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S05E08 · EP 92

season 5 ·

'Twas the Nut Before Christmas

written by John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky · directed by Jeff Myers · 11.71M viewers · image King of the Hill Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 2 threads

social rule violation 24%tense 18%escalation 11%awkward 10%scheme 6%cheerful 6%sad 6%tender 4%comeuppance 3%lie 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Bill's Christmas

B · Bill's Christmas Village

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown

1 · Hank's yard · cold_openHank's Christmas

Hank talks about Christmas

00:00–02:02social_rule_violation · escalation

2 · post office · act1Bill's Errands

Bill runs errands

02:02–02:54misunderstanding · social_rule_violation

3 · Peggy's house · act1Wrapping Party

Peggy wraps gifts

02:54–03:51social_rule_violation · scheme

4 · Bill's yard · act2Snow and Christmas

It's snowing

03:51–04:23coincidence · social_rule_violation

5 · Hank's living room · act2Christmas Smackdown

Christmas plans

04:23–06:45social_rule_violation · escalation

6 · Bill's yard · act3Bill's Date

Bill's date

06:45–07:14social_rule_violation · scheme

7 · Bill's front yard · act1Bill's Christmas Village

Bill sets up Christmas village

07:14–08:08social_rule_violation · escalation

8 · Bill's front yard · act1Hank's Disapproval

Hank disapproves of village

08:08–09:53social_rule_violation · escalation

9 · Bill's front yard · act1Wally Meets Bill

Wally meets Bill

09:53–10:42social_rule_violation · escalation

10 · Bill's front yard · act2Wally's Scheme

Wally takes advantage of Bill

10:42–11:22scheme · social_rule_violation

11 · Bill's front yard · act2Bill's Confrontation

Bill confronts Wally

11:22–13:58social_rule_violation · escalation

12 · Bill's front yard · act3Aftermath

Aftermath of confrontation

13:58–14:43social_rule_violation · escalation

13 · Bill's front yard · act1Bill's Christmas Village

Bill's decorations cause unease

14:43–15:25social_rule_violation · escalation

14 · Hank's house · act1Wally's Belt

Wally gives Bill a belt

15:25–17:36lie · scheme

15 · Bill's house · act2Wally's Punishment

Wally is punished

17:36–19:05social_rule_violation · escalation

16 · Hank's house · act2Bill's Family

Bill's family issues

19:05–19:24social_rule_violation · escalation

17 · Jail · act3Wally's Arrest

Wally is arrested

19:24–19:35escalation · comeuppance

18 · Jail · tagWally's Fate

Wally's fate is decided

19:35–22:31comeuppance

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Episode facts

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Aired
Overall: #92
Writers: John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky
Director: Jeff Myers
Viewers: 11.71M (US)
Pace: 119 words/min · 87 questions

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