Marlene is a minor character in King of the Hill who made her only appearance in the Season 6 episode "Dang Ol' Love". She is one of the former love interests of Boomhauer, when they were dating.
Appearance[]
Marlene is an adult woman with long brown hair. When at home or going to work, she keeps her hair down, but she puts her hair in a ponytail when she goes jogging. She wears a gray business suit (and lives in an expensive house), implying that she has great wealth.
Personality[]
Marlene is to men what Boomhauer is to women, uses them for a brief fling, only to get a new lover when they get tired of their current fling. It is because of this that Boomhauer finally realizes what it is liked to be used.
Background[]
Marlene is first seen in the episode as a jogger whom Bill had fancied. Marlene meets Boomhauer after falling into potholes that Bill and Dale had dug up and tripped on, only for Boomhauer to sweep Marlene off of her feet before Bill could get to her. However, she is also upset by Boomhauer's decision to invite Hank, Dale and Bill over to her place when she goes to work.
As time passes, Boomhauer starts to fall in love with Marlene and becomes distraught when she stops returning his calls and contact with him. Marlene even mispronounced his name as "Boomhauser" when he returned to her place and rejected Boomhauer's offer of marriage. She is then revealed to have a new love fling named Stephen, leaving Boomhauer heartbroken and in a similar state to Bill (although Bill broke Boomhauer out of his depression later).
Ever since being turned down and used by Marlene for sex and nothing more, Boomhauer has noticeably curbed his womanizing ways, having felt the pain of being used and rejected. Boomhauer even apologized to the Ice Cream Lady, a woman whose heart he had broken earlier on in the episode, something he never did before this incident.
Gallery[]
