King of the Hill/Harlottown

Harlottown
Season 10, Episode 4
Airdate	November 20, 2005
Production Number	9ABE04
Written by	Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson
Directed by	Tricia Garcia
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King of the Hill — Season Ten

Harlottown is the fourth episode of the tenth season of King of the Hill, and the one hundred ninetieth episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela S. Adlon (Bobby Hill), Brittany Murphy (credit only), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble, Stage Manager), Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive, Buck Strickland, Randy, Mr. Coyle)

and Toby Huss (Kahn Souphanousinphone, Ted Wassanasong, Ragtime Singer)

Special Guest Voice: Gary Cole (Vance Gilbert)

Special Guest Voice: Shannon Elizabeth (Candee Lace)

Special Guest Voice: Henry Gibson (Bob Jenkins)

Also Starring: Jonathan Joss (John Redcorn)

Plot Overview

Hoping to rustle up support for cleaning up a landmark for Hank, Peggy investigates Arlen's history and learns about it's scandalous past.

Notes

Stinger Quote

John Redcorn: I have a gala.

Arc Advancement

Referbacks

• Bill knows the name of Candee's first director, as it was established in "Hank's Dirty Laundry", he seems to have an intimate knowledge of porn.

Trivia

The Show

• The closing credits play over the marching band rendition of "I'm Going to Harlottown".

Behind the Scenes

• Gary Cole also starred in Mike Judge's Office Space.

Memorable Moments

• At the Arlen Days Festival, Bill readies in line at a kissing both by freshening his breath. Upon seeing him, the woman then puts up a "out to lunch" sign.

Quotes

• Bobby: Okay, I'm at my turnaround point. My breathing has just turned laboured.

• Hank: And the graffiti! You know, if the Class of '02 really "ruled," they wouldn't need to write it on a rock.

• Bill: You know what we need to do? We need to march right up there and clean up the Teakettle and then march right back down and clean my bathroom!

• Dale: I say, since alien explorers constructed the Teakettle, it's their job to maintain it.

Hank: We can't wait for alien explorers to solve all our problems, Dale.

• Hank: Is that the guy who turned the hoses on the street musicians?

(Dale nods)

Hank: Good man.

• Hank: Mister, you are just asking for a letter.

• Jenkins: Word of advice from one scribe to another: our readers like stories they like to read.

• Peggy: It turns out the kettle was a big name draw in its day. President Garfield was here before his assassination.

• Hank: It wouldn't be work, Bobby. It would be a "work party." You and your friends would be scrubbing the Teakettle, but you'd also be listening to the radio and taking short breaks.

Bobby: Let me tell you what I like and don't like about that idea.

• Hank: I can't believe they're... How could they even find 11 women who would do that?

• Peggy: I am a journalist and I will not kill a story because it's unpleasant. Sooner or later, the sun is gonna crash into the Earth. And if I survive, it will be my duty to report it.

• Bill: If I'd been around back then, maybe I would have rescued one of those teakettling ladies, and she would have been grateful and lived on a farm with me for a few years till she ran away with a travelling preacher.

• Peggy: I don't care if you throw me in jail, I am not revealing my sources.

Vance Gilbert: Aren't your sources just old newspaper clippings?

Peggy: I will neither confirm nor deny.

• Hank: Maybe I'm missing something here, but if we tell people we were founded by prostitutes, they'll know.

• Peggy: Hank, if we do not learn from the past what's the point of even having one?

• Hank: Looks like a breakdown.

Peggy: It's some of... them.

Hank: Now, we shouldn't jump to - Oh, God, a sport jacket with no shirt.

• Candee: What's the problem, Randy? We did a whole movie about a flat tyre.

Randy: I'm trying, okay?

Hank: Uh, you folks need a hand?

Randy: Hey, this part happened in the movie, too.

• Hank: Peggy, they tried to fix their engine by changing the tyre. They'll die out here.

• Bobby: Wow! A real limo. I wish I could have ridden in that. You ever been in one, mom?

Peggy: Have I! If I had attended my prom, certainly.

• Candee: Actually the lifetime achievement award is more of a kiss-off. It's like the industry's saying, "Thanks for the 400 movies, we're real tired of seeing you do it."

• Candee: I thought places like this only existed in the movies. Not my movies.

• Candee: This is wrong, Hank. And believe me, I know wrong.

• Buck: Huh. Kind of puts a new complexion on things when sleazy people think we're too sleazy.