The creators of the “King of the Hill” sought to display the southern characters with dignity

During an interview with Texas on Monday on Monday, “King of the Hill” Mike Judge and Greg Daniels explained how they sought to reflect their southern characters with “dignity” rather than relying on a typical caricature Southern Americans.

The judge who grew up in New -MexicoNext to Texas, he explained how he and Daniels wished to escape from the stereotypical image of the Southerners when they created the “King of the Hill” back in 1997.

“From the very beginning, Greag and I wanted to please this character. We are on their side. Many Hollywood are one with a southern accent as some caricature. We were very aware of these characters with dignity,” ” He said the exit.

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Daniels noted that people tend to feel “visible” when the creators actually do their studies in the group of people they reflect on their shows, and accurately reflect the subtle nuances of their lives.

Peggy, Bobby and Hank Hill since the Renaissance of the King of the Hill. (Photo on 20 TV Animation/20th TV animation via Getty Images)

When Daniels started his work in another hit -stash “in the office”, he was met with skepticism by people Scanton, PennsylvaniaWhere the show is based, fearing that the show is just mocking from the city of blue collar and its inhabitants.

“People feel seen when you conducted a study. I took this spirit to the office,” he said. “The people were worried at first because they used to mock. And I liked, ‘No, I leave the King of the hill. We try to do stories that it is right. “

Saladin K. Patterson, Show -Show, which took place “King of the Hill”, reminded of an interview with a voice actor from Singapore, who was also a big fan of the show – and shared his thoughts on the reflection of the southern creators.

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“We interviewed a voice actor who grew up in Singapore and was a great supporter of the” King of the Hill “, and he said it was one of the few American shows that the Singapore government would allow them to watch,” he explained. “We asked him,” Did you give you a certain look at South America? ” “And he liked, ‘We didn’t know they were southern. People outside the country, King of the hill actually represents America. “

Creator of the “King of the Hill” Mike Judge, who appears in Comiccon at the San Diego Conference Center on July 24, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Photo by John Kopalaf/Getti Image for Paramount+)

With many television shows in the late 90s and early 2000s, who reject their parents who do not know, and from the loop, the creators of the “King of the Hill” decided to take their dad TV Hanka Hill in the other direction.

“Of course, when we did it, every TV dad was a dummy. And we looked like,” Let’s go back to “Father is best,” Daniels recalled.

According to the judge, this philosophy was not just applied to the figure of the father’s father, but also to Peggy’s mother Hill, the judge reports.

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“It seemed a little disobedient, and when (Katie’s voice actor) began to play in Peggy in a certain way, it became fun so that she would sometimes be wrong and crazy,” he said.

“King of the Hill” ran from 1997 to 2010 and is revived from the new season in August.