King of the Hill: Season 4

1999 · 24 episodes · ★ 8.5

What Season 4 of King of the Hill

Season 4 of King of the Hill follows the Hills in Arlen, Texas, as Hank tries to hold on to his outlook on life in a world that is changing around him. Peggy finally emerges from a long immobilization and goes through a tough rehabilitation with Cotton, who trains her as if she were a soldier. Hank substitutes for a shop teacher and wins over the students, which stirs up jealousy in his wife. Bobby hides the fact that Peggy wrote the paper that made him a school star. Among the neighbors, Bill and Dale demand that Hank choose between them and a new friendship. Also, Hank clashes with Bill over a haircut he thinks is overpriced and poorly done.

24episodes

Sep 26, 1999premiered

May 21, 2000latest episode

8.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 Peggy Hill: The Decline and Fall
Sep 26, 1999 · 22 min
Peggy's fate and details surrounding Cotton and Didi's newborn are revealed.
Directing: Klay Hall · Writing: Paul Lieberstein · Starring: Diedrich Bader, Beth Grant, David Herman, Ashley Gardner
4x02 Cotton's Plot
Oct 3, 1999 · 22 min
Freed from a six-week body cast, non-ambulatory Peggy takes physical therapy from Cotton, who drills her military style. Meanwhile, Hank's pals make use of her cast.
Directing: Anthony Lioi · Writing: Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel · Starring: Phil LaMarr
4x03 Bills Are Made to Be Broken
Oct 24, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 8.2
Bill is accepting, but Hank isn't, when opposing players lie down to let an injured high-school jock break Bill's touchdown record.
Directing: Jeff Myers · Starring: Clint Black, Phil LaMarr, David Herman, Andrew Lewis
4x04 Little Horrors of Shop
Oct 31, 1999 · 22 min
Forced to take a vacation, Hank becomes a substitute shop teacher, and a popular one, rousing jealousy in Peggy.
Directing: Adam Kuhlman · Writing: Kit Boss · Starring: J. Evan Bonifant, Jane Wiedlin, Dennis Burkley, Alex Dent
4x05 Aisle 8A
Nov 7, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 9.2
Hank is the only one home when houseguest Connie has her first encounter with menstruation--and neither knows what to do. Meanwhile, someone has to explain PMS to Bobby.
Directing: Allan Jacobsen · Writing: Garland Testa · Starring: Beth Grant
4x06 A Beer Can Named Desire
Nov 14, 1999 · 22 min
Bill meets Cajun relatives and Hank competes for $1 million in a beer promotion at a football game in New Orleans.
Writing: Jim Dauterive · Starring: Emily Strayer, Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, Don Meredith
4x07 Happy Hank's Giving
Nov 21, 1999 · 22 min
Hank's propane-smoked turkey is a casualty in "a war called 'Thanksgiving at the Airport'" as weather stalls the Hills' trip to Peggy's folks in Montana.
Directing: Martin Archer · Starring: David Herman, Joanna Gleason, Jonathan Joss, Eloy Casados
4x08 Not in My Back-Hoe
Nov 28, 1999 · 22 min
Jealous of Hank's new acquaintance, Bill and Dale give Hank an ultimatum, and compound their mistake when they try to make amends.
Directing: Shaun Cashman · Writing: Paul Lieberstein · Starring: Drew Carey, Dave Thomas
4x09 To Kill a Ladybird
Dec 12, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 7.6
Bobby's affection for a raccoon brings problems when Hank's dog Ladybird and Dale get into fights with the ersatz pet that could be rabid.
Directing: Wes Archer · Writing: Norm Hiscock · Starring: David Herman, Jonathan Joss, Sam Saletta
4x10 Hillennium
Dec 19, 1999 · 22 min
A propane shortage gives Hank Y2K fears that alter his Christmas-gift plans; Dale's stash of hoarded goods is destroyed by a hamster that he was planning to use for food.
Directing: Tricia Garcia · Writing: Johnny Hardwick · Starring: David Herman
4x11 Old Glory
Jan 9, 2000 · 22 min
Bobby keeps mum that his mom wrote the A-plus essay that made him a school star.
Directing: Gary McCarver · Writing: Norm Hiscock · Starring: Heather Locklear, Dennis Burkley
4x12 Rodeo Days
Jan 16, 2000 · 22 min
Bobby's new calling is rodeo roping, but his first experience with livestock introduces him to an ambition even greater--at least to Bobby.
Directing: Cyndi Tang · Writing: Jon Vitti · Starring: David Herman, Andrew Lawrence
4x13 Hanky Panky
Feb 6, 2000 · 22 min
Hank and Peggy are caught in the middle after Strickland's wife catches him with his girlfriend.
Directing: Adam Kuhlman, Jeff Myers · Writing: Alan Freedland, Jim Dauterive, Alan R. Cohen · Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Kathleen Turner, Phil Hendrie, David Herman
4x14 High Anxiety
Feb 13, 2000 · 22 min
Hank becomes the prime suspect in an investigation led by Sheriff Buford.
Directing: Adam Kuhlman · Writing: Alan Freedland, Alan R. Cohen · Starring: Mac Davis, Reese Witherspoon, Kathleen Turner, David Herman
4x15 Naked Ambition
Feb 20, 2000 · 22 min
Bobby's accidental glimpse of a naked Luanne has Joseph yearning to get his own look. But Connie catches them trying to peep, and thinks she's the target.
Directing: Anthony Lioi
4x16 Movin' On Up
Feb 27, 2000 · 22 min
Luanne moves out and into the house across the alley, where her roommates don't carry any of the load.
Directing: Klay Hall · Writing: Garland Testa · Starring: Maura Tierney, Andy Dick, Vicki Lewis
4x17 Bill of Sales
Mar 12, 2000 · 22 min
Bill becomes Peggy's star--and only--salesman in a health-food sales operation, and his profits net them a trip to a conference in San Antonio, where they must share a room.
Directing: Dominic Polcino · Writing: Paul Lieberstein · Starring: Teri Garr
4x18 Won't You Pimai Neighbor?
Mar 19, 2000 · 22 min · ★ 8.2
Buddhist monks think Bobby is a reincarnated Lama.
Starring: Soon-Tek Oh, Karen Maruyama, David Herman
4x19 Hank's Bad Hair Day
Apr 9, 2000 · 22 min
After his lifelong barber loses it, Hank turns to Army haircutter Bill, who does a fine job on his first civilian head, but at a Government price, prompting Hank to declare war.
Directing: Gary McCarver · Writing: Jon Vitti · Starring: Brian Doyle-Murray, David Herman, Steven Barr
4x20 Meet the Propaniacs
Apr 16, 2000 · 22 min
Bobby's impromptu comedy at a propane sale prompts Strickland to send him on the road to entertain at other outlets, leading to a big trade show in front of the Texas propane president.
Directing: Shaun Cashman · Writing: Kit Boss · Starring: Lane Smith
4x21 Nancy Boys
Apr 30, 2000 · 22 min
After joining the Hills for a free romantic dinner, the Gribbles sleep together, and guilt grabs Nancy for cheating on her lover, John Redcorn.
Directing: Tricia Garcia · Starring: Phil LaMarr, Jonathan Joss
4x22 Flush With Power
May 7, 2000 · 22 min · ★ 9.0
Water restrictions prompt Hank to join the zoning board, while Bobby blackmails Kahn for bribing a water-meter reader.
Directing: Allan Jacobsen · Writing: Peter Huyck · Starring: Phil LaMarr, David Herman, Lane Smith
4x23 Transnational Amusements Presents: Peggy's Magic Sex Feet
May 14, 2000 · 22 min · ★ 5.9
Peggy's embarrassment about her big feet ends when she meets a fetishist who directs her in a video Hank thinks is dirty, but Peggy approves of--wholefootedly.
Directing: Cyndi Tang · Writing: Jonathan Collier · Starring: Sydney Pollack, Joanna Gleason, David Herman
4x24 Peggy's Fan Fair Season Finale
May 21, 2000 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
At Nashville's Fan Fair, Peggy accuses Randy Travis of stealing her song, while Brooks & Dunn counsel Bobby about Connie.
Directing: Jeff Myers · Starring: Tony Danza, Lisa Hartman, Martina McBride, Vince Gill