King of the Hill/Jumpin' Crack Bass (It's a Gas, Gas, Gas)

Jumpin' Crack Bass (It's a Gas, Gas, Gas)
Season 2, Episode 5
Airdate	November 2, 1997
Production Number	5E03
Written by	Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland
Directed by	Gary McCarver
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King of the Hill — Season Two

Jumpin' Crack Bass (It's a Gas, Gas, Gas) is the fifth episode of the second season of King of the Hill, and the seventeenth episode overall.

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

and: Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble)

Special Guest Voice: James Carville (Judge Roland McFarland)

Also Starring: Dan Butler (Attorney), Brent Forrester (Dealer), Toby Huss (Billy Ray Waltus)

Uncredited: Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive, "Layaway Ray" Holliday)

Plot Overview

When worms are no longer working as bait for fishing, Hank mistakenly buys crack. It works incredibly well until it doesn't and threatens to get Hank in trouble.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Hank: That's it! I'm going fishin'.

Seen, But Not Heard

• Nancy Gribble

• John Redcorn

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• "Layaway Ray" goes out of business due to his inability to compete with Mega Lo Mart. Hank reinforces his hatred of it, complaining about how it's hurt local businesses.

Characters

• Luanne yet again shows an aptitude when it comes to mechanics.

Trivia

The Show

• The parenthesised part of the title is often omitted in some listings. While the Season 2 DVD does this as well, when selected, Bill reads the full title.

Allusions and References

• The title of this episode is a play on the Rolling Stones song "Jumpin' Jack Flash".

Goofs

• Layaway Ray pours a trail of gasoline outside of his shop, but when he lights it the flames are limited to the outside.

Quotes

• Judge McFarland: Billy Ray Walters, you've entered a plea of guilty. Have your rights been explained to you?

Hank: Rights? This had better not be one of them Carter-appointee judges.

• Impoundment Officer: The thief was inside your vehicle, so under the law, we had to check for drugs.

Hank: He was in my front seat. He didn't hide any drugs in my spark plugs!

Impoundment Officer: Well, we know that now, Mister Hill.

• Dale: You and your worms are fishing in the past, Hank. In the days of black-and-white televisions and a democratically elected Congress.

• Hank: Dang, Ray. What happened? Did I miss one of your "Ray's Gone Trout of His Mind" sales?

"Layaway Ray" Holliday: I'm going trout of business, Hank.

• "Layaway Ray" Holliday: You ever hear of a guy named Jack?

Hank: I went to high school with a fella named--

"Layaway Ray" Holliday: No, no. This guy never went to school. He grew up in the hills, but he wrote the book on homemade bait. 'Course, it's just a bunch of scribbles 'cause he never went to school.

• Hank: Dale? What are you doing here?

Dale: I followed you. Every twist and every turn. By the way, I'm gonna need to follow you home.

• Attorney: Come on, Mister Hill, we all use drugs. Even the President.

Hank: Not my President. I voted for Dole. The only thing he's on is painkillers and he earned it.

• Judge McFarland: Mister Gribble, remove your hat in my courtroom.

Dale: I do not recognise the authority of a court that hangs the gold-fringed flag. A flag with gilded edges is the flag of an Admiralty court. An Admiralty court signifies a Naval court-martial. I cannot be court-martialed twice. That is all. Furthermore--

Judge McFarland: Bailiff, gag him.

• Judge McFarland: Gribble, this fish is frozen.

Dale: I caught it. That's my position.

Judge McFarland: You obviously bought this at a grocery store. You try something like that again and I'll double your sentence.

Hank: Dale, you giblet-head, if you were gonna cheat why the hell did you buy a frozen bass?

Dale: I had a coupon.