King of the Hill/Jon Vitti Presents: Return to La Grunta

Jon Vitti Presents: Return to La Grunta
Season 3, Episode 16
Airdate	February 23, 1999
Production Number	3ABE06
Written by	Jon Vitti
Directed by	Gary McCarver
← 3x15 Sleight of Hank	3x17 → Escape from Party Island
King of the Hill — Season Three

Jon Vitti Presents: Return to La Grunta is the sixteenth episode of the third season of King of the Hill, and the fifty-first episode overall.

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

and Toby Huss (Hardware Customer)

Also Starring: Dena Dietrich (Marge), David Herman (Trainer), Louise Jaffe (Cashier), Nick Jamison (Food and Recreation Director), Billy West (Golfer, Cameraman)

Uncredited: Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive)

Plot Overview

So she'll have her own money, Hank gets Luanne a job at La Grunta. To thank him, she gets him a gift certificate for a dolphin encounter where Hank is assaulted by the animal.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Hank: I never get brunch.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Hank and Peggy appear to be still trying to have another child.

Trivia

The Show

• Once again, Luanne's hair is shorter, as it was clearly intended to air earlier in the season.

Allusions and References

• Hank analogises his dolphin encounter to a Lifetime movie starring Valerie Bertinelli and Gregory Harrison.

• Luanne tries to send the tape of Hank's dolphin encounter to When Animals Attack, which was a series of specials that aired on Fox in the mid to late 90s.

Goofs

• Bobby has a full bowl of cereal. Moments later, it's all gone.

• Bill claims he was bought off by "this t-shirt" even though he's wearing a tank top.

Quotes

• Marge: The golfers are cheap. Oh, and they think 'cause I'm a woman, I'm supposed to be Miss Mary Sunshine. Well, to hell with that!

Luanne: I had no idea you were a woman.

• Peggy: Well, how do I get a job like that, huh?

Luanne: Oh, Aunt Peggy, I don't know. The other drink girl is a woman your age and the golfers don't like her.

Bobby: I could be a golf course drink girl. Is there anything else I can get you gentlemen?

Peggy: Bobby, don't let your father see you do that, honey.

• Luanne: I've noticed that Uncle Hank doesn't wear any jewellery, so I'm going to get him some jewellery.

Dale: That's not what he needs. I know a man who can remove Hank's fingerprints for him. But believe me, pay the extra and get the fifty-dollar job.

• Bill: You know, Hank and me used to go bowling. And I'd tell people we were brothers and he was better than me, but he'd let me win sometimes, and we'd stay out way too late, and maybe if you bought him another bowling ball, it'd be like before Peggy came.

• Hank: Well, what's this? I know it's not my birthday. I didn't get my pants from Peggy.

• Hank: That thing attacked me! That's not what my niece paid for! (to Luanne) Is it?

Luanne: No! (to the cameraman) Is it?

• Hank: Luanne, you and I have a secret that we must take to our graves.

Luanne: Are you threatening to kill me, Uncle Hank?

(pause)

Hank: Of course not.

• Peggy: Honey, did you try the capers with your fruit pies yet?

Bobby: That was a real disappointment. I'd rather not talk about it.

• Bobby: Now I'm not so sure I want to be a golf course drink girl.

• Bobby: Dad, we're down to two jars of capers.

Hank: Well, we can't get any more.

Bobby: What does that mean? How hard can it be?

Hank: You don't want to know.

• Peggy: What are you doing, Luanne?

Luanne: Looking pretty in public is just asking for trouble, so I borrowed some of your clothes.

• Hank: It was the dolphin. He, uh, attacked me.

Peggy: Hmm. I see.

Hank: No, it was more than that. He, uh - Remember the movie on Lifetime, you know, what Gregory Harrison did to Valerie Bertinelli?

Peggy: Oh, my God! Oh, I have never - Well, actually I have had a dog hump my leg. Oh, it doesn't feel good, does it?

Hank: No! I thought ignoring it would make it better, but it just made it worse. For everyone. You know, I've never said this about anything before, but it feels good to talk about it.

Peggy: That's good, Hank. Come on, just let it all out. It is so horrible. I mean, that creature swimming at you with that hungry look, waving his - I mean, does he even have a--

Hank: It's a mammal, Peggy.

Peggy: Oh, well, then, of course he would. I'm sorry. He is a mammal and would have mammalian organs, roughly in proportion to body size, I'm guessing?

Hank: Uh, that's enough talking about it for now.

Peggy: Whatever feels best. This is all so disorienting. It's - It's hard not to - I mean - Did he know where to go?

Hank: Peggy!

• Hank: I don't know what I'm gonna do, but it starts with not lying about what happened. It's the dolphin who outta be ashamed of himself.

• Bill: Those hotel guys bought me off with this t-shirt! It made me feel cheap and used, but it breathes nice.

• Hank: I want to see to it that no one has to go through what I went through, except for a female dolphin.

• Hank: You think you can touch anyone when you want, anywhere you want? You think it's okay because no one says it's not?

• Luanne: Thank you, Uncle Hank.

Hank: You're welcome, Luanne.

Luanne: Can I send in the video to When Animals Attack now?

Hank: I don't think so.

Luanne: We can split the money.

Hank: That's not necessary.

Luanne: I can have it all?

Hank: Luanne, give me the tape.

Luanne: I already sent it in. I thought you'd say yes.