King of the Hill (1997–2010): Season 7, Episode 4 - Goodbye Normal Jeans - full transcript

Peggy gets jealous of Bobby's home economic skills. Bill loses a million dollar bet to Dale.

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(grunts)

Bobby Hill,
what are you doing?

I'm ironing underwater.

Blurp, blurp, blurp.

Don’t test me, young man.

I've failed
funnier kids than you.

All right, children

irons down.

With the help
of Ernie the janitor



I have soiled each of these
cheerleader uniforms.

Your take-home exam
is to identify and remove

the mystery stain

and here's one
for our class clown.

Oh, wait, let
me give you

some extra credit.

If it's Monday night,
it must be

Frito pie
with Wolf-brand chili.

I made it just the way
you like it... perfect.

Come on, Bobby, it's Frito pie

with Wolf-brand chili night.

What the?

There better be

a naked cheerleader
under your bed.



Don’t get mad, but I think
I'm going to fail Home Ec.

Well, of course

you're failing Home Ec...
you're a guy.

Did you know your son
is taking Home Ec?

(sighs)

They got him playing
with skirts!

If Bobby learns to cook
and clean for himself

what's his motivation
to ever get married?

Home Ec is not going to
turn Bobby into a sissy.

In prison movies, the
toughest characters

always work
in the kitchen.

I wouldn't
worry, Hank.

When I was the, uh

varsity football
towel manager

I cleaned 50
jockstraps a week.

I turned out okay.

(sighs)

Hey, man, nice shot.

Man, hey no,
nothing but ice.

Oh, please.

When I was the, uh,
varsity football towel manager

I once slang-shot
a jockstrap

into a laundry hamper
from 50 yards away.

Betcha a million dollars
you can't do that again.

You're on!

(grunts)

Oh!
Hah!

You choked.

You owe me
a million dollars.

Choker!

(choking)

(coughing)

Uh!

(coughing)

Choker!

Dad says that men
install washing machines

they service
washing machines

but they aren’t supposed
to use washing machines.

Oh, please.

There's no rule
that says only women

can do housework
and only men can have careers.

I can do both.

I am what the magazines
call a superwoman.

I like Superwoman.

Oh, Bobby, thank you.

Now let's take a look
at your homework.

When we're done with it,
this stain is going to wish

it was still
some cheerleader's lunch.

First, you blind-side it
with pre-soak.

Then you sucker-punch it
with some hot water

andjust when
it's begging for mercy

you rip off its head
and pour bleach down its neck.

Finish it off, Bobby!

Are you going to let
that stain call you a sissy?!

No!

I know it's not even
Thanksgiving yet

but it feels
like Christmas morning.

Well, it's full
of holes

but you did get
the stains out...

mostly.

(gasps)

Uh-oh.

Bobby, these are your
father's dungarees!

(sighs)

How could you, Peggy?

Now what am I gonna carve
the turkey in... my underwear?

Not with an
electric knife, no sir.

Even world-famous surgeons
do not get it right
100% of the time.

They make
mistakes, Hank.

People die.

We are human.

(sighing)

Ms. Bittner,
I'm not going to lie to you.

I don't think I heard one thing
you've said all year

especially whatever
you said about bleach.

Can you help me fix
my dad's pants?

He can't wear one of
your clever jokes?

Please, Ms. Bittner, I've never
asked for anything from you

except more sugar.

Ooh, fancy!

Hey, Hank, how's it
going at the bank?

How the hell
should I know?

On a related
fiscal note, Bill

where's the million
bucks you owe me?

Oh, right, Dale, yeah.

Suitable for framing.

There you go...
$1 million!

I guess I'll have to sell
my private island

in the South Pacific, huh?

You never go anyway.

Dad, would you like to wear
jeans to work today?

You know I would.

Look what I got!

I got a bolt of denim
from Ms. Bittner.

I used your old jeans
as a pattern and I fired up

Mom's sewing machine.

My sewing machine?

No, it can't make seams
this straight.

Well, I guess it wouldn’t hurt
to try them on.

Well, all right, Bobby!

They're perfect.

I mean, they're
a little stiff

but after I break 'em in
for a couple years

they'll be perfect.

Hang on, I picked up
a little trick in Home Ec.

I hope you don't mind...

I borrowed
your power sander.

(chuckling)

Peggy, he's right.

I can feel
the denim loosening up.

I'm glad you ruined my jeans.

Bobby's made them
even better.

(chuckling)

Bobby, eight hours
and no chafing!

I know what
I'm leading off with

in my Thanksgiving prayer.

...three, two, one, mark!

Buns in the oven!

Oh, then you're not
just sewing in Home Ec...

they've got you
cooking too, huh?

I hope you don't mind

but I opened a bottle of
your wedding wine

to marinate my pot roast.

Well, just make sure
when you're done playing

your mother has
her kitchen back.

It's Tuesday night
pork chops, you know.

Yes, Bobby,
I can handle the heat

so get out of my kitchen,
because with pork

the slightest mistake
could kill us all.

I'd like to cash this
for cash.

A thousand thousands
will be fine.

Most of the million dollar
checks we see are jokes.

Your job sounds fun.

I'm sorry, Mr. Dauterive
only has $418.75.

Okay, then give me
400 Sacagawea coins

18 Susan B. Anthonys

two North Carolina quarters
and a Utah.

Yep... tastes
like Tuesday.

Thank you, Hank.

Say, that smells
pretty good.

Thanks, Dad.

Could you sign this form

saying I cooked it myself
and that it tasted okay?

Yeah, I'll help you
with your homework.

Hank, you will spoil
your appetite.

Mm, no, no, it's okay.

Let's eat Bobby's
pot roast now

while it's still juicy.

Your pork chops will be
just as good tomorrow.

No, no, no.

Wednesday is
spa-Peggy and meatballs day.

You can't have pork chops
on Wednesday.

That would throw off
the whole rotation.

(chuckling):
Wednesday.

You would not have
believed it, Nancy.

He ate
that pot roast like...

like it was
my pork chops

and my pork chops
were sitting right there!

What you need, sug,
is an unfair advantage.

It's the library's,
so try not to get
anything on it.

A homemaking magazine?

Oh, no, no thank you,
I have never needed to...

Well, that is the most beautiful
Thanksgiving centerpiece

I have ever seen.

Hey, Peggy.

Uh, why's the table
covered with yard waste?

Hank, it is not yard waste.

Or it will not be
when I get through with it.

It will be our new stunning
Thanksgiving centerpiece...

made entirely of yard waste!

Ew, don't touch it, Bobby.

Those nests could be
full of fleas and ticks.

Not if you take the birds out.

They'll build
another nest.

They're not just going to let
their eggs

sit there on the sidewalk.

(grunting in pain)

Okay, Ernst is done
removing the parasites

but he cannot comb out

the dark sadness
that entangles you.

What's up with that?

Ernst, imagine

if the man you loved
found someone else

to cook for him,
and clean for him

and make his pants.

Who is this other woman?

The other woman is my son.

He may be getting
an A in Home Ec

but at what cost, huh?

At what cost to me?

Cooking and cleaning
and sewing...

I did not hear you
mention the boudoir.

I can think of many things
to be done there for Hank.

Well, I am
an excellent lover.

And Ernst is an excellent
hairstylist.

Together let us
take your husband places

from our wildest dreams!

Sorry, sir, but you have
more food than money.

Okay, I don't need
cling wrap.

This is my whole
Thanksgiving dinner

and who am I kidding

there aren't going to be
any leftovers!

(chuckling)

Um, you're still over.

Oh.

But, but...

you can't take my turkey.

(sighs)

Still over.

This circular saw cozy
fits great, son

but can we call it
something else?

Hey, how about
a circular saw buddy?

You name it
and I'll knit it!

Hey, Peggy!

Bobby made me
a circular saw buddy.

Whoa, your hair looks great.

It's so big.

Well, I hope it's not too tall

to get through
the bedroom door, Hank.

Well, the doorway's got
a seven-foot clearance.

BOBBY:
Dinner!

When it got to be 5:00
and you weren't home

I asked Bobby
to whip something up.

Well, that's a good idea.

The sooner we eat

the sooner we can
get to... dessert.

(suggestive growl)

I think Bobby made pie.

Ugh, I probably should've
stopped at seconds.

I'm not usually
a big fan of cheese

but boy, the things
Bobby does with it...

I have an idea how we can
burn off some calories, Hank.

(nauseated groan)

What's wrong?

Is Bobby's cooking
coming up on you?

I think it's all that
beauty stuff in your hair.

It kind of has
that new car smell.

Boy, that cheese! Mm!

(retching and coughing)

Hank, what is going on?

(coughing)

The fumes coming off your hair
keep waking me up.

You don't smell like
a new car.

I just said that
to make you feel better.

Bobby, put away your robot
and go to bed.

I need the couch.

Your father’s feeling ill.

I think it was
something he ate.

Why don't you just
take my bed?

I've got a lot of work
to do out here.

Agh! Was this ever
an outdoor couch?

Okay, fine,
I will sleep in your bed

right under your boogerwall.

I thought I heard
an upholstery shampooer.

Maybe you could use that thing
to get the smell

out of your mother's side
of the bed.

Have you seen her?

She was looking for
a place to sleep

so I let her have my bed.

Well, where are
you going to sleep?

I'll just crash on the couch.

It's still a little wet

but it gives me an excuse
to sleep in my poncho.

No, no, your mother's bed
is empty.

Why don't you just
bunk with me in
the big bedroom?

I'll make caramel popcorn!

I'll turn on the TV.

It's such a clear night

we might be able to pick up
the news from San Antonio.

Their sports guy played for
the Oilers for a year.

I didn't know your bed
was made of two little beds.

Well, your mother
likes her mattress firm

and I like mine
extra firm.

So I guess it's true,
opposites attract.

Check it out...
the weather girl

is looking at
the wrong camera.

(patronizing laugh)

San Antonio.

And it's going
to rain tomorrow.

(laughter)

Why would anyone
live there?

You know who'd
get a kick out of this?

Ladybird!

Come here, girl!

(sobbing)

HANK:
That Miss Piggy balloon

has the same hairdo
as your mother.

Hey, Peggy.

Well, maybe for you it is.

Oh, I was expecting you to say,
"Good morning."

So...

did you sleep well?

Not really.

Bobby and I were up
all night talking...

really, really talking.

(muffled scream)

(gasps)

So, that's where it went.

Perfect!

Hank, come in here, quick!

Look what I found
in Bobby's bed.

Mm-hmm, it's a
ladies' magazine

and that is
not my opinion.

It says so right
in the title.

You were right
about Home Ec, Hank...

it's ruining Bobby.

Every perfume ad has been
scratched and sniffed

and his horoscope says

that this is a
good week for him

to meet the man
of his dreams.

If you ask me, Hank,
that boy ain't right.

Bobby, get in here. Now.

What's up, Dad?

Son, do you think
you could make

this buttermilk-
basted turkey?

Well, that recipe
takes 24 hours.

Good thing I started on it
last night.

(chuckling)

I just thought
you were getting up

to use the bathroom a lot.

You know what?

Let's have Bobby
handle the whole meal.

What?!
But-but every year I...

This year the only thing
you have to do is get hungry.

Just kick back on the couch

now that it's fit to sit on.

BOBBY:
Oh, Dad...

where's the turkey platter?

I want to start
on the radish roses.

It's in the garage,
in a box marked:

"Winter holiday poultry
serving dishes."

Here, I'll help you
find it.

Mom, you mind
popping my bird in?

Don’t worry, the racks are set

and the oven's
already preheated.

It's idiot-proof.

They do not deserve us.

Oh... boxed in!

Did I fix my roof
in the last few days?

Well, it still looks
pretty bad, so maybe.

Why?

I can't buy any
Thanksgiving food

because my bank account is empty

and... and I can't remember
what I spent it on.

It's empty because I
cashed your check, Bill

which did not clear for
the full million dollars.

But that check was a joke,
just like the bet.

It was a joke...
I laughed.

We had a legitimate
oral contract

entered into fully and freely

when I said, "Betcha"

and you said, and I
quote, "You're on."

Dale, stop talking
like a lawyer

and give Bill his money back.

What's the point?

Bill would
probably just go

and spend it on
something stupid,
like himself.

Peggy?

Oh, I see my haircut
was a success!

Your Hank, he ravaged
you last night, yes?

Tell me, what did
you do to him?

I stole his turkey
is what I did.

I would rather share it
with a man who needs me

a man who is also alone
on Thanksgiving

because of the stigma
society attaches

to his unconventional
sexual appetites.

Get in here,
you drama queen.

Tell me, tell me, who
is this mystery man?

Who the hell is she?

Peggy Hill,
this is my wife Claudia

and my little angel Brett.

You have a family
that loves you?

(crying)

(phone rings)

Hank Hill.
Happy Thanksgiving.

ERNST (on phone):
Hank, this is Ernst.

I hope you're sitting down

for the bombshell
I am about to drop.

Last chance to sit.

Is this about the smell
in Peggy's hair?

This is not about some smell
that you are imagining.

Peggy is here with your turkey.

They are both
bruised and broken.

HANK:
Son of a gun!

Your mother took the turkey and
ran off to her hairdresser's.

You have made her

feel useless in her own house.

Now she is at my house

laying face down in a puddle
of her own self-esteem.

Pull her out before she drowns!

I breast-fed my Bobby.

Big mistake.

(Hank sighs)

Bobby...

I need you to do two things

I pray you'll
never have to do again.

Tape the Cowboys' game

and give me an apron.

Hello, Peggy.

I'm sorry I'm so
under dressed, Hank.

I see you and Bobby
decided to go formal.

No, I sent Bobby
to the neighbors

but first, we whipped up
some of our favorite dishes.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Fried pork chops?

Frito pie with Wolf-brand chili?

Spa-Peggy with meatballs?

And a half a bottle

of our wedding wine.

You don't even need me
to make spa-Peggy?

Nope, I guess not

but that's okay.

I didn't marry you

because I need someone
to cook and clean for me.

I married you because...
you know...

you know...

The love.

Oh, Hank!

Mmm, your hair smells
much better now.

Like stuffing.

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(loud munching)

Bobby, this is the best
Thanksgiving dinner I ever had.

Ooh-hoo-ooh,
let's do the wishbone!

This is for a million dollars.

(laughing)

Okay.

I won! I won!

You owe me a million dollars!

DALE:
Correction:

You owe me a million dollars.

I'm so sorry, Bobby,
he made me do it!

It was all a setup.

(Bill crying)

HANK:
Bo, that cheese. Mm.