehand)

Plot Overview

Feeling down, Luanne perks up when she finds some puppets and decides to put together a Christian puppet show. When she hits a snag, Hank saves her, leading her to giving him a huge part. Unfortunately for Hank, this coincides with the Super Bowl.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Bill: That's right. Come on. Uh huh.

Arc Advancement

Characters

• Luanne finds animal puppets and uses them to put on a puppet show called the Manger Babies.

Trivia

Goofs

• After Hank "fires" the usher, Luanne brings out the cat, donkey, and octopus. In the next shot, the octopus is gone.

Quotes

• Luanne: Why are people so mean, Aunt Peggy? It's been 2,000 years since Jesus was born, but we're still acting like cavemen.

• Hank: Peggy, we're going shopping for the Super Bowl party, not your feminine items. Diet soda?

• Luanne: The world's going to pieces. I mean, look at any newspaper. Aliens are getting autopsies and devil babies are being born every day.

Hank: Well, that may be true, Luanne, but it's up to each of us to make the world a better place. Take me, for example. I sell a clean-burning, energy-efficient fuel.

Luanne: Oh. Well, do you think I could sell propane?

Hank: (laughs) No.

• Bobby: Why don't we just watch the game at Mister Dauterive's house? I like it there. He keeps snacks in his couch cushions.

• Hank: I'll save you, Manger Babies.

Luanne: You will?

Hank: Yes. Because I'm the assistant manager of this movie theatre. I sell popcorn and popcorn accessories.

• Hank: She made me God.

Bobby: Hey, if you're God, I guess that makes me Jesus.

Peggy: (gasps) Bobby, honey, you really shouldn't say that. That is for Luanne to decide.

• Hank: What the hell is going on?

Bill: All I know is this is the part of the movie where I start thinking, "Why don't they just out of the house?"

• Hank: You know, it was kind of a miracle that brought me here, too. You see, I was watching my TV and it started flipping channels.

Bobby: Mom, I hope you don't mind, but I borrowed the batteries from your remote control.

Peggy: What remote control? I don't have a remote control.

Bobby: Sure you do, in your purse. The universal remote that can change a channel on any brand of television. I borrowed the batteries for my Game Boy.

Peggy: When?

Bobby: Before the Super Bowl.

Peggy: But if the remote had no batteries, how did I... ?

(the clouds part and the sun shines)

Bobby: Or after the Super Bowl. I don't remember.