King of the Hill - Cotton Hill

Cotton Hill, the old man who killed "fitty men".

Cotton Hill, Hank's father, is a deranged, politically-incorrect misogynist with a hair-trigger temper. 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 (as revealed in "Cotton's Plot", he was taken from 6'4 to 5'0 in height) and stilted gait. Despite his disability, he eventually reaches the rank of Colonel in the State Militia, and is addressed as such by his friends and Dale Gribble. In episode No. 126, "Returning Japanese", it is revealed that Cotton became romantically involved with a Japanese nurse during his service in World War II resulting in the birth of his first son, Junichiro. After divorcing Hank's mother, Tilly, he marries a much younger, soft-spoken, busty blonde candy striper named Didi, an elementary-school classmate of Hank's. Didi later gives birth to Cotton's third son, who he names G.H., or "Good Hank"—implying that his middle son is "Bad Hank". Thoroughly contemptuous of Peggy, he always addresses her as "Hank's wife". Cotton often refers to his possibly-dubious wartime heroism, including his killing of "fitty (fifty) men". Despite his less-than-amiable personality, Cotton seems to have a softer side for Bobby, frequently proclaiming that he's proud of him and even taking the blame when Bobby accidentally burns down a church. Cotton spends most of his free time playing checkers and hatching absurd schemes (such as taking a speedboat to Cuba to kill Fidel Castro) with his war buddies at the VFW. By the middle of the series, Cotton is shown to have outlived all of his war buddies. Cotton himself dies, not once but twice, in episode No. 218, "Death Picks Cotton", after first suffering severe burns, then an allergic reaction to shrimp during a tirade at a Japanese restaurant. In the episode "Chasing Bobby", Peggy states that Hank's greatest fear is that Cotton will die without telling Hank that he loves him, which is exactly what occurs. Cotton's dying wish, to destroy Hank's new shed, is carried out by Dale after Cotton's death. In the episode "Serves Me Right for Giving George S. Patton the Bathroom Key", Hank completes a list of embarrassing tasks left to him by Cotton, including his last request to have his cremated remains flushed down a toilet that General George S. Patton once used, which Hank and his friends honor. Toby Huss voices Cotton Hill.