-= King of the Hill EPISODE GUIDE =-
Created and Maintained by
Ondre Lombard
Version: 1.8A complete guide to production codes, air dates, writers, directors and episodes from King of the Hill. Distribution is encouraged, provided it is unmodified and my due credit remains on the document.
Starring Cast
Mike Judge.................Hank Hill, Boomhauer
Kathy Najimy.........................Peggy Hill
Pamela Segall........................Bobby Hill
Brittany Murphy..................Luanne Platter
Johnny Hardwick....................Dale Gribble
Stephen Root (uncredited)........Bill Dauterive------------------------------------------------------------
First Season
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1.1 [4E01] 1/12/97 Pilot #1 Written by: Mike Judge & Greg Daniels Directed by: Wes Archer Nielsen Rating: 11.5/19 Ranked 27th out of 118 shows.
Hank gets a visit from Anthony, a child welfare official alarmed by rumors spread over Hank's temper and the black eye Bobby got in an embarrassing little league game. During this, Hank tries to work on his car, and Hank's niece-in-law Luanne moves in after her mother goes to jail.
Kathy Najimy as: Woman in Green Brittany Murphy as: Joseph Ashley Gardner as: Woman in Blue, Nancy David Herman as: Buckley, Anthony Toby Huss as: Cotton, Bus Passenger Gailard Sartain as: Anthony's Superior
1.2 [4E02] 1/19/97 "Square Peg" #2 Written by: Joe Stillman Directed by: Gary McCarver Nielsen Rating: 8.5/14 Ranked 52nd out of 114 shows.
When Peggy and Hank find themselves unable to tell Bobby about the facts of life, they decide to permit him to take a sexual education class they at first didn't want him to take. But things get uncomfortable when 1996 Substitute Teacher of the Year--Peggy--must teach it.
Mike Judge as: Dooley Kathy Najimy as: Peggy's Mother Brittany Murphy as: Joseph Toby Huss as: Cotton Mary Scheer as: Gracie
1.3 [4E03] 2/2/97 "The Order of the Straight Arrow" #3 Written by: Cheryl Holliday Directed by: Klay Hall
Hank decides to lead the first Order of the Straight Arrow, Bobby's scout group that Hank and his friends used to belong to. Prepared for the trip, Hank has made up the sacred spirit Wematanye. During the campout, Hank sends Bobby and his friends on a faux hunt, leading to problems when Bobby mistakenly clubs an endangered bird unconscious.
Johnny Hardwick as: Park Ranger Brittany Murphy as: Joseph, Randy Victor Aaron as: John Redcorn David Herman as: Eustis Cheryl Holliday as: Enviromentalist Woman Toby Huss as: Cotton, Brock
1.4 [4E05] 2/9/97 "Hank's Got the Willies" #4 Written by: Johnny Hardwick Directed by: Monte Young Nielsen Rating: 8.5/15 Ranked 42nd out of 101 shows.
Disappointed that Bobby has no direction, Hank tries to find Bobby a hero. So Hank takes him out golfing, leading to an awkward encounter with Hank's own hero, Willie Nelson, who takes a golf club in the head at the bungling hands of Bobby. Meanwhile, Peggy is angry that Hank seems to think of her as second-best to his old guitar, Betsy.
Johnny Hardwick as: Earl, Bob Dylan David Herman as: Les Dennis Hopper as: Himself Willie Nelson as: Himself
1.5 [4E04] 2/16/97 "Luanne's Saga" #5 Written by: Paul Lieberstein Directed by: Pat Shinagawa Nielsen Rating: 17.49 (share) Ranked 14th out of 107 shows (by share; 35th or 37th by percentage)
After Luanne is dumped by Buckley, Hank continuously defies Peggy's instructions on how to handle a dumped girl. His defiance pays off with Luanne for a while, till he tries to play matchmaker for her. But when Luanne ends up coming home in Boomhauer's car instead, Hank wants her finally out of his den, and wants nothing to do with her.
Johnny Hardwick as: Stu, Wade Victor Aaron as: John Redcorn David Herman as: Buckley Chuck Mangione as: Himself
1.6 [4E07] 2/23/97 "Hank's Unmentionable Problem" #6 Written by: Mike Judge & Greg Daniels Directed by: Adam Kuhlman Nielsen Rating: 9.0/15 Ranked 40th out of 106 shows.
Hank hasn't had a bowel movement in four days, and Peggy is worried. Coupled with the humiliation of the entire town discussing his problem thanks to Peggy, Hank must endure a vegetarian diet, or part of his colon will have to be surgically removed.
Kathy Najimy as: Receptionist, Mrs. MacIntosh Brittany Murphy as: Female Passenger in Boomhauer's Car, Nurse Johnny Hardwick as: Expecting Father Ashley Gardner as: Nancy, Tasha Steven Banks as: Dr. Morley, "Soy to the World" Man Jim Cummings as: C. Everett Koop Toby Huss as: Cotton
1.7 [4E06] 3/2/97 "Westie Side Story" #7 Written by: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger Directed by: Brian Sheesley
The Hills have a rocky relationship with their new neighbors, a Laotian family. But when Ladybird disappears, Hank (with influence by Dale) believes his neighbors cooked dogs at their barbecue and are trying to make food out of Ladybird.
Johnny Hardwick as: Mover Kathy Najimy as: Woman Toby Huss as: Kahn Souphanousinphone Lauren Tom as: Minh Souphanousinphone, Kahn Souphanousinphone, Jr.
1.8 [4E08] 3/16/97 "Shins of the Father" #8 Written by: Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland Directed by: Martin Archer, Jr.
Hank's father Cotton Hill, who lost his shins in the war, resulting in his feet being sown to his knees, comes over to Bobby's birthday party and upsets Peggy by polluting Bobby's mind with chauvenistic, sexist, early-century values, leaving Hank torn between the woman he loves, and his shinless father.
Mike Judge as: Dooley Kathy Najimy as: Woman, Hooker, Teacher Brittany Murphy as: Joseph Ashley Gardner as: Nancy, Didi Toby Huss as: Kahn, Cotton Hill Lauren Tom as: Minh, Kahn, Jr.
1.9 [4E09] 4/13/97 "Peggy the Boggle Champ" #9 Written by: Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger Directed by: Chuck Sheetz
After Peggy wins a local boggle tournament, she goes to the big games in Dallas. But an over-confident snob gives her the jitters, forcing her to rely on her coach--Hank--for support. But Hank is more interested in going to a lawnmower show.
Kathy Najimy as: Joan Johnny Hardwick as: Mower Expo TV Announcer, Scorekeeper Ashley Gardner as: Nancy Dave Herman as: Receptionist, Brent Steele Toby Huss as: Burnett Cobb, Alexi Gulgarin Lauren Tom as: Minh Chuck Mangione as: Himself Laurie Metcalf as: Cissy Cobb
1.10 [4E10] 4/27/97 "Keeping Up With Our Joneses" #10 Written by: Jonathan Collier & Joe Stillman Directed by: John Rice
After Hank catches Bobby smoking, he punishes him by making him smoke cartons of cigarettes. But during the punishment, Hank finds himself enticed by the cigarettes, and his love for them is rekindled. Soon, Peggy's love for them is rekindled as well, and the entire family becomes addicted to them. But Luanne is determined to ween everyone off of the nasty habit.
Kathy Najimy as: "Smokeys" Hostess Brittany Murphy as: Joseph Eloy Casados as: Enrique David Herman as: Smoking Therapy Counselor
1.11 [4E13] 5/4/97 "King of the Ant Hill" #11 Written by: Johnny Hardwick & Paul Lieberstein Directed by: Gary McCarver Nielsen Rating: 8.2/13 Ranked ??th out of 108 shows.
Hank begins to realize that Dale's bug fumigation sprays could be responsible for the inferiority of his lawn, and he stops allowing Dale to spray his lawn. Dale is so hurt that he unleashes fire ants onto Hank's lawn--just before the Cinco de Mayo neighborhood block party. When Hank gives in and lets Dale continue spraying his lawn, he wakes up to find a lawn full of gravel. Meanwhile, Bobby becomes enslaved by a fireant colony's queen.
Mike Judge as: Dooley Brittany Murphy as: Joseph Ashley Gardner as: Nancy Toby Huss as: Kahn
1.12 [4E11] 5/11/97 "Plastic White Female" #12 Written by: David Zuckerman Directed by: Jeff Myers Nielsen Rating: N/A
After he's invited to Joseph's boy-girl party, Bobby tries to become experienced with the opposite sex, despite Peggy's tendancy to over-mothering him. Meanwhile, Luanne, who has been failing at Beauty Academy, is given an assignment whereby she must style the hair of a plastic head. And, Bobby decides to start secretly using the head as his means of practicing for the party. Peggy and Hank are both shocked when they find out.
Brittany Murphy as: Joseph Jennifer Coolidge as: Miss Kremzer Ashley Gardner as: Nancy Dawnn Lewis as: Miss Johnson Lauren Tom as: Kahn, Jr., Minh
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Broadcast history for "King of the Hill"
First Airdate = First-run airing of episode Second Airdate = Rerunning of episode Third Airdate = Third re-airing of episode
Season 1
Ep # Title Air Date Rebroadcasts Code # ---- ------------------------------------- -------- ------------------ ---- #1 Pilot 1/12/97 *2/7/97 4E01 #2 Square Peg 1/19/97 3/9/97 5/25/97 4E02 #3 The Order of the Straight Arrow 2/2/97 3/16/97 8/24/97 4E03 #4 Hank's Got the Willies 2/9/97 3/30/97 7/6/97 4E05 #5 Luanne's Saga 2/16/97 6/8/97 4E04 #6 Hank's Unmentionable Problem 2/23/97 4/20/97 7/13/97 4E07 #7 Westie Side Story 3/2/97 6/1/97 8/3/97 4E06 #8 Shins of the Father 3/23/97 6/15/97 4E08 #9 Peggy the Boggle Champ 4/13/97 7/20/97 4E09 #10 Keeping Up With Our Joneses 4/27/97 6/22/97 8/10/97 4E10 #11 King of the Ant Hill 5/4/97 6/29/97 4E13 #12 Plastic White Female 5/11/97 7/27/97 4E11
Season 2
Ep # Title Air Date Rebroadcasts Code #
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#13 Texas City Twister 9/21/97 5E02
#14 How to Fire a Rifle Without Really 9/28/97 5E01
Trying
#?? The Company Man 4E12
#?? Jumpin' Crack Bass 5E03
#?? Arrow Head 5E04
#?? Husky Bobby 5E05
#?? Hilloween 5E06
#?? The Man Who Shot Can Stretteburg 5E07
#?? The Son That Got Away 5E08
#?? The Unbearable Blindness of Laying 5E09
#?? Bobby Slam 5E10
#?? Snow Job 5E11
#?? Meet the Manager Babies 5E12
#?? I Remember Mono 5E13
#?? Traffic Jam 5E14
#?? Three Days of the Khando 5E15
#?? Hank's Dirty Laundry 5E16
#?? The Final Shinsult 5E17
#?? Leanne's Saga 5E18-=- * = This was a special Friday airing.
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