"Bobby Goes Nuts"
November 11, 2001
Bobby fights dirty in the sixth-season opener when he goes from bullied to bully. The episode opens innocently enough with Bobby's girlfriend Connie inviting him over to add some spark to her dying slumber party. But after Bobby's beaten up by a crasher, Hank urges him to enroll in a boxing class at the Y. That class is full, so Bobby enrolls in the next best thing: women's self-defense. There, he quickly masters the technique of targeting an attacker below the belt (while yelling "That's my purse!"). Thus armed, his next encounter with that crasher has a different outcome. And Hank couldn't be more proud - until he learns the secret of Bobby's success.
"Goodbye Normal Jeans"
November 18, 2001
Hank is opposed to Bobby's taking Home Ec, until his domestic skills outshine those of Peggy, who tries to sabotage his Thanksgiving meal.
"The Substitute Spanish Prisoner"
December 2, 2001
Jeff Goldblum plays a con man who offers "genius" Peggy an at-home doctorate course, which she finances with the Hills' retirement fund.
"Soldier of Misfortune"
December 9, 2001
After an accident at his gun club destroys Dale's confidence, Peggy proposes sending him on a bogus mercenary mission, which he fouls up.
"Lupe's Revenge"
December 12, 2001
What we have here is a failure to communicate in an episode that features guest voices by Kathy Bates and Fred Willard. Actually, there are two failures. One is a misunderstanding between Hank and a lady cop (Bates) who stops him for a traffic violation. Mistaking Hank's politeness for flirting, she gives him only a warning - and later, her phone number. Meanwhile, substitute Spanish teacher Peggy, hoping for a permanent position, tries to impress the department chairman (Willard) as she leads a field trip to Mexico. But her self- roclaimed fluency results in her accidentally bringing an extra child back to the U.S.
"The Father, the Son and J.C."
December 16, 2001
Hank's emotional outburst pushes him further from his father, so Bobby drafts Jimmy Carter (David Herman) to broker a Christmas peace.
"Father of the Bribe"
January 6, 2002
After Bobby feigns taking Connie's father's bribe to break up with her, Connie lets her grades slip to show how upset she is without him.
"I'm with Cupid"
February 10, 2002
Bobby adjusts to his breakup with Connie, until Bill's depressing experiences break his spirit. So Hank sends him to ladies' man Boomhauer.
"Torch Song Hillogy"
February 17, 2002
Peggy nominates Bobby to carry the Olympic torch through Arlen, but it's Hank who wins the honor - and bungles it.
"Joust like a Woman"
February 24, 2002
Laura Dern and Alan Rickman are guest voices as Peggy stirs up rebellion among female workers at a Renaissance Faire where Hank is trying to land a big account.
"The Bluegrass Is Always Greener"
February 24, 2002
Yakov Smirnoff, Charlie Daniels and Vince Gill are guest voices as violinist Connie ditches a classical competition for bluegrass after Hank introduces her to the genre.
"Unfortunate Son"
March 10, 2002
Cotton's financially strapped VFW group moves into Hank's home, prompting Hank to recruit Vietnam vets, to whom Cotton doesn't exactly cotton. Voices include Edward Asner, John C. McGinley and Jack Carter as Cotton's war buddies.
"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret Hill"
March 17, 2002
Unable to find a full-time teaching job, Peggy pretends to be a nun to land a position at a Catholic school, ending her budding career at Strickland Propane.
"Tankin' It to the Streets"
March 31, 2002
After learning the Army used him as a guinea pig for an experimental drug, Bill gets drunk and steals a tank. And it's up to his friends to try to return it.
"Of Mice and Little Green Men"
April 7, 2002
When Hank and Dale find more interest in the activities of the other's son, Dale concludes he's not Joseph's father - and that an alien is.
"Beer and Loathing"
April 14, 2002
Peggy gets a job at Alamo Beer, but a clause in her contract prevents her from telling Hank why Texas is completely devoid of the brew for the next 36 hours.
"A Man Without a Country Club"
April 14, 2002
Kahn covets membership in an all-Asian country club, but it's Hank who's asked to join - as a token white to secure a PGA tournament.
"Fun with Jane and Jane"
April 21, 2002
Oblivious to its cultlike ways, Luanne joins a sorority and gets Peggy in too; Hank and the boys rescue emus from death, but don't know what to do with them.
"My Own Private Rodeo"
April 28, 2002
Hank learns that the incident estranging Dale from his cowboy father was a cover to keep him in the dark about Dad being in the closet.
"Dang Ol' Love"
May 5, 2002
Laura Linney provides the voice of a woman coveted by Bill, but wooed by Boomhauer, who experiences his first-ever pangs of unrequited love.
"Sug Night"
May 5, 2002
Hank is shaken after having a dream about grilling burgers...naked...with Nancy. And the situation is stirred when Peggy finds out.
