However, he is seen looking much younger and different than he would in later episodes (' Hank's Bad Hair Day' and ' My Hair Lady').

Jack the barber makes his series debut in this episode.

'Can you mow your lawn in a hurricane? Nope.

Dale is surprised to find that Hank is wearing a bulletproof vest and it is not a major injury. Hank jumps in front of Dale and takes a bullet for him. As they are descending the tower, vigilantes from Dale's gun club fire at them. Hank admits that he took the lawn mower and convinces a still reluctant Dale to come down. After repeated attempts from the police, Hank, and Boomhauer over the police car loudspeaker, they allow Hank to go up and attempt to talk Dale down. After reinforcements arrive Dale claims to have hostages and he believes it's part of the lawnmower 'conspiracy'.

This causes a small explosion and the police retreat. When Hank eventually decides to return the mower, Dale was doing a routine extermination at the clock tower at Arlen Community College. Bill saw him from the ground and mistook his equipment for a gun and he called 911 first from a payphone and then he called Hank who informed him not to call the police.Īfter Dale sees the police, he accidently ignites the fumes from the extermination wand with his ciggarette and he has to throw the tank at the police car because it catches on fire. Dale quickly becomes overly paranoid and somewhat crazy and he was barely getting any sleep. Presidents with the mower, which Dale instantly regards as being legitimate. Peggy even edited pictures to include aliens and former U.S. They leave Dale clues about the theft, including ransom letters and photographs. After Dale continues to gloat about his new lawn mower Hank has had enough and conspires with Bill and Boomhauer to steal Dale's state-of-the-art lawn mower.

Hank naturally is furious with Dale and scolds at him like a child, and Dale retaliates by buying a brand new state-of-the-art lawn mower, the Allegro X9J, code name 'Redeemer'. Dale borrows Hank's mower without permission and after driving it to the store and running out of fuel he leaves it at a gas station unattended.

Almost over the hill