#bob is bi

[dokja-ssi]

happy pride to canonically bisexual bob belcher

[lwaxanacrusher]

Happy pride to this sloppy bear 🐻🍔

canonically bisexual Bob Belcher 🌈

[sadiespells37]

Today I’d like to highlight how a collection of scenes and one line can make meaningful representation for many people and I’ll do it using one of my favorite shows.

Bob’s Burgers is an animated sitcom about the Belchers, a family that runs the titular restraunt and all of the various hijinx they all get into. The show is very LGBTQ positive, and even at its most problematic in an early episode with a group of trans prostitutes the show does its best to not judge them and have Bob be very welcoming to their friendship. But we’re not here to talk about that. We’re here to talk about how Bob is bisexual.

A lot of this could just be seen as speculation. Bob makes out with a steer played by Todd Barry in a dream while knocked out in an early episode. He’s seen what can be called crushing on an archeologist he invites over to dinner in another. And he’s often heard saying that some man just isn’t his type or is attractive. None of this would be earth shattering on its own, but combined with one fateful Thanksgiving it becomes something greater.

The episode in question sees Bob repeatedly going to the butcher at their local grocery store because someone keeps putting the turkey in the fridge being brined into their toilet. The first time Bob comes back the butcher just assumes he messed the first one up. On turkey number 3 he assumes Bob is doing it to flirt with him and says he’s flattered but in a relationship. Bob says “No I really do just need another turkey...never mind” and leaves with the bird in tow. Not offended or weirded out that the butcher thinks he was trying to pick him up, just thinking about who keeps ruining Thanksgiving, but the last time is the big one.

The last two pictures come from this final interaction. On Bob’s fourth total trip to the butcher counter in 3 days the butcher is like “You know what? You wore me down. Things haven’t been going so great with Tony, probably haven’t been for a while.” To which Bob says those lines then also this:

To which he also adds “Plus, I’m married. You should work things out with Tony,” and quickly leaves.

And that’s it, the episode continues as normal as this show gets and the audience always knows that Bob declined this man’s offer not because he says he’s straight or married but because he thinks the butcher is too good looking for a middle aged balding Dad. Combined with all the other moments throughout the series it paint a pretty clear picture of Bob as a man who is bi but just probably mostly only dated women because that’s what he thought he should do. Now he’s married, he has kids and he loves his family. There’s no need for him to be looking for a male partner, but he’ll always just be attracted to men also.

While the writers have never come out and directly said Bob is bi the show and staff seems LGBTQ+ positive enough to fully embrace it. Given this final picture I found from one of the staff for Pride Month one year. So there you have it. Bob Belcher: bisexual icon for all happily married with children, but still always bisexual people everywhere.

Bob’s Burgers S4 E5 Turkey in a Can (2013)

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There’s another one down for LGBTQPril folks. Hope you enjoyed and continue to enjoy this coverage and as always please leave comments, likes, and suggestions for topics I can cover below. Also feel free to write your own posts under the #LGBTQPril. I’ll see everybody next time.

[daglout]

"I'm straight. I mean I'm mostly straight" nice one bobby

[caipilled]

homophobes in the bob’s burgers comment section… are we watching the same show??

[criminallycute]

bOb is BISEXUAL DONT EVER FORGET THAT