King of the Hill DVD Season 1

King of the Hill season box sets have been released on DVD since 2003 in region 1, region 2 and in region 4. Seasons one to thirteen have been released in region 1 and seasons one to five in region 2 and region 4. The first six seasons were issued by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; releases of seasons seven and onwards were by Olive Films, who acquired the rights in 2014. For details on episodes listed below, refer to the List of King of the Hill episodes.

Release summary[edit]

DVDsEpisodesDiscsRelease datesRegion 1Region 2Region 4Season One122July 1, 2003March 13, 2006March 15, 2006[1]Season Two234November 11, 2003May 23, 2006[2]Season Three254December 28, 2004August 28, 2006September 26, 2006[3]Season Four244May 3, 2005January 15, 2007June 19, 2007[4]Season Five203November 22, 2005February 26, 2007April 23, 2008[5]Season Six224May 2, 2006July 27, 2015[6][7]N/ASeason Seven234November 18, 2014N/ASeason Eight224August 24, 2015[8][9]N/ASeason Nine153April 7, 2015N/ASeason Ten153February 29, 2016[10][11]N/ASeason Eleven122August 25, 2015N/ASeason Twelve224September 22, 2015March 28, 2016[12]N/ASeason Thirteen244October 20, 2015April 4, 2016[13]N/A

Region 1[edit]

All of the below are region 1 (North America) box sets featuring entire seasons of the show. As yet, no single disc compilation standalone DVDs have been released as they have with The Simpsons, Futurama and Family Guy.

The Complete First Season[edit]

This is the first King of the Hill box set, released on July 1, 2003. It contains all thirteen episodes produced (only 12 were aired in season 1, one episode was held over for broadcast with season 2) from the first season (1997) spread across three DVD-9s (single-sided, dual layer).

The set features Dolby Digital 2.0 audio in English and Spanish, and is presented in full-frame, with optional closed captions and subtitles in English and Spanish.

This set is the only one to present the episodes in production order; seasons 2 and onward were issued in airdate order.

Bonus features[edit]

  • Crew commentaries:
    • Pilot - featuring Greg Daniels, co-creator
    • The Order of the Straight Arrow - featuring Klay Hall, director
    • Hank's Unmentionable Problem - featuring Greg Daniels, co-creator
    • The Company Man - featuring Klay Hall, director
  • In-character commentaries:
  • Disc introductions by Hank, Bobby and Dale
  • Making-of featurette (23 minutes)
  • Meet the Hills interactive gallery
  • "The Do's and Don'ts" animation guide (still frames)
  • Promotional spots
  • Barenaked Ladies "Get in Line" music video
  • Deleted scenes and animatic footage on most episodes

The Complete Second Season[edit]

This is the second King of the Hill box set, released on November 11, 2003. It contains all twenty-two episodes from the second season (1997-1998) spread across four DVD-9s (single-sided, dual layer).

From this set onward, episodes were featured in airdate order.

Bonus features[edit]

  • Crew commentaries:
  • In-character commentaries:
  • Short animated director intros for 19 episodes
  • 'Animation Evolution' featurette
  • 'The Arlen School of Drawing' tutorial
  • 'That Boy Ain't Right' book excerpts (still frames)
  • 'Music Inspired by the Hills'
  • 197 deleted scenes and pieces of animatic footage, covering every episode

The Complete Third Season[edit]

This is the third King of the Hill box set, released on December 28, 2004. It contains all twenty-five episodes from the third season (1998-1999) spread across three DVD-10s (double-sided, single layer).

After a four-month gap between seasons 1 and 2, this set was not released until 13 months after season two's release, in December 2004, after being initially scheduled for spring of that year; this delay was attributed to issues involving music licensing especially with the episodes "Love Hurts...And So Does Art" and "Wings of the Dope," each of which used two popular songs. This and the next three seasons are on dual sided DVDs (Three discs per set instead of the previous six). Special features were also dropped, perhaps due to a waning interest in DVD seasons in the series.

The Complete Fourth Season[edit]

This is the fourth King of the Hill box set, released on May 3, 2005. It contains all twenty-four episodes from the fourth season (1999 - 2000) spread across three DVD-10s (double-sided, single layer).

The Complete Fifth Season[edit]

This is the fifth King of the Hill box set, which was released on February 26, 2007. It contains all twenty episodes from the fifth season (2000-2001) spread across four DVD-9s

Set in the fictional town of Arlen, Texas, King of the Hill follows the life and exploits of Hank Hill and his traditional nuclear family. Hank is a red-state propane salesman who loves beer and apple pie, but he's constantly inundated with modern liberalism and grapples with the demands of political correctness. Hank is joined by his wife Peggy (a substitute teacher), his son Bobby (an awkward pre-pubescent youth), and a trailer park-like live-in niece named Luanne… Providing added comic relief to the series are Hank's off-the-wall friends Bill, Boomhauer (who is inaudible), and Dale (who believes everything is a government conspiracy)… Hank's Laotian neighbor Kahn (whose daughter Bobby is quite fond of) and his family live next door, providing Hank with a continuing dose of culture shock…

The King Of The Hill DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere in which we meet for the first time the various characters involved in Hank Hill's life in Arlen, Texas. Bobby gets hit in the eye with a baseball, prompting a social worker to launch an investigation into filing possible child abuse charges against Hank. Meanwhile, Hank's niece Luanne, an aspiring beautician, is forced to move in with Hank and his family after her mother is put in jail for stabbing her father… Other notable episodes from Season 1 include "Square Peg" in which Peggy is forced to teach sexual education class, and "Hank's Unmentionable Problem" in which Hank becomes constipated and (much to his chagrin) receives numerous opinions on how to cure it…

Below is a list of episodes included on the King Of The Hill (Season 1) DVD:

Episode 1 (Pilot) Air Date: 01-12-1997
Episode 2 (Square Peg) Air Date: 01-19-1997
Episode 3 (The Order of the Straight Arrow) Air Date: 02-02-1997
Episode 4 (Hank's Got the Willies) Air Date: 02-09-1997
Episode 5 (Luanne's Saga) Air Date: 02-16-1997
Episode 6 (Hank's Unmentionable Problem) Air Date: 02-23-1997
Episode 7 (Westie Side Story) Air Date: 03-02-1997
Episode 8 (Shins of the Father) Air Date: 03-23-1997
Episode 9 (Peggy the Boggle Champ) Air Date: 04-13-1997
Episode 10 (Keeping Up with Our Joneses) Air Date: 04-27-1997
Episode 11 (King of the Ant Hill) Air Date: 05-04-1997
Episode 12 (Plastic White Female) Air Date: 05-11-1997

When did Season 1 of King of the Hill come out?

12 January 1997King of the Hill / First episode datenull

How many seasons of King of the Hill are there?

13

Why was King of the Hill Cancelled?

Why FOX Cancelled King of the Hill. Most of the time when a broadcast TV show gets cancelled by its network, poor or declining ratings are the primary reason. If enough people in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 viewer demographic aren't tuning in, the show's value is questioned.

How many episodes are in season 1 of King of the Hill?

12King of the Hill season 1 / Number of episodesnull