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"Bob's Burgers" Season 8 Episode Ranking Rewatch (Long Post)

So, I've been rewatching "Bob's Burgers" from the beginning and ranking the episodes using the spreadsheet that @babsvibes created! If you want to know why I'm doing this or how I view the 1-5 rating scale, you can check out my Season 1 post! If you want to check out any of the other seasons, I've been using the "bob's burgers episode ranking rewatch" tag for all of them.

Now, on to Season 8 (over halfway done with the rewatch!):

Average (Mean) Score: 4.45

Mode (Most Common) Ranking: 4

Ranking Breakdown: 9 5s 11 4s

Season as a whole thoughts:

This is the first season to have 4 as the mode ranking. And it's kind of interesting, because it actually has a higher mean score than two seasons (2 and 3) that had 5 as the mode. And it's so close to Seasons 3 and 6- literally separated by .02 from each of them in mean score! It kind of goes to my main thought about "Bob's Burgers"- it was really consistently good for a long time.

And I emphasize this because, after going on about how much I loved Season 7 in that post, I don't want anyone to think I'm saying the show went off a cliff after that! This is actually only one of two seasons (4 being the other) that I've rated so far that I didn't give anything lower than a 4. Which means I really enjoy all the episodes- but maybe there are fewer that I would call favorites or say that I love.

There were two episodes that I gave 3s when I caught them on TV a few months ago but decided to rewatch before completing this season's sheet and ended up moving them up to 4s. I'll discuss those in the individual episode comments. (And if I'm torn on which rating to give, I always err on the side of giving the higher rating. Given that these are all episodes I've seen multiple times before, that familiarity might dull the impact of some of the jokes or plot twists.)

Some thoughts on specific episodes (and feel free to ask if you want my thoughts on an episode I didn't comment on):

"The Silence of the Louise": As I've mentioned before with regards to Rudy and Louise and to Gene and Courtney, I enjoy when characters and their relationships evolve over time. So, I love this episode for moving Millie and Louise's relationship to a different place. I didn't particularly enjoy Millie in "Fort Night", but she is really a fun character and Molly Shannon does a great job with her voice- I'm glad that they came up with ways for Millie and Louise's relationship to evolve, and that she didn't just remain a one-note nut. And, honestly, their relationship- that one-sided obsession (with undertones of a crush) that the other finds offputting is a very real childhood relationship dynamic that I haven't seen portrayed in media that often, and I like that the show addresses it.

"Sit Me Baby One More Time": Mr. Boom Boom. Tinkle-dinks and Tinkle-dinkers. "And that's how you pee in a restaurant". If this episode doesn't crack me up, it's a sign that I'm dead. Beyond the jokes, I love Tina's realization at the end- that she was actually kind of mean to Tammy. Tammy is probably my favorite antagonist character on the show because she and Tina have a lot of similarities- they are both insecure teenagers at heart, they just handle it differently. Usually, Tina's more insecure and Tammy's overly confident to the point of obnoxiousness- but the roles are capable of switching occasionally, and that's interesting.

"Thanks-hoarding": My favorite Teddy episode. This is right up there with "The Amazing Rudy" in terms of just really speaking to me as a child of divorce (I don't think it's ever indicated that Teddy's parents divorced, but they certainly had a difficult marriage.) One day, maybe I'll write an essay comparing Teddy's story of having to be "the peacemaker" at Thanksgiving to Rudy doing his magic tricks to reduce the tension in the dinners with his parents. Just the notion of these kids feeling like they need to take on these responsibilities (that they shouldn't have to) because of their parents' damaged relationships really resonates with me and its nice to see it addressed on TV.

"V for Valentine-detta": How did the show manage to go over seven seasons without freaking Nat Kinkle?!? I was thinking about including some of my favorite Nat lines from this episode, but I'll just say all of them because its easier.

"Y Tu Ga-Ga Tambien": This episode would get a 5 solely for introducing the phrase "Abraca-books!" to my vocabulary (I mean, I never say it, but I would in the appropriate situation.) Also from the library subplot, I really do want to start using Mort's line "I like three of the four levels it works on"- with no further elaboration- as a response to all sorts of things. Oh and the ga-ga plot is great too! Gene's speech about "everybody" liking something is great, we get some good Branca moments, and we get to see another side of Rudy- I mean, the Rudester- which I absolutely love. Sometimes I think fans just see Rudy too much as the sweet innocent bean because of his asthma and his family problems- but he's just a regular (sized) nine-year old, and it's fun to watch his success at the new popular game go to his head.

"Sleeping with the Frenemy": One of the series' funniest episodes, in my opinion. When Babs' sent me an ask for some of my favorite quotes from the series and I found the task of looking at all the characters and all the episodes too daunting, I provided a list of favorite Louise quotes from this episode. And it's not even a Louise centric episode! Also, Brett the BFOT is probably my favorite Tina's one-off love interests. Honestly, the bit where Tina (as Tammy) and Brett are sending each other weird/silly/dumb texts all night? That's one of my relationship goals right there. Just having someone who can play off your silly texts is one of the most wonderful things in the world, I think.

"Cheer Up, Sleepy Gene": One of the two episodes that moved from a 3 to a 4. I think I gave it a 3 initially because sometimes Alex and Gene's relationship bothers me just because it seems like it developed less naturally than some of the other ones I like. Like, Alex is very clearly introduced as "Hey, it's Gene's new friend!" and then when he's brought back it's as Gene's best friend. And almost all the episodes he is in focus on his and Gene's relationship- he doesn't just hang out occasionally like Rudy or the Pesto Twins or Tina's friends. But ya know what, all that said, I still like him and his dynamic with Gene! And this is a pretty fun episode. And I love the snoring subplot which gives two wonderful Linda moments- her "Aw, we're dying" after Louise's theory about their snoring, and her "The Americans" reference to being "a Russian agent, like Felicity".

"Boywatch": The other 3 that got moved up to a 4. I think my initial rating was because I didn't really care about Tina's relationship with all those one-off characters in the JGs. But, despite that, upon further review it is a pretty funny episode- I mean, it has both Gus ("Tina Belcher isn't a quitter." "But maybe she should be?") and Sgt. Bosco ("Um, it says Police on the back of your shirt.") - how can it not be funny?!

"As I Walk Through the Alley of the Shadow of Ramps": I'm so glad they told a story that addressed Louise still riding a tricycle as a 4th grader- I just remember that aspect of her character really puzzling me as soon as it was introduced. I never really questioned the ears (Hats are cool. Nuff said.) but Louise riding a tricycle as a nine year old seemed really weird. So, it was cool that they turned it into a story about her facing fear and insecurity- and then having her learn to ride a bike at the end, and keeping that change going forward. A great way to show her growing up in a way that really wouldn't effect future episodes that much (unlike, say, if she stopped wearing the ears.) Also, if you read my fics you know I love callbacks and I can't believe I haven't worked a reference to "I threw you a benefit" into one of my Roudise fics! I love the way she says that line.

"Mission Impos-slug-ble": I love the introduction of Burobu so much! Honestly, the names of the slugs are just a hoot- Sluggy Stardust! Slugsaphone! Other highlights: Frond dancing to groove is in the heart! Getting to see some of the Wagstaff staff's marTuesdays! "Yeah, they'll get constipated" "No"! "Did John Lithgow play John Larroquette in a movie once or was that just a dream?"! Louise randomly holding Rudy's hand when they are hiding in the teacher's lounge! (Er, sorry for the shippiness.) Also, this episode really made me realize how completely I can disassociate home/restaurant-set B plots from school-related A plots; I am genuinely surprised every time that it turns out that the B plot of this episode is Bob's Harry Pickle eulogy.

Random thoughts (stuff that doesn't affect the ratings):

-It's really funny that we get back to back episodes ("Y Tu Ga-Ga Tambien" and "The Secret Ceramic Room of Secrets") with flashbacks to Frond's time as a student at Wagstaff. Are those the only young Frond flashbacks we get in the whole series? Why were they so interested in it at that point of time? Were they trying to sell a "Young Frond" spinoff that didn't get picked up?!? (Probably not.)

-I like three of the four levels this season works on.

See you in Season 9, whoever is reading these!

#bob's burgers #bob's burgers season 8 #bob's burgers episode ranking rewatch #long post

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the-gene-mile · 6 months

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Going around asking some bb blogs but

Do you got a favorite end credits scene? :3

OH TYSM FOR ASKING there r a lot of them i rly love but here's a top 5 (ordered but not definite if that makes sense?) this post got long sorry

s9e12 the helen hunt - THIS ONE IS SO CUTE i love when they let bob dance in the end credits and i also love gene + bob moments bc we don't rly get those. and the way everyone gets involved?? perfection. love it. absolute peak

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s12e11 touch of eval(uations) - probably my favourite in terms of music? especially since we barely get to hear calvin sing. also boblin dancing?? oh my god just look at them?? it's so good i love it

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s13e13 stop! or my mom will sleuth! - gene and tina episode believers (me) will be so starved for content of just these two they'll cling to these end credits for their life

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s9e15 the fresh princ-ipal - it's pesto in my pants cmon it's such a good song for no reason

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s4e2 fort night - there r SO many cute details in this. andy and ollie sharing and louise making tina trade then feeling bad about it r personal favs

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s10e15 yurty rotten scoundrels would be here too but i can't for the life of me find it uploaded anywhere. but i rly love the visuals in this one i love seeing them get creative w it. honestly probably a v close second favourite. sucks i couldn't find it uploaded anywhere (and my laptop is a BABY and doesn't like recording things. idk why so i can't even get the video myself)(i'm assuming bc the actual episode is v mid no one rewatches the episode enough to actually remember the credits)

also honourable mentions under the cut (there's a lot. like 45 episodes a lot. i got carried away and i really like the end credits leave me alone)

sorry for any overlays on the videos. i'm assuming it's so the uploader could avoid copyright atp this list is just a personal catalogue. idk how it got so long i think i blacked out for 3 hours while writing this

s2e1 the belchies - i have no idea why jjr is animated so well here?? s2e4 burgerboss - i just rly like the music s2e6 dr yap - probably the funniest end credits for me? it's definitely up there

s3e21 boyz 4 now - louise is just a girl god don't talk to me

s4e6 purple rain-union - this one's only here bc i rly like how gene and jen help louise onto the stage s4e9 slumber party - one of my fav episodes i kinda have to put it here

s5e19 housetrap - why they don't let larry murphy sing more often is beyond me s5e21 the oeder games - i mean cmon it's the oeder games

s6e3 the hauntening - it's just cute s6e7 the gene and courtney show - courtney mentioned s6e19 glued, where's my bob? - it's bad stuff happens in the bathroom. i can't leave it out

s7e8 ex machtina - tinimmy mentioned (in all seriousness jjr is animated v well in this sequence) s7e16 eggs for days - teddy and linda singing god bless s7e18 the laser-inth - BOB AND GENE MOMENT (also one of my fav episodes so it goes on here bc i'm biased)

s8e1 brunchsquatch - idc what anyone says i love this episode and i love that they made it (i do wonder if any of the ppl included r still actively in the fandom) s8e4 sit me baby one more time - one of tina's best songs tbh s8e5 thanks-hoarding - teddy and lin singing 10/10 s8e14 the trouble with doubles - good song and louise and gene r rly cute s8e21 something old, something new, something bob caters for you - same as 0619 it's such a good song i can't just leave it out

s9e6 bobby drive - such a good song?? s9e7 i bob your pardon - another banger song s9e9 UFO no you didn't - we need to see susmita more s9e17 what about blob? - this song is so good the in universe characters don't get it s9e22 yes without my zeke - i love when they experiment with the art direction

(there's a lack of s10 and s11 end credits uploaded to yt which SUCKS bc i rly like a lot of them so uh. use ur imagination) s10e3 motor, she boat - gene fnaf jumpscare at the beginning but god i love louise's ears squashing down under hat 😭😭 s10e11 drumforgiven - gene is just so happy in this sequence god don't talk to me s10e14 wag the song - one of the only times jjr sings the end credits song afaik? also love the limited colours s10e21 local she-ro - cute linda and tina sequence s10e22 prank you for being a friend - rudy is so happy here look at him

s11e1 dream a little bob of bob - TINA AND BOB MOMENT!! s11e4 heartbreak hotel-oween - the way gene and louise peak out of the costume's window is rly cute s11e6 bob belcher and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad kids - good song s11e11 romancing the beef - cute boblin moment s11e12 gift card or card trying - BABY BELCHERS

s12e3 the pumpkinening - gene seeing lin and gayle dancing then going to join them is just rly cute to me s12e4 driving big dummy - yk the drill by now, if larry murphy sings it goes on the list s12e7 loft in bedslation - v cute sequence; when they both fall asleep while making it >> s12e13 frigate me knot - so catchy for no reason?? s12e21 eighth grade runner - u know i love some creative end credits

s13e5 so you stink you can dance - the lyrics r so cute?? also jjr looks rly good in black he should wear it more s13e6 apple gore-chard! (but not gory) - louise and jessica r just kids god i love this sequence a lot (louisica bias) s13e8 putts-giving - the only way i can describe why i love this so much is that it itches a scratch in my brain i didn't know was there s13e14 these boots are made for stalking - love when they let bob dance in the end credits s13e16 what a (april) fool believes - this song is so gay for no reason "you've got the chain i yearn to yank" dude fuck off s13e22 amelia - come ON it's AMELIA it has to go on the list

s14e5 bully-ieve it or not - definitely recency bias but i rly like the song

#i ended up having to limit the honourable mentions to 5 per season bc i was writing too much LMAO #tried to limit it to 3 but seasons 8 9 and 13 were testing me (i failed)#shoutouts to s7e13. s8e8. s8e12. s9e8. s9e16. and s9e20. gone to the episode per season limit #ik s13 has 6 but i genuinely cannot choose which one to cut #if any links go to the wrong episodes shhhh no they don't #asks #fangomango #bob's burgers #rambles

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nyny-213 · 1 year

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I just watched the episode of bobs burgers where Tina and Tammy are babysitting a little girl named Kendra. At the end Tammy, tells Tina she hurt her feelings about calling her horrible and that Tammy can’t babysit which was all true btw!! I was appalled that Tina actually apologized, on one hand I’m glad she apologized but the other made me so mad because Tammy didn’t apologize for trying to sabotage Tina throughout the episode. She’s such a fake person and it’s so hard to feel bad for Tammy. Tina has her moments but she’s literally the most humble tv character I’ve seen in that show and it bothers me that Tammy has really yet to stop bullying Tina. Anyway thanks for coming to the Ted talk lol.

#i love bobs burgers #bobs burgers #season 8 episode 4 #sit me baby one more time #Tammy is trash #Tammy Larsen #we don’t like Tammy over here #Tammy is a bully #I can’t stand bullying #tina belcher #tina deserves better

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joyofmissout · 3 months

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Final seasons of the office are one of the worst things that have ever happened to television. Also instagram fucking sucks i wanna delete my acc soooood bad <3

#im rewatching it because ive been spiralling.. since december..#its the only thing that helps. just like the bobs burgers obsession #except that bb is good #the office is good too but season 7 8 and 9 are terrible

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elleskinner-justart · 4 months

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Bob's Burgers has been my go to background show lately and man, it's shocking me how good it is! MVP of my 2023 TV shows, definitely.

I'm just starting season 8 and I cannot pick favorites (how, how can you possibly), so please enjoy a pack of very good Belcher children.

#bob's burgers #louise belcher #tina belcher #gene belcher #bobs burgers fanart #watercolor sketch

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dianadeadwing · 7 months

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Inktober Day 5- Map

TLDR - Here’s a map of the shops on Bob’s Burgers Ocean Avenue as based on the Bob’s Burgers Movie and parts of season 13. Extensive Notes to follow.

This is the map I alluded to earlier in the week of the storefronts with visible names in the movie. The dimensions of the buildings are based on the aerial shot from the end of “The Plight Before Christmas”.

There are inconsistencies between the movie and the series (as well as within the movie itself) as far as the color and location of some of these buildings. I’ve defaulted to colors used in the series but names from the movie. Several of these shops have had different names earlier in the series so I’m working from the movie onward for consistency’s sake.

1. Hotel- Unsure if this hotel has a name.

2. Reflections

3. Spoke of the Devil (Bike Shop) - Shop is named “Spoke of the Devil” the words “bike shop” can be seen as part of a neon sign in the window.

4. First Oceanside Savings Bank

5. Yours Truly, Stationary

6. Jimmy Pesto’s Pizzeria

7. The Petalphile

8. Unknown store front - This building is usually depicted as blue with a large front window indicating that it’s some sort of storefront but I’ve been unable to find a name so far.

9. From Here To Maternity (Pregnancy Clothes) - The movie depicts this building as being brown but the series almost always shows it as green so I’ve made it green on the map.

10. Fresh Off The Presses (Cleaners) - Shop is named “Fresh Off The Presses” with “cleaners” in a neon sign in the window.

11. Unknown Store Front - This shop has a visible name in several shots from the movie but I can’t make it out.

* Some shots from the movie show an additional pink building at the end and others don’t. It does not have a awning or large front window and could therefore possibly residential or a service (such as a lawyer). This building does not appear in the aerial shot so I did not include it.

12. Ocean Market

13. Needles to Say - This shop as well as the following three also appear in season thirteen and are particularly visible in “What a (April) Fool Believes”.

14. Walk All Over Me (Flooring Showcase)

15. You Were Framed (Picture Framing)

16. For Pete’s Cake

17. It’s Your Funeral (Home and Crematorium)

18. Bob’s Burgers

19. Store Next Door - The often vacant orange store front next to Bob’s.

20. Red building- This building is very visible in several shots but isn’t shown to have a name. It has three front doors at the top of some stairs. Because of its layout it seems most likely to be residential. (As we know this neighborhood has mixed zoning, such as Mr. Huggins’ apartment building)

21. Blue Building - The positions of this building and the beige building are switched in the movie. In the series it’s fairly consistently blue so that’s what I’ve included. It seems similar in structure to the red building and could also be residential, but we don’t get many good shots of this part of the street so it’s hard to tell.

22. Beige Building - This part of the street is most often seen from the alley. It appears to have a loading dock. This where Alice parks her food truck in “As I Walk Through the Alley of the Shadow of Ramps” in season 8.

23. Liquor - This building has been depicted in different colors but has a prominent sign stating “Liquor”. I’ve seen it called “Oh La Liquor” but I’d like to see this in later season materials.

This is just what I’ve gathered as of ep 14.1. Please feel free to let me know if you have any additional information. (Or an official map) I’m absurdly invested in this.

There is also an aerial shot from the movie that shows Wagstaff in relation to Ocean Avenue (it’s also mentioned to be four blocks away) and I just wish I could take screen shots so I could study it better. I’ll make a map of this whole dang town.

#bobs burgers #inktober #inktober2023 #bob's burgers #the bobs burgers movie #map #ocean avenue #procreate #my art tag #does this count as art #digital art #fanart #artists on tumblr #reference

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