Dances With Dogs

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Dances With Dogs
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Dances with Dogs is the one hundred-thirty-first episode of King of the Hill. It was first aired on December 1, 2002. The episode was written by Norm Hiscock, and directed by Anthony Lioi. Morgan Freeman guest stars.

[edit] Synopsis

Bobby and Hank join a dog dancing contest. Bobby has a new hobby, it is 'Dog Dancing', the newest craze sweeping Canada. He and Ladybird have taken a liking to their dancing, until Hank comes home early one day, and busts up their fun, citing Ladybird's Arthritis as a reason to stop the activity. Sadly, Bobby agrees to stop dancing with Hank's hound. Bill has also discovered the art of 'Dog Dancing', and searches the Dog Pound for the perfect partner to enter the upcoming competition that is coming to Arlen. The guys at the shelter, jokingly pawn off a mean tempered Rottweiler onto him, and Bill leaves with him, ready to teach him the dance. Once they arrive home, Bill discovers that the dog is out to get him, and flees to his bathroom. After he is cornered in the bathtub, he devises a plan, and reaches out with his long handled back scrubber, to get sleeping pills out, to put the Rottweiler to sleep, freeing himself. The plan works, and Bill finally makes it out. After Ladybird hears a song that she likes while laying in the garage with Hank, she starts to whine, and jump up on him. After a minute, Hank figures out that she wants to dance, reluctantly, he obliges, and catches 'Dog Dancing Fever'. So their training begins, in secret, late nights in the woods, when no one is home, etc. Bobby has taken on Connie's dog, 'Doggie' to be his new dance partner. They are also practicing in the shadows, so that Hank doesn't steal any of his moves. Hank finds out that Bill is into the dancing as well. He swears him to secrecy, from the other guys. Come competition day, excitement is in the air, as the dog hit the floor. Bill shows up with his dog, ready to go...but in a muzzle, against the rules. Hank and Ladybird dance a wonderful dance, in matching bandannas, the judges are pleased. Bobby and Doggie are up next, and they turn it up a bit, with a flashy upbeat dance. A few more entrants take the floor, but the only competition is between father and son. Tensions mount, as the end of the competition wraps up. First place didn't go to either one. In the end, the dancing just ended up being for fun, for all involved.

[edit] Background information

• Bobby and Ladybird dance to the 1989 hit "Move This" by Technotronic.