King of the Hill

King of the Hill was an American animated cartoon running from 1997 to 2010 on the American television network FOX. It featured a son, a wife, a husband, and their live-in niece.

King of the Hill
Created by	Mike Judge Greg Daniels
Starring	Mike Judge Kathy Najimy Pamela Adlon Brittany Murphy Johnny Hardwick Stephen Root Toby Huss Dennis Burkley Tom Petty Chuck Mangione
Theme music composer	The Refreshments
Opening theme	"Yahoos and Triangles"
Ending theme	"Yahoos and Triangles" (reprise) by The Refreshments (seasons 1–13) "Yahoos and Triangles" performed by Billy Strings (season 14–present)
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	14
No. of episodes	269
Production
Running time	22 mins
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	January 12, 1997 (1997-01-12) – September 13, 2009 (2009-09-13)
Network	First-run syndication/Adult Swim
Release	May 3 (2010-05-03) – May 6, 2010 (2010-05-06)
Network	Hulu
Release	August 4, 2025 (2025-08-04) – present

Revival

On January 31, 2023, a revival was officially announced to air on Hulu.^[1] The revival takes place years in the future, with the characters being aged-up and Bobby becoming an adult.^[2] Johnny Hardwick, voice of Dale Gribble, recorded voice lines for six episodes before he died sometime in August 2023.^[3] Jonathan Joss, voice of John Redcorn, recorded voice lines for four episodes before he was shot and killed by a neighbor on June 1, 2025.^[4] Season 14 debuted on August 4, 2025.^[5]

Characters

• Hank Hill - An American propane and propane accessory salesman living in Arlen, Texas. He believes in old-fashioned ideals, and is favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys. He is married to Peggy, and he has a son named Bobby and a dog named Ladybird.
• Peggy Hill - a substitute Spanish teacher at Arlen high school. She writes a column in the local newspaper and later is a realtor. She is married to Hank, and her son is Bobby.
• Robert "Bobby" Hill - A middle school student who plays soccer and has hobbies, though his dad Hank wants him to play football.
• Luanne Platter - Peggy's niece. A hairdresser who lives with the Hill family. Hank wants her to go to college or move out. She gets married to Lucky and has a child.
• Dale Gribble - Hank's neighbor and friend. He is paranoid, seeing everyone as being out to get him. He pretends his name is "Rusty Shackleford". He is married to Nancy. They have a son.
• William "Bill" Dauterive - Hank's neighbor and friend. Bill is divorced and very depressed. He is an Army barber.
• Jeffrey Boomhauer - Hank's neighbor and friend. A ladies man who talks very fast and is hard to understand.^{[clarification needed]} He loves old muscle cars.
• Carton "Carl" Moss - A former high school football player, a friend of Hank, and Bobby's school principal.