S03E21 · SCENE 1/15 · 00:32
Reverend Thomason Announces Retirement

Reverend Thomason announces his retirement and introduces Reverend Karen Stroop.

00:32→00:55
in the episode · 0m 23s · S03E21

What happens

00:32–00:55

Reverend Thomason announces his retirement from the church and introduces Reverend Karen Stroop as his replacement, causing some surprise and confusion.

Wherechurch
DriverReverend Thomason
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadBobby's Church Fire and Cotton's Blame

Key lines

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00:33

So I told that state trooper, ignorance of the Lord is no excuse either.

00:47

And now, friends, I'm sad to say that I've decided to retire from Arlen First Methodist.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
social rule violation1.0
escalation1.0
absurd1.0
tense1.0
monologue

Beats

00:33Reverend Thomason announces his retirement

Scene in the episode

00:32–00:55
A · Bobby's Church Fire and Cotton's Blame
B · Reverend Karen Stroop's Arrival and Tensions
C · Lutefisk and Bobby's Illness

Who's in it

RT
Reverend ThomasonMaurice LaMarche4 episodes · drives 12 scenes
HH
Hank HillMike Judge254 episodes · drives 1684 scenes
DG
Dale GribbleJohnny Hardwick254 episodes · drives 363 scenes
CH
Cotton HillToby Huss43 episodes · drives 93 scenes

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