Episode
King of the Hill: The Trouble with Gribbles
Overview
Dale plans to buy Nancy a face-lift by suing a tobacco company, which countersues--and carelessly bugs his home.
Details
- Series
- King of the Hill
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2001-04-22
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Trouble with Gribbles is Episode 18 in Season 5 of King of the Hill. It aired on 2001-04-22. The runtime is 22 min.
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