S09E02 · EP 173
season 9 ·
Ms. Wakefield
written by J.B. Cook · directed by Allan Jacobsen · 4.46M viewers · image King of the Hill Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

19 scenes · 3 threads
misunderstanding 24%coincidence 18%tense 18%absurd 11%tender 9%scheme 9%awkward 5%lie 4%cheerful 2%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Elderly Woman's Request
B · Dale's B&B Idea
C · Ghostly Deception
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Every scene

19 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:00
1 · home · cold_openMistletoe Ban at Party

Hank and Boomhauer discuss the mistletoe ban due to a past incident.

00:00–01:00lie · misunderstanding
2 ▸ 01:00
2 · home · act1Gift Idea Discussion

Hank and Boomhauer discuss gift ideas for Nancy.

01:00–01:09misunderstanding
6 ▸ 02:14
6 · street · act1House Memories

Ruby and Hank reminisce about the house's history.

02:14–02:32coincidence
9 ▸ 04:38
9 · home · act1Ruby's Twin Mention

Ruby mentions her twin sister and Hank's reaction.

04:38–04:47coincidence
10 ▸ 04:47
10 · home · act1Memory Sharing

Ruby and Hank share personal memories of the house.

04:47–05:51coincidence
11 ▸ 05:51
11 · home · act1Coffee Shortage

Ruby and Hank discuss the lack of coffee.

05:51–06:17coincidence
12 ▸ 06:17
12 · home · act1Dale's B&B Idea

Dale suggests turning the house into a bed and breakfast.

06:17–06:46scheme · misunderstanding
13 ▸ 06:46
13 · home · act1B&B Discussion

Dale and Boomhauer discuss the B&B idea further.

06:46–08:03scheme · misunderstanding
14 ▸ 08:03
14 · home · act1Ruby's Room Tour

Ruby shows Hank and Boomhauer her old room.

08:03–08:27coincidence
15 ▸ 08:27
15 · home · act1Ruby's Death Mention

Ruby mentions her sister's death in the room.

08:27–08:33coincidence · misunderstanding
16 · home · act1Ruby's Death Request

Ruby requests to die in the house.

08:33–09:27misunderstanding · coincidence
17 ▸ 09:27
17 · home · act1Ruby's Refusal to Leave

Ruby refuses to leave the house, leading to a tense standoff.

09:27–09:38misunderstanding · coincidence
18 ▸ 09:38
18 · home · act2Haunted B&B Idea

Dale suggests a haunted B&B theme to attract customers.

09:38–09:57scheme · misunderstanding
19 ▸ 09:57
19 · home · act2Ruby's Apology

Ruby apologizes for causing trouble at the party.

09:57–10:51misunderstanding · coincidence
20 · home · act2Ghost Proposal

Dale proposes a ghostly deal with Ruby.

10:51–11:55scheme · misunderstanding
21 ▸ 11:55
21 · home · act2Ruby's Escape Plan

Ruby tries to sneak into the house to die.

11:55–12:52misunderstanding · coincidence
22 ▸ 12:52
22 · home · act2Ruby's Arrest

Ruby is arrested for trespassing.

12:52–15:40misunderstanding · coincidence
23 · home · act3Ruby's Fake Obituary

Ruby reveals she submitted a fake obituary to get Hank to let her die in the house.

15:40–17:33lie · misunderstanding
24 ▸ 17:33
24 · home · tagResolution and Party

Ruby is allowed to stay for the party, and the episode concludes.

17:33–21:07misunderstanding · coincidence
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Episode facts

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#173
Writers
J.B. Cook
Director
Allan Jacobsen
Viewers
4.46M (US)
Pace
126 words/min · 51 questions

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