"King of the Hill" (1997) TV series 1997-????

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Creators:

Greg Daniels
Mike Judge

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13

Release Date:

12 January 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

Show about a rigid redneckish propane salesman with a good heart and wacky friends and family.

Plot Keywords:

Texas | Propane | Beer | Father Son Relationship | Neighbor

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 40 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 12	8:30 PM	Fox	Manger Baby Einstein	#13.17
Sun. July 12	10:00 PM	TOON	A Bill Full of Dollars	#13.6

Cast

Mike Judge	...	Hank Hill / ... (252 episodes, 1997-2009)
Kathy Najimy	...	Peggy Hill / ... (245 episodes, 1997-2009)
Pamela Adlon	...	Bobby Hill / ... (244 episodes, 1997-2009)
Johnny Hardwick	...	Dale Gribble / ... (242 episodes, 1997-2009)
Stephen Root	...	Bill Dauterive / ... (241 episodes, 1997-2009)
Brittany Murphy	...	Luanne Platter / ... (215 episodes, 1997-2009)
David Herman	...	Additional Voices / ... (134 episodes, 1997-2009)
Toby Huss	...	Kahn Souphanousinphone Sr. / ... (127 episodes, 1997-2009)
Ashley Gardner	...	Nancy Hicks Gribble / ... (115 episodes, 1997-2009)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:12 (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Denmark:15 | Australia:G (some episodes) | UK:PG (some episodes) | UK:U (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG (some episodes) | Argentina:16 | Singapore:Unrated (with warning)

Company:

Deedle-Dee Productions

Trivia:

When Cotton flees to Las Vegas, all of the hotel/casino names are fictional, but are parodies or real ones. For instance, the Golddust is a parody of an actual hotel/casino called the Stardust.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In many of the shots of Game Boys and video game controllers, the buttons are on the wrong sides.

Quotes:

Judy Harper: "The complacency of fools will destroy them." Proverbs.
Hank: Get out of my house... Exodus.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Yahoos and Triangles

One of the most intelligent shows on TV

I just love this show! It took me a while to figure it out, but now I'm addicted to it.

The characters are brilliant and a lot of the jokes are unexpectedly hilarious. This is one of the few shows that can take me by surprise with it's genius humor. Most of the characters are funny, but Peggy cracks me up with almost everything she says. She has an unshakable self-confidence and she'll sacrifice anybody (including her son) to win her silly little battles.

My favorite episode is the one in which the Hills go to Japan. Classic!

I hope "King of the Hill" sticks around for a long time.