List of King of The Hill Characters - Other Hill, Platter, & Kleinschmidt Relatives

Other Hill, Platter, & Kleinschmidt Relatives

• Col. Cotton L. Hill (voiced by Toby Huss) — Hank's cantankerous father, Cotton was a deranged, offensive, politically incorrect misogynist with a hair-trigger temper. Despite his many shortcomings, he occasionally showed a softer side, for example in the episode "Cotton's Plot" where he helped Peggy learn to walk again after her parachuting accident and time in a full body cast left her muscles atrophied. His shins were blown off in World War II by a "Japan man's machine gun" and his feet were reattached to his knees, resulting in a short height and stilted gait. Despite his disability, he eventually reached the rank of Colonel in the State Militia, and was addressed as such by his friends and Dale. After Cotton and his first wife Tilly, Hank's mother, divorced, he married a much younger, softspoken, busty blonde candy striper named Didi who gave birth to his youngest son "G.H." ("Good Hank"). He called Peggy "Hank's Wife", never once calling her by name. He was immensely proud of his military service. Though his claim of fighting "nazzies" (Nazis) was proven false and his claim of killing "fitty men" was dubious, his participation in several of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific Theater was confirmed and his uniform was shown to be decorated with the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart. He was also awarded the Silver Star, which is on display at the VFW. Cotton suffered from post traumatic stress disorder, as he often saw images of dead Japanese soldiers threatening him. Cotton spent most of his free time playing checkers and hatching absurd schemes (such as rowing to Cuba to assassinate Fidel Castro) with his war buddies at the VFW. However, by the middle of the series, all of his war buddies had died. Cotton himself died in episode #218, "Death Picks Cotton," after suffering severe burns and an allergic reaction to shrimp during a flashback at a Japanese restaurant. In the episode "Chasing Bobby," Peggy stated that Hank's greatest fear was his father dying without telling him how much he loved him, which is exactly what happened. His dying wish of destroying Hank's new shed was carried out by Dale after Cotton's death. In "Serving Me Right for Giving George S. Patton the Bathroom Key", Hank received a box of Cottons personal possessions and a list of requests and tasks. Hank completed all the embarrassing tasks, which was in a way Cotton's plan to humiliate his son one last time. Cotton's last request was to have his cremated remains to be flushed down a bar toilet that George S Patton once used, which Hank, Dale, Bill and Boomhauer honored. Peggy claims at the end of the episode, that even though Cotton is dead, he will always find a way to disrupt their lives. Cotton's spirit and memory lives on throughout the rest of the series.

• Didi Hill (voiced by Ashley Gardner) — Didi is Cotton's second wife and a candy striper. She has breast implants and suffers from postpartum depression following the birth of Cotton's third son "G.H." She is generally depicted as docile and unintelligent, although she has a degree in optometry. Didi speaks in a voice reminiscent of Ginger from Gilligan's Island and was once a fellow student in Hank Hill's kindergarten class (in her first appearance during the eighth episode of the series, she asks Hank if he still likes finger painting). Although occasionally nasty to her, Cotton treats Didi much better than he ever treated Hank's mother, Tilly. In this same episode Peggy states that Didi is 39 years old, which should mean that Hank is also 39 at this point, though this is not supported by later episodes. Didi was absent when Cotton died. In the episode "Daletech," Cotton indicates that she was going to spend many months with her parents and without him. She often incorrectly calls Peggy her stepdaughter. She makes an appearance one year later when she arrives at the Hill's houses to hand over a box containing Cotton's personal possessions and reveals that she is engaged to a wealthy professional wrestler. Didi also reveals that she has completely cleared Cotton out of her mind. Didi, like Cotton's son G.H is not seen throughout the rest of the series.

• Good Hank "G.H." Hill — G.H. is Cotton's and Didi's infant son, and the younger of Hank's two half-brothers. G.H. is an abbreviation for "Good Hank," implying that the original Hank was unsatisfactory to his father, and the name also makes Hank sound like "Bad Hank". Hank feels envious of the new Hank being his father's favorite, and he does not consider him his brother (Hank reveals this in the episode Returning Japanese, when he finds out he has an older half brother, Junichiro, and later on says "I have a brother", instead of saying, "I have another brother"). Throughout every episode G.H. appears in, he and Hank really do nothing together or have anything in common as brothers (in part because Hank is almost 40 years older than him, and G.H. is an infant). Hank is the only family member that has never been seen throughout the series even holding G.H, most likely due to Hank's jealousy or dislike of him or to Cotton's refusal to let Hank touch his favorite son. Cotton treats G.H. much better than Hank presumably because Cotton sees him as being his second chance of being a good, and better father than he was for Hank. He bears an interesting resemblance to Bobby, and has no resemblance to his much older half brothers, Hank or Junichiro. G.H. was absent at the time of his father's death, and is not seen throughout the rest of the series.

• Ladybird — The Hills' sixteen-year-old purebred Bloodhound. Her companionship temporarily relieved Hank's stress (and narrow urethra), allowing him to impregnate Peggy. Her mother was alleged to be one of the Bloodhounds who tracked down James Earl Ray. Hank is skeptical about breeding her until her thirteenth year, when he finally breaks down and attempts to stud her with one of Mr. Strickland's hounds. However, he then discovers that Ladybird has a narrow uterus—a gag to coincide with Hank's narrow urethra. In some episodes, it seems that Hank cares about Ladybird more than he does for Bobby, like in the episode "Hank's Choice", Hank kicks Bobby out of the house into a doghouse that was supposed to be for Ladybird, but it is doubtful that Ladybird would ever take Bobby's place. It is also revealed in "Doggone Crazy" that Ladybird had become deaf.

• Junichiro Hill (voiced by David Carradine) — Junichiro is Hank's elder half-Japanese half-brother who has lived in Japan all his life. Hank and Junichiro have the same father, due to Cotton's affair with a Japanese nurse during his war days, and share many similarities in appearance and mannerisms (this in spite of the fact that Hank actually shares more of his mother's features); one of these is that when he is shocked, like Hank, he yells "BWAH!" Like Hank, Junichiro also has a narrow urethra and is an assistant manager at the company for which he works, making robots and robot accessories. He is initially uncomfortable with the idea of meeting either Cotton or Hank, but over time he sees the common bond with Hank, particularly over high value on a hard day's work, and in turn gets Hank through aspects of Japanese society he is unfamiliar with. Both brothers must stop Cotton's inane idea to spit on the Emperor of Japan, especially as that would ruin Junichiro's business reputation but with Hank's help the family reconciles before Hank returns to the U.S. Although Junichrio is largely Hank's Japanese counterpart in dedication to the job, he is more at ease talking about personal issues such as his urethra. In "Lucky's Wedding Suit," he made a cameo at Luanne and Lucky's wedding. It was also revealed in "Returning Japanese" that Cotton had slept with many women during his life, indicating that Hank and Junichiro may have more half-siblings that they are completely unaware of.

• Matilda Mae "Tilly" Hill (voiced by Tammy Wynette in 1997–1998, Beth Grant in 1999, and K Callan in 2000–2009) — Tilly is Cotton's first wife and Hank's mother. She divorced Cotton after suffering years of verbal abuse. A kind woman who collects miniatures, Tilly lives in Arizona with her husband Chuck, formerly Jewish boyfriend Gary (voiced by Carl Reiner); Hank was initially unhappy with her dating Gary (and later Chuck) and went blind when he walked in on her and Gary making love, (but regains his vision later after a talk with Gary) but later expressed his approval of her new man when Gary threatened to kick Cotton's ass if he insulted Tilly in his presence, however, it is revealed that Tilly later started dating Chuck behind Gary's back and Tilly and Gary broke up. Hank has trouble emotionally connecting with Tilly, but is a loving son who defends his mother in spite of Cotton's insults. Tilly has facial features virtually identical to Hank, indicating his mother is the source of his looks and general physical appearance. K Callan assumed the role after Wynette's death.

• Elroy "Lucky" Kleinschmidt (voiced by Tom Petty) — Lucky is Luanne's dimwitted, itinerant, but generally benign redneck husband, and is the father of Luanne's child. He lives on the remainder of the $53,000 "settlement monies" he received after "slipping on pee-pee at the Costco" (which he almost always refers to as "mah pee-pee money"). At one point Lucky's fortune dwindled down to nine thousand dollars but regained another $53,000 when an ambulance chasing lawyer paid off Lucky to avoid a lawsuit. Peggy tried very hard to break him and Luanne apart, but after Luanne's pregnancy was revealed, she and Hank reconciled the two, giving them a shotgun wedding on Lucky's request. He is also one of the guitarists for John Redcorn's band, Big Mountain Fudgecake, and occasionally plays gigs in biker bars. His favorite band is Brownsville Station. Surprisingly, he has moments of insight that prove he isn't quite as stupid as he appears, which may stem from his being consistently drunk. Despite how he may come off, he loves Luanne very much, and is very involved with her family. He enjoys the "gentlemanly pursuits" of mudding, stickin', cat-fisting, stumping, and truck racing.

• Myrna Kleinschmidt - Myrna is Lucky's sister, Luanne's sister-in-law, Gracie's aunt, and the main antagonist in "Lucky See, Monkey Do". She is an intelligent, modern mother who only appears in the episode "Lucky See, Monkey Do". She has two children, one son and one daughter (Gracie's paternal first cousins) and raises them in strict accordance with contemporary parenting practices, something which leads her into a rivalry with Peggy, whose parenting skills are from older schools of thought, over how to assist Luanne as her pregnancy due date approaches. When Luanne goes into labor, Myrna commandeers the situation and insists that Luanne have a natural, drug-free water birth, but under Hank's encouragement to think for themselves about how to raise their child, Luanne and Lucky opt for a hospital birth instead.

• Gracie Margaret Kleinschmidt — Daughter of Lucky and Luanne. She was born in the season 13 episode "Lucky See, Monkey Do." Luanne originally wanted to name her Lasagna Kleinschmidt (stating that lasagna was their favorite food), but Peggy intervened and came up with a more appropriate name.

• Leanne Platter (voiced by Pamela S. Adlon) — Leanne is Luanne's violent alcoholic mother and the main antagonist in "Leanne's Saga", who was imprisoned for stabbing her husband in the back with a fork. Though she is often mentioned during the course of the series, she appears only in the episode "Leanne's Saga," visiting Luanne in Arlen after her release from prison. According to Hank, Peggy's brother Hoyt had planned to marry a pharmacist, but wound up marrying Leanne instead after she entertained at his bachelor party. She and Bill are soon engaged, though their relationship rapidly degenerates once she starts drinking again, apparently showing her evil side when she secretly sees this as an opportunity to have revenge against those that had her in jail. Everyone, except initially Bill and Luanne, sees her as an un-ladylike, psychotic menace to society; once these two recognize the truth as well, Leanne makes more trouble at her and Bill's barbecue by deliberately going drunk, throwing a beer bottle at Bill but missing him, and eventually showing off her breasts in front of everyone. While Luanne is crying, Leanne strip dances for Buckley, who panickedly yells for help and yells for someone to get that "skank" away from him, infuriating Leanne into nearly stabbing Buckly with Peggy's fork. However, Peggy stops Leanne from doing so and scolds her for not being a better mother to Luanne. Leanne apologizes for her behaviour, only to show that her apology is false when she reverts back to her literally feral state and deliberately attacks Peggy, resulting in a catfight between the two. Leanne attempts to defeat Peggy, only this time Peggy comes up on top, using her feet to toss Leanne, and literally kicks her. Leanne steals Bill's truck and drives out of Arlen, presumably for good. In a later episode where Luanne joins a cult she thinks is a sorority, she mentions her mother being in prison, which implies Leanne got thrown back behind bars for reverting to her previous ways. Although for an unknown reason, she can be seen at Luanne and Lucky's wedding.

• Hoyt Platter (voiced by Johnny Knoxville) — Hoyt is Luanne's father, Peggy's twin brother,Leanne's ex-husband, and the main antagonist in "Life: A Loser's Manual", who ran from Arlen after Leanne stabbed him with a fork. It was later found out that he never worked on an oil rig, but was in jail for most of Luanne's life and the oil rig story was a cover so Luanne wouldn't know her father was a convict. He appears in only one episode "Life: A Loser's Manual." After being released from jail, Hoyt continues his larcenous ways to the point of tricking Lucky into confessing to a robbery Hoyt committed. Thanks to some crafty work by Hank and Peggy, Hoyt was nabbed for another crime and convinced to take the rap for the robbery. He was put back in jail presumably for life with Luanne believing the false story that he "signed a lifetime contract to return to the oil rig."

• Maddy Platter (voiced by Joanna Gleason) – Mother Platter is Peggy's and Hoyt's antagonistic mother and Bobby's and Luanne's grandmother. Mother Platter lives in Montana with her son Hoyt. She is an old-fashioned, tough-as-nails rancher type and loathes Peggy for deserting the family ranch and not marrying a local neighbor boy. Even after Peggy helps Maddy to save the ranch, she still loathes Peggy, claiming it was all her fault in the first place. Following this, she decides it is best to give up on trying mend things with her mother, and focus more on her relationship with Hank and Bobby. Strangely, earlier episode flashbacks feature a totally different "Peggy's mother" character, who is essentially an older version of Peggy - it is not made clear if one is her real mother and one is her stepmother, or if the "Maddy" mother character retconned the older version completely. However, Maddy could have became an older version of Peggy after Peggy saves the family ranch.

• Doc Platter – Doc is Peggy's father. He makes only a single major appearance, which is when Peggy, Bobby and Hank visit the family ranch. He seems to be going somewhat senile and preachy, which Hank misinterprets as old-fashion Western-style wisdom.

• Dusty Hill (Himself) — The bassist/vocalist for the band ZZ Top and Hank's antagonistic cousin. In the episode "Hank Gets Dusted," Cotton gives his prized Cadillac to Dusty without allowing Hank a chance to buy it. Dusty and his bandmates come to Arlen to film a reality show but the camera crew soon turns the focus toward driving Hank crazy. The last straw comes when Dusty enters the car in a demolition derby in which it is badly damaged; he barely escapes with his life, and the band soon chases the camera crew off. Hank and Dusty make their peace after Dusty has the car repaired and installed at the Cadillac Ranch.