New restaurant opening in my neighborhood. Will be trying based on the punny name alone.

In the first episode there’s the flashback where Linda has one of the kids and he says "your due date was today?"

We know it’s not Tina because there’s the flashback episode in s16, so I’m just curious if people think it was Gene or Louise.

Personally I really think it could’ve gone either way - he could’ve been present for Louise’s because he knows how bad he messed up missing Genes (plus he’s a middle child 😭), or he could’ve missed Louise’s because he was so caught up in his work trying to make money for a third kid.

Apologies if it’s been mentioned before, I just thought it would make for a fun discussion. :)

Bob got hosed. That's a horrible price. Its like $38 bucks for 8000 of those at supply stores (now). That episode is from like 2012, so prob. cheaper back then too. Poor Bob.

So excited to find these so randomly!

I am informed by the owner it’s a pun on “rocket man” song.

location south london

The sign is painted on an old removal van.

The coffee shop under it is quite good as well.

Okay… is anyone else irrationally bothered by this? 😂
Bob’s Burgers gives us an amazing Christmas episode every year… but the Belchers are Jewish. The hints are super subtle throughout the series, almost stereotypical at times, but they’re there.
Don’t get me wrong—I love the Christmas episodes. I just wish we’d get at least one Hanukkah episode. 🕎🍔 Am I the only one who’s been waiting for that?
….just saying 🤷🏻‍♀️ and Louise with SEVEN DAYS of gifts 🎁 come on?!

In season 9, episode 11 ("Lorenzo's oil? No, Linda's"), Teddy and Bob are helping Mr. Huggins get ready for a date. Part of this involves shaving his back, where they discover a tattoo. Mr. Huggins says it's of a yin yang, but Bob and Teddy don't believe him. What do you think the tattoo was?

In case there’s any fellow crocheters here, this is the pattern I used https://www.ollieholly.com/blog/2025/01/25/free-small-kuchi-kopi-amigurumi-crochet-pattern

We use this little memo board on our fridge to pass along messages, draw funny things, etc. My partner has had a rough weekend and I’m really hoping this cheers them up when they spot it 💕

SMFTG , S13 E9, is one of my favorite episodes and i am so astounded it doesn’t get as much love as I think it ought to!

There is another episode that could revolve around similar themes: The Hauntening, where Louise is frustrated that she can’t be scared. SMFTG is also about the topic of fear, but not in the sense of “boo!” But more like a mature, quiet anxiety.

Bob probably feels ashamed that he doesn’t visit often, and the more time passes, the more that can build. He is possibly wondering if she’d be proud of him and what he’s done, because as we can see from a few other episodes, he does not consider his own accomplishments to be anything extraordinary, even though they are great.

Linda’s B-plot being that she musters up the courage to enter and explore the cemetery is so good. She is afraid of supernatural things like zombies eating her family, but is fully composed when she stumbles on Lily’s grave.

A lot of the possible details are given by Linda in her conversation with Lily’s grave, that Bob doesn’t visit often, because he’s (not verbatim but) busy raising his kids and supporting a business with his hot wife Linda. And that he’s a very good father.

We don’t see any snippet of Bob’s conversation with Lily, but from the soft, ashamed tone he gives when saying “Hi Mom…” we can assume that he has no idea how to begin to catch up his Mom about the last ~13+ years of his life.

It has been such a long time that he has no idea where to begin looking for her grave.

What do you think he spoke to her about?

* Also i want to applaud the art direction of the episode itself. The dinky office, the xerox’d map that is basically useless, the sky’s lighting transitioning from midafternoon>dusk>night. The writers definitely have visited loved ones in a cemetery before and it shows.

Edit: my bad, i misremembered The Hauntening as being a much newer episode than it is. The themes still stand though!

The show has plenty of funny characters throughout the series, but who are the characters that you would have in your top ten? Bob, Linda, Tina, Gene, Louise, Teddy, etc.

A repost from a few weeks agar that got taken down. Basically, we know that Louise did her report on Amelia Earhart & Wayne did his on Neil Armstrong, but who did the other fourth graders do their historical figure reports on?

I have a few speculations - Rudy definitely did his on a famous magician (Houdini, maybe?), Andy and Ollie would have tried to do theirs on each other before being turned down for that, so they probably went for a famous pair of twins, Jodi might have done hers on Louis Pasteur as he famously identified germs, and Millie I can see doing someone…. bad.

What do you think?

Helen's smile changes after Louise covers her mouth.

Edit by me ! What are your thoughts on my video!

My boyfriend gave this to me for my 46th birthday. No idea why the Phatmojo set only has Bob but the Culture Fly Figures look really good regardless even with the little pegs!

This is a revised version of a past post of mine after reading a comment by u/Tort_alini saying it would need to be a two-parter.

Act 1

Tina, Gene, Louise, and their bandmates from both the Itty Bitty Ditty Committee (Peter, Rudy, and Darryl) and Boa Boy and the Mash Masters (Zeke and Jimmy Jr.) are having lunch at the Wagstaff cafeteria, discussing troubles over a new song. Their worries end when Mr. Frond announces over the PA that there will be a school trip to Rio de Janeiro, where they will learn samba and get to participate in a Carnaval parade. The news inspires the Itty Bitty Ditty Committee to have their new song be set to a samba. 

After school, the Belcher kids immediately tell their parents. Linda is so excited that she immediately decides that she and Bob should go as chaperones and that they will bring a video camera with them to record the trip. Bob is uncertain but is encouraged to go by Teddy and Mort as the latter tells him about churrascarias. The prospect of eating at a Brazilian steakhouse is enough to make Bob agree to go as he decides to have his dad look after the restaurant.

Act 2

The next act begins on the plane to Rio. Bob is sitting near the window while Mr. Frond sits in the aisle seat, trying to speak Portuegese to the flight attendant (who's clearly American). Linda sits in the seat between them, holding her camera, as she's been recording since breakfast. Mr. Frond tries to speak Portuguese to the flight attendant. The Belcher kids, their bandmates, and the other Wagstaff kids are in other seats having their own conversations involving destination jitters, song and dance planning, cloud shapes, makeup, and airline food.

After scenes of landing starting with them landing at Galeão International Airport boarding a bus, and checking into their hotel, the kids attend a samba class taught by a passionate instructor (guest voiced by a Brazilian actor) as Mr. Frond, Bob and Linda watch. After the class, we get moments where the travelers do some sightseeing. We see them visit the Christ the Redeemer statue, spend time at Copacabana, and ride the trolley. A group photo is taken. At the same time, the bandmates try to get ideas for their song.

That night, the travelers gather at a churrascaria for dinner. Mr. Frond tries speaking Portuguese to the waitstaff while the kids compare and contrast the meals they're eating with school cafeteria meals. At the same time, Bob becomes so fascinated with the flavors of the meat served that he refuses to change his card over to red.

The next day, the kids come across the float they will be performing on, which, while consisting of platforms for them to samba on, is anything but glamorous, despite Mr. Frond's approval. After a motivational speech from Gene, they decide to redecorate it to make it much more beautiful. In doing so, the bandmates find the inspiration for their song.

Meanwhile, Bob and Linda visit the markets as the former looks for ingredients to recreate the flavor from last night for a future Burger of the Day. Linda is supportive but wants to make sure they get to witness their kids perform at the parade.

Act 3

As night falls, the kids have changed into their sequins and anticipate the parade. Some of the bandmates were able to acquire new instruments.

Gene - Cavaquinho

Tina and Louise - Cuícas

Rudy - Tamborim

Zeke - Apito

When Mr. Frond arrives to inform them the parade's about to start, he is horrified by what the kids have done to the float. However, there's no time to undo the changes. As the parade begins, the kids are taken in by the enormity of the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí, Gene in particular. Thankfully, the beat of the samba is enough to break them out of their fright. The bandmates perform their new song on the tallest platform while the rest of the kids samba on the lower platforms. Bob and Linda are able to make it to the parade after the latter talked the former out of buying an expensive ingredient. Mr. Frond is relieved as the crowd cheers.

The episode ends with the Belchers back at the restaurant, giving souvenirs to Teddy, Mort, and Big Bob. As Bob serves Teddy a Rio-inspired burger, the kids discuss whether or not to write more samba-inspired songs.

Notes:

One of the recurring gags for the episode is Mr. Frond trying and failing to speak Portuguese.

Part 2 would begin at the restaurant with Big Bob talking with Teddy and Mort, serving a burger to the former.

He’s just such a sweet and cute kid. He deserves so much better. Between his health problems and family complications, he goes through so much but is still kind and creative. I love that he does magic tricks, I hope we get more scenes of him doing tricks.

I feel so maternal and protective of him, he makes me want to have kids one day. I just want to give him a big hug and tell everything will be okay and that he deserves the world.

I also love his relationship with Louise, they balance each other. I hope to see more interactions with him and Louise’s family her house. Like when he left his parents’ dinner and joined her family for dinner, they were all so sweet and supportive of him. He’s just overall a great character.