Happy Father’s Day, everyone.

Out of all the animated TV dads I could’ve chosen to spotlight today—Peter Griffin, Hank Hill, Homer Simpson, even Rick from Rick and Morty—I’m choosing Bob Belcher.

Why? Because Bob is the most real, relatable, emotionally grounded, overworked cartoon dad on television. He doesn’t have super strength, a propane empire, or a drinking problem. He has a spatula, anxiety, and a family of lovable gremlins who make sure he never gets a moment of peace. And yet, he keeps going. Every damn day. This review’s for him.

Also here’s the trailers for the film, enjoy.

Also here’s the opening theme.

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🍔 Who Is Bob Belcher?

Bob is a man who’s just trying to run his burger joint, love his family, and not completely lose his mind before dinner service ends. He’s the kind of dad who doesn’t scream or throw things—he just sighs. A lot. And then he flips another burger.

He’s constantly facing eviction, bad health inspection reports, equipment failures, and rivalries with the pizza jerk across the street. But Bob? He never gives up. He doesn’t need a cape. He’s the working-class dad icon, quietly shouldering everything while making puns with a mustard bottle.

In a world full of over-the-top sitcom dads, Bob is grounded. He’s funny, exhausted, supportive, awkward, and just vulnerable enough to make it hit.


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🧂 The Humor – Just the Right Amount of Unhinged

Bob’s Burgers walks a razor-thin line between “aww, wholesome” and “what the hell did I just watch?”

It’s got:

Dry sarcasm

Musical numbers about butts

And episodes where Linda’s sister, Gayle, proudly paints animal buttholes and hangs them in the restaurant like it’s a gallery opening. Yes. That actually happens.


The show doesn’t go for cheap punchlines. Its humor comes from how weirdly sincere the characters are, even when the situation is completely deranged. It’s smart, absurd, and weirdly sweet.

It somehow manages to be family-friendly-ish without being afraid to make jokes about farts, innuendo, or Tina’s erotic friend fiction. And that balance? It’s rare.


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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Meet the Belchers (and Friends)

🧍‍♂️ Bob – The dad. The realist. The man who can’t afford therapy, so he just talks to his food. Also one my favorite lines from him is.

“You’re my family and I love you, but you’re all terrible. I’d fire you all if I could.”


🍷 Linda – Wine-loving, off-key-singing chaos machine. Supportive, wildly inappropriate, and totally unaware of personal space.

> “Alright! Time for the charm bomb to explode!”



🐴 Tina – The eldest. Puberty personified. Obsessed with horses, butts, and slow-motion zombies. Awkward, confident, and somehow always riding the line between adorable and deeply concerning.

> “Your ass is grass and I’m gonna mow it.”

Also I got to mention my complaint with this character.

Tina’s been the same exact character since episode one. There is no growth, no development, no variation. Just one-note awkwardness on a 14-season loop.

Sad?

> “Ehhhhhhhhhh.”



Nervous?

> “Ehhhhhhhhhh.”



Horny, terrified, bored, hopeful, dying inside?

> Still just… “Ehhhhhhhhhh.”



And when she’s not doing her possessed-fax-machine drone, she’s letting out this gremlin panic screech like a Furby in a blender:

> “Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! AHHHH!”



Like WHAT even is that reaction?? Who screams like that unless you’re being mugged by your own shame?

It’s exhausting.
Bob’s having breakdowns, Louise is scheming chaos, Gene is off making synth fart operas —
and Tina? Tina is just staring at butts, moaning at horses, and gasping like she forgot how to human.

Honestly, by Season 4 the joke stopped being funny and just started feeling lazy.
I’m not even mad at her. I’m just tired.
Tina is a sleep paralysis demon with a monotone.



🎹 Gene – The human soundboard. Loves music, costumes, and fart jokes. Will make up a song about anything—including running out of toilet paper.

> “If you need me, I’ll be down here on the floor. Dying.”



🐰 Louise – The youngest and most terrifying. Always wears her pink bunny ears (we learn in the movie it’s about feeling brave). Sharp-tongued, brilliant, and probably capable of world domination by age 12.

> “I smell fear on you.”

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🎨 Supporting Chaos Gremlins

Gayle – Linda’s sister. Emotionally unstable artist. Obsessed with her cat (Mr. Business), once tried to seduce Bob, paints animal buttholes like they’re sacred relics.

Teddy – Bob’s best customer and maybe best friend. Sweet, lonely, has no boundaries, and would probably take a bullet for Bob without thinking.

Jimmy Pesto Sr. – Bob’s pizza-slinging rival across the street. Loud, obnoxious, and the kind of guy who brags about his abs while cheating on his taxes.

> Note: He’s currently in character limbo because his voice actor, Jay Johnston, was arrested after being identified at the January 6th Capitol riot. So… yeah.



Hugo – The health inspector and Linda’s ex. Constantly tries to sabotage Bob out of spite and unresolved feelings. Petty. Bitter. Gloriously ineffective.

Mr. Fischoeder – Their monocled landlord. Rich, weird, chaotic, and might actually be immortal.

🍔 Best Jokes & Wildest Moments

Bob’s deadpan delivery is a consistent source of low-key brilliance — especially when he truly believes his burger puns are top-tier. Case in point: in the very first episode, Bob proudly names his Burger of the Day “The New Bacon-ing.” He thinks it’s clever, and honestly? It kind of is.

But of course, this is Bob’s Burgers. So along comes Louise, who crosses out the name and replaces it with:
“The Child Molester — comes with candy.”
Yeah. That happened. Somehow it’s played so absurdly and casually that the joke hits, even though it probably shouldn’t. Welcome to the Belcher family, folks.

Or this funny jingle from Season 3

Gene: hey dad I made a jingle for u, wanna hear?

Bob: not really

Gene: 🎵 Have a feast for ur face, have a burger at Bald Bob’s!

Bob: That was pretty good up until u said Bald Bob

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💀 The Bob’s Burgers Movie – Sinkholes and Skeletons

The movie takes everything you love about the show and throws it into a cinematic blender of murder mystery, musical numbers, and sinkhole sabotage.

Plot:

A giant crater opens up in front of the restaurant. Business? Dead.

The kids investigate a skeleton buried underneath and go full amateur detectives.

Bob and Linda try to keep the restaurant alive while facing rejection from banks, bills, and basic logic.


Turns out? The skeleton was Cotton Candy Dan, a missing carnie, and the killer was Mr. Fischoeder’s brother, trying to frame Calvin and cover up an old business deal gone deadly.

The movie gives Bob some of his most vulnerable moments—he’s terrified of losing everything. But as always, the family sticks together. And in the end, they save the restaurant with grit, chaos, and one hell of a burger.


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🔁 Running Gags That Always Hit

Burger of the Day board – Puns so good they’re criminal.

Tina’s fantasy life – Butts, horses, and emotionally confusing zombies.

Louise’s ears – Her hat isn’t just style—it’s armor.

Gene’s keyboard – At this point, it deserves a SAG award.

Linda’s songs – Off-key but oddly effective in a crisis.



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📣 Iconic Quotes

Bob: “I’m not a hero. I put my bra on one boob at a time like everyone else.”

Tina: “If boys had uteruses, they’d be called duderuses.”

Gene: “My heart just pooped its pants.”

Louise: “I’m going to punch your heart in the face.”

Linda: “Don’t tell me not to express myself, Bob!”



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❤️ Final Thoughts

Bob Belcher isn’t flashy. He’s not rich. He’s not even particularly lucky. But he’s real, and that’s what makes him special.

He shows up. He tries. He keeps flipping burgers even when everything’s falling apart. In a world full of Lex Luthors and Peter Griffins, Bob Belcher is just trying to keep the grill running and his family fed—and that might be the most heroic thing a cartoon dad has ever done.

Happy Father’s Day, Bob. You’ve earned it.