| John Redcorn | |
|---|---|
 John Redcorn |
|
| First appearance | Pilot (episode 1.01) |
| Portrayed by | Victor Aaron Jonathan Joss |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 36 |
| Occupation | New Age Healer |
| Family | unnamed sister |
| Children | Joseph Gribble (through an affair with Nancy Gribble) |
John Redcorn (originally voiced by Victor Aaron, later by Jonathan Joss), is a character in the animated series King of the Hill. A "Licensed New Age Healer", he is Nancy Gribble's Native American masseur, her former 14-year lover and the biological father of Joseph Gribble. Both Nancy's husband Dale and Joseph are completely unaware of this, although this fact is obvious to everyone else in the neighborhood, due to Joseph's close resemblance to John Redcorn. In an early episode, when Joseph refers to "my dad's truck", Bobby reluctantly asked "You mean Dale Gribble's truck?", implying that even he was aware of Joseph's real parentage. Also, in the episode, "The Son That Got Away", Nancy asks Dale, "Do you want a beer babe?" to which both Dale and John Redcorn answer "yes". In reply, Dale says, "How did he know I wanted a beer?" The Souphanousinphones figured it out very soon after moving to Arlen. Peggy was one of the last to realize it; Hank tells her 12 years into the affair, having assumed she knew but, like everyone else, refused to ever mention it. Despite Dale's dedication to various conspiracy theories, Dale is completely unaware of Joseph's true parentage due to his belief that Redcorn is gay, although he once suspected that Joseph's father was an alien. No matter how obvious the affair between John Redcorn and Nancy was, Dale never deduced it; indeed, once, after having caught the two in bed, he merely apologizes for interrupting their "migraine treatment" and rushes out. John Redcorn then mentions to Nancy that Dale is "taking some of the fun out of this." In one episode, Dale even caught Redcorn sneaking in through the window. At first it appears that Dale has finally figured it out, but he really thought Redcorn was doing something with his (Dale's) new lawnmower. "Get off of my mower and cure my wife." In a recent episode, "Hank Gets Dusted," John Redcorn, in trying to get filmed on a reality show, actually directly says to the camera that "I slept with [Hank's] best friend's wife for 13 years," with Dale standing inches away. Dale, perhaps in the frenzy of trying to be on television, does not notice and assumes that John Redcorn was referring to Bill's ex-wife. Joseph seems to be unaware that John Redcorn is his biological father. John Redcorn tries to reach out to Joseph and instill a sense of pride in him, though Joseph has little or no emotional attachment to him; as far Joseph is concerned, Redcorn is just a friend of his parents. In a lot of ways, Joseph is really more Dale's son than he is John Redcorn's. In the first four seasons, before Nancy rekindled her love affair with her husband, she and John Redcorn were seen almost constantly in each other's company. The implication is that their relationship was more substantial than a purely sexual dalliance. John Redcorn still cares about Nancy and he was hurt when she ended their affair. During one of his less inspiring moments, John Redcorn lamented to Hank "I can't believe Nancy left me..." [indicates Dale] "for THAT." Hank sadly replied "She didn't leave you for that, John Redcorn. She married THAT two years before she met you." In the Season 5 episode Spin the Choice, John Redcorn accepts the U.S. government's offer of 12 acres (5 ha) of unincorporated land to settle a lawsuit in which he sought to reclaim the 130,000 acres (530 km²) of land taken by the USA from the Anasazi tribe. Dale helped John Redcorn file his lawsuit, using the Freedom of Information Act after the two symbolically settled their differences. John Redcorn willed the land to Dale, as a token of their friendship and as a way to pass something down to Joseph, to whom John Redcorn wishes he could tell the truth. Though he was upset when Nancy broke it off he was given the chance to start it up again (in the same episode). He said no when he realized that Dale was a good (if naive) man, ending it with Nancy. In a recent episode, John Redcorn has been trying to get back together with Nancy. She was partially receptive to his advances, but later did the right thing and stayed with her husband.
Trivia
 |
Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines. The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones. |
- He is almost always addressed by his full name, John Redcorn, and never simply as John (even by Nancy during and after their affair).
- Nancy once said he has a sister, who Nancy seems to assume told everybody about their affair.
- John Redcorn likes listening to 80s Hair bands and was once a roadie for Winger, later becoming the frontman for a band, Big Mountain Fudgecake. Soon after, he became simply "Redcorn", what Dale called "The Native American Raffi" ("Redcorn Gambles with His Future").
- Redcorn is identified as being an Anasazi in the episode "Spin the Choice". This is a joke, as the Anasazi not only never settled in Texas, but culturally disappeared before the first English settlers ever reached North America.
- John Redcorn is often seen reading a book called "This Land is Our Land", a book about the Native Americans' land rights in America.
- Redcorn drives a Jeep Wrangler and wears white Sergio Valente jeans (further demonstrating his love for the 80s).
- He stands either 6'4" or 6'5" in height. At the time Nancy and he ended their affair, he was 36 years old.
- A recurring joke early on the show's run involved a mysterious breeze arising whenever Redcorn spoke about his Native American heritage also usually referred to the object/subject in question as "sacred to my people". The breeze would seemingly arise out of nowhere, causing Redcorn's long hair to flow majestically while faint "solemn" music would play in the background.
- Victor Aaron voiced the character for the first two episodes, but was killed in an auto accident. Jonathan Joss has subsequently voiced the part.
- Despite his athletic appearance, he is horrible at kickball, though he was shown excelling at baseball. However, he shows his athletic abilities when exiting through windows with his pants around his ankles.
