Mutual of Omabwah
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"Mutual of Omabwah" is the 179th episode in the Fox animated situation comedy
series King of the Hill
and was the 8th episode of the 9th season. The episode's title refers to the Mutual of Omaha
insurance company.
arrives in the alley with a beard made of bees, and talks about making money with honey
. Bobby
and Joseph are playing Star Wars
when Bobby gets stuck under the garage door, breaking it. When Hank tries to explain insurance to him, Bobby thinks he can get a new bike if he breaks it. To teach him about responsibility, Hank drills Bobby about the details of their insurance policy. Dale sets up a booth at the farmer's market to sell his minimal honey harvest, but finds that the trendy women there want to buy bee stings as a natural homeopathic preparation, which he quickly capitalizes on. Bill
and Boomhauer
wander the market, and fall in love with fried banana
s.
Hank makes Bobby call in the claim to the insurance company, only to discover that not only is the office now a call center in India
, but his insurance has been cancelled due to forgetting to mail his last payment. Bobby doesn't understand why Hank is upset at not having insurance. Hank calls Peggy, who went out with Luanne to eat, to tell her not drive the car until he can get the insurance reinstated. Dale attracts a crowd and begins selling his bee stings like snake oil
. Hank tells horror stories about what could happen if there were a fire or other incident while they were uninsured, and it begins to make Bobby frightened.
Bill and Boomhauer buy a deep fryer, and begin to get ideas about various things they can fry. Meanwhile, Peggy and Luanne are stranded overnight at a rest stop waiting to hear from Hank, and are getting hungry. Hank and Bobby's paranoia grows as a deliveryman attempts to leave a box of Dale's bees at the house, and Dale falls and hurts his arm while checking out the deep fryer, deciding to let the bees treat him. A starving Peggy and Luanne break into a vending machine
for food, as Bill and Boomhauer accidentally drop a beer in to the fryer, starting a grease fire and launching the beer onto the Hills' roof making Bobby think there's a natural disaster occurring.
Dale realizes that the bee stings have done nothing for his fractured arm, and kicks over the case in a fit of rage, releasing a swarm of bees which come after him. He pounds on Hank's door, but a terrified Bobby refuses to let him in. Hank realizes that his overreaction has rubbed off on Bobby, and goes about fixing everything, guiding Dale into the safety of his van and putting out the fire on Bill and his driveway. Dale remembers that he's allergic to bees, so Hank and Bobby drive him to the hospital, and Hank tells Bobby how proud he is of Bobby's help. Back at the Hill residence, the answering machine picks up a call from Peggy, who is then detained by the police over the broken vending machine.
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 8th episode of the 9th season. The episode's title refers to the Mutual of Omaha
Mutual of Omaha
Mutual of Omaha is a Fortune 500 mutual insurance and financial services company based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1909 as Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association.- History :...
insurance company.
Plot
DaleDale 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...
arrives in the alley with a beard made of bees, and talks about making money with honey
Honey
Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers. The variety produced by honey bees is the one most commonly referred to and is the type of honey collected by beekeepers and consumed by humans...
. 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 :...
and Joseph are playing Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
when Bobby gets stuck under the garage door, breaking it. When Hank tries to explain insurance to him, Bobby thinks he can get a new bike if he breaks it. To teach him about responsibility, Hank drills Bobby about the details of their insurance policy. Dale sets up a booth at the farmer's market to sell his minimal honey harvest, but finds that the trendy women there want to buy bee stings as a natural homeopathic preparation, which he quickly capitalizes on. 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...
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....
wander the market, and fall in love with fried banana
Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
s.
Hank makes Bobby call in the claim to the insurance company, only to discover that not only is the office now a call center in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, but his insurance has been cancelled due to forgetting to mail his last payment. Bobby doesn't understand why Hank is upset at not having insurance. Hank calls Peggy, who went out with Luanne to eat, to tell her not drive the car until he can get the insurance reinstated. Dale attracts a crowd and begins selling his bee stings like snake oil
Snake oil
Snake oil is a topical preparation made from the Chinese Water Snake , which is used to treat joint pain. However, the most common usage of the phrase is as a derogatory term for quack medicine...
. Hank tells horror stories about what could happen if there were a fire or other incident while they were uninsured, and it begins to make Bobby frightened.
Bill and Boomhauer buy a deep fryer, and begin to get ideas about various things they can fry. Meanwhile, Peggy and Luanne are stranded overnight at a rest stop waiting to hear from Hank, and are getting hungry. Hank and Bobby's paranoia grows as a deliveryman attempts to leave a box of Dale's bees at the house, and Dale falls and hurts his arm while checking out the deep fryer, deciding to let the bees treat him. A starving Peggy and Luanne break into a vending machine
Vending machine
A vending machine is a machine which dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes, lottery tickets, consumer products and even gold and gems to customers automatically, after the customer inserts currency or credit into the machine....
for food, as Bill and Boomhauer accidentally drop a beer in to the fryer, starting a grease fire and launching the beer onto the Hills' roof making Bobby think there's a natural disaster occurring.
Dale realizes that the bee stings have done nothing for his fractured arm, and kicks over the case in a fit of rage, releasing a swarm of bees which come after him. He pounds on Hank's door, but a terrified Bobby refuses to let him in. Hank realizes that his overreaction has rubbed off on Bobby, and goes about fixing everything, guiding Dale into the safety of his van and putting out the fire on Bill and his driveway. Dale remembers that he's allergic to bees, so Hank and Bobby drive him to the hospital, and Hank tells Bobby how proud he is of Bobby's help. Back at the Hill residence, the answering machine picks up a call from Peggy, who is then detained by the police over the broken vending machine.
Production
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guest stars as the call center worker. He previously worked with Mike Judge on the film Office SpaceOffice SpaceOffice Space is a 1999 American comedy film satirizing work life in a typical 1990s software company. Written and directed by Mike Judge, it focuses on a handful of individuals fed up with their jobs portrayed by Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, Gary Cole, David Herman, Ajay Naidu, and Diedrich...
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Quotes
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film Ulee's GoldUlee's GoldUlee's Gold is a 1997 film written and directed by Victor Nuñez, and starring Peter Fonda in the title role. Co-stars include Patricia Richardson, Christine Dunford, Tom Wood, Jessica Biel, J. Kenneth Campbell, Steven Flynn, Dewey Weber, and Vanessa Zima...
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- Fried Banana Guy: Interest you fellas in a fried banana?
Bill: Y-you can fry a banana? But... it's fruit.
(Boomhauer just shrugs.)
Fried Banana Guy: Here, just try one!
(Bill and Boomhauer each take a banana and start eating.)
Bill: Ohh, this banana's delicious! ...The monkeys must never find out.
- Bill: If everybody fried their food, there would be no war.
Boomhauer: Mm-hm.
Bill: What shall we try next, Boomhauer?
Boomhauer: Tell you what, man, talkin' 'bout some dang ol' fried fried chicken, man.
Bill: Fried chicken refried? Damn!
- Bill: We've buried the needle, Boomhauer! We're frying where no man has fried before!
- Hank: Where are you going, Bobby? This is not a big deal. It's just a little fire... and more bees than I remember...
- (Bill steps on a flaming turkey, tries in vain to kick it off of his foot, and starts screaming and running around.)
Bobby: Mr. Dauterive's on fire!
Hank: That'll happen.