Bobby Hill is a central character and son to Hank and Peggy Hill in the animated television series King of the Hill, originally airing on the Fox television network. He is a short, overweight adolescent boy whose flamboyant behavior and fascination with the arts repeatedly frustrate his reserved, sports-savvy father. Bobby is a student at Tom Landry Middle School and participates in such extracurricular activities as ventriloquism, proctology, modeling husky clothes, shooting competitions and wizardry.http://www.adultswim.com/americaloveslists/kh_bobbymoments/page2.html
Much of the show revolves around Bobby and his father’s ability to remain close despite their numerous differences. Bobby even considers Hank to be a personal hero.http://www.tv.com/king-of-the-hill/hanks-got-the-willies/episode/4213/recap.html?tag=episode_recap;recap Their relationship is the focus of the show’s official series finale, "To Sirloin with Love". In it, Bobby proves to possess a prodigious skill in identifying the quality and attributes of meat and is invited by a local junior college to compete with the meat examination team. He helps the team win the state championship (an accomplishment Hank believes will give the two something to talk about for the rest of their lives) and the show closes with father and son grilling side-by-side.http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/king-hill-2009/episode-20-season-13/sirloin-love/100241
Background
Robert Jeffrey Hill was born September 29 in the fictional town of Arlen, Texas. He is an only child—due in part to his father's narrow urethra—but has found something of a sister figure in his older cousin, Luanne Platter. His closest friends are Joseph Gribble, son to Hank's best friend, Dale, and Connie Souphanousinphone, his Laotian neighbor. Bobby aspires to be a prop comic.http://www.wvah.com/programs/kingofthehill/BobbyHill.shtml
Quotes
- "Fourteen isn't taken, maybe that could be my special day. We could call it Sweet Fourteeno. We'll have music and dancing, and I'll have to eat fourteen hot dogs before sunset, or I shall remain a boy forever!"http://sharetv.org/shows/king_of_the_hill/cast/bobby_hill/quotes
- "That's my purse! I don't know you!"http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0026036/quotes
- "I was getting ready, but I worked up an appetite looking for dress pants, so I ordered a pizza, and that ate up a chunk of time."http://sharetv.org/shows/king_of_the_hill/cast/bobby_hill
- "I think you're seen as more of an insider. One of them. A suit. You know, they play, you dance."http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0026036/quotes
Bobby Hill - King of the Hill Promo
Promotional advertisement for King of the Hill highlighting some of Bobby Hill's more memorable moments and outbursts during the series. Bobby's natural proclivity for pop culture, theatrics and comedic showmanship are evident here and often served as a point of tension between Hank, his reserved and more sports-inclined father, and himself.
