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  Caption The two incarnations of Joseph Gribble
  Portrayer Brittany Murphy (seasons 1-4)<br> Breckin Meyer (seasons 5-)
  Gender Male
  First Pilot (episode 101)
  Age 13
  Born ca 1985
  Family Nancy Gribble (mother)<br> Dale Gribble ("father")<br> John Redcorn (biological father)


Joseph John Gribble is a character on the animated television series '' King Of The Hill ''. Born in ca. 1985, he was raised by Dale Gribble and his wife Nancy . Originally, Nancy falsely attributed Joseph's traits to him having a Jamaican grandmother. Dale, a paranoid Conspiracy Theorist , believes that aliens impregnated Nancy using his own seed while he was searching for UFOs at Marfa, Texas ; he is completely unaware of his son's resemblance to John Redcorn , Nancy's personal migraine manager. In actuality, John Redcorn had been having an affair with Nancy, and Joseph is the product of that relationship - facts that Dale, though Paranoid , has never had a clue about, though most others around him could tell very easily. Joseph is a student at Tom Landry Middle School and is Bobby Hill 's best friend. Joseph is also very attracted to Bobby's cousin, Luanne Platter .

John Redcorn has tried to subtly instruct Joseph in his Native American culture, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. All things considered, Joseph is more like Dale's son than John Redcorn's - the two are very close and share a penchant for conspiracy theories. Indeed, Peggy once seriously considered revealing John Redcorn and Nancy's relationship to Dale, but balked in the end when she considered the effect it would have on Dale's relationship to Joseph.

He may have been conceived in the Arlen Caves, featured in the episode "The Son That Got Away." The Arlen Caves, a popular make-out spot for teenagers, is described by Peggy as the place where roughly half of Arlen's unwanted pregnancies occur. After hearing this, Nancy and John Redcorn exchange uncomfortable glances, which may be meant to imply this is where they had sex before Joseph was born.

Ever since Joseph's growth spurt Dale has been particularily scared of him. In one episode Dale said "I'll tell you a bed time story like I used to before you had a moustache and became so frightening." Dale will ocassionaly run away in fear from Joseph if having a conversation with him while Joseph is lifting weights.

Brittany Murphy voiced the character in seasons 1 – 4. In season 5, the character experienced a growth spurt and the first stages of Adolescence , necessitating a change in voice actors. Breckin Meyer currently provides the voice for him.


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