S03E17 · EP 52
season 3 ·
Escape from Party Island
written by Jonathan Collier · directed by Gary McCarver · 7.71M viewers · image King of the Hill Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 2 threads
tense 17%social rule violation 15%awkward 14%cheerful 9%escalation 8%scheme 8%misunderstanding 8%coincidence 6%tender 4%angry 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Hank's Mom Trip
B · Spring Break
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Hill kitchen and yard · cold_openHank's Mom Late

Hank worries about his mom

00:32–02:54social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
2 · Hill kitchen and yard · act1Trip Discussion

Hank's mom and friends discuss trip

02:54–04:46scheme · social_rule_violation
3 · car · act1Car Ride

Hank drives his mom and friends

04:46–05:18misunderstanding · escalation
4 · Port Aransas · act2Port Aransas

Hank and friends arrive at Port Aransas

05:18–05:26coincidence · scheme
5 · miniature museum · act2Miniature Museum

Hank and friends visit the museum

05:26–07:52scheme · coincidence
6 · miniature museum · tagHank's Goodnight

Hank says goodnight to his mom

07:52–08:31scheme · coincidence
7 · Hill home · act1Hank and Mom

Hank talks to his mom

08:31–08:39social_rule_violation
8 · Hill home · act1Bill at Hank's

Bill visits Hank

08:39–09:12scheme
9 ▸ 09:12
9 · bar · act1Hank at Bar

Hank meets strangers

09:12–10:07
10 ▸ 10:07
10 · island · act2Spring Break

Hank sees spring breakers

10:07–10:40social_rule_violation
11 ▸ 10:40
11 · island · act2Hank's Mom Friends

Hank's mom friends argue

10:40–12:43misunderstanding
12 · island · act3Leaving the Island

Hank leaves the island

12:43–15:59escalation
13 · Island · act1Hank Searches

Hank looks for his mom

15:59–16:37social_rule_violation · escalation
14 · Sports Field · act1Bill's Breakdown

Bill has a meltdown

16:37–16:48misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
15 · Island · act2Hank's Search Continues

Hank keeps looking

16:48–17:32coincidence · social_rule_violation
16 ▸ 17:32
16 · Island · act2Vendor's Story

Vendor shares story

17:32–20:56confession · social_rule_violation
17 ▸ 20:56
17 · Island · act3Chaos Ensues

Group faces challenges

20:56–22:01escalation · coincidence
18 · Port Aransas · tagAftermath

Group reflects

22:01–22:29confession
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Episode facts

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Overall
#52
Writers
Jonathan Collier
Director
Gary McCarver
Viewers
7.71M (US)
Pace
107 words/min · 53 questions

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