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The Perils of Polling

Episode number: 1

Overview: 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.

The Buck Stops Here

Episode number: 2

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

I Don't Want to Wait...

Episode number: 3

Overview: 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.

Spin the Choice

Episode number: 4

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

Peggy Makes the Big Leagues

Episode number: 5

Overview: 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.

When Cotton Comes Marching Home

Episode number: 6

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

What Makes Bobby Run?

Episode number: 7

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

'Twas the Nut Before Christmas

Episode number: 8

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

Chasing Bobby

Episode number: 9

Overview: 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.

Yankee Hankie

Episode number: 10

Overview: 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.

Hank and the Great Glass Elevator

Episode number: 11

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

Now Who's the Dummy?

Episode number: 12

Overview: 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.

Ho Yeah!

Episode number: 13

Overview: 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.

The Exterminator

Episode number: 14

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

Luanne Virgin 2.0

Episode number: 15

Overview: 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.

Hank's Choice

Episode number: 16

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

It's Not Easy Being Green

Episode number: 17

Overview: 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.

The Trouble with Gribbles

Episode number: 18

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

Hank's Back Story

Episode number: 19

Overview: 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.

Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story

Episode number: 20

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