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"Flirting with the Master" is the one hundred-fifty-fourth episode of King of the Hill. It was first aired on November 30, 2003. The episode was written by Norm Hiscock and directed by Anthony Lioi.

Summary[]

When Peggy's favorite Spanish actor asks her to tutor his children, she naturally assumes he is in love with her and is wanting her to have an affair with him.

Plot[]

During the day, Nancy, Luanne and Peggy are enjoying an episode of Monsignor Martinez, a popular telenovena starring the actor Eduardo Felipe, whom the three find attractive. The show soon announces that the actor playing as Monsignor Martinez will be appearing in Arlen to sign autographs, prompting the three to meet him in person. Peggy has been using episodes of Monsignor Martinez to help her Spanish class learn, and think it would be something for him to appear at Tom Landry. Eduardo Felipe, the actor who plays the character, only makes appearances under paid vacation cruises or for the cause of a sick child. When arriving home, Peggy announces she got the actor to come, only with Bobby having to act sick. In the class the next day, Eduardo makes a surprise appearance, talks to the children and praises Bobby for staying strong in spite of his "illness." After class, Eduardo soon requests that Peggy have lunch with him, who says he has been impressed with teaching and would like to hire her to tutor his two children, who are due to take entrance exams for a private boarding school in the United States. Although excited, Peggy confesses that Bobby was not sick, but is relieved to hear that Eduardo already knew that Bobby was pretending; to make matters difficult, Hank, after being misled that there is an propane convention in Alberta, is reluctant to allow Peggy to leave for Mexico for 2 weeks, although he later obliges. As Peggy leaves, she puts Luanne in charge of matters, as well as Hank shyly not hugging her, while another couple does so.

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As Peggy arrives to Eduardo's house, she is given a tour of the house and introduced to her new pupils. Eduardo soon hands Peggy a bottle of his wine and shares that his wife is with "her ancestors." She then phones home, which Luanne is seen "parenting" the family, only with Hank to ignore her and pick up the phone. While he is informed that she is having a great time, Peggy also phones to Nancy, only to believe that she is flirting with Eduardo and that an affair would start; Peggy, however, assures that she is loyal to her marriage to Hank. As Peggy is tutoring her students, she imagines that Eduardo is trying to take her as a lover, under the threat of suicide; only to be interrupted by one of her students. Back in Arlen, Dale explains to Hank that he overheard Nancy talking to Peggy and believes that she is having an affair, with Bill backing up the statement claiming she is a beautiful woman. However, when questioned if Hank believes Peggy as beautiful, he explains to the group that he feels he does not need to share it. When returning from the Alley, Hank is annoyed by Luanne's imitation of Peggy and is fired from the job, only to have an angry Luanne complaint why Peggy "ran away" to Mexico. After teaching her students and having to practice lines with Eduardo, she soon wishes to talk to him, only to be asked to deliver roses to his bed while he is taking a shower. But as Peggy overhears Eduardo singing, she hears him singing a love song, making her panic.

Peggy, after thinking what to do, soon confronts Eduardo while taking a shower and tries to explain she has no interest of a romantic relationship between her and Eduardo, only to be interrupted with Eduardo's wife arriving home. When Eduardo goes to greet his wife, Peggy discards the roses and hides in the closet, only to be confronted by Eduardo and his wife. However, it is revealed that the wife was not with her "ancestors/dead," but with her grandparents. To make matters worse, Eduardo soon realizes that Peggy believed he was flirting with her and explains he does not find her anyway attractive to be his lover as he calls her old, utterly humiliating Peggy as he and his wife are sent into a long fit of laughter. Soon, Peggy phones home and explains to Hank, who is asleep, that she is coming home the next day and is left sobbing in her bed while hearing Eduardo and his wife continue to laugh. When returning back, Peggy, depressed and tired, is soon surprised by Hank when he has built a second sink for Peggy. Peggy is left happy again.

Characters[]

Stinger Quote[]

  • Audience member: "I can't believe it's really him!"

Quotes[]

  • Hank: "The boy ain't right but he's not sick."
  • Peggy: "You have the most beautiful sunsets." Eduardo Martinez: "Yes; it is the pollution."
  • Luanne: "V8 has eight vitamins. Beer has one. Barley."
  • Luanne: "Bobby's at an age where we should be giving him his *whispers* sex talk."
  • Hank: "Luanne; stop trying to be your Aunt Peggy. You're no Peggy. You're fired!"

Trivia[]

  • The episode name is a play on the song "Flirtin' with Disaster" by Molly Hatchet.
  • This episode has the distinction of being the final produced episode of King of the Hill to use traditional cel animation. Five weeks later, "Rich Hank, Poor Hank," which was produced before this episode, became the final cel-animated episode to air, marking a switch to the digital ink-and-paint format for the rest of the series.


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Patch Boomhauer · Reborn to Be Wild · New Cowboy on the Block · The Incredible Hank · Flirting With the Master · After the Mold Rush · Livin' on Reds, Vitamin C and Propane · Rich Hank, Poor Hank · Ceci N'est Pas Une King of the Hill · That's What She Said · My Hair Lady · Phish and Wildlife · Cheer Factor · Dale Be Not Proud · Après Hank, le Deluge · DaleTech · How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Alamo · Girl, You'll Be a Giant Soon · Stressed for Success · Hank's Back (AKA The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hank) · The Redneck on Rainey Street · Talking Shop
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