Joss, who voiced the character of John Redcorn, was shot and killed on Sunday, June 1 in San Antonio, Texas The King of the Hill revival aired an onscreen tribute to Jonathan Joss two months after his death The tribute appeared at the end of the tenth episode of season 14,

Hulu's reboot led by showrunner Saladin K. Patterson envisions a new future for "King of the Hill," but takes care to memorialize its past.

The lovable animated hero of “King of the Hill” has returned from a 15-year lull and he isn’t sure what boba tea is, how ridesharing works and is confused by all-gender bathrooms. “What kind of food is poke?” he asks his wife, Peggy.

Fifteen years after it was canceled, Mike Judge and Greg Daniels' animated comedy returns for the rare revival where merit, opportunity, and talent all deftly come together.

Nor, for that matter, the Arlen, Texas, of “King of the Hill.” Which is why — while a revival of a show that had an excellent 13-season run and a pitch-perfect ending may not have been urgent — the new season, which begins on Aug. 4 on Hulu, deserves some credit. Time did not need to pass in Arlen, but it did.