King of the Hill/Born Again on the Fourth of July

Born Again on the Fourth of July
Season 13, Episode 14
Airdate	April 19, 2009
Production Number	DABE07
Written by	Erin Ehrlich
Directed by	Ken Wong
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King of the Hill — Season Thirteen

Born Again on the Fourth of July is the fourteenth episode of the thirteenth season of King of the Hill, and the two hundred forty ninth episode overall.

Starring: Mike Judge (Hank Hill, Boomhauer), Kathy Najimy (Peggy Hill), Pamela Adlon (Bobby Hill, Milton Street Woman, Applebee Kid), Brittany Murphy (Luanne Platter), Johnny Hardwick (Dale Gribble), Stephen Root (Bill Dauterive, Big Guy)

and Toby Huss (Kahn Souphanousinphone, Pastor J. Bob Mitchell)

Special Guest Voice: Tom Petty (Lucky)

Also Starring: Dennis Burkley (Principal Moss), Jonathan Joss (John Redcorn), Glenn Lucas (), Breckin Meyer (Milton Street Man), Stephen Stanton (Heck Dorland)

Plot Overview

Bobby has the fear of God scare the rebellion out of him and begins trying to save souls. Unfortunately, this puts Hank in his sights as he and the others on Rainy Street get obsessed with outdoing their rivals on Milton Street in preparation for the 4th of July.

Notes

Stinger Quote

Bobby: I want salvation!

Seen, But Not Heard

• Minh Souphanousinphone

• Joseph Gribble

• Nancy Gribble

• Dooley

• Clark Peters

• Ramon Alejandro

• Eustis

• Connie Souphanousinphone

Music

• Patti LaBelle - "Are You Ready for a Miracle?"

Arc Advancement

Referbacks

• As everyone stands in the streets as Bobby speaks, there's a pan that reveals Caleb from "Hank's Bully".

Trivia

Allusions and References

• The title of this episode is a play on Born on the Fourth of July, an autobiography of Ron Kovic, which was adapted into a film in 1989 starring Tom Cruise.

• Lucky refers to the 2003 comedy film Bruce Almighty when he tells Bobby the role of God was played on the big screen by Morgan Freeman.

Goofs

• Heck Dorland looks considerably younger in this episode than he did in the Season 3 episode "A Firefighting We Will Go".

• On July 2nd, Hank holds up Uncle Sam's face, which is fairly whole, but when we first see the damage, the face is broken right down the middle.

• After Bill throws the flare into the shed, Heck's arms move, but the emblem on his shirt stays in place, even though it should be obstructed.

Quotes

• Hank: Bobby, would you do me a favour and stand up? I just want to see if you still can.

• Hank: You're not missing church two weeks in a row.

Bobby: What's to miss? It's always no room at the inn, born in a manger, stuff happens, the end.

Hank: Well, I'm sorry if the greatest story ever told doesn't have enough twists and turns for you, Bobby.

• Hank: Where'd you get the money?

Peggy: He stole it! Hank, you check the liquor cabinet, I'll look between his toes for needle marks!

• Hank: Stealing money from his own mother's purse? Who does that?

Peggy: 13 is that critical age when boys come to a fork in the road. And when Bobby gets there, he might use that fork to kill us.

• Luanne: Please let him go, Uncle Hank. I'm begging you. I don't want Bobby to steal my baby and use her to buy pizza!

• Hank: Peggy, just to make sure we out-do Heck Dorland, me and the guys are heading out to John Redcorn's fireworks stand. Now, I know it's dangerous, but now is not the time to play it safe.

Peggy: All right then. Be careful.

Bobby: Mom, I'm gonna be home late. I got to spread the good word and reach into the fires of Hell with Jesus's oven mitts and save a few souls from getting extra crispy!

Peggy: All right then. Be careful.

• Principal Moss: Get out of here, Bobby. If those kids could read, they'd be very upset.

• John Redcorn: These sparklers'll blow your mind, Hank. When you write in the air, the words will stay there for almost a second.

• Hank: Boy, wait'll Heck Dorland sees all this. Have you ever seen a grown man cry besides Bill? Well, you're about to. Uh, I guess we've all seen Dale cry, too.

• Dale: Are you sure he didn't see me? Heck's a fireman! If he can see through fire, he can probably see through dark.

• Bill: I think it's great how our hate for other people brings us together. I love you guys.

• Lucky: Come on, Bobby, your dad asked us to gather as much Ladybird poop as we can find. We're moving out at 2100 hours. I don't know how many o'clocks that is, but we'll figure it out together.

• Bobby: When I saw my dad going off the righteous path I just wanted to keep him from going to Hell.

Lucky: You took the wrong message from what that preacher was screaming at you. You shouldn't go throwing rocks at others until you've thrown a bunch of rocks at yourself.

Bobby: Ah, I guess you're right.

Lucky: Besides, saving souls ain't your job. That position has been filled - in heaven by the Big Man and on screen by Morgan Freeman.