King of the Hill Returns Aug 4th

This looks great! Now I have to watch the last 4 seasons I skipped to catch up.

I hope Connie reappears

Propane and propane accessories.

How are they going to do this without Dale? (RIP, Johnny Hardwick.) Brad Pitt going to show up again?

I really loved this show. It’s not on any free streaming channels.

Toby Huss (Khan (which is being recast) and Cotton) is taking over the role of Dale.

How are they going to do it without Luanne, r2?

It ain't “aint” Cissy Cobb. The word is “Acquaintanceship” as in it was not my pleasure to make yours. I win!

You can see Luanne leaving in the credits, so I assume she’s moved away. They also show Bill having COVID and then you don’t see him again in the credits and that made me worry but Stephen Root is returning so I guess they didn’t kill him

No way they would’ve done this without the legendary Billdozer.

I think that is Cotton's wife, r7.

Will Peggy start an OnlyFans as a squeal to her foot fetish episode?

Will Bobby succumb to the temptations of lutefisk again?

[quote]Bobby is a GROWN MAN!

That man ain't right.

If only The Simpsons had the balls to let the characters age. It would breathe new life into the series. I’d sure as hell start watching the new episodes again.

I'm good with it as is, r13.

Those mango-colored palazzo pants that made my butt look big.

Bobby is going to be 21 working in a Japaneses German Fusion BBQ restaurant in Dallas.

Do they have basements in Texas?

THAT'S MY PURSE!

I DON'T KNOW YOU!

They AGED Bobby. I love that! I swear the Simpsons could milk it for AT LEAST 10 more years if they aged those chilrun. The possibilities they could have. I would actually start watching again.

Keep the Simpsons the way they are, they are not supposed to be real people like King of the Hill. Besides there have been many episodes of the Simpsons when Bart and Lisa and even the bully are adults through futuristic timelines, dream scenes etc.

[quote]Do they have basements in Texas?

Not at the Alamo.

This looks great. King of the Hill didn't have the same impact The Simpsons or even Family Guy did because it had a slower pace and less of an emphasis on being wacky. Bobby as an adult should be interesting.

What I don't understand is why they sent Hank and Peggy to Saudi Arabia just for Hank to sell propane and propane accesories there then return them to Arlen. Seems extraneous but I guess it adds to Peggy's character.

[QUOTE] Keep the Simpsons the way they are

Fine, and I’ll continue not watching it.

[QUOTE] they are not supposed to be real people like King of the Hill.

So what? Maybe that’s apart of the problem. And all of these other cartoon shows with “real people” don’t let the characters age, either. Unless I’m missing something, this is the very first time we’ve ever seen it. KOTH finally broke the ground and hopefully more shows will follow.

[quote]KOTH finally broke the ground and hopefully more shows will follow.

The Simpsons is doing fine without you, r23. King of the Hill didn't have a gradual ageing of the characters. It's been off for 15 years. They can get away with it.

Simpsons floating timeline is weird now. Homer pretty much grew up in the 90s for the current era so in flashback he's essentially got Bart's childhood.

More details of the revival:

Who is "Connie"?

(I stopped watching the show several years before it ended...)

R27 Connie Souphanousinphone, Bobby’s on/off girlfriend

[quote]I hope Connie reappears

She's back, as are her parents and Chane Wassanasong.

What about that guy no one can understand

Can't wait. Mike Judge is an underrated genius. I've always had a crush

He's hotter now at 62.

Who, R30? Boomhauer?

There are rumors that keep getting yanked from the King of the Hill subreddit that Jonathan Joss, who voices John Redcorn and had a public meltdown recently at a KOTH event, was fatally shot by a neighbor earlier tonight. Here's one of the deleted threads. Local news has since confirmed a deadly shooting on the block where he lives but they haven't yet identified the victim.

Joss has been in the grips of a mental crisis for some time now and a recent fire that destroyed his childhood home and killed several of his dogs seemed to be a tipping point. If he's named as the deceased, some articles might mention a boyfriend or husband. That would refer to a younger trans guy he often shares photos of on Instagram.

Still no official confirmation, but it doesn't sound good. Here is another active thread with updates.

Damn. It wouldn't be shocking. The only thing surprising is that it's a neighbor and not cops who did the shooting

It was a creepy character anyway….

Do they really need John Redcorn?

TMZ confirmed he was shot to death. It's usually pretty reliable about these things.

[quote]Do they really need John Redcorn?

I certainly do!

Is there a KOTH curse? Luann, Dale Gribble, Lucky, John Redcorn...

And yet all the geriatrics from The Simpsons are still above ground.

If you made their money, r42, would you be interested in leaving this mortal coil?

[quote] And yet all the geriatrics from The Simpsons are still above ground.

**ahem**

Somebody once said that Bobby Hill is the most complexly written child character is television history, and I agree. Although he is instantly recognizable, he transcends being a mere type. His best quality is his constant sunniness (which is undermined usually only by worry or in one hilarious episode by where he becomes suddenly woke over Thanksgiving--excuse me, "Thanks-taking"--celebrations).

Well, don’t take his purse.

Loved the John Redcorn character. All those supporting characters helped make King of the Hill interesting and vibrant.

It's one of my favorite animated sitcoms because it's the one most grounded in reality. I'm not from Texas but from Kansas/Nebraska and all those kinds of characters in KOTH are VERY familiar to me. Including John Redcorn.

May Jonathan Joss Rest in Peace.

The voice actor dude died.

I wonder how many characters will be MAGA.

I’m sure it will be a storyline

Mike Judge has always made it clear he never wanted to get too overtly political.

If you're expecting heavy handed Trump stuff, I don't think it's gonna happen.

Now, the show will certainly use conservative shit as part of the dynamic...they always have. It's a fairly sly satire of Texas, after all.

It's also a show where Hank had issues with W running for president because Hank had shook W's hand at a rally and W had a weak handshake which horrified Hank.

I assume that Ladybird is no longer with us.

When I lived in Japan, this was on TV all the time, dubbed in Japanese. They used standard Japanese (Tokyo dialect), but they should have used a regional one like Osaka or even farther west.

[QUOTE] I assume that Ladybird is no longer with us.

Hank could’ve always gotten another dog (or two).

[quote]Who is "Connie"?

So is she Chinese or Japanese? - Hank Hill

They should make Peggy an IG TikTok social media whore. Based on her many fans of her big feet.

That’s too obvious, R56,

Great, Hank is apparently a MAGAt now.

Doesn't mean he's MAGAt, it may be he might be a little left of center. Tiny bit.

Hank probably wouldn't care for Donnie Two Scoops because he's from New York.

Nobody but Bill would be dumb enough to support Trump.

Dale would be full Qanon

[QUOTE] Doesn't mean he's MAGAt, it may be he might be a little left of center. Tiny bit.

Come on. You think Hank Rutherford Hill is a Democrat now? You think Hank has a “Don’t Blame Me I Voted for Kamala” bumper sticker on his pickup truck? Trump won damn near every county in Texas for a reason.

Did you not see "tiny bit", it doesn't mean he's a Democrat- according to r58's post, he was in the middle.

Wasn't there talk that they were going to make Bobby gay in the return?

The boy ain’t right

They live in Texas, Hank would totally be MAGA. My guess is they might use that to show how out of touch or ridiculous it is. Sort of like Archie Bunker was in All in the Family. Witch explored racial topics and even Archie unknowingly giving mouth to mouth to a drag queen.

It’s the only realistic option, R67.

Hank will think no one has common sense anymore.

Bill is MAGA

Dale is just conspiracies and doesn't trust either side.

Boomhauer is apolitical

Peggy thinks she knows policies and tries to talk, but ends up blaming Africa and India for taking those good Enron jobs away

Luanne doesn't like politics but ends up dating some really really liberal guy that pisses Hank off.

Kahn voted Democrat because "Hank Hill. Trump is a hillbilly- like you!"

John Redcorn is a Democrat and Nancy votes Democrat because of John Redcorn

I don’t think they can get away with Kahn anymore.

R70 what a shame, he was my favorite

No I’m wrong, he’s there. I was probably thinking of Apu.

"I try to not let the show get too political. To me, it's more social than political I guess you'd say, because that's funnier. I don't really like political reference humor that much. Although I liked the episode 'Hank's Bully' where Hank's talking to the mailman and he says, 'Why would anyone want to lick a stamp that has Bill Clinton on it?' To me that's just like more of a character thing about Hank than it is a political joke or anything. I don't want to do a bunch of stuff about the war, particularly."

- Mike Judge

So I doubt it will be too political

Of course we’re not expecting the series to suddenly get real political. But the show runner is the one who came out warning us about Hank no longer being in the middle. Why would he do that unless something occurs that demonstrates Hank is a MAGAT?

Hank is usually pretty reasonable, within his context.

He’s not going to try to deport Joseph. Peggy isn’t going to be a substitute ICE agent.

Hmm…the series is set in Garland, a Dallas suburb.

Judge does an brilliant job documenting the weird redneck/immigrant dynamic there.

That said, I lost interest years ago…maybe because it hits too close to home.

[quote]Hmm…the series is set in Garland, a Dallas suburb.

ARLEN.

And it's not a Dallas suburb.

R79 It’s Arlen but if your ass knew a goddamned this about the series, Judge said it was a conglomeration of Garland and Richardson.

You are not only stupid, you lack basic comprehension skills.

I trust Wikipedia over you, R79.

[quote]Though Arlen is inspired by various Texas suburban communities, its specific location in Texas is never specified in the series. Similar to the location of Springfield on The Simpsons, the location of Arlen within Texas is arbitrarily based on the needs of a particular episode's plot, and multiple episodes give conflicting information as to Arlen's geographic location within the state. For example, one episode indicates that it is just north of the Brazos River in central Texas.[4] Other episodes place it near Houston or Dallas, while others feature trips to Mexico and back taking place within a matter of hours. In the episode "Harlottown", the location is revealed to be somewhere on the Chisholm Trail. In all cases, the general location for Arlen coincides with the eastern half of the state as opposed to the western half, the latter being predominantly desert.

Remember, Hank isn't a true Texan; he was born in New York.

Wasn't Peggy born in Toronto? I think I read that here on DL. Or maybe they said she was Toronto.

[quote]I don’t think they can get away with Kahn anymore.

Hank: So are you Chinese or Japanese?

Kahn: I am Laotian, it's a whole other country.

Hank: So are you Chinese or Japanese?

Arlen is definitely not based on Dallas. Hank canonically hates Dallas.

I wonder how SpaceX would factor into this? Hank losing a lot of business because no one cares about propane anymore? You just know at least one of those characters is going to show up in a Cyber Truck. Dale perhaps.

Peggy looks great! If she’s had work done, it’s very, very good.

Hank is retired, R85.

New trailer. This is going to be good.

Finally, some justification for my Hulu subscription.

Oh how I missed Mike Judge's humor.

Why do they need to age? It's a cartoon.

Why can't they age? It's a cartoon.

Nothing will beat the critically acclaimed new Beavis and Butt-Head reboot. It’s the one animated reboot that got it right. A friend of mine worked on this new KOTH reboot and he said reactions were mixed. It’s way more toned down and Hank is MAGA.

That’s true, old Beavis and Butthead (and they are not always old in the reboot, just sometimes) is good stuff.

How is Hank retired but Bobby is only 21. Are they aging at different rates?

The kid grew up, meanwhile the parents are retired but they look the same age.

(...as they always did.)

This Hank Hill show SUCKS!

The clips they've released haven't wowed me but...we'll see how it plays out. I'm just worried it could suck as much as the Hulu reboot of Futurama which was quite bad.

King of the Hill never had much of a wow factor. I wouldn’t expect the reboot to be any different.

I agree the Beavis and Butthead reboot was amazing

The trailer looks great. Hank giving the driver four stars instead of five is perfect. Peggy making being a 5 a point of pride is exactly what you would expect of her, as is her pronouncing "vegan" wrong.