How to Fire a Rifle Without Really Trying

episode of TV series King of the Hill
TVEpisode television_series_episode Q32825063
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Summary

How to Fire a Rifle Without Really Trying is a television series episode[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Screenwriter: Greg Daniels[3], Mike Judge[4]
  • Genre: animated sitcom[5], slice of life[6]
  • Follows: Plastic White Female[7]
  • Followed by: Texas City Twister[8]
  • Part of the series: King of the Hill[9]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[10]
  • Original broadcaster: Fox Broadcasting Company[11]
  • Color: color[12]
  • Country of origin: United States[13]
  • Publication date: September 21, 1997[14]
  • Characters: Hank Hill[15], Peggy Hill[16], Bobby Hill[17], Dale Gribble[18]
  • Voice actor: Mike Judge[19], Kathy Najimy[20], Pamela Adlon[21], Johnny Hardwick[22]
  • Distributed by: 20th Television[23]
  • Narrative location: Arlen[24], The Hill Residence[25]
  • Theme music: Yahoos and Triangles[26], Yahoos and Triangles (Reprise)[27]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: King of the Hill universe[28]
  • Title: How to Fire a Rifle Without Really Trying[29]
  • Production code: 5E01[30]
  • Season: King of the Hill, season 2[31]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imdb id → tt0620242
    Tmdb episode id → 147683
    Distributed by → 20th Television
    Theme music → Yahoos and Triangles, Yahoos and Triangles (Reprise)
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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