King of the Hill/Pigmalion

Pigmalion
Season 7, Episode 9
Airdate	January 12, 2003
Production Number	5ABE23
Written by	Jonathan Collier
Directed by	Dominic Polcino
← 7x08 Full Metal Dust Jacket	7x10 → Megalo Dale
King of the Hill — Season Seven

Pigmalion is the ninth episode of the seventh season of King of the Hill, and the one hundred thirty-fifth episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Segall Adlon (Bobby Hill, Presenter, Blanca), Brittany Murphy (Luanne Platter), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble)

and Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive)

Also Starring: Ashley Gardner (Lundt), Marcelo Tubert (Javier)

Special Guest Voice: Michael Keaton (Trip Larson)

Plot Overview

After Peggy causes her to lose her job, Luanne meets a wealthy pork entrepreneur who takes a romantic interest in her. However, Peggy soon gets worried when she thinks there's something off about him.

Notes

Stinger Quote

(pig squels)
Trip Larson: Schweigen!

Seen, But Not Heard

• Boomhauer

Arc Advancement

Characters

• Luanne loses her job at Rattlesnake's.

Trivia

The Show

• This episode is infamous due to being the darkest episode in the series due to the ending.

• Originally produced as a Season 5 episode and was originally planned as a holdover for Season 6 before airing as this season's belated Halloween episode.

• There's a rumour that the ending including a shot of Trip's mangled body hanging on a hook. However, there's never been any evidence to substantiate this and is likely just a hoax.

Allusions and References

• One of the partygoers can be seen dressed as the DC Comics character Hawkman.

Quotes

• Luanne: I do so know enough not to put a salad-size fork in the spoon bin.

Lundt: Well, that fork didn't just walk along and hop in there by herself, did she, now?

Luanne: No, she couldn't have.

• Luanne: You know, I probably wouldn't have lost my Rattlesnake's job if you hadn't said anything.

Peggy: Exactly. But I won't be around forever to do everything for you. You have to learn to help yourself.

Luanne: How did it help me to lose my job?

Peggy: It will leave you open for new opportunities. Such as the one that I am about to present to you. The Learning Annex is offering a class on "The Joy of Entrepreneuring." I signed you up.

Luanne: It would be really nice if sometimes you could ask me when you make decisions about my life.

Peggy: You're right. Would you like to go at 7:00 or at 9:00?

Luanne: Mm. 7:00.

Peggy: I'm sorry. That won't work for me.

• Trip Larson: My great-grandfather started Larson Pork Products with little more than three pigs and a killing hammer. Today, I'm proud to say, we kill more pigs than, well, pig hepatitis.

• Luanne: What's a food product?

Peggy: It's like food, but cheaper.

• Trip Larson: (to Luanne) Young lady, you had a question?

Luanne: Well, I--

Peggy: Yes. I find that I am too busy succeeding to keep track of all of my ideas. So I keep them in a file.

Trip Larson: Well, actually, that's more of a comment than a question.

Peggy: Well, thank you. I think so, too.

• Hank: Uh, Luanne, sometimes men aren't interested in what they say they're interested in. To put it bluntly, they're more interested in something else.

Luanne: Oh, you mean sex?

Hank: (backing out of the room) No! No! No! (peaks back in) Yes.

• Dale: Who's house are we going to be T.P.ing this year?

Bill: Probably mine again.

• Hank: Salad after steak? I hate to say this twice in one meal, but, horse's ass.

• Peggy: I was right there. He was pulling and yanking that cord and trying to jerk you out of there with every last fibre of his being and then some.

Luanne: Aunt Peggy, Trip believes that no one ever solved anything with a run-on sentence.

• Peggy: Luanne, I have decided that your boyfriend is crazy. Now, do you want to break up with him or should I?

• Luanne: But, no, see, I need stuff to wear to dinner.

Trip Larson: Not a problem. (pushes button on remote that unveils a wardrobe)

Luanne: But they're all the same.

Trip Larson: Nothing is exactly the same. Everything has a small flaw or imperfection. It drives me mad.

• Luanne: My head is bleeding!

Trip Larson: Your head hasn't been harmed. It's been improved. I took the liberty of dying it while you were asleep these last 14 hours.

• Hank: Oh, great. It's Luanne. I'll bet she can tell us where the bathroom is.

Peggy: Is that all you care about? The bathroom? What about Luanne?

Hank: I can't enjoy a party until I know where the bathroom is. You knew that when you married me.

• Trip Larson: Where did Luanne go?

Peggy: That's for me to know and you to find out. And me to find out, too, because I don't know.

• Luanne: Well, at least Trip seemed happy. And now he's in a better place.

Peggy: Honey, Trip had a mental breakdown and is now a sausage. That's not a better place. But you handled the situation very well.

Luanne: I did, didn't I?

Peggy: You saved yourself by thinking for yourself.

Luanne: I did, didn't I?

Peggy: You are your own woman.

Luanne: I am? I am! So, really, it's a happy ending.

Peggy: Happy enough.