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Joseph John Gribble (Redcorn) is a character on the animated television series
King of the Hill. He was raised by
Dale Gribble and his wife
Nancy. Originally, Nancy falsely attributed Joseph's traits to him having a Jamaican grandmother. Dale, a paranoid
conspiracy theorist, believes that aliens impregnated Nancy using his own seed while he was searching for UFOs at
Marfa, Texas; he's completely unaware of his son's resemblance to
John Redcorn, Nancy's personal migraine manager, though most others around him could tell very easily. In actuality, John Redcorn had been having an affair with Nancy, and Joseph is the product of that relationship. Dale, though
paranoid, has never had a clue about it. Joseph is a student at
Tom Landry Middle School and is
Bobby Hill's best friend. Joseph is also very attracted to Bobby's cousin,
Luanne Platter. Joseph was also an early bloomer, hitting puberty before most of his friends, including Bobby (who still hasn't) despite the fact that he's several months younger than Bobby. Bobby was once jealous that Joseph was tall, dark and surprisingly handsome (of course, because he's John Redcorn's son) and being pegged as an adult, starting in season 5's "I Don't Want to Wait for Our Lives to Be Over" the first episode to include Joseph once he began puberty.
John Redcorn has tried to subtly instruct Joseph in his
Native American culture, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. All things considered, Joseph is more like Dale's son than John Redcorn's - the two are very close and share a penchant for conspiracy theories. Indeed, Peggy once seriously considered revealing John Redcorn and Nancy's relationship to Dale, but balked in the end when she considered the effect it would have on Dale's relationship to Joseph.
He may have been conceived in the Arlen Caves, featured in the episode "The Son That Got Away." The Arlen Caves, a popular make-out spot for teenagers, is described by Peggy as the place where roughly half of Arlen's unwanted pregnancies occur. After hearing this, Nancy and John Redcorn exchange uncomfortable glances, which may be meant to imply this is where they'd sex before Joseph was born.
Ever since Joseph's growth spurt Dale has been particularly scared of him. In one episode Dale said "I'll tell you a bed time story like I used to before you'd a moustache and became so frightening." Dale will ocassionally run away in fear from Joseph if having a conversation with him while Joseph is lifting weights.
Brittany Murphy voiced the character in seasons 1 – 4. In season 5, the character experienced a growth spurt and the first stages of
adolescence, necessitating a change in voice actors.
Breckin Meyer currently provides the voice for him.
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