Connie Souphanousinphone
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Kahn Souphanousinphone, Jr., better known as Connie, is a fictional character in the Fox animated series King of the Hill. She is voiced by Lauren Tom.
Connie is the daughter of Kahn and Minh Souphanousinphone. She was born in Anaheim where the family lived before moving to Texas. Her father, Kahn, wanted a son, and named his only daughter after himself. Because "Kahn Junior" (which her father invariably calls her) is awkward, however, she prefers being called by the diminutive "Connie."
Connie is very successful academically, can speak three languages (English, Laotian and an unidentified third language) and can play the violin very well. She is Bobby Hill's girlfriend off-and-on in the series, which gives Kahn great fear that she will marry Bobby and give him "redneck" grandchildren.
Though Connie does seem to take a moderate amount of pride in her academic success, she is not immune to the every day adolescent need to be popular, as she was once drafted by Peggy Hill to be a cheerleader. She seemed to very much enjoy the attention and remarked, "what's the opposite of invisible? I've never had to know before."
[edit] Trivia
- Connie is actually based on numerous Asian American stereotypes, for example, the belief that Asians are talented in many areas, for instance, being able to play the violin, being a straight-A student, and being pressured by her strict, traditional father, who obviously wanted to have a son.
- Connie's first menstrual cycle took place when she was staying at the Hills home while her parents were on vacation. It is debatable who was more traumatized about the event: Connie who was having her first period, or Hank Hill who was the only other person at the house when it happened.
- Due to limited space in the yearbook one year, her name was shortened by the yearbook committee to "Connie Soup."
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| Hills and Platters: | Hank | Peggy | Bobby | Luanne Platter | Cotton | Tilly | Ladybird |
| Gribbles: | Dale | Joseph | Nancy |
| Souphanousinphones: | Kahn | Minh | Connie |
| Other characters: | Boomhauer | Bill | John Redcorn | M. F. Thatherton | Chuck Mangione | Monsignor Martinez |
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| Miscellaneous: | Alamo Beer | Manger Babies | Mega Lo Mart | Strickland Propane |
| Media: | King of the Hill DVDs | List of King of the Hill episodes |
