‘King of the Hill’ Revival Clip Confirms Return of Fan-Favorite Character

The King of the Hill revival is finally getting closer, and Hulu has dropped the first clip from the new season. The show is coming back on August 5, and fans are already picking apart every little detail from the short preview.

Along with a brand-new intro showing an older version of the Hill family, the clip also confirms the return of another original character: Nancy Gribble.

The scene shows Hank, Peggy, Nancy, and Dale visiting the George W. Bush Museum. Hank, of course, is thrilled. He’s geeking out over a baseball that was thrown out by George W. Bush himself.

But he’s just as impressed by a simple pen used to end offshore drilling. Classic Hank — getting excited about the most random political memorabilia.

But things take a weird turn when Peggy, clearly not enjoying herself, leans toward Nancy and says she’ll take her own life if she has to stay in the museum any longer. Nancy, without missing a beat, replies that she’s not allowed to leave Peggy there alone. It’s dark, but it fits the show’s awkward humor.

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This clip does more than just give us a look at the tone of the revival, it confirms Nancy Gribble is officially back in the series. And since she’s with Dale, it seems like the two are still married. Longtime fans will remember Nancy’s affair with John Redcorn was a huge running joke in the original show, even though she ended it by the end of the series. Whether that part of her past will come up again is still unknown.

Nancy was originally voiced by Ashley Gardner, but it hasn’t been confirmed if she’s returned to voice the character again.

The new intro reveals a lot too. Hank, Peggy, and Bobby are back in Arlen, Texas after living abroad for years. Hulu confirmed that the Hills had been living in Saudi Arabia, but are now retired and adjusting to a very different version of their old hometown.

“Hank and Peggy Hill are now retired and return to a changed Arlen after years of working in Saudi Arabia; and Bobby is 21 and living his best life while navigating adulthood as a chef in Dallas and enjoying his 20s with his former classmates Connie, Joseph, and Chane,” Hulu said in a press release.

We also find out that Bobby is now a chef at a trendy place that mixes German, sushi, and robata-style food, and, much to Hank’s disappointment, the restaurant doesn’t use propane.

“He’s become more centered and almost a little bit more like his dad,” said Pamela Adlon, who still voices Bobby.

Show creator Mike Judge talked about what Hank’s been going through since moving back. At the ATX Television Festival in May 2025, he explained how much has changed since Hank was last in Arlen — and how little patience Hank has for any of it.

“Hank kinda liked that women were covered up and modest [in Saudi Arabia],” said Judge, according to IndieWire. “He comes back and there’s a bike lane and a scooter lane. […] He’s looking at all the stuff that’s happened in the last 15 years, and there’s a whole world of things that would annoy Hank.”

Judge also said that aging the characters is what really made the revival click for him.

“Because it’s such a grounded realistic show, it just felt right that they would be older,” he said.

We still don’t know why exactly the Hills are back in Arlen, or whether Dale actually became mayor like the intro hints. But one thing is clear, King of the Hill is back with the same strange, dry humor that made fans love it in the first place.

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