Peggy Makes the Big Leagues
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"Peggy Makes the Big Leagues" is the 89th episode in the Fox
animated television series King of the Hill
and is the 5th episode of the fifth season.
gets the opportunity to teach high school when another teacher goes on maternity leave, but her middle school humor fails to impress the class. To make matters worse, she has a particularly uninterested student who arrives late with no homework, and suggests she give him whatever passing grade she feels is best. David Kala'iki Ali'i (Brendan Fraser
), also known as "The Flyin' Hawaiian", is Arlen High's star fullback and is used to being passed in his classes, but when Peggy finds herself unable to motivate him and he blows her off for tutoring, she fails him on a test. Under Texas
' "No Pass No Play
" mandate, David is suspended from the team for three important games, including a rivalry with McMaynerbury.
The suspension earns Peggy the ire of her fellow teachers, as well as the football booster club
, including Dale
, Buck and even Hank
, and led by the owner of the waffle house
voiced by former Dallas Cowboys
coach Jimmy Johnson
. The other booster club members force Hank to get Peggy in line but she refuses to change the grade. Buck arranges for David to participate into a work-study program at Strickland Propane to get him back on the team. Despite Hank's enthusiasm to teach him about propane
(and, of course, propane accessories), David turns in a poorly spelled and off-topic essay, which misspells propane and thanks God that he "didn't get exploded". Hank reluctantly gives it an "A" anyway for the good of the team.
Peggy is furious over Hank's behavior, and goes to see David's mother, who shows her a child's chalkboard in David's room and explains that he has a learning disability
. When Peggy leaves, this is quickly revealed to be a ruse to make her feel sorry for him. Back at the school, Peggy speaks slowly and condescendingly to David, and the realization of how easy it was for her to believe he was slow finally embarrasses him enough to admit that he's been lazy. Peggy insists on finding a way to teach David so that he can play, and cleverly comes up with the idea to teach him facts about propane as if they were football plays. David turns in a barely passable paper, and thanks Peggy before going out to win the game.
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
animated television series King of the Hill
King of the Hill
King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...
and is the 5th episode of the fifth season.
Plot
PeggyPeggy Hill
Margaret J. "Peggy" Hill is a fictional character in the American animated series King of the Hill.-Biography:Peggy is the matriarch of the Hill family, and the wife of series protagonist Hank Hill. She wears rimless glasses and is generally seen wearing cut-off blouses and culottes...
gets the opportunity to teach high school when another teacher goes on maternity leave, but her middle school humor fails to impress the class. To make matters worse, she has a particularly uninterested student who arrives late with no homework, and suggests she give him whatever passing grade she feels is best. David Kala'iki Ali'i (Brendan Fraser
Brendan Fraser
Brendan James Fraser is a Canadian-American film and stage actor. Fraser portrayed Rick O'Connell in the three-part Mummy film series , and is known for his comedic and fantasy film leading roles in major Hollywood films, including Encino Man , George of the Jungle , Dudley Do-Right , Monkeybone ,...
), also known as "The Flyin' Hawaiian", is Arlen High's star fullback and is used to being passed in his classes, but when Peggy finds herself unable to motivate him and he blows her off for tutoring, she fails him on a test. Under Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
' "No Pass No Play
No pass no play
No Pass No Play is a term denoting a Texan public education policy. Under No Pass No Play students must pass all their school courses to be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities such as athletics or music.-History:...
" mandate, David is suspended from the team for three important games, including a rivalry with McMaynerbury.
The suspension earns Peggy the ire of her fellow teachers, as well as the football booster club
Booster club
A booster club is an organization that is formed to support an associated club, sports team, or organization. Booster clubs are popular in American schools at the high school and university level...
, including Dale
Dale Gribble
Dale Alvin Gribble is a fictional character in the animated series King of the Hill. and is voiced by Johnny Hardwick . He is an exterminator, bounty hunter, smoker, gun fanatic, and paranoid believer of almost all conspiracy theories and urban legends...
, Buck and even Hank
Hank Hill
Henry Rutherford "Hank" Hill Age 50 animated series King of the Hill. Hank lives in Arlen, Texas and works at the fictional Strickland Propane selling propane and propane accessories. Hank's voice is provided by series creator Mike Judge. The Economist named Hank Hill as one of the wisest people...
, and led by the owner of the waffle house
Waffle House
Waffle House is a restaurant chain with over 1600 locations found in 25 states in the United States. Most of the locations are in the Southern United States, where the chain remains a regional cultural icon...
voiced by former Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
coach Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)
James William "Jimmy" Johnson is an American former NCAA and National Football League head coach. As of 2010, he is currently an analyst for Fox NFL Sunday, the Fox network's NFL pregame show. He was the first football coach whose teams won both an NCAA Division 1A National Championship and a...
. The other booster club members force Hank to get Peggy in line but she refuses to change the grade. Buck arranges for David to participate into a work-study program at Strickland Propane to get him back on the team. Despite Hank's enthusiasm to teach him about propane
Propane
Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central...
(and, of course, propane accessories), David turns in a poorly spelled and off-topic essay, which misspells propane and thanks God that he "didn't get exploded". Hank reluctantly gives it an "A" anyway for the good of the team.
Peggy is furious over Hank's behavior, and goes to see David's mother, who shows her a child's chalkboard in David's room and explains that he has a learning disability
Learning disability
Learning disability is a classification including several disorders in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner, usually caused by an unknown factor or factors...
. When Peggy leaves, this is quickly revealed to be a ruse to make her feel sorry for him. Back at the school, Peggy speaks slowly and condescendingly to David, and the realization of how easy it was for her to believe he was slow finally embarrasses him enough to admit that he's been lazy. Peggy insists on finding a way to teach David so that he can play, and cleverly comes up with the idea to teach him facts about propane as if they were football plays. David turns in a barely passable paper, and thanks Peggy before going out to win the game.