Bob Belcher has already proven his primary personality trait to be that of pride. He has a constant need to prove himself and a stubborn reluctance to let things go, regardless of how out of control they get. In “L’il…
TV Review: Bob’s Burgers (5×13) – “The Gayle Tales”
One of the weakest episodes of Bob’s Burgers’ fourth season was “The Frond Files,” an anthology episode, similar to The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror” episode. Unlike those episodes (at least the early ones), “The Frond Files” was a pretty big…
Sleater-Kinney Collaborate with Bob’s Burgers in New Video
Sleater-Kinney’s music video for “No Cities to Love,” the title track from their new album, featured an enormous amount of celebrity cameos, including Sarah Silverman, Ellen Page, and Gerard Way. But their new video, for album highlight “A New Wave,”…
TV Review: Bob’s Burgers (5×12) – “The Millie-Churian Candidate”
Bob’s Burgers has had its problems when it comes to utilizing some of its many great supporting characters. From Samantha, Mort’s potential love interest who only appeared once in season one, to Jessica, one of the few legitimate friends that…
TV Review: Bob’s Burgers (5×11) – “Can’t Buy Me Math”
“Can’t Buy Me Math” is the first season five episode of Bob’s Burgers that feels like a legitimate classic. The last episode that fit into that category was “The Equestranauts,” the season four episode that people instantly began viewing as one…
TV Review: Bob’s Burgers (5×10) – “Late Afternoon in the Garden of Bob and Louise”
One of the first things we hear Bob Belcher say to his family, in the series premiere “Human Flesh,” is, “You’re my children and I love you, but you’re all terrible at what you do here.” This line sets up…
TV Review: Bob’s Burgers (5×09) – “Speakeasy Rider”
For me, Bob’s Burgers hit its peak in its third season, with every episode being plenty enjoyable and several of them among the show’s very best. “Speakeasy Rider” isn’t on par with that season in terms of quality—in fact, I…