S12E17 · EP 230
season 12 ·
Six Characters in Search of a House
written by Erin Ehrlich · directed by Ronald Rubio · 5.28M viewers · image King of the Hill Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 3 threads
scheme 27%tense 17%absurd 16%misunderstanding 8%comeuppance 6%awkward 5%lie 5%humiliation 5%sad 5%cheerful 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Peggy's Sales Pitch
B · House Sale
C · Peggy's Open House
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Real Estate Office · cold_openPeggy Gets Listing

Peggy gets a new listing

00:41–01:19scheme
2 · Hill's House · act1Peggy's Plan

Peggy plans to stage the house

01:19–01:28scheme
3 · Open House · act1Open House Disaster

Open house is a disaster

01:28–02:20misunderstanding
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4 · Actors' Meeting · act2Peggy's New Plan

Peggy hires actors

02:20–04:09scheme
5 · Hill's House · act2Rehearsals Begin

Actors rehearse

04:09–06:15scheme
6 · Hill's House · act3Rehearsals Continue

Rehearsals continue

06:15–07:42scheme
7 · Peggy's house · act1Peggy's House Tour

Peggy shows her house

07:42–09:10scheme · misunderstanding
8 · Peggy's house · act1Peggy's Plan

Peggy explains her plan

09:10–11:12scheme
9 · Peggy's house · act2Rehearsal Chaos

Rehearsal chaos ensues

11:12–13:31misunderstanding · scheme
10 · Peggy's house · act2Dress Rehearsal

Dress rehearsal success

13:31–13:58scheme
11 · Peggy's house · act3House Sold

Peggy sells her house

13:58–15:04scheme · coincidence
12 · Peggy's house · tagConsequences

Hank deals with consequences

15:04–15:41comeuppance · scheme
13 · Hill's house · act1Peggy's Actors

Peggy hires actors

15:41–16:29scheme · lie
14 · Hill's house · act1Peggy's Plan

Peggy's plan revealed

16:29–16:35scheme · misunderstanding
15 · Hill's house · act1Staging the House

House staging

16:35–17:19scheme · lie
16 · Hill's house · act2Ferguson's Inspection

Ferguson inspects

17:19–18:10scheme · comeuppance
17 · Hill's house · act3Peggy's Mistake

Peggy's mistake

18:10–21:00misunderstanding · humiliation
18 · Hill's house · tagAftermath

Aftermath

21:00–21:14humiliation · comeuppance
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Same DNA

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Episode facts

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Aired
Overall
#230
Writers
Erin Ehrlich
Director
Ronald Rubio
Viewers
5.28M (US)
Pace
125 words/min · 37 questions

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In this episode

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DG
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HH
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BD
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C
CandiAshley Gardner3 episodes
CS
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CW
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