"Pour Some Sugar on Kahn" is the two hundred-twenty-ninth episode of King of the Hill. It was first aired on March 30, 2008. The episode was written by Sanjay Shah, and directed by Tricia Garcia.
Summary[]
Kahn uses karaoke to boost his self-confidence and cope with his domineering father-in-law's latest visit. However, he is demoralized when his father-in-law steals his spotlight in an attempt to sadden him.
Plot[]
Kahn's father-in-law, General Gum, visits the Souphanousinphone family. The General gives Kahn a hard time and makes him feel like a failure. Hank and the gang feel sorry for Kahn, which never happens, and take him under their wing. Peggy and Bobby know that Kahn is just showing his emotional side while the General is in town and as soon as Arlen is without the General, Kahn will show his true colors. Kahn gains some self-esteem when his performance of "There's Got To Be A Morning After" at a local karaoke bar becomes a big hit with the patrons, but the General breaches karaoke etiquette by giving his performance of the same song at a fundraiser held at Nine Rivers Country Club.
Characters[]
- Hank Hill
- Peggy Hill
- Bobby Hill
- Dale Gribble
- Bill Dauterive
- Jeff Boomhauer
- Kahn Souphanousinphone
- Minh Souphanousinphone
- Connie Souphanousinphone
- General Gum
- Ted Wassanasong
- David
- Mitchell
- Karaoke MC (voiced by David Herman)
- Geldorf Muller
- Hernandez (voice-only)
- Chuck Mangione (non-speaking)
- Mustached taxi driver (non-speaking)
- John (non-speaking)
- Natasha (non-speaking)
- Joe Jack (mentioned)
- Phoukong Vivarad (mentioned)
Stinger Quote[]
- Gum: "Drag and drop!"
- Kahn: "But I--"
- Gum: "Drag and drop!"
Trivia[]
- The title of this episode is derived from the song "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard.
- This episode is the only appearance of General Gum, save for a flashback when a younger General Gum is shown in "Father of the Bribe".
- The Taste of Laos Bar storefront sign contains the Thai script ร้านอาหาร (raan aahaan) meaning "restaurant," this is a mutually intelligible Lao word in the spoken form of ຮ້ານອາຫານ (raan aahaan).
- Vong Dry Cleaners, located next to Taste of Laos Bar, storefront sign contains Thai script ซักแห้ง (sak haeng) meaning "dry cleaning", this is a mutually intelligible Lao word in the spoken form of ຊັກແຫ້ງ. Vong is also a common name component in Lao surnames, deriving from Sanskrit meaning "royal lineage" or "family" in Lao.
- Across the shopping center from Taste of Laos Bar is a Thai storefront sign containing the script ทราเวลเอเยนต์ (trawel ayent) which is the English transliteration of "travel agent". The Thai translation of a "travel agency" would be written as นายหน้าท่องเที่ยว (naina tongtiew) or written in Lao as ບໍລິສັດທ່ອງທ່ຽວ (bolisut tongtiew).
Quotes[]
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