A Rover Runs Through It
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"A Rover Runs Through It" is the 172nd episode of the FOX
animated television series King of the Hill
.
's mother invites the Hill family up to Montana
, which they agree to partly in an effort to pull Bobby away from his addiction to video games, where they find that the Platters are on the brink of losing their ranch thanks in part to Henry Winkler
and other celebrities helping drive up property taxes. As Peggy tries unsuccessfully to earn her mother's respect, Hank tries to help Bobby appreciate farm life, which does not seem to reflect on him until he finds a horse named Tennessee and begins to ride it around. Hank later tries to approach Mr. Winkler about the farm but his complaints fall on deaf ears. While trying to find a solution to their dilemma one night, Peggy finds an old law that allows the ranch to use the main road as a cattle drive path if all other paths are unavailable. The next day, the Hills use this to their advantage, herding the cattle through town with the help of Peggy's brothers in protest, terrifying civilians. A police officer claims to Peggy that the cattle drive law has no meaning anymore because it was made a hundred years ago, but his attempts to stop the protest are unsuccessful as Winkler soon agrees to allow their cattle into his land. Peggy expects her mother to thank her, but she still continues to criticize her, causing Peggy to decide the trip to Montana solved nothing. As she is ready to leave Hank points off in the distance to show Bobby and Tennessee at the top of a hill watching the sunset, proving that they accomplished something after all. As the credits roll, Hank narrates a public service announcement with Winkler while fishing.
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...
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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...
's mother invites the Hill family up to Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, which they agree to partly in an effort to pull Bobby away from his addiction to video games, where they find that the Platters are on the brink of losing their ranch thanks in part to Henry Winkler
Henry Winkler
Henry Franklin Winkler, OBE is an American actor, director, producer, and author.Winkler is best known for his role as Fonzie on the 1970s American sitcom Happy Days...
and other celebrities helping drive up property taxes. As Peggy tries unsuccessfully to earn her mother's respect, Hank tries to help Bobby appreciate farm life, which does not seem to reflect on him until he finds a horse named Tennessee and begins to ride it around. Hank later tries to approach Mr. Winkler about the farm but his complaints fall on deaf ears. While trying to find a solution to their dilemma one night, Peggy finds an old law that allows the ranch to use the main road as a cattle drive path if all other paths are unavailable. The next day, the Hills use this to their advantage, herding the cattle through town with the help of Peggy's brothers in protest, terrifying civilians. A police officer claims to Peggy that the cattle drive law has no meaning anymore because it was made a hundred years ago, but his attempts to stop the protest are unsuccessful as Winkler soon agrees to allow their cattle into his land. Peggy expects her mother to thank her, but she still continues to criticize her, causing Peggy to decide the trip to Montana solved nothing. As she is ready to leave Hank points off in the distance to show Bobby and Tennessee at the top of a hill watching the sunset, proving that they accomplished something after all. As the credits roll, Hank narrates a public service announcement with Winkler while fishing.
Cultural references
- This episode's title is a play on the Norman MacleanNorman MacleanNorman Fitzroy Maclean was an American author and scholar noted for his books A River Runs Through It and Other Stories and Young Men and Fire .-Biography:...
novella A River Runs Through It, and the fact that Hank winds up getting a Range Rover from a rental car agency when he wanted a pickup truck.