TV.com

King of The Hill

Reborn To Be Wild

Season 8, Episode 2, Aired Nov 09, 2003

Next
Episode Previous
Episode

Episode Summary

EDIT

Free Trial / Subscription

7.8

EPISODE RATING: Good

46 votes

Your Rating: 10

"Perfect"
Your Rating: 9.5

"Superb"
Your Rating: 9

"Superb"
Your Rating: 8.5

"Great"
Your Rating: 8

"Great"
Your Rating: 7.5

"Good"
Your Rating: 7

"Good"
Your Rating: 6.5

"Fair"
Your Rating: 6

"Fair"
Your Rating: 5.5

"Mediocre"
Your Rating: 5

"Mediocre"
Your Rating: 4.5

"Poor"
Your Rating: 4

"Poor"
Your Rating: 3.5

"Bad"
Your Rating: 3

"Bad"
Your Rating: 2.5

"Terrible"
Your Rating: 2

"Terrible"
Your Rating: 1.5

"Abysmal"
Your Rating: 1

"Abysmal"

Rate Now!

Fearing that Bobby is succumbing to bad influences, Hank makes him join a local church youth group. Bobby discovers that the group consists of cool punks (including their tattooed pastor, Pastor K) who worship God through skateboarding and rock n' roll. Hank approves of Bobby's new found interest in religion, but disapproves of the way Bobby starts to dress and talk, and when Bobby gets his ear pierced, Hank forbids Bobby to attend the big Christian rock festival, Messiahfest. Meanwhile, Hank's friends (and Kahn) decide that death row convicts shouldn't be the only ones to get great meals, so they create the Last Meal Club, dedicated to creating perfect 'last meals' for themselves.moreless

WRITE A REVIEW

Cast & Crew

See All EDIT

GUEST STAR
Gene Simmons

Jessie
GUEST STAR
Sum 41

Christian Youth Group

Toby Huss

Voice of Cotton Hill, Kahn Souphanousinphone
Mike Judge

Voice of Hank Hill, Boomhauer, Stuart Dooley
Kathy Najimy

Voice of Peggy Hill
Pamela Adlon

Voice of Bobby Hill
Brittany Murphy

Voice of Joseph Gribble (seasons 1-4), Luanne Platter
Johnny Hardwick

Voice of Dale Gribble

Watch Online

Fan Episode Reviews (5)

See All

great

8.0

"Great"

By futuramarama, Nov 24, 2010

hank makes bobby join a local church youth group, lead by a skateboarder named pastor k. at first, hank is pleased with the results, but later does not like how bobby is acting and forbids him from seeing pastor k. what will happen when bobby sneaks out of the house?

good episode but like others it seems to get kind of boring in the last half, at least to me. it started off pretty strong but the last act or so was kind of boring for me. overall my grade for this episode is somewhere in the "B" range methinksmoreless
DO YOU AGREE?
0 0

Flag
Share Hide
Hank takes on the New Christians...

9.5

"Superb"

By tmkreutzer, May 06, 2010

When Bobby starts getting carried away by his love of hard rock, Hank takes him to the church counselor. When the counselor recommends Bobby join an after school youth group, Hank is all for it until it turns out the group's take on Christianity is not the same as the old-time religion that Hank believes in.

This is a great episode, maybe one of the very best in the whole series. It uses broad strokes to paint the way Christianity is being marketed to today's kids. Bobby even gets a new, "Extreme Bible" from the youth group leader. In the end, Hank takes Bobby out of the group because he feels that their views on religion are counter to what he wants his son to learn. The explanation at the end sort of says it all.

Like so many others, this episode of King of the Hill ends up in a way where Hank's everyday values triumph. A lot of parents could learn from the way Hank takes charge when he sees an influence on his son's life he doesn't approve of. Great show, with a lot of laughs - I give it a 9.5.moreless
DO YOU AGREE?
1 0

Flag
Share Hide
An average episode.

6.5

"Fair"

By cactusjack39, May 06, 2010

I didn't really care much for this episode. I think that it was a bit of an insult to the religion of Christianity. It was kind of painful to watch in some areas because I knew exactly what was going to happen. I did not care for the storyline of Bobby trying to be hip. H e is very easy to sway and Hank is right. But either way, it was a bit boring to watch and the writing seemed okay, but the comedy was not there. Overall, it was fairly entertaining and it wasn't bad at all. It was just okay. Thank you.moreless
DO YOU AGREE?
0 1

Flag
Share Hide
Well Amen!

10

"Perfect"

By lyokophantom, Nov 02, 2009

This has to be one of the best King of the Hill episodes I have seen yet! I liked it when Bobby thought he was about to be jumped. I at first did not think those boys were the youth group. People may not expect this from a Catholic, but we have been known to do new-age praising of the Lord. We have youth bibles and go to youth convention, (kind of like Messiah fest.) We even have Mass at Busch Gardens. And as for Bobby's 'Satin Sucks' shirt, I do not believe that message, wile true, should be proclaimed on a t-shirt. Though I have seen other messages that are similar on shirts before. ie: Exposure to the Son prevents burning. I think upbeat religious songs are good for teenagers. The old warhorses get boring after a while. I really have to say I disagree with Hanks strict way of teaching Bobby religion. That's not to say Bobby should have pierced his ear or gotten that tattoo. That to me is a little extreme. Go J.C.!moreless
DO YOU AGREE?
0 0

Flag
Share Hide
I liked it for one time I got to see Bobby act cool.

7.3

"Good"

By The-Jaxter, Oct 10, 2006

It was neat that they actually not act like a complete idiot. Even though I hate rock I would have to say that bobby acted allot cooler in this episode than he has ever in the past. I would love to see whe he gets in a fight he act like a 4 year old. But I guess he just acts that way cause his dad is so strict. In this episode Bobby joined a group of kids that had a rock star as a pasture and he taught the kids all the cool ways to pray to god. But then when he started dressing like a teenager and acting closer to dad his dad started to get suspicious then he saw Bobby drawing a picture of what he wanted his tatoo to look like. So he went to talk to the pasture and he told Hank that he taught the ways of god a different way than the other pastures. Then he went home and found Bobby with his ear pierced and he told him that he can't perform at the Jesus party or what ever they called it I can't remember. So of course Bobby went anyways and Hank had to pull him off stage. Then he had a conversation with the pasture and he took Bobby home. I thought it was an ok episode but it was different to finaly see Bobby do something other than being a little kid.moreless
DO YOU AGREE?
0 0

Flag
Share Hide

WRITE A REVIEW

Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

See All

FILTER BY TYPE

TRIVIA (1)
ADD TRIVIA
- Bobby's drawing of Jesus appears on table even though you could clearly see that the drawing was still in Hank's hand.
  EDIT SHARE
QUOTES (6)
ADD QUOTES
- Peggy: (to Bobby) Here's the fake goatee you wanted, they were all outta black nail polish. So, you'll just hafta use a sharpie. Hank: No Way!! The only way that you are having a black fingernail, is if you hit yourself in the hand with a hammer!
  EDIT SHARE
- Bobby: I can't believe you are making me do this. It is so UNCOOL ! Hank: You know what 's not cool? HELL !!!
  EDIT SHARE
- Hank: You aren't making Christianity better, you're just making Rock and Roll worse.
  EDIT SHARE
- Bobby: (Referring to his planned tattoo) Dad, it's just my way of giving mad respect to the Lord." Hank: Bobby, the Lord has been getting mad respect since the beginning of time, he does not want you defacing your body.
  EDIT SHARE
- Pastor K: Jesus had long hair! Hank: Only 'cause I wasn't his father!
  EDIT SHARE
- Dale: For my last meal, I'd ask for the world's rarest truffle, then, while they were searching for it, I'd tunnel my way out of prison. Although, I would miss out on eating the world's rarest truffle. Quite the quandary.
  EDIT SHARE
NOTES (5)
ADD NOTES
- Bobby has an Nintendo 64 in his room.
  EDIT SHARE
- This episode was nominated for the 2004 WGA Award (TV) for Animation.
  EDIT SHARE
- The writers of this episode were nominated for the 2004 Annie Award for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Television Production.
  EDIT SHARE
- When Hank is checking Bobby's room and sees that his Bible is gone, you can see a Bart Simpson doll on his shelf.
  EDIT SHARE
- Tagline: "Aaaaamennnnn!" - Pastor K
  EDIT SHARE
ALLUSIONS (3)
ADD ALLUSIONS
- Boomhauer: Dang ol' band Garbage, man. Garbage is the band led by Shirley Manson. Some of their hit songs are "Stupid Girl," "When I Grow Up," and "I'm Only Happy When It Rains."
  EDIT SHARE
- Title: Born to be wild the episode title (reborn to be wild) probably comes from the song (Born to be Wild)
  EDIT SHARE
- Bobby Hill: Is it about Esau the eggplant and the prodigal cucumber?
  There is a series of videos starring animated vegetables who tell bible stories called VeggieTales.
  EDIT SHARE