King of the Hill: Season 1

1997 · 12 episodes · ★ 7.3

What Season 1 of King of the Hill

Hank Hill is a middle-class Texan, a hard worker who takes pride in his roots, who lives in Arlen, Texas, with his wife Peggy and their son Bobby. In the first episode, a social worker accuses him of abusing Bobby after rumors about a black eye, and Hank loses his temper. Later, daily life in town brings him conflicts over his son's sex education, a camping trip with the Boy Scouts, and neighbors from Laos with their customs. Hank wants to hold on to his values, but modernity and the ideas of the newcomers clash with his way of life. His father, Luanne, Boomhauer and his lifelong friends round out the cast.

12episodes

Jan 12, 1997premiered

May 11, 1997latest episode

4.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Jan 12, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
Middle-class Texan Hank Hill blows his top when an overzealous social worker accuses him of child abuse after rumors about his son's black eye get out of hand.
Directed by: Wes Archer · Written by: Greg Daniels, Mike Judge · Starring: David Herman, Ashley Gardner, Gailard Sartain
1x02 Square Peg
Jan 19, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
Hank is annoyed when Bobby asks to take a sex-education class--especially when he discovers that Peggy's the teacher.
Directed by: Gary McCarver · Written by: Joe Stillman · Starring: Mary Scheer
1x03 The Order of the Straight Arrow
Feb 2, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.6
A camping trip with Bobby's scout troop leaves Hank griping after the boy clubs an endangered bird during a faux hunt. Meanwhile, Peggy embarks on a mysterious quest.
Directed by: Klay Hall · Written by: Cheryl Holliday · Starring: Victor Aaron, David Herman, Cheryl Holliday
1x04 Hank's Got the Willies
Feb 9, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 6.9
Hank's determination to find a role model for Bobby leads to an unexpected encounter with Hank's own hero.
Directed by: Monte Young · Written by: Johnny Hardwick · Starring: David Herman, Willie Nelson, Dennis Hopper
1x05 Luanne's Saga
Feb 16, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
When Luanne breaks up with Buckley, Hank takes it upon himself to pick up the pieces of his niece's broken heart, only to be left fuming when she makes a play for Boomhauer.
Directed by: Pat Shinagawa · Written by: Dan McGrath, Brent Forrester, Paul Lieberstein · Starring: David Herman, Victor Aaron, Chuck Mangione
1x06 Hank's Unmentionable Problem
Feb 23, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
A concerned Peggy inadvertently spreads the word about Hank's bout with constipation, leaving her husband flushed with embarrassment.
Directed by: Adam Kuhlman · Written by: Greg Daniels, Mike Judge · Starring: Steven Banks, Jim Cummings, David Herman
1x07 Westie Side Story
Mar 2, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
The Hills' new Laotian neighbors cause Peggy and Hank confusion and consternation after a culture clash leads to suspicion over a missing dog.
Directed by: Brian Sheesley · Written by: Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel · Starring: Lauren Tom
1x08 Shins of the Father
Mar 23, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 6.7
Hank's caught in the middle when his overbearing father pays a visit--and incurs the wrath of a patience-exhausted Peggy.
Directed by: Martin Archer Jr., Martin Archer · Written by: Alan Freedland, Alan R. Cohen · Starring: Lauren Tom, David Herman
1x09 Peggy the Boggle Champ
Apr 13, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.3
Peggy and Hank head to Dallas so Peggy can compete in a boggle tournament, but Hank decides to forego the tournament in order to attend a lawnmower expo.
Directed by: Chuck Sheetz · Written by: Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel · Starring: Lauren Tom, Laurie Metcalf, David Herman, Chuck Mangione
1x10 Keeping Up with Our Joneses
Apr 27, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
Hank and Peggy's love of cigarettes is rekindled after Hank catches Bobby smoking, but Luanne is determined to nip their habit in the butt.
Directed by: John Rice · Written by: Joe Stillman, Jonathan Collier · Starring: Billy West, David Herman, Eloy Casados
1x11 King of the Ant Hill
May 4, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 6.9
Hank's burning mad when he discovers fire ants on his lawn on the eve of the neighborhood block party.
Directed by: Gary McCarver · Written by: Joe Stillman, Johnny Hardwick, Jonathan Collier · Starring: Lauren Tom
1x12 Plastic White Female Season Finale
May 11, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.5
Luanne and Bobby each face a crisis: she's fearful of failing her beauty exam, while he frets over his first boy-girl party.
Directed by: Jeff Myers · Written by: David Zuckerman · Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Dawnn Lewis, Jimmy Peterson, Lauren Tom