Throughout the series, Peggy's niece Luanne Platter (voiced by Brittany Murphy), the daughter of Peggy's scheming brother Hoyt (voiced by Johnny Knoxville) and his alcoholic ex-wife, Leanne (voiced by Adlon), lives with the Hill family. His characteristic lack of athleticism and interests in prop comedy and cooking are mystifying to his more conventional father but are encouraged by his mother. Hank and Peggy's only child, Bobby Hill (voiced by Pamela Adlon), is a student at Tom Landry Middle School. She is confident, sometimes to the point of lacking self-awareness. Peggy also finds employment and avocation as a freelance newspaper columnist for The Arlen Bystander as well as a Boggle champion, a notary public, a softball pitcher, and a real estate agent. His wife Peggy Hill (née Platter) (voiced by Kathy Najimy), a native of Montana, is a substitute Spanish teacher, though she has a poor grasp of the language. Hank typically serves as the de facto leader for his friends and family. He often finds his traditional conservative values challenged by the changing world around him, though his common decency always sees him through. Hank is employed as the assistant manager at Strickland Propane, selling " propane and propane accessories", a frequent catchphrase. The punning title refers to Hank as the head of the family as well as metaphorically to the children's game King of the Hill. The show centers around the Hill family, headed by the ever-responsible, hard-working, loyal, disciplined, and honest propane salesman Hank Hill (voiced by Mike Judge). King of the Hill is set in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas. The series' celebrity guest stars include Chuck Mangione (playing a fictionalized version of himself), Tom Petty (playing the recurring character Lucky), Alan Rickman (playing a king at a Renaissance fair), and numerous country music artists. King of the Hill won two Emmy Awards and was nominated for seven. In 2007, it was named by Time magazine as one of the top 100 greatest television shows of all time. Four episodes from the final season were planned to air on Fox, but later premiered in nightly syndication from May 3 to 6, 2010. The final episode aired on Fox on September 13, 2009. A total of 259 episodes aired over the course of its 13 seasons. The show became one of Fox's longest-running series. The series' popularity led to worldwide syndication, and cable reruns currently air on FXX and Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim, having aired on FX and Comedy Central in the past. The series debuted on the Fox network as a mid-season replacement in 1997, quickly becoming a success. After pitching the pilot to Fox, Judge was paired with Greg Daniels, an experienced writer who previously worked on The Simpsons. Judge began creating King of the Hill during his time making the MTV series Beavis and Butt-Head, which he also created and voiced. The show attempts to maintain a realistic approach, seeking humor in the conventional and mundane aspects of everyday life. Hank is friends with other residents on his block, especially Bill Dauterive, Dale Gribble, and Jeff Boomhauer, all of whom he has known since elementary school. Patriarch and main character Hank Hill, who works as assistant manager at Strickland Propane, is the everyman and general protagonist of the series. It centers on the Hills, an American family in the fictional city of Arlen, Texas. The series ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010. King of the Hill is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company.
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