The BEST episodes of King of the Hill season 12

Every episode of King of the Hill season 12, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of King of the Hill season 12!

In the little town of Arlen, Texas, lives a man who embodies the spirit of the Lone Star State. Hank Hill tends his lawn with pride, never overcooks his steak and sells propane and propane accessories. In this animated series from Mike Judge, Hank and his wife Peggy work to raise their son Bobby, be good neighbors and uphold their middle-class Texas values amid a changing world.

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Cops and Robert
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8.42
226 votes

#1 - Cops and Robert

Season 12 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2008

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 his own wallet, however when he tries to return the wallet the man does not take it too well.

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Death Picks Cotton
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8.40
304 votes

#2 - Death Picks Cotton

Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2007

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 the hospital.

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It Came from the Garage
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8.40
198 votes

#3 - It Came from the Garage

Season 12 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2008

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 has to give up his idea of spending time with Bobby.

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Trans-Fascism
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8.11
234 votes

#4 - Trans-Fascism

Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/10/2008

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.

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The Minh Who Knew Too Much
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7.97
260 votes

#5 - The Minh Who Knew Too Much

Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/2007

Mihn joins the Arlen Gun Club so that she can practise her skeet-shooting skills and become a member of the Nine Rivers Country Club team. However, Minh loses track of the goal when she starts to identify with her "hillbilly" neighbors.

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Tears of an Inflatable Clown
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7.96
225 votes

#6 - Tears of an Inflatable Clown

Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/2007

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 go to the hospital.

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Strangeness on a Train
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7.94
274 votes

#7 - Strangeness on a Train

Season 12 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2008

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 worries her parties will always end badly. However, a new mystery arises after a couple sneaks away for some private time in the train bathroom, and the partygoers must figure out who did it.

Directors: Kyounghee Lim
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Raise the Steaks
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7.92
280 votes

#8 - Raise the Steaks

Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2007

After Hank falls in love with organic food he starts his own mini co-op garden in his back yard.

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The Accidental Terrorist
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7.87
281 votes

#9 - The Accidental Terrorist

Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/2/2008

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 car salesman.

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The Courtship of Joseph's Father
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7.82
238 votes

#10 - The Courtship of Joseph's Father

Season 12 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/13/2008

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.

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Dream Weaver
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7.80
255 votes

#11 - Dream Weaver

Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/2007

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 it. Meanwhile, Peggy, Bill and Kahn try to create the next great Internet video.

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Suite Smells of Excess
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7.76
308 votes

#12 - Suite Smells of Excess

Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2007

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.

Lady and Gentrification
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7.75
269 votes

#13 - Lady and Gentrification

Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/9/2008

Hank's agrees to speak at Enrique's daughter's quinceaeara (15th birthday party). However, some of Peggy's real-estate clients fall in love with the quaint Mexican neighborhood and start to move in.

Six Characters in Search of a House
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7.70
269 votes

#14 - Six Characters in Search of a House

Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/6/2008

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.

Four Wave Intersection
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7.63
261 votes

#15 - Four Wave Intersection

Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2007

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 cool, winds up embarrassing himself. Meanwhile, Bill becomes known as the famous "Heat-Waver" when he begins to stand on the side of the highway and wave to motorists.

Doggone Crazy
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7.58
221 votes

#16 - Doggone Crazy

Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2008

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".

Bobby Rae
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7.56
261 votes

#17 - Bobby Rae

Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2007

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 to fight back. Meanwhile, Dale decides to record his friends' witty quotes and put them all in a book.

Life: A Loser's Manual
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7.52
126 votes

#18 - Life: A Loser's Manual

Season 12 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2008

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, leaving Hoyt free to continue his life of crime.

The Powder Puff Boys
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7.51
251 votes

#19 - The Powder Puff Boys

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2007

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 Principal Moss were once "Powder Puff Boys" themselves. However, the boys learn that Peggy and the PTA Are trying to put a stop to the tradition.

Untitled Blake McCormick Project
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7.30
171 votes

#20 - Untitled Blake McCormick Project

Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/17/2008

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.

Behind Closed Doors
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7.10
275 votes

#21 - Behind Closed Doors

Season 12 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/16/2008

Peggy becomes over-protective after a child goes missing in Arlen.

Pour Some Sugar on Kahn
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7.07
184 votes

#22 - Pour Some Sugar on Kahn

Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/30/2008

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.