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''Bob's Burgers'' is an American animated television sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for the [[FOX]] Broadcasting Company, starring [[Archer|H. Jon]] [[The Venture Bros|Benjamin]]. The show, according to Fox's publicity Web site, is about "a man, his family and their floundering burger joint. Despite the greasy counters, lousy location and occasionally spotty service, Bob and his lovable and quirky family are convinced their burgers are their ticket to success".
''Bob's Burgers'' is an American animated television sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for the [[Fox]] Broadcasting Company, starring [[Archer|H. Jon]] [[The Venture Bros|Benjamin]]. The show, according to Fox's publicity Web site, is about "a man, his family and their floundering burger joint. Despite the greasy counters, lousy location and occasionally spotty service, Bob and his lovable and quirky family are convinced their burgers are their ticket to success".


Loren Bouchard stated that ''Bob's Burgers'' came out of the fact that Fox's animation brand centers mostly on family, but that he also wanted to dabble in workplace comedy.
Loren Bouchard stated that ''Bob's Burgers'' came out of the fact that Fox's animation brand centers mostly on family, but that he also wanted to dabble in workplace comedy.
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* [[All Girls Like Ponies]]: Tina.
* [[All Girls Like Ponies]]: Tina.
* [[All Part of the Show]]: Initially averted then played straight in "Hamburger Dinner Theater". The over-the-top murder scene the first night caused someone to call the police, while the ''real'' robbery on the second night gave them a popularity boost.
* [[All Part of the Show]]: Initially averted then played straight in "Hamburger Dinner Theater". The over-the-top murder scene the first night caused someone to call the police, while the ''real'' robbery on the second night gave them a popularity boost.
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Bob and his family. [[In Universe]] too, since in the "Torpedo" episode he's asked if he's an immigrant.
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Bob and his family. [[In-Universe]] too, since in the "Torpedo" episode he's asked if he's an immigrant.
* [[Analogy Backfire]]: Bob's family is not quite sure the circumstances that would account for hitting candy from a baby's hand....with a bat
* [[Analogy Backfire]]: Bob's family is not quite sure the circumstances that would account for hitting candy from a baby's hand....with a bat
* [[Animal Wrongs Group]]: Two in "Sacred Cow", the film documentary group that glued a wig to a castrated steer and the discount petting zoo that {{spoiler|stole the cow from the restaurant}} and looks like it abuses its animals.
* [[Animal Wrongs Group]]: Two in "Sacred Cow", the film documentary group that glued a wig to a castrated steer and the discount petting zoo that {{spoiler|stole the cow from the restaurant}} and looks like it abuses its animals.
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Bob and his family.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Bob and his family.
** Jimmy Pesto's kids also, though he's less ''accepting''.
** Jimmy Pesto's kids also, though he's less ''accepting''.
* [[City With No Name]]: The name of the city they live in is never mentioned, but it resembles Brooklyn because of the architecture and the amusent park on the beach.
* [[City with No Name]]: The name of the city they live in is never mentioned, but it resembles Brooklyn because of the architecture and the amusent park on the beach.
* [[Comic Sutra]]: In "Bob Day Afternoon" Linda offers Bob some extra incentive to get out alive by offering to do "anything"... except ''that'' thing.
* [[Comic Sutra]]: In "Bob Day Afternoon" Linda offers Bob some extra incentive to get out alive by offering to do "anything"... except ''that'' thing.
* [[Comic Trio]]: Again, the Blecher children.
* [[Comic Trio]]: Again, the Blecher children.
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* [[Drag Queen]]: When Bob starts driving a taxi he befriends three of them, and they're portrayed fairly sympathetically. Despite being called transvestites one of them seems to be a pre-op transwoman who hasn't been able to get surgery.
* [[Drag Queen]]: When Bob starts driving a taxi he befriends three of them, and they're portrayed fairly sympathetically. Despite being called transvestites one of them seems to be a pre-op transwoman who hasn't been able to get surgery.
* [[Dropped a Bridget On Him]]: Mort in episode 6.
* [[Dropped a Bridget On Him]]: Mort in episode 6.
* [[Elephant in The Living Room]]: Tina having a sad look on her face.
* [[Elephant in the Living Room]]: Tina having a sad look on her face.
* [[Everything's Better With Chickens]]: One appearedin Linda's butt nighmare.
* [[Everything's Better with Chickens]]: One appearedin Linda's butt nighmare.
* [[Everything's Better With Cows]]: Moo-lissa.
* [[Everything's Better with Cows]]: Moo-lissa.
* [[Kangaroos Represent Australia]]: One appeared during the butt song scene in "Art Crawl".
* [[Kangaroos Represent Australia]]: One appeared during the butt song scene in "Art Crawl".
* [[Everything's Better With Monkeys]]: At the end of Linda's butt dream.
* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]: At the end of Linda's butt dream.
* [[Everything's Worse With Bears]]: Does a man in a bear suit count?
* [[Everything's Worse with Bears]]: Does a man in a bear suit count?
* [[Expy]] Bob has a similar personality of[[Tom Goes to The Mayor|Tom]] as well as [[Dan Vs|Chris]].
* [[Expy]] Bob has a similar personality of[[Tom Goes to the Mayor|Tom]] as well as [[Dan Vs.|Chris]].
** Louise is Bob's [[Jimmy Two Shoes|Heloise]].
** Louise is Bob's [[Jimmy Two-Shoes|Heloise]].
** Ollie and Andy Pesto are really into each other. Like, a lot. Like Walter and Perry in [[Home Movies]].
** Ollie and Andy Pesto are really into each other. Like, a lot. Like Walter and Perry in [[Home Movies]].
** Tina's very similar to [[The Ricky Gervais Show|the animated Karl Pilkington]] with a similar mouth to [[The Muppet Show|Beeker]].
** Tina's very similar to [[The Ricky Gervais Show|the animated Karl Pilkington]] with a similar mouth to [[The Muppet Show|Beeker]].
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* [[Gosh Darn It to Heck]]: In "Beefsquatch", Linda tries to stop a live show by swearing on camera, but none of her "swearwords" are anything close to offensive. {{spoiler|She then resorts to flashing her breasts.}}
* [[Gosh Darn It to Heck]]: In "Beefsquatch", Linda tries to stop a live show by swearing on camera, but none of her "swearwords" are anything close to offensive. {{spoiler|She then resorts to flashing her breasts.}}
* [[Gross-Out Show]]: Oh, where do we begin?
* [[Gross-Out Show]]: Oh, where do we begin?
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|near the end of "Bad Tina", Tammy was defeated by farting too much}}.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|near the end of "Bad Tina", Tammy was defeated by farting too much}}.
* [[Homage]]: To [[Dumbo (Disney)|Dumbo]]'s Pink Elephants on Parade with "BUTTS, BUTTS, BUTTS, BUTTS"
* [[Homage]]: To [[Dumbo]]'s Pink Elephants on Parade with "BUTTS, BUTTS, BUTTS, BUTTS"
** In "Beefsquatch", Bob shouts [[Gladiator (Film)|"Are you not entertained"]] while {{spoiler|fighting Gene while a crowd cheers him.}}
** In "Beefsquatch", Bob shouts [[Gladiator (film)|"Are you not entertained"]] while {{spoiler|fighting Gene while a crowd cheers him.}}
* [[Hollywood Density]]: Somehow characters managed to carry taffy dummy around and not notice it being stuffed with gold.
* [[Hollywood Density]]: Somehow characters managed to carry taffy dummy around and not notice it being stuffed with gold.
* [[Hooker With a Heart of Gold]]: The transvestites in episode six.
* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]]: The transvestites in episode six.
* [[Hypocritical Heartwarming]]: In "Bad Tina" Gene and Louise blackmail Tina into doing their chores. Then they find out her school frenemy is blackmailing her into getting into trouble. Suffice it to say she now has them to contend with.
* [[Hypocritical Heartwarming]]: In "Bad Tina" Gene and Louise blackmail Tina into doing their chores. Then they find out her school frenemy is blackmailing her into getting into trouble. Suffice it to say she now has them to contend with.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: In "The Belchies" after Tina invites Jimmy Jr. without asking, Jimmy Jr. brings his friend Zeke, leading to this exchange.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: In "The Belchies" after Tina invites Jimmy Jr. without asking, Jimmy Jr. brings his friend Zeke, leading to this exchange.
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** [[Kangaroo Court|Food Court]].
** [[Kangaroo Court|Food Court]].
* [[Instrument of Murder]]: Banjo from the [[Spaghetti Western]] that Bob and Gene watch has an instrument [[Captain Obvious|(guess which one)]] that shoots bullets.
* [[Instrument of Murder]]: Banjo from the [[Spaghetti Western]] that Bob and Gene watch has an instrument [[Captain Obvious|(guess which one)]] that shoots bullets.
* [[Intercourse With You]]: In "Food Truckin'" there's a hippie singer who claims to be singing about whales, but she's really singing about her vagina. It's not subtle. The fact that she seems to be orgasming while singing doesn't help.
* [[Intercourse with You]]: In "Food Truckin'" there's a hippie singer who claims to be singing about whales, but she's really singing about her vagina. It's not subtle. The fact that she seems to be orgasming while singing doesn't help.
{{quote| ''Oh it's hot and wet and slick / And it's making a everybody sick / Oil spill / Oil spill / Oil spill''<br />
{{quote| ''Oh it's hot and wet and slick / And it's making a everybody sick / Oil spill / Oil spill / Oil spill''<br />
'''Bob:''' Euch, you were right. It's not subtle. }}
'''Bob:''' Euch, you were right. It's not subtle. }}
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* [[Most Fanfic Writers Are Girls]]: Tina writes a lot of it, more specifically "Erotic Friend Fiction", mostly involving her love interest Jimmy Pesto Jr.
* [[Most Fanfic Writers Are Girls]]: Tina writes a lot of it, more specifically "Erotic Friend Fiction", mostly involving her love interest Jimmy Pesto Jr.
** However, she started writing those because she had already written erotic fanfiction of every tv show, movie and book series she could think of.
** However, she started writing those because she had already written erotic fanfiction of every tv show, movie and book series she could think of.
* [[Name's the Same]]: Bob and Linda here are not the same as the ones from over [[American Dad (Animation)|here]].
* [[Name's the Same]]: Bob and Linda here are not the same as the ones from over [[American Dad|here]].
* [[Nice Hat]]: Louise is the [[Strange Girl]], therefore she wears the strange hat.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Louise is the [[Strange Girl]], therefore she wears the strange hat.
* [[MST]]: Bob and Louise apparently do this regularly and call themselves "The Burn Unit". Also, Bob and the kids do this with the art in the "Art Crawl" episode.
* [[MST]]: Bob and Louise apparently do this regularly and call themselves "The Burn Unit". Also, Bob and the kids do this with the art in the "Art Crawl" episode.
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** He also tries to stop Bob from revealing his real name to his patrons.
** He also tries to stop Bob from revealing his real name to his patrons.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Bob is often this to his family, friends and customers.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Bob is often this to his family, friends and customers.
* [[Parody Assistance]]: The episode [[The Goonies (Film)|"The Belchies"]] features a song in the end credits that's a send-up of "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" sung by [[Cyndi Lauper]].
* [[Parody Assistance]]: The episode [[The Goonies|"The Belchies"]] features a song in the end credits that's a send-up of "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" sung by [[Cyndi Lauper]].
* [[Playing Both Sides]]: Louise when Bob and Gene start playing dirty tricks on each other in "Beefsquatch".
* [[Playing Both Sides]]: Louise when Bob and Gene start playing dirty tricks on each other in "Beefsquatch".
* [[Put On a Bus]]: The Zombies from Tina's Dream
* [[Put on a Bus]]: The Zombies from Tina's Dream
* [[Raging Stiffie]]: In "The Belchies", Linda drop a pill on Bob's drink. He's stuck with a boner for the later half of the episode. Linda even has it help them find their kids.
* [[Raging Stiffie]]: In "The Belchies", Linda drop a pill on Bob's drink. He's stuck with a boner for the later half of the episode. Linda even has it help them find their kids.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The pilot is about suspected cannibalism in the restaurant.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The pilot is about suspected cannibalism in the restaurant.
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* [[Shocking Swerve]]: In-universe. Linda started murder mystery with a prologue where she was claiming she's not a murderer, but she was. There was zero [[Foreshadowing]] or even sense in it. Public was not amused.
* [[Shocking Swerve]]: In-universe. Linda started murder mystery with a prologue where she was claiming she's not a murderer, but she was. There was zero [[Foreshadowing]] or even sense in it. Public was not amused.
* [[Shout-Out]]:
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** "[[Dumbo (Disney)|Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts...]]"
** "[[Dumbo|Butts! Butts! Butts! Butts...]]"
** "[[The Goonies (Film)|The Belchies]]"
** "[[The Goonies|The Belchies]]"
* [[Show Within a Show]]: The western movie series, Banjo.
* [[Show Within a Show]]: The western movie series, Banjo.
* [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis]]: ''Jimmy Pesto''...
* [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis]]: ''Jimmy Pesto''...
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