Content guide
Mild — okay from about 11+
King of the Hill S5 E12, “Now Who's the Dummy?”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 11+. Bobby encounters a famous ventriloquist at a nursing home and after being given a dummy, first suffers Hank's frustration then frustration with his dad when Hank takes a obsessive shine to the dummy, who turns out to be a big sports fan. Dale becomes obsessed with flashbacks from his childhood and goes on a vendetta.
Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (5); Sexual insults (1). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Parents need to know
Age 11+Violence, sexual insults, mild language in animated sitcom.
Parents need to know that King of the Hill S5 E12, "Now Who's the Dummy?", is a animated sitcom episode. The series is known for texas suburban animated sitcom — beer, propane, and adult jokes; revival is driving new searches. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is violence & injury (moderate, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes TV ANNOUNCER says, "Bay, Ken, you can cut the tension with a knife". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, JERRY says, "I'm gonna get that thieving slut". Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Violence & injury 5 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in King of the Hill S5 E12:
- TV ANNOUNCER
Bay, Ken, you can cut the tension with a knife.
A froggy went a-courtin' and he did ride Sword and pistol by his side Froggy went a-courtin' and he did ride Uh-huh Thank you, Garrity and Sons Nursing Home.
- HANK
Chip, you modest son of a gun.
Peggy? What gets out 32-year old blood? Club soda, right? I'm gonna go watch the Rangers philosophically kick the Yankees' butts.
Froggy went a-caurtin' and he did ride Sword and pistol by his side Froggy went a-courtin' and he did ride Uh-huh "Dear Octavio "it has come to my attention "that a man claiming to be Dale Gribble recently fired you.
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in King of the Hill S5 E12:
- JERRY
I'm gonna get that thieving slut.
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