![]() Hank’s bimbo niece, Luanne Platter, is named after a combo platter of an entree, roll, and side called “the Lu Ann Platter” at Luby’s, a Texas based chain of cafeterias. This episode also features a prison guard named Alex de Large, who was the central character in A Clockwork Orange.ġ1. Archer would later go on to work with KOH vets Mike Judge on The Goode Family and writer Jim Dauterive on Bob’s Burgers. In the 1999 episode “Death and Taxes” death row inmate Wesley Martin Archer is named after the episode’s director Wesley Archer. Homer references Springfield’s football team playing Arlen and the shot then cuts to the Hill clan with Hank commenting “We came two thousand miles for this?” Another Simpsons/Hill blend features Homer popping a Duff, jump starting the KOH intro.ġ0. The other features Hank, Bobby, Peggy, Luanne, Bill, Dale, and Boomhauer drawn into an episode of The Simpsons. The Simpsons and King of the Hill universes crossed paths on several occasions, one where Bobby has a Bart Simpson doll on his bookshelf. My favorite guest cameo has to be Tom Petty, who came in to initially do a one-time part but became a regular because of the character’s popularity after “slipping in pee-pee.”ĩ. In addition to staffed talent like The Daily Show’s Wyatt Cenac and Louie regular Pamela Aldon, the series has had almost as many guest cameos as The Simpsons, with everyone from Snoop Dogg to Johnny Depp and Chris Rock lending their talents. There also happens to be a reservoir named Lady Bird Lake where Mike Judge currently lives in Austin, Texas.Ĩ. Hank’s dog Ladybird is named after first lady, Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson. William Fontaine “Bill” de la Tour D’Haute Rive.ħ. It wasn’t until News Radio got the axe that Root finally got the recognition he deserved for Sgt. The reason being because he was still on News Radio and his contract with NBC prevented him from being credited on another network’s show. Although Stephen Root appeared on the series from the show’s inception, he was unaccredited for the first few seasons. Bobby’s school, Tom Landry Middle School, named after Dallas Cowboys football coach Tom Landry actually does exist and is located in Irving Texas, although it’s an elementary school.Ħ. ![]() His character was based on a short animation that Mike had done for Saturday Night Live.ĥ. Actor Stephen Root - who provides the voice of Bill Dautrieve - also worked with Mike Judge on Office Space. Including Hank’s catchphrase, “That boy ain’t right.” In the episode Beavis is “working” at Burger World and Tom comments, “That boy ain’t right in the head.”Ĥ. The inspiration for Hank Hill came from the character Tom Anderson on Beavis and Butt-head. Boomhauer’s voice is based on an irate gibberish message that was left on Mike Judge’s answering machine by a caller angry about Beavis and Butt-Head.ģ. KOH creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels used an animated pencil sketch with Hank as part of their pitch to the network executives at FOX.Ģ. Hang out in an Army surplus store long enough and you’re bound to cross paths with a Dale Gribble.ġ. The characters are based in people you might actually encounter in real life. While Beavis and Butt-head took sophomoric humor to the extreme, KOH aimed more at poking fun of the straight-laced, Middle-American dream.ĭon’t get me wrong, I think Fox’s current animation block is solid enough, but while The Simpsons has veered more into the more obvious joke format of Family Guy, KOH took a more subtle approach. The series marked Mike Judge’s second big success in animation, following Beavis and Butt-Head. King of the Hill has the distinction of being the second longest running animated sitcom in television history, coming in only behind The Simpsons.
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