S01E11 · EP 11
season 1 ·
King of the Ant Hill
written by Johnny Hardwick and Paul Lieberstein · directed by Gary McCarver · 12.64M viewers · image King of the Hill Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

21 scenes · 3 threads

Story threads over runtime

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A · Hank's Lawn Disaster
B · Bobby and the Fire Ant Queen
C · Dale's Extermination Dilemma
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
1 · outdoors · setupHank's Lawn Talk

Hank discusses his lawn with Bill.

00:00–01:34
4 · home · setupLawn and Family Discussion

Hank and Bethany discuss the block party and lawn.

02:08–05:42
5 · home · setupBlock Party Planning

Hank and Peggy discuss the block party.

05:42–05:51
6 · outdoors · setupDale Offers Lawn Spraying

Dale offers to spray Hank's lawn.

05:51–06:20
7 · outdoors · setupFire Ant Warning

Dale warns Hank about fire ants.

06:20–07:14
8 ▸ 07:14
8 · outdoors · setupHank Refuses Extermination

Hank refuses Dale's extermination services.

07:14–07:44
9 ▸ 07:44
9 · outdoors · setupLawn Spraying Decision

Hank decides not to spray his lawn.

07:44–07:49
10 ▸ 07:49
10 · store · setupLawn Purchase and Discussion

Hank purchases lawn supplies and discusses with Peggy.

07:49–08:22
11 · outdoors · setupLawn Enjoyment and Incident

Hank enjoys his new lawn but is soon stung by fire ants.

08:22–08:36
12 · outdoors · setupFire Ant Discovery

Hank discovers fire ants on his lawn.

08:36–09:25
13 · home · setupFire Ant Extermination Plan

Peggy and Hank discuss extermination methods.

09:25–11:02
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14 · outdoors · setupFire Ants and Bobby

Bobby and Joseph rescue fire ants, including a queen.

11:02–11:27
15 · outdoors · setupFire Ants on the Lawn

Hank and others discuss the fire ants on his lawn.

11:27–11:49
16 · outdoors · setupHank's Plea to Dale

Hank pleads with Dale to help with the fire ants.

11:49–11:59
17 · outdoors · setupDale's Extermination Plan

Dale plans to use a powerful exterminator.

11:59–14:51
18 · outdoors · setupFire Ants and Consequences

Hank is devastated by the fire ants.

14:51–15:59
19 · home · setupFire Ants and Confession

Dale confesses to planting fire ants

15:59–17:09
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20 · outdoors · setupFire Ants and Bobby's Brainwashing

Bobby is brainwashed by the fire ant queen.

17:09–17:55
21 ▸ 17:55
21 · outdoors · setupFire Ants and Resolution

Dale sacrifices himself to save Bobby.

17:55–19:24
22 ▸ 19:24
22 · outdoors · setupFire Ants and Aftermath

Hank and others deal with the aftermath of the fire ants.

19:24–19:48
23 · outdoors · setupBlock Party Celebration

The block party begins with Hank's speech.

19:48–20:07
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Episode facts

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Aired
Overall
#11
Writers
Johnny Hardwick and Paul Lieberstein
Director
Gary McCarver
Viewers
12.64M (US)
Pace
118 words/min · 50 questions

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In this episode

HH
Hank HillMike Judge254 episodes · drives 1684 scenes
BD
Bill DauteriveStephen Root252 episodes · drives 266 scenes
PH
Peggy HillKathy Najimy254 episodes · drives 648 scenes
DG
Dale GribbleJohnny Hardwick254 episodes · drives 363 scenes
BH
Bobby HillPamela Adlon254 episodes · drives 510 scenes
JG
Joseph GribbleBrittany Murphy139 episodes · drives 53 scenes
CS
Connie SouphanousinphoneLauren Tom80 episodes · drives 30 scenes
JB
Jeff BoomhauerMike Judge254 episodes · drives 1 scenes