King of the Hill/The Incredible Hank

The Incredible Hank
Season 8, Episode 4
Airdate	November 23, 2003
Production Number	8ABE04
Written by	Dan Sterling
Directed by	Wes Archer
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King of the Hill — Season Eight

The Incredible Hank is the fourth episode of the eighth season of King of the Hill, and the one hundred fifty-third episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer, Dooley), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela S. Adlon (Bobby Hill, Ramon Alejandro, Donna, Soccer Mom), Brittany Murphy (credit only), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble), Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive)

and Toby Huss (Coach Kleehammer, Kahn Souphanousinphone)

Also Starring: Ashley Gardner (Nancy Gribble, Customer), Nicky Katt (Dr. Brown, Old Man), Breckin Meyer (Joseph Gribble), Lauren Tom (Minh Souphanousinphone), Danny Trejo (Victor Velasco)

Plot Overview

Fearing that Hank is suffering from something called Irritable Male Syndrome, Peggy secretly gives him a testosterone prescription.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Hank: Dang it, I'm out of clean socks! Got-dang it!

Music

Jethro Tull - Aqualung

Trivia

Allusions and References

• The title is a play on the comic book series The Incredible Hulk, which has been popularised mainly by the TV series of the same name.

• Hank mentions to Peggy that JAG is a rerun.

Memorable Moments

• Not once, but twice, Joseph tackles Dale, causing him to scream in pain about how much it hurts.

• A zitted Hank exchange a moody mutual exchange.

• Minh and Kahn's confused reaction to Hank finding out that Peggy has been doping him with testosterone.

Quotes

• Hank: (on the phone) Mister McKenna, we're a little short-handed. Yeah, I understand you can't grill an excuse, sir, but I - Well, sir, I disagree. I don't think a monkey could do my job.

• Bill: I always wanted to run with the bulls. Sometimes when I'm being chased by dogs, I pretend they're bulls.

Dale: Geez, Bill, why run with the bulls? At your weight and cholesterol count, if you want to hasten death, just jump up and down a couple of times.

Bill: No, I want the bulls to do it.

• Hank: Son, P. E. isn't about being strong or fast or winning points. That stuff only matters in, well, every single other area of life. But in P. E., all you have to do is try.

• Hank: The boy's got no fight in him. I don't get it. He spends five hours a day playing violent video games. What's the point if they don't have any effect on him?

• Doctor Brown: Yes, Mister Hill, testosterone can "jump-start' puberty, but I don't give radical hormone therapy to young boys who happen to be mediocre at dodge ball. Testosterone is most commonly prescribed to men in their 40s with Irritable Male Syndrome.

Peggy: Irritable what who?

Doctor Brown: Irritable Male Syndrome or IMS. It's the male equivalent of PMS.

Peggy: There's a PMS for men?

Hank: Oh, God. Look, we don't have time to talk politics. I've gotta get to work.

• Dale: So it turns out, I'm not the actual Dale Gribble, but a clone of him. The original me is a super-warrior from the year 2087. The second me, i. e., "I" was created to help the first me fight the invading Mongol armies. Beer, please.

Hank: Dale, that's asinine and here's four reasons why. First: You're not gonna clone a super-warrior out of a guy who can't even win a thumb-wrestling match.

Dale: But, I--

Hank: Two: You've spent your life swearing that the robots will exterminate the clones by the end of 2010, so which is it? Robots or clones?

Dale: I suppose--

Hank: Three: You've already said you sympathise with the invading Mongolians of 2087, so you'd be the last one they'd send to fight'em. And four: If you were from the future, you would've seen this coming. (punches Dale in the arm)

• Nancy: He is so energetic and confident and happy and in shape and - Oh, sug, he's having an affair.

Peggy: Wha-? Nancy, I can assure you, whatever's going on with Hank is not being caused by another woman.

Nancy: Sug, what else rejuvenates a middle-aged man like that? An affair would explain everything. Well, except for his pimples.

Peggy: Oh, no, those are just a side effect.

Nancy: Side effect?

Peggy: From... happiness. You know, they're just little zits of joy.

• Bill: Hank, I've been watching you jump that thing for three hours now. I'm exhausted.

• Doctor Brown: I never told you to secretly dope your husband!

Peggy: Well, you didn't say not to, did you? Medicine is no place for mixed signals, Doctor.

• Doctor Brown: Peggy, the amount of testosterone you've given Hank is dangerous. You've effectively caused him to go through puberty again.

Peggy: Well, that explains the constant hair combing and why he's hanging out at the mall all the time. But don't worry, I have stopped cold turkey.

Doctor Brown: Whoa, don't do that. When the body is given excessive testosterone, it stops making its own. Consequently, Hank's testicles may have shrunken by as much as 20%.

Peggy: Oh, my God! This is just the kind of thing that upsets him.

• Kahn: Minh, come quick! Hank and Peggy having old school, redneck, domestic squabble on front lawn!

Hank: How could you, Peggy?

Minh: Ooh, I bet she burn the meatloaf.

Hank: It caused what?

Minh: Why he point at his crotch like that?

Hank: 20% shrinkage?

(beat)

Hank: You want me to put a patch on my what?!

Kahn: Okay, this going in a weird direction now.

• Victor Velasco: Mister Hill, we are so grateful for your enthusiasm and your bravery. You have helped the Arlen Latin Heritage Society greatly.

Hank: Well, my pleasure.

Victor Velasco: Obviously, we wanted to say this to you now in the event that you become dead sometime within the next half hour.