"The Honeymooners" is the twentieth episode of season 13, and one of four episodes that aired after King of the Hill ended its run on FOX. It aired May 3, 2010 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim line-up. It was written by Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh, and directed by Tricia Garcia.
Summary[]
Hank is shocked when his mother announces she broke up with her boyfriend Gary and is marrying a man she has only known for a few weeks who owns an RV.
Plot[]
Hank does his weekly call to his mother to check up on her by posing as a con man who tricks old people into giving him money. Tilly, sharp as ever, sees through the ruse. Hank discovers that she is preparing to get married. He is happy because he thinks she's marrying her longtime boyfriend Gary Kasner, but Tilly clarifies that she has a new boyfriend named Chuck Garrison and he's going to be her husband. Hank asks about Gary, to which Tilly reveals she broke up with him because he was getting suspicious and accusing her of cheating-which she says "That's how he found out about Chuck". Hank, Bobby, and Peggy travel to Arizona for the wedding. They then meet Chuck, a retired hardware store-chain owner who Hank is initially curt towards, before cutting him some slack.
After the wedding, Peggy reminds Hank that it is his day to call his mother, which Hank says that now she has Chuck, he doesn't have to call her. He does notice that a storm is in the forecast where she lives and decides to call her to remind her to not use the phones during a thunderstorm. Tilly and Chuck show up at Hank's in a new RV, announcing they have sold their condos and plan to spend the rest of their lives traveling the open road. While having dinner with the Hills in the RV, Chuck and Tilly have a fight (mainly about Tilly's erratic driving). Hank believes that Chuck is causing problems, but learns that it's Tilly who is completely reckless.
The next morning, Tilly leaves in the RV. Hank, Chuck, Boomhauer, Bill, and Dale leave to look for her. Tilly stops at Barbara's Diner en route to see wildflowers ignoring flash flood warnings on the way. Hank and Chuck find the diner and find out from the diner waitress Tricia where Tilly has gone. Hank leaves behind Bill, Dale, and Boomhauer at the diner, with Boomhauer and Bill finding women there to romance, whereas Dale wants to stay behind to watch the situation. Subsequently, Hank and Chuck go to find Tilly and get stuck in a ditch in the process. Tilly suddenly appears and helps pull Hank's truck out of the ditch.
Hank proclaims that he thinks his mom is an idiot for the stupid decisions she has made for the last thirty years, marrying Cotton (Hank's father), dating Chuck before breaking up with Gary, and marrying him after just meeting him. She is originally shocked, but then explains to Hank that even though he may think she is an idiot, she can do things on her own, wanting to live life to the fullest before she dies. After she and Chuck make up, Hank sincerely tells Chuck that Tilly's choice of marrying him was a smart decision and they shake hands. Tilly and Chuck then drive off, presumably to the Mark Twain Festival in Sulphur Springs, Texas, but they do not uncouple Hank's truck and accidentally leave him annoyed and stranded in a driving rainstorm.
Characters[]
- Hank Hill
- Peggy Hill
- Bobby Hill
- Dale Gribble
- Nancy Gribble
- Jeff Boomhauer
- Bill Dauterive
- Chuck Garrison
- Tricia
- Tilly Garrison (last appearance)
- Gary Kasner (mentioned)
Stinger Quote[]
- Kahn: "No no no no no! Why you hate me?"
Quotes[]
To be added.
Trivia[]
- This episode was dedicated to Brittany Murphy.
- This episode is one of four that aired after FOX ended the show's run in 2009 (in syndication and on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim line-up), joining "Bill Gathers Moss", "When Joseph Met Lori, and Made Out with Her in the Janitor's Closet", and "Just Another Manic Kahn-Day".
- By airdate, this is the first King of the Hill episode to air in the 2010s.
- This is the first time since "Aisle 8A" where Beth Grant voices Tilly.
- Chuck's story about Tilly emptying their septic tank on a bridge over a ferry is likely a reference to the 2004 Dave Matthews Band bus incident.