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The Best Episodes of King of the Hill Season 12

Every episode of King of the Hill Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of King of the Hill Season 12!

Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy,...
Genres:AnimationComedyFamily
Network:FOX

Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Suite Smells of Excess" is the best rated episode of "King of the Hill" season 12. It scored 7.6/10 based on 345 votes. Directed by Michael Loya and written by Dave Schiff, it aired on 9/23/2007. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Bobby Rae".

  • Suite Smells of Excess
    7.6/10345 votes

    #1 - Suite Smells of Excess

    Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2007

    When the guys take Bobby to a college football game, their hijinks land them in a VIP box suite and calling plays for the visiting team.

    Director: Michael Loya

    Writer: Dave Schiff

  • Bobby Rae
    6.8/10323 votes

    #2 - Bobby Rae

    Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2007

    To impress a girl, Bobby protests against soda machines in the school. However, since the teachers have been using the drink machine money to pay for their "retreat", they decide to fight back. Meanwhile, Dale decides to record his friends' witty quotes and put them all in a book.

    Director: Ken Wong

    Writer: Tim Croston, Chip Hall

  • The Powder Puff Boys
    6.6/10324 votes

    #3 - The Powder Puff Boys

    Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2007

    Hank encourages Bobby when he is asked to cheerleader for the girls in the school's annual Powder Puff game. Bobby soon learns that there is a tradition and Hank, Bill, Dale and Principal Moss were once "Powder Puff Boys" themselves. However, the boys learn that Peggy and the PTA Are trying to put a stop to the tradition.

    Director: Ron Rubio

    Writer: Christy Stratton

  • Four Wave Intersection
    7.4/10323 votes

    #4 - Four Wave Intersection

    Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2007

    Arlen is hit by a heat wave and Hank and the gang take the kids to the water park. Unfortunately, when they have to tangle with a group of surfer bullies, Boomhauer, who is usually cool, winds up embarrassing himself. Meanwhile, Bill becomes known as the famous "Heat-Waver" when he begins to stand on the side of the highway and wave to motorists.

    Director: Anthony Chun

    Writer: Judah Miller, Murray Miller

  • Death Picks Cotton
    7.7/10368 votes

    #5 - Death Picks Cotton

    Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2007

    When the family goes out to a restaurant where the food is cooked at the table Cotton throws a tantrum and gets into a fight with the chef. The fight leaves Cotton near death in the hospital.

    Director: Tony Kluck

    Writer: Judah Miller, Murray Miller

  • Raise the Steaks
    7.7/10331 votes

    #6 - Raise the Steaks

    Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2007

    After Hank falls in love with organic food he starts his own mini co-op garden in his back yard.

    Director: Robin Brigstocke

    Writer: Paul Corrigan, Brad Walsh

  • Tears of an Inflatable Clown
    6.4/10308 votes

    #7 - Tears of an Inflatable Clown

    Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/2007

    Bobby gets mixed up with racial intolerance at Tom Landry Junior High. Meanwhile, Lucky hurts himself by catching a frisbee made of barbed wire and the gang has to convince him to go to the hospital.

    Director: Tricia Garcia

    Writer: Erin Ehrlich

  • The Minh Who Knew Too Much
    7.4/10300 votes

    #8 - The Minh Who Knew Too Much

    Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/2007

    Mihn joins the Arlen Gun Club so that she can practise her skeet-shooting skills and become a member of the Nine Rivers Country Club team. However, Minh loses track of the goal when she starts to identify with her "hillbilly" neighbors.

    Director: Kyounghee Lim

    Writer: Dan McGrath

  • Dream Weaver
    7.0/10303 votes

    #9 - Dream Weaver

    Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/2007

    After they have financial troubles, Nancy convinces Dale to go on a "vocation vacation" to learn a new career. Unfortunately, Dale picks basket-weaving, and he's not very good at it. Meanwhile, Peggy, Bill and Kahn try to create the next great Internet video.

    Director: Ken Wong

    Writer: Jennifer Barrow

  • Doggone Crazy
    7.0/10294 votes

    #10 - Doggone Crazy

    Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2008

    Ladybird is put on a list of vicious dogs after she gets a little crazy and bites Hank. Afterwards, Hank is urged by a veterinarian to take Ladybird to a "dog spiritualist".

    Director: Michael Loya

    Writer: Dave Schiff

  • Trans-Fascism
    7.3/10317 votes

    #11 - Trans-Fascism

    Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 2/10/2008

    Hank helps Buck Strickland battle the Arlen City Council and a rival restaurant after "Sugarfoots" loses its business due to a local ban on the sale of foods containing trans fats.

    Director: Kyounghee Lim

    Writer: Paul Corrigan, Brad Walsh

  • Untitled Blake McCormick Project
    7.7/10322 votes

    #12 - Untitled Blake McCormick Project

    Season 12 Episode 12 - Aired 2/17/2008

    Bill falls in love after he has a blind date with Charlene, a hot single mother. However, Dale's intuition tells him something is not quite right with the whole situation.

    Director: Ken Wong

    Writer: Blake McCormick

  • The Accidental Terrorist
    7.5/10320 votes

    #13 - The Accidental Terrorist

    Season 12 Episode 13 - Aired 3/2/2008

    Hank buys Peggy a new car, and like he has always done he pays sticker price for it. However, after he realizes that he has been ripped off for years, he plots revenge against the car salesman.

    Director: Robin Brigstocke

    Writer: Tim Croston, Chip Hall

  • Lady and Gentrification
    7.2/10310 votes

    #14 - Lady and Gentrification

    Season 12 Episode 14 - Aired 3/9/2008

    Hank's agrees to speak at Enrique's daughter's quinceañera. However, some of Peggy's real-estate clients fall in love with the quaint Mexican neighborhood and start to move in.

    Director: Anthony Chun

    Writer: Judah Miller, Murray Miller

  • Behind Closed Doors
    6.8/10301 votes

    #15 - Behind Closed Doors

    Season 12 Episode 15 - Aired 3/16/2008

    Peggy becomes over-protective after a child goes missing in Arlen.

    Director: Tony Kluck

    Writer: Christy Stratton

  • Pour Some Sugar on Kahn
    7.0/10292 votes

    #16 - Pour Some Sugar on Kahn

    Season 12 Episode 16 - Aired 3/30/2008

    Kahn escapes to the bar and takes up Karaoke after Minh's father comes to visit. Meanwhile, Bobby and Peggy compete in an escalating game where they try to outdo each other.

    Director: Tricia Garcia

    Writer: Sanjay Shah

  • Six Characters in Search of a House
    6.8/10312 votes

    #17 - Six Characters in Search of a House

    Season 12 Episode 17 - Aired 4/6/2008

    Peggy has trouble selling a house when she realizes that the current residents are scaring away the buyers, so she hires actors to play their parts.

    Director: Ron Rubio

    Writer: Erin Ehrlich

  • The Courtship of Joseph's Father
    6.6/10286 votes

    #18 - The Courtship of Joseph's Father

    Season 12 Episode 18 - Aired 4/13/2008

    Dale's son becomes the star quarterback for Landry High School, but Dale pushes the boy to accept a private school's offer, which includes a cash contract.

    Director: Michael Loya

    Writer: Tony Gama-Lobo, Rebecca May

  • Strangeness on a Train
    7.6/10318 votes

    #19 - Strangeness on a Train

    Season 12 Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2008

    Stressed that her birthday parties never live up to her expectations, Peggy plans herself a disco-themed party on a mystery train, but after Luanne ruins the surprise, Peggy worries her parties will always end badly. However, a new mystery arises after a couple sneaks away for some private time in the train bathroom, and the partygoers must figure out who did it.

    Director: Kyounghee Lim

    Writer: Jim Dauterive

  • Cops and Robert
    7.3/10308 votes

    #20 - Cops and Robert

    Season 12 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2008

    Bobby has to work as a deputy for the school's police officer after he is framed for throwing a soda can. Meanwhile, Hank accidentally takes the wallet of a man he thought stole his own wallet, however when he tries to return the wallet the man does not take it too well.

    Director: Ken Wong

    Writer: Dave Schiff

  • It Came from the Garage
    7.0/10291 votes

    #21 - It Came from the Garage

    Season 12 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2008

    Wanting to spend some quality time with his son, Hank distracts Dale, Bill and Boomhauer with a boat building competition. However, when bats attack the construction garage, Hank has to give up his idea of spending time with Bobby.

    Director: Robin Brigstocke

    Writer: Blake McCormick

  • Life: A Loser's Manual
    6.8/10301 votes

    #22 - Life: A Loser's Manual

    Season 12 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2008

    Luanne's long-lost father and Peggy's brother Hoyt, a two-strike felon, comes to Arlen. After Hoyt gets caught committing another crime, Lucky feels bad and takes the blame, leaving Hoyt free to continue his life of crime.

    Director: Anthony Chun

    Writer: Dan McGrath