S04E03 · EP 63
season 4 ·
Bills Are Made to Be Broken
written by John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky · directed by Jeff Myers · 6.68M viewers · image King of the Hill Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 1 threads
tense 25%scheme 22%cheerful 15%escalation 10%pursuit 4%coincidence 4%social rule violation 4%angry 3%sad 3%comeuppance 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Bill's Record
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Radio Studio · cold_openSports Jock Intro

Sports Jock and Chad discuss Ricky Suggs

00:06–02:11scheme · escalation
2 · Alley · act1Bill's Concern

Bill worries about his record

02:11–02:35petty_grievance · obsession
3 · Radio Studio · act1Radio Interview

Bill on the radio

02:35–02:40scheme · misunderstanding
4 · Radio Studio · act1Bill's Story

Bill tells his story

02:40–04:30scheme · coincidence
5 · Football Field · act2Ricky's Injury

Ricky gets injured

04:30–05:28coincidence · comeuppance
6 · Football Field · act3Ricky's Return

Ricky returns to play

05:28–07:11scheme · escalation
7 · School · act1Bill's Record Broken

Ricky breaks Bill's record

07:11–07:31social_rule_violation · escalation
8 · Alley · act1Hank's Outrage

Hank is outraged

07:31–07:46escalation · social_rule_violation
9 · Hill's yard · act1Bobby's Record Attempt

Bobby tries to set a record

07:46–08:54coincidence · pursuit
10 · School board meeting · act2Hank's Plan

Hank has a plan

08:54–10:57scheme · social_rule_violation
11 · Coach's office · act2Bill's Eligibility

Bill can play again

10:57–11:06scheme · pursuit
12 · Football field · act3Bill's Comeback

Bill plays again

11:06–12:50pursuit · comeuppance
13 · Arlen High football field · act1Hank Trains Bill

Hank trains Bill for football

12:50–14:05scheme · escalation
14 · Arlen High football field · act1Bill's Past Glory

Bill remembers his record

14:05–15:25scheme
15 · Arlen High football field · act2Game Time

Bill plays football

15:25–16:32scheme · escalation
16 · Arlen High football field · act2Bill's Chance

Bill may break record

16:32–17:11scheme · escalation
17 · Arlen High football field · act3Record Tied

Bill ties record

17:11–22:25scheme · comeuppance
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Episode facts

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Aired
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#63
Writers
John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky
Director
Jeff Myers
Viewers
6.68M (US)
Pace
101 words/min · 33 questions

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