The pilot of King of the Hill introduces us to the town of Arlen, Texas, and the life of propane salesman Hank Hill. Hank spends much of his time standing in the alley outside his house, drinking beer with his three old friends: Dale Gribble, a conspiracy theorist who never notices that his wife Nancy is having an affair with her "healer" John Redcorn (or that his son Joseph looks a lot like Redcorn); Bill Dauterive, a divorced army barber; and Boomhauer, a ladies' man of indeterminate employment and even more indeterminate speech. Hank lives with his wife Peggy, a substitute Spanish teacher at Tom Landry Middle School; his son Bobby, who seems to like comedy records better than sports; Peggy's niece Luanne, an aspiring beautician; and his dog Ladybird, a bloodhound whose mother tracked down James Earl Ray.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 1 of King of the Hill resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

King of the Hill Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Pilot
• s01e02 - Square Peg
• s01e03 - The Order of the Straight Arrow
• s01e04 - Hank's Got the Willies
• s01e05 - Luanne's Saga
• s01e06 - Hank's Unmentionable Problem
• s01e07 - Westie Side Story
• s01e08 - Shins of the Father
• s01e09 - Peggy the Boggle Champ
• s01e10 - Keeping Up With Our Joneses
• s01e11 - King of the Ant Hill
• s01e12 - Plastic White Female

King of the Hill Show Summary

King of the Hill is another animation hit from Beavis and Butthead creator Mike Judge, who also voices the starring character Hank Hill, a propane gas salesman in the fictional town Arlen, Texas. Hank is often besieged by the idiosyncrasies of society, but he finds (some) serenity in his home-life with his wife, substitute Spanish teacher Peggy, his awkward son Bobby and his live-in niece-in-law Luanne Platter. Adding flavor to the ordinary dish the series serves are Hank's friends, divorcee military barber Bill Dauterive, paranoid Dale Gribble (with an obsession with Government conspiracy theories) and gibberish spouting Boomhauer.