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King of the Hill’s Pamela Adlon Reveals Her Favorite Bobby Hill Episodes
Pamela Adlon has said she intends to keep voicing Bobby Hill for as long as possible, as King of the Hill returns with an older version of the character. Speaking before the new season’s premiere, she described the challenge of making 21-year-old Bobby sound believable while preserving the qualities that long-time viewers recognise, and said the revival was pursued only once its creators felt it had the right tone.
Adlon said the revived series grew out of an enthusiastic reunion table read in San Francisco, which persuaded co-creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels that a return could work. She chose a subtly deeper, more mature voice rather than relying on studio alteration, while naming Bobby’s gout storyline, the raccoon episode, “The Order of the Straight Arrow”, the Willie Nelson episode and “A Beer Can Named Desire” among her favourites; she has played Bobby across 15 seasons and nearly 300 episodes.
In short
- Adlon wants to voice Bobby Hill indefinitely.
- She developed a subtly older voice for adult Bobby.
- A reunion event helped convince creators to revive the series.
Explained simply
King of the Hill is an animated sitcom that originally aired from 1997 to 2010, centring on the everyday lives of a middle-class Texas family. Pamela Adlon has provided the voice of Bobby Hill, the teenage son, since the show began and continues in the role for a new revival series.
The show was popular during its original run and has remained well-regarded through reruns in the years since it ended. The revival brings back the characters as older versions, with Bobby now 21 years old, allowing for new storylines and reconnection with the original audience.
The creators decided to bring the show back only when they felt they had the right concept and direction. Adlon's connection to the character spans nearly 300 episodes across 15 seasons of the original series.