King of the Hill

10 Best Episodes of King of the Hill - Season 2

Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne. Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jul 24, 2023.

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King of the Hill - S2E13

#15 - Snow Job (Season 2 - Episode 13)

When Hank's boss, Buck Strickland, has another heart attack, Hank expects to be put in charge of the company while Buck is recuperating. Instead Buck picks Lloyd Vickers, a business-school graduate, and puts Hank in charge of feeding his dogs. At Buck's house, Hank discovers that Buck's stove is electric, not propane. Realizing that Buck is just in propane for the money, Hank considers leaving the propane business and opening up a general store instead.

The episode was rated 7.63 from 179 votes.

King of the Hill - S2E23

#14 - Propane Boom (1) (Season 2 - Episode 23)

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When Mega Lo Mart starts selling propane, Strickland Propane can't compete with their prices, and Hank loses his job. He winds up working in the propane department at Mega Lo Mart, under the supervision of Luanne's boyfriend Buckley. Hank and other Mega Lo Mart employees decide to protest the way the company destroys small businesses, by disrupting a concert by the company spokesman, Chuck Mangione. Meanwhile, Luanne, who wanted Buckley to give her the job that he gave to Hank, tells Buckley she's breaking up with him. And Hank, Luanne and Buckley are the only people in the Mega Lo Mart when Hank notices a leak...

The episode was rated 7.66 from 140 votes.

King of the Hill - S2E15

#13 - Three Days of the Kahndo (Season 2 - Episode 15)

Hank and his family go with Kahn and his family to spend a weekend in a duplex condo in Mexico. When Kahn discovers that only the bottom half of the condo has been rented, he breaks into the top half and lets Hank stay there. Dale shows up to stay with the Hills, and when Hank, Kahn and Dale are arrested for breaking into the upstairs condo, they have to sneak back across the border.

The episode was rated 7.66 from 171 votes.

King of the Hill - S2E18

#12 - The Final Shinsult (Season 2 - Episode 18)

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When Cotton learns that the U.S. government is giving the artificial leg of General Santa Ana back to Mexico, he teams up with Dale to steal the leg from the Arlen Museum.

The episode was rated 7.66 from 143 votes.

King of the Hill - S2E7

#11 - The Man Who Shot Cane Skretteburg (Season 2 - Episode 7)

When Hank and his friends get trounced by four teenagers in a game of paintball, they fear that they're growing old. They decide that to beat the teenagers in a rematch, they'll have to learn to understand the mind of a teenager, while defending their OWN egos in the process.

The episode was rated 7.67 from 219 votes.

King of the Hill - S2E5

#10 - Jumpin' Crack Bass (It's a Gas, Gas, Gas) (Season 2 - Episode 5)

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Hank can't catch any fish with hand-dug American Earthworms, so he decides to try some artificial bait. Unfortunately, he mistakenly buys crack cocaine, thinking that it's fishing bait -- and the fish become addicted to his new bait. Hank gets in trouble with the law when he goes back to the dealer to buy some stronger bait.

The episode was rated 7.69 from 255 votes.

King of the Hill - S2E4

#9 - Hilloween (Season 2 - Episode 4)

Junie Harper, a conservative church member, declares that Halloween is a Satanic holiday, and gets the school to shut down Hank's "Haunted House" on the grounds that it violates the separation of church and state. Luanne and even Bobby start to believe Junie when she says that Hank is a Satanist, and Hank has to fight against Junie's attempt to cancel Halloween for the whole town.

The episode was rated 7.70 from 239 votes.

King of the Hill - S2E20

#8 - Junkie Business (Season 2 - Episode 20)

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After Hank realizes that his new employee at Strickland Propane is a drug addict, he can't fire him, because drug addiction counts as a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act.

The episode was rated 7.72 from 137 votes.

King of the Hill - S2E6

#7 - Husky Bobby (Season 2 - Episode 6)

Bobby becomes a successful model for overweight boys' clothes. Peggy is happy that Bobby is feeling good about himself. But Hank is worried that Bobby will get picked on.

The episode was rated 7.73 from 219 votes.

King of the Hill - S2E14

#6 - I Remember Mono (Season 2 - Episode 14)

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On Valentine's Day, Peggy finds out that Hank lied to her when they were dating: he told her he was at home one week with a football injury, when he actually got mono from kissing another girl. She sets out to uncover the whole truth, and finds herself face to face with the past.

The episode was rated 7.73 from 159 votes.

King of the Hill - S2E11

#5 - The Unbearable Blindness of Laying (Season 2 - Episode 11)

Hank's mother comes to visit for Christmas with her new boyfriend, Garry. When Hank walks in on his mother and Garry having sex, he goes blind. Garry figures out the problem, and tries to help regain his sight, and they end up at a Faith Healing Church for answers.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 183 votes.

King of the Hill - S2E10

#4 - Bobby Slam (Season 2 - Episode 10)

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Bobby joins the wrestling team at Tom Landry Middle School. When Connie decides that she, too, wants to wrestle, Peggy uses Title IX of the Civil Rights Act to force the coach to give her a tryout. But the coach gets his revenge by pitting Connie against Bobby in a wrestling match. Bobby and Connie devise a little plan of their own to outsmart the coach's decisions.

The episode was rated 7.78 from 172 votes.

King of the Hill - S2E17

#3 - Hank's Dirty Laundry (Season 2 - Episode 17)

When Hank tries to buy a new dryer, he is told that his credit is no good because he owes money to Arlen Video. The video store's computer says he rented and never returned a pornographic movie, Cuffs and Collars. Hank refuses to pay for a movie he never rented, and sets out to prove that the computer was wrong.

The episode was rated 7.79 from 168 votes.

King of the Hill - S2E1

#2 - How to Fire a Rifle Without Really Trying (Season 2 - Episode 1)

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Bobby discovers a talent for target shooting, Hank thinks this could be his chance to bond with his son. The only problem is that Hank can't shoot. Ashamed to admit that he can't use a gun properly, Hank refuses to enter the father-son fun-shoot with Bobby.

The episode was rated 7.82 from 272 votes.

King of the Hill - S2E2

#1 - Texas City Twister (Season 2 - Episode 2)

When Hank discovers that the trailer Luanne grew up in is still available, he wants Luanne to move out of the house and back into the trailer. Hank and Peggy have a fight where Peggy accuses Hank of being cold and repressed, and Hank sort of tells Peggy to go to hell. After Peggy goes with Luanne to help her move, Hank learns that a tornado is heading for the trailer park. It's up to him to save his wife and niece, and to prove that he's not so repressed after all.

The episode was rated 7.83 from 252 votes.

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