# Bob's Burgers, SERIES PREMIERE (open spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 10, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050 "2011-01-10T01:15:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/41 "2011-01-11T03:37:14Z")
It was better than I expected. I actually hated King of the Hill for a pretty long time before I loved it. I disagree with those that suggest the dad is another bafoon. He is a self made man and works very hard to keep his resteraunt going. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/42 "2011-01-11T03:51:53Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Don’t taste me bro was the only funny part in the show. I missed that one, but I laughed at the sign: Eat me? Eat me! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/43 "2011-01-11T04:09:06Z")
I saw this while visiting friends last night, along with **American Dad**. IMO, **American Dad** hasn’t gotten any better. Actually, IMO, Seth McFarlane hasn’t gotten any better. He’s almost as unfunny as Judd Apatow. He’s a very talented voice-actor, but his comedy sucks eggs. **Bob’s Burgers** was terrible. A couple of funny bits, but nothing that was laugh-out-loud funny. As others have said, the animation was terrible, the art was crappy, the voice-acting sucked, and overall it was just a crappy experience to sit through this for 30 minutes. It won’t bother me that I don’t have a TV to watch this on. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/44 "2011-01-11T04:29:12Z")
I enjoyed it. Had a bunch of big laughs and I liked the design of the characters. I’m looking forward to seeing where they go with it. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/45 "2011-01-11T04:40:43Z")
I thought it was miles ahead of “the Cleveland Show,” but so is static on the TV screen 🙂 It was OK. I liked it, I think it could go either way, bad or good. I’ll tune into again to see But what’s with the mustaches? Mustaches have been out for decades. I realize it’s hard to draw a goatee but then again ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/46 "2011-01-11T05:44:03Z")
I keep thinking about the whole aesthetic style of the show and what they were going for, and I think this is one of those situations where the phrase “it insists upon itself” is apt. _Ducks and runs_ ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/47 "2011-01-11T18:57:24Z")
> [@LilShieste](#): > > Today’s Special: The Child Molester With Free Candy! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/48 "2011-01-11T21:09:52Z")
I found it a little uneven, but the overall impression was good. I liked the premiere much better than I did _King of the Hill_’s, and once _King of the Hill_ had time to develop it turned into something pretty good. I will give _Bob’s Burgers_ a shot for sure; I think it has a lot of potential. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/49 "2011-01-11T21:31:56Z")
I thought it was pretty funny though I hated the animation style. I’ll watch the next episode. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/50 "2011-01-11T22:10:20Z")
It led with a fart joke. The animation is self sucks. We already **have** a _South Park_. Let it fade away. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/51 "2011-01-11T23:44:23Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > It led with a fart joke. > > The animation is self sucks. > > We already **have** a _South Park_. > > Let it fade away. Please don’t compare South Park to this garbage. Thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/52 "2011-01-12T00:28:34Z")
Meh. This show had it’s moments but the animation style is horrible. If you are going to use monotone “real voice” type actors, then you need an interesting, emotive art style to convey the rest to the audience. take some notes from AS’s lineup, _regular show_ or even _King of the Hill_. This was well written but painful to watch. Everyone looks like some sort of bizarre chinless lightbulb. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/53 "2011-01-12T01:19:24Z")
Speaking of the voices, I found it painfully obvious that the wife was being voiced by a man and it bugged me. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/54 "2011-01-12T02:26:42Z")
I didn’t hate it as much as I thought I would. Actually, I did laugh a couple of times, like when the father was talking to the restaurant with the family watching. It definitely is a rip-off of _Family Guy_ though, who many will say is a rip-off of _The_ _Simpsons._ I don’t agree with that assessment, and besides it’s too old a point to matter now. But as has been mentioned, it would be nice to have a cartoon show about something other than a wacky family. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/55 "2011-01-12T12:31:16Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > It definitely is a rip-off of _Family Guy_ though, who many will say is a rip-off of _The_ _Simpsons._ Other than having a wacky family, I didn’t find it particularly reminiscent of “Family Guy”: there were no talking animals/babies, not a lot of pop culture references, and no cutaways that I remember. “The Simpsons” is more similar, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![filling\_pages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@filling\_pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filling_pages)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/56 "2011-01-12T16:46:56Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > It definitely is a rip-off of _Family Guy_ though, who many will say is a rip-off of _The_ _Simpsons._ I don’t agree with that assessment, and besides it’s too old a point to matter now. But as has been mentioned, it would be nice to have a cartoon show about something other than a wacky family. It’s a sitcom. Sitcoms are very often about wacky families, and have been since the Honeymooners and I Love Lucy. At least it’s not another fat guy/hot wife show. It didn’t seem at all like Family Guy to me, honestly. Aside from being about a family, what did you see as being ripped off? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/57 "2011-01-12T17:05:44Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > It definitely is a rip-off of _Family Guy_ though… Not even remotely. A good replacement for a show that literally seemed like it came from the exact same initial pitch as _Family Guy_, but went through two rounds of focus grouping with a different selection before making it to air. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/58 "2011-01-12T18:59:10Z")
> [@filling\_pages](#): > > It’s a sitcom. Sitcoms are very often about wacky families, and have been since the Honeymooners and I Love Lucy. At least it’s not another fat guy/hot wife show. It didn’t seem at all like Family Guy to me, honestly. Aside from being about a family, what did you see as being ripped off? There’ve been plenty of sitcoms about a wacky workplace. ---
**Author:** ![filling\_pages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@filling\_pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filling_pages)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/59 "2011-01-12T19:45:41Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > There’ve been plenty of sitcoms about a wacky workplace. Yep, which Bob also seems to be about. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050/60 "2011-01-13T13:39:08Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I’d put it about halfway between “Liked It” and “Meh,” so I rounded up. > I really _want_ to like it. **Producer/writer Loren Bouchard has done some great stuff (Dr. Katz, Home Movies)** and IMO H. Jon Benjamin is the greatest voice actor there is. > > But the pilot tried _way_ too hard. It would have been funnier if it were more mundane, if that makes sense. If they dial back on the big bombastic plotlines and focus on the family characters they might have something here. I’ll keep watching. I THOUGHT it has a \*Home Movies \*vibe, but I thought it was just H. Jon “Coach” Benjamin giving me that vibe. I liked it, in the way I USED to like Adult Swim. AS went from _Home Movies, Space Ghost, Mission Hill,_ etc to those horrid live-action things, and crap that seemed to exist simply to throw non-sequitors at you. _Sealab 20-whatever_ was about my limit for that, and it frequently pushed said limit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050.md?page=4)