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King of the Hill·Season 5·2000·20 episodes

Season 5

King of the Hill

Return of the king.

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Season 5

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King of the Hill Season 5 (2000) — 20 episodes, watch online on iFILM. The season opens quietly, then drops the news: Hank Hill was not born in Texas.

His identity crisis carries through several episodes and lands better than most dramatic arcs on animated shows. Bobby is somewhere between childhood and adulthood, trying on school mascot, ventriloquist, and door-to-door salesman roles before the season is out. Cotton shows up broke on Veterans Day and revives his plan to assassinate Castro. Bill plays a generous department-store Santa, briefly attracts a single mother, then reverts to form. Dale sues a tobacco company for using him as a test subject; they bug his house in return.

Season 5 is lean — twenty episodes, no filler — and it commits to letting Hank be genuinely uncomfortable in his own skin. Stream King of the Hill Season 5 on iFILM.

Season 5

20 episodes

  • The Perils of Polling
    S5·E1

    The Perils of Polling

    October 1, 2000 · 22 min

    Bobby's act of heroism leads the Hills to a meeting with candidate George Dub-Ya, who turns Hank's vote from sure to tentative with the shake of a hand.

  • The Buck Stops Here
    S5·E2

    The Buck Stops Here

    November 5, 2000 · 22 min

    Bobby becomes Strickland's personal caddy and picks up some bad habits. Meanwhile, Peggy and Minh compete to donate the most blood.

  • I Don't Want to Wait...
    S5·E3

    I Don't Want to Wait...

    November 12, 2000 · 22 min

    As Hank builds coffins for his family, Bobby struggles with the fact that he's still treated as a child even as Joseph laments how awkward adulthood is for him.

  • Spin the Choice
    S5·E4

    Spin the Choice

    November 19, 2000 · 22 min

    Bobby rejects Thanksgiving after history lessons from John Redcorn, who longs to be a real father to his illegitimate son Joseph.

  • Peggy Makes the Big Leagues
    S5·E5

    Peggy Makes the Big Leagues

    November 26, 2000 · 22 min

    The Booster Club sends a distraught Hank to talk to Peggy after she fails the football team's star fullback and gets him suspended from the team.

  • When Cotton Comes Marching Home
    S5·E6

    When Cotton Comes Marching Home

    December 3, 2000 · 22 min

    Cash-flow problems plague Hank's father, who's forced to work a menial job on Veterans Day instead of marching in the parade.

  • What Makes Bobby Run?
    S5·E7

    What Makes Bobby Run?

    December 10, 2000 · 22 min

    Bobby goes all-out to become school mascot, a high-profile post that suffers a low blow when he avoids a time-honored tradition.

  • 'Twas the Nut Before Christmas
    S5·E8

    'Twas the Nut Before Christmas

    December 17, 2000 · 22 min

    Bill counters his holiday loneliness by becoming a generous Santa, attracting a nice single mother and a young slacker who takes advantage.

  • Chasing Bobby
    S5·E9

    Chasing Bobby

    January 21, 2001 · 22 min

    Peggy thinks Hank's tears are indicative of a father-son void, but they're really about his truck, which looks headed for pickup-truck heaven.

  • Yankee Hankie
    S5·E10

    Yankee Hankie

    February 4, 2001 · 22 min

    While a distraught Hank tries to deal with the fact that he wasn't born in Texas, Cotton and his buddies once again make plans to assassinate Fidel Castro.

  • Hank and the Great Glass Elevator
    S5·E11

    Hank and the Great Glass Elevator

    February 11, 2001 · 22 min

    Bill and former Texas governor Ann Richards hit it off after a chance meeting resulting from Hank's reluctant prank in an Austin hotel.

  • Now Who's the Dummy?
    S5·E12

    Now Who's the Dummy?

    February 18, 2001 · 22 min

    Bobby's ventriloquist's dummy gets more of Hank's attention than Bobby, but it's Dale who harbors a grudge against the wooden being.

  • Ho Yeah!
    S5·E13

    Ho Yeah!

    February 25, 2001 · 22 min

    Unaware that the new employee at Strickland Propane is a prostitute, Peggy becomes her best friend and even offers her a place to stay--Hank's den.

  • The Exterminator
    S5·E14

    The Exterminator

    March 4, 2001 · 22 min

    Repeated exposure to poisons forces Dale out of extermination and into a desk job that leads him back into extermination--of careers.

  • Luanne Virgin 2.0
    S5·E15

    Luanne Virgin 2.0

    March 11, 2001 · 22 min

    As Luanne's sponsor in a sexual-abstinence program, Peggy has to testify about her lifetime total of sexual partners--and it's more than one.

  • Hank's Choice
    S5·E16

    Hank's Choice

    April 1, 2001 · 22 min

    When Bobby develops an allergy to Ladybird, Hank builds a doghouse, an elaborate accommodation that's perfect--for Bobby.

  • It's Not Easy Being Green
    S5·E17

    It's Not Easy Being Green

    April 8, 2001 · 22 min

    Hank joins Bobby's environmental effort, but only to preserve a long-time cover-up concerning a mishap with Boomhauer's car in high school.

  • The Trouble with Gribbles
    S5·E18

    The Trouble with Gribbles

    April 22, 2001 · 22 min

    Dale plans to buy Nancy a face-lift by suing a tobacco company, which countersues--and carelessly bugs his home.

  • Hank's Back Story
    S5·E19

    Hank's Back Story

    May 6, 2001 · 22 min

    Wearing a prosthetic rump relieves Hank's back pain, but makes him the butt of friends' jokes as they all prepare for a riding-mower race.

  • Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story
    S5·E20

    Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story

    May 13, 2001 · 22 min

    Bobby avoids a beating by high schoolers by pretending to be one of them.

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