The Trouble with Gribbles

The Trouble with Gribbles
Season 5, Episode 18
Air date	April 22, 2001
Written by	Jim Dauterive
Directed by	Shaun Cashman
Episode guide
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The Trouble with Gribbles is the one hundred and second episode of King of the Hill. It was first aired on April 22, 2001. The episode was written by Jim Dauterive, and directed by Shaun Cashman. The name is a reference to the Star Trek episode The Trouble with Tribbles .

Synopsis

When Nancy turns 40, the television station replaces her with Luanne, who is much younger. Then Nancy tells Dale that she wants a facelift. Dale plans to pay for it by filing suit against the makers of his favorite brand, Manitoba Cigarettes, claiming that second-hand smoke has made his Nancy unattractive.

He was bugged through a talking robot fish, so he purposely acted like he felt Nancy was ugly as a good use for evidence in court. This backfired however, causing Nancy to temporarily "leave" Dale and live with the Hills.

Characters

• Hank Hill
• Peggy Hill
• Bobby Hill
• Luanne Platter
• Dale Gribble
• Nancy Gribble
• Jeff Boomhauer
• Bill Dauterive
• Reynolds Penland (cameo)
• Lawyer (cameo)
• Unnamed Men (cameo)

Cultural References

• When Dale plays the radio very loud to cover up his speech, the radio plays the chorus from the Moody Blues song Nights in White Satin.

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The Perils of Polling · The Buck Stops Here · I Don't Want to Wait · Spin the Choice · Peggy Makes the Big Leagues · When Cotton Comes Marching Home · What Makes Bobby Run? · 'Twas the Nut Before Christmas · Chasing Bobby · Yankee Hankee · Hank and the Great Glass Elevator · Now Who's the Dummy? · Ho Yeah! · The Exterminator · Luanne Virgin 2.0 · Hank's Choice · It's Not Easy Being Green · The Trouble with Gribbles · Hank's Back Story · Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story