Bob's Burgers

Bob's Burgers
Genre	Sitcom Animation Comedy
Created by	Loren Bouchard
Developed by	Loren Bouchard Jim Dauterive
Voices of	H. Jon Benjamin John Roberts Dan Mintz Eugene Mirman Kristen Schaal
Theme music composer	Loren Bouchard
Composer(s)	John Dylan Keith Loren Bouchard
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	18 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jim Dauterive Loren Bouchard
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	Bento Box Entertainment 20th Century Fox Television
Distributor	20th Television
Broadcast
Original channel	Fox
Picture format	HD: 720p
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original run	January 9, 2011 – present
Status	Returning series
Chronology
Related shows	Home Movies
Other websites
Official website

Bob's Burgers is an American animated sitcom that first aired on January 9, 2011 on Fox's "Animation Domination" block. It was renewed for season 2 which began airing on March 11, 2012. The series replaced King of the Hill.

Plot

The show centers on the Belcher family, who run a hamburger restaurant.

Burger of the Day

On most episodes, there are burgers of the day.

Characters

Belcher family

• Bob Belcher (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) – The husband of Linda, the father of Tina, Gene, and Louise, and the main character of the series. He is the proprietor of a burger restaurant which he enjoys almost more than anything else.
• Linda Belcher (voiced by John Roberts) – Bob's wife and the mother of Tina, Gene, and Louise. She stands by Bob's side through thick and thin. She is always trying new things, even if she has no idea how exactly to go about it or hasn't the support of anybody else.

• Tina Belcher (voiced by Dan Mintz) – The eldest Belcher child and the "goof" of the family. She generally speaks in a monotone voice, works part-time at the restaurant and is often the voice of reason among the Belcher children. She is trying to come to grips with her entry into adulthood, and claims to have a complicated relationship with zombies. Tina was aged 12 in early episodes and now 13 since the episode "Sheesh! Cab, Bob?".
• Gene Belcher (voiced by Eugene Mirman) – The only son of the family. He is very enthusiastic about almost everything and enjoys playing his keyboard. He often promotes the restaurant by wearing a burger costume, and dreams of one day being a famous musician. Gene is likely to be 10 or 11 years old as he is the middle child.

• Louise Belcher (voiced by Kristen Schaal) – The youngest of the Belcher siblings. She enjoys pulling pranks on people she deems stupid, and is more than willing to exploit people if there is anything to be gained. She has an offbeat sense of humor and picks locks as a hobby. In the episode "Torpedo", she mentions that her age is 9. Louise always wears a hat with pink rabbit ears, and she is known as the show's breakout character.

Pesto family

• Jimmy Pesto (voiced by Jay Johnston) – The owner of the Italian restaurant across the street from Bob's and Bob's personal nemesis. Their rivalry often seems to border on stalking each other, even though their families get along well.
• Ollie and Andy Pesto (voiced by Sarah Silverman and Laura Silverman) – Jimmy Pesto's twin sons. They are very childish and care for each other a lot. They are good friends and classmates with Louise despite the rivalry between their fathers.
• Jimmy Pesto Jr. (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) – Jimmy Pesto's son and Ollie and Andy's older brother. Unlike his father, Jimmy Jr. is not against the Belcher family as he is classmates with Tina, who has a crush on him and tries her best getting his attention (slow dancing with him, sharing a pasta strand with him, etc.).

Recurring characters

• Mort (voiced by Andy Kindler) – The owner of the funeral home next to the restaurant. A little odd, he is good friends with Bob and Teddy.
• Teddy (voiced by Larry Murphy) – A regular customer and friend of the family. A blue-collar type, he tells many stories about his life which annoys Bob mostly.
• Mr. Frond (voiced by David Herman) – The School Counselor of Wagstaff School where Louise, Gene and Tina attend. Bob describes him as a "tall drink of annoying" and he has stuffed animals that he talks to as if they were real.
• Hugo (voiced by Sam Seder) – A health inspector who used to date Linda but got jilted by her for Bob, a fact that causes him no end of frustration, which he takes out on Bob any chance he gets.
• Ron (voiced by Ron Lynch) – Hugo's assistant for health inspecting. Often quiet, he is more than willing to point out Hugo's malpractices.
• Mr. Calvin Fischoeder (voiced by Kevin Kline) – Calvin Fischoeder (pronounced "Fish-odor") is an eccentric local businessman (who dresses in a white suit with a white eye-patch) and Bob's landlord. He owns or has a stake in just about everything down on the harbor (and many things in town). He likes Bob despite Bob always being late with his rent (partially because Bob knows a legendary burger recipe that he greatly enjoys). Louise describes him as being "one white cat away from being a supervillain".
• Officer Julia (voiced by Jerry Minor) – a local African-American police officer. She acts tough with people she arrests. She appears mostly with Officer Cliffany.
• Officer Cliffany (voiced by Sam Seder) – A local tall, androgynous, and overweight police officer. She works frequently with Officer Julia whenever there is a case in town.

Voice cast

Main cast members
H. Jon Benjamin (Bob Belcher)	John Roberts (Linda Belcher)	Dan Mintz (Tina Belcher)	Eugene Mirman (Gene Belcher)	Kristen Schaal (Louise Belcher)

Ratings

Season	Season premiere	Season finale	TV season	Ranking	Viewers (in millions)
1st	January 9, 2011	May 22, 2011	2010–2011	#117	5.07
2st	March 11, 2012	May 20, 2012	2011–2012	#142	4.18

Episodes

Main page: List of Bob's Burgers episodes

International broadcast

The show originally aired on Fox, and now is in many other countries.

Country	Network	Premiere date
United States	Fox	January 2011 – present
Canada	Global TV	January 2011 – present
Australia	Eleven	January 26, 2011 – present
United Kingdom	E4	April 2011 – present
New Zealand	Four	June 2011 – present
Ireland Ireland	3e	August 2011 – present
Brazil	FX Latin America	August 2011 – present
Mexico	FX Latin America	August 2011 – present
Italy Italy	Fox	September 2011 – present
Norway	TV 2 Zebra	September 21, 2011 – present
Hungary	Comedy Central	October 4, 2011 – present
Ukraine	2+2	October 2011 – present
Estonia	TV6	October 13, 2011 – present
Czech Republic	Prima Cool	December 25, 2011 – present
Greece	FX	January 2012 - present
Poland	Fox	March 14, 2012

Other websites

• Official website