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Family

Dale was estranged from his father, Bug Gribble, because he saw Bug kissing his wife, Nancy, on the lips on their wedding day. In truth, Bug only kissed Nancy to hide his homosexuality as he was nearing a kiss with the Filipino caterer when Dale entered the room, so he reached for the nearest female, not realizing that it was Nancy until the damage was done. Dale did not learn the truth until 20 years later, when he witnessed his father working as a cowboy at a gay rodeo. It was here that father and son reconciled their differences. Nancy Hicks-Gribble (voiced by Ashley Gardner) is a character on the animated series King of the Hill. ... Catering is the business of providing food service at a remote site. ... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... For other uses, see Rodeo (disambiguation). ...

Although highly suspicious of the government and of other people, Dale is unaware (although everyone else knows, except for his son Joseph) that his wife Nancy has had an affair with John Redcorn for nearly 15 years, and that Redcorn is the biological father of his son, Joseph Gribble. This is apparently due in part to his blinding love for Nancy, his incredible naivete, and the fact that he thinks John Redcorn is gay. A recurring gag early on in the series was that whenever Dale would make a comment about being Joseph's father, John Redcorn would show up. The two incarnations of Joseph Gribble Joseph John Gribble is a character on the animated television series King of the Hill. ... John Redcorn John Redcorn (originally voiced by Victor Aaron, later by Jonathan Joss), is a character in the animated series King of the Hill (Character was based on Lou Diamond Phillips aka Tung Redcorn). ... The two incarnations of Joseph Gribble Joseph John Gribble is a character on the animated television series King of the Hill. ...

Lifestyle

He runs his own business, Dale’s Dead-Bug (possibly an Oedipal reference), and drives a white Dodge Caravan called The "Bugabago" (a reference to the Winnebago brand of RVs), with a large, fake, queen ant perched on the roof. The ant, which can be rotated to appear dead (legs up) or alive (legs down), was a group project of Dale and friends/neighbors Hank, Bill and Boomhauer, to help them over the emotional turmoil they shared over the death of actor Hervé Villechaize. It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled Dodge Caravan and Dodge Grand Caravan, accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Winnebago Industries Inc. ... “RV” redirects here. ... Hank Rutherford Hill is a fictional character, in the animated series King of the Hill. ... William Fontaine DeLaTour Bill Dauterive[1] (born Guillaume Fontaine de la Tour dHaute Rive) is a character in the animated series King of the Hill (voiced by Stephen Root). ... Boomhauer (voiced by Mike Judge) is a character in the animated series King of the Hill. ... Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize (April 23, 1943 – September 4, 1993) was a French actor who achieved worldwide recognition for his role as Mr. ...

Dale is an accomplished musician, with the electronic keyboard as his principal instrument. His resume includes a stint with the Propaniacs, Big Mountain Fudgecake, and the Dale Gribble Bluegrass Experience.

When the chemicals he used to kill roaches forced Dale to briefly give up his job, he took a position as a corporate hatchet-man and was spectacularly good at firing people, but his action to deal with a roach infestation at that job led him to return to extermination for good. Dale’s favorite TV shows are Sanford and Son and What’s Happening!! He enjoys drinking Alamo Beer with Hank, Bill and Boomhauer. Dale is an avid smoker of Manitoba brand cigarettes, perhaps a parody of Marlboro cigarettes, and also drinks Mountain Dew. In one episode, Dale instructs a boy, who is receiving his kidney, to give his kidney a can of Mountain Dew once a week. He further explains that his kidney likes it ("Dale Be Not Proud"). He also stockpiled barrels of Mountain Dew in preparation for Y2K in the episode "Hillennium". Sanford and Son is an American sitcom that premiered on the NBC television network on January 14, 1972 and was broadcast for six seasons. ... Whats Happening!! is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from August 5, 1976 to April 28, 1979. ... Alamo Beer is a brand of beer enjoyed by many characters on the animated series King of the Hill. ... Marlboro logo Marlboro is a brand of cigarette made by Altria. ... Mountain Dew is a caffeinated, sweet, citrus-flavored soft drink produced by PepsiCo, Inc. ... The kidneys are the organs that filter wastes (such as urea) from the blood and excrete them, along with water, as urine. ... The year 2000 problem (also known as the Y2K problem and the millennium bug) was a flaw in computer program design that caused some date-related processing to operate incorrectly for dates and times on and after January 1, 2000. ...

Perhaps owing to the research he has conducted as a conspiracy theorist, Dale has a thorough knowledge of the workings of the American government, legal system and bureaucracy. He has used this knowledge to assist his friends, both to help Hank with problems related to renewing his driver’s license, and to help John Redcorn with his land claim and lawsuit against the American government. Ironically, Dale's help for Hank in that instance came about after he realized the Warren Commission report was accurate and became obnoxiously patriotic, to the point of painting a huge American flag on Hank's house and trying to turn Hank in to the Department of Homeland Security. Warren Commission report cover page The Presidents Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as The Warren Commission, was established on November 29, 1963, by Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. ...

Dale stands 5 feet 10 inches, and can bench press 35 pounds. He shares a birthday with Van Cliburn (July 12). He is almost never seen without his signature cap and sunglasses, he even wears his sunglasses indoors at all times. Cliburn playing in the final round of the First International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. ...

He often gets caught up in his (often far fetched and extreme) conspiracy theories, which can sometimes cause him to be very selfish or double-cross his friends (particularly Hank), although in the end he usually sees sense and comes to the aid of his friends.

His trademark line is “She-she-sshhaa," usually heard too fast to phonetically understand, and he says it whenever he is impressed with himself carrying out a plan, or when springing a sudden move. He also exclaims “Wingo!” when excited and “That’s a Gribble of an idea!” when someone thinks of a solution to his problems. He's also known for exclaiming "S'go, s'go!" (a combination of "Let's go") when he's excited and wants to leave quickly and "G'h!" when he is startled or learns something that feeds into his paranoid nature.

In the episode "Tankin' it to the Streets", Dale claims to have completed a Russian correspondence course and can speak the language, though his application of this in handling an Abrams M1A2 tank isn't exactly flawless.

Smoking

Dale reveals that he doesn’t know what to do with his hands and is consequently a chain smoker (“Of Mice and Little Green Men”). He once attempted to quit smoking and switched to chewing tobacco, but abandoned the effort when his wife prohibited spitting in their house. Dale also once reacted to a cigarette being taken out of his mouth by screeching “My oral fixation!” (“Torch Song Hillogy”). Dale has been smoking since the 3rd grade (with the same brand). This could be traced back to the fact that in elementary school Dale had social acceptance issues.

According to a high ranking employee of his favorite brand's company, Dale should have died by now.

Political Views

Dale is highly suspicious of all levels of government and ardently defends his Second Amendment rights, once remarking, "Guns don't kill people; the government does." Dale also refuses to pay taxes and does not vote ("The Perils of Polling"). He runs away and sweats a lot when the IRS comes knocking on his door. In the episode "Movin' On Up", he refused to give Hank his social security number so the quartet of friends could rent a house on the block to use as a clubhouse. And in one episode, he believed the government had tested "deadly placebo drugs" on Bill, supposedly they where made by "Pfizer". The Second Amendment may refer to the: Second Amendment to the United States Constitution - part of the Bill of Rights. ... IRS is short for U.S. Internal Revenue Service short for Indian Revenue Service short for Independent rear suspension, used in automobiles. ... Pfizer Incorporated (NYSE: PFE) is a major pharmaceutical company, which ranks number one in the world in sales[2]. The company is based in New York City. ...

Rusty Shackleford

Due to his beliefs, he uses the alias Rusty Shackleford whenever he doesn’t want his real name known, including when ordering pizza. However, Dale inevitably reveals his identity anyway after a few minutes through one act of stupidity or another, such as use the two names interchangeably with the same person.

In the episode, "Peggy’s Gone to Pots," the original owner of Dale's stolen alias paid him a visit, and asked him to sign some paperwork so that Rusty could get on with his life. Apparently, Rusty Shackleford is the name of a third grade classmate of Dale's who Dale thought was dead, but in fact simply moved away. Dale has claimed to have the birth certificate of a child who died in 1953 with the name Rusty Shackleford. It is not known whether this document is real or fake. The neighborhood block charter is the only document he has ever signed with his real name; he refuses to sign any document authorized by a government official. When he speaks, he speaks slowly and hesitates between words, except when excited.

Dale also bears a resemblance to William S. Burroughs. Johnny Hardwick has stated in an interview that the voice he uses for the character is essentially a “really lousy” impression of Burroughs. In the fifth season episode “The Exterminator”, where Dale took a job in an office and was forced to shed his hat and dark glasses and don the type of generic grey suit that was Burroughs’ trademark. Like Dale Gribble, William S. Burroughs worked as an exterminator and had an interest in firearms. Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: William S. Burroughs William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914) — August 2, 1997; pronounced ), more commonly known as William S. Burroughs, was an American novelist, essayist, social critic, painter and spoken word performer. ...

Dale also looks very much like Hunter S. Thompson, with his bald head constantly covered with a hat, always wearing sunglasses. His love of firearms, anti-authoritarian stance, and dubious claims of being “in the know” Hunter Stockton Thompson (18 July 1937 – 20 February 2005) was an American journalist and author, famous for his novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. ...

Trivia

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• Dale’s last name is a tribute to Mike Gribble, who died of cancer in 1994. Gribble, along with Craig “Spike” Decker, founded the Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation in San Diego. The Festival is considered the birthplace of Beavis and Butt-Head, since Spike and Mike produced Judge’s first two Beavis and Butt-Head shorts.
• There is an inconsistency regarding the appearance of Dale’s father, Bug Gribble. When Bug was seen in a flashback from season one, in the episode “The Order of the Straight Arrow,” he looked almost exactly like Dale, only older and more rugged. This version of Bug was again shown in a flashback in the episode “Now Who’s the Dummy?” When Bug was seen in person when Hank tried to reunite Bug and Dale for Dale renewing his vows with Nancy, Bug was given an overhaul, looking nothing like Dale. However, by this time, Bug had spent many years as an open homosexual.
• The song “Get in Line” by Barenaked Ladies, on the King of the Hill soundtrack is based on Dale. The song’s music video features the band members performing various conspiracies on him.
• The Baton Rouge resident Mark Edward Marchiafava is often compared to Dale Gribble and/or Rusty Shackleford, due to his conspiracist theories, anti-government tirades, and confrontational nature.

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