Season 5

E1. The Perils of Polling

Oct 1, 2000 · 22m

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.

E2. The Buck Stops Here

Nov 5, 2000 · 22m

Bobby becomes Strickland's personal caddy and picks up some bad habits. Meanwhile, Peggy and Minh compete to donate the most blood.

E3. I Don't Want to Wait...

Nov 12, 2000 · 22m

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.

E4. Spin the Choice

Nov 19, 2000 · 22m

Bobby rejects Thanksgiving after history lessons from John Redcorn, who longs to be a real father to his illegitimate son Joseph.

E5. Peggy Makes the Big Leagues

Nov 26, 2000 · 22m

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.

E6. When Cotton Comes Marching Home

Dec 3, 2000 · 22m

Cash-flow problems plague Hank's father, who's forced to work a menial job on Veterans Day instead of marching in the parade.

E7. What Makes Bobby Run?

Dec 10, 2000 · 22m

Bobby goes all-out to become school mascot, a high-profile post that suffers a low blow when he avoids a time-honored tradition.

E8. 'Twas the Nut Before Christmas

Dec 17, 2000 · 22m

Bill counters his holiday loneliness by becoming a generous Santa, attracting a nice single mother and a young slacker who takes advantage.

E9. Chasing Bobby

Jan 21, 2001 · 22m

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.

E10. Yankee Hankie

Feb 4, 2001 · 22m

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.

E11. Hank and the Great Glass Elevator

Feb 11, 2001 · 22m

Bill and former Texas governor Ann Richards hit it off after a chance meeting resulting from Hank's reluctant prank in an Austin hotel.

E12. Now Who's the Dummy?

Feb 18, 2001 · 22m

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.

E13. Ho Yeah!

Feb 25, 2001 · 22m

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.

E14. The Exterminator

Mar 4, 2001 · 22m

Repeated exposure to poisons forces Dale out of extermination and into a desk job that leads him back into extermination--of careers.

E15. Luanne Virgin 2.0

Mar 11, 2001 · 22m

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.

E16. Hank's Choice

Apr 1, 2001 · 22m

When Bobby develops an allergy to Ladybird, Hank builds a doghouse, an elaborate accommodation that's perfect--for Bobby.

E17. It's Not Easy Being Green

Apr 8, 2001 · 22m

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.

E18. The Trouble with Gribbles

Apr 22, 2001 · 22m

Dale plans to buy Nancy a face-lift by suing a tobacco company, which countersues--and carelessly bugs his home.

E19. Hank's Back Story

May 6, 2001 · 22m

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.

E20. Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story

May 13, 2001 · 22m

Bobby avoids a beating by high schoolers by pretending to be one of them.