Of Mice and Little Green Men

Of Mice and Little Green Men is the seventh episode of King of the Hill Season 6, 115th episode overall.

Synopsis
When Hank and Dale find they have more in common with each others' sons than their own, Dale helping Bobby with his acting, and Hank helping Joseph with lacrosse. Dale comes to the conclusion that Joseph is actually the offspring of an alien. Dales tells Joseph of his "alien heritage," Joseph refuses to believe it, but has second thoughts after conversing with his mother. Meanwhile, Bobby feels that nobody else takes his performing in an amateur production of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" seriously.

The two boys run off to Marfa, Texas, the site of paranormal "Marfa lights" variously ascribed to ghosts or UFOs. After Peggy and Hank end up stepping into the roles of Lennie and George in "Of Mice and Men," Hank and Dale head to Marfa. Hank convinces Dale that, even if a space alien was Joseph's biological father, he's been Joseph's dad in every other respect.

Other Languages

 * Of Mice and Little Green Men/Other Languages

Quotes

 * Of Mice and Little Green Men/Quotes

Stinger Quote
"Hey Dad, what's in the jar?" - Bobby

"Don't drink it!" - Hank

Trivia

 * The title of this episode is a reference to Of Mice and Men, the novella written by John Steinbeck.
 * In this episode, Joseph is playing Lacrosse and is a natural at it. Lacrosse is a game invented by Native Americans. This is a nod to his biological ancestry by John Redcorn.
 * This is the first episode where we See how similar Dale and Joseph are in personality. Up until this point, Joseph acted just like any other normal American white teenager (much to John Redcorn's dismay).
 * Dale's comment about making a good pet for the aliens is a reference to the song "Pets" by Porno for Pyros.