This is a list of episodes from the first season of ''
King of the Hill
''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It aired its original non-syndicated run from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, and centers on the Hills, an Am ...
'', which aired on
Fox
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Twelve sp ...
from January 12 to May 11, 1997 for 12 episodes.
Production
The
showrunner for the season was
Greg Daniels
Gregory Martin Daniels (born June 13, 1963) is an American screenwriter, television producer, and director. He has worked on several television series, including writing for ''Saturday Night Live'' and ''The Simpsons'', adapting ''The Office (Am ...
.
Broadcast history
The season originally aired Sundays at 8:30–9:00 p.m. (
EST) on the
Fox Broadcasting Company
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.
TV Listings for May 11, 1997
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Cast and characters
Main cast
* Mike Judge as Hank Hill
Hank Rutherford HillSeason Five, Episode Ten: Yankee Hankie (at time 04:42 of 22:30) Birth Certificate has his name listed as Hank Rutherford Hill (born April 15, 1953) is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Fox animated tel ...
/ Boomhauer
Jeffrey Dexter Boomhauer III (born April 7, 1953), most commonly referred to as Boomhauer () is a fictional character in the Fox animated series '' King of the Hill'', voiced by series creator Mike Judge, known for his fast-paced and nearly-inco ...
/ Stuart Dooley (voice)
* Kathy Najimy
Kathy Ann Najimy ( ; ar, كاثي ان نجيمي ; born February 6, 1957) is an American actress and activist. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Soapdish'' (1991), ''Sister Act'' (1992), '' Hocus Pocus'' (1993), '' Hope Floats'' ( ...
as Peggy Hill
Margaret J. "Peggy" Hill ( Platter) (February 6, born 1954) is a fictional character in the Fox animated series ''King of the Hill'', voiced by Kathy Najimy. She is the matriarch of the Hill family and the wife of series protagonist Hank Hill, m ...
(voice)
* Pamela Adlon
Pamela Fionna Adlon (; ; born July 9, 1966) is an American actress. She is known for voicing Bobby Hill in the animated comedy series ''King of the Hill'' (1997–2010), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award. She also voiced Baloo in '' Jung ...
as Bobby Hill / Clark Peters (voice)
* Brittany Murphy
Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack (; November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009) was an American actress and singer. Born in Atlanta, Murphy moved to Los Angeles as a teenager and pursued a career in acting. Her breakthrough role was as Tai Fras ...
as Luanne Platter / Joseph Gribble (voice)
* Johnny Hardwick
John Michael Hardwick (born September 21, 1958) is an American voice actor, comedian, writer, producer and YouTuber. He is best known as the voice of Dale Gribble in the animated American television show ''King of the Hill''. He served as staff w ...
as Dale Gribble
Dale Alvin Gribble (born July 12, 1953) is a fictional character in the Fox animated series ''King of the Hill'', voiced by Johnny Hardwick. He is an exterminator, bounty hunter, owner of Daletech, chain smoker, gun fanatic, and paranoid belie ...
(voice)
* Stephen Root
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the television sitcom '' NewsRadio'', as Milton Waddams in the film ''Office Space'' (1999), and provided the voices of Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickl ...
as Bill Dauterive
William Fontaine de La Tour Dauterive (born June 22, 1953) is a fictional character on the Fox animated series ''King of the Hill''. He is the Hills' overweight, divorced, and clinically depressed neighbor, voiced by Stephen Root and named for s ...
/ Buck Strickland (voice)
* Toby Huss
Tobias Huss (born December 9, 1966) is an American actor, known for portraying Artie in the Nickelodeon series '' The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' (1993–1996). He is also known for his voice-over work on the long-running animated series ''King of ...
as Cotton Hill
Cotton Lyndal Hill (September 1, 1927—November 11, 2007) was a fictional character in the Fox animated series ''King of the Hill'' voiced by Toby Huss. He was the father of Hank Hill, Good Hank Hill (or "G.H."), Junichiro (his illegitimate h ...
/ Kahn Souphanousinphone, Sr. / Joe jack / Additional voices (voice)
Guest stars
* Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album '' Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of '' Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (1 ...
as Himself (voice)
* Dennis Hopper as Himself (voice)
* Chuck Mangione
Charles Frank Mangione ( ; born November 29, 1940) is an American flugelhorn player, voice actor, trumpeter and composer.
He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother ...
as Himself (voice)
* Laurie Metcalf
Laura Elizabeth Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is an American actress. Often described as a character actor, she's known for her complex and versitile roles across the stage and screen. She has received various accolades throughout her career sp ...
as Cissy Cobb (voice)
* Jennifer Coolidge as Miss Kremzer (voice)
Episodes
Home media
The season was released on DVD by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The season two episode "The Company Man" is included due to its production code.
References
{{King of the Hill
1997 American television seasons
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