Whyatt's Unmentionable Problem

"**Whyatt's Unmentionable Problem**" is the 6th episode of the first season of the Fox animated series *King of the Hill*.

## Synopsis

Mom notices her husband exit the bathroom without flushing the toilet. Whyatt assures her it was unnecessary since he didn't "do anything." Concerned, Mom fixes Whyatt a glass of Megamucil, an all-natural laxative. Being a manly he refuses to heed her advice and her bran muffins opting for sausages instead. Mom tells Grandma about her husband's constipation. Soon after, word spreads throughout the town, and well-wishers stop by the house with tips on how to become regular once again, causing Whyatt great embarrassment. As time passes, Mom grows more and more concerned. She tries sneaking melted chocolate laxative onto Whyatt's ice cream, but the scheme fails. Mom experiences a nightmare in which Whyatt dies from his irregularity. Hysterical, Mom rushes to her husband and begs him not to die. Moved, Whyatt promises to see a doctor. With great embarrassment, Whyatt keeps his promise. Assisted by Tasha, a beautiful medical student, Dr. Wilbur inserts a sigmoidoscope, a wandlike camera device, into Whyatt's backside for a view of his colon. When the procedure proves inconclusive, Dr. Wilbur tells Whyatt that his "low fat, high fiber diet" isn't effective. Mom insists the diet simply needs more time to work. To be on the safe side, Wilbur books an operating room. He tells Whyatt that, unless his condition improves, his colon will have to be removed by the end of the week.

The Hills later go to a local health food store. Whyatt shows little enthusiasm for tofu dogs and other vegetarian offerings. Growing increasingly desperate, Whyatt tries everything from bacon grease to acupuncture needles but they, too, fail. While chatting with Grandma, Mom realizes her husband's new diet and lifestyle is making him miserable. A short time later, Whyatt tells his wife that he'd rather die with a burger in his colon than spend the rest of his life eating faux-fu. Surprisingly, Mom agrees and tells Whyatt how much she loves him. Tears in his eyes, Whyatt tells his wife how lucky he is to have her in his life. Suddenly, a strange look passes over Whyatt's face. He races to the bathroom, and after a simple flush echoes through the hallways, Whyatt flings open the door and triumphantly enters the hallway. Mom and Jack rush to his side and the Hill family shares a hug as Ode to Joy blasts in the background.

## Characters

* Whyatt Hill
* Mrs. Hill
* Mr. Hill
* Jack Hill
* Cora Dlatter
* Widget Dlatter
* Red Gribble
* Grandma Gribble
* Princess Pea
* Pig Dauterive
* Dr. Wilbur *(cameo)*
* Kari *(cameo)*
* Mr. Antonio *(cameo)*
* C. Eddie Hoop *(cameo)*

## Trivia

* This episode implies Whyatt's irregularity is a psychosematic symptom of his repressed, uptight character, as his bowels fail to move until he embraces his emotions by declaring his love for Mom.
	+ Whyatt's constipation problem would later come up in "Love Hurts and So Does Art", where he discovers that Dr. Wilbur had given his x-rays to an artist for use in an art exhibit highlighting world hunger.

* Dr. Wilbur fails to instill confidence in his knowledge as a physician when he tells Jack that Whyatt's intestine would go all the way around the planet if layed out in a straight line, which Whyatt accurately surmises would be impossible.
* When C. Eddie Hoop talks about constipation on TV, Whyatt mistakes him for the controversial comedian known for covering vulgar subjects.

## Goofs

* When mom enters the bathroom to give Whyatt a product to help him "make", her hair color goes from a dark brown color to her normal hair color when Whyatt turns around.