King of the Hill/Tankin' It to the Streets

Tankin' It to the Streets
Season 6, Episode 13
Airdate	March 31, 2002
Production Number	6ABE10
Written by	Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland
Directed by	Monte Young
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King of the Hill — Season Six

Tankin' It to the Streets is the thirteenth episode of the sixth season of King of the Hill, and the one hundred seventeenth episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer, Corporal), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill, Female Cop), Pamela Segall Adlon (Bobby Hill), Brittany Murphy (credit only), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble, War Game Soldier #2) Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive)

and Toby Huss (Kahn Souphanousinphone, Male Cop, War Game Soldier #1, General)

Also Starring: David Herman (Dave, Doctor)

Plot Overview

Bill's perception on the downturn his life took gets a second glance when he learns he was the subject of a government experiment.

Meanwhile, Peggy tries to guess the weight of a sundae to get it free.

Notes

Stinger Quote

(oven bell rings)
Dale: Cookies.

Seen, But Not Heard

• Nancy Gribble

Music

• The Who - "Baba O'Reily"

Trivia

Allusions and References

• The title of the episode is a play in the Doobie Brothers song "Takin' It to the Streets".

• The song Bill sings while in the tank is "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Memorable Moments

• Dale gets into the base as exterminator before taking off the uniform to reveal an officer's uniform before taking that off to reveal another exterminator uniform to get into the office.

Quotes

• Hank: Where are you gonna keep it, smart guy? It doesn't even fit in your garage.

Kahn: Maybe I keep garage in SUV. (laughs) Kiss my ass!

• Bill: Any of you guys have large portions of your medical chart blacked out?

Dale: Just the stuff I did myself.

• Bill: On a scale of one to ten, I'd say eight of my file was crossed out. Is that something to worry about?

Dale: Only if the idea of a massive cover-up concerns you. Jeez.

• Dale: Based on what I know about Bill and cover-ups, I'd say the army used him in their attempted assassination of boxing promoter Bob Arum.

Bill: Is he right, Hank?

Hank: Has he ever been right, Bill?

Dale: You don't have to answer that.

• Dale: If you want to know what was under that black marker, you need to get a hold of your untransmogrified personnel file.

Bill: How do I do that?

Hank: Well, like any first-rate organisation, I'm sure the Army has a form you can request, fill out, and submit.

Dale: Yeah. Good plan. Why don't you also ask them for a tour of the underwater White House?

Hank: You know, Dale, sometimes I think you say things just to hear yourself talk.

Dale: What do you want me to do? Ignore myself?

• Hank: All right, Dale, now that you've got us down here, where's this top-secret fishing rod of yours?

Dale: The fishing rod was just bait.

Bill: What about the fresh-baked cookies?

Dale: Almost done.

• Hank: Is this what my tax dollars are going for? To put hair on Bill's back?

• Peggy: Poor Bill. I cannot even fathom what it's like to have low self-esteem. And I can fathom just about anything.

• Dale: The Army found out I looked at their files! I'll be in the safe room. Don't let them take you alive, dear.

• Dale: We can't tell the Army Bill stole a tank. They'll tell their superiors at America Online and he'll be dead, as well as everybody on his buddy list.

• Dale: Oh, I am so impressed. Have you also downloaded the classified instruction manual for this tank from Vladimir Putin's web site, took a correspondence course in Russian, translated the manual, memorised it, and eaten it? Have you, Hank? Putin?

• Hank: Ugh! Not in the sandbox!

Dale: Relax, Hank. Studies show that your average sandbox is only 30% sand. The rest is a mélange of urine, faeces, animal faeces, and et cetera.

• Boomhauer: Yeah, man. I'll tell you somethin' else, man. You talkin' about standin' in the alley, man, that ol' cooler ain't cold, man. That dang paint don't dry and the sun don't shine, man. You know what I'm sayin'?

Bill: You think I'm boring, too?

• Dale: Gentlemen, the crap has literally been scared out of me.

• Dale: It's safer in here in my armour-plated womb. Can I listen to your heartbeat, Hank?

• Dale: What are you asking Bill for? The Army destroyed all his brain cells with their deadly placebo drug. No wonder he's an ignoranus.

Bill: What did you say?

Dale: Ignoranus! It means "stupid," you moron!

• Dale: Run for the woods! We'll be safe from the shells under the branches and leaves!

• Bill: Sir, you have the honour of being my first lefty haircut. How's it look?

General: It's too short, uneven, and you totally obliterated one of my sideburns. But, on the plus side, I must say your breath is unusually minty and inoffensive.

Bill: Sir, I'm brushing every day now, sir.

General: Well, carry on, Sergeant.