FAQ for
"King of the Hill" (1997)

Arlen is located in Texas, United States. It is in Heimlich County, and near Durndle County, both of which are fictional. Some episodes indicate that Arlen is located near Houston, some episodes indicate Arlen to be near Dallas, some episodes indicate Arlen to be near Corpus Christi, and some episodes indicate Arlen to be near the United States (Texas)/Mexico border. Recent episodes show a map on the wall in the newspaper office which places Arlen where Abilene is (in real life), further muddying the waters (as this would conflict with earlier plot points). This is done on purpose so that one can't pinpoint on a map of Texas, United States where Arlen is located.

Arlen is indeed a fictional city and not a real city. The name is similar to Arlington, but Arlen is not a suburb of a larger city like Arlington is. Arlen is similar in character to several medium-sized cities from all over Texas which are large enough to have most day-to-day needs fulfilled but not major regional cities (some examples are Abilene, San Angelo, Victoria, Wichita Falls, Denton, Killeen). The exterior of several prominent buildings in the town bear a striking resemblance to those around the city of Denton.

Hank's dad, Cotton lives in Houston, Texas, United States except for the time when he lost his house and had to live at the VFW in Arlen, Texas, United States.

G.H.'s name stands for Good Hank.

VFW stands for Vetrerans of Foreign Wars. To be eligible for membership, an individual must have been honorably discharged from any of the branches of military service (or active duty) and earned a United States Governmentissued overseas expeditionary or campaign medal, or have been awarded any one of the following:

Combat Infantryman Badge Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Badge Combat Action Ribbon Korea Defense Service Medal Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border U.S. Navy SSBN Deterrent Patrol Insignia. Service in Korea from 30 June 1949 for 30 consecutive, or 60 nonconsecutive days to present hostile fire-imminent danger pay records

Anyone may visit a VFW (often a simple gathering place not unlike a pub or bar used for social events) and /or to interact with other people. Cotton Hill, Didi Hill, and G.H. Hill lost their house in Houston, Texas, United States and had to move to a VFW associated facility in Arlen, Texas, United States for a short time.

His mother is called Tilly and she is living with a man called Gary. Hank's father is named Cotton, and he remarried a woman named Didi. They had a son called Good Hank (G.H.). Cotton also fathered a son while in a Japanese hospital during the Second World War. He is called Junichiro.