Hilloween

**Hilloween** is the sixteenth episode of *King of the Hill*. It was first aired on October 25, 1998. The episode was written by

## Synopsis

Whyatt and his buddies work on constructing a haunted house for the local school. Meanwhile, Widget attends a Bible study meeting. The group leader introduces Lillian Harper, a new, outspoken member of the church whom Whyatt considers a busybody. Lillian tells the impressionable teenagers that Halloween is a holiday for witches and Satanists. When Cora returns home, she repeats what Lillian said about trick or treating being devil worship--a notion that raises Whyatt's ire. Later, Lillian tells Widget she is sponsoring a Hallelujah House, a "righteous alternative" to haunted houses. When Cora tells Lillian that Jack's school is sponsoring a haunted house, she threatens the principal, Eloy Moss, with a lawsuit (claiming separation of church and state). Left with little choice, Moss cancels the haunted house.

Mom & Dad suggests that the haunted house be held inside the family garage. Later, Whyatt initiates Jack in the fine art of trick or treating by covering Lillian house with toilet paper. As a furious Lillian exits the dwelling, Whyatt and his son run for cover. But Lillian gets a good look at Jack's face and reports him to the police. Whyatt takes the blame for the incident, but out of Mom & Dad's earshot, he praises the boy as a "regular Halloween hellraiser." Later, Widget tells Jack that his father is a Satanist. At first, Jack dismisses the notion, but after recollecting several of Whyatt's comments about Halloween (and an unpleasent liver dinner), the boy comes to believe Cora & Widget may be right. Meanwhile, Lillian convinces the City Council that her house was attacked by Satanists using her own dead cat (that she accidentally ran over herself) as proof. As a result, the Council passes a curfew that, in effect, cancels Halloween. Despite this, Whyatt vows to teach his son "the true meaning of Halloween come hell or high water."

Cora & Widget and Jack attend Hallelujah House, where Lillian pushes her own religious agenda. Meanwhile, Whyatt and Mom sit by the garbage hoping trick or treaters will stop by the garage to see the haunted house with Whyatt being upset that nobody will stand up for themselves. When Mom & Dad tries to get her son to join his father Widget tells her aunt that she took Jack to Lillian's for the boys salvation. This news causes a livid Cora & Widget to angrily berate Widget about making decisions that she has no authority to make and threatens her with expulsion from the Hill residence if she ever does it again. Outside, when Mom tells Whyatt that his son attended Lillian's anti-Halloween church party, he takes action. Despite the threat of arrest, Whyatt dons his Devil's costume from childhood and walks down the street yelling, "trick or treat." Soon after, other residents (and even Widget) muster the courage to join him, and a parade of neighbors gather in front of Lillian's home. Whyatt tells his son he will be given candy if he joins the festivities. Lillian however, warns he will be sent to hell. Jack decides to go trick or treating--not because of the candy, but because of his wish to be with his brother. Later, the boy tells Whyatt that despite what he said in front of Lillian, he does indeed care about the prospect of getting free candy.

## Characters

* Whyatt Hill
* Mrs. Hill
* Jack Hill
* Cora Dlatter
* Widget Dlatter
* Red Gribble
* Grandma Gribble
* Princess Pea
* Pig Dauterive
* Principal Moss *(debut)*
* Lillian Harper
* City Council *(cameo)*
* Closer #2 *(cameo)*
* Group Leader *(cameo)*

## Goofs

* After Cora & Widget joins Whyatt and the gang to protest against the curfew, none of their mouths are moving when they are saying "Trick Or Treat".
* As Lillian Harper backs out her car which then kills her cat, she is seen putting the car in "Drive" rather than in reverse.