King of the Hill/Peggy's Headache

Peggy's Headache
Season 3, Episode 3
Airdate	October 6, 1998
Production Number	5E20
Written by	Joe Stillman
Directed by	Chris Moeller
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King of the Hill — Season Three

Peggy's Headache is the third episode of the third season of King of the Hill, and the thirty-eighth episode overall.

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

and Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble)

Also Starring: Ashley Gardner (Nancy Gribble), Jonathan Joss (John Redcorn), Lauren Tom (Minh Souphanousinphone)

Uncredited: Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive)

Plot Overview

Working hard to apply for a musing column of the Arlen Bystander, Peggy goes to John Redcorn for healing. After Hank expresses his fears, Peggy learns Nancy has been cheating on Dale.

Notes

Stinger Quote

John Redcorn: Pe-heggy Hill.

Music

• Meat Loaf and Ellen Foley - "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"

• Bad Company - "Can't Get Enough"

Arc Advancement

Characters

• Peggy's naivety is reinforced when it's revealed that after all these years she never caught on to Joseph being John Redcorn's biological son until Hank pointed it out to her.

• Peggy prepares to tell Dale about Nancy and John Redcorn, but backs off at that last second.

• Peggy is hired as the musing columnist for the Arlen Bystander.

Quotes

• John Redcorn: Oh, uh, Peggy. Just dropping off a new healing herb for Nancy, uh, to help with her migraines. Gingko biloba.

Peggy: Oh, yeah, uh-huh, sure. I've heard of that.

• Peggy: (reading) "They say children are a blessing, but mine are holy terrors."

(Luanne chuckles)

Peggy: Oh, Doyle Harcavy knows children. Of course his daughter jumped out a window.

Luanne: (chuckles harder before realising) Oh.

• John Redcorn: That was awkward. What kind of game is she playing?

Nancy: Well, sug, I don't think she knows about us. Peggy's got such a trusting nature. She always believes the best in people. You know, all of a sudden, I feel dirty. I'm going to take a shower.

John Redcorn: I'll join you.

• Bill: You know, Peggy's going to have a hard time replacing Doyle Harcavy. That's guy's amazing. I mean, you look at his picture in the paper. He never gets a day older.

• Hank: Peggy, I don't know how some guy rubbing your neck helps with your head. I mean, what's the connection?

• Luanne: What's wrong, Uncle Hank?

Hank: Nothing's wrong. It's good news. Peggy had her headache cured by John Redcorn.

(Luanne gasps)

Hank: Stop that! Put your face back the way it was before somebody sees you.

• John Redcorn: Hank, you are my friend. I promise you, I would never heal your wife the way that I heal the wives of others.

• Peggy: Oh, I am sorry, Minh, but I had to talk to someone. It's about Nancy. She's having an affair.

Minh: Oh my God! She's cheating on John Redcorn?

Peggy: You know about them?

Minh: Oh, not at first. It took me about an hour, but I'm naive and trusting person. Peggy Hill, you not know?

Peggy: Oh, I - I knew.

Minh: Peggy Hill not know! That is so funny! Okay, who I tell? Who I tell? Oh! I e-mail Kahn.

• Dale: Don't flatter yourself, Hank. Nancy likes her men thin and pale of face.

• Peggy: I guess some things are best left unsaid.

Hank: Yep.

Peggy: You know, Hank, I really --

Hank: I know. And Peggy?

Peggy: I gotcha.

Hank: All right, then.

Peggy: Great. Pepperoni it is.