Just got back from the King of the Hill Reunion show at the Paramount in Austin. For the most part, it was a great time—super fun seeing the cast live, lots of laughs, and a packed crowd of fans. But there was one moment that threw the whole thing off.
Partway through the show, Jonathan Joss (voice of John Redcorn) unexpectedly showed up and kind of hijacked the event. He started calling out the cast and saying things like, “They won’t give me a mic to speak on my own show.” It was awkward and honestly pretty uncomfortable. You could tell the cast and the emcee were totally caught off guard, and the energy in the room shifted fast.
To be fair, this wasn’t totally out of nowhere—he posted on Facebook a month ago saying he’d be outside the show polishing shoes for $5. It sounded a little unhinged, but it turns out he’s been going through a really rough time. He apparently lost his house and his dog in a fire about a year ago, and he’s been homeless since then.
Still, crashing the reunion show like that felt… off. It didn’t seem planned or coordinated with the event at all, and whatever point he was trying to make just kind of got lost in the tension. No one really knew how to react, and the show carried on, but there was definitely a weird vibe for the rest of it.
Not trying to pile on the guy—he’s clearly struggling—but the way it went down was just unfortunate for everyone involved. Thought people here might want to know what happened.
