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S09E05 · EP 176

season 9 ·

Dale to the Chief

written by Garland Testa · directed by Anthony Lioi · 5.21M viewers · image King of the Hill Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 3 threads

tense 21%scheme 20%misunderstanding 15%social rule violation 9%awkward 9%absurd 8%menacing 5%angry 4%tender 4%sad 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Hank's License Issue

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B · Dale's Conspiracy Crisis

C · Dale's Patriotism

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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown

1 · Hill's mailbox · cold_openHank Waits for License

Hank waits for his new driver's license

00:00–01:36misunderstanding · social_rule_violation

2 · Hill's living room · act1License Arrives with Error

Hank's license arrives with an error

01:36–01:57social_rule_violation · misunderstanding

3 · Gribble's house · act1Dale Reads Warren Report

Dale reads the Warren Report

01:57–03:45scheme · misunderstanding

4 · Gribble's house · act2Dale's Worldview Shatters

Dale's worldview shatters

03:45–04:53scheme · misunderstanding

5 · Department of Public Safety · act2Hank Tries to Fix License

Hank tries to fix his license

04:53–07:15misunderstanding

6 · Dealey Plaza · act3Dale's New Conspiracy Theory

Dale's new conspiracy theory

07:15–07:34scheme · misunderstanding

7 · Dale's house · act1Dale's Newfound Patriotism

Dale becomes patriotic

07:34–07:43scheme · social_rule_violation

8 · DPS office · act1Hank's License Problem

Hank's license issue

07:43–08:43misunderstanding

9 · Hank's yard · act1Dale's Patriotism Grows

Dale's patriotism grows

08:43–10:43scheme · social_rule_violation

10 · Doctor's office · act2Hank's Frustration Grows

Hank's frustration grows

10:43–11:43misunderstanding

11 · Hank's roof · act2Dale's Patriotism Reaches New Heights

Dale's patriotism reaches new heights

11:43–13:38scheme · social_rule_violation

12 · Hank's yard · act3Hank's Confrontation with Dale

Hank confronts Dale

13:38–15:29scheme · social_rule_violation

13 · Unknown location · act1Hank's License Trouble

Hank has license issues

15:29–15:57misunderstanding

14 · Dale's house · act1Dale's New Patriotism

Dale becomes patriotic

15:57–16:31scheme

15 · Hill's house · act2Hank's Frustration

Hank gets frustrated

16 · Dale's house · act2Dale's Plan

Dale plans something

16:53–18:15scheme

17 · DPS · act3Hank at the DPS

Hank visits the DPS

18 · DPS · tagDale Helps Hank

Dale helps Hank

03

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Episode facts

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Aired
Overall: #176
Writers: Garland Testa
Director: Anthony Lioi
Viewers: 5.21M (US)
Pace: 140 words/min · 74 questions

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In this episode

HH

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DG

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PH

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BH

Bobby HillPamela Adlon254 episodes · drives 510 scenes

BD

Bill DauteriveStephen Root252 episodes · drives 266 scenes

DG

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JB

Jeff BoomhauerMike Judge254 episodes · drives 1 scenes

JG

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