Season 5

1. The Perils of Polling

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.

2000-10-01 • 22 min

2. The Buck Stops Here

Bobby becomes Strickland's personal caddy and picks up some bad habits. Meanwhile, Peggy and Minh compete to donate the most blood.

2000-11-05 • 22 min

3. I Don't Want to Wait...

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.

2000-11-12 • 22 min

4. Spin the Choice

Bobby rejects Thanksgiving after history lessons from John Redcorn, who longs to be a real father to his illegitimate son Joseph.

2000-11-19 • 22 min

5. Peggy Makes the Big Leagues

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.

2000-11-26 • 22 min

6. When Cotton Comes Marching Home

Cash-flow problems plague Hank's father, who's forced to work a menial job on Veterans Day instead of marching in the parade.

2000-12-03 • 22 min

7. What Makes Bobby Run?

Bobby goes all-out to become school mascot, a high-profile post that suffers a low blow when he avoids a time-honored tradition.

2000-12-10 • 22 min

8. 'Twas the Nut Before Christmas

Bill counters his holiday loneliness by becoming a generous Santa, attracting a nice single mother and a young slacker who takes advantage.

2000-12-17 • 22 min

9. Chasing Bobby

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.

2001-01-21 • 22 min

10. Yankee Hankie

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.

2001-02-04 • 22 min

11. Hank and the Great Glass Elevator

Bill and former Texas governor Ann Richards hit it off after a chance meeting resulting from Hank's reluctant prank in an Austin hotel.

2001-02-11 • 22 min

12. Now Who's the Dummy?

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.

2001-02-18 • 22 min

13. Ho Yeah!

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.

2001-02-25 • 22 min

14. The Exterminator

Repeated exposure to poisons forces Dale out of extermination and into a desk job that leads him back into extermination--of careers.

2001-03-04 • 22 min

15. Luanne Virgin 2.0

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.

2001-03-11 • 22 min

16. Hank's Choice

When Bobby develops an allergy to Ladybird, Hank builds a doghouse, an elaborate accommodation that's perfect--for Bobby.

2001-04-01 • 22 min

17. It's Not Easy Being Green

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.

2001-04-08 • 22 min

18. The Trouble with Gribbles

Dale plans to buy Nancy a face-lift by suing a tobacco company, which countersues--and carelessly bugs his home.

2001-04-22 • 22 min

19. Hank's Back Story

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.

2001-05-06 • 22 min

20. Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story

Bobby avoids a beating by high schoolers by pretending to be one of them.

2001-05-13 • 22 min