King of the Hill/Westie Side Story

Westie Side Story
Season 1, Episode 7
Airdate	March 2, 1997
Production Number	4E06
Written by	Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger
Directed by	Brian Sheesley
← 1x06 Hank's Unmentionable Problem	1x08 → Shins of the Father
King of the Hill — Season One

Westie Side Story is the seventh episode of the first season of King of the Hill.

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

and Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble)

Also Starring: Toby Huss (Kahn Souphanousinphone), Lauren Tom (Minh and Connie Souphanousinphone)

Uncredited: Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive)

Plot Overview

The block welcomes new neighbours the Souphanousinphones. However, it isn't long before they butt heads with the Hills.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• The Souphanousinphones move into Arlen.

Characters

• Hank and Kahn are shown to be antagonistic toward one another, but seem to soften the more brash part of their relationship.

• Connie explains that she goes by "Kahn Junior" because her father wanted a boy and that he pushes her to practise the violin and memorise words for the SAT.

Trivia

The Show

• This episode marks the first appearance of the Souphanousinphone family who will be seen throughout the remainder of the series.

• This episode also introduces the Hill's dog Ladybird who had only been seen in the series up to this point in the opening credits.

Allusions and References

• The title of this episode comes from the musical West Side Story.

Goofs

• Hank looks into the Souphanousinphone's kitchen twice. It's clearly the meant to be the same window as the arrangement of the interior is the same, yet the exterior of their home is different both times.

Quotes

• Dale: Do you reckon they even speak English?

Boomhauer: Yeah, man, them Chinese, man, you can't understand a dang ol' word they say.

• Kahn: I am Kahn Souphanousinphone.

Hank: Hmm. So that's pronounced... "Khan," right?

• Hank: So, are you Chinese or Japanese?

Kahn: I live in California last twenty years, but, uh, first come from Laos.

Hank: Huh?

Kahn: Laos. We Laotian.

Bill: The ocean? What ocean?

Kahn: We are Laotian. From Laos, stupid! It's a landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It's between Vietnam and Thailand, okay? Population 4.7 million.

(beat)

Hank: So, are you Chinese or Japanese?

• Luanne: You know, at the beauty academy they teach us that people aren't black or white or yellow or red, but their hair can be.

• Kahn: (reading greeting card) "Howdy, you all." Howdy, howdy, howdy. Can you believe this crap? You want to live in this country, learn to speak English!

• Kahn: You know what I think, Hank Hill? I think you a narrow-minded redneck!

Hank: Oh, I get it. Just because I'm from Texas, I got to be some kind of redneck! Chinese and their stupid stereotypes.

• Peggy: We have to go, and if you stay home people will think you don't like Kahn just because he's oriental.

Hank: That is ridiculous. I hate the man because he's rude and nasty. Not because of what his people did to us in WW II.

• Bobby: Kahn Junior?

Connie: Yeah?

Bobby: Why are you named "Kahn Junior"?

Connie: My father wanted a boy.

Bobby: Yeah, so did mine.

Connie: My dad is so lame. He makes me practice violin five hours a day.

Bobby: My dad won't let me watch TV more than five hours a day.

Connie: Well, my dad's making me memorise 2,000 words for the SAT. He's such an autocrat.

Bobby: What's a S-A-T?

• Hank: Welcome to the neighbourhood, Kahn Soup-ha-nousinp-hone.

Kahn: Just call me Kahn. I don't got all damn day.