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King of The Hill

The Texas Skillsaw Massacre

Season 7, Episode 7, Aired Dec 15, 2002

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When Hank falls through his kitchen floor, he discovers the underground escape tunnel Dale has been building. What's worse, Hank can't move back into his house until the floor is repaired, and he is forced to move in with the Gribbles, where Dale's annoying habits threaten to push Hank over the edge. When Hank accidentally cuts off Dale's finger with a skillsaw, Dale claims he did it on purpose. A judge orders Hank to stay 100 yards away from Dale at all times and to attend anger management classes.moreless

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Toby Huss

Voice of Cotton Hill, Kahn Souphanousinphone
Mike Judge

Voice of Hank Hill, Boomhauer, Stuart Dooley
Kathy Najimy

Voice of Peggy Hill
Pamela Adlon

Voice of Bobby Hill
Brittany Murphy

Voice of Joseph Gribble (seasons 1-4), Luanne Platter
Johnny Hardwick

Voice of Dale Gribble

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By cactusjack39, Feb 10, 2009

I will say that this was a pretty good episode of King of the Hill. I think that others rated it too low when other lesser episodes had received higher marks. I have to admit that this episode was actually decent in terms of comedy and storyline, no matter how outrageous it was. Hank was funny, Dale was a moron, Bill and Boomhauer were stupid and it all made for a funny episode. My favorite parts had to be where Hank cuts off Dale's finger and when Hank goes to an anger management class. It was all really funny and it was decent. Thank you.moreless
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In this episode I feel nothing but sympathy for Hank over how Dale treats him.

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By SheTV, Jan 10, 2008

I can't help but feel sorry for Hank in this episode mainly because I just can't stand how no one seems to be able to tell what Dales doing to him to gets him mad! Everybody is all like "Poor Dale, poor Dale!" OMG! Hank cutting off his finger was an accident for god sake! Can no one see that! I can totally agree with Hank on the subject of I don't have problem with anger; I have a problem with idiots! Why does he even hang out with these guys?! He's too smart for them! I will admit though. I like the line the house inspector says: "Do I look like some jackass from Power and Light! And I'm not going back there! Not sir!" That cracks me up mainly because my dad works at a place with the same name! I totally didn't expect him to say that. My dad turned red when he heard the quote!moreless
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The episode: Texas Skillsaw Massacre brought the princes of Arlen together in another bizarre, twisty plot. Dale ruins Hanks domicile, then starts a chain of events ending with everyone getting angry at Hank, not him.moreless

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By TasForMayor, Sep 28, 2006

Texas Skillsaw Massacre shows the very depths of Dale Gribble's stupidity and in contrast, Hank's much treasured self-control. Apparently, Dale has been tunneling from the wall of his basement (the gaping hole cleverly disguised by an enormous poster of Redd Foxx faking a heart attack) to the underside of Hank's kitchen. One fine morning, Hank is preparing breakfast and as he walks across the kitchen floor, it caves right in. This episode highlights a rare bit of selflessness on Nancy's part and Peggy's innate fear of Cotton Hill. Various antics ensue leading up to Dale getting dismembered, Hank getting assigned to an anger management class and later all four our favorite Arlinians becoming closer than ever.moreless
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- Big Jim: I love two things. Building doll house furniture and kicking ass. And I don't see any doll houses.
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- Hank: I don't have a problem with anger. I have a problem with idiots.
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- Dale (while Hank is staying at his house): Hank, did you use those towels hanging in the bathroom? Those towels were for decoration only. Now they're ruined. Hank: Dale, those were paper towels.
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- Dale: Objection! Conjecture! Objecture! Hank: That's not even a word!
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- Didi Hill: Hank has always been angry. When we were in kindergarten, and the other children would use the fingerpaints, he would pinch them. Hank: You are a bald-faced liar! Cotton: Amen!
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- Hank: Guys come on, get out! (seeing that the garbage truck is about to crush Bill, Dale and Boomhauer in the tunnel) Hank: Get out! Get out! GET OUT! If you don't get out of that goddanged rathole now, I'll get out my circular saw, come down there and cut off all your fingers and toes. NOW MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!
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- Dale: Hank, you don't want to use that remote. (Hank pushes a button on the remote control and an explosion is heard in the distance) Dale: There goes the mailbox. Hank: You have an exploding mailbox?! Dale: It was your mailbox. And yes, I do.
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- (Seeing dead guy in coffin...) Peggy: (gasp) Hank. That is how you look like when you sleep.
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- Chuck Mangione (reading his diploma): "Chick" Mangione? I'm not a chick, I'm a dude!
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- Hank: (planning to rebuild his kitchen) This is gonna take a lot of hard work so Dale, you're not invited.
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- Tagline: "Yes, yes! I would please like a piece of candy!" - Bill
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- Hank crawls through the tunnel to Dale's basement and breaks through a poster which says I'm coming, Elizabeth!. This is an allusion to a catchphrase of Redd Foxx's character Fred Sanford as portrayed on the show Sanford and Son. He's announcing his imminent arrival in heaven to his late wife Elizabeth. Hank's head erupts at the chest area of the poster character which visually plays off of the physical comedy bit about Fred pretending to have a heart attack while grasping his chest. Notably, Redd Foxx actually suffered a fatal heart attack on the set of another sitcom.
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- The title is taken from the movie "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre".
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- Hank: Anger management is for baseball players who spit in umpire's faces. On September 27, 1996, then-Baltimore Orioles second baseman, Roberto Alomar, spit in Umpire John Hirschbeck's face after Hirschbeck called him out on strikes and threw Alomar out of the game. Alomar was suspended for 5 games because of the spitting incident.
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