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King of the Hill Reboot Recasts Dale With Fan Favorite Series Star (www.cbr.com)

submitted 1 year ago by hungrycat@lemmy.world to c/kingofthehill@lemmy.world

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Toby Huss has been cast as the new voice actor for the character of Dale Gribble.

Huss voiced Kahn Souphanousinphone and Cotton Hill, as well as other characters, in over 160 episodes.

Huss voicing Kahn today (to say nothing of back in 2010) would almost certainly be problematic. And with Cotton having died in the original series, eliminating any of Huss's well known recurring characters, choosing him to stand in for Johnny Hardwick feels fitting. I think removing Dale entirely would have left a big gap in the alley, and this feels respectful enough.

Was anyone hoping they would have found a way to write Dale Gribble out of the show instead?

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[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah you gotta have Dale. I missed why the original actor can't just reprise the role?

I also wonder what's gonna happen with John Redcorn since that terrible thing has happened to Joss...

[–] hungrycat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Johnny Hardwick, the original voice actor for Dale, passed away in 2023. Supposedly Hardwick had already recorded lines for some episodes of the revival. Unknown whether they would be used at all or re-recorded with Huss.