King of the Hill: Season 12
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of King of the Hill Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
Suite Smells of Excess
Sep 23, 2007
When the guys take Bobby to a college football game, their hijinks land them in a VIP box suite and calling plays for the visiting team.
Bobby Rae
Sep 30, 2007
To impress a girl, Bobby protests against soda machines in the school. However, since the teachers have been using the drink machine money to pay for their "retreat", they decide
The Powder Puff Boys
Oct 7, 2007
Hank encourages Bobby when he is asked to cheerleader for the girls in the school's annual Powder Puff game. Bobby soon learns that there is a tradition and Hank, Bill, Dale and P
Four Wave Intersection
Oct 14, 2007 · 21 min
Arlen is hit by a heat wave and Hank and the gang take the kids to the water park. Unfortunately, when they have to tangle with a group of surfer bullies, Boomhauer, who is usually
Death Picks Cotton
Nov 11, 2007 · 21 min
When the family goes out to a restaurant where the food is cooked at the table Cotton throws a tantrum and gets into a fight with the chef. The fight leaves Cotton near death in t
Raise the Steaks
Nov 18, 2007 · 21 min
After Hank falls in love with organic food he starts his own mini co-op garden in his back yard.
Tears of an Inflatable Clown
Nov 25, 2007 · 21 min
Bobby gets mixed up with racial intolerance at Tom Landry Junior High. Meanwhile, Lucky hurts himself by catching a frisbee made of barbed wire and the gang has to convince him to
The Minh Who Knew Too Much
Dec 9, 2007 · 22 min
Minh joins the Arlen Gun Club so that she can practice her skeet-shooting skills and become a member of the Nine Rivers Country Club team. However, Minh loses track of the goal wh
Dream Weaver
Dec 16, 2007 · 21 min
After they have financial troubles, Nancy convinces Dale to go on a "vocation vacation" to learn a new career. Unfortunately, Dale picks basket-weaving, and he's not very good at
Doggone Crazy
Jan 6, 2008 · 21 min
Ladybird is put on a list of vicious dogs after she gets a little crazy and bites Hank. Afterwards, Hank is urged by a veterinarian to take Ladybird to a "dog spiritualist".
Trans-Fascism
Feb 10, 2008 · 21 min
Hank helps Buck Strickland battle the Arlen City Council and a rival restaurant after "Sugarfoots" loses its business due to a local ban on the sale of foods containing trans fats.
Untitled Blake McCormick Project
Feb 17, 2008 · 22 min
Bill falls in love after he has a blind date with Charlene, a hot single mother. However, Dale's intuition tells him something is not quite right with the whole situation.
The Accidental Terrorist
Mar 2, 2008 · 22 min
Hank buys Peggy a new car, and like he has always done he pays sticker price for it. However, after he realizes that he has been ripped off for years, he plots revenge against the
Lady and Gentrification
Mar 9, 2008 · 22 min
Hank's agrees to speak at Enrique's daughter's quinceañera. However, some of Peggy's real-estate clients fall in love with the quaint Mexican neighborhood and start to move in.
Behind Closed Doors
Mar 16, 2008 · 22 min
Peggy becomes over-protective after a child goes missing in Arlen.
Pour Some Sugar on Kahn
Mar 30, 2008 · 22 min
Kahn escapes to the bar and takes up Karaoke after Minh's father comes to visit. Meanwhile, Bobby and Peggy compete in an escalating game where they try to outdo each other.
Six Characters in Search of a House
Apr 6, 2008 · 22 min
Peggy has trouble selling a house when she realizes that the current residents are scaring away the buyers, so she hires actors to play their parts.
The Courtship of Joseph's Father
Apr 13, 2008 · 22 min
Dale's son becomes the star quarterback for Landry High School, but Dale pushes the boy to accept a private school's offer, which includes a cash contract.
Strangeness on a Train
Apr 27, 2008 · 22 min
Stressed that her birthday parties never live up to her expectations, Peggy plans herself a disco-themed party on a mystery train, but after Luanne ruins the surprise, Peggy worrie
Cops and Robert
May 4, 2008 · 22 min
Bobby has to work as a deputy for the school's police officer after he is framed for throwing a soda can. Meanwhile, Hank accidentally takes the wallet of a man he thought stole h
It Came from the Garage
May 11, 2008 · 22 min
Wanting to spend some quality time with his son, Hank distracts Dale, Bill and Boomhauer with a boat building competition. However, when bats attack the construction garage, Hank h
Life: A Loser's Manual
May 18, 2008 · 21 min
Luanne's long-lost father and Peggy's brother Hoyt, a two-strike felon, comes to Arlen. After Hoyt gets caught committing another crime, Lucky feels bad and takes the blame, leavin