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Bill Dauterive, Hank Hill, Dale Gribble, and Boomhauer stand outside holding cans in a suburban yard, with a fence, trees, and houses in the background from King of the Hill. Animated characters Luanne Platter, Peggy Hill, Bobby Hill, and Hank Hill stand around a red propane grill in a suburban backyard from King of the Hill.
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Bill Dauterive, Hank Hill, Dale Gribble, and Boomhauer stand outside holding cans in a suburban yard, with a fence, trees, and houses in the background from King of the Hill.
King of the Hill's Bill Dauterive, Hank Hill, Dale Gribble, and Jeff Boomhauer Main characters (from left) Bill Dauterive, Hank Hill, Dale Gribble, and Jeff Boomhauer, as seen in a still in King of the Hill.

King of the Hill

American television series
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King of the Hill, award-winning American animated series that aired for 13 seasons on Fox (1997–2010) and was revived by Hulu in 2025. The show was created by animator Mike Judge and former Simpsons writer Greg Daniels. It stars Judge as the titular Hank Hill. Judge, who had previously created Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–97; 2011), began working on the concept for King of the Hill in 1996, when he was encouraged by Fox executives to...

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