Season 15 Discussion

[Galileo908]

Feels like the end of the last season was just yesterday. Onward to season 15!

Neighbor: America's Got Mallets

Exterminator: So I Married A Rat's Murderer

Burger of The Day: The Brother Can You Asparagus A Dime Burger, The Ciabatta Be Kidding Me Burger, The Arugulas of Engagement Burger, Mozz Landing Burger. There was a Jury Duty pun one, but I couldn't see the whole thing.

Not shocked that the computer game that self-diagnoses your mental illness was inaccurate. Louise a conformist? Jocelyn an introvert? It was right on the money about Rudy's aggressiveness, though. And of course there really was a human behind it, Henry.

I liked hearing Linda and Bob's interpretations of horror movies. I'm a horror wimp, I'd believe the Saw movies were literally about stuff someone saw.

"Excuse me, our father's a beta with no back end!"

"But your neck is better turtled."

I missed Jocelyn, and Andy & Ollie having screentime.

[PinkRibbons]

The new season's episodes start airing tonight!

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S15 E1

The Tina Table: The Tables Have Tina

Tina attempts to save her school news segment by interviewing Mr. Frond about his revolutionary new computer game. Meanwhile, Bob and Linda entertain Teddy by making up the plots to popular horror movies they haven't seen.

 

[DoctorAtomic]

I like picking out the Great North voices. 

Beer is only 4 bucks too!

The game was kind of Oregon Trail in space. I thought it was a good idea. 

Regular Sized Rudy is Aggressive Rudy!

I liked the B plot with Bob and Linda telling Teddy fake movie plots. They all liked it. What's the harm? That Bob and Linda can't get over themselves and have to compete. But they were having fun. 

Clever Tina to get Frond to do himself in. 

It was good to have the main plot entirely in the school. I'm always for the kids being the main driver of the show. 

[peeayebee]

12 hours ago, Galileo908 said:

Burger of The Day: The Brother Can You Asparagus A Dime Burger, The Ciabatta Be Kidding Me Burger, The Arugulas of Engagement Burger, Mozz Landing Burger. There was a Jury Duty pun one, but I couldn't see the whole thing.

I forget to watch the board all the time. I'm surprised "The Ciabatta Be Kidding Me Burger" wasn't used before. And a Jury Duty pun? I need to go back and look for that.

Get On Up Chuck was an easy but funny joke.

I loved that we could see Frond's stubble, even if Tina couldn't.

I wanted to hear Zeke's squeaky sneakers. :(

"The final Frond-tier, more like Fraud-tier."

I'm with Teddy: I can't watch scary movies because I'll either have nightmares or lay in bed thinking about having nightmares. But I do sometimes read plot summaries of some scary movies because I'm curious.

Bob did really good making stuff up, and I got a kick out of him and Linda cancelling out each other's story elements.

"This is the best movie I've never seen!"

[tennisgurl]

That was a really fun opener, I loved having the A plot at the school with so many of the kids, I feel like its been ages since we got a school plot with so many of the kids friends and teachers. We also got a win for Tina, she IS actually a truth finder!

Bob and Linda's fake horror movies sounded pretty awesome, a Halloween movie set 100 years ago sounds like a lot more fun than a lot of the things the real Halloween franchise has done. 

I love that Mr. Frond had to surrender his turtleneck when he got caught.

[Gharlane]

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"The Tina Table: The Tables Have Tina". Tina attempts to save her school news segment by interviewing Mr. Frond about his revolutionary new computer game. Meanwhile, Bob and Linda entertain Teddy by making up the plots to popular horror movies they haven't seen.

Frond's game reminded me of the Star Trek "computer game" you would play on a telex machine.

[Galileo908]

Ooh, had no idea we have a new thread!

I liked the detail of Mr. Frond dressing like Steve Jobs.

[AAEBoiler]

On 9/29/2024 at 9:30 PM, Galileo908 said:

There was a Jury Duty pun one, but I couldn't see the whole thing.

I assumed, in my head, that it was Curry Duty.

[Galileo908]

Season 15, ep 2: Saving Favorite Drive-In

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When the Belchers visit the local drive-in, Bob comes up with a plan to save the theater from closing; Linda accidentally insults another mom while on a group text chain; Louise and Gene hide from Tina after stealing some of her favorite candy.

Airs 10/6/24

[Galileo908]

Neighbor: Young Weldin - Welding School

Exterminator: Squishin': It's Possible

It's sweet that one of Bob's few good childhood memories were at the drive-in. Big Bob said Bob could've brought friends. If he had any. But still! And he met a girl there!

We finally got to see Teddy's Mom! Kinda. A hat was covering her face and she fell asleep. Freaking teases.

[DoctorAtomic]

I haven't been to a drive in decades. I actually saw Star Wars (before it was called A New Hope) in the drive in. 

In my city, there is still a drive in. They play first run movies. Not the opening weekend, but shortly after. During covid, they had high school graduations at the drive in. I liked how Bob opened the back of the car for the kids to sit instead of sitting in the car. 

Rudy should have totally been invited. 

They don't really have Gene and Louise being afraid of Tina. 

Teddy's mom ate a gummy? Weed is legal there?

Ramona was like Kima on Great North. I don't know if she was the same voice actor, but the flat affect, kind of chill delivery, reminded me of Kima. 

Teddy's mom should be like Vera on Cheers. 

 

[Galileo908]

1 hour ago, DoctorAtomic said:

Teddy's mom should be like Vera on Cheers. 

She hangs out with Ginger and Principal Spoors.

[peeayebee]

I'm glad Tina knew right away that Louise and Gene had eaten candy, AND that she threw the fart-blanket back over Louise.

Boy, do I get frustrated when people text unclearly. It doesn't seem hard to me, but I guess I just take more time to compose and type the text, whereas for a lot of people speed is more important. Anyway, I loved how Maryanne responded about the tables so vaguely. 

Linda saying ugly puppies are a "Scooby-Don't" is pretty funny.

It's been ages since I went to a drive-in. I was never a fan. Also, I thought they charged by the car, not by the number of people. I guess I'm wrong.

[DoctorAtomic]

Sometimes autocorrect trips you up even if you think you're paying attention. 

I think the problem was that Linda was in the two different chat groups and there was just too much chatter. It wasn't her fault the answer about the tables was so vague.

It sounded like just too many people were involved for what seemed to be a simple task. We have a group creating an educational certificate, and there's just too many people involved. Three of us could get it done, but it's been months and they're still dithering over how many hours. 

[tennisgurl]

I love drive-in theaters, we have one about thirty minutes from me and its a lot of fun, I usually go once or twice every couple months. They show new movies but also have theme nights where they show older movies, its a very fun time. They do quite well but if they didn't I would be with Bob trying to save it, its such a fun vibe. 

I loved seeing some nice memories that Bob had, there was something so sweet and wistful about those flashbacks, especially the music playing. 

We see a tiny bit of Teddy's mom...at least her hat. It sort of gave me Psycho vibes, Teddy is your mom just a propped up corpse? Is everything alright? 

[Galileo908]

Season 15, ep 3: Colon-ly the Dronel

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Linda agrees to drive Teddy to pick up Kathleen from her colonoscopy after he accidentally injures himself; the kids concoct a scheme to prank an overhead drone which is set to film the school from above.

Airs 10/20/24

[Galileo908]

Neighbor: Abandon Trip! Travel Insurance

Exterminator: The Pest Man Always Wrings Mice

Burger of The Day: A Roma With A View Burger

"I like dumpster eggs. You can taste the danger!"

We got to see Kathleen again! Man, stuff kept escalating for Teddy. I laughed so hard when Linda rear-ended the cop. And I just loved the cop that loved giving escorts.

Yeah, shoulda guessed Linda fished the fancy shampoo out of Mort's dumpsters.  

I liked those two plots more than the kid's plot. At least Peter Pescadaro got to be involved.

Edited October 21 by Galileo908

[SoMuchTV]

2 minutes ago, Galileo908 said:

Exterminator: The Pest Man Always Rings Mice

I really hate to nitpick because your recaps of all the easy-to-miss stuff are always so enlightening, but in this case, it was The Pest Man Always Wrings Mice. 

[DoctorAtomic]

My tivo is all over the place. It listed Bob's an hour later. 

I had some bees in my yard and got stung about 12 times. I wasn't as a bad as Teddy, but it's not fun. 

We've got another school plot. Louise's idea was good, but I was with Zeke with the mooning. They wouldn't have used it on the web site though. 

I'm surprised more people from Mort's don't come into the restaurant. 

[PinkRibbons]

Did I cry at an old man sniffing Bob's hair? Yes. Yes I did.

[Corgi-ears]

Why, I guess that an eye that swells up from a bee sting can indeed look like a butthole. Thanks, show, for pointing that out to me!

The silhouette of Bob in the shower seems to be...missing...an appendage. But this is a family show.

When the bereaved daughter clarified that she told Mort that they didn't need the shampoo bottle back because it didn't have much more in it, I hope she just means "that bottle," and that she and her siblings have at least one more bottle of that shampoo so that their dad can sniff his beloved wife anytime he wants 😭. (Though I suppose he can just come to the restaurant and hope that...Bob never washes his hair again?)

[peeayebee]

7 hours ago, PinkRibbons said:

Did I cry at an old man sniffing Bob's hair? Yes. Yes I did.

The second the daughter asked if her father could sniff Bob's hair, I teared up. 

Tina (I think): Your hair has a lot of body.
Gene: And your body has a lot of hair.

Cracked me up that Teddy gets Kathleen nuts and seeds after a colonoscopy and that his playlist includes Brown-Eyed Girl and The Long and Winding Road. :D

The cop loving to do escorts -- and having become a cop so he could do that -- was great. When Linda rear-ended him I gasped, covered my face, and laughed. I think she said, "Why did you stop?" and he answered, "There was a car in front of me."

That the other cop knew exactly what was up after Linda mentioned going to pick up Kathleen was perfect. "Earl...."

Loved when they got to the hospital and Muriel was there, Linda says, "I'll stop her! Heyyyyyyyyyy...."

I liked the story with the shampoo, too. It was funny and then sweet. I'm glad the family didn't get mad or judgmental that Linda had taken the bottle out of the dumpster.

The school drone story was good, too. Those fake bushes were pretty cool. It's nice that Louise let everyone dance. 

Linda: I like the dancing. It's like you're all dancing to a different song.

I always watch the show on Hulu the next day, but it wasn't there this morning. So I found it on Fox, along with a ton of ads.

[DoctorAtomic]

Louise was the youngest, but she was leading the prank just like when they scammed the fair. Where was Rudy though? Maybe he was afraid to dance because of his asthma.

I really wish they do a fast forward story of Louise in high school.

[Galileo908]

21 hours ago, SoMuchTV said:

I really hate to nitpick because your recaps of all the easy-to-miss stuff are always so enlightening, but in this case, it was The Pest Man Always Wrings Mice. 

Thanks, I fixed it.

[Kleav]

I want that shampoo.

[tennisgurl]

Awww the story with the shampoo turned out to be really sweet, I'm glad that Bob was so down and that the family didn't get too grossed out by Linda stealing shampoo from the dumpster. Which, yeah, that's pretty gross. I'm surprised that they don't get more people from Mort's funeral home there. 

Kathleen sighting! I love the cop who loves giving police escorts and that the other cop knew right away what was going on after he heard the word colonoscopy. Linda weaponizing her Linda-ness to get cousin Muriel away was also pretty great.

I am so glad that we had another school plot with the kids and their friends, that was a lot of fun, everyone sneaking around behind cardboard pushes really amused me. 

"Dancing is what drones were made for. And war."

[SoMuchTV]

On 10/20/2024 at 9:30 PM, Galileo908 said:

Yeah, shoulda guessed Linda fished the fancy shampoo out of Mort's dumpsters.  

 

4 hours ago, tennisgurl said:

Awww the story with the shampoo turned out to be really sweet, I'm glad that Bob was so down and that the family didn't get too grossed out by Linda stealing shampoo from the dumpster. Which, yeah, that's pretty gross. I'm surprised that they don't get more people from Mort's funeral home there. 

Maybe I’m misremembering, but didn’t they say Mort left the shampoo “out by the dumpster”? So maybe a little less gross?

[Galileo908]

Season 15, ep 4: For Whom The Doll Tolls

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Louise stages a murder mystery in a creepy old dollhouse.

Airs 10/27/24

[Galileo908]

Neighbor: 28 Berets Latyer

Exterminator: It's Swatter Weather

Burger(s) of The Day: none this week. I was hoping to see one in the Teddy scene at least. He really is the 6th main character at this point, but I was riveted at his plight with the hand gripper.

Really good to see Miss Bisselbender again. It was oddly sweet how much Louise was into doll murder. And how Tina was creeped out by it. And how it was just an odd way for Louise to make Gene feel better about being left out of the group.

I felt for Gene with not getting invited to that get together.

Loved Tina's Barrette-y Krueger idea and loved that we got to see it at the end.

[DoctorAtomic]

Well, Gene, if you're not getting invited to parties, take a look in the mirror. I can't stand when he's such a brat. 

I did like how casual he was with the substitute teacher, and she was all chatty

Wow, they got camel toe by the censors! And it's a plot point! 

The character development for Louise has been nothing short of stellar. She was always just do whatever and then at the end learn a lesson. She's helped Rudy a lot, and this was just a brilliant idea. 

 

[bad things are bad]

Tina's creeped out by dolls in general. 

Man, I hope Gene will still be friends with Alex, and that Alex figures out that Gene was being decent 

 

Edited October 28 by bad things are bad

[peeayebee]

I loved this ep. Everything with the dolls was so creative -- by Louise and by the animators. 

It was great that Mr Sweater's sister had Louise's bunny ears.

When Louise first revealed who murdered the dolls and why, I was disappointed. But then the whole explanation from the teacher about that day in the library brought everything together.

 

[DoctorAtomic]

I don't think Gene was really being a 'goody two shoes'. He didn't say he was going to tell on the kids, just tell the teacher about her camel toe. 

Really, I'd rather go bowling with Rudy than to this 'gathering' anyway. 

[tennisgurl]

As far as Halloween episodes go, it wasn't super Halloween-y, not even any classic Belcher kid costumes, which was disappointing, but as an episode itself it was pretty good. It was great to see Miss Bisselbender again and its sweet that Gene defended her and her too tight pants. 

Louise creating a whole doll based murder mystery to tell Gene that she's sorry and that she's likes him is a whole lot of wild work to do to say sorry and that she thinks he's great. I like that she even made tiny bunny ears for the chef's sister.

Tina being scared of the dolls was the finniest part of the episode for me.

Edited October 28 by tennisgurl

[AAEBoiler]

I loved the end credit sequence!! The basic representations of the characters  and the kitschy animation was fun.

[Aryanna]

6 hours ago, AAEBoiler said:

I loved the end credit sequence!! The basic representations of the characters  and the kitschy animation was fun.

I believe it was supposed to be an homage to Anatomy of a Murder.

[Galileo908]

Season 15, ep 5: Don't Stop Be-Cheesin

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Louise trains Tina to be the last student standing during a cheese throwing battle against the other eighth graders; Bob and Teddy teach Linda how to successfully eavesdrop on customers' conversations.

Airs 11/3/24

Edited November 4 by Galileo908

[Galileo908]

Rams/Seahawks game went into OT, everything got delayed by 9 minutes.

Neighbor: Big Pimplin' Dermatology

Exterminator: Termite-y Joe Young

Burger(s) of The Day: Couldn't make out the first one. I knew it was a "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" pun.; I couldn't make out any of them. Gotta credit the writers for thinking up puns that no one will get to see without DVRs or sharp eyes.; The Challah Lot of Love Burger

I was oddly invested in the cheese plot. Tina and Tammy trying to throw cheese at each other despite being a couple feet away was great. It was definitely wasn't Susmita as The Big Cheese, she got accused in act 2. It was Sam the nervous kid! I had a feeling it was either him or somehow Louise.

And we finally got a plot at the abandoned dog food factory!

The eavesdropping plot didn't do anything for me.

[DoctorAtomic]

That's going to be a lot of cheese lying around. Does it have to be flinged or could you ball it up?

Bob had a to-go order. I'm wondering if they decided to do that since Teddy and the undercover job with Bosco. 

When they get to 8th grade, Louise and Rudy are going to be their own team and demolish everyone. 

I liked that Tina got the blowout from Gretchen. 

I can't believe she won! I hope they callback to getting the pizzas. 

A bunch of 8th graders just went into an abandoned factory after school to throw cheese at each other. 

[emma675]

57 minutes ago, DoctorAtomic said:

I liked that Tina got the blowout from Gretchen.

I don't know why, but that quick shot of Tina rushing back home with an obvious blowout made me laugh my ass off.

[bilgistic]

I was disappointed that the salon wasn't named some hair pun like Curl Up & Dye. It was the Hair Barrel.

[DoctorAtomic]

That's a brilliant pun. Missed opportunity there. 

Bob and Linda are totally fine with the cheese war, but also they're ok with Tina staying after school and then hiding out at local businesses until dinner time. 

I'm not sure I'm buying that the panic attack kid had the master flicking skills to nail the 5 kids in the yard and over the fence, but ok. 

[peeayebee]

22 hours ago, DoctorAtomic said:

That's going to be a lot of cheese lying around. Does it have to be flinged or could you ball it up?

I think the cheese would stick better just flat. If you balled it up, I don't think it'd stick.

 

11 hours ago, bilgistic said:

I was disappointed that the salon wasn't named some hair pun like Curl Up & Dye. It was the Hair Barrel.

Is there some pun to "Hair Barrel" that I'm not getting? I always remember a hair salon back in California called Don the Haircomber. (Don the Beachcomber was a restaurant/bar out there.)

There was a shot of a bunch of students, including Tina, in music class, I think. It was right when that song "Oh please. Say cheese" started. All the kids were staring as if scared. I wondered what that was about. Maybe it's just that their mouths were open to sing.

I liked the animation of the kids flinging cheese. It was also cool seeing them sneaking around in the dog food factory.

I can never tell: Is cheese flinging a thing kids do these days?

There wasn't too much to Linda's eavesdropping story.

Gene: What's racketeering? Is that like pickleball?

[DoctorAtomic]

Did the cheese have to stick, or did you just have to hit someone with the cheese? 

[peeayebee]

Hmm. Good question. Maybe it needed to stick so it was clear the person had been hit. Like paintball strikes.

[tennisgurl]

Tina and Tammy trying and failing to throw cheese slices at each other from two feet away was amazing, I'm still laughing about it. 

Edited November 5 by tennisgurl

[bilgistic]

12 hours ago, peeayebee said:

Is there some pun to "Hair Barrel" that I'm not getting? I always remember a hair salon back in California called Don the Haircomber. (Don the Beachcomber was a restaurant/bar out there.)

If there is a pun, I also don't get it. "Hair Barrel" is kind of funny, but I expect more from a show that has puns on burger names, pest control company names, and next-door store names every episode.

[peeayebee]

Maybe that's the joke, that there is no pun. 🤷‍♀️

[Aryanna]

On 11/4/2024 at 8:39 PM, peeayebee said:

I can never tell: Is cheese flinging a thing kids do these days?

Not being a kid anymore, I'm not sure if it is. My take on it was that it's like the game assassin but they didn't wanna have kids shooting each other even if it was just paintballs or waterguns. So they chose cheese. Kinda cheesey.

Tina's blowout looked so cute.

Edited November 6 by Aryanna

[bad things are bad]

We've seen the Hair Barrel before, and I've wondered about the name too. It evokes a garbage barrel.  Definitely not a classy salon, especially with Gretchen's rusty scissors and combs missing teeth