S03E20 · EP 55
season 3 ·
Dog Dale Afternoon
written by Jon Vitti · directed by Tricia Garcia · 8.81M viewers · image King of the Hill Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 3 threads
tense 27%scheme 18%absurd 16%misunderstanding 12%awkward 4%cheerful 4%angry 4%petty grievance 2%lie 2%menacing 2%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Mower Boast
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B · Dale's Mower
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C · Mower Joke
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Hill yard · cold_openMower Trouble

Hank's mower won't start

00:00–01:10petty_grievance
2 · Hill yard · act1Dale's Mower

Dale's mower is missing

01:10–02:30scheme
3 ▸ 02:30
3 · Dale's yard · act1New Mower

Dale shows off new mower

02:30–03:14
4 · Dale's yard · act2Mower Envy

Hank is envious of Dale's mower

03:14–05:12
5 ▸ 05:12
5 · Dale's yard · act2Mower Prank

The guys prank Dale's mower

05:12–07:01
6 · Dale's yard · act3Mower Stolen

Dale's mower is stolen

07:01–08:06
7 · Alley · act1Dale's Mower Trouble

Dale's mower goes missing

08:06–08:57scheme · misunderstanding
8 · Hill's house · act1Hank's Plan

Hank explains the joke

08:57–09:39scheme · lie
9 · Dale's house · act2Dale's Paranoia

Dale gets paranoid

09:39–12:02scheme
10 · Alley · act2The Joke Escalates

The joke gets out of hand

12:02–13:36scheme · misunderstanding
11 · Tower · act3Dale's Breakdown

Dale loses it

13:36–14:08scheme
12 ▸ 14:08
12 · Tower · tagThe Aftermath

The standoff ends

14:08–15:29scheme · comeuppance
13 · Dale's house · act1Dale's Mower Trouble

Dale's mower is taken

15:29–16:37scheme · misunderstanding
14 · Dale's house · act1Hank Tries to Calm Dale

Hank tries to reason with Dale

16:37–17:42scheme · misunderstanding
15 · Dale's house · act2Dale's Paranoia

Dale's paranoia grows

17:42–17:57misunderstanding
16 · Dale's house · act2The Truth Comes Out

The guys confess

17:57–20:43confession · betrayal
17 · Dale's house · act3Dale's Dilemma

Dale decides to trust Hank

20:43–20:58misunderstanding
18 · Dale's house · tagThe Aftermath

The situation is resolved

20:58–22:31humiliation
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Episode facts

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Aired
Overall
#55
Writers
Jon Vitti
Director
Tricia Garcia
Viewers
8.81M (US)
Pace
107 words/min · 62 questions

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