- Peggy suffers a mid-life crisis after a lackluster wedding anniversary, and goes skydiving as a result. Luanne has nowhere to stay as Hank and Peggy are out, and Didi goes into labor, with a panicked Bobby driving her to the hospital.
- Feeling depressed and inadequate due to their routine lives and the impending birth of Hank's brother, Hank & Peggy decide to celebrate their 20th anniversary by going sky diving. But things go awry when Peggy's parachute fails to open and Didi goes into labor with no one to drive her to the hospital but Bobby.—Bukue_One
- Hank, Dale, Bill, and Boomhauer are standing in the alleyway drinking beer when Hank requests that they RSVP for his and Peggy's 20th wedding anniversary barbecue. They all casually affirm with "yup" and "mmm-hm." He also tells them that Bobby and Luanne will be away for the weekend, so he will be spending some alone time with Peggy, and less in the alley. Cotton and Didi are shown approaching the Hills' house, which is decorated with balloons and a Happy 20th Anniversary banner. In the kitchen, Peggy is removing a Brown Betty from the oven, while Luanne receives a phone call from her friend she was planning to go camping with. Based on Luanne's reply "do they expect the forest fire to last the whole weekend?" it is revealed that their trip is cancelled. After she hangs up and shudders, Peggy asks her if everything is okay. Luanne nervously lies, saying they just wanted to remind her to "bring an extra can of gravy." Outside, while guests are arriving, Luanne asks Bobby if she can accompany him to staying with Cotton for the weekend. Bobby declines and tells her to "stay away from him," as it will be his last opportunity to be spoiled by his grandfather before he has a new baby. In the master bedroom, Peggy is shown handing Didi baby clothes, which she tells her are only "on loan" until she gets pregnant again, "maybe this weekend." When Didi expresses sympathy that Peggy's "eggs are rotten," Peggy defensively states "a fact" that Hank's narrow urethra is to blame, not her eggs. Later during the barbecue, all the guests are seated around the table with plates of food. Kahn makes a toast to Hank and Peggy, even though he subtly insults them by comparing their marriage to his and Minh's. He and Minh begin passionately tongue-kissing each other while all the other guests look on uncomfortably in silence. Hank and Peggy lower their heads and begin quietly eating. Dale hands them a wrapped present, and Peggy opens it to reveal two wooden walking canes and a card that says, "For when the Hills are over the hill." Dale chuckles to himself and explains the joke, which she is clearly not amused by. The party then moves inside, where Hank begins presenting a slideshow to the guests, featuring photos of their marriage over the past 20 years. The last slide is a joke picture of Hank and Peggy "aged" 20 years, with white hair and wrinkles. Peggy looks upset, but after the photo projector is shut off, steps in front of the screen and begins reading a poem she wrote about their marriage. She is interrupted several times in a row by Didi squealing when "the baby kicked" her insides. Cotton loudly brags that "it puts on quite a show" and is "bustin' to get out, not like Hank," while the guests all gather around to feel Didi's baby bump. Peggy dejectedly gives up on reading the poem, which she folds up and puts away. After the party, Luanne is seen in the front yard saying goodbye to Hank and Peggy (with her camping gear and "can of gravy,") and getting into a taxi cab. She tells the driver to take her "anywhere but here," (or two places where she bounced checks.) The driver shrugs and drives off. Bobby likewise says goodbye to his parents, and leaves with Cotton and Didi, excited about being "spoiled rotten." Cotton quickly destroys this notion by telling him it "ain't no Baskin-Robbins vacation! Didi's useless, she's with child," and demanding Bobby clean the back of his ears. Back in the house, Hank and Peggy are seen cleaning up from the party. While Hank is satisfied with how it went, Peggy begins sobbing when Hank Leaves for bed. Hank pursues her, reassuring her she can clean up the mess later, and that Bobby will be fine at Cotton's for the weekend. Peggy expresses that the reason for her sadness is because "we're old." Hank doesn't immediately understand, telling her "that was just a just a joke slide." While she admits that the joke slide was funny, she tells him "it's all the other slides," expressing her grief at not recognizing the younger versions of themselves, and her regret for the dreams they abandoned. Hank reassures her it was still them, and it's for the best that they grew up. Peggy suggests they bash themselves over the head with the canes from Dale and "be done with it." Hank tries to remain optimistic, telling her he rented a movie and should try to enjoy their weekend. She is unimpressed when he reveals the movie is "Platoon." Luanne is shown sneaking back into the Hills' house through a window. Ladybird notices her and growls quietly, but quickly loses interest and wanders off after Luanne throws the can of gravy inside. Meanwhile at Cotton's house, Bobby is shown pushing a crib into the baby's room. Cotton shows Bobby a picture of himself before he had his shins blown off. He mistakenly tells him he's holding the "head of a Nazzy," then corrects himself by saying "it's a canteen." Hank is shown the next day at the Arlen Auto Club, getting information about a nice restaurant to take Peggy to. The agent recommends a "revolving restaurant in McMaynerbury. Got a 7 in the auto guide." He then gives Hank directions, and Hank declines his recommendation to take the extra five minutes for a scenic route. That evening, Hank and Peggy are seated at the restaurant, admiring the view of McMaynerbury while waiting for it to revolve so they can watch the sunset, and ordering drinks. When Peggy wants an alcoholic mixed drink, Hank expresses disappointment because he wanted a beer, and one of them needs to be sober to drive home. A brief, humorous argument ends in an annoyed Peggy asking the waiter for water, and Hank subsequently asking for a beer. Later, Luanne is seen watching television in the dark in the Hills' living room, when suddenly Hank and Peggy arrive home. Luanne quickly shuts off the TV and hides in a closet while Peggy complains about the restaurant being "no 7." Hank defends himself and offers to make her the drink she wanted. She tells him she wants tequila instead. They're then shown at the table, doing multiple shots of tequila with lime wedges and salt. Some time later, they are both laying on the floor in the living room, disheveled and heavily intoxicated, surrounded by empty cups. Hank is singing along to a Little River Band song. Peggy says, "they were a real 7." Hank tells her to let it go and just enjoy the music, to which she responds there's no music, only "the sound of an empty house." At that moment, Luanne is shown getting her hair stuck in a vacuum cleaner in the closet. Hank asks "what was that?" and Peggy responds it's "just the sound of all the children we never had." Hank blames himself for not giving her children due to his narrow urethra, blowing through a plastic straw on the floor to demonstrate. Noticing that the tequila bottle is empty, Peggy stumbles out of the room to do what she "should have done a long time ago" while Hank crawls after her. She begins throwing a box of Bobby's baby toys into the trash can. Hank questions it because they had been saving those things for Didi and the baby, to which Peggy responds "she doesn't need baby stuff. She has a baby." Hank says that he's the one who deserves to be thrown out, then climbs into the garbage can. Peggy climbs in with him and it tips over. The next morning, they are passed out spooning each other on the garage floor, still in the garbage can. When Ladybird licks Hank's face to wake him, he covers himself with a welcome mat. They're then shown in the kitchen looking very hungover. Hank suggests going out for pancakes, which Peggy agrees to. Back at Cotton's, he introduces Bobby to his friend and new "au pair" Topsy, a toothless, blind old man who is going to be babysitting Cotton's son and Bobby. He puffs out his cheeks like a frog, which causes Bobby to gasp and run away. Hank and Peggy are shown driving to get hotcakes. On the way, they stop at a roadside liquor store, get some more beer, and pull over to start drinking it. Later, they're cuddling in the bed of the truck and dreaming about a vacation they'll never have, "not until Ladybird dies and Bobby moves out," when they look up and notice two people parachuting. Peggy excitedly suggests they try it, lest falling asleep in a garbage can be the highlight of their 20th anniversary. While Didi is busy lighting a cigar for Cotton, he asks where his lunch is, then announces he's going to The Bottomless Pit (a strip club) to "watch some naked women dance" while he eats. Peggy hangs up the phone to tell Hank there are two openings for skydiving today. Meanwhile, Bobby is shown taking laundry out of the dryer, and is called by Didi. He slips in a puddle of water, and she tells him her water broke. Bobby calls Cotton at The Pit to tell him what happened. Cotton says he'll meet them at the hospital and hangs up before Bobby has a chance to explain they have no way to get there. Bobby is then shown driving down the road with Didi in the passenger seat, trying to find a hospital. He says he knows where the Arlen hospital is, two hours away, and begins driving there. This is shown to be slow and difficult, especially because Bobby forgot to remove the parking brake. Hank and Peggy are shown in a class, learning how to skydive from an enthusiastic instructor, then doing practice jumps from a chair in parachuting gear. Bobby and Didi arrive at the hospital. Hank and Peggy go up on the plane, nervously talking to "a virgin" young guy who will be jumping with them. Cotton and Topsy arrive at the hospital, but Cotton is too short for the receptionist to see him, and all Topsy does is inflate his cheeks again. Didi is shown in labor, while Bobby rubs a tennis ball on her back and calls home, hoping his parents pick up so he doesn't have to see his grandmother's privates. Luanne, who is still hiding in the house, hears the phone ringing when Bobby calls, panics, and answers "Johnny's pizza" in a bad Greek accent. Hank steps to the edge of the plane, now at full altitude, and jumps out of it. He yells and tumbles a bit, then opens his parachute, chuckles, and remarks that "it's beautiful." Peggy looks over the edge, gets scared, and immediately backs away. Hank gently glides to the ground and wanders over to help up "Peggy," only to see it was the virgin guy from earlier who excitedly shouts "we did it!" and puts his arm around Hank. Hank radios up to the plane to talk to Peggy, who looks discouraged with her arms wrapped around her knees. While he's telling her how amazing it was and trying to convince her to jump, Luanne runs up and tells Hank that Didi's having the baby. Hank relays the information to Peggy, who remains blank-faced. At first, she is still not going to jump, but changes her mind at the last minute, screaming as she jumps and tumbles out of the plane (which is juxtaposed by Didi screaming as she delivers the baby.) Once Peggy stabilizes, she begins enjoying herself. While Didi is crowning, Bobby attempts to leave because "it's got hair." The nurse stops him, addressing him as the "daddy," and asking if he wants to "cut the cord." Meanwhile, Peggy's skydiving instructor is shouting at her to "pull the cord" for her parachute. When she does, the cord comes out, but the parachute does not open. The instructor tells her to pull the emergency cord, which also does nothing. Peggy screams, and plummets straight to the ground at full speed, crash-landing in a field while Hank watches on in horror. The end credits are shown over a simple animation of a smiling Peggy skydiving, accompanied by a Deana Carter cover of Tom Petty's song, Free Fallin'.
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