S04E10 · SCENE 2/17 · 02:37
Hillennium · Hill kitchen and yard
Dale's Y2K Panic and Christmas Shopping

Dale panics about Y2K and starts buying supplies for the apocalypse.

02:37→03:53
in the episode · 1m 16s · S04E10

What happens

02:37–03:53

Dale arrives and expresses his Y2K fears, buying supplies like seed corn, breakfast bars, and Mountain Dew. He also mentions buying a gerbil, which Peggy corrects is a hamster. Bobby and Peggy engage in a humorous exchange about Christmas.

WhereHill kitchen and yard
DriverDale
Positionescalation · escalation
ThreadPeggy's Computer Fears

Key lines

from this scene
02:57

A breeding pair of gerbils.

03:02

Um, Dale, honey, one of those is a hamster.

03:10 · ★ iconic

After a month of eating cockroaches, you will be begging for gerbster.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
absurd0.6
escalation0.4
tense0.4
misunderstanding0.3
coincidence0.1
comeuppance0.1
confession0.1
rapid back and forthargument

Beats

01:44Dale starts buying supplies
03:34Bobby and Peggy exchange about Christmas

Scene in the episode

02:37–03:53
A · Y2K Panic and Propane Crisis
B · Peggy's Computer Fears
C · Dale's Preparations and Gerbil Hoax

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DG
Dale GribbleJohnny Hardwick254 episodes · drives 363 scenes
PH
Peggy HillKathy Najimy254 episodes · drives 648 scenes
BH
Bobby HillPamela Adlon254 episodes · drives 510 scenes
HH
Hank HillMike Judge254 episodes · drives 1684 scenes

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