- Gone with the Windstorm
Infobox Television episode
Title = Gone with the Windstorm
Series =King of the Hill
Caption =
Season = 9
Episode = 13
Airdate =May 1 ,2005
Production = 9ABE08
Writer = Wyatt Cenac
Director = Yvette Kaplan
Guests =Brendan Fraser
Episode list =List of King of the Hill episodes
Prev =Smoking and the Bandit
Next =Bobby on Track “Gone with the Windstorm” is the 184th episode of the FOX
animated television series "King of the Hill ".Plot
When Channel 84 hires a new meteorologist, Irv Bennett (
Brendan Fraser ), Nancy and her less-than-accurate weather reports are left out in the cold. Determined to remain an integral member of the news team, Nancy drives a stolen news van into a raging wildfire, aiming to scoop the competition. Meanwhile, Bobby is always frightened at school by a boy who keeps jumping out and startling him.Cultural references
* The title is a reference to the book and movie "
Gone with the Wind ".
* This episode is indirectly based on an incident involvingKNBC-TV anchor and reporterChuck Henry in2004 . Henry was covering a forest fire whenLos Angeles fire officials ordered all media to leave the area because of the dangerous conditions. Henry, and the KNBC staff, remained, reporting near the fire when a KNBC news van exploded and was destroyed. Henry and the KNBC crew had to be rescued by fire officials. In an interview after the fire, Henry tearfully recalled the incident. He was quoted as saying "Stupid truck, full of equipment."
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