S10E05 · EP 191
season 10 ·
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Clown
written by Christy Stratton · directed by Kyounghee Lim · 6.62M viewers · image King of the Hill Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

20 scenes · 3 threads
social rule violation 28%absurd 26%misunderstanding 18%tense 17%cheerful 5%scheme 4%awkward 1%coincidence 1%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Bobby's Clowning Lessons
B · Clown College Struggles
C · Impromptu Kickball Game
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Every scene

20 scenes · our breakdown
3 · home · Church Behavior Discussion

Hank and Peggy discuss Bobby's behavior at church.

01:16–01:35social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
5 · home · Dinner Table Misbehavior

Bobby misbehaves at dinner and is sent to his room.

02:35–03:14scheme · social_rule_violation
6 · home · Clowning Class Suggestion

Hank suggests a clowning class at Arlen Community College for Bobby.

03:14–03:36scheme · social_rule_violation
7 · home · Kickball Game Starts

Hank, Boomhauer, and Bill start playing kickball with a stray ball.

03:36–03:57scheme · social_rule_violation
9 · street · Kickball Game Continues

The adults continue their kickball game.

04:12–04:35coincidence · social_rule_violation
10 · home · Ride to Clown Class

Hank drives Bobby to his first clown class.

04:35–05:16social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
11 · school · Drop-off at Clown Class

Hank drops Bobby off at clown class and gives him advice.

05:16–05:35social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
12 ▸ 05:35
12 · school · Class Introduction

Professor Twilly introduces the class and its strict requirements.

05:35–06:04social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
13 · school · Funny Words Lesson

Professor Twilly teaches the class about funny words.

06:04–07:16misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
14 · school · Class and Kickball

Professor Twilly discusses pathos, and the kids play kickball.

07:16–08:30misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
15 · school · Bobby Talks to Hank

Bobby tells Hank about his clown class progress.

08:30–09:00social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
16 · school · Comedy Formula Lesson

Professor Twilly teaches Bobby the ha-guffaw-aw-ha-ha formula.

09:00–10:02social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
17 ▸ 10:02
17 · school · Kickball and Studying

The adults play kickball while Bobby studies.

10:02–10:42social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
18 · school · Bobby Talks to Friends

Bobby talks to Joseph and Connie about his clown class.

10:42–13:50social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
19 · school · Dinner with Hank

Bobby talks to Hank about his clown character at dinner.

13:50–13:58social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
20 · school · Talent Show Discussion

Professor Twilly and Bobby discuss the upcoming talent show.

13:58–15:52social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
21 · school · Professor Twilly Calls Hank

Professor Twilly calls Hank to convince him to attend the talent show.

15:52–17:38social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
22 ▸ 17:38
22 · school · Hank Arrives at School

Hank arrives at the school for the talent show.

17:38–18:53social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
23 ▸ 18:53
23 · school · Hank Talks to Bobby

Hank talks to Bobby before his performance, warning him.

18:53–19:24social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
24 ▸ 19:24
24 · school · Performance Fails

Bobby's talent show performance fails and he is booed.

19:24–21:09social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
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Episode facts

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Overall
#191
Writers
Christy Stratton
Director
Kyounghee Lim
Viewers
6.62M (US)
Pace
111 words/min · 53 questions

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