King of the Hill/Leanne's Saga

Leanne's Saga
Season 2, Episode 19
Airdate	April 19, 1998
Production Number	5E18
Written by	David Zuckerman
Directed by	Tricia Garcia
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King of the Hill — Season Two

Leanne's Saga is the nineteenth episode of the second season of King of the Hill, and the thirty-first episode overall.

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

and Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble)

Also Starring: Jennifer Coolidge (Miss Kremzer), David Herman (Buckley), Jonathan Joss (John Redcorn)

Special Guest Voice: Joanna Gleason (Nurse)

Uncredited: Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive)

Plot Overview

Luanne's mother, Leanne, is released from prison and stays with the Hills. As Luanne tries to rebuild their relationship, Leanne begins a relationship with Bill.

Notes

Seen, But Not Heard

• Nancy Gribble

Music

• The Fabulous Thunderbirds - "Wrap It Up"

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Leanne gets out of jail and appears to have reformed, but after she goes back to drinking, she resorts to her old ways. After Peggy fends her off, she leaves and is never seen again.

• It's revealed that Luanne's father is on an oil rig and won't return ashore until he's faxed Leanne's death certificate.

Characters

• Peggy's mother-like relationship is established when she offers to take Leanne's place and tries to protective of Luanne from her real mom.

Referbacks

• The title of the episode is a play on the Season 1 episode "Luanne's Saga".

Trivia

Allusions and References

• At the doctor's, Bill assumes the alias of Norman Schwarzkopf, the army general during the Gulf War.

Memorable Moments

• The fight between Leanne and Peggy.

Quotes

• Peggy: I will tongue-kiss Bill before I let that tramp in my house.

Bobby: Whoa.

• Bill: It's some kind of athlete's foot. I've been usin' this spray for 10 years. Quick-workin', my ass!

Hank: What did the doctor say?

Bill: Well, the only person I ever showed my toes to was my ex-wife. She used them against me in the divorce.

• Peggy: Honey, marriage is about trust and she, well, she betrayed him. It was like a knife in his heart when she stuck that fork in his back.

• Leanne: Oh, you have such a lovely home here. Of course, if somebody turned on a fire hose, it would all be ruined.

(awkward silence)

Hank: (laughing nervously) Yeah.

• Hank: Dang it. At this rate, my new workbench is never gonna get used.

Bill: Oh, it got used last night.

Hank: Huh?

Bill: Right after we took a little ride on your mower.

(Hank screams)

• Peggy: I will not have you running around all glammed up like Phylis Diller!

• Hank: What happened to your eye?

Bill: Eye? Oh, eye. Oh, that. That - That's an interesting story. You know what? I was walking... I was walking. And I walked into a door.

Dale: Wait a minute. How was that interesting?

• Dale: Where's the bride-to-be?

Bill: Oh, she'll be out soon. She just has the pre-engagement party jitters. Some kind of damn jitters.

• Dale: Poor Bill. His woman is making a fool of him.

John Redcorn: It happens.

• Hank: You can't just let her steal your truck, Bill. You gotta call the police.

Bill: No, I-I think the best thing do is just let her go. If she doesn't come back, it means we were never meant to be. And if she does come back, well, then... then I'll call the police.

• Luanne: What should I do about Mister Dauterive? He keeps introducing me as his daughter.

Peggy: Well, the parental bond is extremely strong, even if it's not real.

Luanne: You know, the aunt-niece bond is even stronger.

Peggy: I think so, too.

Luanne: Twin sisters may have the strongest bond.

Peggy: Hmm, especially if they're attached at the head.

(Luanne hums in agreement)

Peggy: And next would be the aunt-niece bond.

Luanne: Oh, yeah. Strongest is the aunt-niece attached at the head.

Peggy: Well, I don't know how that would happen, but, yes, that would be very, very strong.