Hank Hill
| Hank Hill | |
|---|---|
| King of the Hill character | |
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| First appearance | "Pilot" (1997) |
| Last appearance | "UFC 200 promo" (2016) |
| Created by |
Mike Judge Greg Daniels |
| Voiced by | Mike Judge |
| Information | |
| Full name | Henry Rutherford Hill |
| Nickname(s) | Hank Ol' Top (by Mr. Strickland) B.H. (by Cotton Hill) Flamer (by Dale Gribble) |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Asst. Manager at Strickland Propane; former tractor salesman, employee at Mega lo Mart, and Jeans West salesman |
| Family |
Cotton Hill (father) Tilly Hill (mother) Didi Hill (stepmother) Chuck Garrison (stepfather) Hank Hill (GH or "Good Hank") (half-brother) Junichiro (half-brother) Rita (cousin) Dusty Hill (cousin) Luanne Platter (niece) Joseph Gribble (Godchild) |
| Spouse(s) | Peggy Hill (wife) |
| Children | Bobby Hill (son) |
| Religion | Christianity |
Henry (Hank) Rutherford Hill is a fictional character and the main protagonist on the Fox animated television series King of the Hill. He lives in the fictional town of Arlen, Texas with his family and works as the assistant manager of a local branch of Strickland Propane, where he sells "Propane and Propane Accessories". He likes to drink beer in the alley behind his house with his friends. He is voiced by series creator Mike Judge.The Economist described Hank Hill as one of the wisest people on television, and in 1997 Texas Monthly included him on its annual list of the most influential Texans.
When Mike Judge submitted the pilot script and drawings for King of the Hill to the Fox network, network executives advised him that Hank Hill should be younger than 49 years old, as Judge had described the character. Judge received a phone message from a network executive who told him that Hank's age should be 32, the same age as the network's average viewer. Judge later said, "I got all angry, and then I was like, 'Well, wait. It's just a drawing.' So I just went back with the same drawing and said, 'Okay, he's 34.'"
Hank has been compared to Tom Anderson, the "disapproving old man" who is a neighbor of the title characters on Judge's earlier series Beavis and Butt-head. Television columnist Frank Wooten of The Post and Courier has written, "Hank still looks and sounds like a young Mr. Anderson (beleaguered, baffled Korean War veteran of 'Beavis and Butt-head'). But he's more in touch with contemporary reality (sort of) -- and funnier." Throughout the show's run, Hank's character personality appears to primarily be built around the image of the all American, authoritarian family man. In a 2006 interview, Judge said, "Originally I was going to have Hank be his [Mr. Anderson's] son. I was kind of thinking we'd tie it into "Beavis and Butt-Head" as a sort of spinoff or something, but Fox said no."Greg Daniels, another creator of the program, has said that Hank Hill is "based on a lot of neighbors I've had… He's upset about how America is changing, and he doesn't know what to do about it."
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