Having wrapped up King of the Hill‘s 13th season, series co-creator Mike Judge reflects on what it‘s like to work on over 200 episodes of the series.  While it looks like the Arlen, Texas-based animated comedy has reached its end, there are a couple installments left to air.  No dates have been released about that, but there‘s hope for return this September or October.  However, Mike Judge believes the time really has come for the end.

While King of the Hill‘s fate hangs in the balance, it still has to finish up its 13th season.  Tonight marks the season finale of the acclaimed animated series, closing off with the episode "Uh-oh Canada."

It seems that Hank Hill will live long after all. Following FOX‘s announcement that it was canceling King of the Hill after next season, other networks are apparently looking into acquiring the two-time Emmy Award-winning animated series. One of which is ABC, a network reportedly interested in bringing Mike Judge‘s show over its slate.  However, fans should not get their hopes up just yet since discussions are still in early stages at the moment, according to

In an effort to freshen up its animated slate, FOX has decided not to renew its long-running series King of the Hill as the network prepares to launch several new skeins in its Animation Domination lineup, including

For exclusive on-set videos and hot features on the new TV season, check out BuddyTV‘s Fall 2008 Preview.Network: FOXPremiere: Sunday, September 28, 8-10pm

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 King of the Hill is a sardonic animated series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels. The show maintains realism while featuring unconventional wacky humor. General themes of the show include friendship, gender issues, masculinity, sex, patriotism, family and many more.