List of King of the Hill home video releases
King of the Hill season box sets have been released on DVD since 2003 in region 1, region 2 and in region 4. Seasons one to thirteen have been released in region 1 and seasons one to five in region 2 and region 4. The first six seasons were issued by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; releases of seasons seven and onwards were by Olive Films, who acquired the rights in 2014. For details on episodes listed below, refer to the List of King of the Hill episodes.
Release summary
[edit]| DVDs | Episodes | Discs | Release dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
| Season One | 13 | 3 | July 1, 2003 | March 13, 2006 | March 15, 2006[1] |
| Season Two | 22 | 4 | November 11, 2003 | May 23, 2006[2] | |
| Season Three | 25 | 3 | December 28, 2004 | August 28, 2006 | September 26, 2006[3] |
| Season Four | 24 | 3 | May 3, 2005 | January 15, 2007 | June 19, 2007[4] |
| Season Five | 20 | 3 | November 22, 2005 | February 26, 2007 | April 23, 2008[5] |
| Season Six | 22 | 3 | May 2, 2006 | July 27, 2015[6][7] | N/A |
| Season Seven | 23 | 3 | November 18, 2014 | N/A | |
| Season Eight | 22 | 3 | August 24, 2015[8][9] | N/A | |
| Season Nine | 15 | 2 | April 7, 2015 | N/A | |
| Season Ten | 15 | 2 | February 29, 2016[10][11] | N/A | |
| Season Eleven | 12 | 2 | August 25, 2015 | N/A | |
| Season Twelve | 22 | 3 | September 22, 2015 | March 28, 2016[12] | N/A |
| Season Thirteen | 24 | 3 | October 20, 2015 | April 4, 2016[13] | N/A |
Region 1
[edit]All of the below are region 1 (North America) box sets featuring entire seasons of the show. As yet, no single disc compilation standalone DVDs have been released as they have with The Simpsons, Futurama and Family Guy.
The Complete First Season
[edit]This is the first King of the Hill box set, released on July 1, 2003. It contains all thirteen episodes produced (only 12 were aired in season 1, one episode was held over for broadcast with season 2) from the first season (1997) spread across three DVD-9s (single-sided, dual layer).
The set features Dolby Digital 2.0 audio in English and Spanish, and is presented in full-frame, with optional closed captions and subtitles in English and Spanish.
This set is the only one to present the episodes in production order; seasons 2 and onward were issued in airdate order.
Bonus features
[edit]- Crew commentaries:
- Pilot - featuring Greg Daniels, co-creator
- The Order of the Straight Arrow - featuring Klay Hall, director
- Hank's Unmentionable Problem - featuring Greg Daniels, co-creator
- The Company Man - featuring Klay Hall, director
- In-character commentaries:
- Westie Side Story - Dale Gribble and Bill Dauterive (Johnny Hardwick and Stephen Root)
- Shins of the Father - Peggy Hill and Bobby Hill (Kathy Najimy and Pamela Segall)
- Plastic White Female - Peggy Hill and Bobby Hill (Kathy Najimy and Pamela Segall)
- King of the Ant Hill - Dale Gribble and Bill Dauterive (Johnny Hardwick and Stephen Root)
- Disc introductions by Hank, Bobby and Dale
- Making-of featurette (23 minutes)
- Meet the Hills interactive gallery
- "The Do's and Don'ts" animation guide (still frames)
- Promotional spots
- Barenaked Ladies "Get in Line" music video
- Deleted scenes and animatic footage on most episodes
The Complete Second Season
[edit]This is the second King of the Hill box set, released on November 11, 2003. It contains all twenty-two episodes from the second season (1997-1998) spread across four DVD-9s (single-sided, dual layer).
From this set onward, episodes were featured in airdate order.
Bonus features
[edit]- Crew commentaries:
- How to Fire a Rifle Without Really Trying - featuring Greg Daniels, co-creator and Paul Lieberstein, writer
- In-character commentaries:
- Husky Bobby - Peggy Hill, Bobby Hill and Luanne Platter (Kathy Najimy, Pamela Segall and Brittany Murphy)
- The Man Who Shot Cane Skretteburg - Dale Gribble, Bill Dauterive and Cotton Hill (Johnny Hardwick, Stephen Root and Toby Huss)
- Three Days of the Kahndo - Dale Gribble, Bill Dauterive and Kahn Souphanousinphone (Johnny Hardwick, Stephen Root and Toby Huss)
- Leanne's Saga - Peggy Hill, Bobby Hill and Luanne Platter (Kathy Najimy, Pamela Segall and Brittany Murphy)
- Short animated director intros for 19 episodes
- 'Animation Evolution' featurette
- 'The Arlen School of Drawing' tutorial
- 'That Boy Ain't Right' book excerpts (still frames)
- 'Music Inspired by the Hills'
- 197 deleted scenes and pieces of animatic footage, covering every episode
The Complete Third Season
[edit]This is the third King of the Hill box set, released on December 28, 2004. It contains all twenty-five episodes from the third season (1998-1999) spread across three DVD-10s (double-sided, single layer).
After a four-month gap between seasons 1 and 2, this set was not released until 13 months after season two's release, in December 2004, after being initially scheduled for spring of that year; this delay was attributed to issues involving music licensing especially with the episodes "Love Hurts...And So Does Art" and "Wings of the Dope," each of which used two popular songs. This and the next three seasons are on dual sided DVDs (Three discs per set instead of the previous six). Special features were also dropped, perhaps due to a waning interest in DVD seasons in the series.
The Complete Fourth Season
[edit]This is the fourth King of the Hill box set, released on May 3, 2005. It contains all twenty-four episodes from the fourth season (1999 - 2000) spread across three DVD-10s (double-sided, single layer).
The Complete Fifth Season
[edit]This is the fifth King of the Hill box set, released on November 22, 2005. It contains all twenty episodes from the fifth season (2000-2001) spread across two double-sided and one single-sided DVD.
The Complete Sixth Season
[edit]This is the sixth King of the Hill box set, released on May 2, 2006. It contains all twenty-two episodes from the sixth season (2001-2002) spread across three DVD-10s (double-sided, single layer).
The Complete Seventh Season and The Complete Eighth Season
[edit]For unknown reasons, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment did not release additional seasons of King of the Hill on DVD. In September 2014, it was announced[14] that Olive Films had acquired the rights to release the show on DVD, and would be issuing seasons seven and eight separately on November 18, 2014, with both sets having three discs each.
The Complete Ninth Season and The Complete Tenth Season
[edit]Olive Films followed up with their release of the two prior seasons with the ninth and tenth seasons, which were released on April 7, 2015, with two 2-disc sets.[15]
The Complete Eleventh Season
[edit]The 11th season was released on August 25, 2015.[16]
The Complete Twelfth Season
[edit]The 12th season was released on September 22, 2015.[17]
The Complete Thirteenth Season
[edit]The 13th season was released on October 20, 2015.[18] aside from having a DVD release, it was also released on Blu-ray (Season 13 was the only one presented in HDTV 720p)
Region 2
[edit]The Complete First Season
[edit]This is the first King of the Hill box set, released on March 13, 2006. It contains all thirteen episodes from the first season (1997) spread across three DVD-9s (single-sided, dual layer).
The set features Dolby Digital 2.0 audio in English, and is presented in full-frame, with optional subtitles in English. Additional languages are, as yet, to be confirmed.
This set is the only one to present the episodes in production order; seasons 2 and onward are issued in airdate order.
Bonus features
[edit]- Crew commentaries:
- Pilot - featuring Greg Daniels, co-creator
- The Order of the Straight Arrow - featuring Klay Hall, director
- Hank's Unmentionable Problem - featuring Greg Daniels, co-creator
- The Company Man - featuring Klay Hall, director
- In-character commentaries:
- Westie Side Story - Dale Gribble and Bill Dauterive (Johnny Hardwick and Stephen Root)
- Shins of the Father - Peggy Hill and Bobby Hill (Kathy Najimy and Pamela Segall)
- Plastic White Female - Peggy Hill and Bobby Hill (Kathy Najimy and Pamela Segall)
- King of the Ant Hill - Dale Gribble and Bill Dauterive (Johnny Hardwick and Stephen Root)
- Disc introductions by Hank, Bobby and Dale
- Making-of featurette (23 minutes)
- Meet the Hills interactive gallery
- "The Do's and Don'ts" animation guide (still frames)
- Promotional spots
- Barenaked Ladies "Get in Line" music video
- Deleted scenes and animatic footage on most episodes
The Complete Second Season
[edit]This is the second King of the Hill box set, released alongside season 1 on March 13, 2006. It contains all twenty-two episodes from the second season (1997-1998) spread across four DVD-9s (single-sided, dual layer).
The set features Dolby Digital 2.0 audio in English and is presented in full-frame, with optional closed captions and subtitles in English. Additional languages are, as yet, to be confirmed.
From this set onward, episodes were featured in airdate order.
Bonus features
[edit]- Crew commentaries:
- How to Fire a Rifle Without Really Trying - featuring Greg Daniels, co-creator and Paul Lieberstein, writer
- In-character commentaries:
- Husky Bobby - Peggy Hill, Bobby Hill and Luanne Platter (Kathy Najimy, Pamela Segall and Brittany Murphy)
- The Man Who Shot Cane Skretteburg - Dale Gribble, Bill Dauterive and Cotton Hill (Johnny Hardwick, Stephen Root and Toby Huss)
- Three Days of the Kahndo - Dale Gribble, Bill Dauterive and Kahn Souphanousinphone (Johnny Hardwick, Stephen Root and Toby Huss)
- Leanne's Saga - Peggy Hill, Bobby Hill and Luanne Platter (Kathy Najimy, Pamela Segall and Brittany Murphy)
- Short animated director intros for 19 episodes
- 'Animation Evolution' featurette
- 'The Arlen School of Drawing' tutorial
- 'That Boy Ain't Right' book excerpts (still frames)
- 'Music Inspired by the Hills'
- 197 deleted scenes and pieces of animatic footage, covering every episode
The Complete Third Season
[edit]This is the third King of the Hill box set, which was released on August 28, 2006. It contains all twenty-five episodes from the third season (1998-1999) spread across four dual layer DVDs. The Australian release is also spread across four discs.
The Complete Fourth Season
[edit]This is the fourth King of the Hill box set, which was released on January 15, 2007. It contains all twenty-four episodes from the fourth season (1999-2000) spread across four DVD-9s (single-sided, dual layer).
The Complete Fifth Season
[edit]This is the fifth King of the Hill box set, which was released on February 26, 2007. It contains all twenty episodes from the fifth season (2000-2001) spread across four DVD-9s
References
[edit]- ^ King of the Hill - The Complete 1st Season Archived 2008-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, EzyDVD. Retrieved on October 25, 2008.
- ^ King of the Hill - The Complete 2nd Season Archived 2008-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, EzyDVD. Retrieved on October 25, 2008.
- ^ King of the Hill - The Complete 3rd Season Archived 2008-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, EzyDVD. Retrieved on October 25, 2008.
- ^ King of the Hill - The Complete 4th Season Archived 2008-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, EzyDVD. Retrieved on October 25, 2008.
- ^ King of the Hill - The Complete 5th Season[permanent dead link], DVD Crave. Retrieved on May 18, 2009.
- ^ King of the Hill - The Complete 6th Season, Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on May 11, 2015.
- ^ King of the Hill - The Complete 7th Season, Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on May 11, 2015.
- ^ King of the Hill - The Complete 8th Season, Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on May 11, 2015.
- ^ King of the Hill - The Complete 9th Season, Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on May 11, 2015.
- ^ "King Of The Hill - Season 10 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. 29 February 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "King Of The Hill - Season 11 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. 29 February 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "King Of The Hill - Season 12 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "King Of The Hill - Season 13 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "King of the Hill - AT LAST! '7th Season' and '8th Season' Sets...From Olive Films!". TVShowsonDVD.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "King of the Hill DVD news: Release Date for Complete 9th Season and Complete 10th Season | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "King Of The Hill: The Complete 11th Season | Olive Films". Archived from the original on 2015-09-04.
- ^ "King of the Hill DVD news: Announcement for King of the Hill - Complete 12th Season | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ^ "Amazon.com". Amazon. July 2016.