King of the Hill
NZ release: 11 November 2001
Moderate coarse language, sexual references Rated on: 08 August 2025
Seasons 6-13
What’s it about?
King of the Hill follows the lives of rigid-minded propane salesman Hank Hill, his family, and their friends in the quaint Texas city of Arlen, where mundane but sometimes outrageous things happen.
The facts
- Created by Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head) and Greg Daniels (The Office)
- Starring Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Adlon (Bobby Hill), Brittany Murphy (Luanne Platter), Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive, Buck Strickland), Toby Huss (Kahn, Cotton Hill), and Lauren Tom (Minh)
- English language
- 22 minutes per episode
Why did it get this rating?
This series was self-rated by the Disney+. You can find out more about cross-rating here.
Adult themes
The series deals with adult situations which may be inappropriate for younger viewers, like smoking, dysfunctional families, domestic abuse, racial stereotyping, LGBTQ+ acceptance, grieving deceased loved ones, and even subjects like sexual harassment and suicidal thoughts. Though some of these topics may go over younger viewers heads, it may encourage discussions by parents or caregivers with tamariki and rangatahi.
Sexual references
Sometimes characters can be seen making out or are implied to have engaged in sexual intercourse. These moments are usually for comic effect.
Nudity
Sometimes characters can be seen nude, but private areas are covered, and we do not see anything explicit. Nudity depictions are mostly done for comedic purposes.
Violence
Characters in King of the Hill are seen several times watching a show where a “villain” often kills his victims in brutal ways by shooting and/or stabbing them; however the violence is more slapstick-based rather than graphic in nature.
Coarse language
This show contains the use of moderate coarse language, with words like “sh*t” and “damn.”
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