King of the Hill
King of the Hill is a satirical
US television animated series in a similar vein to
The Simpsons and depicts the life of a typical American family, the Hills, in the fictional town of
Arlen, Texas. Unlike most other animated series it attempts to retain realism. It is broadcast weekly on the
Fox Network.
The series follows the life of the Hills, a conservative God-fearing family, and proud Texans, dealing with different aspects of the modern world -- womens liberation, female pastors, sex education, proctological examinations, Asian American neighbors, social workers, traffic school, addiction support groups, et al.
The series is the brainchild of Beavis and Butthead creator Mike Judge, a former resident of Garland, Texas, possibly the inspiration for the fictional town name Arlen. After a successful run of Beavis and Butthead on MTV, he went on to co-create King of the Hill with former The Simpsons producer/writer, Greg Daniels.
Characters
- Hank Hill, salesman for "propane and propane accessories."
- Peggy Hill, wife of Hank, substitute teacher.
- Bobby Hill, son of Hank and Peggy, who wants to be a prop comic.
- Luanne Platter, niece of Peggy, creator of Manger Babies, student of the beauty academy and later, local college.
- Boomhauer, womanizing friend of Hank who mutters incomprehensibly.
- Dale Gribble, chain smoking neighbor to the Hills, insect exterminator, conspiracy theorist.
- Bill Dauterive, overweight neighbor of the Hills, a barber and sergeant in the United States Army, whose wife left him.
- Joseph Gribble, son of Dale (although John Redcorn is the biological father, unbeknownst to Dale).
- Nancy Gribble, wife of Dale, weather girl on local television station, having affair with John Redcorn
- Cotton Hill, Hank's coarse and politically incorrect father, veteran of WWII, had his shins blown off, resulting in this short height
- Kahn Souphanousinphone Hill's Laotian neighbor, Laotian American male
- Minh Souphanousinphone, Kahn's wife, Laotian American female
- Kahn, Jr, also called Connie, daughter of Kahn and Minh, violin player, A-student, former girlfriend of Bobby
- Buckley, boyfriend of Luanne, worked at Megalomart, died in explosion
- John Redcorn, Native American whom Nancy cheated with, drives a Jeep
- Stuart Dooley, Bobby's thin classmate
- Clark Peters, Bobby's fat classmate
- Eustis, moustached neighbor and successful patent lawyer, father of Bobby's friend Randy
- Chuck Mangione, playing himself, who promotes Megalomart
- Lenore, Bill's ex-wife (also the name of his iguana)
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