King of the Hill (season 4)

The fourth season of King of the Hill originally aired Sundays at 7:30–8:00 p.m. (EST) on the Fox Broadcasting Company from September 26, 1999 to May 21, 2000.^[1][2] The Region 1 DVD was released on May 3, 2005. The Region 2 and 4 DVDs were respectively released on January 15 and June 20, 2007.

King of the Hill
Season 4
DVD cover
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	September 26, 1999 (1999-09-26) – May 21, 2000 (2000-05-21)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

Production

The showrunners for the season were Greg Daniels and Richard Appel.^[3]

Episodes

See also: List of King of the Hill episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
61	1	"...Peggy Hill: The Decline and Fall" (Part 2)	Klay Hall	Paul Lieberstein	September 26, 1999 (1999-09-26)	3ABE24	9.74^[4]
Conclusion. Peggy struggles to regain her strength following her skydiving accident. Meanwhile, Bobby delivers his uncle, Cotton's son and Hank's half-brother (whom Cotton names "Good Hank") but gets overwhelmed when neither Cotton nor Didi embrace new parenthood.
62	2	"Cotton's Plot"	Anthony Lioi	Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger	October 3, 1999 (1999-10-03)	4ABE01	7.54^[5]
Cotton takes over Peggy's physical therapy in exchange for help getting a burial plot in the Texas State Cemetery, which works well until Peggy discovers a discrepancy about Cotton's service in the Army during World War II.
63	3	"Bills Are Made to Be Broken"	Jeff Myers	John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky	October 24, 1999 (1999-10-24)	4ABE02	6.68^[6]
Bill's high school football record is broken unfairly, and (largely at Hank's insistence) he tries to get back on the field to set things right.
64	4	"Little Horrors of Shop"	Adam Kuhlman	Kit Boss	October 31, 1999 (1999-10-31)	4ABE03	9.76^[7]
Buck Strickland insists that Hank take two weeks off from Strickland Propane, and Hank begins teaching wood shop at Tom Landry Middle School, and becomes so popular that Peggy grows envious of him. However, Hank gets in trouble for violating the school's zero-tolerance policy on weapons when he asks his students to bring in tools from home.
65	5	"Aisle 8A"	Allan Jacobsen	Garland Testa	November 7, 1999 (1999-11-07)	4ABE04	8.53^[8]
Kahn and Minh go to Hawaii for Kahn's job and asks Hank to take care of Connie, who is excited that she will be staying with Bobby, but starts to become emotionally sensitive and mean-spirited when she gets her first period, leaving an extremely uncomfortable Hank to both deal with the unstable Connie and have to explain "the birds and the bees" to a clueless Bobby.
66	6	"A Beer Can Named Desire"	Chuck Austen and Chris Moeller	Jim Dauterive	November 14, 1999 (1999-11-14)	4ABE05	10.20^[9]
Hank wins an Alamo Beer contest for a chance to win a million dollars by throwing a football through a one-foot hole in a giant Alamo Beer can, while Bill visits his eccentric Cajun relatives in Louisiana. Guest voices: Don Meredith, Meryl Streep, The Dixie Chicks (Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Robison).
67	7	"Happy Hank's Giving"	Martin Archer	Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland	November 21, 1999 (1999-11-21)	4ABE08	11.45^[10]
The Hills plan to fly to Montana for Thanksgiving, but are stranded alongside their neighbors at the airport by an ice storm.
68	8	"Not in My Back-hoe"	Shaun Cashman	Paul Lieberstein	November 28, 1999 (1999-11-28)	4ABE06	9.60^[11]
Drew Carey guest stars as a man who befriends Hank Hill after the two discover that they are very much alike. Meanwhile, Bill and Dale steal Hank's backhoe and take it to a pet cemetery, with disastrous results.
69	9	"To Kill a Ladybird"	Wes Archer	Norm Hiscock	December 12, 1999 (1999-12-12)	4ABE07	10.77^[12]
Bobby befriends a wild raccoon, that may, or may not have infected Dale and Ladybird with rabies.
70	10	"Hillennium"	Tricia Garcia	Johnny Hardwick	December 19, 1999 (1999-12-19)	4ABE10	8.07^[13]
As Christmas approaches, Hank gets irritated over everyone panicking about the supposed technological apocalypse that will purportedly happen on January 1, 2000, due to the Y2K computer date glitch—but soon finds himself trying to safeguard his family after a propane shortage.
71	11	"Old Glory"	Gary McCarver	Norm Hiscock	January 9, 2000 (2000-01-09)	4ABE09	10.25^[14]
Peggy writes a school essay for Bobby, and they both catch fire for it by a vengeful English teacher who accuses them of plagiarism. Meanwhile, Bill buys an oversized flag from the Army that is very special to him, but causes problems to his neighbors. Guest Stars: Heather Locklear as Peggy Donovan
72	12	"Rodeo Days"	Cyndi Tang-Loveland	Jon Vitti	January 16, 2000 (2000-01-16)	4ABE11	11.63^[15]
When the rodeo comes to Arlen, Bobby tries his hand at cattle roping; when he fails miserably, he takes his career in the other direction, choosing to become a rodeo clown, much to Hank and Peggy's dismay. Guest Stars: Andrew Lawrence as Rodeo Kid
73	13	"Hanky Panky" (Part 1)	Jeff Myers	Jim Dauterive	February 6, 2000 (2000-02-06)	4ABE13	9.50^[16]
Part one of two. Buck Strickland and his wife Miz Liz (Kathleen Turner) separate, and Buck dumps his secretary/mistress Debbie Grund (Reese Witherspoon) — and Hank becomes an object of desire for Miz Liz while Debbie plots to murder Buck Strickland. Meanwhile, Peggy becomes the proprietor of Sugarfoot's Barbecue Restaurant and finds Debbie Grund's dead body in a Dumpster.
74	14	"High Anxiety" (Part 2)	Adam Kuhlman	Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland	February 13, 2000 (2000-02-13)	4ABE14	10.88^[17]
Conclusion. Peggy continues her experiment in running Sugarfoot's, while Hank inadvertently tries marijuana and becomes a person of interest in Debbie Grund's murder — until a Texas Ranger discovers the truth behind Debbie's death. Guest Stars: Kathleen Turner as Ms. Liz Strickland, Mac Davis as Sheriff Buford and Phil LaMarr as Texas Ranger Payton NOTE: On Adult Swim, this episode is rated TV-14 for references to drugs (marijuana), gun violence, and unintentional suicide.
75	15	"Naked Ambition"	Anthony Lioi	Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger	February 20, 2000 (2000-02-20)	4ABE12	10.24^[18]
After a day of swimming at the river, Bobby accidentally walks in on Luanne naked. When Joseph hears the story, his imagination runs wild and he wants to see her nude too—until Connie catches them peeping. Meanwhile, Boomhauer floats down a river and ends up in Houston, where he is committed to a mental hospital due to his unintelligible speech.
76	16	"Movin' on Up"	Klay Hall	Garland Testa	February 27, 2000 (2000-02-27)	4ABE16	10.95^[19]
Fed up with Hank's demands, Luanne moves out of the Hills' den—and into a house with a trio of even more aggravating college-aged deadbeats. Guest Stars: Andy Dick as Griffin, Vicki Lewis as Kate and Maura Tierney as Tanya
77	17	"Bill of Sales"	Dominic Polcino	Paul Lieberstein	March 12, 2000 (2000-03-12)	4ABE15	9.35^[20]
Peggy reluctantly recruits Bill into a pyramid scheme and is pleasantly surprised by his superb sales abilities, but she's surprised when her for-once sincere praise for him leads to him being unable to sell anymore. Guest Stars: Teri Garr as Laney
78	18	"Won't You Pimai Neighbor?"	Kyounghee Lim & Boowhan Lim	John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky	March 19, 2000 (2000-03-19)	4ABE18	9.37^[21]
Bobby undergoes tests to find out if he is the reincarnation of the Buddhist Lama Sanglug, much to Hank's discomfort. Guest Stars: Soon-Tek Oh as Monk
79	19	"Hank's Bad Hair Day"	Gary McCarver	Jon Vitti	April 9, 2000 (2000-04-09)	4ABE19	8.16^[22]
Hank reluctantly moves on from his longtime barber (Brian Doyle-Murray) when the old guy develops age-related dementia. He gets a haircut on the Army base from Bill, and loves Bill's work, but not the $900 bill he gets from the Army. His protest leads to Hank getting a huge reward from the government for exposing wasteful spending--which costs Bill his position as the base's hairstylist.
80	20	"Meet the Propaniacs"	Shaun Cashman	Kit Boss	April 16, 2000 (2000-04-16)	4ABE17	6.83^[23]
While working for Hank during the summer at Strickland Propane (instead of going to an acting camp), Bobby, some Strickland co-workers, Dale, and Luanne form a sketch comedy troupe called The Propaniacs. Guest Stars: Lane Smith as Charlie Fortner
81	21	"Nancy's Boys"	Tricia Garcia	Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger	April 30, 2000 (2000-04-30)	4ABE20	7.81^[24]
Nancy breaks off her adulterous affair with John Redcorn after going on a date with Dale and falling in love with him all over again.
82	22	"Flush with Power"	Allan Jacobsen	Alex Gregory & Peter Huyck	May 7, 2000 (2000-05-07)	4ABE22	6.86^[25]
A major drought in Arlen exposes a great deal of corruption, from bribes to deliberately installed low-flush power toilets, and Hank joins the local Zoning Ordinances Board to set things right. Guest Stars: Lane Smith as Nate Hashaway
83	23	"Transnational Amusements Presents: Peggy's Magic Sex Feet"	Cyndi Tang-Loveland	Jonathan Collier	May 14, 2000 (2000-05-14)	4ABE21	7.93^[26]
After admitting her real shoe size during a night of bowling and learning from a shoe salesman that she's a size 16-and-a-half and will hit a size 20 in a few years, Peggy feels ashamed of her big feet—until a self-proclaimed "foot doctor" (Sydney Pollack) makes Peggy an Internet star on a foot fetish website.
84	24	"Peggy's Fan Fair"	Jeff Myers	Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland	May 21, 2000 (2000-05-21)	4ABE23	7.22^[27]
While attending a Nashville music festival with Hank and the guys, Peggy claims that Randy Travis (guest starring as himself) stole lyrics from a song she wrote years ago. Other guest voices: Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride, Clint Black, Lisa Hartman Black, Wynonna Judd, Terri Clark, Travis Tritt, Vince Gill, and Tony Danza.

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