Ranking ‘King of the Hill’ Characters By How Much They’ve Changed in the Revival

9 Dale Gribble

Despite having arguably the most eventful hiatus of the entire cast — during the time-jump, Dale ran for Arlen mayor on an anti-mask platform, won the office and then denied the results of his own election — Dale is the exact same conspiracy-obsessed, surveillance-happy, John-Redcorn-trusting nutjob that he’s always been. Even the transition in voice actors from the late Johnny Hardwick to his King of the Hill co-star Toby Huss couldn’t change Rusty Shackleford.

8 Joseph Gribble

Somehow, Dale’s only “son” still hasn’t figured out the truth behind his patrilineage that everyone around him understands to run through John Redcorn – there's a hilarious scene where Joseph complains about cultural appropriation concerns stopping a “white guy” like himself from wearing a sombrero — and, as Bobby’s 21-year-old roommate, he’s the same gullible and easily excitable best friend that he’s always been.

7 Bill Dauterive

Bill’s very survival since King of the Hill first went off the air was a bit of a surprise to King of the Hill fans (along with some of his neighbors), and in the first episode of the reboot, we learn that Bill had turned into a morbidly obese shut-in after Hank and Peggy left for Saudi Arabia. However, in the episodes following the awkward revival pilot, Bill returns to his old ways and his old normal-obese weight as he creeps on Peggy and wallows in pathetic self-pity.

6 Kahn and Minh Souphanousinphone

Spoilers ahead for anyone who hasn’t finished the new season of King of the Hill, but the the only change that the Hill family’s judgmental neighboring couple have made since we last saw them is that they’ve finally turned their generally misanthropic disdain toward each other. In one of the final episodes of the revival, we learn that the Souphanousinphones are in the process of getting divorced, but like the social climbers that they are, they’re united in their ambitions to fake matrimonial bliss until they can get into the Wassanasong family’s good graces — and maybe into the family itself.

5 Boomhauer

The most notable change to Boomhauer’s lifestyle since we last saw him is that the former womanizer has settled down with his new girlfriend and taken it upon himself to act as a father figure to her son — not that the kid has any idea what the hell Boomhauer is saying. Besides that, Boomhauer is still the same dang ol’ beer-drinking alley boy that he’s always been, albeit with way more lines on that inscrutable face.

4 Peggy Hill

Peggy’s extended stay in Sau-dye Arabi-eye hasn’t shaken her overconfidence in all matters personal and lingual, but as the secret stand-out character of the reboot, Peggy is much more community-focused and perceptive than we’ve previously known her to be. Specifically, when Peggy discovers that her neighbors have been spreading mistrust and panic on Arlen’s neighborhood app, Peggy manages to bring the entire block together with a thoughtful little free library, followed by an equally communal book burning.

3 Hank Hill

Surprisingly far from the unchanged end of the list, Hank may seem to be the exact same traditionalist that he’s always been. However, compared to the uncompromising patriarch we knew during the original King of the Hill run, Hulu Hank is much softer and more open-minded than the man who once told Bobby that soccer was a sport invented by European women to play while their husbands did all the cooking. Hank may not understand the modern world in 2025 any more than he did in the late 1990s, but the retired propane legend is much more willing to give it a chance — hell, he even likes soccer now!

2 Connie Souphanousinphone

Bobby Hill’s long-time crush was always a bit of a free spirit, especially compared to her strict parents, but college Connie is a different polyamorous beast entirely from her 12-year-old self, as creepy as that sounds. In the season finale, Bobby has to come to grips with the fact that one of his oldest friends and his first love doesn’t have the same interests today that she did as a kid. For starters, the old Connie would never date Chane Wassanasong unless under duress or to spite Bobby, which brings us to…

1 Bobby Hill

Unsurprisingly, 21-year-old, career-oriented Chef Bobby isn’t the same fun-loving eccentric that he was as a child. For starters, he’s more devoted to hard work and responsibility than we (or Hank) ever thought possible, a trait that he no doubt developed from his father’s side of the family. Bobby is also now a fluent Spanish speaker, which, naturally, couldn’t have possibly come from Peggy. Gone are the days of Bobby’s childish bids for attention and his obsession with performing grating comedy routines. Today, Bobby barely has time for anything besides his beloved restaurant Robata Chane. 

Also, much like Connie, he’s now willingly spending time with Chane, who is still such a boring, selfish douche that he doesn’t even deserve to be on this list. We all already knew that Chane will never change.