King of the Hill: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of King of the Hill Season 3.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Peggy Hill: The Decline and Fall
Sep 26, 1999 · 22 min
Peggy's fate and details surrounding Cotton and Didi's newborn are revealed.
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.
Bills Are Made to Be Broken
Oct 24, 1999 · 22 min
Bill is accepting, but Hank isn't, when opposing players lie down to let an injured high-school jock break Bill's touchdown record.
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.
Aisle 8A
Nov 7, 1999 · 22 min
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.
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.
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.
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.
To Kill a Ladybird
Dec 12, 1999 · 22 min
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.
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.
Old Glory
Jan 9, 2000 · 22 min
Bobby keeps mum that his mom wrote the A-plus essay that made him a school star.
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.
Hanky Panky
Feb 6, 2000 · 22 min
Hank and Peggy are caught in the middle after Strickland's wife catches him with his girlfriend.
High Anxiety
Feb 13, 2000 · 22 min
Hank becomes the prime suspect in an investigation led by Sheriff Buford.
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.
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.
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.
Won't You Pimai Neighbor?
Mar 19, 2000 · 22 min
Buddhist monks think Bobby is a reincarnated Lama.
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.
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 presi
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.
Flush With Power
May 7, 2000 · 22 min
Water restrictions prompt Hank to join the zoning board, while Bobby blackmails Kahn for bribing a water-meter reader.
Transnational Amusements Presents: Peggy's Magic Sex Feet
May 14, 2000 · 22 min
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.
Peggy's Fan Fair
May 21, 2000 · 22 min
At Nashville's Fan Fair, Peggy accuses Randy Travis of stealing her song, while Brooks & Dunn counsel Bobby about Connie.