cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/42724256

Original post by @cm0002@lemmy.world in !kingofthehill@lemmy.world

Returning for Season 14 on August 4th, here's a look at an official poster for Hulu and Mike Judge and Greg Daniels' King of the Hill.

At the end of the original series, Ladybird was 13 years old—beyond the average life expectancy of a Georgia Bloodhound already. We don't see Ladybird in the revival opener. It's safe to assume she'll be long gone.

Do you think Hank and Peggy will adopt a new dog in the revival?

Toby Huss has been cast as the new voice actor for the character of Dale Gribble.

Huss voiced Kahn Souphanousinphone and Cotton Hill, as well as other characters, in over 160 episodes.

Huss voicing Kahn today (to say nothing of back in 2010) would almost certainly be problematic. And with Cotton having died in the original series, eliminating any of Huss's well known recurring characters, choosing him to stand in for Johnny Hardwick feels fitting. I think removing Dale entirely would have left a big gap in the alley, and this feels respectful enough.

Was anyone hoping they would have found a way to write Dale Gribble out of the show instead?

Interesting things to note:

• Connie’s “global warming” presentation
• Garage door replacement
• Trash can replacement
• Bill is sick at onset of the COVID mask era
• Dale never actually wears his mask
• Dale doesn’t smoke in this opener
• Gribble for Mayor
• Nancy back with John Redcorn presumably
• Minh and Kahn arguing
• Boomhauer has a kid or is with someone who has a kid
• No appearance from Luanne or Lucky
• Didi still around with G.H.

Jonathan Joss, the voice actor best known as John Redcorn from "King of the Hill," was killed in a San Antonio shooting on Sunday, police said.

Deadline confirms that the King of the Hill revival will be released this summer on Hulu. The news was revealed as part of the announcement that the cast and crew of the fan-favorite animated show will reunite at the ATX TV Festival in May, including co-creators and executive producers Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, executive producer and showrunner Saladin K. Patterson, in addition to actors Pamela Adlon, Lauren Tom and Toby Huss. Their panel will include a discussion about the original series, as well as a sneak peek of the revival.

Chef Hill hopes to honor the art of Japanese robata

Robata refers to a method of cooking, similar to barbecue, in which items of food are cooked at varying speeds over hot charcoal. (Wikipedia)

Sounds like some dang ol’ conflict between Bobby and Hank coming up!

I'm still catching new things in this show

Mike Judge most recently brought back Beavis and Butthead for a new series on Paramount+ that brought the two giggling hellraisers to the present day, but this isn't the only animated revival that Judge had in mind.

King of The Hill is planning to make a return thanks to Hulu, bringing back the Hill family for the first time since the series finale aired in 2010. In a recent surprising update, the voice of Bobby Hill, Pamela Adlon, revealed what Bobby Hill's status is in the upcoming series.

Earlier this year, Adlon had spoke with the outlet Variety on the status of the King of The Hill reboot, stating how special the revival feels and the loss of cast member Johnny Hardwick, "It feels really special and there's...a new generation of young writers who are writing the scripts and finding the sweet spot of the classic, the vintage King of the Hill and the new era. We're very blessed. It's hard because we lost Johnny Hardwick, and he had recorded like four episodes, and that feels really raw. But he's there with us. It feels like a family. It feels really good."

What is Bobby Hill Up To?

In a new interview, Pamela Adlon revealed some surprising facts about just what Bobby Hill is doing at age 21 in the upcoming revival, “We're in the second season [creating] the reboot, and Bobby is 21. He's a chef in a fusion restaurant in Dallas. And it's been incredible. It's just been really fun. I think it's been freakier for Mike and Greg to think about Bobby going from 12 to being 21 and having a relationship and being a person. But don't we all go through that with our kids and our friends' kids? It is shocking when I see my friends' kids and they're all grown up. And I'm like, 'Wait a second, what just happened?' So, it's just a little bit of a mess.”

The King of The Hill comeback has yet to share an official release date that will focus on this older Bobby and his family. Luckily, the series has been hinted at to arrive next year, 2025, so the arrival of the revival is on the horizon.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/24229694

Came across this fun PSA from 2000 for the Will Rogers Institute. That King of the Hill movie looks way better than Flowers of Time, even without Charlton Heston or Ethan Hawke.

Wingo! A bright and prosperous dang ol' 2024 to all Arlenians, I tell you hwhat. Yep.

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