King of the Hill/Raise the Steaks

Raise the Steaks
Season 12, Episode 6
Airdate	November 18, 2007
Production Number	BABE17
Written by	Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh
Directed by	Robin Brigstocke
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King of the Hill — Season Twelve

Raise the Steaks is the sixth episode of the twelfth season of King of the Hill, and the two hundred nineteenth episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Adlon (Bobby Hill, Donna), Brittany Murphy (Luanne Platter), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble), Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive, Sal)

and Toby Huss (Kahn Souphanousinphone, Joe Jack)

Also Starring: Dave (Gruber) Allen (Appleseed), David Herman (Sam, Steve Greene), Scott Klace (Craig, Jacob), Lauren Tom (Minh Souphanousinphone), Danny Trejo (Enrique), Marissa Winokur (Sunshine)

Plot Overview

Disappointed by the state of the meat he's been getting from Mega Lo Mart, Hank is introduced to a co-op where he discovers how much better all the food is.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Hank: It's the best steak I have ever eaten.

Seen, But Not Heard

• Nancy Gribble

• Boomhauer

Arc Advancement

Referbacks

• Hank reminds Appleseed about the time they spent a week in the woods (Phish and Wildlife) and the time he spent at Bill's (Bill's House).

• The van seen outside the co-op when Hank first arrives is the same one seen in "Phish and Wildlife".

Trivia

The Show

• Presumably for copyright reasons, Peggy singing "The Battle of New Orleans" is cut from the DVD, leading to a very abrupt edit.

Allusions and References

• Hank tells Bobby "With great meat, son, comes great responsibility." This is a play on quote attributed to the Spider-Man comics "With great power, comes great responsibility."

• The song Peggy is singing before she sees the cows is "The Battle of New Orleans" by Jimmy Driftwood.

Goofs

• The Mega Lo Mart's meat guy's tag switches to the other side of his vest.

• The letter Hank gets from Appleseed at the end has a zip code for Vinita, Oklahoma.

Quotes

• Kahn: Oh, look at Hank Hill concentrate. His mind a total blank. He is in a state of redneck transcendence.

Minh: Such a shame someone with so much discipline not have more ambition.

• Bobby: What if somebody wants theirs well-done?

Hank: We ask them politely, yet firmly to leave.

• Dale: This is gonna be delicious. I only wish I had as many stomachs as the animal I'm about to consume.

• Luanne: I can't tell if I'm starving or not hungry at all. Guess we'll see.

• Hank: I bought some steaks here yesterday and they weren't very good.

Meat Guy: Maybe you cooked them wrong.

Hank: Uh, you don't know me, so I'll pretend I didn't hear that.

• Hank: Co-op, huh? All those VWs in the parking lot, I just assumed it was a Unitarian church.

• Hank: I'll take four--

Steve Greene: I'm afraid we can't sell you that.

Hank: What?

Steve Greene: Steve Greene, co-op founder.

Hank: Hank Hill, paying customer.

• Steve Greene: You have to be a member to shop here, Hank.

Hank: Really? I'm a member of Triple A.

Steve Greene: That doesn't help.

Hank: Are you sure? It's opened up a lot of doors in the past.

• Peggy: Hank, if this is food, what have we been eating?

• Hank: Well, I usually reserve this compliment for my wife, but this food is downright handsome.

• Hank: (sniffs) Ah, manure.

• Bill: I don't trust hippies. They talk about free love, but when it comes time to get down to business, they've always got an excuse.

• Jacob: Say good-bye to Victor over there. I'm taking him to the slaughterhouse.

Hank: Well, okay, but it's not so much "good-bye" as it is "see you later."

• Steve Greene: How cute. My new phone reminded me I have a dentist appointment. Thank you, phone.

• Hank: We can't stand for this.

Appleseed: You're right. We should make signs and protest and ask people to sign a petition.

Hank: No, Appleseed. We're gonna do something that makes a difference.

• Kahn: You got a cow?

Hank: Uh, a cow? Why would I have a cow in my backyard, Kahn?

Kahn: I don't know. Why does Bill use T-shirt as car seat cover? Why do rednecks do anything?