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🗓️ 24 August 2022
⏱️ 17 minutes
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0:00.0 | This year marks the 25th anniversary of the animated sitcom King of the Hill created by |
0:09.6 | Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, the series ran on Fox from 1997 to 2010, and all 13 seasons |
0:15.8 | are now streaming on Who-Hoo. |
0:17.2 | The show is set in the fictional suburb of Arlen, Texas and focuses on the Hill family. |
0:22.5 | There's Hank, a propane salesman, his wife Peggy, a substitute teacher, and their son |
0:27.0 | Bobby, who is one hilariously weird kid. |
0:30.1 | I'm Stephen Thompson. |
0:31.5 | And I'm Glenn Weldon, and in this encore episode of Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR, |
0:35.6 | we revisit our conversation about King of the Hill. |
0:38.0 | Tell you what. |
0:39.0 | Also with us, Isiraya Nadia Mcdonald, senior culture critic for Andscape. |
0:43.6 | Welcome back, Isiraya. |
0:44.6 | Thank you so much. |
0:45.6 | Good to be here. |
0:46.6 | Let's start by talking about the show in broad strokes. |
0:48.6 | The dad, Hank, is voiced by Mike Judge. |
0:50.9 | He's a deeply conservative, fundamentally decent loyal family man who loves propane and |
0:55.6 | propane accessories. |
0:56.9 | His wife Peggy is voiced by the great Kathene Jimmy. |
0:59.9 | She's got a high opinion of herself and her teaching skills. |
1:02.6 | And Bobby is voiced by Pamela Adlon. |
1:04.8 | Bobby is obsessed with comedy and with performance, which makes him a complete mystery to the |
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