King of the Hill season 14
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The fourteenth season of King of the Hill was released onto Hulu on August 4, 2025. It marks the first season to premiere on the service, replacing the previous broadcaster, the Fox Broadcasting Company (often simply referred to as the "Fox" network). It is the first in the series to be co-produced by co-creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels' company, Bandera Entertainment, and the final production to feature the involvement of Johnny Hardwick and Jonathan Joss who provided the voices of Dale Gribble and John Redcorn, respectively. Many other notable cast members from previous seasons did not return due to various circumstances; these included actress Brittany Murphy, who voiced Luanne Platter, and musician Tom Petty, who voiced Lucky Kleinschmidt, as both Murphy and Petty died in 2009 and 2017 respectively, long before the revival was announced. The season was the first new season of the series since the conclusion of its original run in 2009. It is also the first season animated by 20th Television Animation, as Film Roman shut down in 2018. It received critical acclaim from critics, praising it for successfully recapturing the show's spirit while aging the characters in the modern setting.
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| No.overall | No. inseason | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod.code |
| 260 | 1 | "Return of the King" | Kelly Turnbull | Mike Judge & Greg Daniels & Saladin K. Patterson | August 4, 2025 (2025-08-04) | EABE01 |
| Eight years after the events of the original show, Hank and Peggy have spent some time in Saudi Arabia and have since returned to Arlen, only to find that it is very much different. Bobby, now a head chef at a Japanese-German-American fusion restaurant he co-owns with Chane Wassanasong, hooks up with a college girl and runs into Connie Souphanisophone. | ||||||
| 261 | 2 | "The Beer Story" | Mollie Helms | Norm Hiscock | August 4, 2025 (2025-08-04) | EABE02 |
| Hank and Bobby compete in a beer competition at Dallas when they have a spat on which of their preferences of beer (for Hank, traditionally made and for Bobby, added flavor) is better. Note: This is the first episode of the series to feature Tai LaClaire and Ki Hong Lee as the voices of Joseph Gribble and Chane Wassanasong, respectively. | ||||||
| 262 | 3 | "Bobby Gets Grilled" | Allan Jacobsen | Norm Hiscock & Anthony Del Broccolo | August 4, 2025 (2025-08-04) | EABE07 |
| Bobby gets harassed by a bunch of people when they think his restaurant represents cultural appropriation while Hank, Peggy and the Gribbles join a museum tour, but Dale's constant spoutings of conspiracy theories become more popular. Note: This is the first episode of the series to feature Toby Huss and Kenneth Choi as the voices of Dale Gribble and Ted Wassanasong, respectively. | ||||||
| 263 | 4 | "Chore Money, Chore Problems" | Kyounghee Lim | Sam Fishell | August 4, 2025 (2025-08-04) | EABE03 |
| Wanting to feel useful after retirement, Hank joins Boomhauer in his door-to-door handyman business, but after Boomhauer suffers from an injury and Hank takes over, he soon discovers that Boomhauer's customers tend to get personal with the handyman. Bobby discovers that Chane and Connie are dating and pretty soon, Connie sets him up with one of her friends at a dance club. | ||||||
| 264 | 5 | "New Ref in Town" | Michael Baylis | Anthony Del Broccolo | August 4, 2025 (2025-08-04) | EABE04 |
| Hank becomes a soccer referee, but is too embarrassed to tell his soccer-aversed friends and things get complicated when Dale and Bill catch on. Bobby tries to buy a car and manages to outdo a typical shady salesman, but the owner of the dealership manages to use Bobby's kindness in order to buy an aging horse that's due to be killed. | ||||||
| 265 | 6 | "Peggy's Fadeout" | Kelly Turnbull | Jeremy Hsu | August 4, 2025 (2025-08-04) | EABE05 |
| Hank finds out that Bill lied to a group of Black barbers he used to work with that he is married to Peggy and when Peggy tells Bill to tell them the truth, Bill instead holds a fake funeral for Peggy. Bobby learns that Connie and Chane have an open relationship, and a flummoxed Bobby soon hooks up with a vegan activist named Willow. | ||||||
| 266 | 7 | "Any Given Hill-Day" | Mollie Helms & Annie Li | Erica Rosbe | August 4, 2025 (2025-08-04) | EABE06 |
| Willow joins Hank and Bobby at a fantasy football camp for the Dallas Cowboys, but Hank and Willow end up bonding, making Bobby feel like a third wheel, but he and Hank soon discover that Willow has an ulterior motive for joining them. Peggy believes that her neighbors are too locked in their devices and installs a lending library to bring the community closer together, only to realize later that the books she supplied contained bed bugs. Note: This is the last episode of the series to feature Johnny Hardwick as the voice of Dale Gribble. This episode was dedicated in memory of him. | ||||||
| 267 | 8 | "Kahn-scious Uncoupling" | Kyounghee Lim | Jeremy Hsu | August 4, 2025 (2025-08-04) | EABE09 |
| Hank finds out that Minh divorced Kahn some time ago and Kahn swears him to secrecy for the sake of their fake 30th anniversary party, but Hank soon lets Peggy in on the secret. Bobby is hired to be the party's head chef and he soon learns of the divorce, and his concern for Connie (and Dale misplacing a secret camera) soon leads to everyone at the party learning the truth. Note: This is the first episode of the series to feature Ronny Chieng as the voice of Kahn Souphanisophone. | ||||||
| 268 | 9 | "No Hank Left Behind" | Samantha Arnett | Stephanie M. Johnson | August 4, 2025 (2025-08-04) | EABE08 |
| Hank takes his teenage half-brother "Good Hank" to a male-only retreat. Peggy sprains her leg but keeps suffering from panic attacks when getting an MRI and Bobby is forced to let her stay at his apartment, where she distracts him from making preparations for his restaurant. | ||||||
| 269 | 10 | "A Sounder Investment" | Michael Baylis | Marcelina Chavira | August 4, 2025 (2025-08-04) | EABE10 |
| Hank is reluctant to invest in Boomhauer's new wild hog killing business, but begins to have second thoughts after accidentally getting his old boss Buck Strickland involved. Bobby and Connie start dating, but between trying to act their age and recapturing old memories from when they were kids, it's seemingly a work in progress. Note: This is the last episode of the series to feature Jonathan Joss as the voice of John Redcorn. This episode was dedicated in memory of him. | ||||||
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