Cotton Hill

Cotton Hill
King of the Hill character
Hank Hill (left), former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (middle), and Cotton Hill (right).
First appearance"Pilot" (1997)
Last appearance"Death Picks Cotton" (2007)
Created byMike Judge
Greg Daniels
Designed byMike Judge
Voiced byToby Huss
In-universe information
OccupationWar Veteran, Temporary Military School Commandant, Bathroom Attendant, Asbestos installer
SpouseTilly Hill (divorced), Didi Hill
ChildrenJunichiro, Hank Hill, Hank J. Hill
RelativesBobby Hill (Grandson), Dusty Hill (nephew)
NationalityAmerican

Cotton Lyndal Hill is a fictional character in the Fox animated series King of the Hill voiced by Toby Huss. He was the father of Hank Hill, Good Hank Hill (or "G.H."), Junichiro (his illegitimate half-Japanese son), and, according to him, at least 270 possible others. He was a World War II veteran who had his shins "blowed off by a Japanman's machine gun" in combat and later had his feet attached to his knees as a result. This made him a foot shorter than his relatives and caused a characteristic waddle. According to Hank, Cotton was 6'4" with his shins and was 5'0" without them. Despite his disability, he eventually reached the rank of Colonel in the Texas State Defense Forces and was addressed as such by his friends. Cotton Hill dies in the 12th season of King of the Hill at age 80 after suffering severe burns from slipping on a flat top grill.