173 Fun Facts About Bobs Burgers

In Bob's Burgers, what does Gene wear to hand out free samples outside the restaurant?

A burger costume is Gene's outfit for promoting the restaurant. In the pilot he drops his samples in the street, keeps serving them anyway, and is spotted by the health inspector.

In Bob's Burgers, what does Bob call his masterpiece, a burger sealed inside a beef Wellington?

The Meatsiah, steak tartare inside a burger inside a beef Wellington, saves the restaurant in 'Burger War': one taste persuades the landlord to extend a lease he had come to end.

Who is the voice behind the ever-optimistic and singing matriarch of the Belcher family?

John Roberts voices Linda, modelling her on his own mother; his online videos impersonating her are what led to his casting.

Which actor uses a distinctive deadpan delivery for the eldest Belcher child?

Dan Mintz voices Tina without disguising his own low voice: her flat monotone is the same deadpan delivery he uses in his stand-up.

Who provides the voice for the middle Belcher child, known for his keyboard and musical numbers?

Eugene Mirman voices Gene, who in 'Stand by Gene' leads his sisters and their friends on a trek to find a goat rumoured to have two butts.

Which actress voices Louise, the youngest of the Belcher children?

Kristen Schaal voices Louise. The Bob's Burgers Movie reveals that Linda made her ever-present hat for her around her first day of preschool.

Which comedian voices Darryl, the arcade-loving math whiz of Bob's Burgers?

Aziz Ansari voices Darryl, who in 'Burgerboss' agrees to coach Bob at the arcade game on one condition: that Bob deal with the bully who torments him.

Bob's Burgers premiered in 2011 as part of which cartoon programming block?

Animation Domination was Fox's Sunday-night block when the show arrived. Fox dropped the name in 2014 to make room for live-action comedies, then revived it in 2019.

What does Bob call the pun-named special chalked up in each episode?

The Burger of the Day gets a fresh pun name each episode. A fan's blog cooking them for real led to an official cookbook, The Bob's Burgers Burger Book.

What is the occupation of Teddy, one of Bob's most loyal customers and friends?

Handyman Teddy is Bob's most devoted regular. Going by the name of the restaurant, he assumes the family's surname is Burger.

In Bob's Burgers, how does a gunman rob Linda's dinner-theatre show without alarming the diners?

By singing along: the robber in 'Hamburger Dinner Theater' turns his hold-up into a musical number, so the audience takes him for one of the cast while Bob insists in vain that it is real.

What is the real surname of Bob's rival across the street, Jimmy Pesto Sr.?

Poplopovich is Jimmy Pesto's real surname, revealed by Mort in 'Burger War'; the pizzeria owner simply trades under an Italian-sounding name.

What is Linda Belcher's maiden name?

Genarro is Linda's maiden name. Her sister Gayle Genarro once decided she was in love with Bob because, as Linda explains, she always wants what Linda has.

What is the name of Tina Belcher's imaginary horse?

Jericho is the imaginary horse Tina must leave behind to attend a real horse camp in 'The Horse Rider-er', a goodbye that leaves him sobbing.

Which famous actor lends his voice to Tina Belcher's imaginary horse?

Paul Rudd voices the horse in "The Horse Rider-er", the episode where Tina finally goes to horse camp and still chooses to ride her imaginary one in the exhibition.

What did every one of Aunt Gayle's paintings hung in the restaurant in 'Art Crawl' depict?

Animal anuses were the subject of every canvas. Bob takes them down, then defiantly makes them permanent once the art crawl's chairwoman calls them inappropriate.

In 'The Millie-churian Candidate', who ends up winning the Wagstaff student election?

Henry Haber wins by default once Millie and Louise are both disqualified, then admits he had steered the whole race to clear out his rivals.

In Bob's Burgers, which school singing group about puberty does Tina belong to?

The Hormone-iums are Wagstaff's puberty-education singing group. Tina finally lands the solo, only to realise the part could wreck her social standing.

In Bob's Burgers, Gene stages an unofficial school musical based on which action film?

Die Hard: when the school picks a classmate's Working Girl musical instead, Gene puts on his own version in secret on the very same night.

In Bob's Burgers, which samurai film series about a father and daughter do Bob and Louise adore?

Hawk & Chick starred a real father and daughter. When Bob and Louise spot its ageing lead in town, they throw a film festival to reunite him with her.

In Bob's Burgers, what does the landlord Mr. Fischoeder drive around town?

A golf cart carries the white-suited, eyepatched landlord around his properties; Louise sums him up as one white cat away from being a supervillain.

In Bob's Burgers, Linda's parents have retired to a seniors' community in which state?

Florida: in 'It Snakes a Village' the Belchers drive down to visit her parents' retirement village, and Linda is horrified to learn it is a community of swingers.

What is the name of Mort's business, located directly next to Bob's Burgers?

It's Your Funeral Home & Crematorium is Mort's pun-named business. He lives in the apartment above it and gets around town in its hearse.

In Bob's Burgers, what is Tina asked to root out when she rejoins her old scout troop?

A traitor has been tipping off a rival troop about every planned cookie-sale spot, so Tina's old leader sends her back in as a spy and Louise signs up to help.

The original pitch for Bob's Burgers had the Belchers as what, an idea Fox talked its creator out of?

A family of cannibals was the first concept, and a test reel had Bob grinding up a body on his wedding anniversary. Fox executives persuaded the creator to drop the idea.

What is the name of the seaside town where the Belchers of Bob's Burgers live?

Seymour's Bay began as the writers' private name for the town. It went unsaid on screen for several seasons and has since appeared on a newspaper Bob reads.

In Bob's Burgers, how does Mr. Fischoeder make his tenants compete for a rent cut?

A water balloon fight on his estate is his answer to a rent strike in 'The Oeder Games': the winner's rent is halved, the rest pay the increase, and the strike collapses at once.

Who is the school counselor at Wagstaff School?

Mr. Frond is Wagstaff's self-certified counselor, forever hatching schemes to advance his career that backfire; he later starts dating Linda's sister Gayle.

Which comedian voices Tammy Larsen, Tina's on-again, off-again antagonist?

Jenny Slate voices Tammy, who in her debut, 'Bad Tina', steals Tina's private notebook and threatens to read it aloud at lunch.

In 'Fort Night', what traps the Belcher kids inside their cardboard fort on Halloween in Bob's Burgers?

A parked truck backs up against the fort and stays for the night, its driver unaware anyone is inside; the only person who hears the kids is a classmate who, once Louise snaps at her, refuses to fetch help.

In Bob's Burgers, what is Tina's crush Jimmy Jr. most passionate about?

Dancing is Jimmy Jr.'s great love, and he defends it even against his own father: "Don't tell me not to dance, Dad!"

Which scouting organization does Tina belong to in Bob's Burgers?

Thunder Girls is the show's Girl Scouts stand-in. In 'A River Runs Through Bob', Tina misses her troop's camping trip through illness, so Bob takes the whole family camping instead.

Which Apple TV+ animated musical did the creator of Bob's Burgers launch in 2020?

Central Park follows a family living in the New York park. During its first season, the white actress voicing the mixed-race daughter stepped back so the role could be recast.

What are the names of Linda Belcher's parents?

Al and Gloria are Linda's parents: he barely speaks and wears a hearing aid, she never stops making demands, and Bob hides whenever the pair come to visit.

What nickname does Bob Belcher's diner-owning father go by?

Big Bob runs Big Bob's Diner, where he belittled his son's creative burgers until Bob turned down a partnership and opened a restaurant of his own.

In Bob's Burgers, Bob and Gene bond over spaghetti westerns starring which gunslinger?

Banjo is Bob's favourite film. Gene gets so hooked that he starts acting like its hero to face down a classmate, while a jealous Louise attacks Bob's DVD box set with a fork.

In Bob's Burgers, which name belongs to one of Aunt Gayle's three cats?

Gayle's cats Jean Pawed Van Damme, Pinkeye and Mr. Business appear as her "cat dragons" in Louise's Game of Thrones parody in "The Gayle Tales".

What is the name of the animation studio that produces 'Bob's Burgers'?

Bento Box Entertainment animates Bob's Burgers. In 2022 its production workers organised with The Animation Guild, and the studio voluntarily recognised their union.

Before marrying Bob, Linda was engaged to which character?

The ex got a clipboard. Hugo, jilted by Linda for Bob, went on to become the local health inspector, which gives him endless chances to make Bob's life difficult.

Who voices Teddy, Bob's near-daily customer and would-be family member in Bob's Burgers?

Larry Murphy voices Teddy. In 'Thanks-Hoarding' the Belchers turn up to help him host Thanksgiving, discover he is a secret hoarder, and help him start letting things go.

Who voices Mort, the Belchers' next-door neighbour and regular customer in Bob's Burgers?

Andy Kindler voices Mort, who in 'Hamburger Dinner Theater' encourages Linda to stage a dinner theatre in the restaurant, then helps put on the show himself.

Who voices the eccentric landlord Mr. Fischoeder in Bob's Burgers?

Kevin Kline voices Mr. Fischoeder, the eyepatched landlord who is charged with murder in The Bob's Burgers Movie, leaving the Belcher kids to clear his name.

Which actress voices Linda's sister, Aunt Gayle, in Bob's Burgers?

Megan Mullally voices Gayle, who in 'Dr. Yap' is kissed by a Bob still woozy from anaesthetic who takes her for Linda, and promptly decides the two of them are having an affair.

In Bob's Burgers, what are the names of Jimmy Pesto's twin sons?

Andy and Ollie are Jimmy Pesto's inseparable twins. In 'Fort Night' they plan to share one long dragon costume with the Belcher kids, a ploy to double their trick-or-treat haul.

Which pair of real-life siblings voice Jimmy Pesto's twin sons in Bob's Burgers?

Sarah and Laura Silverman voice the twins, whom Louise puts to work churning out paintings in 'Art Crawl' after sacking her own siblings from her sidewalk art stall.

Which comedian voices Mr. Ambrose, the sarcastic school librarian in Bob's Burgers?

Billy Eichner voices Mr. Ambrose, a librarian and cheer coach who has little time for books and would sooner stir up drama.

What is Louise Belcher's beloved nightlight comfort object called?

Kuchi Kopi is Louise's treasured nightlight. In 'Flu-ouise' her family accidentally melts it in the oven, and a feverish Louise dreams up a musical quest with the ruined toy.

In Bob's Burgers, what does Linda trick Louise into attending to bring the two of them closer?

A mother-daughter seminar: Louise charges Linda for every scrap of cooperation and gets shut in a room with Freaky Friday on a loop before the pair finally make peace over laser tag.

What is the title of the series premiere of Bob's Burgers?

'Human Flesh' opens the series: Louise tells her class that the burgers contain human remains, and the rumour brings a health inspector down on the restaurant on its reopening day.

Which award did Bob's Burgers win for Outstanding Animated Program in 2014 and again in 2017?

A Primetime Emmy went to 'Mazel-Tina', in which Tina ends up hosting a classmate's bat mitzvah, in 2014, and to the Valentine's Day episode 'Bob Actually' in 2017.

In 'Eat, Spray, Linda', what sprays Linda on her birthday walk home in Bob's Burgers?

A skunk sprays her, and then she is sprayed again, on a birthday that keeps going wrong. Retracing her usual stops with the kids to find her, Bob learns things about his wife he never knew.

Which Seattle indie label released The Bob's Burgers Music Album in 2017?

Sub Pop was no stranger to the cast: before The Bob's Burgers Music Album, the label had already released records by the actors who voice Bob and Gene.

A 2025 'mega deal' renewed Bob's Burgers for four seasons alongside The Simpsons and which other cartoon?

Family Guy shared the April 2025 deal, which keeps all three on Fox through the 2028-29 season. The same pact brought American Dad! back to the network after 11 years away.

On which street is Bob's Burgers located?

Ocean Avenue is home to the restaurant and its neighbours, who band together as the street's tenants in 'The Oeder Games' to threaten their landlord with a rent strike.

Who runs Wagstaff School in Bob's Burgers?

Principal Spoors runs Wagstaff almost entirely off screen: he is mentioned often, yet his one physical appearance never shows his face.

In 'The Kids Run Away', what is Louise fleeing when she hides at Aunt Gayle's in Bob's Burgers?

The dentist: told she needs a filling, Louise climbs out of the office window and runs away, and it takes Aunt Gayle recasting the visit as a spy mission to get her back in the chair.

Which fictional TV show is Tina obsessed with in Bob's Burgers?

The Equestranauts is Tina's favourite cartoon. At its fan convention she finds the crowd is mostly middle-aged men, one of whom cons her out of a rare toy pony.

In Bob's Burgers, what does the family call it when the middle child gets distracted?

Gene-ing out comes as news to Gene himself: in 'Best Burger' his sisters tell him the family uses his name as a verb for losing focus.

Which Pokémon-like card game does Louise collect in Bob's Burgers?

Burobu cards get banned at Wagstaff for disrupting class. When Louise's collection is confiscated in 'Mission Impos-slug-ble', she and her siblings set out to steal it back.

Which actor took over voicing Jimmy Pesto Sr. in 2023?

Eric Bauza took over Jimmy Pesto Sr. in 2023, after Jay Johnston was dropped from the role over his part in the January 6 Capitol riot.

In Bob's Burgers, what does Tina famously do when she is nervous or overwhelmed?

Lets out a long groan: early in season 1 she greets puberty by lying on the kitchen floor groaning at her family, and the flat drone is her standard response to stress.

In Bob's Burgers, what is Louise's asthmatic friend Rudy called to tell him apart from a smaller classmate?

Regular-Sized Rudy is so called because Wagstaff also has a Pocket-Sized Rudy. In 'Bob Actually', Louise gives him a Valentine's Day kiss, then swears him to secrecy.

Which SNL alum voices Louise-obsessed Millie?

Molly Shannon voices Millie, who in 'Fort Night' finds Louise and her friends trapped in their cardboard fort on Halloween and, after Louise snaps at her, leaves them stuck there.

Which teenage skateboarder is Louise's nemesis in Bob's Burgers?

Logan snatches Louise's hat in 'Ear-sy Rider' and will not give it back; lost without it, she ends up calling in a biker gang to settle the matter.

Who voices Mike Wobbles, the Belchers' mailman in Bob's Burgers?

Tim Meadows voices Mike the mailman, who in 'Glued, Where's My Bob?' hands over the magazine issue featuring the restaurant, having plainly read it himself first.

Which actor voices police officer Sergeant Bosco in Bob's Burgers?

Gary Cole voices Sergeant Bosco, who first meets the Belchers while mishandling a bank hostage stand-off, needling the robber instead of calming him.

Which comedian voices Nat Kinkle, the limo driver?

Jillian Bell voices Nat Kinkle, the limo driver who meets the Belchers in 'V for Valentine-detta' and spends the night helping Linda and the girls cheer up a heartbroken Tina.

Executive producer Jim Dauterive came to Bob's Burgers after writing for which animated show?

King of the Hill: Jim Dauterive was a writer and executive producer on the show, which named Hank's friend Bill Dauterive after him.

Which eldest son in the unaired Bob's Burgers pilot was reworked into Tina?

Daniel Belcher was the eldest child in the unaired pilot; the character was rewritten as a girl for the series but kept the same deadpan voice and much the same personality.

Which martial art does Tina take up in season 1 after falling for her instructor, Jairo?

Capoeira: in 'Sexy Dance Fighting' Tina joins the class to be near Jairo and starts shirking her shifts at the restaurant, leaving Bob to cover for her.

Which former bank robber, met during a hostage standoff, later becomes a Belcher family friend?

Mickey, voiced by Bill Hader, holds up the bank across the street in 'Bob Day Afternoon' and ends up with Bob as a hostage; once out of prison, he is hired to help at the restaurant.

On-screen clues place the Belchers' seaside town in which US state?

New Jersey: the creator at first called the setting a 'semi-Springfield' somewhere in the Northeast, but the episode 'It Snakes a Village' shows the family's car setting out from the state.

Which city's Victorian architecture is echoed in the buildings on the Belchers' street?

San Francisco, where the show's creator was working when he developed it, lent its Victorian look to some of the buildings, even though the town itself sits on the East Coast.

Which Archer season premiere finds an amnesiac Sterling Archer living as Bob Belcher?

'Fugue and Riffs' opens Archer's fourth season with the spy flipping burgers as Bob beside Linda and the kids, until a KGB hit attempt brings his old reflexes back.

What do the Belcher kids secretly run from the restaurant while Bob is in hospital?

An underground casino: left in charge, Tina is talked into it by Louise, and landlord Mr. Fischoeder wins so much that Louise has to find a way to make him lose.

Which boy band do Tina and, secretly, Louise obsess over?

Boyz4Now is the boy band Tina adores; in the season 3 episode 'Boyz 4 Now' Louise, dragged to their concert, develops a furious crush on member Boo Boo.

Which three mishaps hit the restaurant in the original Bob's Burgers opening sequence?

Fire, vermin and a falling utility pole hit the restaurant in turn, each followed by a new banner, from Grand Opening through Grand Re-Re-Re-Opening.

Which name was on the pest control van in every season 1 opening of Bob's Burgers?

'Rat's all Folks! Exterminators' was the van's only name throughout season 1; from season 2 the exterminator gets a new pun in every episode, as the shop next door always had.

Which instrument, played by the show's creator himself, carries the Bob's Burgers theme?

Ukulele: the track heard on TV is still the very first take, taped in 2008 in a studio above a nightclub whose drums can be heard if the filter is taken off.

Which extra disaster joined the opening sequence after The Bob's Burgers Movie?

A sinkhole now opens up at the end of the sequence, a nod to the film's plot, and earns the restaurant one more banner: 'Grand Re-Re-Re-Re-Opening'.

Which season 3 episode was the first Halloween outing for Bob's Burgers?

'Full Bars' (season 3, 2012) was the first Halloween episode; the kids trick-or-treat on Kingshead Island, where houses give out full-sized candy bars.

Which music star does Gene dress as in the first Bob's Burgers Halloween episode?

Queen Latifah 'from her U.N.I.T.Y. phase' is Gene's costume, though one resident of the wealthy island where the kids trick-or-treat guesses that he has come as Africa.

What did Louise wear with a Jason Bourne outfit to make a Halloween pun?

A Babybjörn baby carrier turned her Jason Bourne suit into 'The Bjorn Identity', though Linda took her for a well-dressed person who couldn't find their baby.

Which cable network was the first to carry reruns of Bob's Burgers?

Adult Swim picked up the reruns in 2013 and was joined by sister channel TBS; FXX, announced in 2019 as the show's eventual exclusive home, started with the newer seasons only.

What chases the Belchers' car through the night in 'Christmas in the Car'?

A giant candy-cane truck, driven by a trucker Bob cut off, chases the Belchers through the night in the season 4 episode 'Christmas in the Car'.

What kind of show do Linda and the kids stage at the restaurant in 'Hamburger Dinner Theater'?

A murder mystery: Linda's musical dinner theater gets a little too real on opening night, when an actual robber holds up the restaurant in the middle of the performance.

Which burger chain rebranded some of its restaurants as Bob's Burgers to promote the show's premiere?

Fatburger turned select restaurants in cities including Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Chicago into Bob's Burgers just before the premiere and handed out free burgers.

Which comedian voices the feared restaurant critic in the episode 'Moody Foodie'?

Patton Oswalt voices the critic whose bad review hurts business; Bob and other burned restaurateurs turn up at his home for a do-over and start weighing revenge instead.

What mask does Gene wear when he crashes Bob's cooking segment on local morning TV?

A Sasquatch mask turns Gene into 'Beefsquatch', the wild sidekick who steals the show from Bob's cooking segment in the season 2 finale.

Which old movie prop does Mr. Fischoeder buy in 'The Deepening', only for it to menace the town?

A mechanical shark from a film once shot at the pier breaks loose in this Jaws parody, and Teddy, who worked on that movie as a young man, has to battle it.

What does Teddy build for Bob and Linda in The Bob's Burgers Movie?

A food cart: with the bank loan and the rent both due, Teddy builds one so that Bob and Linda can sell burgers down at the amusement pier.

Which Hollywood theatre hosted the premiere of The Bob's Burgers Movie?

El Capitan Theatre hosted the premiere on May 17, 2022, almost two years later than first planned, because the pandemic kept pushing the film's release back.

Whose skeleton do the kids find outside the restaurant in The Bob's Burgers Movie?

Cotton Candy Dan, a carnie killed six years earlier, turns up as a skeleton; landlord Mr. Fischoeder is charged with the murder, so the kids investigate to save the family's rent deal.

Who turns out to be the killer in The Bob's Burgers Movie?

Grover, the family lawyer and the Fischoeders' cousin, is exposed when Louise spots his cufflink in an old photo and the victim's bite mark still on his wrist.

Which ride hides the secret clubhouse in The Bob's Burgers Movie?

The Mole Hill hides a secret clubhouse beneath it, where Mr. Fischoeder and his brother are lying low until they can flee the country over the murder charge.

Before the Belchers' big-screen outing, which was 20th Century's last mainly hand-drawn animated feature?

The Simpsons Movie (2007) was the studio's last mostly hand-drawn feature until the Belchers' film, whose makers stayed with 2D so that it would still look like the series.

What does Bob name the Thanksgiving turkey he bonds with in 'An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal'?

Lance is the turkey Bob picks out and names, then pours his heart out to over absinthe after Mr. Fischoeder hires his family away for the holiday.

What does Linda turn the family apartment into for a long weekend in season 1?

A bed and breakfast: when her paying guests won't play along, Linda invites Teddy to stay as her 'perfect guest', and Louise swears revenge on him for taking her room.

Which earlier series by the creator of Bob's Burgers aired on Cartoon Network's late-night block?

Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil follows a 21-year-old whose father wants her to be the Antichrist, while she dates a DJ named Jesús who turns out to be the Second Coming.

What does Tina call the steamy stories she writes about people she knows?

Erotic friend fiction is Tina's step on from erotic fan fiction: instead of TV characters, her stories star real people, especially the boys she has crushes on.

What is the name of the band Gene starts with his sisters and school friends?

The Itty Bitty Ditty Committee is the band Gene starts in season 5, only for his bandmates to kick him out of it, after which he vows never to play his keyboard again.

Which comedian voices health inspector Hugo in Bob's Burgers?

Sam Seder was an early comedy partner of the future voice of Bob in Boston; on the show he plays the inspector forever trying to shut his old partner's restaurant down.

Which Gravity Falls character shares a voice actress with Louise Belcher?

Mabel Pines, Dipper's twin, was modelled by creator Alex Hirsch on his own sister Ariel, and speaks with the same voice as Louise.

Where do the Belcher kids find work after Bob fires them in 'Bob Fires the Kids'?

A blueberry farm: fired so they can enjoy their summer, the kids get bored and go to work for a hippie couple, whose 'weeds' turn out to be a marijuana crop.

Which Toy Story toy shares a voice actress with Louise Belcher?

Trixie, the toy triceratops in Bonnie's collection, speaks with Louise's voice; in Toy Story 4 she poses as the RV's GPS when the toys need the family driven back to the carnival.

What does Tina hit when Bob lets her drive in 'Tina-Rannosaurus Wrecks'?

The only other car in the lot is what Tina hits while nervously driving across a near-empty parking lot; Bob's lie to the insurance adjuster then spirals into fraud.

Which inventor does Louise set out to discredit at the science fair in 'Topsy'?

Thomas Edison is the hero of Louise's substitute science teacher, so she hits back with a project on Topsy, the elephant electrocuted in 1903, which Gene turns into a musical.

Which brand of keyboard does Gene use for his fart sound effects?

Casio: Gene's sampling keyboard goes everywhere with him, and after being thrown out of his own band he dramatically swears never to play it again.

What is the name of the cow a documentary maker ties up outside the restaurant in 'Sacred Cow'?

Moolissa is the cow a documentary filmmaker parks outside Bob's Burgers in 'Sacred Cow'; Bob grows attached and ends up trying to save her.

Where does Linda take a job in 'Lindapendent Woman'?

Fresh Feed supermarket is where Linda takes a job in 'Lindapendent Woman', leaving Bob to run the restaurant, badly, on his own.

Where does Bob get stuck in season 1 while hiding from Linda's visiting parents?

Inside the walls: Bob fakes being trapped in a crawl space to dodge his in-laws, then gets stuck for real, and nobody hurries to free him once he admits the ruse.

Which actor voices the talking toilet that Gene finds in the woods and befriends in season 3?

Jon Hamm, uncredited, voices the luxury talking toilet in this E.T. parody, in which Gene and his friends try to keep it out of the wrong hands.

What night job does Bob take, at Mr. Fischoeder's suggestion, to pay for Tina's birthday party?

Nighttime cab driver: Mr. Fischoeder turns down Bob's plea for a rent extension and offers him taxi shifts instead, and several of his late-night fares end up at the party.

What does Jimmy Pesto demand from Bob before letting Jimmy Jr. attend Tina's party?

That Bob shave his mustache, for Jimmy Pesto to keep as a trophy: Bob refuses at first, then shaves it off mid-party to make things right with Tina.

Which 1985 film is parodied when the Belcher kids search tunnels under an abandoned factory?

The Goonies is sent up as the kids hunt a bootlegger's gold the night before the factory is demolished, and Cyndi Lauper re-recorded her theme from the film with new lyrics.

In 'The Belchies', what does Louise name the candy-coated man she befriends in a pit?

Taff is the candy figure Louise confides in after falling down a hole; nobody ever learns that the legendary treasure, a bar of gold, was inside him the whole time.

Which company bought the studio that animates Bob's Burgers in 2019?

Fox Corporation bought the studio in August 2019, the year Disney took over the show's production company, so its animators and its producers now answer to different owners.

Who hosts the local TV game show the Belchers compete on in 'Family Fracas'?

Chuck Charles lost his morning talk show after the Belchers' appearance on it, so he resurfaces as host of Family Fracas and is dismayed when they keep winning.

What is Tina Belcher's middle name?

Ruth is Tina's middle name, which she gives at a magic shop in 'Presto Tina-o' while entering a young magicians' contest to win over Jimmy Jr.

Which annual seafood festival does Bob resent, insisting he is allergic to its star attraction?

Lobsterfest is shut down by a storm in season 1, so Bob feeds the town burgers instead, then turns everyone against him by protesting once the festival resumes.

What does Louise claim is under her hat in 'Synchronized Swimming'?

A raging staph infection is Louise's excuse when the P.E. teacher bans hats in class, and she warns that if anyone touches hers, 'we all go down'.

Which teacher is usually seen taking Tina's eighth-grade class at Wagstaff?

Ms. Jacobson teaches Tina's eighth-grade class, while Ms. LaBonz has Louise's fourth grade; Bob once summed up Tina's teacher as 'ridiculously attractive'.

Which Wagstaff staff member is the school's janitor?

Mr. Branca is Wagstaff's janitor, who claims that back in his home country he was the president until a coup drove him out.

In 'Turkey in a Can', where does the Thanksgiving turkey keep turning up?

In the toilet: turkey after turkey lands there overnight, and the culprit proves to be Bob himself, sleepwalking on allergy pills and potty-training the bird as if it were Tina.

Whose bat mitzvah did Tina end up taking over?

Tammy Larsen's bat mitzvah: in 'Mazel-Tina' Bob is hired to cater it, and when Tammy goes missing mid-party Tina steps in and takes over hosting.

Which comedian voices Felix Fischoeder, Calvin's neurotic younger brother?

Zach Galifianakis voices Felix Fischoeder, who by the season 4 finale has tied up his own brother and Bob under the pier in a scheme to sell off the family amusement park.

What unusual skill is Bob's unflappable friend Marshmallow known for?

Cracking anyone's back is Marshmallow's gift, and she once worked a knot out of Bob's; his subdued 'Oh, hi Marshmallow' in the middle of chaos is a running gag.

What is the profession of Linda's friend Gretchen in Bob's Burgers?

Hairstylist: Gretchen does Linda's hair and once talks her into dyeing it blonde, which leaves Linda convinced that being blonde is making her dumb.

Which boy competes with Jimmy Jr. for Tina's affection in 'Two for Tina'?

Josh, a ballet dancer voiced by Ben Schwartz, asks Tina to his school dance in 'Two for Tina', leaving her torn between him and Jimmy Jr.

What is the name of health inspector Hugo's mild, quietly spoken assistant?

Ron is Hugo's trainee assistant, who stays friendly with the Belchers and calls out his boss when he goes too far; off duty, he volunteers at a marionette theater.

Critter becomes leader of which biker gang after the death of Horny Dave?

The One-Eyed Snakes turn up for their fallen founder's wake next door and stay for beers; the outlaws end up family friends who later help the kids build a go-kart.

Which comedy director voices Gene's on-and-off girlfriend Courtney Wheeler?

David Wain, director of Wet Hot American Summer, voices Courtney; Gene sets out to dump her, then hesitates on learning that her father writes jingles and could launch his career.

Which actress voices Linda Belcher's demanding mother on Bob's Burgers?

Renée Taylor, Sylvia Fine on The Nanny, voices Linda's overbearing mother, whose visits send Bob looking for somewhere to hide.

Which video game added Bob Belcher of Bob's Burgers as a playable skin in 2025, armed with a spatula?

Fortnite also handed him an emote called Bob's Happy Dance, a move he first busts out in the episode 'Late Afternoon in the Garden of Bob and Louise'.

A fan blog recreating every pun-named special from Bob's Burgers led to what official 2016 release?

A recipe book, The Bob's Burgers Burger Book, was edited by the show's creator and turns 75 chalkboard jokes into burgers fans can really cook.

In the Bob's Burgers opening credits, which ever-changing thing carries pun names like 'Betty's Machetes'?

The shop next door gets a new tenant with a silly name every episode, and a few slip into the plot, like the gym whose owner offers Bob and Linda free passes.

The voice of Linda in Bob's Burgers won the part with online videos impersonating which relative?

Mother it was: years of YouTube clips and live comedy sets impersonating a real mum won the role, and the performer's love of singing became Linda's habit of bursting into song.

In The Bob's Burgers Movie, what does Teddy build so Bob and Linda can sell burgers down at the pier?

A food cart lets them chase the crowds when trade dries up, with only seven days to repay a bank loan before their kitchen equipment is repossessed.

Which Apple TV+ animated musical shares its art style and co-creator with Bob's Burgers?

Central Park follows a family who live in a castle in the Manhattan park and must save it from an heiress bent on buying up the land.

Which Fox cartoon about a single dad of four was co-created by Bob's Burgers writers the Molyneux sisters?

The Great North stars Nick Offerman as Beef Tobin, a fisherman raising his children in small-town Alaska, and ran for five seasons.

In a Family Guy gag, which cancelled Fox cartoon failed partly because it lost to Bob's Burgers in the ratings?

The Cleveland Show takes the blame in 'He's Bla-ack!'; in another gag Peter Griffin says he and Homer Simpson must carry Bob, then points at Cleveland's plane going down in flames.

What stray noise hides in the original Bob's Burgers theme recording, taped in its composer's apartment?

A nightclub downstairs bled into the take, and only an EQ filter hides it; the tune viewers hear is an edit of the creator's very first recording.

Which rock band, drawn in Bob's Burgers style, plays for the Belcher kids in Tina's bedroom in a 2015 video?

Sleater-Kinney made the 'A New Wave' video with the show's crew; the single comes from No Cities to Love, the band's first album after a decade-long hiatus.

What does Tina Belcher call the stories she writes about real classmates in Bob's Burgers?

Erotic friend fiction is her step up from fan fiction about TV shows and films, and her journal treats touching a butt as the height of intimacy.

What sound does Tina Belcher famously make when she freezes up under pressure in Bob's Burgers?

A long groan is her answer to any hard decision, and in one early episode puberty has her lying on the kitchen floor groaning at the whole family.

Tina Belcher of Bob's Burgers claims a complicated relationship with which horror-movie creatures?

Zombies turn up again and again in the stories she writes, and they share her daydreams with horses and boys.

What does Gene Belcher wear to drum up customers on the sidewalk outside Bob's Burgers?

A hamburger costume is his uniform for handing out samples through a toy megaphone, though he often ends up waiting tables too.

Which noises does Gene Belcher most love to trigger from his sampling keyboard in Bob's Burgers?

Fart sounds are his signature, though the same keyboard has powered a love duet and a one-man show, all without a single music lesson.

Which birds is Bob Belcher terrified of, a phobia he must face when one wanders into Bob's Burgers?

Pigeons have frightened him for years, and a Robot Chicken sketch later made him cook with them on a celebrity chef contest.

Which food is Bob Belcher allergic to, awkward in a seaside town that throws a yearly festival for it?

Lobster makes his face swell, an allergy his son inherited, and he resents the festival for pulling customers away from the restaurant.

Which habit does Bob Belcher indulge while cooking alone in Bob's Burgers, often in a high falsetto voice?

Talking to his food, then answering back as the food, keeps him company at the grill, and the same love of wordplay produces the puns on his specials board.

In Linda Belcher's story of meeting Bob at a bar, what of hers got caught in his mustache?

Her engagement ring snagged in his mustache while she was promised to another man, and the tangle ended with her leaving that fiancé for Bob.

Which 1980s TV star ranks among Linda Belcher's passions in Bob's Burgers, fitting her love of mustaches?

Tom Selleck shares the list with dinner theater, porcelain baby figurines, prenatal yoga and nautically themed romance novels.

What is the great passion of Jimmy Pesto Jr., the boy Tina Belcher pines for in Bob's Burgers?

Dancing matters more to him than romance; he also busses tables at his father's restaurant and speaks with a lateral lisp.

Which boy-band singer does Louise Belcher secretly adore, so much that she slaps his face in Bob's Burgers?

Boo Boo is the band's youngest member, voiced by Max Greenfield, and he is the first crush Louise has ever had.

Which sport is Zeke, best friend of Jimmy Pesto Jr., obsessed with in Bob's Burgers?

Wrestling is his obsession, but Bob suspects the boy may also be a gifted chef.

What does Courtney Wheeler, Gene's on-off girlfriend in Bob's Burgers, habitually put in her mouth?

Her necklace has a gold heart-shaped pendant she can't stop sucking, one of the habits Gene's family finds so annoying.

Which embarrassing problem strikes Tammy, Tina's frenemy in Bob's Burgers, whenever she laughs too hard?

Passing gas also ambushes her when she is nervous or lifted the wrong way, an awkward fate for a member of the school's cheerleading squad.

Which Crazy Rich Asians actor voices Dr. Yap, the Belcher family's erratic dentist in Bob's Burgers?

Ken Jeong was a licensed physician who worked in internal medicine before comedy took over; his dentist keeps a guitar named Greta at the office.

How does landlord Calvin Fischoeder usually get around town in Bob's Burgers?

In a golf cart, dressed in a white suit and cape, he tours a town where he owns or part-owns nearly every property.

Which hobby does Louise Belcher pursue in Bob's Burgers, a handy skill for a young schemer?

Picking locks fits her offbeat, dark sense of humor, though the tough act does crack: she still believes in Santa Claus.

In which branch of the US military did Teddy, the Belchers' most loyal regular, once serve in Bob's Burgers?

The Navy is only one of his past lives: in his fit, long-haired youth he was also cast as a lifeguard in a 1980s shark movie shot in town.

What was the name of Linda Belcher's high-school band, reunited to play her class reunion in Bob's Burgers?

The Tatas were booed off stage at their debut, a school talent show, upstaged by a rival girl band called Bad Hair Day that went on to real fame.

Which Bruce Willis action film does Gene Belcher turn into a rogue school musical in Bob's Burgers?

Die Hard: The Musical opens in the school boiler room on the same night as the official show, with Gene ending up playing every part himself.

For which televised event do the Belchers shoot a Bob's Burgers commercial, only for Bob to cut them out?

The Super Bowl ad stars football player Sandy Frye and the line 'Bob's burgers goes great with Frye', but rival Jimmy Pesto airs a spot with the same star and the same joke.

Which Mad Men star voices the talking toilet Gene befriends in a Bob's Burgers spoof of E.T.?

Jon Hamm plays a $14,000 smart toilet that warms its seat and tells jokes, and Gene hides it from a thief in 'O.T.: The Outside Toilet'.

What do the Belcher kids open in the basement of Bob's Burgers while their father is at the hospital?

A casino run by Louise takes bets on rock-paper-scissors and other kids' games until the landlord, a keen gambler, starts winning big from the house.

What kind of date does Bob Belcher spring on Linda in 'Adventures in Chinchilla-sitting'?

Trivia night at a bar goes badly until Linda steals the answer sheet; the pair shoot into first place, get thrown out for cheating and end up kissing anyway.

In 'Crawl Space', whose visit does Bob Belcher dodge by pretending to be stuck inside the walls?

His in-laws then extend their stay, by which time he really is trapped and slowly losing his mind inside the wall.

Which martial art does Tina take up in Bob's Burgers after falling for her long-haired instructor?

Capoeira classes with the instructor, Jairo, end when he denies Tina her yellow cord and humiliates Bob in a duel, so she goes back to the grill.

Which Ratatouille voice actor plays the Moody Foodie, the feared critic who pans Bob's Burgers?

Patton Oswalt's critic ends up taped to a chair in his own home while the Belchers and other snubbed restaurateurs force-feed him a second tasting.

Which valuable whale by-product do the Belcher kids find on the beach and try to sell in Bob's Burgers?

Ambergris could fetch up to $30,000 on the black market, but Tina swaps the lump for a cantaloupe and Louise ends up scammed.

In 'Tina and the Real Ghost', where does Tina Belcher keep Jeff, her spectral boyfriend?

In a shoebox, which Tina carries to school; the 'ghost' was Louise steering a Ouija board, and the box later comes back full of bugs.