"Dale Not Be Proud" is the one hundred-sixty-third episode of King of the Hill. It was first aired on March 14, 2004. The episode was written by Jonathan Collier and directed by Anthony Lioi.
Summary[]
Dale donates a kidney to John Force, but before Dale goes under the knife, he forces Hank to make all his outlandish wishes come true.
Plot[]
When NHRA driver John Force needs an organ transplant, Dale is the only one who can save him. Hank encourages Dale to ignore his fear of hospitals and give up his kidney to save Force. Dale reluctantly agrees, but only if Hank takes his place being Dale for the day, a task that consists of outlandish duties. When it is later revealed that John doesn't actually need the kidney, Hank makes the decision to donate it to a ten-year-old boy in need, much to Dale's horror.
At Tom Landry Middle School, where Peggy and several other substitutes have been camping outside Principal Moss's office trolling for work, Peggy sees Bobby make a shambles of his first attempt at reading school announcements over the PA system. She coaches him to make his delivery more like a "morning zoo" radio format, with herself as his sidekick.
Characters[]
- Hank Hill
- Peggy Hill
- Bobby Hill
- Dale Gribble
- Bill Dauterive
- Jeff Boomhauer
- John Force
- Dr. L. Tabor
- Luanne Platter
- Nancy Gribble
- Joseph Gribble (non-speaking)
- Carl Moss
- Timmy Croston
- Octavio
- Mike Soto
- Emily
- Susie (non-speaking)
- Tom (non-speaking; named as Tony)
- Leventhal (non-speaking)
- Shawn (non-speaking)
- John Redcorn (mentioned)
- Miriam Caney (mentioned)
- Wacky & Steve (mentioned)
Stinger Quote[]
- Peggy: "Flapjacks!"
Trivia[]
- The episode title parodies the poem by John Donne commonly titled "Death Be Not Proud".
- When Dale is mumbling to himself while anesthetized he says, "Nancy, what's Redcorn doing in our shower?" indicating that at least on a subconscious level, Dale suspects something is going on between Nancy and John Redcorn.
- According to a company check seen briefly while Hank purchases alien urine, Dale's Dead-Bug is registered as a corporation in Liberia.
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