7.4/10402 votes#1 - The Perils of Polling
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2000
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jim Dauterive
7.8/10402 votes#2 - The Buck Stops Here
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 11/5/2000
Bobby becomes Strickland's personal caddy and picks up some bad habits. Meanwhile, Peggy and Minh compete to donate the most blood.
Director: Michael Dante DiMartino
Writer: Norm Hiscock
8.0/10423 votes#3 - I Don't Want to Wait...
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 11/12/2000
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.
Director: Adam Kuhlman, Dominic Polcino
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
7.5/10396 votes#4 - Spin the Choice
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/2000
Bobby rejects Thanksgiving after history lessons from John Redcorn, who longs to be a real father to his illegitimate son Joseph.
Director: Allan Jacobsen
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
7.4/10390 votes#5 - Peggy Makes the Big Leagues
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/26/2000
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.
Director: Tricia Garcia, Dominic Polcino
Writer: Johnny Hardwick
7.1/10352 votes#6 - When Cotton Comes Marching Home
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 12/3/2000
Cash-flow problems plague Hank's father, who's forced to work a menial job on Veterans Day instead of marching in the parade.
Director: Tricia Garcia
Writer: N/A
7.2/10367 votes#7 - What Makes Bobby Run?
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 12/10/2000
Bobby goes all-out to become school mascot, a high-profile post that suffers a low blow when he avoids a time-honored tradition.
Director: Cyndi Tang
Writer: Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory
7.5/10411 votes#8 - 'Twas the Nut Before Christmas
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 12/17/2000
Bill counters his holiday loneliness by becoming a generous Santa, attracting a nice single mother and a young slacker who takes advantage.
Director: Jeff Myers
Writer: John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky
8.1/10432 votes#9 - Chasing Bobby
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1/21/2001
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.
Director: Anthony Lioi
Writer: Garland Testa
7.4/10396 votes#10 - Yankee Hankie
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 2/4/2001
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.
Director: Adam Kuhlman
Writer: Kit Boss
8.0/10423 votes#11 - Hank and the Great Glass Elevator
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 2/11/2001
Bill and former Texas governor Ann Richards hit it off after a chance meeting resulting from Hank's reluctant prank in an Austin hotel.
Director: Gary McCarver
Writer: Jonathan Collier
7.5/10394 votes#12 - Now Who's the Dummy?
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 2/18/2001
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.
Director: Dominic Polcino
Writer: Johnny Hardwick
8.8/10685 votes#13 - Ho Yeah!
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/25/2001
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.
Director: Tricia Garcia
Writer: Peter Huyck
8.2/10433 votes#14 - The Exterminator
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 3/4/2001
Repeated exposure to poisons forces Dale out of extermination and into a desk job that leads him back into extermination--of careers.
Director: Shaun Cashman
Writer: N/A
7.4/10418 votes#15 - Luanne Virgin 2.0
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/11/2001
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.
Director: Adam Kuhlman, Shaun Cashman
Writer: Kit Boss
7.6/10386 votes#16 - Hank's Choice
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 4/1/2001
When Bobby develops an allergy to Ladybird, Hank builds a doghouse, an elaborate accommodation that's perfect--for Bobby.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jon Vitti
7.6/10375 votes#17 - It's Not Easy Being Green
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 4/8/2001
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.
Director: Jeff Myers
Writer: N/A
7.7/10394 votes#18 - The Trouble with Gribbles
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/22/2001
Dale plans to buy Nancy a face-lift by suing a tobacco company, which countersues--and carelessly bugs his home.
Director: Shaun Cashman
Writer: Jim Dauterive
8.2/10417 votes#19 - Hank's Back Story
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 5/6/2001
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.
Director: Cyndi Tang
Writer: Alan Freedland, Alan R. Cohen
7.7/10392 votes#20 - Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 5/13/2001
Bobby avoids a beating by high schoolers by pretending to be one of them.
Director: Gary McCarver
Writer: Garland Testa
The Best Episodes of King of the Hill Season 5
Every episode of King of the Hill Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of King of the Hill Season 5!
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 5 Ratings Summary
"The Perils of Polling" is the best rated episode of "King of the Hill" season 5. It scored 7.4/10 based on 402 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Jim Dauterive, it aired on 10/1/2000. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Buck Stops Here".