S13E23 · EP 257
season 13 ·
When Joseph Met Lori, and Made Out with Her in the Janitor's Closet
written by Sanjay Shah · directed by Ken Wong · image King of the Hill Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

19 scenes · 3 threads
tense 28%misunderstanding 21%social rule violation 20%awkward 7%sad 6%humiliating 4%triumphant 3%rivalry 3%absurd 2%lie 2%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Dale's Mental Health Crisis
B · Nancy's News Competition
C · Joseph's Romantic Dilemma
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Every scene

19 scenes · our breakdown
1 · school · cold_openBobby and Lori's Secret

Lori and Bobby plan to make out in the janitor's closet while avoiding detection.

00:21–01:13lie · misunderstanding
2 · news station · act1Nancy's News Segment

Nancy introduces her news segment about bullying.

01:13–01:56rivalry · social_rule_violation
3 · school · act1Joseph's Trouble at School

Joseph is in trouble at school for being in the janitor's closet.

01:56–02:16misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
4 · school · act1Joseph's Defense

Joseph tries to explain his actions to his father.

02:16–03:46misunderstanding · lie
5 · Hill house · act1Dale's Sex Talk Prep

Dale is reluctant to have the sex talk with Joseph and discusses it with Hank.

03:46–04:55social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
6 · school · act2Joseph's Confusion

Joseph is confused about Lori's advances and talks to Hank.

04:55–05:33misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
7 ▸ 05:33
7 · Mega Lo Mart · act2Dale's Identity Crisis

Dale is upset about his real name appearing on a Mega Lo Mart club card.

05:33–06:41social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
8 ▸ 06:41
8 · Hill house · act2Joseph's Phone Privilege Revoked

Dale revokes Joseph's phone privilege after he disobeys him.

06:41–08:07misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
9 · Hill house · act2Dale's Mental Health Crisis

Dale decides to commit himself to a mental hospital after talking to Hank.

08:07–08:58social_rule_violation
10 · mental hospital · act2Dale's Hospital Admission

Dale is admitted to a mental hospital with Hank and Bill present.

08:58–10:51misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
11 · mental hospital · act2Dale's Evaluation

Dale is evaluated by Mr. Patel at the mental hospital.

10:51–11:19misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
12 · news station · act2Nancy's News Segment

Nancy discusses dementia awareness on her news segment.

11:19–12:11rivalry · social_rule_violation
13 ▸ 12:11
13 · school · act2Dale's Van Break-In

Hank and Bill discuss Dale's situation and notice someone breaking into Dale's van.

12:11–13:26misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
14 · school · act2Joseph's Advice

Joseph seeks advice from Hank about Lori, then Dale is called.

13:26–14:28misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
15 · mental hospital · act2Dale's Escape Plan

Dale tries to escape the mental hospital with Hank's help.

14:28–14:33misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
16 · mental hospital · act2Dale's Escape Plan

Hank and Peggy devise a plan to get Dale out of the mental hospital.

14:33–16:20misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
17 · mental hospital · act2Dale's Evaluation

Dale is evaluated by a doctor at the state mental hospital.

16:20–17:55misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
18 · Hill house · act3Dale's Sex Talk with Joseph

Dale gives Joseph the sex talk and Joseph breaks up with Lori.

17:55–19:22social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
19 · school · act3Joseph's Breakup

Joseph breaks up with Lori after she wants to go further.

19:22–20:31breakup · social_rule_violation
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Episode facts

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Writers
Sanjay Shah
Director
Ken Wong
Pace
125 words/min · 52 questions

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In this episode

BH
Bobby HillPamela Adlon254 episodes · drives 510 scenes
L
LoriJillian Bowen4 episodes · drives 1 scenes
NG
Nancy GribbleAshley Gardner147 episodes · drives 62 scenes
MH
Miguel HernandezDavid Herman6 episodes
JG
Joseph GribbleBrittany Murphy139 episodes · drives 53 scenes
DG
Dale GribbleJohnny Hardwick254 episodes · drives 363 scenes
HH
Hank HillMike Judge254 episodes · drives 1684 scenes
BD
Bill DauteriveStephen Root252 episodes · drives 266 scenes