"Dale to the Chief" is the 176th episode of King of the Hill. It was first aired on January 30, 2005. The episode was written by Garland Testa and directed by Anthony Lioi.
Summary[]
Dale changes his country-hating, right-wing mania into insufferable, flag-waving patriotism after reading over the Warren Commission and discovering that the U.S. is right about who shot John F. Kennedy. Meanwhile, Hank must go through a boatload of red tape to fix an embarrassing mistake on his renewed driver's license.
Plot[]
When Dale re-reads the Warren Commission Report, he is stunned to realize that maybe the government was right all along about who killed John F. Kennedy. Dale decides to abandon his anti-government ways and becomes an insufferable flag-waving patriot. Meanwhile, Hank tries to battle through government red tape when his sex is listed as "female" on his new driver's license.
Characters[]
- Hank Hill
- Peggy Hill
- Bobby Hill
- Dale Gribble
- Bill Dauterive
- Jeff Boomhauer
- Joseph Gribble
- Nancy Gribble
- Female Department of Public Safety (DPS) employee (voiced by Ashley Gardner)
- Male DPS employee (voiced by Ernie Grunwald)
- Dallas police officer (voiced by Phil LaMarr)
- West Arlen Medical Center doctor (voiced by Stephen Root)
- FBI agent (voiced by Scott Klace)
- Dale Gribble's turtles
- Lady Bird
- Octavio (mentioned)
- Jeff (mentioned)
- Franklin Thomas (mentioned)
- Edward Dibble (mentioned)
Stinger Quote[]
- Bobby: (imitating Hank) "Where'd I put mah pantyhose?"
Trivia[]
- On Dale's 1040EZ Tax form, he enters his name as "Dale Gribble" with a social security number of 000-01-0001, an address of 140 Rainey St, Arlen TX 78302, and an income of $13.68.
- During the scene when Hank reads the Texas Propane Gas Association mail which Bobby retrieved, Peggy is seen reading a Ladies' Monthly magazine which she had previously borrowed from Nancy in "Goodbye Normal Jeans".
Quotes[]
To be added.
Goofs[]
- When the men are first discussing Dale's newfound love of the country, his shirt briefly flashes between saying "love it or leave it" and "love it or leav it."
- Texas driver’s licenses don’t have letters in their id numbers as Hank’s is shown to. They consist of eight characters, all numbers (ex: 12345678).
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