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‘King of the Hill’

‘Family Guy’
Returns: 9 p.m. Sept. 28
■ Recap: In the season five finale, Peter’s pirate obsession proved fatal for his
pet parrot, and Chris fell for the intern at Brian’s vet’s office. Season six prom-
ises a parody of “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back,” a job for Lois at Fox
News, Peter repeating the third grade, and Stewie creating a time machine that
takes him and Brian back to Poland during World War II.
■ Voice cast: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Returns: 8:30 p.m. Sept. 28
■ Recap: In the 12th season finale, Peggy’s jailbird brother,
Hoyt, came back to town and caused trouble for pregnant
daughter Luanne and husband Lucky. In the end, Hoyt got
his just desserts, and Luanne was none the wiser. In season
13: Luanne and Lucky become parents, Hank goes under the
knife, Peggy realizes she’s no longer cool, and Hank learns
that his boss has an illegitimate son.
■ Voice cast: Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon,
Brittany Murphy, Johnny Hardwick, Stephen Root

‘The Simpsons’
Returns: 8 p.m. Sept. 28

■ Recap: Lisa was named entertainer of the year at the

Springfield Media Awards, and flashbacks told the story
of her rise to fame. It began when Krusty the Clown
chose her as his new assistant after
firing his first choice, Nelson.
Lisa became more popular than
Krusty and got her own show —
and an ego to match. Ultimately,
she decided she wasn’t cut
out for show business after all
and turned the spotlight back over
to Krusty at the awards show. Bart
sold all his Krusty merchandise
to Comic Book Guy for a coin
album and a bicentennial
quarter. He and Homer
‘American Dad’ became hooked on coin
collecting and tricked
Returns: 9:30 p.m. Sept. 28
Mr. Burns out of the rare
■ Recap: In the season-three finale, Stan dealt with spring “Kissing Lincolns” penny
break temptation while Francine, feeling unappreciated, by asking him to change
was visiting her parents. Coming up in season four: Stan a nickel.
becomes an exotic dancer, Roger decides to have his home ■ Voice cast: Julie Kavner,
planet destroy Earth, and Steve and his pals plan a heist Dan Castellaneta,
at a classmate’s bar mitzvah. Nancy Cartwright,
■ Voice cast: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Rachel Yeardley Smith, Harry
MacFarlane, Scott Grimes, Dee Bradley Baker Shearer, Hank Azaria