Boomhauer
Jeff Boomhauer | |
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King of the Hill character | |
First appearance | Pilot |
Created by | Mike Judge Greg Daniels |
Designed by | Mike Judge |
Voiced by | Mike Judge Vince Gill (singing) |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Jeffrey Dexter Boomhauer III |
Occupation | Texas Ranger |
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Home | 73 Rainey Street, Arlen, Texas, United States |
Nationality | American |
Jeffrey Dexter Boomhauer III most commonly referred to by his surname Boomhauer, is a character in the Fox animated series King of the Hill, voiced by series creator Mike Judge,[1][2] known for his fast-paced and nearly-incomprehensible speech.
Character overview
Boomhauer is the high school friend and neighbor of the characters Hank Hill, Bill Dauterive, and Dale Gribble. His first name was only spoken in the TV series during the season 13 episode, "Uh-Oh, Canada", when the Canadian woman with whom he'd switched houses for the summer said, "Hello, Jeff. Oh my, it's the fifteenth already?" His driver's license as shown in the series finale reads "Boomhauer, Jeff"[3] and reveals that he is 6'0".
The location of Boomhauer's house is inconsistent during the series. In the series finale, his address is shown on his driver's license as 73 Rainey Street, which would place him on the same side of the alley as Hank, Dale, and Kahn Souphanousinphone. However, in "Uh-oh, Canada", the rear of Boomhauer's house is shown to be across the alley from Dale's house, diagonally across to the right from Hank's back yard, which would place the front door of his house (and its address) on Milton Street, the same street where Bill, Luanne and Lucky live.
Boomhauer's primary pursuits are fast cars and women. He currently drives a 1971 Dodge Coronet Super Bee; in high school, he drove a late-'60s Ford Mustang nicknamed "Ms. Sally", the name being a reference to the classic Wilson Pickett song "Mustang Sally", until the car was accidentally driven into the Arlen quarry by Dale, Hank, and Bill while playing a prank on him (Dale did not know how to drive a manual car and confused the clutch for the brake pedal).
Boomhauer spends most of his spare time drinking Alamo Beer with Hank, Dale, and Bill in the alley behind Hank's house. While he enjoys his friendship with Hank, he sometimes has limited patience with Dale (whom he sharply refers to as "Gribble") and considers Bill "boring" due to his
In the episode where Hank, Bill, Dale, and Boomhauer are stuck in the water because they jumped off a boat, Boomhauer states that he dyes his hair ("
Boomhauer is apparently highly astute and often gives advice to his friends. He is also a frequent voice of truth, owning up to the wrongdoings of the group despite not always acting appropriately himself. Although, since his speech pattern is not understood by most people, his confessions are almost always ignored. In the episode "
In another episode, he mentions that his mother wanted him to become an
Three of the main characters (Hank, Dale, and Boomhauer) graduated from high school together. Bill did not complete his senior year, having enlisted in the
Occupation
Boomhauer's occupation is unclear throughout the series. Season 13 episode 20, "To Sirloin with Love", reveals that Boomhauer has a Texas Ranger badge in his wallet.[4] In season 3 episode 7, "Nine Pretty Darn Angry Men", Boomhauer, when asked about his employment during a lawnmower focus group, claims he's "done a lot of different things", and mentions something about receiving a tax-free worker's compensation settlement. It is possible that this was a cover, or that he was in a different line of work prior to becoming a Texas Ranger. In the season 5 episode "Luanne Virgin 2.0", Hank says he is going to borrow Boomhauer's limousine, but it is not explained if Boomhauer uses the limousine as a source of income or not.
Trademark speech pattern
Boomhauer's speech patterns serve as a
There is a recurring joke in which Hank occasionally cannot understand Boomhauer due to extenuating circumstances such as the complexity of the vocabulary being used (i.e., "
Yeah man, I tell ya what, man, that dang ol' internet, man, you just go in on there and point and click, talk about w-w-dot-w-com, mean you got the naked chicks on there, man, just go click, click, click, click, click, it's real easy, man.
Boomhauer's speech is satirical of "
The season 1 episode "Hank's Got the Willies" shows Boomhauer and the famously incomprehensible
Early promotional spots for the series featured clips of Boomhauer speaking, intercut with text that presented the term "Boombonics" in the style of a
Although he mumbles when speaking English, he is fluent in both Spanish and French.
Family
Boomhauer has had four relatives that have appeared on the show: his "Meemaw" (a Southern term for
Romantic life
Boomhauer's typical romantic life included
When demonstrating his abilities as a
References
- ^ "King of the Hill". IMDb. 12 January 1997. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ^ "Boomhauer". Fox Network. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ^ "Boomhauer's License".
- ^ Alan Sepinwall 'King of the Hill' says goodbye NJ.com. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-8156-5395-0.
- ^ "Zach Galifianakis Laughing at the Term "Porky's Butthole" (Starts at 4:10)". 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Animator Mike Judge" (interview). Fresh Air, 2001-02-26 (rebroadcast 2003-08-15). Retrieved 2009-05-19.