I Remember Mono
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| I Remember Mono | |
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| Episode no. | 26 |
| Written by | Paul Lieberstein |
| Directed by | Wesley Archer |
| Production no. | 5E13 |
| Original airdate | February 8, 1998 |
| Guest stars | Jennifer Jason Leigh Mark Humphrey Kerri Strug |
| Prev. episode← | Snow Job |
| Next episode→ | Three Days of the Kahndo |
I Remember Mono is the twenty-sixth episode of King of the Hill. It was first aired on February 8, 1998. The episode was written by Paul Lieberstein, and directed by Wesley Archer.
[edit] Synopsis
As Luanne and Bobby listen, Peggy recounts how she and Hank first realized they were meant to be together. The year was 1973, and Hank and Peggy had already been dating for six months. Hank convinced Peggy to cook him dinner for Valentine's Day. Peggy agreed even though she was a terrible cook. The meal, beef Wellington and cherry pie, turned out terribly, but as luck would have it, Hank phoned shortly before he was scheduled to arrive and said he couldn't make it, claiming he pulled some tendons in his back. Two weeks later, after Hank's back healed, Peggy and Hank were "engaged to be engaged." Back in the present day, Peggy and another woman, Becky, update computer files at Arlen High School. As the pair comb through the records, they come across Hank's permanent file, which includes an entry about a two week absence starting on Valentine's Day due to mono. Peggy tells Becky she never had "the kissing disease," creating a mystery. Meanwhile, Bobby receives Valentine's Day chocolates in the mail from a secret admirer. He suspects the sender might be Kerri Strug.
Peggy queries her husband about the incident. Hank claims he contracted mono from sharing a soda with someone on the football team. An obsessed Peggy learns that only one other student, Amy Edlinhad, had the disease during that time. Peggy tracks Amy down, confronting her as she doles out little sausages on toothpicks at a local super market. Amy recounts how she had broken up with her boyfriend several weeks before Valentine's Day. Feeling as though she had "something to prove," she grabbed hold of Hank and kissed him. An angered Peggy responds by delivering a punch to a side of beef.
Peggy returns home, where she accuses Hank of lying to her. But she is even more upset that the romantic story of how they first got together is a falsehood. Later, Dale, Bill, and Boomhauer convince Hank he must woo his wife until she loves him once more. Hank sees wisdom in their words, and begins doing romantic things. He does everything from cover a puddle with his coat, to rent a pig, all in an effort to make Peggy melt. But they all fail miserably. While attempting to recover the pig, Hank hurts his back and crashes to the ground. Peggy recounts Hank's antics to her girlfriends. The women sigh at the thought of romance. A thoughtful look comes over Peggy. She calls Hank on the phone and promises to make him beef Wellington and cherry pie for Valentine's Day. Meanwhile, much to his embarrassment, Bobby discovers his secret admirer is Grandma Maddy Platter.
