S04E09 · EP 69
season 4 ·
To Kill a Ladybird
written by Norm Hiscock · directed by Wes Archer · 10.77M viewers · image King of the Hill Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 2 threads
tense 19%scheme 11%escalation 10%sad 9%violence 6%tender 6%menacing 5%absurd 5%misunderstanding 3%angry 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Raccoon Adoption
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B · Rabies Outbreak
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Hill yard · cold_openBobby Plays Fetch

Bobby plays with Lady Bird

00:00–01:30social_rule_violation
2 · Hill yard · act1Bobby Finds Raccoon

Bobby finds a raccoon

01:30–03:24scheme
3 · Hill yard · act1Dale's Warning

Dale warns Hank

03:24–04:06threat
4 · Hill yard · act2Raccoon Attack

Raccoon attacks Lady Bird

04:06–05:57violence
5 · Hill yard · act2Dale's Plan

Dale plans to trap raccoon

05:57–07:07scheme
6 · neighborhood · act3Raccoon Chaos

Raccoon causes chaos

07:07–07:13
8 · Hill's yard · act1Rabies Explanation

Dale learns about rabies

07:30–09:24
9 · Gribble's house · act2Dale's Symptoms

Dale shows rabies symptoms

09:24–10:12
10 · Arlen · act2Search for Lady Bird

Hank searches for Lady Bird

10:12–11:09avoidance
11 · Gribble's house · act3Dale's Escape

Dale escapes from Nancy

11:09–12:29
12 ▸ 12:29
12 · Arlen · act3Search Party

Group searches for Lady Bird

12:29–15:16
13 · Hill yard · act2Hank and Dale Talk

Hank and Dale discuss the raccoon

15:16–16:46escalation · misunderstanding
14 ▸ 16:46
14 · Hill yard · act2Dale's Plan

Dale reveals his plan to Hank

16:46–18:40scheme · escalation
15 ▸ 18:40
15 · Hill yard · act2Hank's Blood

Hank agrees to Dale's plan

18:40–21:52scheme · comeuppance
16 ▸ 21:52
16 · Hill yard · act3Lady Bird Attacks

Lady Bird attacks Hank and Bobby

21:52–21:59violence · escalation
17 ▸ 21:59
17 · Hill yard · act3Aftermath

The aftermath of Lady Bird's attack

21:59–22:26
18 · Hill yard · tagNew Pet

Bobby and Hank talk about a new pet

22:26–22:30petty_grievance · double_standard
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Episode facts

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Aired
Overall
#69
Writers
Norm Hiscock
Director
Wes Archer
Viewers
10.77M (US)
Pace
102 words/min · 40 questions

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