King of the Hill
Vision Quest
TV Flash files “Vision Quest” as hour 138 of 279 in the TV Flash guide — King of the Hill (1997–2010) on Fox, season 7, episode 12, aired 2003-02-09, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E12: listed hour 138 of 279 in the King of the Hill guide, hour 12 of 23 in season 7. It aired 2003-02-09 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Boxing Luanne” (S07E11). Next is “Queasy Rider” (S07E13).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
John Redcorn worry's about Dales ability to raise Joseph and attempts to teach him in a round about way of his heritage. Dale decides that he is a Native American after having a vision.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Vision Quest sit in the King of the Hill guide?
S07E12 is listed hour 138 of 279 — hour 12 of 23 in season 7, season 7 episode 12.
When did King of the Hill S07E12 air?
Vision Quest aired 2003-02-09 and is listed at 30 minutes.
How long was the original run?
Thirteen seasons from 1997 to 2010 — a long sitcom novel in Arlen, Texas, not a short shock cartoon.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Hank Hill sells propane and propane accessories, frets about Bobby, and treats Arlen's oddballs with Texan restraint. Mike Judge and Greg Daniels built adult animation that whispers instead of screams — character comedy over shock, lawn-chair chorus included. Thirteen seasons of regional grace that outlasted louder cartoons, revival heat and all.
The look is a lawn chair and a pressed shirt in Arlen, Texas. Hank Hill sells propane and propane accessories, frets about son Bobby, and navigates oddballs with Midwestern-Texan restraint. Mike Judge and Greg Daniels built adult animation that whispered instead of screamed — character comedy over shock — for a Fox premiere on January 12, 1997. Peggy, Boomhauer, Dale, and Bill form a lawn-chair Greek chorus of American suburbia. Original run 1997–2010 across thirteen seasons. Laughs in decency, confusion, and…
Filed against
- Mike Judge as Hank Hill
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- Kathy Najimy as Peggy Hill
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- Pamela Adlon as Bobby Hill
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- Brittany Murphy as Luanne Platter
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- Johnny Hardwick as Dale Gribble
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