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In a monthly interview with Texas on Monday, “King of the Mountains” co-creators, Judge Mike Judge and Greg Daniels South American.
The grown judge New MexicoNext door to Texas, he and Daniels hope to portray how they could be portrayed from stereotypes when they founded “King of the Mountains” in 1997.
“From the beginning, Greg and I wanted to like these characters. We stood by them. A lot of Hollywood has a caricature with a Southern accent. We really realize that we treat these characters with dignity,” He told the media.
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Daniels notes that when creators actually study the people they portray in their performances, people tend to feel “seeing” and accurately portray the nuances of their lives.
The revival season of Peggy, Bobby and Hank Hill is “King of the Mountains.” (TV 20th TV animation/TV 20th TV animation through Getty pictures)
When Daniels Scranton, Pennsylvaniawhere the show is located, worrying that the show will only make fun of blue-collar cities and their residents.
“People feel seeing when they do research. I bring that spirit to the office,” he noted. “The people of Scranton were worried at first because they were used to being teased.
Saladin K. Patterson, the host of the upcoming “King of Mountains” revival, recalls an interview with a voice actor in Singapore, who is also a big fan of the show and shares his thoughts on the creators’ portrayal of the Southerners.
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“We are interviewing a voice actor who grew up in Singapore and is a big fan of ‘King of the Mountains,’ he said it’s one of the few American shows the Singapore government would have them watch,” he explained. “We asked him, ‘Does this give you a special view of South America?’ He was like, ‘We didn’t know they were the South. “For people abroad, King Hill actually represents the United States.”
“King of the Mountains” creator Mike Judge spoke on July 24, 2025 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Paramon+ Getty image)
In many TV shows in the late 90s and early 2000s, the creators of “King of the Hill” decided to take their TV dad, Hank Hill, in a different direction.
“Of course, when we did that, every TV dad was a fat dummy. We were like, ‘Let’s go back to ‘What my father knew best’.”
The judge said the philosophy applies not only to the show’s father figure, but also to the show’s mother, Peggy Hill.
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“It seemed a little rebellious, and then (voice actor Kathy Najimy) started playing Peggy somehow, sometimes getting her wrong and then getting a little crazy,” he said.
“King of the Mountains” runs from 1997 to 2010 and is resurrected in the new season in August.
