In this episode of KOTH Hank helps Bobby learn the importance of basic automotive repair skills and how they can help you cope with other issues in life. Interestingly the car appears to be an Australia market 78 Ford Falcon XC sedan. Although this car was never seen in another episode again I like to imagine Bobby fixed it up with Hank and eventually drove it.
Free Penny Lane Ippolito, stop them at the boarder of Colorado, dont let them get to Arizona! Free the foundling! And return her to her parents! This is the way!
There is absolutely no way they kept that car any longer then like a week in universe. They don't even keep it in the backyard as like a long term project for Bobby to work on which leads me to believe like with all things Bobby gave up on this too and the car was probably sent back to the dump. But then again, Post Season 5 Judge gave the creative control position to a different department and basically just did was Seth MacFarlane does with his other shows where he just provides the voice direction he has no real power or authority on how he wants the show to be written unless he pitches the idea of having a musical number which is the one exception to the rule. Judge continued to voice Hank all the way up until the 13th and final season and he stayed with this show even when it started to get real bad. Season 8 isn't exactly the best season but it has some really good episodes. Season 9 onward however the show dips so hard in quality you literally have to stare in horror at how unwatchable it becomes. The worst of Simpsons and Family Guy is still leagues more unwatchable compared to the worst bottom of the Barrel of King of the Hill but you can feel the depression overwhelm your body when the show starts losing its original identity.
@Impactjunky, ironically, that vehicle was not available legally in the USA until around 15 years ago. However, Bobby did raise some good points, as did Hank, in this episode.
@Ghost Machine Yeah when I was younger I thought that line was dumb but much later I saw someone restoring a super old car on youtube that very few replacement parts are even made for anymore and the guy rebuilt the starter on it instead of buying a new one. Of course the line about needing a ratchet for the distributor cap is pretty dumb though LoL
I tried learing how to rebuild a alternator but i gave up.half way and said fuck it im just buying a new 1 😂but maybe 1 day when i got the patients ill.sit down and try
The most important thing about learning is doing. Even brushing over some manuals and videos here on RUclips to get a better understanding of the mechanics of parts is part of the doing process. I learned under the mentoring of older guys like Hank who taught the little tips and tricks.
I think it would’ve been nice to see the car slowly progress to a full repair as the series ran. Each moment occurring as a subtle application in the background. Then in the final episode Bobby starts the car up finally.
Hank probably realized how insane of a pain fixing that car would have been. Hank had a full time job and all other sorts of antics. So fixing this car would have been more than they could handle before Bobby was finally old enough to drive. I mean did you see the car Hank brought home? It's like he picked the worst possible thing he could find. There's plenty of cars in better condition for rebuilding than that disaster.
At the same time though he has no interest in cars. I would have killed to get that opportunity when I was 15 but it never came along so I had to learn when I was a lot older
Man I must be lucky bc when I was 16 I was given a 1999 Jeep Cherokee xj to fix up for my first car. Man i had a little bit of everything on that it was over heating se we put a thermostat and radiator in it only to find out the fins rusted off the water pump then I replaced the suspension the whole way around shocks leafs and coils then I spent 2 months on the rear quarter panels replacing those and painting them then I straightened the front brakes out the last guy put on backwards tore the carpet out bc it was rusting out the floor pans
@@anthonyluke4387 sounds like the average xj I hope you got her nice though those are badass little rings and if you treat em right they'll last as long as you do
Trust me boby, when you are stuck on the side of the road with your girlfriend and you could do more than ask your carborator how it feels, you be glad that you took autoshop lessons. Wise worda indeed
@@jarethhogan3274 not really. There’s tons of parts out there for old fords and Chevys. I tried getting into Volkswagen and I couldn’t find much for my 89 golf.
You’re looking too much into this from the same people who mad an episode with the focal point of the climax of an episode being airbrakes working in reverse of how they do in real life.
Hank: I didn't know if you were a Ford guy or a Chevy guy Bobby: Oh Dad..... I want a Toyota - Scotty Kilmer on RUclips says its the best car ever Hank: Bwahahahaha
Bobby: Aw come on! This car looks like its for retirees! I want something that actually looks as fast as it runs! Hank: You will not slander Caroll Shelby's name in this house boy, and i'm not going to buy you a car from a country that we had to defend outselves from. Bobby: I don't think Shelby ever made a JZ Engine before
Moments like those are few and far between. Most of the time it's sheer grunt work. Feed them, do dishes. Make sure they're dressed appropriately, do laundry, etc. Same stuff as people with no kids just... More.
@@methos-ey9nf True, but I'm guessing that no matter how tired you get there is always that sense of accomplishment/ pride when looking at your little one. We non-parents do it to keep our wheels spinning...you guys are building the future. I wish these moments happened a little more often for ya but either way, my hats off to you parents of the world.
This reminds me of me and my Dad. He wanted me to be a mechanic, I was hellbent on being a sensitive artist. Now that I'm into old cars, I imagine him looking down and smiling to see the 69 Ford pickup in my driveway.
@Kendall Pigg Glad you finally saw art in the cars. I've been driving a 68 Roadrunner ever since I got my license and it will always be my main transportation.
Bobby Hill's my favorite character in any animated series. He's a good kid with a good heart in an environment that doesn't understand him, but likes him anyway.
Bobby is unlikable in this for me because he deceived his dad and rejects any kind of good manly qualities and I get that hank is just old school backwards, a bit too obsessed with gender norms but men naturally like to have qualities like hank like fixing cars and their house because it makes them feel independent. It's a feeling of independence when you can fix a flat tire or change your oil and keep your own car running and you save money by doing your own small things to maintain it. It's a feeling of independence and responsibility. Women have these to and cooking and doing laundry and keeping the house looking neat makes a woman feel responsible and makes her feel like she's grown up and is an adult and values having money into her home and values her family and taking care of them. These are healthy feelings of being men and women and not boys or girls who are not fully developed and don't have any responsibilities to anyone or anything
@@runbmc35 There's nothing wrong with a man not wanting to do things like getting into cars in that way, or a woman not wanting to cook and do laundry (NOBODY wants to fucking do laundry bro). Everything you mentioned is something that'd be a good life skill to learn, regardless of gender. This isn't the 1950s anymore where men do all the working and car stuff and women stay in the kitchen and laundry room. Both genders are free to do whatever tf they want without some asshole judging them for not being "masculine" or "feminine" enough.
Bobby is why I love Hank. Bobby challenges his dads set ways from his toxic father and helps Hank show us what tolerance looks like. We can coexist with people we don’t agree with and still love them the same.
My little brothers Jeep alternator went out back in highschool, we didn’t have any money and he was not sure what to do. I told him, you gotta take it off to replace it anyway so get it off and hand it to me cause we’re gonna fix it. He didn’t believe me but when we cracked it open we found the brush springs were at maxed out and the bushes were only halfway worn down. We stretched the springs out and put it back together. He ran it up to autozone and had it tested (because he’s a non believer) Tested good at 14.7v Still have that Alternator on that Jeep today. 1987 xj Cherokee 4.0L factory 5 speed 2 door, we did have to replace the BA10 for an AX15 tho
@@samrolfe2224 I gotta give our little box the respect it deserved, they are junk boxes but that thing ate everything we threw at it and then some. Then one day I tried to do a burn out and BOOM! It shattered
No, salvage usually only applies to serious accidents/flood damage. More than likely the car would have to be brought back to running condition to be registered though. In a state like Texas, the laws are much more lenient, for better or worse.
Well if its in a junkyard chances are its was probably considered a loss and the title would probably go to the junkyard but yes it would probably be a salvage title if fixed however you could get a "rebuilt" title for it
I’d do the same thing if I had a son it teach my son a couple things. Responsibility Knowledge Skill Respect And above all I’d get quality time with my son. Not a bad way to introduce a first car.
This is exactly the car that everyone needs to start out with. They could learn how to fix it up and when they turn 16 that can drive it and appreciate the hard work they did. Much more of a valuable lesson then just buying a new car
Exactly, more people need to get their kids involved in atleast basic automotive maintenance, at the very least teach them how to check fluids, swap tires, and check for brake wear and rust. There are alot of people who drive every day that dont even know what a radiator is or how to check or change their fluids which causes people to not even realize that they are driving a completely unsafe vehicle.
Exactly, I’m 16 years old and the sad part is people twice my don’t even know what a starter is lol but I’m thankful to have a lot of knowledge about cars. Crazy thing is I’m taking auto classes in my school too but people need to know how to change a wheel by the side of the road at least
First car, brand new, needed craploads of work, traded in for a patrol car, loved that thing, if I couldn’t do something, had someone else do it, but I’d be there. Can change a tyre, the oil, AC charge, next job is coolant flush, I’ve aided in brake changes, ain’t that hard unless you have a rust problem. Something a lot more satisfying about walking into a NAPA, than sitting in the dealer’s waiting room.
That car has been sitting for so long there's flowers growing off the top of the engine.. I love all the little details in this show from dialogue to physical elements it's pretty great and very underrated
"Trust me Bobby. When you're stuck at the side of the road with your girlfriend, and you can do more than ask your carbourettor how it feels, you'll be glad you took auto shop." Love that line right there.
I used to occasionally watch this show growing up... now today, I operate a propane company, love beer (brewing and drinking), and am always in the garage teaching my kids how to wrench... maybe this show had more of an impact on my life than I thought 🤣
@@joerivas9847 🤣🤣🤣 propane, and propane accessories… but no, just focus on the distribution of propane to residential/commercial/industrial customers… don’t do much on the retail end of appliances or “accessories” lol
The rusted bolts that still don’t come out with heat oh those ones are a pain in my backside. Good times though once you finally get it out and you tell I win car I win
Honestly that ride would've been amazing for Bobby if they eventually got it fixed up (more like restored). Especially since Hank and the guys know what they're doing. That could've paid for like 2 years of college if they did it well enough.
@@Impactjunky not to mention at this time this is a mid-70s malaise four-door (it's not malaise but most people wouldn't know the difference between a Australian one back then) worth a whole lotta nothing
@@davesaussieduster My dad has always been a Chevy man, but he started to embrace Dodge in 2005, buying a durango just months after i was born. He bought a 2012 Ram 1500 Outdoorsman in 2016, and now, almost 19 years later, i'm about to own 2 70's Dart Sport's while driving around that very same Durango. Weird how 1 small thing can change a person.
"When you're broke down on the side of the road, you'll be glad you can do more than tell your carburetor its feelings." Yep, very important life skills. People don't realise how work like that can clear the mind. Even difficult rusty bolts up in the rust belt, after using every word in the book to get it loose....you realise everything else isn't so bad anymorr.
@@mildly_miffed_man1414 Shop classes in the east coast and west coast are very rare now. Maybe in the mid west its still around but from my perspective it's rare.
Bobby is so intelligent and mature for his age. The fact that he's able to recognize and talk about the cycle of abuse in families, and the unique ways that manifests, speaks volumes to what a special kid he truly is.
Not to put down that idea, but let's be honest - Bobby was upfront about how he took Peer Counciling mainly because he saw it as a means of picking up dates. That's not really a sign of a wisdom beyond his years.
@@GDark08 It's a good thing Bobby learned early on not to lead on girls, especially girls with poor emotional coping mechanisms. This episode is a good example. The girl was following Bobby home and became obsessed with him because he was giving her a false impression of affection when really he didn't care. That's incredibly selfish and can even be dangerous if the person becomes violent. Hearts are precious things y'all. Be mindful and courteous to those in your lives. If they think you like them when you really don't, be truthful, even if it makes you uncomfortable.
The fact that we never see it again actually feels pretty accurate to real life. I imagine Bobby never really taking to it like Hank wanted and the car sat right where it was parked.
@kms now That's awesome! My dad bought me my first car as a fixer-upper too and I'm still driving it over a decade later. I'll never sell it for any amount of money.
My dad hated working on cars. I bought my first project a few months ago, and I’ll be learning myself unfortunately, in a few years I’ll have a nice car.
My dad did something similar. Bought me a beater, and had me work on it whenever there was a problem. Learned how to change oil, brakes, rotors, an alternator, starter, etc. He’s gone now, but I still work on my own car today. The skills and gumption were some of the best gifts he gave me, and I got a car.
Dude this is an amazing gesture that hank tried to give Bobby. I'd love to do this with my child, have them really earn their car in a way that really no one else could feel.
My dad helped me buy a truck but didnt teach me shit he said heres a bucket of sockets and wrenches and a 20+year old ratchet he bought in mexico back in 89 all i can say thanks to him i learned and now im what was suppose to be just a simple lesson on "be a man" turned into my career
Me too. My dad is still awesome and gave me $600 car and I spent every day that summer fixing it. It ran but constantly needed work. Unfortunately it the clutch went out and I couldn’t fix it. But he was so impressed that he got me a $5,000 car that’s still in perfect shape YEARS later.
I feel ya on that. My dad called his 455ci Big Block V8 1969 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 Cutlass a Chevelle. I looked at him funny for saying that. He got it as a present in the 1990s for passing freshman year without threatening to shoot up the school. My dad's parents told me that because my old man was a troubled youth.
Ngl I'm really happy my dad taught me how to turn a wrench, I saved up and got me a barely running 3000GT for $1,200. We took that thing apart and put it all back together in perfect running order. Now in my 30s I do all my car maintenance myself and when something breaks 90% of the time I crack open a cold one and do it myself in the garage.
My dad was a Mopar man. Even though he never got the chance to work on cars with me I’m sure he would be proud of the few I’ve fixed up over the years. Me personally I’m a Pontiac man
No high stakes. No half-assed jokes every 2 seconds. No Sci-Fi shenanigans. Almost no politicalnes. Just a fun, light-hearted, based show about a father raising his son. I love this show.
@@Tofuey TBH, it was probably one of the earliest television depictions of an unapologetic conservative being confronted with a world rapidly shifting progressive around him. Pity the real world doesn't have Hank's willingness to accept everyone for who they are. Dale for instance, is the epitome of a modern conspiracy theorist (though ironically, some of the conspiracies Dale warned us about back then actually turned out to be real-world truths, such as illegal government surveillance). But Hank accepts him. Hank is totally fine with Bobby being in a relationship with Connie - a non-white, Asian-American girl. He's fine with his next door neighbors being Asian immigrants. He has a solid friendship with John Redcorn (a Native American).
I always wished they kept Bobby's car goin after this episode. Always reminds me of when I would try to help him with his truck. 56 chevy. I was useless but just watchin him I actually can pick up on it now at 25 years old
I am living this with my dad right now. Even in my 20s. My dad and uncle are old school car guys. They own two classics and drive them to car shows. (1976 C3 corvette and 1969 Ford Mustang) My dad and uncle bought two c4 corvettes,a 1986 and 1987 that was supposed to be flip cars. I instantly fell in love with the black one. I am a big knight rider guy so with a car that screams that style, I fell in love. I told my dad im going to own one one day. Throughout the months, he fixed up minor things. Replaced broken glass but thats about it. He kept saying little hints that confused me like "your gonna love the stereo in this thing." Then would backtrack and change the subject. I joked if he was giving me the car acouple times but always denied and said it was junk. Christmas morning, My uncle handed me a small box, saying he bought somthing special for me. I thought it was gonna be a toy car or somthing but when I opened it. It was a pair of GM branded keys. It took me acouple moments but eventually i screamed out. "YOUR GIVING ME THE VETTE?!" i nearly cried and you couldnt tear me away from that thing. It had a smashed windsheild, ruined paintjob, been attacked with a forklift and hammer.. but eventually with alot of work and alot of weekend, we got her prettied up and road worthy. I since the beginning of april, I've driven this car every day.
Wish I had a dad like that. I started at 8 years old taking stuff apart on the weekends with my uncle at the junkyard. I'd go to give him company. I went to rebuild a Honda civic with parts from other civics. I spent 9 months rebuilding and learning. 1 weekend, the whole car was gutted.... and I was happy. I did it all over again.
This episode had a moment that really vibed with me, namely when the kids were lining up for the signups for their chosen classes and the line for the auto shop class was just the bully-jock types. As a kid I was fascinated by mechanics and I wanted to go that way, however I was ultimately steered away for the same reason - all the bully types went for it, so I was basically left with IT which was honestly a waste of 4 years of my life because while I was decent at it, it just never really clicked with me and the IT job market is massively oversaturated.
IT is really one of those fields where you don't NEED a college degree, but if you don't have one then it'll be 10x harder to get into it unless you're REALLY good at it. And when you do manage to get into it you'll probably still be lower paid than the college grad that's maybe not as good as you. But that's because a college degree is still really valuable to an employer (only about 30% of Americans have one).
"Trust me Bobby, when your stuck on the side of the road with your Girl Friend and you can do more than ask your Carbonator how it feels, you'll be glad you took auto shop." wisest words ever.
Only someone like Hank would get mad at a car being in better condition than as advertised. That scene with them looking at car for sale in the driveway was something else.
Should have listened to Boomhauer: "Dang ol' axle's busted engine's cracked too man. Dat ol' heada gasket blown and dang ol' just piece of junk, man." Cracked engine needs welding skill to fix, out of scope for an auto shop class. Head gasket replacement means you need to take the head off, which is a real PITA even if you know how to do it.
FWIW, this car is an Australian Ford Falcon. This particular series was the XC, sold from mid '76 to early '79. It was the third and final series of this body shape, and was generally the second highest selling car in the domestic market, month to month. Falcons were a big (for Australia), bland, family car, but the platform was the basis of numerous commercial and luxury variants. The starter motors on the 6-cyl Fords in particular had a distinct whine, and were reasonably reliable. Some owners carried a hammer or piece of timber, to thump the starter when the solenoid jammed. 😒
In this episode of KOTH Hank helps Bobby learn the importance of basic automotive repair skills and how they can help you cope with other issues in life. Interestingly the car appears to be an Australia market 78 Ford Falcon XC sedan. Although this car was never seen in another episode again I like to imagine Bobby fixed it up with Hank and eventually drove it.
Free Penny Lane Ippolito, stop them at the boarder of Colorado, dont let them get to Arizona! Free the foundling! And return her to her parents! This is the way!
That was fun
There is absolutely no way they kept that car any longer then like a week in universe. They don't even keep it in the backyard as like a long term project for Bobby to work on which leads me to believe like with all things Bobby gave up on this too and the car was probably sent back to the dump.
But then again, Post Season 5 Judge gave the creative control position to a different department and basically just did was Seth MacFarlane does with his other shows where he just provides the voice direction he has no real power or authority on how he wants the show to be written unless he pitches the idea of having a musical number which is the one exception to the rule.
Judge continued to voice Hank all the way up until the 13th and final season and he stayed with this show even when it started to get real bad. Season 8 isn't exactly the best season but it has some really good episodes. Season 9 onward however the show dips so hard in quality you literally have to stare in horror at how unwatchable it becomes. The worst of Simpsons and Family Guy is still leagues more unwatchable compared to the worst bottom of the Barrel of King of the Hill but you can feel the depression overwhelm your body when the show starts losing its original identity.
definitely an XC Falcon.
@Impactjunky, ironically, that vehicle was not available legally in the USA until around 15 years ago. However, Bobby did raise some good points, as did Hank, in this episode.
When you're a kid, this show was a cartoon. As an adult, this show is life.
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I'm impressed by the fact that Hank knows how to rebuild a starter. Man's got skills.
@Ghost Machine Yeah when I was younger I thought that line was dumb but much later I saw someone restoring a super old car on youtube that very few replacement parts are even made for anymore and the guy rebuilt the starter on it instead of buying a new one. Of course the line about needing a ratchet for the distributor cap is pretty dumb though LoL
I tried learing how to rebuild a alternator but i gave up.half way and said fuck it im just buying a new 1 😂but maybe 1 day when i got the patients ill.sit down and try
@@chrissanjuan9605 lol I can’t even rebuild a brake caliper
Facts 😂
The most important thing about learning is doing. Even brushing over some manuals and videos here on RUclips to get a better understanding of the mechanics of parts is part of the doing process. I learned under the mentoring of older guys like Hank who taught the little tips and tricks.
I think it would’ve been nice to see the car slowly progress to a full repair as the series ran. Each moment occurring as a subtle application in the background. Then in the final episode Bobby starts the car up finally.
It already had enough problems with syndication.
It starts up for it to only break down again
To catch fire
That'll been a great ending but the steak one was alright
Ugh i hated the steak episode
I'm mad we never seen this car again
@hueyfreemanthesamura Same
Maybe peggy saw it
Hank probably realized how insane of a pain fixing that car would have been.
Hank had a full time job and all other sorts of antics. So fixing this car would have been more than they could handle before Bobby was finally old enough to drive.
I mean did you see the car Hank brought home? It's like he picked the worst possible thing he could find. There's plenty of cars in better condition for rebuilding than that disaster.
@@SeanLaMontagne and it would be costly to rebuild the car, basically every is ruined
Hank needs a 94 Celica!
Im jealous of Bobby, I would have loved it if my dad bought me an old junk car to fix up while I waited to turn 16.
Same nobody taught me to work on vehicles thankfully I had the Internet to help learn
At the same time though he has no interest in cars. I would have killed to get that opportunity when I was 15 but it never came along so I had to learn when I was a lot older
Same here if I had the skills.
Man I must be lucky bc when I was 16 I was given a 1999 Jeep Cherokee xj to fix up for my first car. Man i had a little bit of everything on that it was over heating se we put a thermostat and radiator in it only to find out the fins rusted off the water pump then I replaced the suspension the whole way around shocks leafs and coils then I spent 2 months on the rear quarter panels replacing those and painting them then I straightened the front brakes out the last guy put on backwards tore the carpet out bc it was rusting out the floor pans
@@anthonyluke4387 sounds like the average xj I hope you got her nice though those are badass little rings and if you treat em right they'll last as long as you do
"Was it supposed to come off*
*sighs*
"No son"
Hank: " But the car is a total piece of crap." " So what can you expect!"
😂😂😂😂 poor hank went from being happy to disappointed
@@josephgarcia9120 life in a nutshell
Trust me boby, when you are stuck on the side of the road with your girlfriend and you could do more than ask your carborator how it feels, you be glad that you took autoshop lessons.
Wise worda indeed
Unless your car is fuel injected and everything has to be fixed at the dealer (with an authorized computer), then you are shit outta luck.
@@TSL73 true that
@@TSL73 thats why you keep it old school, but parts are getting hard to find now sadly.
@@jarethhogan3274 thats when you start junkyard hunting and learn to rebuild just about everything
@@jarethhogan3274 not really. There’s tons of parts out there for old fords and Chevys. I tried getting into Volkswagen and I couldn’t find much for my 89 golf.
"Does this even have wheels?"
"We found Bobby's car."
Yup let's pick one that has a cracked block to try and repair instead of one that runs rough and has other problems.
he's 13
*mouse squeaks and runs out of car*
Engine bay has flowers growing out of it lol
Engine bay has flowers growing out of it lol
Wonder how they managed to find a 4dr Australian Ford Falcon in a junkyard in the middle of Texas?
It was probably an import
Was gonna say it looks a whole lot like a XA XB falcon
You’re looking too much into this from the same people who mad an episode with the focal point of the climax of an episode being airbrakes working in reverse of how they do in real life.
Nope, I don't.
Always about Fords! I love it. Built America
I miss this show. Lots of wisdom in every episode.
@N. M. Such a wholesome yet hilarious show. One of my all time favorites for sure!
true, weak shows like family guy and american dad can't keep up with this legend
True, that's why we need a reboot, if they can bring back BNB, then you know they can bring back king of the hill.
@@redpikmin017 family guy & AD are garbage. I could only tolerate watching this show, South Park & some Simpson shows
@@redpikmin017 agreed this is a great fsnily show something i would watch with my kids
Hank: I didn't know if you were a Ford guy or a Chevy guy
Bobby: Oh Dad..... I want a Toyota - Scotty Kilmer on RUclips says its the best car ever
Hank: Bwahahahaha
Scotty kilmer was still doing national television in 04
Bobby: Aw come on! This car looks like its for retirees! I want something that actually looks as fast as it runs!
Hank: You will not slander Caroll Shelby's name in this house boy, and i'm not going to buy you a car from a country that we had to defend outselves from.
Bobby: I don't think Shelby ever made a JZ Engine before
Me: Should we tell Hank about the time Ford collaborated with Mazda?
@@Bzons I'm sure he would say something like, "Well, we all make mistakes"
@@JaredD it's a joke smh
"It'll stay in the garage"
Ahh, these father son moments seem like good stuff. Always been a little jealous of parents.
Oh boy
Moments like those are few and far between. Most of the time it's sheer grunt work. Feed them, do dishes. Make sure they're dressed appropriately, do laundry, etc. Same stuff as people with no kids just... More.
@@methos-ey9nf True, but I'm guessing that no matter how tired you get there is always that sense of accomplishment/ pride when looking at your little one. We non-parents do it to keep our wheels spinning...you guys are building the future. I wish these moments happened a little more often for ya but either way, my hats off to you parents of the world.
@@methos-ey9nf its so worth the grunt work to see your kid smile tho
Makes it all worth it
@@mistermonologue2442 You know if you want to be a parent that badly, there's an obvious way to solve that, which I'm sure you can guess.
How to rebuild a starter
>Take the starter out
>Buy another one
>Return old one for core charge
Lmaoooo "rebuild"
Perhaps for newer cars, but older ones could be rebuilt.
@@ricksanchezsflask8794 Issa joke
@@DoctorTauri lol
I rebuilt the starter on my jeep using parts from an old starter from another vehicle 😂 it worked and I didn't have to buy another starter 😂
I love that Stacy knows more about car repair and what to do/use than Bobby does.
This reminds me of me and my Dad. He wanted me to be a mechanic, I was hellbent on being a sensitive artist. Now that I'm into old cars, I imagine him looking down and smiling to see the 69 Ford pickup in my driveway.
He definitely is
I'm sure he's happy to know you're carrying on the torch for him.
@Kendall Pigg Glad you finally saw art in the cars. I've been driving a 68 Roadrunner ever since I got my license and it will always be my main transportation.
I've never been a car repair guy,but I do appreciate how older vehicles where more than transportation,they were art.
@@Impactjunky Hell Yeah brother. Mopars never die.
"Um... a hammer?"
Well, he does have to fix those dents...
Boy have you been sleepin through that class or are you being funny
@@legorobotics1017 a mix of sarcasm and dumbass... mostly sarcasm tho. That class is next year
Clarkson fixed his bmw with a hammer. I don't see why bobby couldn't fix a falcon with one.
I installed my rear axles with a hammer and a 2x4. Hammers are very useful when fixing cars
@@nubreed13 yup. Especially rusty ones when things wont budge, just be careful what you hit lol
Bobby Hill's my favorite character in any animated series. He's a good kid with a good heart in an environment that doesn't understand him, but likes him anyway.
Bobby is unlikable in this for me because he deceived his dad and rejects any kind of good manly qualities and I get that hank is just old school backwards, a bit too obsessed with gender norms but men naturally like to have qualities like hank like fixing cars and their house because it makes them feel independent. It's a feeling of independence when you can fix a flat tire or change your oil and keep your own car running and you save money by doing your own small things to maintain it. It's a feeling of independence and responsibility. Women have these to and cooking and doing laundry and keeping the house looking neat makes a woman feel responsible and makes her feel like she's grown up and is an adult and values having money into her home and values her family and taking care of them. These are healthy feelings of being men and women and not boys or girls who are not fully developed and don't have any responsibilities to anyone or anything
@@runbmc35or maybe he’s just not in to cars the way his old man is? Bobby is shown to be rather capable at everything else you mentioned.
@@runbmc35 There's nothing wrong with a man not wanting to do things like getting into cars in that way, or a woman not wanting to cook and do laundry (NOBODY wants to fucking do laundry bro). Everything you mentioned is something that'd be a good life skill to learn, regardless of gender. This isn't the 1950s anymore where men do all the working and car stuff and women stay in the kitchen and laundry room. Both genders are free to do whatever tf they want without some asshole judging them for not being "masculine" or "feminine" enough.
Bobby is why I love Hank. Bobby challenges his dads set ways from his toxic father and helps Hank show us what tolerance looks like. We can coexist with people we don’t agree with and still love them the same.
"Find something metal and tighten it" lmaooo.this show has so many gems
As Scotty Kilmer would say "looks like a endless money pit"
I was looking for this comment, love Scotty's channel 😆 "should of bought a 94 Celica".
Nah, more like a memory pit for me.
Too many computers, Ford and Chevy sucks unlike toyota
LOL 🤣😆
Scotty Kilmer is basically the engine goblin talking smack about your car for not being a 94 Celica.
"It'll stay in the garage" - some WISE words.
Bobby: "A Hammer"
Me: "Ah, the beginning of a young Clarkson"
My little brothers Jeep alternator went out back in highschool, we didn’t have any money and he was not sure what to do.
I told him, you gotta take it off to replace it anyway so get it off and hand it to me cause we’re gonna fix it.
He didn’t believe me but when we cracked it open we found the brush springs were at maxed out and the bushes were only halfway worn down.
We stretched the springs out and put it back together. He ran it up to autozone and had it tested (because he’s a non believer)
Tested good at 14.7v
Still have that Alternator on that Jeep today.
1987 xj Cherokee 4.0L factory 5 speed 2 door, we did have to replace the BA10 for an AX15 tho
That's very cool and a great memory.
The BAstard 10 is genuine junk. LoL
@@samrolfe2224 I gotta give our little box the respect it deserved, they are junk boxes but that thing ate everything we threw at it and then some.
Then one day I tried to do a burn out and BOOM! It shattered
You had me at Jeep.
“Is this even a vehicle?” That’s a legally relevant question when a machine has no wheels and doesn’t run. Salvage title?
So in your logic when you remove all the wheels or it doesn’t run it’s a “salvage title?” Do you even know how and why vehicles are branded ?
No, salvage usually only applies to serious accidents/flood damage. More than likely the car would have to be brought back to running condition to be registered though. In a state like Texas, the laws are much more lenient, for better or worse.
If you can get it to start that’s half the battle
Well if its in a junkyard chances are its was probably considered a loss and the title would probably go to the junkyard but yes it would probably be a salvage title if fixed however you could get a "rebuilt" title for it
Looks like a Ford Cortina
I know Hank had good intentions but damn.
@Florida Man Yeah that thing was pretty rough LoL
No we need more dads in the world like hank, that’s why we have so many snow flakes nowadays.
@@beagelball123 No what? What are you disagreeing with?
Hank should've gotten hobby an old C10 parts would've been super easy to come by and bobby would had all the bitches
I’d do the same thing if I had a son it teach my son a couple things.
Responsibility
Knowledge
Skill
Respect
And above all I’d get quality time with my son.
Not a bad way to introduce a first car.
This is exactly the car that everyone needs to start out with. They could learn how to fix it up and when they turn 16 that can drive it and appreciate the hard work they did. Much more of a valuable lesson then just buying a new car
Exactly, more people need to get their kids involved in atleast basic automotive maintenance, at the very least teach them how to check fluids, swap tires, and check for brake wear and rust. There are alot of people who drive every day that dont even know what a radiator is or how to check or change their fluids which causes people to not even realize that they are driving a completely unsafe vehicle.
That's how I am rn, me and my dad bought a 1966 Plymouth Fury II about a year ago, and we finally got it running about midsummer
Cheaper to buy a project and finish it tbh
Exactly, I’m 16 years old and the sad part is people twice my don’t even know what a starter is lol but I’m thankful to have a lot of knowledge about cars. Crazy thing is I’m taking auto classes in my school too but people need to know how to change a wheel by the side of the road at least
First car, brand new, needed craploads of work, traded in for a patrol car, loved that thing, if I couldn’t do something, had someone else do it, but I’d be there. Can change a tyre, the oil, AC charge, next job is coolant flush, I’ve aided in brake changes, ain’t that hard unless you have a rust problem. Something a lot more satisfying about walking into a NAPA, than sitting in the dealer’s waiting room.
That car has been sitting for so long there's flowers growing off the top of the engine.. I love all the little details in this show from dialogue to physical elements it's pretty great and very underrated
Symbolism? Is the car Bobby?
"Trust me Bobby. When you're stuck at the side of the road with your girlfriend, and you can do more than ask your carbourettor how it feels, you'll be glad you took auto shop." Love that line right there.
Talking out your problems is a lot easier while you fix something. What a subtle lesson.
"do you know how I explore my feelings, I fix my cars"
This is my way of life right here
I used to occasionally watch this show growing up... now today, I operate a propane company, love beer (brewing and drinking), and am always in the garage teaching my kids how to wrench... maybe this show had more of an impact on my life than I thought 🤣
Do you sell propane accessories too?
@@joerivas9847 🤣🤣🤣 propane, and propane accessories… but no, just focus on the distribution of propane to residential/commercial/industrial customers… don’t do much on the retail end of appliances or “accessories” lol
You mentioned kids as in plural so i guess no narrow urethra for you 😂. In all seriousness, firm handshakes for spending time with your kids
@@johncrankshaft2886 yes, 3, plus a 4th on the way 😬… we got our hands full!
@@JMKGarage you have to enjoy them while you can brother because soon they are out into the world and all we will have are the memories
When you get to a disintegrated bolt, that hammer's gonna look real friendly
The rusted bolts that still don’t come out with heat oh those ones are a pain in my backside. Good times though once you finally get it out and you tell I win car I win
Meanwhile I reinstalled my rear axles with a hammer and a block of wood.
I use a 2 lb mini sledge and a box ended wrench for everything lol. Save me having to yank on the wrench. 🤣
Honestly that ride would've been amazing for Bobby if they eventually got it fixed up (more like restored). Especially since Hank and the guys know what they're doing. That could've paid for like 2 years of college if they did it well enough.
More like he pays luann to do it she’s is a great mechanic
@MrStingBlade These days the car would be worth more than the college. And in more ways than one.
Pretty sure Bobby is like 12. He couldn’t drive a car for like 4 more years
You're thinking of fiat dale
@@Impactjunky not to mention at this time this is a mid-70s malaise four-door (it's not malaise but most people wouldn't know the difference between a Australian one back then) worth a whole lotta nothing
We all wish we had that kind of dad who would do cool shit like this with you.
Hank even wanted to let Bobby decide Ford or Chevy, that’s a true dad
Aint no Mopar dad letting that happen!
Because as a true car guy Hank knows that every company made good cars and bad cars it all depends on how you maintain them.
i honestly would of picked an older dodge diesel truck for my first vehicle thats just my opinion though. 😂
@@davesaussieduster My dad has always been a Chevy man, but he started to embrace Dodge in 2005, buying a durango just months after i was born. He bought a 2012 Ram 1500 Outdoorsman in 2016, and now, almost 19 years later, i'm about to own 2 70's Dart Sport's while driving around that very same Durango. Weird how 1 small thing can change a person.
Mopar to you bro@@HemiSlant6828
"I think before we use any tools, we should pull the plants growing out of the car daaaad."
If nothing else, that was bothering me
"Look Dad I took this off"
"Wha was it supposed to come off..."
Every man who's worked on a build knows that feeling
What a wholesome show thank God for Hank
0:22 The fact that Hank didn’t even consider Bobby a Mopar guy kinda insults me.
You don't need a ratchet to take off a distributor cap.
Must be a ford to.
Lol I heard that and was like Wtf?
Must be a Toyota ;)
Well my mr2 I use a ratchet for the 8mm
@@CytroGhost I use to have an 1985 Toyota MR2. I miss her😢
@@secredeath get one if you can. I bought an 86 as a project for 1k
A Ford man or a Chevy man. . .
Bobby is obviously a Honda guy 😂
@E46EMTHR33 LMAO so true! I wish I could give this comment more likes.
That's an XC Falcon, which was an Australian exclusive, Bobby has one rare ass beater on his hands.
Completely agree. Xc gs in desert gold? Bobbys got himself a beast if its a 351!
All hail the V8 baby.
Ask your carburetor how it feels. Freaking PRICELESS 🤣😂
"I must ask you to refrain from hitting bobby with it" Best line ever!
"When you're broke down on the side of the road, you'll be glad you can do more than tell your carburetor its feelings."
Yep, very important life skills. People don't realise how work like that can clear the mind. Even difficult rusty bolts up in the rust belt, after using every word in the book to get it loose....you realise everything else isn't so bad anymorr.
Imagine hanks reaction when he sees today's school not even having shop classes at all.
Except that’s literally not even true.
@@mildly_miffed_man1414 Shop classes in the east coast and west coast are very rare now. Maybe in the mid west its still around but from my perspective it's rare.
This is the most heartwarmong thing ive ever seen. Shout out to all the dads that keep the family together.
Bobby is so intelligent and mature for his age. The fact that he's able to recognize and talk about the cycle of abuse in families, and the unique ways that manifests, speaks volumes to what a special kid he truly is.
He's clearly just regurgitating something he heard, that doesn't take much intelligence. Although he might have been accidentally right.
True, it happens with heavy kids, I was the same way. We don't have the energy to use our bodies so we focus on using our minds.
Not to put down that idea, but let's be honest - Bobby was upfront about how he took Peer Counciling mainly because he saw it as a means of picking up dates. That's not really a sign of a wisdom beyond his years.
@TerraTN truth.
@@GDark08 It's a good thing Bobby learned early on not to lead on girls, especially girls with poor emotional coping mechanisms. This episode is a good example. The girl was following Bobby home and became obsessed with him because he was giving her a false impression of affection when really he didn't care. That's incredibly selfish and can even be dangerous if the person becomes violent. Hearts are precious things y'all. Be mindful and courteous to those in your lives. If they think you like them when you really don't, be truthful, even if it makes you uncomfortable.
Can't have a wholesome father son dynamic and brilliant writing on mainstream television. WE NEED APATHY THROUGH MISERY
The car is a mere project to dabble with to work on and spend time with his son. You gotta love this show.
"Bobby, you know how I 'explore' my feelings? I fix my truck or your mothers' car."
Man's most true statement.
“Ask your carburetor how it feels…” nailed it.
It'd be cool to see Bobby driving this car in the revival if the writers decide to have the characters age in real time since the finale.
i would totally watch a koth automotive rebuild series
My dad and I spend time working on old cars together. Its the best memories I have with him. We are starting his 68 corvette soon.
"what happens in the garage stays in the garage." 🤣🤣🤘
I wish my dad was like this
I got goosebumps when he explained how therapeutic it is to fix on cars
Hank knows how to tame Yanderes.
“But, no girls have to know that right?” 🤣🤣🤣
The fact that we never see it again actually feels pretty accurate to real life. I imagine Bobby never really taking to it like Hank wanted and the car sat right where it was parked.
It's Hank's own fault for getting a car like that. It looks like it would cost more to fix than its worth
Im very glad that i was able to experience this with my father, that car is one of my most prized possessions
@kms now That's awesome! My dad bought me my first car as a fixer-upper too and I'm still driving it over a decade later. I'll never sell it for any amount of money.
My dad hated working on cars. I bought my first project a few months ago, and I’ll be learning myself unfortunately, in a few years I’ll have a nice car.
@@mcm730 Same boat here. I am get a little excited when something goes wrong on my car I can fix happens.
@@mcm730 Best of luck with it!
@@mcm730 how is it going one year later?
My dad did something similar. Bought me a beater, and had me work on it whenever there was a problem. Learned how to change oil, brakes, rotors, an alternator, starter, etc. He’s gone now, but I still work on my own car today.
The skills and gumption were some of the best gifts he gave me, and I got a car.
that was back when you could work on your own cars
Hank really shines in this episode. He's so chill and pretty much everything he says and does makes sense and isn't caricature.
Dude this is an amazing gesture that hank tried to give Bobby. I'd love to do this with my child, have them really earn their car in a way that really no one else could feel.
God I wished my dad and I could’ve done something like this...
...but I knew more about cars than he did before I even owned one lol
Please teach me about cars
My dad helped me buy a truck but didnt teach me shit he said heres a bucket of sockets and wrenches and a 20+year old ratchet he bought in mexico back in 89 all i can say thanks to him i learned and now im what was suppose to be just a simple lesson on "be a man" turned into my career
Me too. My dad is still awesome and gave me $600 car and I spent every day that summer fixing it. It ran but constantly needed work. Unfortunately it the clutch went out and I couldn’t fix it. But he was so impressed that he got me a $5,000 car that’s still in perfect shape YEARS later.
I feel ya on that. My dad called his 455ci Big Block V8 1969 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 Cutlass a Chevelle. I looked at him funny for saying that. He got it as a present in the 1990s for passing freshman year without threatening to shoot up the school. My dad's parents told me that because my old man was a troubled youth.
Wish they would have kept up with the car. This was it's only appearance.
It probably stayed in the garage for the rest of the show or they put it somewhere else
Stacy was a piece. Bobby should have kept her lol
Ya man
I luv them redheads... awlright..
Now that I've owned and worked on many cars it felt great rewatching this
Being in auto shop is probably the best thing that happened to me. I feel this
Wish my dad would have been around for my car adventures. I encourage my kids to watch and help when I work on my old truck.
I wish I had that kind of bonding experience with my dad
😂😂 the flowers in the engine bay
Ngl I'm really happy my dad taught me how to turn a wrench, I saved up and got me a barely running 3000GT for $1,200. We took that thing apart and put it all back together in perfect running order.
Now in my 30s I do all my car maintenance myself and when something breaks 90% of the time I crack open a cold one and do it myself in the garage.
My dad was a Mopar man. Even though he never got the chance to work on cars with me I’m sure he would be proud of the few I’ve fixed up over the years. Me personally I’m a Pontiac man
No high stakes. No half-assed jokes every 2 seconds. No Sci-Fi shenanigans. Almost no politicalnes. Just a fun, light-hearted, based show about a father raising his son. I love this show.
Not sure what show you're watching, but politicalness is definitely a part of the KOTH formula. It just refrains from making explicit judgments.
King of the hill is about a conservative man learning to accept a world that is changing around him.
@@Tofuey TBH, it was probably one of the earliest television depictions of an unapologetic conservative being confronted with a world rapidly shifting progressive around him. Pity the real world doesn't have Hank's willingness to accept everyone for who they are.
Dale for instance, is the epitome of a modern conspiracy theorist (though ironically, some of the conspiracies Dale warned us about back then actually turned out to be real-world truths, such as illegal government surveillance). But Hank accepts him.
Hank is totally fine with Bobby being in a relationship with Connie - a non-white, Asian-American girl. He's fine with his next door neighbors being Asian immigrants. He has a solid friendship with John Redcorn (a Native American).
there's a big difference between KOTH, MGS commentary and Velma 2023 or family guys political jokes.
@@Tyrantk2007 true. Even though I don't know what MGS stands for. King of the Hill isn't as obnoxious and frivolously vulgarious as the other shows.
“Umm a hammer” * Jeremy Clarkson sheds a tear*
The accuracy of this scene is astounding. Down to having no girls and a busted car
I always wished they kept Bobby's car goin after this episode. Always reminds me of when I would try to help him with his truck. 56 chevy. I was useless but just watchin him I actually can pick up on it now at 25 years old
"I didn't know if you were a Ford man or a Chevy man... it was the happiest problem I've ever faced"
LMAO
Ahhhh, garage wisdom and bonding. And bondo!!!
Such a wholesome relation between father son and the car.
I am living this with my dad right now. Even in my 20s. My dad and uncle are old school car guys. They own two classics and drive them to car shows. (1976 C3 corvette and 1969 Ford Mustang)
My dad and uncle bought two c4 corvettes,a 1986 and 1987 that was supposed to be flip cars. I instantly fell in love with the black one. I am a big knight rider guy so with a car that screams that style, I fell in love. I told my dad im going to own one one day. Throughout the months, he fixed up minor things. Replaced broken glass but thats about it. He kept saying little hints that confused me like "your gonna love the stereo in this thing." Then would backtrack and change the subject. I joked if he was giving me the car acouple times but always denied and said it was junk.
Christmas morning, My uncle handed me a small box, saying he bought somthing special for me. I thought it was gonna be a toy car or somthing but when I opened it. It was a pair of GM branded keys. It took me acouple moments but eventually i screamed out. "YOUR GIVING ME THE VETTE?!"
i nearly cried and you couldnt tear me away from that thing. It had a smashed windsheild, ruined paintjob, been attacked with a forklift and hammer.. but eventually with alot of work and alot of weekend, we got her prettied up and road worthy. I since the beginning of april, I've driven this car every day.
Best part about king of the hill
All ages can watch it and still love it
11 year old me loved it
And 23 years old me still loves it
Bobby has watched top gear, the hammer is the ultimate tool
"When you can do more than ask your carburetor how it feels" 😂💀
I love these wholesome aspects of this toon
My dad gave me a bag filled with spare change and said here put this towards a car lol
Wish I had a dad like that. I started at 8 years old taking stuff apart on the weekends with my uncle at the junkyard. I'd go to give him company. I went to rebuild a Honda civic with parts from other civics. I spent 9 months rebuilding and learning. 1 weekend, the whole car was gutted.... and I was happy. I did it all over again.
it’s sad watching this show growing up with my dad laughing my butt off, and now growing up knowing this is how life really is
"If you have any problems patching things up with your boyfriend, we're rebuilding the starter tomorrow."
This episode had a moment that really vibed with me, namely when the kids were lining up for the signups for their chosen classes and the line for the auto shop class was just the bully-jock types. As a kid I was fascinated by mechanics and I wanted to go that way, however I was ultimately steered away for the same reason - all the bully types went for it, so I was basically left with IT which was honestly a waste of 4 years of my life because while I was decent at it, it just never really clicked with me and the IT job market is massively oversaturated.
IT is really one of those fields where you don't NEED a college degree, but if you don't have one then it'll be 10x harder to get into it unless you're REALLY good at it. And when you do manage to get into it you'll probably still be lower paid than the college grad that's maybe not as good as you. But that's because a college degree is still really valuable to an employer (only about 30% of Americans have one).
"Trust me Bobby, when your stuck on the side of the road with your Girl Friend and you can do more than ask your Carbonator how it feels, you'll be glad you took auto shop." wisest words ever.
Only someone like Hank would get mad at a car being in better condition than as advertised. That scene with them looking at car for sale in the driveway was something else.
Words cannot paint just how disappointed Hank was when Bobby Hill drove home in his new Honda Civic.
I laughed, then I cried. I have a son and this was a touching cartoon. This was beautiful.
The beautiful start to a shitbox. Also, Bobby hush up. I'm already 6 cans of angry juice in
Should have listened to Boomhauer: "Dang ol' axle's busted engine's cracked too man. Dat ol' heada gasket blown and dang ol' just piece of junk, man." Cracked engine needs welding skill to fix, out of scope for an auto shop class. Head gasket replacement means you need to take the head off, which is a real PITA even if you know how to do it.
FWIW, this car is an Australian Ford Falcon. This particular series was the XC, sold from mid '76 to early '79. It was the third and final series of this body shape, and was generally the second highest selling car in the domestic market, month to month. Falcons were a big (for Australia), bland, family car, but the platform was the basis of numerous commercial and luxury variants. The starter motors on the 6-cyl Fords in particular had a distinct whine, and were reasonably reliable. Some owners carried a hammer or piece of timber, to thump the starter when the solenoid jammed. 😒
Hank teaches Bobby about carburettors when the worlds moved to fuel injection. A metaphor for his life