Richard Appel
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Richard James Appel is an American writer, producer and former attorney. Since 2012, he has served as an executive producer and co-showrunner of Family Guy on Fox. He attended Harvard University and H
Appel at the 2010 Comic Con
King of the Hill
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King of the Hill is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels that initially aired on Fox from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, with four more episodes airing in syndi
Richard Appel
…was hired for The Simpsons, writing seven episodes of the show including "Mother Simpson". He moved on to become showrunner and executive producer of King of the Hill before creating the sitcom A.U.S.A.. He then worked on The Bernie Mac Show, Family Guy and American Dad! before co-creating The Cleveland Show. He was…
The design of King of the Hill was based on Texas suburbs from the 1950s, such as Arlington.
Over time, series co-creator Mike Judge reduced his role in episode production.
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