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The Best Episodes of King of the Hill Season 6

Every episode of King of the Hill Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of King of the Hill Season 6!

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, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne. Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.

Genres:AnimationComedyFamily
Network:FOX

Season 6 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "King of the Hill" season 6 is "Bobby Goes Nuts", rated 8.9/10 from 722 user votes. It was directed by Tricia Garcia and written by Norm Hiscock. "Bobby Goes Nuts" aired on 11/11/2001 and is rated 0.8 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Soldier of Misfortune".

  • Bobby Goes Nuts
    8.9/10 722 votes

    #1 - Bobby Goes Nuts

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 11/11/2001

    Bobby goes from bullied to bully after learning a counterattack move in a self-defense class--for women.

    Director: Tricia Garcia

    Writer: Norm Hiscock

  • Soldier of Misfortune
    8.1/10 398 votes

    #2 - Soldier of Misfortune

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 12/9/2001

    After an accident at his gun club destroys Dale's confidence, Peggy proposes sending him on a bogus mercenary mission, which he fouls up.

    Director: Anthony Lioi

    Writer: J.B. Cook

  • Lupe's Revenge
    7.9/10 422 votes

    #3 - Lupe's Revenge

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 12/12/2001

    A female cop gets a hankerin' for Hank; Peggy accidentally brings back a native child after a school field trip to Mexico.

    Director: Allan Jacobsen

    Writer: N/A

  • The Father, the Son, and J.C.
    7.3/10 370 votes

    #4 - The Father, the Son, and J.C.

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 12/16/2001

    Hank's emotional outburst pushes him further from his father, so Bobby drafts Jimmy Carter to broker a Christmas peace.

    Director: Tricia Garcia, Cyndi Tang

    Writer: Etan Cohen

  • Father of the Bribe
    7.5/10 349 votes

    #5 - Father of the Bribe

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 1/6/2002

    After Bobby feigns taking Connie's father's bribe to break up with her, Connie lets her grades slip to show how upset she is without him.

    Director: Cyndi Tang

    Writer: Dean Young

  • I'm with Cupid
    7.4/10 346 votes

    #6 - I'm with Cupid

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2002

    Bobby adjusts to his breakup with Connie, until Bill's depressing experiences break his spirit. So Hank sends him to ladies' man Boomhauer.

    Director: Allan Jacobsen

    Writer: N/A

  • Torch Song Hillogy
    7.1/10 524 votes

    #7 - Torch Song Hillogy

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/2002

    Peggy nominates Bobby to carry the Olympic torch through Arlen, but it's Hank who wins the honor--and bungles it.

    Director: Anthony Lioi

    Writer: Emily Spivey

  • Joust Like a Woman
    7.4/10 431 votes

    #8 - Joust Like a Woman

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 2/24/2002

    Peggy leads a troupe of "wenches" to protest their unfair treatment at the Renaissance Faire, where Hank is trying to land a big-money propane account.

    Director: Dominic Polcino

    Writer: Garland Testa

  • The Bluegrass Is Always Greener
    7.9/10 389 votes

    #9 - The Bluegrass Is Always Greener

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 2/24/2002

    Hank and the boys recruit Connie for a bluegrass fiddle contest, but Kahn insists that she focus on classical music.

    Director: Tricia Garcia

    Writer: Norm Hiscock

  • The Substitute Spanish Prisoner
    7.8/10 382 votes

    #10 - The Substitute Spanish Prisoner

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 3/3/2002

    A con man offers "genius" Peggy an at-home doctorate course, which she finances with the Hills' retirement fund.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Etan Cohen

  • Unfortunate Son
    7.3/10 352 votes

    #11 - Unfortunate Son

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 3/10/2002

    Cotton's financially strapped VFW group moves into Hank's home, prompting Hank to recruit Vietnam vets, to whom Cotton doesn't exactly cotton.

    Director: Anthony Lioi

    Writer: Peter Huyck

  • Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret Hill
    6.9/10 353 votes

    #12 - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret Hill

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 3/17/2002

    Unable to find a full-time teaching job, Peggy pretends to be a nun to land a position at a Catholic school, ending her budding career at Strickland Propane.

    Director: Gary McCarver

    Writer: N/A

  • Tankin' It to the Streets
    7.7/10 360 votes

    #13 - Tankin' It to the Streets

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 3/31/2002

    After learning the Army used him as a guinea pig for an experimental drug, Bill gets drunk and steals a tank. And it's up to his friends to try to return it.

    Director: Monte Young

    Writer: Alan Freedland, Alan R. Cohen

  • Of Mice and Little Green Men
    7.5/10 343 votes

    #14 - Of Mice and Little Green Men

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 4/7/2002

    When Hank and Dale find more interest in the activities of the other's son, Dale concludes he's not Joseph's father--and that an alien is.

    Director: Shaun Cashman

    Writer: Sivert Glarum, Michael Jamin

  • A Man Without a Country Club
    7.7/10 356 votes

    #15 - A Man Without a Country Club

    Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 4/14/2002

    Kahn covets membership in an all-Asian country club, but it's Hank who's asked to join--as a token white to secure a PGA tournament.

    Director: Boohwan Lim, Kyounghee Lim

    Writer: Kit Boss

  • Beer and Loathing
    8.1/10 383 votes

    #16 - Beer and Loathing

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 4/14/2002

    Peggy gets a job at Alamo Beer, but a clause in her contract prevents her from telling Hank why Texas is completely devoid of the brew for the next 36 hours.

    Director: Dominic Polcino

    Writer: Etan Cohen

  • Fun with Jane and Jane
    7.6/10 387 votes

    #17 - Fun with Jane and Jane

    Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 4/21/2002

    Oblivious to its cultlike ways, Luanne joins a sorority and gets Peggy in too; Hank and the boys rescue emus from death, but don't know what to do with them.

    Director: Adam Kuhlman

    Writer: Garland Testa

  • My Own Private Rodeo
    7.8/10 385 votes

    #18 - My Own Private Rodeo

    Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 4/28/2002

    Hank learns that the incident estranging Dale from his cowboy father was a cover to keep him in the dark about Dad being in the closet.

    Director: Cyndi Tang

    Writer: Peter Huyck

  • Sug Night
    7.6/10 348 votes

    #19 - Sug Night

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 5/5/2002

    Hank is shaken after having a dream about grilling burgers...naked...with Nancy. And the situation is stirred when Peggy finds out.

    Director: Adam Kuhlman

    Writer: Peter Huyck

  • Dang Ol' Love
    7.8/10 364 votes

    #20 - Dang Ol' Love

    Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 5/5/2002

    Bill is heartbroken when the beautiful jogger he's pining for falls for Boomhauer, who is in turn heartbroken himself when the jogger dumps him.

    Director: Gary McCarver

    Writer: Dean Young

  • Returning Japanese (1)
    8.5/10 476 votes

    #21 - Returning Japanese (1)

    Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/12/2002

    The Hills are off to Japan so Cotton can apologize to the widow of a soldier he killed in WWII, but something about Cotton's story doesn't quite add up.

    Director: Allan Jacobsen

    Writer: Etan Cohen, Kit Boss

  • Returning Japanese (2)
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #22 - Returning Japanese (2)

    Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/2002

    Cotton runs amuck in Tokyo when rejected by his newly found Japanese son.

    Director: Anthony Lioi

    Writer: Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory