King of the Hill
Serves Me Right for Giving General George S. Patton the Bathroom Key
TV Flash files “Serves Me Right for Giving General George S. Patton the Bathroom Key” as hour 250 of 279 in the TV Flash guide — King of the Hill (1997–2010) on Fox, season 13, episode 15, aired 2009-04-26, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S13E15: listed hour 250 of 279 in the King of the Hill guide, hour 15 of 24 in season 13. It aired 2009-04-26 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Born Again on the Fourth of July” (S13E14). Next is “Bad News Bill” (S13E16).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Hank receives a box of his late fathers personal effects from Didi and a bizarre list of last requests from Cotton that he has to follow.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Serves Me Right for Giving General George S. Patton the Bathroom Key sit in the King of the Hill guide?
S13E15 is listed hour 250 of 279 — hour 15 of 24 in season 13, season 13 episode 15.
When did King of the Hill S13E15 air?
Serves Me Right for Giving General George S. Patton the Bathroom Key aired 2009-04-26 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…
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