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Hank's Back Story
King of the Hill - S5 - E19
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.
King of the Hill: Season 5 - 20 Episode s
5x1 - The Perils of Polling
October 1, 2000
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.
5x2 - The Buck Stops Here
November 5, 2000
Bobby becomes Strickland's personal caddy and picks up some bad habits. Meanwhile, Peggy and Minh compete to donate the most blood.
5x3 - I Don't Want to Wait...
November 12, 2000
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.
5x4 - Spin the Choice
November 19, 2000
Bobby rejects Thanksgiving after history lessons from John Redcorn, who longs to be a real father to his illegitimate son Joseph.
5x5 - Peggy Makes the Big Leagues
November 26, 2000
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.
5x6 - When Cotton Comes Marching Home
December 3, 2000
Cash-flow problems plague Hank's father, who's forced to work a menial job on Veterans Day instead of marching in the parade.
5x7 - What Makes Bobby Run?
December 10, 2000
Bobby goes all-out to become school mascot, a high-profile post that suffers a low blow when he avoids a time-honored tradition.
5x8 - 'Twas the Nut Before Christmas
December 17, 2000
Bill counters his holiday loneliness by becoming a generous Santa, attracting a nice single mother and a young slacker who takes advantage.
5x9 - Chasing Bobby
January 21, 2001
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.
5x10 - Yankee Hankie
February 4, 2001
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.
5x11 - Hank and the Great Glass Elevator
February 11, 2001
Bill and former Texas governor Ann Richards hit it off after a chance meeting resulting from Hank's reluctant prank in an Austin hotel.
5x12 - Now Who's the Dummy?
February 18, 2001
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.
5x13 - Ho Yeah!
February 25, 2001
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.
5x14 - The Exterminator
March 4, 2001
Repeated exposure to poisons forces Dale out of extermination and into a desk job that leads him back into extermination--of careers.
5x15 - Luanne Virgin 2.0
March 11, 2001
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.
5x16 - Hank's Choice
April 1, 2001
When Bobby develops an allergy to Ladybird, Hank builds a doghouse, an elaborate accommodation that's perfect--for Bobby.
5x17 - It's Not Easy Being Green
April 8, 2001
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.
5x18 - The Trouble with Gribbles
April 22, 2001
Dale plans to buy Nancy a face-lift by suing a tobacco company, which countersues--and carelessly bugs his home.
5x19 - Hank's Back Story
May 6, 2001
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.
5x20 - Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story
May 13, 2001
Bobby avoids a beating by high schoolers by pretending to be one of them.
King of the Hill: All seasons
S0: Specials
15 Episode s
S1: Season 1
12 Episode s
S2: Season 2
23 Episode s
S3: Season 3
25 Episode s
S4: Season 4
24 Episode s
S5: Season 5
20 Episode s
S6: Season 6
22 Episode s
S7: Season 7
23 Episode s
S8: Season 8
22 Episode s
S9: Season 9
15 Episode s
S10: Season 10
15 Episode s
S11: Season 11
12 Episode s
S12: Season 12
22 Episode s
S13: Season 13
20 Episode s