King of the Hill (season 7)

The seventh season of King of the Hill originally aired Sundays on the Fox Broadcasting Company at 8:30–9:00 p.m. (EST), 7:30–8:30 p.m. (EST) and 7:00–7:30 p.m. (EST) from November 3, 2002 to May 18, 2003.[1][2] The Region 1 DVD was released on November 18, 2014.[3]

King of the Hill
Season 7
DVD cover
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes23
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseNovember 3, 2002 (2002-11-03) 
May 18, 2003 (2003-05-18)
Season chronology

Production

The showrunners for the season were John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky.[4] The wackier stories from recent years began to be phased out.[4] Series creator Mike Judge described the episodes from this season as "small personal stories like we did in the second season."[4]

The episodes "Goodbye Normal Jeans" and "Pigmalion" were both produced and copyrighted in 2001. "Pigmalion" came from the 5ABE (Season 5) production line and was originally announced as a holdover episode for season 6. It was delayed for unspecified reasons (presumably due to its disturbing content), eventually being shown as an "extra" episode in season 7.

This was also the first season which did not include a Christmas episode.

Episodes

No.
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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
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Viewers
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1271"Get Your Freak Off"Tricia GarciaGarland TestaNovember 3, 2002 (2002-11-03)7ABE0113.0
Hank takes Bobby and his friends to a music concert, but is dismayed to see Bobby and a friend dancing inappropriately to boy band music, so he tries to make Bobby's adolescence more wholesome. Meanwhile, Peggy, Nancy, and Minh try to decide who is the best-looking out of Hank, Dale, Boomhauer, Kahn and Bill.
Guest Stars: Eliza Dushku as Jordan Hilgren-Bronson, Milla Jovovich as Serena Shaw, Debra Messing as Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson and Elizabeth Perkins as Jan Shaw
1282"The Fat and the Furious"Allan JacobsenAlex Gregory & Peter HuyckNovember 10, 2002 (2002-11-10)7ABE0310.7
Bill becomes a competitive eater after downing Hank's entire platter of hot dogs during a barbecue, but his dreams are soon crushed when Dale (who thinks competitive eating is degrading) beats him.
Guest Stars: Pamela Anderson as Cyndi, Jeff Garlin as Dan and Kid Rock as Himself
1293"Bad Girls, Bad Girls, Whatcha Gonna Do"Kyounghee Lim & Boowhan LimTom Saunders & Kell CahoonNovember 17, 2002 (2002-11-17)6ABE1911.2
Connie's criminal cousin, Tid Pau, becomes Bobby's science project partner and makes him an unwitting accomplice in creating a drug lab.
Guest Stars: Lucy Liu as Tid Pau
1304"Goodbye Normal Jeans"Kyounghee Lim & Boowhan LimKit BossNovember 24, 2002 (2002-11-24)6ABE0112.9
Peggy becomes jealous of Bobby when he uses his Home Ec. class cooking skills in the Hill kitchen.
1315"Dances with Dogs"Anthony LioiNorm HiscockDecember 1, 2002 (2002-12-01)7ABE0211.7
Bobby and Hank use Ladybird to compete in a dog dancing contest. Meanwhile, Bill is tricked into buying an ill-tempered Rottweiler from an animal shelter.
Guest Stars: Scott Hamilton as Himself
1326"The Son Also Roses"Dominic PolcinoDan SterlingDecember 8, 2002 (2002-12-08)6ABE2210.8
Bobby becomes a rose grower when he tires of doing the Landry football team's laundry, and recruits the help of two cannabis cultivators to help him win a contest.
Guest stars Michael Clarke Duncan as Morgan, a rose growing enthusiast.
1337"The Texas Skillsaw Massacre"Shaun CashmanAlan R. Cohen & Alan FreedlandDecember 15, 2002 (2002-12-15)6ABE1813.4
The Hills are forced to live with the Gribbles after Dale digs a tunnel underneath the Hills' kitchen, and the inspector declares the Hill house uninhabitable until the necessary repairs are done. Things get worse when Hank is sentenced to take anger management classes after accidentally cutting one of Dale's fingers off with a circular saw.
1348"Full Metal Dust Jacket"Adam KuhlmanDan McGrathJanuary 5, 2003 (2003-01-05)7ABE0411.9
Peggy takes over the lease of a bookstore, but when the bookstore's business plummets, she allows Dale and his gun group to sell firearms at the store.
Guest Stars: Peri Gilpin as Mary Ellen and Allison Janney as Laura
1359"Pigmalion"Dominic PolcinoJonathan CollierJanuary 12, 2003 (2003-01-12)5ABE237.0
Luanne becomes involved with the psychotic owner (voiced by Michael Keaton) of a pork processing plant who wants Luanne to be just like the woman on the company logo.
Guest Stars: Michael Keaton as Trip Larsen
13610"Megalo Dale"Cyndi Tang-LovelandJ.B. CookJanuary 12, 2003 (2003-01-12)7ABE0510.8
Dale is hired to exterminate at the Mega Lo Mart, but it turns out the "pest" is Chuck Mangione, the Mega Lo Mart spokesman.
Guest Stars: That '70s Show co-stars Topher Grace as Chris and Danny Masterson as Cory
13711"Boxing Luanne"Mike DiMartinoDean YoungFebruary 2, 2003 (2003-02-02)7ABE077.1
To prove to men that she is more than just a pretty face and a sexy body, Luanne becomes a boxer. By the time she finds out that Buck has paid all her opponents to take a dive, though, she is scheduled for a real bout against George Foreman's daughter, Freeda.
Guest Stars: Bruce Dern as Randy Strickland, Carmen Electra as Angela, George Foreman as Himself, Freeda Foreman as Herself and George Foreman III as Himself
13812"Vision Quest"Dominic PolcinoEtan CohenFebruary 9, 2003 (2003-02-09)7ABE096.1
John Redcorn is worried about how Dale is raising Joseph, so he gets Hank to take Joseph on a "vision quest", but Dale is the one who gets a vision and mistakenly believes that he is a Native American.
13913"Queasy Rider"Wes ArcherKit BossFebruary 16, 2003 (2003-02-16)7ABE108.9
Hank and Peggy try to fix their strained marriage by buying a motorcycle and immersing themselves in the biker lifestyle, only to find that the biker lifestyle is very misogynistic.
Guest Stars: Jamie Kennedy as Dr. Tim Rast and Jennifer Aniston as Pepperoni Sue/Stephanie
14014"Board Games"Kyounghee Lim & Boowhan LimSivert Glarum & Michael JaminMarch 2, 2003 (2003-03-02)7ABE088.8
Peggy, Nancy, and Minh run for school board against each other after Tom Landry Middle School cuts all after-school programs out of the budget -- and all three women will stop at nothing to get the empty seat.
14115"An Officer and a Gentle Boy"Gary McCarverDan SterlingMarch 9, 2003 (2003-03-09)7ABE069.6
Fed up with Bobby's laziness, Hank sends him off to Cotton's old military school Fort Berk Academy, but Cotton is dismayed that Fort Berk has softened up and sets out to make it as brutal as possible.
NOTE: The sole episode of the series to not feature Johnny Hardwick.
14216"The Miseducation of Bobby Hill"Tricia GarciaTim Croston & Chip HallMarch 16, 2003 (2003-03-16)7ABE118.3
Bobby becomes a salesman at Strickland Propane (although Hank doubts his ability, citing his inexperience) and uses underhanded tactics learned from Joe Jack to sell more grills. Meanwhile, Dale builds a Lawnchair Larry flight-inspired flying lawn chair and tests it out on Bill, who ends up battered, bruised, and lost in Mexico.
14317"The Good Buck"Allan JacobsenAlex Gregory & Peter HuyckMarch 30, 2003 (2003-03-30)7ABE137.5
Buck becomes a born-again Christian (courtesy of Luanne) after his wife divorces him, but Hank is worried that Buck only wants Luanne for sex. Meanwhile, Bobby hides out from his track coach and makes friends with two old ladies at Hotel Arlen's restaurant during tea time.
Guest stars Dave Thomas as Lane Pratley.
14418"I Never Promised You an Organic Garden"Adam KuhlmanTony Gama-Lobo & Rebecca MayApril 13, 2003 (2003-04-13)7ABE146.5
Peggy takes over the organic garden at the school, but she is caught using pesticides on the garden when every organic treatment fails to save the garden from bug infestation.
14519"Be True to Your Fool"Anthony LioiDan McGrathApril 27, 2003 (2003-04-27)7ABE127.4
When Bill accidentally infects Hank, Dale, and Boomhauer with lice, they are forced to shave off their hair, only for Hank to discover the word "Bill" tattooed on the back of his head. Meanwhile, Bill befriends prisoners at the county jail after being arrested for being drunk in public.
14620"Racist Dawg"Mike DiMartinoJ.B. CookMay 4, 2003 (2003-05-04)7ABE177.3
Peggy calls an African-American repairman (guest-voiced by Bernie Mac), whom Ladybird attacks, prompting the town to think that Hank and his dog are racists.
Guest Stars: Bernie Mac as Mack the Repairman
14721"Night and Deity"Gary McCarverGarland TestaMay 11, 2003 (2003-05-11)7ABE167.7
After Bill attracts pigeons to the alley, Dale must work with an attractive female exterminator (voice of Janeane Garofalo), who makes Nancy jealous.
Guest Stars: Janeane Garofalo as Sheila Refkin
14822"Maid in Arlen"Kyounghee Lim & Boohwan LimDan SterlingMay 18, 2003 (2003-05-18)7ABE184.8
Kahn's mother Laoma arrives and soon becomes the Hills' housekeeper, much to Kahn's annoyance. Bill and Laoma later enter into a romantic relationship that Kahn works overtime to sabotage.
Guest Stars: Amy Hill as Laoma Souphanousinphone
14923"The Witches of East Arlen"Matt EngstromSivert Glarum & Michael JaminMay 18, 2003 (2003-05-18)7ABE207.0
After losing out on playing Curly in the school production of Oklahoma!, Bobby gets involved with a group of post-adolescent geeks who are into tarot cards and witchcraft.
Guest Stars: David Cross as Ward Rackeley

References

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