"Liked the new season": King of the Hill Season 14 is mostly garnering positive responses from fans despite "some confusing aspects"

King of the Hill Season 14 premiered on Hulu on August 4, 2025, with ten episodes. This marks the first official revival of Mike Judge and Greg Daniels' 1997 animated sitcom, which ran for thirteen seasons on Fox till 2009.

Set in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas, the sitcom follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill and his family. It explores themes of family, friendship, and parent-child relationships. The revival featured a 7-8 year time jump after the 2009 series finale, following which each character had naturally grown, and Hank's child Bobby is now a 21-year-old college dropout.

While fans are mainly appreciating King of the Hill Season 14, some of its modern aspects are not sitting right with the OG fans. The new voice cast for Kahn, Ted, and Dale is the primary complaint of the fans, who feel that their characters are missing the nostalgic feel from the original.

However, reviews for the revival are mostly positive as Reddit user NicoRobinsChair summarised:

''I actually really liked the new season. It still has that familiar sense of humor but also a bit more modern for new audiences.''

Here are more fan reactions for King of the Hill Season 14.

King of the Hill Season 14 fan reactions: What are Reddit fans saying about the classic sitcom's revival?

King of the Hill Season 14 revival was certainly good news for fans who had patiently waited for the show's return. While some aspects of the new storyline are difficult to understand, they are largely enjoying the revival and praising the nostalgic comedy of the show.

A Reddit user aptly summarised their thoughts on King of the Hill Season 14, as it had enough moments to engage old fans, while creating space for new and eager audiences:

''I thoroughly enjoyed the revival. I cracked up out loud several times. I thought there was some very sweet wholesome moments. I'm sure we'll get more answers with what happened to Luanne and them later. All in all in looking forward to future seasons.''

With the time jump, one of the most interesting parts of the revival is a grown-up Bobby Hanks, with his personal choices and life decisions. Introducing some much-needed young blood in the sitcom, fans are loving the character of 21-year-old Bobby:

''The most interesting part of the show is far and away around Bobby Hill and how he’s grown...'' a user commented

''I love the way Bobby is written, he has a good head on his shoulder for a 21 year old. I kind of want the next few seasons if they get them to focus more on him. Of course I still want hank stories though.'' u/dabocx agreed

The original sitcom featured two plots in all episodes, one focusing on Hank and his friend, and the other on his son and the kids. While both of these plots were different, they hilariously met, culminating in a wholesome climax. While King of the Hill Season 14 also follows this same approach, some fans think that the two plots feel disconnected, unlike the original sitcom.

However, many fans also argued that since Bobby, Connie, and Peggy are all grown-ups, they have their separate storylines, which are more in line with the revival. While some fans like u/ldnk complained about this change:

''The A plot and B plots don't intersect enough and that was something I think that the original run did a solid job of. Because whether the plots were Hank and Peggy/Bobby/the friends...they always interacted to a degree. Here the episodes (I've seen 3 so far) seem like both plot points suffer a bit from being a few minutes too short because its two distinct plots.''

Some fans like u/Dodge_Hickey defended this change in King of the Hill Season 14 and feel that it was important for the revival:

''It works for me, Bobby, Joseph and Connie are no longer children so why would they be intersecting with what the parents are doing. The family dynamics changed from the original run now that everyone is older.''

While the revival surely changed many things (to tune the sitcom with the changing times), most fans are appreciative of the show and want to see more magic in future seasons.

King of the Hill Season 14 is streaming on Hulu.

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