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King of The Hill

The Boy Can't Help It

Season 13, Episode 19, Aired Sep 13, 2009

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With the Homecoming dance looming, Bobby unexpectedly becomes a hot commodity among the girls in his class. However, he later realizes that he is just a pawn in a bigger game.

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GUEST STAR
Toby Huss

Spongy
GUEST STAR
Josh Keaton

Toby Huss

Kahn Souphanousinphone
Pamela Adlon

Bobby Hill
Stephen Root

Bill Dauterive
Mike Judge

Hank Hill, Boomhauer
Kathy Najimy

Peggy Hill
Brittany Murphy

Luanne Platter

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A good episode that aired during a shaky period for the show (spoiler warning)

8.0

"Great"

By MrCellophane1, Dec 04, 2011

I was watching this episode today and I remember being surprised by how good I found it during its original airing. Let's face it - seasons 11 through 13 were when the show started to become a pile of skyte, so an episode that would get an 8 out of 10 is certainly a good thing. The best episodes from that era at most get a 6 out of 10from me.
So let's start with my formal review. The homecoming dance is coming to Tom Landry Middle school and Bobby thinks it's best to wait to get a date, but after finding out that more girls are willing to go to dances after going through puberty. After trying (and failing) many times to get a date, a trio of popular girls start to focus their attention on him - for all the wrong reasons. Bobby starts to enjoy getting all the attention from all the kind of girls who would usually ignore a guy like him. Hank also eventually becomes proud that Bobby is finally got himself attention from the opposite sex, but after finding out that the females are the dominant ones in their "relationship," he becomes furious and grounds Bobby. That night, Bobby sneaks out with the girls and they take him to a party under the bleachers. At the party, the girls reveal that they were usinghimthe whole time and dump him. After a tipoff from Kahn, Hank shows up and and a distraught Bobby confesses what happened. After Bobby witnesses the three girls being harassed by a group of older men, he intervenes and gets the guys to go away. The girls see it as an attempt for him to get back together with them and they snub him. Hank, however, is proud that Bobby was finally able to dominate and tells him that he will find true love someday.
This episode was one of the first genuinely well-written episodes toair in a long time and it had some good gags (Joseph agressively asking a girl to the dance and her agreeing, Hank's confrontation with the underaged drinker, the subplot). The only things that bring this episode down is Hank's attitude - I thought he was overreacting way too much to how times have changed and grounding Bobby was way too extreme. The ending was kind of predictable, too. Still, I find this as well as the syndicated episodes that came after (in order of production) to be a great addition to an otherwise mediocre season. B+

EDIT 12/3/11: After watching this episode, I actually now think Hank's behavior was right. Those girls were using him so they could have fun - they made him cluck like a chicken, for God's sake. My grade is unchanged, however.moreless
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- In this episode, Tom Landry Middle School is having a homecoming dance which is normally held at high schools, colleges, and universities.
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- Hank: Bobby, women will always keep you waiting. Did you know it takes your mom 20 minutes to get ready in the morning?
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- (Bill, Dale, and Boomhauer are pushing their super cart downtown to Spongie) Bill (pant): No wonder the homeless are so thin!
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- Kahn: Hey, Hank Hill, I just saw your hillbilly kid sneak out with those girls. I'm surprised they didn't have to butter the window. Hank: What? But he's grounded! Kahn: Well he's gone now. They kept talking about going under the bleachers. What's that redneck for? Hank: Oh no! That's where kids at risk gather!
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- Peggy: Are you cooking bacon? What's wrong, Hank?
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