"I Don't Want To Wait For Our Lives To Be Over, I Want To Know Right Now, Will It Be... Sorry. Do Do Doo Do Do, Do Do Doo Do Do, Do Do Doo Do Do, Doo..."[1], often shortened to "I Don't Want to Wait...", is the eighty-seventh episode of King of the Hill. It was first aired on November 12, 2000. The episode was written by Paul Lieberstein and directed by Adam Kuhlman.
Summary[]
Bobby turns thirteen but finds he is still looked at and treated like a child while Joseph is treated like an adult after entering puberty and going through a growth spurt. Meanwhile, Hank becomes fixated on building a pair of coffins.
Plot[]
With Bobby's 13th birthday approaching, he briefly visits his paternal grandmother Tilly and her domestic partner Gary in Arizona, where is treated like a mature adult from Gary based on his religious viewing. Thanks to Gary, Bobby spends the time enjoying being an adult.
However, soon after Bobby returns to Arlen, a major shock occurs after Joseph comes back from summer vacation having undergone puberty, which results in him growing six inches, gaining a more mature voice, and starting to grow a mustache. When Joseph and Bobby meet at the restaurant Rattlesnakes, Joseph gets an adult menu and is offered beer thanks to his appearance and Bobby gets a kid's menu, despite the fact that Bobby is old enough to receive the adult menu. Joseph's newfound maturity sparks jealousy in Bobby, as he had been tutored on how to be a man the whole summer and how he was going to take Joseph "under his wing." In contrast, Joseph is filled with anxiety over his all-over acne, cannot get girls out of his head, has Dale constantly pestering him over his new height, and has outgrown his bike. All in all, the two teenage boys wish that they could trade places.
Meanwhile, Hank builds caskets for himself and Peggy, the latter of whom is not given permission by Bobby to deliver his birthday cake to him during the party. She claims that she was at the Learning Annex of Arlen and learned some moves from DJ Spaz, but Bobby refuses. During Bobby's birthday party, Joseph tries to dance with Sharise but accidentally elbows her in the face. When he tries to apologize, he is ostracized by the girls for staring weirdly at them. Trying to console Joseph, Bobby brings him to his room with Connie, who is disgusted that Bobby is trying to get his friend to watch them kiss, and she leaves. Going to her house, Joseph apologizes and tearfully confides in Connie, and the two kiss. Going to the window to apologize as well, Bobby sees the kiss and is infuriated. In response, he climbs through the window and punches Joseph twice in the nose, making him bleed. Minh goes to tend to Joseph's nose wound, but while staring down Minh's cleavage, he kisses her. Minh is amused and says Kahn will be also but Connie, who witnessed the whole thing, feels betrayed and runs out.
Running back to his own house after the mistake, Joseph walks in on his father watching TV. When Dale again teases him about his growth and height, the teenager runs out and steals Dale's Bugabago. He almost runs over Connie, who asks to come aboard as the two say they want to get as far away from the town and their lives as possible. Bobby comes aboard too, as he does not want either of them to go. Halfway down the street, the distracted Joseph crashes the Bugabago into a lamppost, and they evacuate. Minutes later, Dale furiously wants to know who crashed his car and suspects a nearby old lady with a walker. The three kids, who have returned to the scene of the crime, answer "Teenagers", knowing that their parents do not think of them as true teenagers yet. Peggy demonstrates this when she presents Bobby with his birthday cake, in accordance with her control freak nature. The three children reconcile, and Bobby awkwardly receives his cake from his mother.
Characters[]
- Hank Hill
- Peggy Hill
- Bobby Hill
- Dale Gribble
- Nancy Gribble (non-speaking)
- Joseph Gribble
- Jeff Boomhauer
- Bill Dauterive
- Connie Souphanousinphone
- Kahn Souphanousinphone
- Minh Souphanousinphone
- Stuart Dooley
- Tilly Hill
- Gary Kasner
- Jennifer
- Mr. O'Connor & Mrs. O'Connor
- Sharise (subtitled as Charise)
- Alexis
- Stacy
- Susie (non-speaking)
- Leventhal (non-speaking)
- Judy (non-speaking)
- DJ Spaz (mentioned)
Stinger Quote[]
Dale: "Jennifer, we're fantastic!"
Trivia[]
- The episode title is a reference to the Paula Cole song "I Don't Want to Wait", commonly known as the theme song to Dawson's Creek.
- At 37 words, this episode has the longest title, though it is often shortened to "I Don't Want to Wait...". The episode with the second longest title is Season 13's "What Happens At The National Propane Gas Convention in Memphis Stays At The National Propane Gas Convention in Memphis", at 19 words.
- From this episode on, Breckin Meyer takes over for Brittany Murphy as the voice of Joseph Gribble.
- This episode marks the first on-screen kiss between Connie and Joseph.
- As Peggy assures Bobby that he will go to his grandma Tilly's for his birthday, she uses part of Tony the Tiger's catchphrase "they're grrrrrreat!".
- During his last appearance in "Peggy's Turtle Song", it is suggested Gary and Tilly were living together. By this point in time, however, Gary reveals to Bobby his bachelor pad.
- When Bobby is speaking with Gary, he asks the question "Is that an Arizona thing?". This is undoubtedly referencing his previous interest in Gary in regard to Arizona in the episode "The Unbearable Blindness of Laying" where he uses very similar phrases.
- When Gary throws Bobby the golf cart keys, the tag visibly reads: Senior Citizen Discount."
- In the episode "High Anxiety", a washer and dryer appear for the first time in the Hills' garage and disappear up until this episode. As of this episode, the green washer and dryer in the garage, indefinitely remain in the corner of the garage for the remainder of the series.
References[]
- ↑ The Season 5 DVD lists this as the episode title, although fans commonly shorten the title to "I Don't Want To Wait..."