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Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his quirky family have big ideas about burgers, but fall short on service and sophistication. Despite the greasy counters, lousy location and a dearth of customers, Bob and his family are determined to make Bob's Burgers "grand re-re-re-opening" a success.
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Humor in this series relies on the friction of a family business in a lonely corner of New Jersey. Rather than focusing on grand stakes, the writing centers on the mundane struggle to sell burgers while navigating puberty, awkward sibling dynamics, and the constant threat of eviction. The dry, cynical tone is punctuated by bursts of original songs that highlight the peculiar personalities of the Belcher family.
H. Jon Benjamin anchors the restaurant as Bob, a man whose ambition is frequently derailed by his own lack of business sense and his family's chaotic energy. The show avoids the mean-spirited tropes often found in adult animation, preferring to find comedy in the genuine, if deeply strange, affection between characters. From the daily chalkboard specials to the relentless incompetence of the staff, the humor hits because it feels like a portrait of a group of people who are perfectly content with their own mediocre reality.
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- First Aired
- January 09, 2011
- Status
- Returning Series
- Origin
- US
- TMDB Votes
- 1,092