The BEST episodes of King of the Hill season 8

Every episode of King of the Hill season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of King of the Hill season 8!

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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Rich Hank, Poor Hank
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8.53
290 votes

#1 - Rich Hank, Poor Hank

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/4/2004

After becoming inquisitive about how much money the family makes, Bobby decides that he will do some investigating of his own. After seeing some old paperwork in the garage, Bobby determines that Hank is a rich miser. Feeling that Hank is just being greedy, he goes on a shopping spree with Hank's emergency credit card. Meanwhile, news of Hank's hidden wealth spread through the alley and out about town.

Directors: Tricia Garcia
Writer: Etan Cohen
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Hank's Back
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8.27
215 votes

#2 - Hank's Back

Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/9/2004

When Hank suffers a back injury at work and none of his doctors can fix it, he tries the healing powers of yoga. At first, he finds it a little too wacky, but thanks to the help of Yogi Victor, he realizes that it actually works. Meanwhile, Hank's insurance company sets out to prove that his worker's compensation claim is false and Peggy fights to keep the old Pink & White market open.

Directors: Robin Brigstocke
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Livin' on Reds, Vitamin C, and Propane
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8.10
230 votes

#3 - Livin' on Reds, Vitamin C, and Propane

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/14/2003

Hank needs to take some antique furniture to his mother in Arizona, so he rents an 18-wheeler and takes Bobby on a road trip (with Dale, Bill and Boomhauer stowing away). At a truck stop, they meet several tough truckers who scoff at Hank for trying to "play trucker." Meanwhile, Peggy and Luanne try to write a Christmas novelty song.

Directors: John Rice
Writer: Dan McGrath
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Après Hank, le Deluge
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8.06
251 votes

#4 - Après Hank, le Deluge

Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/21/2004

When flood threatens the town, the Arlenites gather in the communal shelter: The Tom Landry gym. Hank is supposed to be in charge, but while he's delayed at the town's hydroelectric dam debating over whether or not to open the floodgates, Bill blunders his way into a leadership role. He finds the power and the adoration of the masses delicious and soon becomes a tinpot dictator, with Hank in the brig and Kahn as his right-hand man. Meantime, the kids go wild in the yearbook office, Peggy regresses, and Dale schemes to build an ark to float his family to safety.

Directors: Gary McCarver
Writer: Kit Boss
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My Hair Lady
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8.05
275 votes

#5 - My Hair Lady

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/15/2004

Luanne and Bill both get jobs at the hippest hair salon in Arlen, "Hottiez". But to land the coveted spots, they make some major changes. Changes that don't sit too well with their friends and families, or themselves after awhile.

Directors: Allan Jacobsen
Writer: Wyatt Cenac
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The Redneck on Rainey Street
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8.02
250 votes

#6 - The Redneck on Rainey Street

Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/16/2004

Connie is turned down for admission to a prestigious summer school because it already has too many Asian kids. Realizing that working hard and overachieving will never help them get ahead in life, Kahn and Minh decide to give up and live like beer-drinking, El Camino-driving rednecks.

Directors: Gary McCarver
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Daletech
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7.96
306 votes

#7 - Daletech

Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/28/2004

The success of Dale's new security company is threatened when Cotton becomes the local auxiliary police officer.

Directors: Dominic Polcino
Writer: J.B. Cook
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Patch Boomhauer
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7.92
274 votes

#8 - Patch Boomhauer

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/2003

Boomhauer discovers that his brother, Patch, is getting married to the girl Boomhauer loves, Katherine. When it reaches a boiling point, Boomhauer drops out as best man at the wedding and Hank is forced to take his place.

Directors: Anthony Lioi
Writer: J.B. Cook
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Cheer Factor
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7.84
213 votes

#9 - Cheer Factor

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/7/2004

Peggy volunteers to help with the school cheerleading squad, in order to get them to learn some cheers to motivate the football team. Up until now, the squad is only concerned with winning the dance competitons and trophies from other schools. When Peggy gets the crowds behind the team, the school principal replaces the current coach with Peggy....who takes it too far.

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Ceci N'Est Pas Une King of the Hill
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7.84
194 votes

#10 - Ceci N'Est Pas Une King of the Hill

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/25/2004

When Hank asks Peggy to design an art piece for Strickland Propane, she creates the "Probot," a statue made out of propane tanks. Her sculpture is rejected by the city board, but picked up by an art dealer from Dallas. Unfortunately, Peggy finds out that the dealer presents her to the public as an uneducated hillbilly. Meanwhile, Dale starts wearing a suit of armor and uses his newfound invincibility to insult people without consequences.

Directors: Tricia Garcia
Writer: Etan Cohen
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Flirting with the Master
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7.79
184 votes

#11 - Flirting with the Master

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/30/2003

The actor who plays TV's "Monsignor Martinez" invites Peggy to Mexico City to tutor his children for an English-language exam. In Mexico, Peggy starts to suspect that her suave employer might be hitting on her. Meanwhile, Luanne takes on Peggy's duties at home.

Directors: Anthony Lioi
Writer: Norm Hiscock
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Alamo
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7.75
205 votes

#12 - How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Alamo

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/18/2004

After reviewing Bobby's History textbook, Hank discovers that the story of the Alamo has been replaced. Hank teams up with Bruce Tuttle, an aspiring writer-director, to stage a re-enactment of the Battle of the Alamo, but Bruce creates a revisionist version of the story. Meanwhile, Peggy tries to use Flat Stanley to teach safety rules to children.

Directors: Brian Sheesley
Dale Be Not Proud
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7.68
304 votes

#13 - Dale Be Not Proud

Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/14/2004

When NHRA driver John Force needs an organ transplant, Dale is the only one who can save him. Hank encourages Dale to ignore his fear of hospitals and give up his kidney to save Force. Dale reluctantly agrees, but only if Hank takes his place being Dale for the day, a task that consists of outlandish duties.

Directors: Anthony Lioi
After the Mold Rush
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7.68
253 votes

#14 - After the Mold Rush

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/7/2003

When Hank's house sustains minor water damage, a man from the insurance company sets out to get rich, by determining that the Hill househould is infested with mold. The parade of homes was just about to commence, and Hank was proud to have their home featured for the first time, when the mold removal team shows up, and starts making holes in the walls. When he can't reason with them to make them stop, he joins them.

Directors: Dominic Polcino
Writer: Kit Boss
That's What She Said
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7.65
212 votes

#15 - That's What She Said

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/8/2004

When Rich gets hired on at Strickland Propane, Hank goes out of his way to welcome him into the Strickland family. Rich starts to test the waters, with some off-color jokes and comments, and gets a positive reaction from the employees. Everyone except Hank finds this new employee hilarious, and when things go too far, he seeks out an attorney who recommends that Hank file a sexual harassment suit against Strickland Propane.

Talking Shop
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7.64
257 votes

#16 - Talking Shop

Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/23/2004

Forced to decide between enrolling in shop class where he'll work with guys and sharp objects, or joining the peer counseling class where he'll talk lonely young girls through their problems, Bobby goes where the ladies are. But after a few days of giving advice to these crazy girls, Bobby is the one who needs counseling.

Directors: Anthony Lioi
The Incredible Hank
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7.64
295 votes

#17 - The Incredible Hank

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/23/2003

Hank has an idea, he wants to take Bobby to the doctor to get him some testosterone supplements to boost his energy. The doctor informs the Hills, that he just doesn't hand out testosterone to kids as an energy booster, he does, however give it to adult males who suffer from "PMS". Peggy secretly gets the prescription filled, and drugs Hank. Soon, Hank's a born-again teenager, with boundless energy and drive. When the prescription runs out, she runs into trouble when the doctor refuses a refill.

Directors: Wesley Archer
Writer: Dan Sterling
Stressed for Success
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7.62
183 votes

#18 - Stressed for Success

Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/2/2004

Bobby's knowledge of pop culture takes the Quiz Bowl team to the championships, but Bobby begins to buckle under the stress of competition.

Directors: Tricia Garcia
Girl, You'll Be a Giant Soon
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7.44
180 votes

#19 - Girl, You'll Be a Giant Soon

Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/25/2004

Hank is outraged when he finds that the Texas State Fair Grill-Off doesn't allow grilling with propane. Luanne, who wants to be treated like an adult, offers to help Hank organize a grilling protest. Luanne enlists the help of college protestors, which so appalls Hank that he kicks her off the protest. Determined to prove herself, Luanne climbs up into Big Tex, the State Fair's giant mascot, and continues protesting on her own. Meanwhile, Peggy tries to visit a house where a famous murder took place, but the real estate agent is only letting in potential buyers.

Writer: Dan McGrath
Phish and Wildlife
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7.34
277 votes

#20 - Phish and Wildlife

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/22/2004

Hank takes Bobby and the guys on a fishing trip, where they vow to eat only what they catch. A very hungry Bobby befriends the campers next to them, who are a group of hippies. After they feed him half of a hamburger bun, Bobby starts to eat with them. The hippies run out of their supply, and come to Bobby for repayment.

Directors: Matt Engstrom
Writer: Greg Cohen
New Cowboy on the Block
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7.15
232 votes

#21 - New Cowboy on the Block

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/16/2003

A washed-up former Dallas Cowboy moves into the neighborhood, and nobody can admit that he's a jerk. Hank becomes so star-struck by meeting 'Big' Willie Lane, that he forgets all about his duties as "Block Captain", bending and breaking the rules to accomodate his idol. When things go too far, Hank has to draw the line, and take charge of a former hero, to maintain his standing in the neighborhood.

Writer: Dean Young
Reborn to Be Wild
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7.14
209 votes

#22 - Reborn to Be Wild

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/9/2003

Fearing that Bobby is succumbing to bad influences, Hank makes him join a local church youth group. Bobby discovers that the group consists of cool punks (including their tattooed pastor, Pastor K) who worship God through skateboarding and rock n' roll. Hank approves of Bobby's newfound interest in religion, but disapproves of the way Bobby starts to dress and talk, and when Bobby gets his ear pierced, Hank forbids Bobby to attend the big Christian rock festival, Messiahfest. Meanwhile, Hank's friends (and Kahn) decide that death row convicts shouldn't be the only ones to get great meals, so they create the Last Meal Club, dedicated to creating perfect 'last meals' for themselves.

Directors: Dominic Polcino