King of the Hill/Nancy Does Dallas

Nancy Does Dallas
Season 13, Episode 13
Airdate	April 19, 2009
Production Number	DABE06
Written by	Tony Gama-Lobo & Rebecca May
Directed by	Michael Loya
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King of the Hill — Season Thirteen

Nancy Does Dallas is the thirteenth episode of the thirteenth season of King of the Hill, and the two hundred forty eighth episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer, Octavio), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Adlon (Bobby Hill, Billy Cook, Parade Manager), Brittany Murphy (credit only), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble), Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive)

and Toby Huss (Coach Kleehammer)

Special Guest Voice: Peri Gilpin (Gwen St. James)

Special Guest Voice: Phil Hendrie (Tom Chick, Wade Bixby)

Also Starring: Ashley Gardner (Nancy Gribble), David Herman (Miguel Hernandez, Male Commentator), Scott Klace (Bret Winslow), Breckin Meyer (Joseph Gribble), Lauren Tom (Minh Souphanousinphone, Female Commentator)

Plot Overview

Nancy gets a job in Dallas, leaving Dale alone to his own devices.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Wade Bixby: I'm... Wade... Bixby!

Seen, But Not Heard

• Dooley

• Clark Peters

Arc Advancement

Characters

• Nancy has demonstrated a ruthless side in the past, but as Peggy later realises, it's keeping up with Dale's antics that stifles the very worst of these tendencies from coming out.

Trivia

Allusions and References

• The title of this episode is a play on the 1978 porno Debbie Does Dallas.

Quotes

• Nancy: Dale, for the last time, you cannot store your poisons in the fridge. We keep our food in here.

Dale: Come on! I labelled it this time.

• Hank: I didn't know you were allowed to say that word on TV, let alone advertise a product for it.

• Peggy: That poor school.

Hank: What? That wasn't even a story. It was just a bunch of if's.

Peggy: Hank, what could have happened is often more important than what actually happened.

• Dale: It means my wife's face is gonna be broadcast across Texas. Nancy, your prison fan mail is about to quadruple!

• Hank: Am I the only one who realises that this story isn't news?

Bill: How can you say that after what happened in Durndle?

Hank: Nothing happened in Durndle!

Bill: Oh, thank God.

• Dale: That's my boy, monitoring the monitor.

• Dale: This is gonna be great. I can finally do all the things Nancy won't let me do.

Hank: You know, Dale, just 'cause Nancy isn't around, doesn't mean you can do whatever you want.

Dale: Uh, actually, that's exactly what it means, Hank.

• Hank: Uh, Nancy, are you sure about this? You know, leaving Dale alone, uh, with your son and your house, which you still owe money on?

Nancy: This is my chance, Hank. Besides, Dale will be fine. He can survive anything. He's like one of his cockroaches.

• Hank: Have you guys seen Dale lately? It makes me nervous when I can't see him.

• Peggy: Well, thanks for inviting us, Nancy. And we bring greetings from Arlen. Everyone except Kahn says hello.

• Peggy: I've seen Nancy with her claws out before, but I had no idea she could be like this. I both respect and fear her.

• Peggy: So you publicly humiliated yourself and got fired for it. Don't dwell on the past. There are plenty of things to look forward to.

Nancy: Like what? I'm back where I started. I got my crappy job back at crappy Channel 84. And it's crappy.

Hank: Well, that's something. Gainful employment and whatnot.

• Dale: Nancy, where are you? I can't reach the fire extinguisher and I need it! And I need new toast!

• Peggy: That's it. It's Dale.

Hank: Huh?

Peggy: Dale and all his nonsense keeps Nancy so busy, she doesn't have the time or energy to be like she was in Dallas.

Hank: So Nancy needs Dale more than Dale needs Nancy. Huh. Weird.

• Dale: It sure is great that you're home and not just for fire-retardant purposes. I missed you. Channel 84 must be happy to have you back, too. It's quite an honour for them to have a big-time Dallas reporter behind their anchor desk. You're going to be all over that one billboard they have.

Nancy: I guess you're right.

Dale: Sorry the house smells like walrus.

Nancy: Me, too, sug.