S12E22 · EP 235
season 12 ·
Life: A Loser's Manual
written by Dan McGrath · directed by Anthony Chun · 5.4M viewers · image King of the Hill Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 3 threads
tense 22%scheme 13%lie 12%sad 9%confession 6%secret exposed 5%awkward 5%tender 4%escalation 4%absurd 4%

Story threads over runtime

click a block to open the scene
0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Family Secrets
146
B · Luanne's Father
2357891011121415161718
C · Family Secret
01

Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Hill's house · act1Luanne's Baby Shower

Luanne's baby shower preparations

00:00–02:40lie · scheme
2 · Dale's house · act1Dale's Guard Tower

Dale's guard tower plans

02:40–03:26scheme · escalation
3 · Hill's house · act1Peggy's Phone Call

Peggy's phone call with Hoyt

03:26–04:21lie · secret_exposed
4 · Hill's house · act1Hoyt's Arrival

Hoyt arrives at the Hill's house

04:21–05:00lie · scheme
5 · Hill's house · act2Family Interactions

Hoyt interacts with the family

05:00–07:30lie · secret_exposed
6 · Hill's house · act2The Truth Revealed

Peggy reveals the truth about Hoyt

07:30–07:47lie · secret_exposed
7 · Arlen · act1Hoyt Arrives

Hoyt arrives in Arlen

07:47–08:05scheme · lie
8 · Hill's house · act1Breakfast with Luanne

Luanne has breakfast with her father

08:05–09:50scheme · misunderstanding
9 · Hill's house · act1Hoyt's Disappearance

Hoyt disappears

09:50–10:27scheme · lie
10 · Arlen · act2Hoyt's Trouble

Hoyt gets into trouble

10:27–11:35scheme · lie
11 · Arlen · act2Hoyt's Secret

Hoyt's secret is revealed

11:35–13:40scheme · lie
12 · Arlen · act3Consequences

Hoyt faces consequences

13:40–14:39scheme · lie
14 · Dale's house · act1Dale's Tower

Dale's tower is inspected

15:39–16:20scheme · social_rule_violation
15 ▸ 16:20
15 · Dale's house · act1Inspector's Warning

Inspector warns Dale

16:20–17:05escalation · coincidence
16 · Hill kitchen · act2Hoyt's Influence

Hoyt influences Bobby

17:05–17:54lie · misunderstanding
17 · Hill kitchen · act3Hoyt's Arrest

Hoyt is arrested

17:54–18:16comeuppance · confession
18 · Hill kitchen · tagAftermath

Luann is proud of her dad

18:16–21:08secret_exposed · confession
03

Same DNA

nearest episodes by gene profile
S03E089.15M viewers
Good Hill Hunting
16 scenes
S02E0519.64M viewers
Jumpin' Crack Bass (It's a Gas, Gas, Gas)
18 scenes
S04E1110.25M viewers
Old Glory
15 scenes
S05E1311.55M viewers
Ho Yeah!
17 scenes
S11E094.19M viewers
Peggy's Gone to Pots
14 scenes
S02E2115.27M viewers
Life in the Fast Lane, Bobby's Saga
16 scenes
← S12E21It Came from the GarageS13E01 →Dia-bill-ic Shock

Episode facts

Wikipedia · Wikidata
Aired
Overall
#235
Writers
Dan McGrath
Director
Anthony Chun
Viewers
5.4M (US)
Pace
119 words/min · 50 questions

Read more

FPlot, trivia & quotesKing of the Hill WikiOPEN ↗WProduction & receptionWikipediaOPEN ↗QStructured dataQ32827348OPEN ↗

Where to watch

sponsored
TV
Stream all 13 seasonsWhere it's streaming now · JustWatch
Find
BD
The Complete SeriesBlu-ray / DVD box set
Shop
EP
Life: A Loser's ManualDigital purchase
Buy
Links may earn SceneClip a commission. Illustrative availability.

In this episode

LP
Luanne PlatterBrittany Murphy162 episodes · drives 146 scenes
FandomWiki
PH
Peggy HillKathy Najimy254 episodes · drives 648 scenes
FandomWiki
LK
Lucky KleinschmidtTom Petty32 episodes · drives 29 scenes
FandomWiki
HH
Hank HillMike Judge254 episodes · drives 1684 scenes
FandomWiki
DG
Dale GribbleJohnny Hardwick254 episodes · drives 363 scenes
FandomWiki
BD
Bill DauteriveStephen Root252 episodes · drives 266 scenes
FandomWiki
HP
Hoyt PlatterJohnny Knoxville7 episodes · drives 4 scenes
FandomWiki
BH
Bobby HillPamela Adlon254 episodes · drives 510 scenes
FandomWiki