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S05E06 · EP 90

season 5 ·

When Cotton Comes Marching Home Again

written by Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland · directed by Tricia Garcia · 9.53M viewers · image King of the Hill Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

16 scenes · 3 threads

scheme 27%tense 25%misunderstanding 11%awkward 9%social rule violation 9%humiliating 7%tender 5%cheerful 5%absurd 2%sad 1%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00

A · Veterans Day

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 14 16 17

B · Cotton's Struggles

C · Hank and Cotton

01

Every scene

16 scenes · our breakdown

1 · Hill kitchen · act1Bobby's Float Design

Bobby shares his float design

00:00–01:21scheme · misunderstanding

2 · Hill kitchen · act1Cotton's Visit

Cotton visits his family

01:21–02:11scheme · social_rule_violation

3 · Hill yard · act1Float Preparation

Bobby prepares his float

02:11–03:31scheme · misunderstanding

4 · VFW · act2Cotton's Medals

Peggy visits Cotton

03:31–05:01scheme · social_rule_violation

5 · VFW · act2Cotton's Situation

Hank talks to Cotton

05:01–05:42scheme · misunderstanding

6 · office · act3Cotton's Job Interview

Cotton interviews for a job

05:42–08:36scheme · social_rule_violation

8 · Restaurant · act1Cotton's First Day

Cotton starts his new job

09:00–10:37scheme · social_rule_violation

9 · Various · act1Hank's Day

Hank's daily life

10 · Hill's House · act2Cotton's Float

Cotton's parade float

10:50–12:25misunderstanding

11 · Restaurant · act2Cotton's Dilemma

Cotton's decision

12:25–14:06scheme · social_rule_violation

12 · Parade Route · act3Cotton's Parade

Cotton marches

13 · VFW · act1Hank and friends argue

Hank argues with friends

15:27–17:25scheme · misunderstanding

14 · VFW · act1Cotton's age revealed

Cotton's age is revealed

17:25–17:35scheme · social_rule_violation

16 · Hill kitchen and yard · act2Hank talks to Bobby

Hank talks to Bobby

18:04–18:49misunderstanding · scheme

17 · VFW · act2Cotton gives letter

Cotton gives letter

18:49–21:03scheme · social_rule_violation

18 · VFW · act3Hank and Cotton discuss money

Hank and Cotton discuss money

21:03–21:47scheme · misunderstanding

03

Same DNA

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Episode facts

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Aired
Overall: #90
Writers: Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland
Director: Tricia Garcia
Viewers: 9.53M (US)
Pace: 112 words/min · 60 questions

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