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King of The Hill

To Kill a Ladybird

Season 4, Episode 9, Aired Dec 12, 1999

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Bobby adopts a raccoon, Bandit, who bites Ladybird and Dale and then runs off, pursued by Ladybird. Fearing that Bandit might have been rabid, Hank tries to save his dog, while Bobby just wants to find Bandit. Meanwhile, Dale, convinced that he has rabies, runs off to the woods and starts living on mushrooms, which give him hallucinations.moreless

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Kathy Najimy

Voice of Peggy Hill
Mike Judge

Voice of Hank Hill, Boomhauer
Brittany Murphy

Voice of Luanne Platter
Johnny Hardwick

Voice of Dale Gribble
Stephen Root

Voice of Bill Dauterive
Pamela Adlon

Voice of Bobby Hill

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In this very touching episode, we see an emotional side to Hank that we've never seen before...

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By Sillygostly, Jun 30, 2007

In this episode, Bobby finds a racoon hanging around his house, whom he names Bandit and keeps as a pet. The bandit causes havoc in the Hill house, and Hank calls upon Dale to exterminate it. To protect her "master", Hank's bloodhound Ladybird leaps to the rescue to take care of the racoon, but disappears, along with bandit.

As Hank desperately searches for his beloved bloodhound, he secretly breaks down in the garage. An emotional side to Hank we've never seen before. I can tell that he loves his wife and son, but he's always too embarrassed to show it. However he's not afraid to show his love for his dog because his dog has never judged him, or doubted him.

In pursuit of Bandit and Ladybird, Dale goes nuts and fends for himself in the woods. All in all, a solid episode with some very revealing moments.moreless
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Bobby adopts a racoon and names it Bandit. It bites Ladybird and scratched Dale. All three run off. Hank is afraid Ladybird could have rabies.

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By hsimpson44, Nov 12, 2006

Bobby is sick of Ladybird because he thinks she is too old and she only listens to Hank. Bobby adopts a racoon and names it Bandit. When a storm comes, Bobby lets it go in Hank's workshed. Hank sees it and hires Dale to get ride of it. Bandit scratches Dale and bites Ladybird (who defends Hank.) Ladybird, Dale, and Bandit run off. Bobby looks for Bandit and Hank looks for Ladybird. Hank is then afraid Ladybird could have rabies. Hank, Bobby, Bill, and Boomhower go into the woods to search for Ladybird. Hank and Bobby seperate from Bill and Boomhower. Dale is in the woods and going crazy. He captures Hank and Bobby. He wants to switch his "rabied" blood with Hank's clean blood. But, Dale is still stupid and gives Hank his pocket knife. Hank almost sets Bobby free, when Dale stops him. Ladybird comes, and chases Dale up a tree. Bobby gets free and frees Hank. Hank calls Ladybird, and Bobby points a gun at Ladybird, thinking she has rabies. He fires the gun, and misses Ladybird. He said he didn't miss, and shows Hank how he shot Bandit, who was about to bite Hank. Hank and Bobby give Bandit a proper funeral.moreless
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- Nancy: The earliest symptoms of rabies include chills . . . Dale: I'm cold, Nancy, soooo COLD! Nancy: You're in your underwear, Sug.
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- Dale: (reassuring Hank) I'll find LadyBird. Lucky for you, I'm not only an exterminator, I am also a bounty hunter, here's my OTHER card. Give it to me, and save 10%.
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- Hank: (Holding her bloody collar) Oh My GOD!! LadyBird is hurt...Somebody call 9-1-1!
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- Hank: LadyBird is a member of this family. You've seen our Christmas card. Bobby: I've also seen her drink outta the toilet, wipe herself across the carpet, scratch herself, and sniff another dog's butt.
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- Bobby: (Opening trash bag for raccoon) Now, let's see what's in Santa's bag? What a CRIME! If you are not a hungry man, Luanne, you should not be taking on a Hungry Man Dinner.
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- Bobby: Has anyone smelled today's trash yet? It's nice.
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- Tagline: "So long, suckers!" - Dale
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- Hank: You name a pet, you name a guitar, you do NOT name a raccoon! Hank himself names his guitar. He refers to it as 'Betsy' in a previous episode, and treats it much better than his own child.
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- Young Frankenstein When Dale asks Hank to cover up the hole after enters, and asks that he not remove it no matter what, then instantly pleads with him to remove literally moments afterward is a possible reference to a similar scene in the movie Young Frankenstein.
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- This episode's title is a similar to the title of the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
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