S04E11 · EP 71
season 4 ·
Old Glory
written by Norm Hiscock · directed by Gary McCarver · 10.25M viewers · image King of the Hill Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

15 scenes · 2 threads
tense 29%scheme 25%awkward 11%confession 7%tender 6%misunderstanding 6%comeuppance 5%lie 4%triumphant 2%absurd 1%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Bobby's Essay
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B · Flag Rescue
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Every scene

15 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Hill kitchen · cold_openPeggy's Musing

Peggy talks about writing

00:02–01:43scheme · misunderstanding
2 · Unknown location · act1Flag Retirement

Bill saves a flag

01:43–04:15scheme · coincidence
3 · School · act1Bobby's Essay Grade

Bobby gets an F

04:15–05:55scheme · misunderstanding
4 · Hill kitchen · act2Peggy Writes Essay

Peggy helps Bobby

05:55–06:52scheme · misunderstanding
5 · School · act2Essay Submission

Peggy submits essay

06:52–08:04scheme · misunderstanding
6 · School · act3Bobby's Success

Bobby gets an A

08:04–08:26scheme · misunderstanding
7 · Hill kitchen · act1Peggy's Essay Help

Peggy writes an essay for Bobby

08:26–08:46scheme
8 · Hill kitchen · act1Bobby's Success

Bobby's essay success

08:46–10:09scheme
9 · Hill kitchen · act1Peggy's Confession

Peggy confesses

10:09–10:28confession
11 · school · act2Bobby's Guilt

Bobby feels guilty

10:51–12:23
12 · school · act3Consequences

Consequences of cheating

12:23–13:01comeuppance
14 · Mr. Doe Tree's garage · act1Flag Rescue Planning

Bill plans to rescue the flag

15:03–16:18scheme · misunderstanding
16 · Mr. Doe Tree's garage · act2Flag Folding

Bill and others fold the flag

17:03–17:42scheme · social_rule_violation
17 · School · act2Bobby's Guilt

Bobby feels guilty about the essay

17:42–19:04lie
18 · School · act3Flag Ceremony

The flag ceremony takes place

19:04–22:31confession · comeuppance
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Episode facts

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Aired
Overall
#71
Writers
Norm Hiscock
Director
Gary McCarver
Viewers
10.25M (US)
Pace
113 words/min · 35 questions

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