King of Author

For the 1993 film, see King of the Hill (film). For other uses, see King of the Hill
(disambiguation).

King of the Hill

 Comedy-drama
Genre
 Slice of life
 Satire

Created by  Mike Judge

 Greg Daniels

Voices of  Mike Judge

 Kathy Najimy
 Pamela Adlon
 Brittany Murphy
 Johnny Hardwick
 Stephen Root
 Toby Huss
 Tom Petty

Opening theme "Yahoos and Triangles"

by The Refreshments

Ending theme "Yahoos and Triangles"

(Reprise)

Composer(s)  Roger Neill

 John O'Connor
 Greg Edmonson
 John Frizzel
Country of origin  United States

Original language(s)  English

No. of seasons 13

No. of episodes 259 (list of episodes)

Production

Executive producer(s) Mike Judge

 Greg Daniels
 Richard Appel
 Jonathan Aibel
Glenn Berger
 John Altschuler
 Dave Krinsky

Producer(s) Mark McJimsey

Editor(s)  Lee Harting

 Kirk Benson
 Don Barrozo
 Mark Seymour
 Mark McJimsey
 Leo Papin
 Louis Russel
 Nick Gribble

Running time 21–23 minutes

 3 Arts Entertainment
Production company(s)
 Deedle-Dee Productions
 Judgemental Films
 20th Century Fox Television

Distributor 20th Television

Release

Original network Fox

Picture format  480i (4:3 SDTV) (1997–2008)

  720p (16:9 HDTV) (2009–
2010)

Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround

Sound

Original release January 12, 1997 –

May 6, 2010

King of the Hill is an American animated sitcom created by Mike

Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company that ran from
January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010. It centers on the Hills, a middle-class
American family in the fictional city of Arlen, Texas. Patriarch and main character
Hank Hill, who works as assistant manager at Strickland Propane, is
the everyman and general protagonist of the series. His
modest conservative views and biases often clash with that of his wife, Peggy;
his son, Bobby; his father, Cotton; his niece, Luanne; his boss, Buck Strickland;
and his neighbor, Kahn. 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. It attempts to maintain a realistic approach,
seeking humor in the conventional and mundane aspects of everyday life.
Judge began creating King of the Hill during his time making
the MTV series Beavis and Butt-Head, which he also created and voiced. After
pitching the pilot to Fox, Judge was paired with Greg Daniels, an experienced
writer who previously worked on The Simpsons. The series debuted on the Fox
network as a mid-season replacement in 1997, quickly becoming a hit. The
series' popularity led to worldwide syndication, and reruns aired on Adult
Swim from 2009 until 2018. Since July 24, 2018, reruns began airing on Comedy
Central. The show became one of Fox's longest-running series (third-longest as
an animated series, behind The Simpsons and Family Guy). A total of 259
episodes aired over the course of its 13 seasons. The final episode aired on Fox
on September 13, 2009. Four episodes from the final season were to have aired
on Fox, but later premiered in nightly syndication from May 3 to 6, 2010.