Country of origin United States | No. of episodes 20 | |
Original network Fox Broadcasting Company Original release October 1, 2000 (2000-10-01) – May 13, 2001 (2001-05-13) | ||
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. The Region 1 DVD was released on November 22, 2005. The Region 2 DVD was released on February 26, 2007. The Region 4 DVD was released on April 28, 2008.
This season is noted for being much darker than other seasons.
Production
The showrunner for the season was Richard Appel. Several of the show's original writers, such as Paul Lieberstein, left in the middle of the season. Mike Judge, by some accounts, was not happy with the surrealism in this season, and felt that the writers were looking down on Hank and his way of life. Bobby and his friends growing up was a minor theme for the season.
References
King of the Hill (season 5) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA