| King of the Hill | |
|---|---|
| Season 10 | |
 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 18, 2005 – May 14, 2006 |
| Season chronology | |
The tenth season of King of the Hill originally aired Sundays at 7:30–8:00 p.m. (EST) on the Fox Broadcasting Company from September 18, 2005 to May 14, 2006. [1] [2] [3]
The showrunners for the season were John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky. [4] The majority of episodes in this season are holdover episodes from the season 9 (9ABE) production line, as well as one episode from the season 8 (8ABE) production line ("Bystand Me"). The AABE production line (much like The Simpsons 3G production line for seasons eight and nine) is a short-lived line and only lasts for five episodes (four airing this season and the fifth airing as a holdover episode in the eleventh season).
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | 1 | "Hank's on Board" | Allan Jacobsen | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | September 18, 2005 | 9ABE14 | 7.15 [5] |
Hank fears he is being shunned when his friends go on a vacation without him. Meanwhile, Bobby uses grocery money entrusted to him by Peggy to buy a metal detector. | |||||||
| 188 | 2 | "Bystand Me" | Dominic Polcino | Kit Boss | September 25, 2005 | 8ABE21 | 5.65 [6] |
When the Arlen Bystander newspaper gets a new editor, Peggy gets a job writing a household hints column (even though Peggy does not know any household hints and has to get them from Minh). Meanwhile, Hank makes Bobby get a paper route, but Dale, who's always wanted to work a paper route, takes over when he sees how the paper route negatively affects Bobby. | |||||||
| 189 | 3 | "Bill's House" | Robin Brigstocke | Tony Gama-Lobo & Rebecca May | November 6, 2005 | 9ABE15 | 7.70 [7] |
After caring for the Hills when Hank, Bobby, and Peggy fall ill, Bill turns his house into a rehabilitation center for alcoholics, and enlists Hank's assistance when the task gets out of hand. | |||||||
| 190 | 4 | "Harlottown" | Tricia Garcia | Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson | November 20, 2005 | 9ABE04 | 6.62 [8] |
While researching for an article, Peggy discovers that Arlen's founding mothers were prostitutes (and Arlen was originally called "Harlottown"), which embarrasses Hank and prompts the city manager to cash in on the sleaziness rather than celebrate how empowered the women were back then. Guest Stars: Gary Cole as Vance Gilbert and Shannon Elizabeth as Candee | |||||||
| 191 | 5 | "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Clown" | Kyounghee Lim | Christy Stratton | December 4, 2005 | 9ABE16 | 6.62 [9] |
Bobby goes to clown college and becomes a classical clown, but no one likes his new act except Bobby himself. Guest Stars: Paul F. Tompkins as Professor Twilley | |||||||
| 192 | 6 | "Orange You Sad I Did Say Banana?" | Adam Kuhlman | Dan Sterling | December 11, 2005 | 9ABE11 | 7.04 [10] |
Upon being told that he is too Americanized and called a "banana" (an Asian person who acts white), Kahn vows to return to his Laotian roots, which doesn't sit well with Minh and Connie, who are used to living the excessive, pop-culture-obsessed American life. Meanwhile, Hank, Bill, Dale, and Boomhauer help Kahn build a pool in his backyard. | |||||||
| 193 | 7 | "You Gotta Believe (in Moderation)" | Yvette Kaplan | Kit Boss | January 29, 2006 | 9ABE17 | 5.06 [11] |
Hank invites a softball team to compete against his own team of misfits, to raise money to save Tom Landry Middle School's baseball team. Guest Stars: John Schneider as The Ace | |||||||
| 194 | 8 | "Business Is Picking Up" | Matt Engstrom | Dan Sterling | March 19, 2006 | 9ABE18 | 5.77 [12] |
Hank tries to get Bobby interested in working as a propane salesman during Tom Landry Middle School's Career Day, but when Joseph beats him to the punch, Bobby shadows a young, handsome man (voice of Johnny Knoxville) who makes his living picking up animal (and human) waste. Guest Stars: Johnny Knoxville as Peter Sterling | |||||||
| 195 | 9 | "The Year of Washing Dangerously" | Cyndi Tang-Loveland & Ken Wong | J.B. Cook | March 26, 2006 | 9ABE20 | 5.13 [13] |
Kahn buys the local car wash as part of a get-rich-quick scheme he saw on TV, and Hank finds himself working for his disrespectful, money-obsessed neighbor when Buck takes a stake in the business as well. Meanwhile, Peggy sees Nancy screen a phone call from her and tries to figure out why. | |||||||
| 196 | 10 | "Hank Fixes Everything" | Dominic Polcino & Ronald Rubio | Kit Boss | April 2, 2006 | 9ABE21 | 4.45 [14] |
Buck Strickland hires the Teutul family from the reality show American Chopper (who voice themselves) to perform at Strickland Propane in order to win a price war with Thatherton Fuels, then gets into a price fixing conspiracy with the other propane companies in Arlen which attracts the government's attention—centered on Hank. Guest Stars: Paul Teutul Sr. as himself, Paul Teutul Jr. as himself and Michael Teutul as himself | |||||||
| 197 | 11 | "Church Hopping" | Robin Brigstocke | Jim Dauterive | April 9, 2006 | 9ABE22 | 4.47 [15] |
When the Hill family finds out that their pew of many years has been given away to another family at church, they abandon their staid Methodist church and come about to worship at a new megachurch, but, while Bobby and Peggy enjoy it, Hank begins to miss his old church. Guest Stars: Big Boi as Reverend Nealy | |||||||
| 198 | 12 | "24 Hour Propane People" | Robin Brigstocke | Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson | April 23, 2006 | AABE01 | 3.66 [16] |
Buck Strickland is banned from his best friend's club after they have an argument, and after spending his days at a gimmicky, Coldstone Creamery-esque ice cream parlor, decides to make his workplace a fun place to live so that he will enjoy being there. | |||||||
| 199 | 13 | "The Texas Panhandler" | Ronald Rubio & Ken Wong | Tony Gama-Lobo & Rebecca May | April 30, 2006 | AABE02 | 5.70 [17] |
When Hank refuses to buy Bobby designer faded jeans, Bobby gets a job as a sign spinner -- but quits when he realizes that he can get more money by begging on the street. Guest Stars: Dax Shepard as Derek, Justin Long as Adam and Andrea Bowen as Sandy | |||||||
| 200 | 14 | "Hank's Bully" | Kyounghee Lim | J.B. Cook | May 7, 2006 | AABE03 | 4.99 [18] |
Hank gets bullied by a boy named Caleb, whose parents seem fine with their son pushing around an adult. Meanwhile, Dale and Peggy enter a taxidermy competition. Guest Stars: Paul Butcher as Caleb, Ricki Lake as Lila | |||||||
| 201 | 15 | "Edu-macating Lucky" | Adam Kuhlman | Sivert Glarum & Michael Jamin | May 14, 2006 | AABE04 | 5.15 [19] |
When Lucky asks Peggy to help him get his GED in the hopes of improving his chances of marrying Luanne, Peggy must choose between teaching him the right answers and making him pass or misinforming him so he fails. She chooses the latter, but a surprising announcement from Luanne and an equally surprising insistence on his own merits from Lucky cause a crisis that Peggy has to fix immediately. | |||||||
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