King of the Hill/Plastic White Female

Plastic White Female
Season 1, Episode 12
Airdate	May 11, 1997
Production Number	4E11
Written by	David Zuckerman
Directed by	Jeff Myers
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King of the Hill — Season One

Plastic White Female is the twelfth episode of the first season of King of the Hill.

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

and Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble)

Also Starring: Jennifer Coolidge (Miss Kremzer), Ashley Gardner (Nancy Gribble), Dawnn Lewis (Sharona), Lauren Tom (Minh and Connie Souphanousinphone)

Uncredited: Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive)

Plot Overview

Bobby is invited to a boy-girl party, but is hesitant to go because he doesn't know how to interact with the opposite sex. He gets an idea when Luanne brings home a mannequin head for her final exam.

Notes

Music

• Beach Boys - "Wouldn't It Be Nice"

Seen, But Not Heard

• John Redcorn

Arc Advancement

Characters

• Luanne passes her finals and gains the respect of her classmates.

• It's revealed that Bill is a military barber.

• Connie and Bobby practise kiss on one another.

Trivia

Allusions and References

• The title of this episode comes from the 1992 thriller Single White Female.

Goofs

• The bulletin board next to the girl's bathroom changes in both size and content between shots.

• The boxes Bobby places the doll head on change between orange to purple between shots in not one but two scenes.

• When Bobby gulps down the grape soda, one shot has it change to look suspiciously like an Alamo Beer can (although it still visibly says "grape" on it).

• When the guys attack Hank for being late, Dale's hair is briefly is grey for a single shot.

• Hank writes on his forehead with the marker, but this is gone in subsequent shots.

• The arrangement of the kids in the spin the bottle circle change throughout the scene.

Quotes

• Luanne: Well, have you ever considered a different colour?

Hank: (chuckling) Men don't do that.

Luanne: Oh, sure they do. Even President Reagan did.

Hank: Hey, now, if Ron Reagan dyed his hair - and I'm not saying he did - it was only to show his strength to the Communists.

• Dale: Joseph's getting to be a real lady-killer, too. I reckon he gets that from his old man.

• Miss Kremzer: ...and that's why blondes don't necessarily have more fun.

• Bobby: Are you going to Joseph's party?

Connie: No. My dad won't let me be around boys until after I'm married.

• Hank: Don't point your finger at me, woman! You're the one who parks him in front of the TV and makes him watch all them Muppets. They got frogs kissing pigs. What the hell did they think was gonna happen?

• Bobby: I just need it to practice my first kiss so I don't look like an idiot.

Hank: You're kissing a plastic head and you're afraid of lookin' like an idiot?!

• Hank: Son, I'm doing this for your own good. You're just using this head as a crutch.

Bobby: It's not a crutch, dad. It's something I've come to rely on to help me through life.