James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is the former president of the United States of America (1977–1981). He appeared in the Season 6 episode "The Father, the Son, and J.C.," and was voiced by David Herman.
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Season 6[]
Jimmy Carter's character, who was working on building a house for Habit for Humanity, saw Bobby Hill sulking on the house's porch. Once Bobby relayed the animosity between his father Hank Hill and his grandfather Cotton Hill, Carter agreed to act as a negotiator between them. Going to the Niefkos' house which Cotton barricaded himself in, Carter stepped out of his limousine much to Hank and Peggy's surprise. After commending Peggy's service as a teacher, Carter entered the house against the wishes of his Secret Service bodyguards. The former U.S. President was patted down by Cotton for weapons, and his gun was confiscated. Carter clarified that his agents wanted him to carry the gun since he went inside against their wishes. Similar to the manner in which he served as the negotiator between Egypt and Israel during his presidency, Carter tried to persuade Cotton that he did not hate his son and that they could repair their relationship.
After a long talk, he was stressed out that Cotton was adamant in his opinion. In the end, Carter proposed a hypothetical question to Cotton concerning whether or not he would push a button that would erase Hank from existence but keep everything the same. Agreeing that he did not hate his son Hank, the two men exited the house. As part of the agreement, Carter stated that he would let Cotton fire several nails from his nail gun at the limousine. He tried to back out of it until Hank reminded him that he did give his word, so Cotton fired several nails which punctured one of the windows. Commenting that he was told that his car windows were bulletproof, the irate Carter declared to his men that they needed to "get the hell out of here." After the former President left, Bobby told Hank and Cotton that he thought Carter was Jesus Christ since "[he's a] carpenter, worked a miracle, his name was J.C.", a comment which amused both grown men.