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The Peggy Horror Picture Show

Season 11, Episode 1, Aired Jan 28, 2007

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Feeling unfeminine after a clothing exchange party with the neighborhood girls, Hank offers Peggy a new pair of shoes. After finding that her usual place in Lubbock is out of business, she stumbles upon 'Clairissa's Closet', and a new best friend, Carolyn. They become the best of friends, until Peggy finds out that Carolyn is a he, and Carolyn finds that Peggy is a she.moreless

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Scott Klace
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Michael Jamin

Carolyn
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David Herman

Pamela Adlon

Bobby Hill
Mike Judge

Hank Hill
Kathy Najimy

Peggy Hill
Johnny Hardwick

Dale Gribble
Brittany Murphy

Luanne Platter
Toby Huss

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Peggy is befriended by a woman called Carolyn who shares her taste in clothes. However " Peggy doesn't realise Carolyn is a man in drag, and Carolyn mistakenly believes that Peggy is a drag queen too. A great start to the eleventh season...moreless

9.5

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By Jay-Spacedust, Aug 07, 2009

Well, after over a years break, the much-underrated 'King of the Hill' finally resumes on British television (yes I expect it's knocking around on $ky somewhere, but I don't have / want that). Now it is on Freeview channel E4, and at least its on at a slightly more decent time of 11 p.m. (the previous couple of seasons were shown irregularly at around three in the morning!!), although personally I record all of the episodes anyway.

This episode was billed as the start of the season on E4, but for some reason at the very last minute they changed it to the second episode, 'SerPUNt'. I have no idea why " they never acknowledged it so it may have just been a mix up. Either way, this week, we finally got the first 'proper' episode of season 11, 'The Peggy Horror Picture Show', and what a great episode it is.

Episodes that centre around Peggy typically fall into two categories " annoying, or very amusing. Thankfully, this one falls into the latter camp, and it a nice subtle story that has many nice moments.

One of the strengths of the story is that, while it has a few gentle pokes, it never really out-and-out makes fun of Carolyn. In fact, they very much play it in reverse " it is Carolyn who is shocked when she realises that Peggy is in fact, not a drag queen.

The b-plot, with Bobby and Joseph using a practical joke book to play puns on people, only for it to bring the people good luck, is as much strange as it is amusing. I didn't mind this plot too much, but it is never concluded in a satisfying manner, and just sort of peters out, which is a shame.

But the main story wraps up nicely, with Peggy learning to take the fact that she resembles a drag queen as a compliment. It reminds me why I like this series so much " gentle stories full of kind-hearted people.moreless
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Yet another perfectly written episode where Peggy's ego makes her oblivious to the real world.

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By jaynashvil, Apr 15, 2009

Peggy is a piece of work. Reality is something to be ignored because she's convinced that her stink don't stink. No one knows Spanish as well as she does, no one writes newspaper columns as well, and no woman is more feminine and alluring that her. That's why she becomes fast friends with the gals she meets in this episode; they're as glamorous as she THINKS she is. This episode is another wonderfully written story that gets its laughs from the characters being true to themselves and acting exactly like they're supposed to. Peggy is exposed to wonderful people she would generally avoid if her guard was up, but since she's temporarily blinded by her own greatness, she makes new friends and, unlike most of her adventures, they aren't trying to take advantage of her. (Kudos to the writer for making these characters actual people instead of doing the usual lazy crossdresser/drag queen caricature.) Hank's response to all of this is classic. Unlike his usual horrified reaction to everything that doesn't fit into his rigid brain (when he makes that great "Mwwwaaaah!" noise), he goes into total shutdown mode. Watching him deal with crossdressers without actually dealing with crossdressers (because Hank doesn't not want to even "go there".) is priceless.moreless
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The episode was hilarious.

8.5

"Great"

By cactusjack39, Feb 20, 2009

I am so happy Peggy got one of the ultimate insults. She was mistaken for a transexual. I don't know how women fell about his kind of insult by I take it that they don't like it. Serves Peggy right for always being so blindly arrogant, stupid, and blind. I thought watching the whole thing play out was just off the charts good. The episode was really good and was entertaining from the beginning to the end. Good writing, good comedy, and a refreshing storylne. Overall, I have to say that this was great to watch and it was also funny. Thank you.moreless
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Why does everyone like this episode so much?

5.7

"Mediocre"

By count-chocula, Aug 11, 2008

First off, I'm a huge fan of the King: the show is by far the best thing on Sunday night FOX and, quite frankly, one of the best (in fact, scratch that), THE best animation of all time. However, this season opener is very sub par.

At first glance this should be a great episode because it is very "kingofthehillish" (note to self: get that word in dictionary), but for some reason it just didn't appeal to me. The story felt very tacked together and didn't flow that well.

The only highlight of this episode is the subplot featuring Bobby and Josepth playing with a very unfunny joke book. However, in this story didn't get wrapped up and fell a bit short.

For a season premire, this leaves a lot to be desired and I hope the King gets back on track for the next episode.moreless
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King of the Hill is back and kicking! Even after 11 seasons, the show still delivers. HO YEAH!

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"Superb"

By Sillygostly, Jun 15, 2007

Now, I've only seen around 4 episodes prior to season 3, and let me just say that I feel so happy, no, PRIVILEGED to be a fan of such a fantastic show. So great in fact, that after 11 seasons, the show is still refreshing, touching and absolutely hilarious.

Sure, The Peggy Horror Picture Show wasn't as funny as say, Pretty Pretty Dresses (come on, NOTHING can top that ep :D), but it was still a very well plotted and entertaining episode.

The series premiere sees Peggy befriending a drag queen whom she meets after finding her dream shoes at (what she later discovers is) a boutique for drag queens. The transvestite, Carolyn and Peggy hit it off, and he is led to believe that Peggy is also a drag queen, which leads to hilarious results. And Peggy is left humiliated when she is asked to perform with a tranny troupe. :D

Back to basics, good clean fun. I'd hate to think of how Family Guy would portray trannies, but King of the Hill presents their humour with dignity and a touch of class. Long live the King! :Dmoreless
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TRIVIA (2)
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- The club Carolyn performs at is called All The Queen's Men.
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- In this episode Peggy goes shoe shopping at The Closet.
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QUOTES (7)
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- Peggy (as the telephone rings): Don't answer that! Hank: That's like telling a lie. You just don't do that. Peggy: Fine. Then I'm not here. Hank: That's also kind of a lie.
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- Bobby: This is the best book I've ever read in my whole life! Joseph: Wow; Dr. Prankenstein has a degree in "Hee" with a minor in "Haw".
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- Bill: I like nice people!
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- Bill: I've never seen eyes so dilated! I could lose myself in them!
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- Peggy: (shaking Caroline's hand) I usually hear this, not say it - nice grip!
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- Caroline: (as she and Peggy are eyeing the same shoes) How much do you love zebra print? Peggy: Okay, you know how when you see a really cute baby and you just want to eat it? That is how I feel about these shoes!
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- Peggy: (looking at shoes in Clarissa's Closet) Wedges! Sandals! These boots are just like Nancy's! (she checks size) They're too big!
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- Carolyn is voiced by Michael Jamin, formerly a writer and producer for King of the Hill.
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- With this episode, King of the Hill returns to the 8:30 p.m. time slot after The Simpsons, where it originally ran in its first two seasons.
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- The Rocky Horror Picture Show: The title is an obvious riff to the cult classic which features Tim Curry wearing women's clothing.
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