His living room TV is rigged like a videophone. Or should I say, Rusty Shackleford? (Boomhauer, however, has slurred speech that exaggerates that of Hunter S. Thompson, suggesting that both characters are partial caricatures of Thompson). He often gets caught up in his (usually far fetched and extreme) conspiracy theories, which can sometimes cause him to be very selfish or double-cross his friends (particularly Hank), although in the end he usually sees sense and comes to the aid of his friends. The neighborhood block charter was the only document he has ever signed with his real name. 1 Biography 2 Appearance 3 Personality 4 Sexuality 4.1 Reaction 5 Relationships 5.1 Juan Pedro 6 Tropes 7 See Also 8 Navigation This section is in need of major improvement. Also, whenever Cotton visits, he gives much respect to him, even going as far as stealing a fake leg for Cotton's driver's license. Dale is also seen to be a musician, with the electronic keyboard as his principal instrument. This is also proved when he runs back for his cigarettes, despite the fact that a bomb he created is armed. In the episode "Tankin' It to the Streets", Dale claims to have completed a Russian correspondence course he downloaded from Vladimir Putin's website and can speak the language, though his application of this in handling an Abrams M1A2 tank isn't exactly flawless (having flattened Kahn Souphanousinphone's new SUV, or, as Hank put it, "hit a curb"). 's board "Dale Gribble", followed by 1007 people on Pinterest. Dale confirms the possibility that he may suffer from an eating disorder, when, in season three episode "Dog Dale Afternoon," Dale mentions "the binging, the purging," indicating that he suffers from bulimia, not anorexia, although this was while Dale was becoming more paranoid than usual. He idolizes other, more professional exterminators whom he gets to work with such as Shelia in the episode "Night and Deity" and Tommy and Rollo in "SerPUNT." Hank has conservative views about God, family 45 Dale seems to understand Bobby and be more attentive to his personal interests than either of his parents. He's not even licensed. The ant, which can be rotated to appear dead (legs up) or alive (legs down), was a group project of Dale and friends/neighbors Hank Hill, Bill Dauterive and Jeff Boomhauer to help them over the emotional turmoil they shared over the death of actor Hervé Villechaize. After failing to drive Bill's car off a cliff with Dale and Peggy mannequins inside, Dale pulls a pistol and puts a bullet in the head of Peggy's doll, perhaps symbolic of how much he dislikes her. It is not known whether this document is real or fake. He also exclaims "Wingo!" In the episode, "Peggy's Gone to Pots", the original owner of Dale's stolen alias paid him a visit, and asked him to sign some paperwork so that Rusty could get on with his life. In the episode "Movin' On Up", he refused to give Hank his social security number so the quartet of friends could rent a house on the block to use as a clubhouse. Despite his passionate dislike of Government, he has received welfare from unemployment offices under his alias "Rusty Shackleford." Dale is extremely close to Hank's father, Cotton. On another occasion, in order to save Bobby from a swarm of fire ants, he intentionally transferred them to his own body and allowed them to all bite him at the same time, an action that nearly killed him. And "crazy" in the episode "To Spank With Love." However, he never really showed much interest in spending personal time with her, and sometimes, usually in social situations, he would momentarily forget that he was married. In order to avoid a confrontation with Hank, Dale weaves quite a spectacular tale. Dale remembers when Hank was a smoker and even is thrilled when Hank re-lapses. Dale (like the rest of the gun club) is a bad shot. Hair This is why as a gun owner, he has never joined the N.R.A. While Dale is boastful and often outgoing in his schemes, he invariably turns into a coward at the slightest sight of trouble, such as when he and Bobby attempt to steal the rival school's mascot (and subsequently retreats back to Tom Landry Middle School when they realize that their mascot costume isn't protected), Dale takes off the second Bobby tells him of the incoming students from the rival school, leaving Bobby behind (Dale heads off to tell Hank so that the latter may go and save Bobby). He also saved the guys from a crazed member of the gun club claiming to be a member of the CIA. (He later indicated that "Dale's Dead Bug," of which he is owner and sole employee, was offended by things he said on air. Directed by Shaun Cashman, Klay Hall. Dale with an opossum on his shoulder in ". Dale also once reacted to a cigarette being taken out of his mouth by screeching "My oral fixation!" Hank states that Dale can only bench press 35 pounds (16 kg) and that he has proven he can "kick Dale's ass" while standing on a ladder. Unlike Hank's demeanor with Bobby, Dale is extremely attentive to Joseph's needs and feelings, and is never afraid to express his affection for him. After performing at a retirement home with his class, Bobby receives a ventriloquist's dummy from one of the residents there. P1P2Creations. 1.12 Plastic White Female (season finale), 2.01 How to Fire a Rifle Without Really Trying, 5.20 Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story, 13.24 To Sirloin With Love (series finale), Order of the Straight Arrow (Scout Troop), How to Fire a Rifle Without Really Trying, Jumpin' Crack Bass (It's a Gas, Gas, Gas), https://kingofthehill.fandom.com/wiki/Dale_Gribble?oldid=53520. Dale also once reacted to a cigarette being taken out of his mouth by screeching “My oral fixation!” (“Torch Song Hillogy”). Character Creation and Possible Influences. One episode indicates he has perimeter encompassing security cameras and motion detectors that respond in his own voice. When Dale entered the room, Bug reached for the nearest female, not realizing that it was Nancy until the damage was done. Moreover, he typically thinks most events that occur to him are motivated, malicious acts against him and not accidents, such as when Hank cuts off Dale's finger by accident using his circular saw and Dale becomes convinced that Hank meant to injure him. (He later indicated that "Dale's Dead Bug", of which he is owner and sole employee, was offended by things he said on air. Dale even gleefully ruins her birthday murder mystery entertainment and makes every attempt to further worsen the situation just to make her feel worse. Dale is clearly modeled on Hunter S. Thompson, with his bald head constantly covered with a hat, always wearing sunglasses, chain smoking, distrust of government, and love of firearms. While Dale is generally suspicious of, and rude to, most people, he seems to have a particular dislike of Hank's wife, Peggy. This forced Rusty Shackleford to remain in the neighbourhood for the course of a few days searching for Dale and in the end, all he had wanted was a signature. Joseph, unlike Bobby, has very little conflict with his father and rarely seems to feel the need to rebel against him, probably due to Dale's emotional availability and acceptance of his son's activities and tendencies – an area in which he outshines Hank. He once attempted to quit smoking and switched to chewing tobacco, but when his wife prohibited spitting in their house, he started packing the tobacco into a rolled newspaper and inhaling the fumes, which led him right back to smoking after Boomhauer lit the newspaper. Relatives He always wears his hat because he is very sensitive about his hair loss. During the episode "The Texas Skillsaw Massacre," it is revealed Dale also cares for and raises show turtles, where Dale was seen polishing a turtle using Turtle Wax and a handheld electric buffer. To avoid county laws, using his knowledge of loopholes, he constructed the tower with reduced dimensions the County had no authority to condemn (Regulations come into effect if the structure exceeds 100 square feet and exceeds 40 feet in height) at 39 feet high. When heavy rain caused flooding, Dale, fearing a Noah's ark type of flood, tapes a cigarette to one of his turtles and tells him to find dry land and plant it. Dale runs his own extermination business, Dale's Dead-Bug, although he generally does not pay taxes on his income and has filled out an income tax form only once. His bathroom is accessible via keypad lock as is access to the basement. A recurring gag early on in the series was that whenever Dale would make a comment about being Joseph's father, John Redcorn would show up. According to "The Texas Skilsaw Massacre", Dale can only bench press 35 pounds. The license plate on Dale's truck is LXD-352. However, Dale on some occasions has intentionally caused trouble for others for his pleasure; in the episode "Meet the Propaniacs", at Strickland Propane's Grillstravaganza, Dall overheard Hank telling Buck that they had ran out of CharKing grills, Dale rallied the other customers to angrily protest. However, he has a habit of horribly misconstruing information, having misunderstood placebo (a fake drug, usually sugar or colored water) for a top secret government research project and Hank for cleaning off the paint he put on Hank's roof as "defacing an American flag" in the aforementioned case. But despite their relationship, Dale and Bill still show their friendship in some cases, such being when left alone together. Dale is an avid smoker (since third grade) of Manitoba brand cigarettes, most likely a parody of Marlboro cigarettes, and also drinks Mountain Dew (which he once asked Nancy to boil). Jul 30, 2014 - Explore Elizabeth Anderson's board "Dale Gribble", followed by 219 people on Pinterest. He becomes a somewhat better shot when Minh joins the club and teaches the guys to "open their eyes and aim when they shoot." Dale Alvin Gribble Please help improve this article by editing it. A recurring gag early in the series was that whenever Dale would make a comment about being Joseph's father or being lucky enough to have a wife like Nancy, John Redcorn would show up. Dale smokes heavily, always Manitoba brand cigarettes. The Trouble with Gribbles. He states that he finds Kahn's insults toward Peggy "amusing." See more ideas about dale, king of the hill, mike judge. Due to his beliefs, he uses the alias Rusty Shackleford whenever he doesn't want his real name known, including when ordering pizza. Quite possibly this helped keep him alive when he thought he had rabies in ". In one episode, a scene change shows the end of a conversation with Dale, the subject of which bears a striking resemblance to Hunter S. Thompson's funeral (having his ashes shot out of a cannon atop a tower), and ends with Dale saying something along the lines of "That's how I'd do it.". The episode was written by Jim Dauterive, and directed by Shaun Cashman. Dale never learned of the affair throughout the run of the series. John Redcorn is a true Native American, is familiar with his tribe, and is disgruntled tha… The closest he has ever come to learning about it is in the episode where Peggy wanted to tell him, but she decided not to after seeing Dale and Joseph's relationship. It was here that father and son reconciled their differences. He was at one point the president of the Arlen Gun Club several terms in a row (simply because he had the most guns, according to Hank). In "Get Your Freak Off", Dale himself admits that a little girl could probably beat him up. Directed by Shaun Cashman, Klay Hall. Despite this, Dale and Peggy collaborate amiably in "Hank's Bully," when they enter a taxidermy contest together, as well as the episode "Full Metal Dustjacket," where Peggy owns a bookstore that Dale sells guns out of. He enjoys drinking Alamo Beer with Hank, Bill and Boomhauer. The first time Dale uses the alias Rusty Shackleford is at a Mason Lawnmowers seminar. He is remarkably scrawny with a slight beer gut. He sold the transmitter to "Mexican interests" – namely, his friend, Octavio.) In "Night and Deity," moreover, Dale is further shown to have some competency in Tagalog. Voiced most times by Brittany Murphy. However, Dale inevitably reveals his identity anyway after a few minutes through one act of stupidity or another, such as using the two names interchangeably with the same person. A few years after he hit the big screen in Clueless, Breckin Meyer signed on to voice Joseph Gribble in King of the Hill. Dale has claimed to have the birth certificate of a child who died in 1953 with the name Rusty Shackleford. The Gribble Space Program - King of the Hill YouTube Poop (YTP) He usually comes up with elaborate revenge plots that typically fail. In the episode "Life: A Loser's Manual" Dale ordered aluminum rails to finally build his tower. From these two or three sources of income, Dale always seems to be able to pay for what he needs and to fund his various projects. He is also a keen baker, as referenced in numerous episodes. He is voiced by Johnny Hardwick. In the episode "The Exterminator", Dale, waking up in the hospital and disappointed with Hank notifying Nancy, designates Peggy as his emergency contact. He blames himself for all of the problems Nancy herself caused between them while she was cheating on him, has an explicit trust in her, and pampers her constantly; lavishing compliments, favors and gifts upon her, often in the embarrassing presence of John Redcorn. Boomhauer lit the newspaper and Dale crowned him a genius. But even he feels bad when her latest birthday is a complete train wreck. A straight-laced propane salesman in Arlen, Texas tries to deal with the wacky antics of his family and friends, while also trying to keep his son in line. King of the Hill Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. In the episode "Vision Quest," Dale had a vision where he witnessed a faceless Native-American man wearing a lavish buffalo head-dress and other garb impregnating Nancy and then wound up in a hospital watching Nancy give birth to Joseph, who came out wearing exactly the same head-dress as the faceless Native American. The theme was that, whenever there was a real conspiracy going on, Dale would be totally oblivious and misread the situation. Apparently, Rusty Shackleford is the name of a third grade classmate of Dale's who Dale thought was dead, but in fact simply moved away. The Region 1 DVD was released on November 22, 2005. In the episode "Tankin' It to the Streets," Dale claims to have completed a Russian correspondence course and can speak the language, in this episode he is heard reciting perfect Russian as is done in one other episode "Nancy does Dallas" though his application of this in handling an Abrams M1A2 tank isn't exactly flawless (having flattened Kahn's new SUV, or, as Hank put it, "hit a curb"). Ironically, Dale (like the rest of the gun club) is a remarkably bad shot. Welcome to Next of Ken and in this episode, we're counting down 25 Times Dale Gribble From "King of the Hill" Was Woke AF. when he is startled or learns something that feeds into his paranoid nature. In one episode when Peggy opened a bookstore, Dale stated that he "literally has oodles of guns" and started selling them in the back of the store, complete with a firing range. According to a high-ranking Manitoba employee, Dale should have died a long time ago. In the episode "Peggy's Gone to Pots," Rusty Shackleford is revealed to be a real person after showing up on Dale's doorstep. He has coded scenarios should he ever come under threat (no matter how absurd or unlikely), albeit Nancy is oblivious to the exact nature of the scenario. Dale has claimed to have the birth certificate of a child who died in 1953 with the name Rusty Shackleford. Dale also refuses to pay taxes, does not vote at all ("The Perils of Polling"), and occasionally prints his own currency (Hank Hill typically appearing on the Hundred-Gribble bill, according to Hank in "Mega-Lo Dale"). When he and his friends became volunteer firemen, he secretly switched his full oxygen tank with Hank's low-running one just before putting out a fire. Dale is highly suspicious of all levels of government and ardently defends his Second Amendment rights, once remarking, "Guns don't kill people; the government does." He reads a lot of romance novels. Voiced by However, he caught Dale in the act, promptly dragged him to the roof, and dropped him into a wagon of manure. While his friends were athletes in high school on the football team, he was the towel manager. (a contraction of "Let's go") when rushed or excited and "G'h!" King of the Hill is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010. All things considered, this is a great episode that centers around the Hill family and their friends getting stuck at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport on Thanksgiving eve. When Redcorn, believing Dale had found out about his relationship with Nancy, sees this, he tells Dale he regrets him finding out in this way. The Trouble with Gribbles is the one hundred and second episode of King of the Hill. However, Dale inevitably reveals his identity anyway after a few minutes through one act of stupidity or another, such as using the two names interchangeably with the same person. With Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Brittany Murphy. He can eat more hot dogs at once than Bill. It is possible that he and Boomhauer are very close. [4] The role was eventually given to Johnny Hardwick. Dale said that if he were a Canadian, he would smoke pot instead. The only two documents he has ever signed with his real name were the neighbourhood block charter and a Mega-lo-Mart club card application by accident; he refuses to sign any document authorized by a government official. In contrast to the usually shallow demeanor he has towards his friends and people in general, Dale is fiercely devoted to his wife and son, and frequently displays his love for them. Images of the Joseph Gribble voice actors from the King of the Hill franchise. Dale is seen typically wearing a button up pale maroon shirt with a white undershirt, navy blue jeans and work boots. Nancy has him on an allowance. When he and his friends became volunteer firemen, he secretly switched his full oxygen tank with Hank's low-running one just before putting out a fire. He refuses to sign any document authorized by a government official. However, in “King of the Ant Hill” his envy and pride are responsible for all the woes of Hank and Bobby. Gribble FamilyUnnamed Mother (deceased)Bug Gribble (father)Joseph Gribble (legal son)Nancy Hicks-Gribble (wife)Bunny Hicks (mother-in-law) John Redcorn even told Dale in the episode "Hank Gets Dusted" that he cheated with Hank's best friend's wife for 13 years, and Dale just thought he was talking about Bill's wife, Lenore; he never questioned what Redcorn said. Hank begrudgingly warms up to the idea, but Dale is deathly afraid of it due to a traumatic childhood experience. Big Damn Heroes : Double Subverted . Dale's basement is his principal "headquarters." He sold the transmitter to "Mexican interests" – namely, his friend Octavio.). His resume includes a stint with the Propaniacs, Big Mountain Fudgecake, and the Dale Gribble Bluegrass Experience. He has mentioned that his own lack of skill results in several repeat customers. He believes most tabloid beliefs and urban legends, distrusting virtually every authority figure. Johnny Hardwick, Gun club presidentBounty hunterSmokerCamp counselorPatientPaint gunnerPropane salesmanBounty hunterBat doctorUsherTeacherConspiracy theoristWaiterKeyboardist. Pilot He enjoys drinking Alamo Beer with Hank, Bill, and Boomhauer. On another occasion, in order to save Bobby from a swarm of fire ants, he intentionally transferred them to his own body and allowed them to all bite him at the same time, an action that nearly killed him. Perhaps owing to the research he has conducted as a conspiracy theorist, Dale has a thorough knowledge of the workings of the American government, legal system and bureaucracy. Dale ate 341/8 hot dogs and temporarily became a "gurgitator" or competitive eater. An example of Dale's ignorance of Redcorn and Nancy's relationship occurs in one episode where he catches Redcorn sneaking in through a window with Nancy nearby. Like Dale Gribble, William S. Burroughs worked as an exterminator and had an interest in firearms. Dale's mother is deceased, according to the episode "Bobby on Track.". Mike Judge and Greg Daniels named him in tribute to Dan "Gribble" Costello, a close friend of Mike Judge. He also puts out an irregular newsletter titled "The Gribble Report," and was once asked by Hank not to send it to his father Cotton. They calculated that he has smoked over 991,863 cigarettes, enough to earn every item in their catalog (and he has). When his wife is … When the Arlen Longhorns had their big rematch with the Mustangs years later, Dale was allowed to play on the field with the football players themselves. Voice-over actor Johnny Hardwick has described Dale as fancying himself as a "William S. Burroughs" or "Jack Nicholson" type, guy who thinks he knows all the angles. To reiterate, there is no rational thinking with this man. Dale's mother is deceased, this fact being learned in the episode "Bobby on Track". Please help improve this article by editing it. Dale Gribble Dale states that he has simply "run out of things to say to that woman (Peggy).". He sometimes fights for a raise, to no avail. Dale Alvin Gribble (born July 12, 1953) is a fictional character in the Fox animated series King of the Hill, voiced by Johnny Hardwick. Directed by Dominic Polcino, Klay Hall. Daniel Stern was originally offered the role of Dale Gribble, but wanted too much money. when someone thinks of a solution to his problems. He finds her unattractive, arrogant, incompetent and quite dull. He seems to have an advanced immunity to poisons and toxins; having been smoking for 30 years. He does, however, uncover that teenagers were pestering the local Mega-lo Mart rather than the rats everyone else believed, in the process also discovering Chuck Mangione was living in the store. He is almost never seen without his signature Mack cap and prescription eyeglasses with sunglass lenses on a hinge (even indoors and in the shower), except on rare occasions where he is forced to remove them, as seen in the episode where he worked at a sticky notes business as a human resources director and had to adhere to a corporate dress code. He's a capable knife thrower, but he has bad marksmanship. This section is in need of major improvement. The first appearance of a character resembling Dale Gribble was on an episode of Beavis and Butthead. Dale's help for Hank in that instance came about after he realized the Warren Commission report was accurate and became obnoxiously patriotic, to the point of painting a huge American flag on Hank's house (without enough stars on it) and trying to turn Hank in to the Department of Homeland Security after he tried to remove it. It is implied that Dale does know, but is simply in denial. When preparing for Y2K, he stockpiled numerous cartons of cigarettes, and during a trip to Mexico he is shown to have taped several packs of cigarettes to his chest in order to carry them back across the US border. He has brown eyes and a slightly raspy voice. Global. " She attempts to be the one to tell Dale of Nancy's infidelities and of Hank's harboring Dale's temporarily stolen lawn-mower. King of the Hill Season 13 Episode 24 - Just Another Manic Kahn-Day - Watch King of the Hill Full Episode Online For one who rules the weak is only king of the weak, leader of nothing. This most likely coincides with Dale being an exterminator. He runs away and sweats a lot when the IRS comes knocking on his door. During an altercation with Bill, Kahn describes him as an "anorexic chain smoker." When he’s about to burst into the gun club and rescue the hostages Hank, Bill, and Boomhauer, he makes things worse and immediately gets caught by Mad Dog. 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