Content guide
Mild — okay from about 11+
King of the Hill S9 E12, “Smoking and the Bandit”, 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+. In an effort to both impress Joseph and to protest a smoking ban in Arlen, Dale goes from bar to bar disguised as the Smoking Bandit.
Across the episode we counted 1 flagged moments in 1 themes: Violence & injury (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, mild language, mild violence in animated sitcom.
Parents need to know that King of the Hill S9 E12, "Smoking and the Bandit", 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 (joke or passing mention, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes I can't believe we'll get to meet the bandit! Do you think he's a match man or a lighter…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in King of the Hill S9 E12:
I can't believe we'll get to meet the bandit! Do you think he's a match man or a lighter man? If he beats up our dads, do you think he'll let us live with him?
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