King of the Hill/Unfortunate Son

Unfortunate Son
Season 6, Episode 11
Airdate	March 10, 2002
Production Number	5ABE20
Written by	Alex Gregory & Peter Huyck
Directed by	A. Lioi
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King of the Hill — Season Six

Unfortunate Son is the eleventh episode of the sixth season of King of the Hill, and the one hundred fifteenth episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Segall Adlon (credit only), Brittany Murphy (Luanne Platter), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble), Stephen Root (Buck Strickland, Bill Dauterive, Topsy)

and Toby Huss (Joe Jack, Cotton Hill, T.J.)

Also Starring: Dave Allen (Jesse), David Herman (Eustis Miller, Dr. Mark Sarti), Phil LaMarr (Vietnam War Veteran), John C. McGinley (One-Armed Ronnie, Ranger)

Special Guest Voice: Edward Asner (Stinky)

Special Guest Voice: Jack Carter (Irwin Linker)

Plot Overview

When Cotton and the other veterans lose the VFW due to lack of payments, Hank tries to arrange for them to join a group of Vietnam vets to keep it.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Bill: (screaming) It bites!

Seen, But Not Heard

• Bobby Hill

• Boomhauer

Music

• Irene Cara - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"

Arc Advancement

Referbacks

• Cotton is ready to sell Hitler's canoe, the one he presumably was said to buy at a swap meet in "Ho Yeah!"

Trivia

Allusions and References

• The title of the episode is a play on the Creedence Clearwater Revival anti-war song "Fortunate Son".

Memorable Moments

• When talking to Doctor Sarti, Hank keeps trying to avoid looking at his female reproductive anatomy illustration on the wall directly behind him, made more difficult by Sarti continuing to move around. This ends with Sarti offering his hand, which Hank clearly doesn't want to touch and instead salutes.

Goofs

• Eustice says he's going to have to paint over the swastika on the side of Hitler's canoe. However, the only symbol seen on it is the Iron Cross.

Quotes

• Hank: The VFW? Those guys are war heroes. Sending a Joe Jack to hit 'em up for money is, well, kind of an insult. At least send an Enrique or a Roger Sack.

• Buck: You get me that money yourself. The mother of my bastard is all over me for more child support.

Hank: Well, I understand. I have a boy of my own.

• Peggy: Let's do our shopping before the Salvation Army invades. (laughs) Get it? "Salvation Army". Oh, I should get a medal for wit. And you know what I would call that medal? I would call it the... I don't know.

• Dale: (putting on a glove) Boy, this fits my hand like a comfortable shoe.

• Peggy: They looked like little angels sleeping there. The smell was unimaginable.

• Peggy: Well, I know a Vietnam vet. Doctor Sarti, my gynaecologist.

Hank: They needed those guys over there?

• Dale: Turns out falcons are hunting birds. They catch mice, rats, moles, voles, and chipmunks.

Bill: What's a vole?

Dale: Don't know. Let's find out. Falcon, bring us back a vole.

(Dale takes off the falcon's hood and it attacks Bill)

Bill: No! He bites!

Dale: So, Bill's a vole.

• Cotton: Vietnam boys? No gotdang way! The VFW stands for Veterans of Foreign Wars, not Reefer-Smokin' Losers!

• Cotton: Well, now, where's my nudie channel? Hold it. I think this one's ready to take her top off.

Hank: Uh, that's Diane Sawyer, dad.

Cotton: She's not gonna take her top off, is she?

• Jesse: The Arlen VFW's ignored us for 25 years. Heck, the Vietcong invited us back before you did and they gave us free mopeds for the week.

Cotton: Look, I'm sorry. I guess we weren't used to losing a war.

TJ: Well, excuse us for not just dropping a couple of atomic bombs!

• Cotton: (to Vietnam vets) No, this ain't a flashback. You're losin' again!

• Cotton: You ever get shot?

Ronnie: I got a plate in my head.

Cotton: No kidding. I got no shins.