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King of the Hill Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 2000 - 2001
Episode 1
The Perils of Polling
Sun, Oct 1, 200023 mins
Hank meets Presidential candidate George W. Bush at a rally and is unimpressed by his handshake, while Luanne registers to vote as a Communist.
Episode 2
The Buck Stops Here
Sun, Nov 5, 200023 mins
Bobby works for Mr. Strickland as his golf caddy for the summer. Peggy and Minh race each other to see who can donate the most blood.
Episode 3
I Don't Want to Wait ...
Sun, Nov 12, 200023 mins
Puberty hits 12 year-old Joseph before it hits 13 year-old Bobby. Hank builds coffins for himself and Peggy.
Episode 4
Spin the Choice
Sun, Nov 19, 200023 mins
During the Thanksgiving season, John Redcorn tries to get closer to Joseph by teaching him about the plight of the Native Americans.
Episode 5
Peggy Makes the Big Leagues
Sun, Nov 26, 200023 mins
Peggy substitutes in the geometry class at Arlen High, where she attracts the ire of local businessmen for giving a failing grade to a star football player.
Episode 6
When Cotton Comes Marching Home
Sun, Dec 3, 200023 mins
Cotton loses his home and must go back to work to support Didi and G.H.
Episode 7
What Makes Bobby Run?
Sun, Dec 10, 200023 mins
Bobby attempts to achieve yearbook immortality by becoming the school mascot.
Episode 8
'Twas the Nut Before Christmas
Thu, Dec 21, 200030 mins
Bill opens a Santa Claus village at his house and annoys Hank by keeping it open well after Christmas.
Episode 9
Chasing Bobby
Sun, Jan 21, 200123 mins
Hank's classic pick-up truck has just about seen its days, but Hank is very emotionally attached to his automobile and, that night when going to see an effeminate movie, Hank sheds tears, because it reminded him of his ongoing love for his truck. The mechanics say it's hopeless to fix, but Hank won't give up. That's when Bobby tells Hank about a place called Pick-Up Truck Heaven. Hank, thinking it's another mechanic, agrees to go along, until he learns it's really an auto dealership. En route home, the truck breaks down on railroad tracks. As if that weren't bad enough, a train was coming. The truck refused to start up again and the train was getting closer. Will Hank go down with his beloved machine or face up to reality and move on?
Episode 10
Yankee Hankee
Sun, Feb 4, 200123 mins
Hank is a proud Texan, which is all about to change when Cotton reveals to him he was born in New York City.
Episode 11
Hank and the Great Glass Elevator
Sun, Feb 11, 200123 mins
When Bill forms a friendship with Former Texas Governor Ann Richards, his ex-wife Lenore returns.
Episode 12
Now Who's the Dummy?
Sun, Feb 18, 200123 mins
After performing at a retirement home with his class, Bobby receives a ventriloquist's dummy from one of the residents there. Hank begrudgingly warms up to the idea, but Dale is deathly afraid of it due to a traumatic childhood experience.
Episode 13
Ho, Yeah!
Sun, Feb 25, 200123 mins
After Hank and Peggy unknowingly board a prostitute, her violent pimp shows up looking for her. Then they soon discover that Hank has been unwittingly "pimping" her all around town.
Episode 14
The Exterminator
Sun, Mar 4, 200123 mins
Dale can no longer work as an exterminator because the chemicals he uses have eroded his sinuses. Thus, he must get an office job.
Episode 15
Luanne Virgin 2.0
Sun, Mar 4, 200123 mins
Luanne joins a church group to become a "born-again virgin," where Peggy reveals a shocking fact about her past.
Episode 16
Hank's Choice
Sun, Apr 1, 200123 mins
When Bobby develops an allergy to Ladybird's dander, Hank makes him live in the dog house he built for the dog who refuses to live in it.
Episode 17
It's Not Easy Being Green
Sun, Apr 8, 200123 mins
Hank joins Bobby's science class in opposition to a plan to drain the quarry and put a landfill there, because it will reveal a practical joke which he, Dale, and Bill played on Boomhauer in high school.
Episode 18
The Trouble with Gribbles
Sun, Apr 22, 200123 mins
When Channel 83 replaces Nancy with Luanne as the weather lady, Dale concocts a scheme to sue a tobacco company to pay for a face lift for his wife.
Episode 19
Hank's Back Story
Sun, May 6, 200123 mins
Hank must wear a prosthesis when he is diagnosed with Diminished Gluteal Syndrome.
Episode 20
Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story
Sun, May 13, 200123 mins
Bobby pretends to be a high schooler with a congenital kidney disease that has stunted his growth. He later adds to the charade by claiming Connie has a vestigial tail.
