Episode Grade: B+ “Meh, I don’t want to be married to Courtney.” “OK. Tammy?” “I’ll take Mom.” “Ah, that’s a little…” “I am sick and I get what I want! Now, continue..” … And so Thanksgiving, that most hallowed of … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E07: “Diarrhea of a Poopy Kid”
Episode Grade: B+/A- Before I get into any reviewing of tonight’s episode, I’d like to take a moment to acknowlege that this is Bob’s Burgers‘s 200th episode, both in terms of production order and airdate (as far as I can … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E06: “Bob Belcher and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Kids”
Episode Grade: A– It’s Wagstaff, isn’t it? There’s just something about the school, and the various weirdos who attend and work there, that brings out the best in Bob’s Burgers. This is partially a result of the deep bench of … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E05: “Fast Time Capsules at Wagstaff School”
Episode Grade: B+ There are times when I start to feel like maybe I watch too much Bob’s Burgers. That is to say, I’ve watched most episodes enough times that I remember (or maybe misremember) details that the writers have … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E04: “Heartbreak Hotel-oween”
Episode Grade: B “One must never place a loaded rifle on the stage if it isn’t going to go off. It’s wrong to make promises you don’t mean to keep.” – Anton Chekhov Chekhov probably never considered that his oft-quoted principle … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E03: “Copa-Bob-bana”
Episode Grade: A- Fair warning upfront: this is going to be a rather bare-bones Bob’s Burgers review. I wanted to get something up so those who wanted to talk about tonight’s episode have a place to do so, but real-life … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E02: “Worms of In-Rear-Ment”
Episode Grade: B Well, here we are. Season 11 of Bob’s Burgers, the little show that could. After years of being shuffled around the schedule, and getting stuck in the 7:30 slot as often as not, Bob’s returns for its … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E01: “Dream a Little Bob of Bob”
Episode Grade: B+ I know this will be absolutely stunning to those of you who’ve read my Bob’s Burgers write-ups in the past, but I’m going to hit on some themes I’ve talked about before reviewing this show. Deepest apologies. … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E22: “Prank You for Being a Friend”
Episode Grade: B+ “Simpsons did it!” The above is not a quote from tonight’s Bob’s Burgers, but rather South Park‘s classic episode “Simpsons Already Did It”. I’ll be a bit presumptuous and assume most people reading this are familiar with … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E21: “Local She-ro”
Episode Grade: B+ Well, those of us who were worrying that Bob’s Burgers might be running out of new ground to cover have a bit of egg on our face after this one. While this is certainly not the first … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E20: “Poops!… I Didn’t Do It Again”
Episode Grade: B+/A- “You’re the secret weapon of this broken down old pile of crap!” I was sorely tempted to try and frame this episode as Bob’s Burgers’ coming to the defense of its resident handyman/best customer. Teddy’s had an … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E19: “The Handyman Can”
Episode Grade: B Confession time up front: I don’t really care for Josh as a character on Bob’s Burgers. It’s not that there’s anything objectionable about him, he just doesn’t really register at all for me. Part of the issue … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E18: “Tappy Tappy Tappy Tap Tap Tap”
Episode Grade: B- This was a tough one to grade objectively. On one hand, it was consistently funny, which is of course the primary job of an animated sitcom. It also did some nice work fleshing out Nat, almost certainly … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E17: “Just The Trip”
Episode Grade: A “So what happened? Why’d you close? Sorry, is that rude? I really just need to know because of, um, fear.” It’s not as though anyone was singing “The Fields of Athenry” or anything like that tonight, but … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E16: “Flat-Top O’ The Morning To Ya”
Episode Grade: C+ Since I’ve been doing these reviews, I’ve tried a few times to come up with a solid set of criteria for what constitutes a C-level episode of Bob’s Burgers. It’s inexact, but what I usually end up … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E15: “Yurty Rotten Scoundrels”
Episode Grade: B “Are we bad?” “We’re not great, but we mean really well.” This week, Bob’s Burgers turns in a fine episode whose only real issue was not being quite as good as it’s premise might’ve indicated. A Wagstaff-focused … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E14: “Wag The Song”
Episode Grade: B+ Earlier this season, I made the observation that Bob’s Burgers didn’t really do one-off characters. and that any character strong enough to make an impression was a solid bet to reappear somewhere down the line. For a … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E13: “Three Girls and a Little Wharfy”
Episode Grade: B+ Tonight’s Bob’s Burgers finds itself in the odd position of succeeding largely despite its a-plot. It’s not that “Tina attempting to be a mentor” is necessarily a bad premise, but it unfolded in an eminently predictable way … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E12: “A Fish Called Tina”
Episode Grade: B+ No, there was no new Bob’s, I’m just a week late. Last week’s late airtime combined with a nasty head-cold meant that there was no way I was writing anything worth reading last Sunday, then life got in … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E11: “Drumforgiven”
Episode Grade: B This is the type of Bob’s Burgers episode that’s hardest to write about. It’s not that it wasn’t funny. It was! But episodes with issues at least give us some grist for discussion. Excellent episodes are easy to rave … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E10: “Have Yourself A Maily Linda Christmas”
Episode Grade: B+ “Are you a bit much? Of course you are, and that’s great. Sometimes people can handle it, and sometimes they can’t. But sometimes it’s perfect.” This one could’ve gone wrong fast, and the above quote suggests that … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E09: “All That Gene”
