Fizzie’s Top 10: Bob’s Burger’s Episodes + Why
Mr. Lonely Farts (s11, e14)
This episode is honestly one of my favorites solely for Gene’s song. Don’t ask me why, that is just one of the tv show songs that scratches an itch in my brain every time I hear it.
Large Brother, Where Fart Thou? (s7, e5)
I love a good sibling bonding moment, and there is no shortage of that in Bob’s Burger’s as a whole, but I really loved seeing Gene truly step into a big brother role. I also really enjoyed seeing a more vulnerable side to Louise that didn’t involve her being the one to step into that protective and caring role that we tend to see when we see her not being her usual “tough” self. Seeing that role switch of Louise and Gene I think shows a lot of dynamic for both characters as well as showing a lot of growth on Gene’s part, giving him more depth as a character.
Glued: Where’s My Bob? (s6, e19)
This is another episode where the song seriously skyrockets my liking of it.
For Whom the Doll Toes (s15, e4)
This is a really good example of an episode where Louise is in that role of protector despite being the youngest of the Belcher kids. I love how much Louise thought about her brother and his feelings and how over the top she is in her explanation because I think it shows how despite her protectiveness of her family, Louise is still just a kid, and the youngest of the bunch at that. I think it truly embodies the type of protectiveness that a younger sibling can have for their older sibling, even if they don’t know how to express that protectiveness outwardly.
The Millie-churian Candidate (s5, e12)
Ok, so Millie is a character I love and hate. She’s pushy and gives stalker vibes, which kinda hits me somewhere very personal, but I enjoy how this form of media makes it a bit less of a threat and more of a funny little joke because in the end, I don’t think Millie is a danger to anyone’s safety currently…. Though considering this is her 2nd attempt to force a friendship with Louise, I do think she is a character who would benefit from therapy and I do kinda wish we got an episode where Millie makes a friend in a healthy, more normal way.
Friends with Burger-Fits (s5.3)
I’m gonna be honest here, Teddy is not one of my favorite characters….. I don’t exactly hate him, but if I was forced into a universe where I had to spend a day with him or Frond, it would be a bit of a struggle for me to choose because in my eyes, both characters are pretty bad. That being said, I really love this episode because I like that Bob is exploring his relationship with Teddy because I think Bob is slightly more uneasy with making friends outside of his family and although I dislike the Teddy personally, I do think that Bob values his friendship with the handyman and I think this episode is a really good show of how much he does care for the weird regular.
The Silence of the Louise (s8, e2)
Millie-centric episodes like this are honestly super fun to watch because she does seem to simmer down with the more aggressively forceful approach to her friendship with Louise, and in this episode, I do think Louise learned to value Millie a bit more than I think she realized…. Though, i won’t lie, I did kinda think it was a little stockholm syndrome-ish the way she learned to enjoy Millie’s company…… But I do love that we get to see the way Millie’s mind works in this episode because I do think Millie is a very smart kid and we only ever really get to see her being unhinged.
Midday Run (s5, e8)
Most Tina episodes are honestly pretty good and I think the younger Fizzie in me finds them pretty relatable because what girl Tina's age isn't an awkward dorky fangirl at heart? I also love this episode because it focuses less on the boy crazy side of Tina that we know and gives us more of the empathetic, goal oriented Tina.
Topsy (s3, e16)
Evil Louise is honestly one of my favorite versions of her. Do I also love her in the later seasons when she mellows out a bit, yes, because it shows the maturity she’s developed so far….. But seriously, Louise going through so much just to get her little bit of revenge is just… *chef’s kiss*
And although there are a couple other episodes that I love along the Louise revenge theme, I also think the song in this one hits different so it got me on two points here.
They Slug Horses, Don’t They? (s15, e8)
Anyone who has siblings knows how sibling fights can escalate, but I loved the way this episode showed how those conflicts can look and feel when you’re a kid going through it and you’re still learning to process the feelings and the emotional toll that it takes to go through a conflict like that. Were Louise and Tina fighting over a broken toy, yes…. But more than that, they were fighting over boundaries and the images they have in their mind of each other, and I think that was a really heavy thing for both girls to process so they both did it the best way they knew how. I also love that their conflict wasn’t super resolved, but forgiveness came because of the bond they have anyway because I think that’s really realistic.
Honorable mentions:
Beefsquatch (s2, e9)
This was a really good Bob and Gene episode. From the pranking to the way they handle the father/son conflict in the end.
Bad Tina (s2, e8)
I think this is actually something that can be relatable to teens, and I really like the way Linda tries to guide Tina in the right direction, and the way we get to see the “only I get to fuck with my sibling” dynamic between the Belcher kids….. And as crazy and out there as Tina reading her “erotic friend fiction” was, I also love that Tina tends to be unafraid to lean into her weirdness.
Moody Foodie (s2,e7)
The restaurant owner crashout is absolutely amazing in this episode and you cannot convince me otherwise.
House of 1000 Bounces (s 6, e11)
Regular Sized Rudy is honestly one of my favorite characters in the series despite him being a minor character in most episodes he’s in, so I was really excited on my first walk through of this series when this episode kinda featured him a bit more. I also seriously love the fact that we do get to see Louise experience care and compassion for someone outside of her family because that tends to be the only time she genuinely feels remorse in a lot of cases.