Animation Dang ol' King of the Hill appreciation thread

[Lily Adler]

Chuck Mangione, who had a moderate recurring role on the series, has died at the age of 84.

One of my favorite episodes is when Dale is convinced he's living in the Megalo Mart.

 

[Teelie]

That was one of the better Mangione episodes.

 

[blueharvest]

‘King of the Hill’ Revival Keeps Up with the Times, for Better and for Worse: TV Review

Season 14 of "King of the Hill," which revives the Mike Judge series after 15 years, keeps up with the times — for better and for worse.

variety.com

TV Review: King of the Hill (Season 14) - Processed Media

There's no such thing as a perfect revival in the heartless Age of Reboots - though King of the Hill's heartfelt return comes damn close.

processedmedia.net

“King of the Hill” Slides Right Back into Confidently Funny Rhythms | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

“King of the Hill” quickly finds its footing, and a couple of the episodes in the mid-section of this 10-episode season rank among the best half-hour comedy chapters of the year, anywhere.

www.rogerebert.com

King Of The Hill Season 14 Review: The Best Revival Ever Made

Hulu and Mike Judge's King of the Hill Season 14 is honestly the best revival that has ever been made by a mile.

butwhytho.net

'King of the Hill' revival review: Hank Hill is the man America needs right now

After a 15-year break, 'King of the Hill' — the animated comedy from Mike Judge and Greg Daniels — returns with a hilarious new season on Hulu. Read our review.

ew.com

 

[blueharvest]

‘King of the Hill’ Showrunner on Writing Hank Hill for a Different Era

Saladin K. Patterson talks to The Hollywood Reporter about how he kept the revival's sense of humor and characters true to the original, and writing for a Disney-owned streamer about a present-day Texas community.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Drizzle]

I'm only three episodes in but I'm digging the new episodes. The thing I'm confused about is that there's only a 9 year time jump. I get that the original run from 1997-2009 wasn't meant to be in real time even though certain real life events occurred like George W. Bush's presidency, etc. but I feel like 9 years is a little too short a timeframe between the last season and now.

 

[Lily Adler]

I'm only three episodes in but I'm digging the new episodes. The thing I'm confused about is that there's only a 9 year time jump. I get that the original run from 1997-2009 wasn't meant to be in real time even though certain real life events occurred like George W. Bush's presidency, etc. but I feel like 9 years is a little too short a timeframe between the last season and now.

They wanted to avoid Trump.

 

[Drizzle]

They wanted to avoid Trump.

They bring up the pandemic though.

 

[Sithborg]

Don't think about animated series timeline too hard.

 

[Drizzle]

Don't think about animated series timeline too hard.

It's just interesting because of the characters now being aged up in the continuity instead of staying the same age with the world changing around them like The Simpsons and South Park.

Also, I think 21 is too young an age for Bobby/Joseph/Connie within the context of the show. They should have been aged up 15 years to make them closer to 30.

 

[Pennywise]

‘King of the Hill’ Marketing Blitz Included Tie-Ins With Podcaster Theo Von, WWE, Whataburger, NASCAR and More (EXCLUSIVE)

Disney Entertainment TV went on a marketing blitz to promote the return of "King of the Hill," partnering with Theo Von, WWE, Whataburger, more.

variety.com

 

[Lily Adler]

‘King of the Hill’ Marketing Blitz Included Tie-Ins With Podcaster Theo Von, WWE, Whataburger, NASCAR and More (EXCLUSIVE)

Disney Entertainment TV went on a marketing blitz to promote the return of "King of the Hill," partnering with Theo Von, WWE, Whataburger, more.

variety.com

Whataburger makes sense. I still miss Texas Burger. They had seasoned fries.

 

[Teelie]

No mention at all of Luanne, Lucky or Gracie. Just a blink and you'll miss it background photo on a wall reference. Literally, that was it. I had to see a screencap, zoomed in, to see that much.

Maybe season 15/2 will have an actual acknowledgement of their status.

 

[Lily Adler]

No mention at all of Luanne, Lucky or Gracie. Just a blink and you'll miss it background photo on a wall reference. Literally, that was it. I had to see a screencap, zoomed in, to see that much.

Maybe season 15/2 will have an actual acknowledgement of their status.

I don't think the show would be dark enough to kill both leaving Uncle Bobby to take care of Gracie as a parallel to Hank and Peggy taking care Luanne. Maybe I stole this from Wattpad.

 

[Teelie]

I don't think the show would be dark enough to kill both leaving Uncle Bobby to take care of Gracie as a parallel to Hank and Peggy taking care Luanne. Maybe I stole this from Wattpad.

It's stolen from somewhere. I've seen it mentioned a few times already on other parts of the internet.

They don't have to be dead though, necessarily. Maybe they moved to another part of Texas, it is big afterall. Or even *gasp* another part of the country. It doesn't have to be grim.

Gracie could visit the Hills or there be the classic one-sided phone call where Peggy or Bobby are talking to Luanne but we don't hear her side of the conversation.

I stole that from somewhere else too.

 

[Drizzle]

I saw in an interview that Judge said that they're keeping the characters retired out of respect for Murphy and Petty but I don't think a mention would be out of the question. In the same interview they said that they had to recast Dale because of him being a much more prominent character since Luann was in the show less frequently once Brittany Murphy became busier in Hollywood.

 

[Lily Adler]

I saw in an interview that Judge said that they're keeping the characters retired out of respect for Murphy and Petty but I don't think a mention would be out of the question. In the same interview they said that they had to recast Dale because of him being a much more prominent character since Luann was in the show less frequently once Brittany Murphy became busier in Hollywood.

Is that why they moved her out of the house... Only to undo all her character development...

 

[Pennywise]

‘King of the Hill’ Revival Hits 4.4 Million Views in One Week, Disney’s Biggest Adult Animated Premiere in Five Years

'King of the Hill' Season 14 premiered with 4.4 million views in five days, becoming Hulu and Disney+'s biggest adult animated premiere in five years.

variety.com

 

[Lily Adler]

‘King of the Hill’ Revival Hits 4.4 Million Views in One Week, Disney’s Biggest Adult Animated Premiere in Five Years

'King of the Hill' Season 14 premiered with 4.4 million views in five days, becoming Hulu and Disney+'s biggest adult animated premiere in five years.

variety.com

It's a hit.

 

[Lily Adler]

Oh god I just watched the episode when Boomhauer gets committed for misdiagnosed schizophrenia. Dale and Bill come to help get him out of the clinic, but fail. Hank comes in and I just hate how Bill is finally getting treatment for his depression and Hank pulls him out of there. I'm like dude needs help that you can't provide.

 

[blueharvest]

Why Did Hulu Make a 'King of the Hill' Revival? It Generated $100 Million in Streaming Revenue | Charts

"King of the Hill" made $100 million in streaming revenue for Hulu since 2020 as adult animated shows continue to be a cornerstone of the streamer.

www.thewrap.com

And here's the article without a paywall:

https://archive.ph/escWG

 

[Pennywise]

https://www.vulture.com/article/king-of-the-hill-revival-new-season-ratings.html

That boy ain’t right — but he sure is a hit for Hulu. Powered by the arrival of its first new episodes in over 15 years, King of the Hill will debut at No. 2 on Nielsen’s streaming originals and overall streaming ratings charts, per preliminary data set to be released next week. According to the ratings giant, the Mike Judge and Greg Daniels–created animated classic generated a Texas-size 1.28 billion minutes of viewing in the U.S. during the August 4–10 reporting period, ranking behind only the sophomore-season premiere of Netflix’s global smash Wednesday. The good news for Hulu (and fans who’ve already gobbled up season 14): Vulture has learned that production on another batch of KOTH episodes has already quietly wrapped, with a new season in the can and on track to arrive next year.

To be clear, Hulu has not (yet) ordered more episodes of KOTH in response to this month’s strong viewership numbers. Instead, it turns out that when Hulu announced the KOTH revival back inJanuary 2023, it ordered 20 half-hour episodes, according to people familiar with the matter. While the streamer never publicly specified the size of its episodic commitment — it simply released 10 new episodes as season 14 — that number was no secret to the show’s producers and writers, who were able to plot their story lines accordingly. The fact that Hulu would essentially order two seasons in advance shouldn’t really come as a surprise: Given the long lead times involved with animated projects, doing so was the only way to ensure that, in success, there wouldn’t be a long gap between new seasons of the show. It’s also the model Hulu used when it unfroze Futurama from its decade-long slumber in 2022, though in that case, Hulu revealed its 20-episode order from the start.

 

[blueharvest]

‘King Of The Hill’ Returns To TV With Impressive 1.2B Minutes Viewed In Premiere Week; ‘Wednesday’ Tops Nielsen Charts With Season 2A

Per Nielsen, King of the Hill put up 1.2B minutes viewed in its premiere week, putting it at No. 2 behind Wednesday in the first week of August

deadline.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Rewatched the Y2K episode and still don't like they burned all of the crap doomsday presents and not just keep them and get actual ones?