King of the Hill/Straight as an Arrow

Straight as an Arrow
Season 13, Episode 7
Airdate	November 30, 2008
Production Number	CABE20
Written by	Tony Gama-Lobo & Rebecca May
Directed by	Robin Brigstocke
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King of the Hill — Season Thirteen

Straight as an Arrow is the seventh episode of the thirteenth season of King of the Hill, and the two hundred forty-third episode overall.

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

and Toby Huss (Kahn Souphanousinphone)

Special Guest Voice: Tom Petty (Lucky)

Special Guest Voice: Andy Richter (Wesley Cherish)

Also Starring: Paul Butcher (Robin, Arrow Kid #2), Ashley Gardner (Nancy Gribble), Jeremy Suarez (Arrow Kid #1), Lauren Tom (Minh Souphanousinphone)

Plot Overview

When Wesley Cherish moves into Arlen, Hank helps him revive the Order of the Straight Arrow, but becomes concerned with how safe he's making it.

Meanwhile, Luanne and Lucky harass their wedding guests for belated presents.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Bill: Aahhh! It burns so much!

Arc Advancement

Referbacks

• This episode brings back the Order of the Straight Arrow since the episode of the same name, which, according to Hank, closed its Arlen chapter when it was hard to schedule around American Idol.

Trivia

The Show

• When we see a shot of the newspaper regarding the disgraced former Welcome Wagon Lady, there's a headline reading "Man Testifies Against Himself".

Memorable Moments

• After being confronted by Luanne and Lucky about giving them a wedding gift, Dale leaves the situation by getting his Bug-a-bago and slinks down in the seat, pokes his head up to look around, and then slinks back.

Quotes

• Hank: If Bobby doesn't learn to take care of himself, he's going to go from a kid who can't change a bike tyre to a man who can't change a car tyre.

Bill: Well, maybe his wife will be handy with that sort of thing.

• Peggy: See, when Arlenians put their minds to something, there is nothing we can't do. Except for the AIDS walk. We just couldn't get that together.

• Bill: I can't believe the Straight Arrow is back! This is so exciting!

Hank: Well, I'm glad it's back for Bobby's sake. The Arrow is just what the boy needs to learn some resourcefulness and stop being, you know, the way he is.

• Dale: Well, Joseph won't be joining. Thanks to my tutelage, he's a level six survivalist. He's been trained to use boys like yours as food and shelter.

• Bill: Look how happy I was there. That little guy didn't know what was going to hit him.

• Luanne: You didn't get us a wedding gift, so, now, we're here to collect.

Kahn: Look, we have a year to buy you a gift. And, how should I put this delicately? We don't think your hillbilly marriage going to last that long. Come back in a few months.

• Hank: Kids are supposed to get dirty and get hurt. We did. Sure, we cut ourselves and burned ourselves, but that's how we learned things were sharp and hot.

Bill: And we turned out all right. Except for Boomhauer's pinky toe, wherever she may be.

• Hank: Where does he get off criticising our son like that?

Peggy: That's what you do at home behind people's backs.

• Bobby: Arrowmaster Wesley was right. My video games are violent. Making all these faces explode can't be good for me.

• Bill: How could Wesley badmouth Bobby like that? I'm as mad as if - as if someone made fun of my own son, which I don't have, which makes me even more mad!

• Dale: What we got to do is get that man out of the picture. Let's see. (thinking) Uh, too complicated, too messy, we'd need a lion...

• Dale: If I can reach just one child through candy and matches, it'll all have been worthwhile.

• Bobby: Are you sure about this, dad? There's no way we can find them. We'll get lost. Then the people who come looking for us will get lost and we'll lose half the town.

• Lucky: Fried baloney served on silver. We are midnight-snacking like kings. You know, I celebrated my birthday last month and was very disappointed with the gift response.

Luanne: You make a list. I'll call the boys.