We basically have a pretty funny situation, and some funny things explored. But in the show's rush to cement Hank's status as 'long-suffering sitcom lead', they pushed my patience to the breaking point.
Now, with Bill always so down, its great to get him seen as a hero. But like Patrick for Spongebob, and Barney for Homer, these even-denser sidekicks seem only to be able to better themselves by tearing down their best friend. Why Hank just let this go without whispering of ass-kickings to come (so Bill's fan club wouldn't hear it) is beyond me. It's Bill at his non-pathetic worst.
Now let's go to the good folk of Arlen, all of whom must have in the crowd of people that blindly watched Lucy pull the football away twice in 'Its Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown'. Why do I say that? Because the slacker fool who abandoned his post and who admits snarkily to doing so is right there in the shelter with them when they want to rip Hank apart for opening the flood gates.
So basically, to drive the plot, they have Bill go Dale and the town of Arlen go Peppermint Patty-1978. To me, that drives a decent plot premise with some other funny situations into a ditch.moreless
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When flood threatens the town, the Arlenites gather in the communal shelter: The Tom Landry gym. Hank is supposed to be in charge, but while he's delayed at the town's hydroelectric dam debating over whether or not to open the floodgates, Bill blunders his way into a leadership role. He finds the power and the adoration of the masses delicious and soon becomes a tinpot dictator, with Hank in the brig and Kahn as his right-hand man. Meantime, the kids go wild in the yearbook office, Peggy regresses, and Dale schemes to build an ark to float his family to safety.moreless
 Toby Huss |
Voice of Kahn Souphanousinphone |
 Mike Judge |
Voice of Hank Hill, Boomhauer |
 Kathy Najimy |
Voice of Peggy Hill |
 Pamela Adlon |
Voice of Bobby Hill |
 Brittany Murphy |
Voice of Luanne Platter |
 Johnny Hardwick |
Voice of Dale Gribble |
Pamela Adlon |
C.J. |
Guest Star |
 Lauren Tom |
Voice of Minh Souphanousinphone, Connie Souphanousinphone |
Recurring Role |
 Ashley Gardner |
Voice of Nancy Hicks Gribble, Didi Hill |
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 Breckin Meyer |
Voice of Joseph Gribble (season 5 +) |
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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions
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TRIVIA (4)
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In this particular episode, the site of Tom Landry Middle School is chosen for a shelter in the midst of the flood because, as it is stated in the episode, the school is on high ground. However in a preceding episode entitled "Love Hurts and So Does Art" (S3:E18) Bobby is shown having to first climb a steep street on his scooter (on account of his case of gout) and then having to roll down a hill to make it to the middle school (in order to dance with Connie). It is clearly shown that the school is located in somewhat of a ditch or valley, making it less than a prime site to be in a flood, had the analyzed episode stayed true to earlier seasons.
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Nitpick: When Hank tries to get to Tom Landry Middle School, the flood is moving smoothly. But when he backs up to get on higher ground, the flood is now flowing rapidly.
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Boomhauer and Luanne seem to vanish from the shelter in the third act.
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Nitpick: It is amazing that during the time that the people were inside Tom Landrey Middle School no one ever once looked outside to see that the rain had stopped.
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QUOTES (9)
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Joseph: Hey, let's go to the girls' locker room and stand where naked girls have stood!
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Dale: Do you have any loose floorboards I could scavenge for my gangplank? Joseph's been looking a little mutinous lately.
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Hank: They say one of the problems in a shelter is that people often get shelter shock. They become dependent and childlike. We don't have a lot of room for error with Bobby.
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Luanne: Did Uncle Hank order a duck? Because there's one in the mailbox.
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Everett: In other words... (starts clucking like a chicken)
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Woman: Is that your coat?
(Hank nods. She throws it into a puddle)
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Dale: THAT'S the Armageddon?! It's so beautiful... (sniffs) and fresh.
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Hank (putting Ladybird in a kennel during the storm): Remember Ladybird, the other dogs will be looking to you for leadership, be strong.
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(Referring to the lightning)
Luanne: It's like God took our picture... before he kills us.
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NOTES (1)
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Tagline: "Pretty yare, huh?" - Dale
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ALLUSIONS (3)
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Bill's comment about "not seeking the hard hat but having it thrust upon him" is an allusion to the famous lines from William Shakespeare's classic play 'Twelfth Night' in which one of the characters states "Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them."(Act II, Scene V).
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The title comes from the famous quote by France's Louis XIV: "Apres moi, le deluge (After me, the flood)."
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Upon a repeat viewing of this episode I could not help but notice a parallel to George Orwell's classic fable, "Animal Farm," and its take on power. In the book Napoleon, the leader of the pigs, becomes drunk with power, and later turns on one of his inner circle, Snowball, casting him as the villain. Soon everything that goes wrong on the farm is Snowball's fault. In the episode Bill gets more and more Napoleonic, even imprisioning Hank, and blaming Hank for all the problems, including the missing sticky buns.
* While that is correct, 'Animal Farm' in turn took its cues from the way that Stalin turned on Trotsky, blaming many of Russia's later woes on a man he drove out and hunted down.
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