Yard, She Blows!
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"Yard, She Blows!" is the 175th episode in the Fox animated
situation comedy
series King of the Hill
and was the fourth episode of the 9th season. The episode's title refers to the whaling
expression "thar she blows".
takes great pride in telling stories about how he maintains the lawn and the house, and Peggy
's jealousy at having no part in the house's 'curb appeal' prompts her to try planting a garden in the front yard. However, her multiple attempts at gardening result only in a series of dead plants. Desperate for a mark of her own on the house's exterior, Peggy buys a garden gnome
named Winklebottom at an estate sale, and much to Hank's dismay displays him right out front. Winklebottom soon attracts the eye of Sally, another gnome enthusiast, and she and Peggy become fast friends as they bond over garden gnome lore; meanwhile, Hank gets tired of the constant teasing from Bill
, Dale
, and Boomhauer
over Peggy's tacky new lawn ornament, and goes so far as to shield the gnome from view of passersby with his body.
One day Bobby
accidentally knocks Winklebottom over while playing with it, breaking the gnome's ear off. Panicked, he runs to Hank to see about fixing it; Hank gets out his glue kit and is about to make the simple repair, but instead seizes the opportunity to get rid of the gnome, lying to Bobby that Winklebottom cannot be salvaged. He takes Bobby out that night and attempts to discard the gnome in other neighbors' trash cans, but eventually resorts to burying the gnome in the woods and running over the 'grave' with his truck. Hank swears Bobby to secrecy, and feigns disappointment when Peggy immediately finds Winklebottom missing the next morning. Sally calls the police, making Bobby nervous, but the officer dismisses it as a teenage prank.
Hank soon succumbs to guilt after seeing how hard Peggy takes the gnome's disappearance and tells an indignant Bobby that he has to come clean to his mother about the gnome's fate, but promises to take all the blame. However, Peggy doesn't buy Hank's confession, believing him incapable of such betrayal, and suspects that he's covering for Bobby even after Hank tells her his true feelings about the gnome. Peggy angrily grounds Bobby, who in turn is justifiably cross with Hank but convinces him to seek a replacement gnome at a nearby German-themed tourist town called New Hoffensheim to set things straight. With no other options, Hank ends up wrangling a similar gnome named Figgleforth from another gnome fan, placing the new gnome in Winklebottom's old spot in the yard. Peggy gives Hank credit for what had been Bobby's idea (much to Bobby's further consternation), but also agrees to suspend Bobby's punishment, and additionally agrees to keep the gnome inside to protect it from real teenage pranksters, recalling the police officer's comments. Hank is initially happy to once again have a gnome-free lawn, but with Figgleforth now in the master bedroom he ends up feeling compelled to change clothes in the closet to avoid the gnome's creepy stare.
situation comedy
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
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 was the fourth episode of the 9th season. The episode's title refers to the whaling
Whaling
Whaling is the hunting of whales mainly for meat and oil. Its earliest forms date to at least 3000 BC. Various coastal communities have long histories of sustenance whaling and harvesting beached whales...
expression "thar she blows".
Plot
HankHank 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...
takes great pride in telling stories about how he maintains the lawn and the house, and Peggy
Peggy 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...
's jealousy at having no part in the house's 'curb appeal' prompts her to try planting a garden in the front yard. However, her multiple attempts at gardening result only in a series of dead plants. Desperate for a mark of her own on the house's exterior, Peggy buys a garden gnome
Garden gnome
A garden gnome or lawn gnome is a figurine of a small humanoid creature, usually wearing a pointy hat, produced for the purpose of ornamentation and protection from evil sorcery, typically of gardens or on lawns....
named Winklebottom at an estate sale, and much to Hank's dismay displays him right out front. Winklebottom soon attracts the eye of Sally, another gnome enthusiast, and she and Peggy become fast friends as they bond over garden gnome lore; meanwhile, Hank gets tired of the constant teasing from Bill
Bill Dauterive
Bill Dauterive, born Gillaume Fontaine de la Tour D'Haute Rive is a fictional character on the Fox animated series King of the Hill...
, 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...
, and Boomhauer
Boomhauer
Jeff Dexter Boomhauer III, almost always referred to as simply Boomhauer, is a fictional character in the animated series King of the Hill. The character is voiced by series creator Mike Judge, and is known for his nearly incomprehensible speech....
over Peggy's tacky new lawn ornament, and goes so far as to shield the gnome from view of passersby with his body.
One day Bobby
Bobby Hill (King of the Hill)
Robert Jeffrey "Bobby" Hill is a character on the animated series King of the Hill and is voiced by Pamela Adlon. Bobby is the only child of Hank and Peggy Hill.- Biography :...
accidentally knocks Winklebottom over while playing with it, breaking the gnome's ear off. Panicked, he runs to Hank to see about fixing it; Hank gets out his glue kit and is about to make the simple repair, but instead seizes the opportunity to get rid of the gnome, lying to Bobby that Winklebottom cannot be salvaged. He takes Bobby out that night and attempts to discard the gnome in other neighbors' trash cans, but eventually resorts to burying the gnome in the woods and running over the 'grave' with his truck. Hank swears Bobby to secrecy, and feigns disappointment when Peggy immediately finds Winklebottom missing the next morning. Sally calls the police, making Bobby nervous, but the officer dismisses it as a teenage prank.
Hank soon succumbs to guilt after seeing how hard Peggy takes the gnome's disappearance and tells an indignant Bobby that he has to come clean to his mother about the gnome's fate, but promises to take all the blame. However, Peggy doesn't buy Hank's confession, believing him incapable of such betrayal, and suspects that he's covering for Bobby even after Hank tells her his true feelings about the gnome. Peggy angrily grounds Bobby, who in turn is justifiably cross with Hank but convinces him to seek a replacement gnome at a nearby German-themed tourist town called New Hoffensheim to set things straight. With no other options, Hank ends up wrangling a similar gnome named Figgleforth from another gnome fan, placing the new gnome in Winklebottom's old spot in the yard. Peggy gives Hank credit for what had been Bobby's idea (much to Bobby's further consternation), but also agrees to suspend Bobby's punishment, and additionally agrees to keep the gnome inside to protect it from real teenage pranksters, recalling the police officer's comments. Hank is initially happy to once again have a gnome-free lawn, but with Figgleforth now in the master bedroom he ends up feeling compelled to change clothes in the closet to avoid the gnome's creepy stare.
Quotes
- Minh: Listen to your husband, Peggy Hill! If there's one thing that Brillo-haired hillbilly can do, it's farm!
Kahn (laughing): Angel of Death, meet Old MacDonald! E-I-E-I-Auuuuughhh! - Bobby (seeing Winklebottom for the first time): We have a garden gnome!
Hank (sighing): Oh, boy,
Bobby: I shall call him 'Vandor!'
Peggy: You will call him 'Winklebottom' like everyone else! - Dale: So is that a ceramic gnome, or did Peggy kill a real gnome and take it to a taxidermist?
- Old Woman (upon hearing Hank sneaking the gnome into her trashcan): Is that you, Janet?
- Bobby (after Hank buries the gnome): We did it, Dad! We really did it!
Hank: Not yet, we didn't.
(Hank proceeds to repeatedly back over the buried gnome with his truck.)