Bob's Burgers - General Discussion

[halgia]

I want a rotating pie in the sky restaurant.

[Tara Ariano]

Motivated by the promise of a beachside burger restaurant, Bob helps Felix (Zach Galifianakis) talk Mr. Fischoeder (Kevin Kline) into selling Wonder Wharf.

[Ltg.jon]

Oh, God, those closing credits were sublime.  Now I really need them to do a full-on James Bond parody, complete with Linda singing a theme song.

[Iseut]

So fun to recognize Jordan Peele's obnoxious girlfriend "Meegan" character voice as Felix's obnoxious girlfriend! We quote Meegan a LOT in our house.

 

The James Bond-ish closing theme with Linda singing "WhaaaaaarfHOOOOORSE" was epic. A bit nonsensical in the context of the episode, but brilliant and epic nonetheless.

[beadgirl]

I finally saw this episode, and I think it is my new favorite.  Such an ordinary plot (little girl afraid of the dentist) made hysterical because of oddball family members and a good-natured dentist.  I love that Louise had a "go bag" stashed, but her plan was that of a child's -- [paraphrasing] "this is a school ID with your name penciled in.  I'm going to call the cops now so they can take you home." "Ok, bye!"  Tina was a surprisingly effective mole; her ordinary awkwardness covered up her awkwardness from being the inside man.

[Tara Ariano]

In the Season 4 finale, Felix puts Bob and Mr. Fischoeder in danger, and Linda and the children must hustle to the rescue.

[Iseut]

I'm going to a TV-themed Burlesque show this weekend, and I just read that there is going to be a Tina Belcher striptease. This makes me so incredibly happy! I hope the performer gets the Tina moan down just right. Hee!

[arachne]

I like it that Bob and I have the same attitude about cell phones. Calling, texting, what more do you need?

 

Overall, a funny, slightly suspenseful season ender. Loved Mr. Fishoeder's blase vibe, even in the face of death. Do not underestimate that character's contribution to the show.

 

And in all the excitement, I totally forgot about Tina's bike lock until the end credits. Ha!

[Tara Ariano]

Alex reviews Season 4!

[McKay]

I saw Megan Mullally in a play last night, and for the first five or ten minutes, I couldn't hear anything but Aunt Gayle.  Luckily, that faded pretty fast.  But for a minute there I had some serious church giggles.  (Also, she's an amazing dramatic actress.  Incredible.)

[Ubiquitous]

Help I am tired yo!

[cpcathy]

"This is Working" is my favorite.

 

Any song Linda sings is awesome, though. "Thank you for being there! Thank you for lovin' me!"

[King of Birds]

This corner of the world needed a chalkboard to write up about the show in general.

 

Here's the article I saw today, which gets far too real-estate-y and destroys one of the lovable things about the show, which is that no one in America can claim it's the Hometown to Tina Belcher.  Bob's can't really be in Ocean City NJ, right?   We should be thankful there are no Jersey accents or tanning salons, I suppose.

 

BTW, in clicking on the "start topic" button, and seeing we can post and manage topical polls?  We need to take advantage of this.

[AnnieBeez]

I always thought it was in Maryland, but Linda's accent makes sense for New Jersey.

[radishcake]

BTW, in clicking on the "start topic" button, and seeing we can post and manage topical polls?  We need to take advantage of this.

Yes please do! Polls for everything! :D

[Dots And Stripes]

I just discovered this show and I'm currently working on Season 3 on Netflix. Is it bad that I want Louise as my life coach? She gets stuff done.

[OnceSane]

Louise is fantastic.  I'd never want her as my child, but I love seeing how her mind works.

[King of Birds]

Very happy that Bob's is nominated for "Outstanding Animated Program" along with Archer, Futurama, South Park and TMNT.  I completely forgot that South Park actually aired episodes in 2013  (I thought they were quite forgettable...)  I can see Bob's taking the category.

[Dewey Decimate]

So many good ones! I'd add "T.I.N.A." to the list - Jimmy Jr.'s lispy stammering through the horse suit is so wonderfully awful.

[gatopretoNYC]

I love Linda. I'm watching the Burger Wars ep, and I love how she downs her free Pesto-colada before she joins Bob as he storms out. That's totally what I would do.

[OnceSane]

One of my favorite Linda moments is when she helps the strikers at the museum with their chants.

 

 

Boys are from Mars,

Girls are from Venus.

I've got a yum-yum. you've got a penis!

and

 

 

Wiggle your hips, shake your butt,

Drop your pants & pick 'em back up!

[dcalley]

Bad girls don't like to go to dog prom.

Bad girls don't use pads, just tampons.

[OnceSane]

Another classic Linda moment:

 

Linda: I should write a book about parenting, it'd be called, Hey You, I Saw That, Put It Back.

 

 

I would buy that book.

[King of Birds]

Tina needs help in this EW poll for best character on tv.

 

(I'm very torn by this poll. Ron Swanson, Archer, Sue Heck, Ray Holt? Plus Clone Alison?  Talk about Sophie's choice.)

[cpcathy]

By the time I voted for her, Tina was doing quite well.

[M. Darcy]

She won!  http://jezebel.com/damn-right-tina-belcher-is-the-best-character-on-tv-1620813740

[cpcathy]

Bob's Burgers won the Emmy for Best Animated Program, this is the episode they won for. Not my favorite of the season, but well deserved!

[radishcake]

Yay to Bob's Burgers! 

[OnceSane]

Yay!!  I love this episode.

[radishcake]

Season 5 starts up October 5th! Can't wait!

[radishcake]

Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl! 

[dcalley]

I will try to remember that this is on at 7:30 now!

[Primetimer]

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[King of Birds]

I hope PTV can get the scoop on when the soundtrack will be out. If we can listen to Kill The Turkey at Thanksgiving that'd be aces.

[Galileo908]

It's back! Happy day!

 

This was such a fantastic episode. Then again, with a premise like "Die Hard: The Musical: A One Gene Show" this was to be expected. And of course the Die Hard/Working Girl mashup show was amazing. It was just so insane. Regular-Sized Rudy makes a great Carl Winslow and Zeke was a perfect John McClaine.

 

Nice to see Courtney and her dad again.

 

"Did not make the cut. I guess I'll have to win an Oscar for wrestling."

 

I like how Bob calls Linda crazy, and she completely agrees with that.

[BooksRule]

It was a pretty good episode.  I thought that one of the funniest scenes was when 'Hans Gruber' fell off of the building and they used the backdrop to give the clever illusion of him falling to his death, followed by the cheesy effect of the doll being lowered from the building cutout by being tied to a string. 

 

The song during the end credits (with Carly Simon singing along, no less!) was pretty good, too.

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[dcalley]

Competing musicals was just a story on The Goldbergs, too. Weird! Tina needs to watch it with trying to force Jimmy Jr. into doing stuff he doesn't want.

[Ubiquitous]

I missed the first five minutes or so but enjoyed it. I had to laugh at the idea of competing musicals based on 1980's movies.

[peeayebee]

I thought that one of the funniest scenes was when 'Hans Gruber' fell off of the building and they used the backdrop to give the clever illusion of him falling to his death

I loved that. Ingenious. I wonder if that technique has actually been used.

 

Love that when Gene first saw Die Hard he kept asking, "Why is no one singing?!"

 

I also liked when the Carly Simon fan came up to Courtney's dad, said, "You probably think this slap is about you," then slapped him.

[Galileo908]

There's going to be a panel at NYCC this coming Thursday and I will be in attendance. I'll do my best to report from it. I went to the panel last year and it was amazing.

[ElderPrice]

"My name is Katherine, you work for me, I broke my leg while trying to ski."

 Using the money taken from Die Hard to fund the radio purchase for Trask Industries was brilliant.

[6 MeowMeowBeenz]

I thought the "cold open" was interesting, wonder if they'll do that again

 

I LOVE this show. I am torn between hoping people will discover it and thinking that if they do, it'll get less weird. 

[Ltg.jon]

I really wish I had a lot more mental energy to focus on the song lyrics -- I think I missed a ton of really funny stuff.

[Lois Sandborne]

I loved that. Ingenious. I wonder if that technique has actually been used.

 

They do something similar in Urinetown when someone is thrown off a roof; they kind of roll the set forward. Gene just flailing around against the static backdrop was awesome.

 

I loved the episode, and my favorite part was that the ending mishmash musical was the best of the three.  Teamwork!  I have grown really fond of everyone at Wagstaff; it's getting to be that any school-related plot is going to be a hit with me.  Regular Sized Rudy and his bottomless resilience are always a welcome treat, but I also really love Jocelyn and agree that waiting is gross.  As dramatic a girl as she is, I'm surprised that Tammy wasn't in the mix, but I guess they might've had some Jenny Slate-related limitations.

 

Tina in Sigourney Weaver wear was hilarious, and I'm so happy the show is finally back.  C'est la vie.

[ganesh]

I liked the little bit of Roshoman that they used with the kids. The whole dueling musicals was pretty funny, and I'm glad the whole takeaway was everyone working together in the end. 

[Princess Sparkle]

I really really loved:

Bob: But Working Girl is the film that made me believe I could be anything I wanted!

Louise: So you decided to be this?!

[theatremouse]

New York City Center or City College?

[Ltg.jon]

New York Comic Con.

[theatremouse]

I walked right into that one, didn't I?

 

D'oh.

[Writing Wrongs]

"My little Sigourney Weaver achiever." and "I'm gonna go home and have a Dutch oven cry." were my fave quotes.