List of King of The Hill Episodes - Episodes

Season 2: 1997–1998

No.	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
13	1	"How to Fire a Rifle Without Really Trying"	Adam Kuhlman	Paul Lieberstein	September 21, 1997 (1997-09-21)	5E01
When Bobby displays a talent for target shooting, Hank signs up for a father–son fun shoot competition—only to discover a buried childhood memory is still sadly affecting his aim.
14	2	"Texas City Twister"	Jeff Myers	Cheryl Holliday	September 28, 1997 (1997-09-28)	5E02
Hank must save Peggy and Luanne from a tornado after he regrets not showing remorse for throwing Luanne out of the house and moving her back to the trailer that she moved out of after her mother tried to kill her father. Rated TV-PG-DL.
15	3	"The Arrow Head"	Klay Hall	Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger	October 19, 1997 (1997-10-19)	5E04
Peggy's excitement over finding Indian artifacts in the front yard distresses Hank when a condescending university professor tricks Peggy into letting him dig in the Hills' yard. Rated TV-PG-DL.
16	4	"Hilloween"	John Rice	David Zuckerman	October 26, 1997 (1997-10-26)	5E06
Hank goes to war with a litigious Evangelical Christian woman (voice of Sally Field) bent on banning Halloween and indoctrinating the kids by inviting them to a hell house. Rated TV-PG-DL.
17	5	"Jumpin' Crack Bass (It's a Gas, Gas, Gas)"	Gary McCarver	Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland	November 2, 1997 (1997-11-02)	5E03
Hank finds himself facing possible jail time after mistakenly buying crack cocaine to use as fish bait. Rated TV-PG-DL.
18	6	"Husky Bobby"	Martin Archer	Jonathan Collier	November 9, 1997 (1997-11-09)	5E05
Hank is determined to save his son from humiliation after Bobby decides to model for a husky boy clothing line. Rated TV-PG-DL.
19	7	"The Man Who Shot Cane Skretteberg"	Monte Young	Johnny Hardwick	November 16, 1997 (1997-11-16)	5E07
Hank, Boomhauer, Bill and Dale face off in a paintball war against the teenage members of a garage band (guest-voiced by the members of Green Day).
20	8	"The Son That Got Away"	Tricia Garcia	Jim Dauterive	November 23, 1997 (1997-11-23)	5E08
Bobby, Connie and Joseph run away to "The Caves", where "half of Arlen's unplanned pregnancies begin," after each of them gets in trouble at school for disrupting class. Rated TV-PG-DL.
21	9	"The Company Man"	Klay Hall	Jim Dauterive	December 7, 1997 (1997-12-07)	4E12
When a new housing development is in need of a propane supplier, Buck instructs Hank to show the owner, an obnoxious Northerner who acts like a Southerner, a good time. However, Hank is none too thrilled to learn that this will require him to act like a cowboy stereotype. Rated TV-PG-DLSV. Note: This episode is included on the Season 1 DVD set due to its production code.
22	10	"Bobby Slam"	Chris Moeller	Gina Fattore	December 14, 1997 (1997-12-14)	5E10
Hank is delighted when Bobby announces he is joining the school wrestling team, but Peggy is mortified when she learns her son must first wrestle Connie in order to make the team. Rated TV-PG-L.
23	11	"The Unbearable Blindness of Laying"	Cyndi Tang Loveland	Paul Lieberstein	December 21, 1997 (1997-12-21)	5E09
In this first Christmas episode, Hank is psychologically shocked into blindness after accidentally catching a glimpse of his mother and her new Jewish boyfriend (voiced by Carl Reiner) having sex on Hank's kitchen table.
24	12	"Meet the Manger Babies"	Jeff Myers	Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger	January 11, 1998 (1998-01-11)	5E12
Hank faces a dilemma of Biblical proportions when Luanne asks him to portray God in a live TV broadcast of her Christian puppet show, which is scheduled to occur during Hank's beloved Super Bowl party.
25	13	"Snow Job"	Adam Kuhlman	Cheryl Holliday and Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland and Jim Dauterive	February 1, 1998 (1998-02-01)	5E11
During a snow storm, a shaken and confused Hank becomes disillusioned about his life and career after discovering that Buck Strickland does not use a propane stove in his house and doesn't even share Hank's passion for propane.
26	14	"I Remember Mono"	Wes Archer	Paul Lieberstein	February 8, 1998 (1998-02-08)	5E13
While updating files at Arlen High School, Peggy learns that Hank's two-week absence from classes during their high school days was due to mononucleosis, not a back injury, and is crushed that what was a romantic story of young love is now a lie. Rated TV-PG-DL.
27	15	"Three Days of the Kahndo"	Lauren MacMullan	John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky	February 15, 1998 (1998-02-15)	5E15
Kahn's misreading of an advertisement for a Mexican time share results in him, Hank, and Dale getting trapped in Mexico. Rated TV-PG-DL.
28	16	"Traffic Jam"	Klay Hall	Johnny Hardwick	February 22, 1998 (1998-02-22)	5E14
When Hank and Kahn collide with each other's cars, they are both forced to attend traffic school courses taught by a raunchy black comedian (voiced by Chris Rock), who begins mentoring Bobby in the art of stand-up. Rated TV-PG-DL. Note: Originally, Buddha Sack's name was to be "Busta Nut", but the FOX censors objected. The name was then changed to Busta Sack, but this name was also rejected by the FOX censors.
29	17	"Hank's Dirty Laundry"	Shaun Cashman	Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger	March 1, 1998 (1998-03-01)	5E16
While purchasing a new dryer, Hank discovers that his credit is bad, thanks to a video store clerk who accuses Hank of renting a pornographic video and never returning it.
30	18	"The Final Shinsult"	Jack Dyer	Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland	March 15, 1998 (1998-03-15)	5E17
After losing his driver's license, Cotton moves in with Dale and plots to steal Antonio López de Santa Anna's wooden leg from a museum to use as a bargaining chip with the DMV. Rated TV-PG-DL.
31	19	"Leanne's Saga"	Tricia Garcia	David Zuckerman	April 19, 1998 (1998-04-19)	5E18
Luanne's alcoholic mother is released from prison and starts dating Bill, whom she begins to abuse. Rated TV-PG-DLSV.
32	20	"Junkie Business"	Cyndi Tang-Loveland	Jim Dauterive	April 26, 1998 (1998-04-26)	5E19
Strickland Propane's new employee (whom Hank hired because he preferred a man over the qualified woman who applied) turns out to be a drug addict who uses a legal trick that frees him from responsibility on the job and from being fired. Rated TV-PG-LS.
33	21	"Life in the Fast Lane – Bobby's Saga"	Adam Kuhlman	John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky	May 3, 1998 (1998-05-03)	5E21
Bobby gets a job as a concession boy at the Arlen race track, where he discovers that his boss is a retarded sociopath (voice of David Herman). Hank pays very little attention to Bobby's horror stories until he witnesses the mistreatment firsthand. Meanwhile, Boomhauer is given the chance to drive the pace car in an upcoming race. Seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt, Sr. guest appears in the episode. In real life, Earnhardt Sr. never won a NASCAR race held in the state of Texas during his career.
34	22	"Peggy's Turtle Song"	Jeff Myers	Brent Forrester	May 10, 1998 (1998-05-10)	5E22
When Bobby is misdiagnosed with attention deficit disorder (after eating too much sugary cereal and disrupting class), Peggy quits her job as a substitute teacher and becomes a stay-at-home mom, but soon realizes that she needs a hobby for her newfound time and begins taking guitar lessons. Rated TV-PG-DL.
35	23	"Propane Boom" (Part 1)	Gary McCarver	Norm Hiscock	May 17, 1998 (1998-05-17)	5E23
Part one of two. Strickland Propane experiences discontinuation from business after the wholesale of economical propane from Mega Lo Mart, rendering Hank unemployed and forcing him to collude in a plot to disrupt a publicity stunt. Note: Sometimes, this and "Death of a Propane Salesman" are aired as an hour-long episode.