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King of the Hill season 5

The fifth season of King of the Hill originally aired Sundays at 7:30–8:00 p.m. (EST) from October 1, 2000 to May 13, 2001.[1][2] The season includes the series' 100th episode.

Production

The showrunner for the season was Richard Appel.[3] Several of the show's original writers, such as Paul Lieberstein, left in the middle of the season.[3] Bobby and his friends growing up was a minor theme for the season.[3]

Reception

In November 2000, David Bianculli of the New York Daily News labelled it as an "especially ambitious season", citing the episode "I Don't Want to Wait..." where the character Joseph hits puberty, commenting that he is "one of the first regular animated characters in a TV series to enter adolescence."[4] Diane Werts of the Los Angeles Times wrote in February 2001 that, "King of the Hill is blissfully free of tired irony and sarcasm, while still sharp and contemporary. Young viewers are especially lovin’ it, landing the show in prime time’s top 20 among teens and adults 18 to 34."[5]

In 2008, Jaime Weinman of Canadian magazine Maclean's noted that during Season 5 and Season 6, co-creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels had begun to be less involved with the show. Weinman wrote, "the style of the show in those seasons was pretty similar to the style of the first few seasons, but a little broader and wilder", adding "there was some difference of opinion as to how well this approach was working. Judge, for one, has been pretty clear in interviews that he thought the show was going wrong in these seasons, making too much fun of Hank and reflecting the obsessions of the Harvard-educated writers who were running it."[3]

Episodes

Home Video

The Region 1 DVD for North America was released on November 22, 2005, in a box containing three DVD cases. The Region 1 DVD was later reissued to have all the discs contained in a single DVD case, like with the Region 2 and Region 4 releases. The Region 2 DVD for the United Kingdom was released on February 26, 2007, while the Region 4 DVD for Australia was released on April 28, 2008. It is to date the last season of the show to be released on home video in Region 4.

References

  1. ^ "TV Listings for - October 1, 2000 - TV Tango". tvtango.com.
  2. ^ "TV Listings for - May 13, 2001 - TV Tango". tvtango.com.
  3. ^ a b c d "A KotH Kronology - Macleans.ca". September 11, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "FOX' SUNDAY BEST IS LOOKING GOOD 'Simpsons,' 'Malcolm' are top returns". New York Daily News. November 3, 2000. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Werts, Diane (February 23, 2001). "Mimicking Real Life, 'Hill' Takes Comedic High Ground". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 25–Oct. 1)". The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 2000. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  7. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 30–Nov. 5)". The Los Angeles Times. November 8, 2000. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  8. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 6-12)". The Los Angeles Times. November 15, 2000. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  9. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 13-19)". The Los Angeles Times. November 22, 2000. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  10. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 20-26)". The Los Angeles Times. December 1, 2000. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  11. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 27-Dec. 3)". The Los Angeles Times. December 6, 2000. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  12. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 4-10)". The Los Angeles Times. December 13, 2000. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  13. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 11-17)". The Los Angeles Times. December 20, 2000. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  14. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 15–21)". The Los Angeles Times. January 24, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  15. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 29–Feb. 4)". The Los Angeles Times. February 7, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  16. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 5-11)". The Los Angeles Times. February 14, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  17. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 12-18)". The Los Angeles Times. February 22, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  18. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 19-25)". The Los Angeles Times. February 28, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  19. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 26-March 4)". The Los Angeles Times. March 7, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  20. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (March 5–11)". The Los Angeles Times. March 14, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  21. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (March 26-April 1)". The Los Angeles Times. April 4, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  22. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (April 2–8)". The Los Angeles Times. April 11, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  23. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (April 16–22)". The Los Angeles Times. April 25, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  24. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (April 30-May 6)". The Los Angeles Times. May 9, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  25. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (May 7–13)". The Los Angeles Times. May 16, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon