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S02E08 · EP 20

season 2 ·

The Son That Got Away

written by Jim Dauterive · directed by Tricia Garcia · 18.3M viewers · image King of the Hill Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 2 threads

tense 30%awkward 16%social rule violation 12%misunderstanding 10%absurd 9%escalation 6%scheme 5%comeuppance 4%lie 3%coincidence 2%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00

A · Trouble in School

B · Teenagers in cave

1 4 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown

1 · School · cold_openMusic Class Chaos

Bobby disrupts music class

00:00–01:30misunderstanding

2 · School · act1Parental Involvement

Parents are called in

01:30–03:34social_rule_violation

3 · School · act1Discipline Discussion

Parents discuss discipline

03:34–04:47escalation

4 · Hill's house · act2Punishment Time

Bobby's punishment begins

5 · Street · act2Planning an Adventure

Kids plan an adventure

6 · Various · act3Preparing for the Caves

Kids prepare for the caves

7 · cave entrance · act1Bobby and friends decide

Bobby and friends head to cave

08:14–09:02social_rule_violation · escalation

8 · car · act1Peggy and Dale search

Peggy and Dale look for kids

09:02–09:43lie · scheme

9 · Hill's house · act2Hank and Con discuss

Hank and Con talk about kids

09:43–12:15misunderstanding · social_rule_violation

10 · cave · act2Kids in the cave

Kids explore cave

12:15–12:55escalation · coincidence

11 · cave entrance · act3Parents find the cave

Parents locate kids

12:55–14:41comeuppance · confession

12 · cave · tagLost in the cave

Group gets lost

14:41–15:05petty_grievance · double_standard

13 · Home · act2Parents Discuss Kids

Parents worry about kids

15:05–16:53social_rule_violation · misunderstanding

14 · Cave · act2Lost in Cave

Group gets lost

16:53–16:58lie · scheme

15 · Cave · act2Cave Conversation

Conversation in cave

16:58–19:07social_rule_violation · misunderstanding

16 · Cave · act2Passant Pate

Passant pate discussion

19:07–19:30lie · scheme

17 · Cave · act3Rescue Efforts

Rescue efforts begin

19:30–20:46coincidence · comeuppance

18 · Outside Cave · tagAftermath

Aftermath of rescue

20:46–22:30social_rule_violation · misunderstanding

03

Same DNA

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Episode facts

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Aired
Overall: #20
Writers: Jim Dauterive
Director: Tricia Garcia
Viewers: 18.3M (US)
Pace: 106 words/min · 58 questions

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In this episode

BH

Bobby HillPamela Adlon254 episodes · drives 510 scenes

CS

Connie SouphanousinphoneLauren Tom80 episodes · drives 30 scenes

HH

Hank HillMike Judge254 episodes · drives 1684 scenes

JG

Joseph GribbleBrittany Murphy139 episodes · drives 53 scenes

RM

Randy Miller9 episodes · drives 1 scenes

PH

Peggy HillKathy Najimy254 episodes · drives 648 scenes

DG

Dale GribbleJohnny Hardwick254 episodes · drives 363 scenes

NG

Nancy GribbleAshley Gardner147 episodes · drives 62 scenes