King of the Hill (season 12)

King of the Hill (season 12)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 22
Broadcast
Original channel Fox
Original run September 23, 2007 – May 18, 2008

The twelfth season of King of the Hill originally aired Sundays at 8:30–9:00 p.m. (EST) on the Fox Broadcasting Company from September 23, 2007 to May 18, 2008.[1][2]

Episodes

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2141"Suite Smells of Excess"Michael LoyaDave SchiffSeptember 23, 2007BABE13

When the guys take Bobby to a University of Texas football game their hijinks land them in a VIP box suite, where Hank is mistaken for a former player of the opposing Nebraska Cornhuskers, and is asked to call a crucial play for the team. Meanwhile, Peggy shops for a new TV after breaking the old one in a fit of rage.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Peggy: "Wrap him up, college boy!"
2152"Bobby Rae"Ken WongTim Croston & Chip HallSeptember 30, 2007BABE12

Bobby feigns interest in activism when he goes after the heart of a real student activist, who protests the installation of soda machines in the school (and the funds from said soda machines being used to pay for the teachers' vacation).

Deedle-Dee Tag: Hank: "Do you wanna end up like George Clooney?"
2163"The Powder Puff Boys"Ronald RubioChristy StrattonOctober 7, 2007BABE16

Hank encourages Bobby to be a part of the school's Powder Puff team (a team where boys dress in drag and impersonate female cheerleaders). However, the boys learn that Peggy and the PTA are trying to put a stop to the tradition as they feel it's demeaning to women.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Joseph: "But I am so pretty!"
2174"Four Wave Intersection"Anthony ChunJudah Miller & Murray MillerOctober 14, 2007BABE15

Arlen is hit by a heat wave and Hank takes the kids to the water park. Unfortunately, they have to tangle with a group of surfer bullies to enjoy the "Endless Wave." Meanwhile, Boomhauer tries to regain his coolness after two sexy ladies laugh at him for wearing cutoff jeans, and Bill becomes a local celebrity known as the "Heat Waver" after his car breaks down and he begins waving at passing motorists.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Surfer kid: "This ain't no rodeo, bro-dad!"
2185"Death Picks Cotton"Tony KluckJudah Miller & Murray MillerNovember 11, 2007BABE14

While at a Japanese restaurant, Cotton suffers a war flashback and ends up getting hospitalized after falling on the grill and suffering from a shrimp allergy, where Peggy learns that Cotton may not have long to live.[3]

Deedle-Dee Tag: Cotton: "You finally got me, Tojo."
2196"Raise the Steaks"Robin BrigstockePaul Corrigan & Brad WalshNovember 18, 2007BABE17

After buying tough, unsavory steaks at the Mega-Lo-Mart, Hank, at Appleseed's suggestion, visits the town co-op in search of better meat. After falling in love with the delicious organic food, Hank becomes a co-op volunteer and co-owner, but his business skills causes the co-op to sell out to Mega Lo-Mart.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Hank: "It's the best steak I have ever eaten."
2207"Tears of an Inflatable Clown"Tricia GarciaErin EhrlichNovember 25, 2007BABE19

Bobby's plans for a school carnival are ruined by a diversity expert who tricks the carnival committee into planning an assembly about racial and ethnic guilt. Meanwhile, Dale, Bill and Boomhauer try to get a reluctant Lucky to the hospital when he injures himself.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Bobby: "Have a socially relevant day."
2218"The Minh Who Knew Too Much"Kyounghee LimDan McGrathDecember 9, 2007BABE18

Minh joins the Arlen Gun Club to learn skeet shooting, a skill she hopes will make an exclusive country club want her and Kahn as members. Meanwhile, Hank tries to solve the mystery of who's been discarding trash in his trash cans.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Minh: "Yip diddly oont dootin yakka dakka chootin!"
2229"Dream Weaver"Ken WongJennifer BarrowDecember 16, 2007BABE20

Nancy wants Dale to get a new job since he is not making any money, so he and Hank go on a "vocation vacation" to learn basket weaving. Meanwhile Peggy, Kahn and Bill try to achieve Internet stardom by creating a wacky viral video.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Hank: "Ha ha ha ha ha!"
22310"Doggone Crazy"Michael LoyaDave SchiffJanuary 6, 2008CABE01

The Hill's dog, Ladybird, suddenly begins acting erratically and is put on a list of vicious dogs, and, if Hank doesn't hire a spiritualist to cure her, Ladybird will be euthanized.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Oskar de Vries (imitating Hank): "Maybe this nutjob actually knows what he's doing."
22411"Trans-Fascism"Kyounghee LimPaul Corrigan & Brad WalshFebruary 10, 2008CABE02

When the Arlen City Council bans the sale of foods containing trans fats (along with rare burgers and raw oysters), Sugarfoot's Restaurant goes out of business. Hank, who feels the ban is an infringement on freedom, encourages Strickland to fix things. Strickland's solution to the problem is to sell his delicious, trans-fatty foods on a lunch truck so he can evade the law.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Hank: "But I thought you'd be proud." Tom Landry: "We're not."
22512"Three Men and a Bastard"
"The Untitled Blake McCormick Project"
Ken WongBlake McCormickFebruary 17, 2008CABE03

Bill becomes involved with a single mother, Charlene, who once had an affair with John Redcorn, and, like Nancy Gribble, has a half-Native American child who, like Joseph Gribble, is ignorant of her biological father's identity. Meanwhile, Joseph falls for Charlene's daughter, but everyone tries to keep him away from her as the two are related.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Joseph: "Wha ha ha ha ha ha!"
22613"The Accidental Terrorist"Robin BrigstockeTim Croston & Chip HallMarch 2, 2008CABE04

Hank finds out his car salesman has been tricking him into paying more than he should when purchasing a car, and gets tangled in a botched plan cooked up by two college-aged activists.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Boomhauer: "Hank always seemed like a very quiet man, you know."
22714"Lady and Gentrification"Anthony ChunJudah Miller & Murray MillerMarch 9, 2008CABE05

Peggy inadvertently ruins Enrique's life when she sells a house in Enrique's neighborhood to a white hipster (voiced by Dax Shepard) who invites his hipster friends over to live in the same neighborhood. Meanwhile, Hank is asked to speak at Enrique's daughter Inez's quinceañera.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Enrique: "They put salmon in the fish tacos, Hank!"
22815"Behind Closed Doors"Tony KluckChristy StrattonMarch 16, 2008CABE06

Tom Landry Middle School holds an emergency community meeting when Dooley goes missing in Arlen run by relationship expert Stephen Davies, who calls Peggy out on not keeping her family tight-knit.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Peggy: "First one to breakfast gets to sit on my lap."
22916"Pour Some Sugar on Kahn"Tricia GarciaSanjay ShahMarch 30, 2008CABE07

Kahn's father-in-law, General Gum, visits the Souphanousinphone family. The General gives Kahn a hard time and makes him feel like a failure. Kahn becomes depressed until he stumbles upon a Laotian karaoke bar where he becomes a star singing "The Morning After".

Deedle-Dee Tag: General Gum: "Drag and drop!" Kahn: "But I..." General Gum: "Drag and drop!"
23017"Six Characters in Search of a House"Ron RubioErin EhrlichApril 6, 2008CABE08

Peggy brings in a family of struggling actors to sell a house currently occupied by the strangest family in Arlen, and ends up making the Hill house appealing to customers looking to buy a house.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Peggy: "Well, obviously, babies aren't as stupid as they look."
23118"The Courtship of Joseph's Father"Michael LoyaTony Gama-Lobo & Rebecca MayApril 13, 2008CABE09

Joseph becomes the star quarterback at Tom Landry Middle School, and gives the school hope that they'll actually win this year -- until a wealthy prep school offers Joseph a chance to play for their school.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Joseph: "I can't remember what you look like!"
23219"Strangeness on a Train"Kyounghee LimJim DauteriveApril 27, 2008CABE10

Depressed over her past botched birthday parties, Peggy schedules a 1970s-style murder mystery party on a train, but when Dale ruins the surprise, thanks to Luanne's discovery of what her role is, a new mystery crops up — after Hank and Peg have sex in the train bathroom.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Hank: "A Chubb Randolph production."
23320"Cops and Robert"Ken WongDave SchiffMay 4, 2008CABE11

When Hank accidentally steals another man's wallet (thinking that the man pickpocketed him), the man begins exacting his revenge on Hank. Meanwhile, Bobby gets sentenced to spend the day with the school security guard after being framed for throwing a soda can at him and Dale attempts to get a job at a Hooters-esque restaurant called "Bazooms" by citing sexual discrimination if he is not hired. Paul Sorvino guest stars.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Peggy: "Maybe we could re-open the fanny pack discussion?" Hank: "No!"
23421"It Came From the Garage"Robin BrigstockeBlake McCormickMay 11, 2008CABE12

Hank and Bobby get in some father/son bonding time when Hank dumps the old team of Dale, Bill and Boomhauer to help Bobby in a boat-building competition. During the building process, Hank gets spooked by bats that invade the construction garage, forcing Bobby to do the building all alone.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Bill: "Somehow I always knew it would come to this."
23522"Life: A Loser's Manual"Anthony ChunDan McGrathMay 18, 2008CABE13

Luanne's father/Peggy's brother Hoyt (voiced by Johnny Knoxville) returns to Arlen to stay with the family. Once he arrives, Peggy reveals to Hank that Hoyt (previously mentioned as being an oil rig worker who wasn't going to return to land until Leanne had died and her death certificate was faxed to him) is in truth a no-good ex-con and that she created the lie of him being an oil rig worker to allow Luanne to believe that she has at least one law abiding parent. Hoyt attempts to corrupt Lucky (who has recruited Hank in order to get him his driver's license and other forms of ID after he confesses to Luanne that he has none) and forces him to take the fall when Hoyt is arrested for possessing drugs. Peggy and Hank must then unite to save the day, by getting Hoyt arrested and getting Lucky to recant his confession.

Deedle-Dee Tag: Hank: "Pee-pee money is not an employment history."

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