Bob’s Burgers Trivia | 44 facts about the hit TV series

Bob’s Burgers is an American animated sitcom. The series centers on the Blecher family who run a hamburger restaurant.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the hit TV series.

1. Bob’s Burgers is an American animated sitcom
2. It is created by Loren Bouchard for the Fox Broadcasting Company
3. The series centers on the Belcher family – parents Bob and Linda and their children Tina, Gene and Louise – who run a hamburger restaurant
4. The show was conceived by Bouchard after he developed Home Movies
5. Bob’s Burgers is a production by Bento Box Entertainment and 20th Television
6. While reviews for the first season were mixed, feedback for subsequent seasons has been much more positive
7. The series premiere, “Human Flesh”, drew in 9.39 million viewers
8. Making it the highest-rated series premiere of the season
9. It finished ninth in the ratings for the week it aired
10. Reruns began airing on Cartoon Network’s late-night programming block Adult Swim on June 23, 2013 and its sister channel TBS in 2016
11. It began airing in syndication on local stations in September 2015
12. A comic book series based on the show, published by Dynamite Entertainment, began in September 2014
13. A soundtrack album was released on May 12, 2017
14. In 2013, TV Guide ranked Bob’s Burgers as one of the top 60 Greatest TV Cartoons of All Time
15. The series has been nominated for several awards, including the Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program seven consecutive times
16. It won in 2014 and 2017
17. The show has been renewed past its current eleventh for a twelfth and thirteenth production cycle
18. A feature film of the animated television series is scheduled for release on April 9, 2021
19. The team of writers includes Loren Bouchard, Jim Dauterive, Scott Jacobson, Lizzie Molyneux, Wendy Molyneux, Holly Schlesinger, Nora Smith, Steven Davis, Kelvin Yu, Dan Fybel, Rich Rinaldi, Jon Schroeder, Greg Thompson, and Katie Crown
20. Past writers on the show include Kit Boss, Aron Abrams, and Mike Benner
21. H. Jon Benjamin, Rachel Hastings, Justin Hook, Dan Mintz, and Mike Olsen have also written or co-written episodes
22. After the writing has been completed, the voice actors read the script as written, but later are allowed to improvise lines
23. The editors and writer decide what improvised lines make the final cut
24. Bob’s Burgers has six main cast members
25. They are H. Jon Benjamin as Bob Belcher, John Roberts as Linda Belcher, Dan Mintz as Tina Belcher, Eugene Mirman as Gene Belcher, Kristen Schaal as Louise Belcher, and Larry Murphy as Teddy
26. At the Bob’s Burgers Comic-Con 2018 panel, show creator Loren Bouchard stated they were aware of the predominantly male gender imbalance amongst the voice actors, saying they would “strive to do better…to have balance”
27. He stated one of the driving factors behind this was voice actor Kristen Schaal “reprimanding” them on the issue
28. Bob’s Burgers initially received mixed reviews for season 1, with a Metacritic score of 60 out of 100
29. However, by season 2, the ratings had reached a score of 78 out of 100, proving a rise in popularity with praises about its “daffy comedic momentum” and how it is “new and fresh
30. Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season a 73% score based on 41 reviews with an average rating of 6.1/10
31. The site’s critical consensus states “A modestly immature workplace cartoon, not without potential, that needs to work on finding its rhythm”
32. Season 3 has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 88% based on 8 reviews
33. Season 4 has a score of 89% based on 9 reviews
34. Season 5 has a score of 100% based on 12 reviews
35. Season 6 has 100% based on 10 reviews
36. The A.V. Club voted Bob’s Burgers as the 10th best TV show of 2012
37. It was also voted the 3rd best show of 2013, the 20th best show of 2014 and the 35th best show of 2015
38. After airing, the show became the highest-rated series premiere of the season and also finished 9th in the ratings for the week it aired
39. Despite this, the ratings went on a slide with ratings expert Bill Gorman of TV by the Numbers calling it a “toss up” for renewal before the series was renewed for a second season
40. A virtual pinball adaptation of the series was developed and released by Zen Studios in 2015
41. It is available as an add-on for the games Zen Pinball 2, Pinball FX 2 and Pinball FX 3
42. As well as a standalone, paid app on iOS and Android
43. This table is one of four tables featured in the “Balls of Glory” pinball pack produced as a result of Zen’s partnership with Fox Digital Entertainment
44. It features 3D animated figures of the Belcher family