Episode
King of the Hill: What Makes Bobby Run?
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.
Details
- Series
- King of the Hill
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2000-12-10
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
What Makes Bobby Run? is Episode 7 in Season 5 of King of the Hill. It aired on 2000-12-10. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 6: When Cotton Comes Marching Home
Cash-flow problems plague Hank's father, who's forced to work a menial job on Veterans Day instead of marching in the parade.
Episode 8: 'Twas the Nut Before Christmas
Bill counters his holiday loneliness by becoming a generous Santa, attracting a nice single mother and a young slacker who takes advantage.
More episodes from this season
Episode 5: Peggy Makes the Big Leagues
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.
Episode 9: Chasing Bobby
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.
Episode 4: Spin the Choice
Bobby rejects Thanksgiving after history lessons from John Redcorn, who longs to be a real father to his illegitimate son Joseph.
Episode 10: Yankee Hankie
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.
Episode 3: I Don't Want to Wait...
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.
Episode 11: Hank and the Great Glass Elevator
Bill and former Texas governor Ann Richards hit it off after a chance meeting resulting from Hank's reluctant prank in an Austin hotel.
Episode 2: The Buck Stops Here
Bobby becomes Strickland's personal caddy and picks up some bad habits. Meanwhile, Peggy and Minh compete to donate the most blood.
Episode 12: Now Who's the Dummy?
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.
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