Hank finds that Dale and Boomhauer have been going on a fishing trip each year and purposely excluding Bill. He prevails on them to invite himself and Bill, and Dale responds by deciding that the trip should include wives and children as well. During the first part of the trip, the men ride in one car, and the atmosphere is tense. After Dale purchases a large amount of beer, Hank is forced to ride with Peggy, Bobby, Nancy, and Joseph. Upon the group's arrival in Corpus Christi, Hank is disappointed to find that Dale, Boomhauer, and Bill have all been having a good time without him. Peggy encourages Hank to try just having a good time with his friends without trying to tell them what to do. Hank finds that he enjoys following his friends' lead for a change, but the guys eventually find that having Hank be the responsible one works out better for them all. Written by Joshua Kreitzer

Peggy gets a job at the town newspaper writing a household tips column, but inadvertently gives readers the recipe for mustard gas.

When Hank, Peggy, and Bobby all get the flu, Bill comes by to take care of them and does a great job. Bill is disappointed when the Hills recover because he can't help them any more, but Hank recommends that he take up volunteer work. Bill interviews to volunteer at a halfway house for alcoholic men and winds up agreeing to take in four of the men at his own house. Bill finds that having to take care of the additional cooking, cleaning, and shopping, plus the group therapy for the men, is tiring work, but he remains committed to the cause and enlists Hank to help him. Unfortunately, Hank finds that the director of the halfway house is disinclined to relieve Bill's burden. Written by Joshua Kreitzer

Hank is devastated when Peggy uncovers some unsavory facts about the founding of the town of Arlen.

Bobby impresses no one but his teacher when he learns Commedia Dell'Arte.

Ted Wasanasong calls Khan a banana - a derogatory term for an Asian who is yellow on the outside, white on the inside - making him think he has lost touch with his Laotian heritage.

The Zephyrs, Hank's softball team, win the league championship with an undefeated season. As a result, Hank is invited to give a motivational speech at the local high school, where he learns that the school's baseball team has been cut due to budget problems. Peggy suggests inviting the Ace of Diamonds and His Jewels, a Harlem Globetrotters-style barnstorming team, to Arlen, to raise money for the baseball team. Ace's team is known for playing in a comedic style, with Ace pitching blindfolded or from the outfield, always winning, and donating the winning team's share of the gate to charity. Hank convinces the Zephyrs that they can be the first team to defeat the Jewels. But when the game starts, Ace is unhappy to find that the Zephyrs are playing seriously to win. Written by Joshua Kreitzer

Bobby participates in a job shadow program, where he's wowed by an entrepreneur who makes a living picking up after dogs.

Strickland partners with Kahn in a car wash business, forcing Hank to become Kahn's work monkey.

Strickland embarks on a propane price war, so he hires the Teutuls from American Chopper to spark sales at the Propane Expo. But the Teutuls only manage to start a riot.

After having a falling out with Reverend Stroup, Hank leaves Arlen First Methodist and joins a Mega-Church... only to be overwhelmed by its nonstop demands on his free time.

After swearing off his favorite strip club, Strickland refashions the propane business using an ice-cream parlor as his inspiration; and Peggy uses her press credentials to obtain free things.

When Hank rejects Bobby's request for expensive designer jeans, Bobby takes his dad's advice and gets himself a really cool job; but begging on the street isn't exactly what Hank had in mind.

Hank's new neighbors' son won't stop harassing him, and his parents refuse to do anything about it. So he takes matters into his own hands, which gets him in trouble with the police.

Lucky, Luanne's good-for-nothing boyfriend, won't marry her until he passes his ged test; when he asks Peggy to tutor him, she schemes to end their relationship by teaching him all the wrong answers.