King of the Hill/Night and Deity

Night and Deity
Season 7, Episode 21
Airdate	May 11, 2003
Production Number	7ABE16
Written by	Garland Testa
Directed by	Gary McCarver
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King of the Hill — Season Seven

Night and Deity is the twenty-first episode of the seventh season of King of the Hill, and the one hundred forty-seventh episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela S. Adlon (Bobby Hill), Brittany Murphy (Luanne Platter), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble)

and Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive)

Special Guest Voice: Janeane Garofalo (Sheila Refkin)

Also Starring: Ashley Gardner (Nancy Gribble), Jonathan Joss (John Redcorn), Monica Keena (Becky, Bartender), Phil LaMarr (Cheesy Guy), James Sie (Sheila's Assistant, Bouncer), Lauren Tom (Minh Souphanousinphone)

Plot Overview

When Rainy Street gets an infestation of pigeons, Dale feels underqualified and seeks out a legendary exterminator he's long admired. They turn out to be a woman who Dale begins to bond with, making Nancy jealous.

Meanwhile, Luanne turns 21 and plans to celebrate with a night out that requires a designated driver

Notes

Stinger Quote

Sheila: (coos)
Dale: (wheezes)

Seen, But Not Heard

• Connie Souphanousinphone

• Kahn Souphanousinphone

• Joseph Gribble

Music

• Hot Action Cop - "Fever for the Flava"

• Boyz II Men - "I'll Make Love To You"

• Foreigner - "I Want To Know What Love Is"

Arc Advancement

Characters

• Luanne turns 21. In the previous season's "A Beer Can Named Desire", she stated she was only 19 1/2, meaning a year and half have passed.

Trivia

Allusions and References

• Nancy walks in on Dale talking to Sheila about the second Lionel Jefferson, a character on The Jeffersons who was originally played by Mike Evans in the first season (and on All in the Family) before being replaced by Damon Evans for the second, third, and fourth seasons, but was reprised by Evans in subsequent seasons.

Goofs

• In the last scene of Dale and Nancy sitting together, Nancy's frame briefly overlaps Dale's.

Quotes

• Dale: I can't get inside these pigeons' heads! Bill, you're a filthy flocking animal. Would this scare you? (shows owl statue)

Bill: Ooh! No.

• Dale: The pest-control world isn't your fuzzy-coloured, propane candy land where you can just call people.

• Luanne: Would you be my designated driver?

Hank: No, I - I don't really... No.

Luanne: It's okay, Uncle Hank. I'll just drive home drunk. There's so many great things I can crash my car into - a ditch, a telephone pole, a bus load of babies!

Hank: (sighs) Fine.

• Dale: Look at the way she applies that chemical. She has clearly read the directions.

• Shelia: Dale, honey, would you mind grabbing a caulking gun and helping me out?

Hank: Do you know how many years I've wished Peggy would ask me that?

• Dale: I don't deserve to be administering chemical next to an exterminator of your magnitude. I'm also not licensed to.

• Nancy: She's trouble. But wouldn't that be poetic justice? I come back to Dale and then he runs off with another woman?

Peggy: I would say it's ironic, but you're the one it's happening to. You can call it what you want.

• Dale: I was just telling Boomhauer that Sheila's can and your can share some striking similarities. Show him your can, Nancy.

Nancy: I don't think so. You know I don't like you looking at other ladies'... areas.

Dale: How can I help it? She's got your hot bod and my hot mind. It's like some science experiment that's gone horribly right.

• Peggy: Maybe you should try to be more involved in Dale's life. You know, be a bigger part of his world.

Nancy: But Dale's world is so... I don't really want...

Peggy: No, I wouldn't either, but you seem to want to save this thing.

• Shelia: So I'll pick you up at midnight?

Dale: Honk twice so I don't shoot ya!

• John Redcorn: I'm sure Nancy told you about the time I cured four of her migraines in one night.

• Hank: What am I supposed to wear to Luanne's birthday party? I need something that says, "I am not some weird, old guy in the bar. I am here against my will."

• Luanne: That guy is so handsome. And you can tell by how hard he's laughing at that lady's joke, that he's got a great sense of humour.

• Boomhauer: Yeah, man, you're just, you're at home, you know, just chillin' with your lady in your ol' nest, you know. You got little bird in the sky, you know, man. You know, you - you did poop on my car, you know, but we gon' talk 'bout that later, you know. Don't worry about it right now, you know.

• Hank: I just fell down and you know why? I'm drunk.

Luanne: So am I! But you're our driver. I can't drive and you can't drive. How are we going to drive if we can't drive?

• Dale: This is so great. For the first time in my life, I feel like I'm really detecting rat urine.

• Dale: Look at all those pests out there. I wonder if we'll ever win this war.

• Dale: Wait a second. Are you attempting to know me?

Shelia: Dale, you are one of the sweetest, gentlest, funniest men I've ever met.

Dale: True, but Sheila, I'm married.

Shelia: It's just us tonight.

Dale: Oh, no, missy. There are three people here tonight! You, me, (pointing to wedding ring) and my wife. I've taken two oaths in my life. One to the NRA and the other to Nancy Hicks-Gribble, nee Nancy Hicks. I stood in front of God and all my friends, swearing to be an honourable and truthful man. So I'm not going to lie, I - I have felt a very small, insect-like attraction for you, but my wife is the greatest woman there ever was! I think you should go. (Shelia leaves and Dale hears cooing) Geez, woman, take a hint. (sees a pigeon) You heard me. I love my wife.