#heartbreak hotel-oween

[br1ghtestlight]

there are some episodes in the later bob's burgers seasons that are SO unremarkable and forgettable that like nobody ever talks about them and im not kidding when i say that im drawn to those episodes like a moth to a flame

[ordinaryschmuck]

Bob's Burgers Halloween specials ranked

(Because screw it, why not?)

11. Tina and the Real Ghost--This one's more awkward than funny. I honestly feel bad for Tina for falling in love with an empty box...and grow to hate Tammy for being so petty to steal the box away from her. Even the B-Plot of ghost hunters in the restaurant isn't all that funny. Honestly, the funniest bit is when Bob's unexpectedly swarmed with bugs after a brief moment of cockiness. Other than that, pretty weak episode.

10. The Wolf of Wharf Street--PROBABLY the most irresponsible Linda's been with the kids and Bob believing Teddy's a werewolf was a bit of a stretch. Still, some spooky atmosphere carries this one a bit, so I can't hate it THAT much.

9. Apple Gore-chard! (But Not Gory)--There need to be more episodes with Louise and Jessica. Their friendship is easy and cute in a lot of moments. Anyways, as for the episode, it's pretty standard. Some REAL Halloween stuff doesn't happen until half way through and the jokes aren't all that funny. There's barely any attention on the lesson, making it feel more like a waste of time if anything else. It's just Louise and Jessica's friendship that carries things if anything else (Seriously, MORE of that)

8. Pig Trouble in Little Tina--A great episode about peer pressure and with a fun subplot about Bob's gross ear wax. It's just that none of it screams HALLOWEEN to me. There's some spooky imagery, but a lot of this episode feels like something that could happen in ANY episode, especially Bob's subplot. Great episode, but not so great of a Halloween special.

7. Heartbreak Hotel-oween--This one's cute. That's all I can say.

6. Teen-a Witch--Tina trying to be a witch is more cute than it should be, even if the jokes aren't strong with this one. Thankfully the subplot of Bob obsessing over who's stealing his jack-o-lanterns is funny enough to carry it.

5. The Pumpkinening--Weird title, but it's an episode with Gayle. They're naturally weird, and this one's no exception as Linda and Gayle hunting down who knows that they smashed pumpkins from a contest. Add that with a warm ending and a great subplot of Bob dealing with the stress of being a house with GOOD candy, and you got something fun.

4. Nightmare on Ocean Avenue Street--The kids hunting down a candy kidnapper is fun and Bob and Teddy trying to show up an impressive handyman has some good laughs to it. Solid special.

3. Full Bars--It's always fun seeing the Belcher kids use their brand of chaos to do something good. The only thing that drags it down is the guinea pig murder mystery. Some good jokes are there, but I can't help but cringe as Teddy ruins his own party and the payoff isn't all that funny. That credit scene where Bob danced in the fat suit for Linda was cute as shit, though.

2. Fort Night--The introduction to Millie, and a great one at that as she tortures the kids who are in a situation that's...way more dangerous than you think in hindsight. They really were that close to death, huh? Still, a pretty empathetic episode as we all know there's no worse fate for a kid than missing Halloween and you REALLY want them to get out. And I'm sure some parents can relate to Bob and Linda's plight to make a costume for their kids and the payoff for this one is pretty good.

1. The Hauntening--A genuinely creepy and intense special for this show, where the jokes don't take away from the scares but add to them. This really feels like how these characters would react to a horrifying situation, making you fear for their lives even more. And even the big twist in the end doesn't ruin the episode, but adds to it, showing how much this family cares for each other and how much they'll do to make one of them happy. They might have gone a LITTLE far, but it's in that gray area where you can accept it. Being sweet and spooky is no other combination you can get from any other show except for this one, and I love it.

And that's all. Well, for now. Season 14 hasn't had its Halloween special yet. It's probably pulling a Simpsons and waiting until November for some reason. And I'm not waiting until then. This is the Halloween Special on MY blog, so there. Happy Halloween.

[bloggingboutburgers]

This might come out of left field, but as a demi-ace who also watches Bob’s Burgers, I’d love to see your ranking of Halloween episodes (assuming you haven’t posted one already).

My top three in no particular order are Nightmare On Ocean Avenue, Full Bars and Wolf Of Wharf Street! 🎃

Oooo I love that ask! And I don't think I've made a ranking of that already 🤔

It's a tough one and my opinion might change over time, but I think in my personal this would be how it goes (arguably there's a fair amount I haven't seen in a hot minute tho, and hopefully I'm not forgetting any!) :

The Hauntening

Nightmare On Ocean Avenue Street

Fort Night

The Wolf of Wharf Street

Full Bars

Tina And The Real Ghost

Pig Trouble In Little Tina

Apple Gore-chard (But Not Gory)

The Pumpkinening

Heartbreak Hotel-oween

Teen-a Witch

[yahoo201027]

What's Your Favorite Halloween Episode of Bob’s Burgers?

Since there's no Halloween episodes and we got the ten episodes and the Tumblr poll can only go up to 10 choices, might as well do a poll with the past ten Bob’s Burgers Halloween episodes ranging from Seasons 3-13. What's your fave? Make a pick!

[ltwharfy]

"Bob's Burgers" Season 11 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 11:

Average (Mean) Score: 4.09

Mode (Most Common) Ranking: 4

Ranking Breakdown: 7 5s 10 4s 5 3s

Season as a Whole Thoughts:

This is the lowest rated season since Season 1. I don't by any stretch think it's horrible (I don't think that about Season 1, either). After all the way I use it a 4 is basically like a B, and a B season isn't that bad except, maybe, when compared to all the As that came before it.

For me, this episode just had a lot of episodes (the ones that got the 3s) that I found kind of dull. Not awful, just not that interesting to me personally. A lot of very small scale, "slice of life" type stories in this season. Some of them resonated a bit with me ("Steal Magazine-olias") others didn't ("Some Kind of Fender Benderful", "Tell Me Dumb Thing Good").

That said, you'll notice in some of the individual episode comments that some of these episodes grew on me upon rewatching, so maybe that'll happen with some of the other ones too!

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

"Worms of In-Rear-ment": I think this might be one of my most controversial takes in this whole project but, I don't hate this episode! It seems to be one of the least popular eps of the show, but I enjoy it. It has quite a few funny lines, the hamster slide subplot is cute, I love all the Belchers' different ideas of what appropriate symphony attire is, I enjoy the Louise and Linda conflict. and Linda's motivation in this episode makes me think a lot of my own mom. I can get how no one in fall 2020 wanted to watch a story about an epidemic, but I'll be honest that I don't quite get why some people seem to think this episode is "too gross". Yes, Gene eats a tater tot that's been on the bathroom floor. We've previously seen him eat a taco on the toilet and eat breakfast naked. The kid's kinda gross, it's part of his charm. (Personally, Bob bleeding everywhere in "Heartbreak Hotel-oween" grosses me out more.)

"Fast Time Capsules at Wagstaff School": My favorite episode of the season- maybe the only episode this year that I remember loving straight away as soon as I saw it. This episode has it all: tons of Wagstaff students and staff, Louise and Tina conflict and reconciliation, silly competition between Bob and Linda, Louise's crush on Boo Boo (my favorite running gag), Henry Haber saying "and my regards to the morning zoo." Just wonderful! it also inspired one of my favorite jokes in one of my fics (the idea that "Weird Al" Yankovic wrote a "Someday We'll Spoon" parody called "Someday We'll Zoom" about how he hates video meetings.)

"Bob Belcher and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Kids": This episode reminds me of "Paraders of the Lost Float", in the sense that I was pretty sure I'd give it a 4 for most of the episode, but then the ending is so feel good that I bump it up to a 5.

"Diarrhea of a Poopy Kid": i generally love the "three story" episodes, and this is no exception. I particularly enjoy how this episode gives Bob a chance to tell one of the stories and the episode centers Bob and Gene's relationship and how they bond over food. Also, I love to use of the supporting characters in the stories, especially Courtney and Rudy. And the line "Chief of Cats Mr. Business" will always crack me up!

"An Incon-Wheelie-ient Truth": I just love the fact that they told the story of what happened to the Wheelie Mammoth! I also enjoy how this episode emphasizes that Al and Gloria's lousy parenting is part of why Gayle turned out why she did. And this episode just has a lot of little gags that crack me up, particularly in the flea market scenes (I love the different movie posters at the booth that has Wheelie.)

"Mr. Lonely Farts": The "Gene home alone" plot is a great exploration of his character, but what really puts this one over the top for me is the Bob, Teddy, and Louise adventure to Adam Appliances. I love the way they play off each other and the fact that Louise sort of convinces two adults that this boring dude who sells appliances online might be a murderer.

"Fingers-loose": This episode has really grown on me. I remember my reaction when first watching it was basically just "huh? A story about finger dancing? Ooookay..." Then when I first rewatched it, Tina's film noir-esque narration really amused me and I enjoyed the episode as a whole much more. In rewatching it for this project, I really appreciated how well it centered an aspect of Tina's role in the family dynamic- usually being a part of the crowd watching Gene and Louise rather than being the star- and realized that it's actually a really great Tina story- and all around episode!

"Bridge Over Troubled Rudy": This might be the episode of the show where my opinion has grown the most. I was kind of disappointed by it when it first aired: my reaction was essentially "Finally! Another episode centering on Louise and Rudy! Oh wait, it's just sort of a rehashing of 'House of 1,000 Bounces'..." It was only when I rewatched it first (probably as part of my "all Rudy episodes" rewatch) when I noticed that rather than being a rehash of "House of 1,000 Bounces" it really shows their friendship growing beyond where it was in "House of 1,000 Bounces". In "House of 1,000 Bounces" Rudy keeps his unhappiness with the bounce house heist kind of quiet until he explodes when they are in Ranger Jail- and Louise then fixes everything through a grand gesture but never actually apologizes. In this episode, Rudy is much more direct, much earlier on about his unhappiness (literally his second line of the episode is saying how stressed he is), and Louise comes up with a grand gesture...but also realizes that the grand gesture is kind of dumb and she should really just apologize to him. And I love that. It shows them growing as individuals and as friends. Rudy is not always the best at standing up for himself and Louise is not always the best at caring about others' feelings or letting others know that she cares about them, but they both step out of their comfort zones and grow a little bit because they care about their friendship. (Have I written a ridiculous amount this episode here? Yes. Am I capable of writing much more about it? Yes )

"Steal Magazine-olias": Very much a "show about nothing" plot ("Gene steals a magazine from the dentist's office? That's the episode?") but I think it's sweet. Not funny enough or moving enough to be a 5 for me, but I think Gene's motivation here is really touching, as is the way it resonates with Dr. Yap (one of my favorite recurring characters...in the Non-Wagstaff School Division, at least). Also, Tina's infatuation with the sexy fox scientist is SOOOOOO in character and hilarious, and I also enjoy Teddy in the bird poop subplot.

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

-One of the things that this rewatch has really made me appreciate about the show is that there's basically nothing about it that I flat out hate. Even a character I dislike, in a meh episode can be a source of amusement. Why am I mentioning this here? Linda's parents are my least favorite recurring characters. "The Terminator II: Terminals of Endearment" is a very meh episode, in my book. And yet, there's this moment in that episode where Louise tells Al they have to go inside and he responds: "Oh good, I like going inside places. Like a big shot." And that made me laugh and stayed stuck in my head and for the next week or so, whenever I went into the building where my office is, I kept thinking "Like a big shot."

-That's all for this season. See you in Season 12! Until then, my regards to the morning zoo!

[wanderingmind867]

I saw Season 11's Halloween Episode, Heartbreak Hotel-oween again today. It's one of the Halloween episodes I can say I really liked (to be fair, I like most of their Halloween episodes with one slight exception).

I particularly liked the Blood Donation subplot. Bob is me there. I deal horribly with needles, and so it's a good thing I've barely ever had to have bloodwork. I'm not too bad with blood (I bite my nails and have seen blood that way), but I am bad with pain. I feel everything. I feel the needle no matter what. I always feel it. My Pain Tolerance is ridiculously low. Just like my tolerance for scary things, it's virtually nonexistent. I feel confident now admiring I'm a coward. I know I am, but i don't think it's a big deal.

[tinarannosaurus]

Heartbreak Hotel-oween (s11e04): Linda and a very squeamish Bob donate blood at a vampire-themed blood mobile.

V for Valentine-detta (s8e08): After a rough breakup on Valentine's Day, the Belcher women have a limo girls' night out to make Tina feel better; Bob and Gene have a trapeze experience that brings them closer.

Father of the Bob (s5e06): At Bob's father's Christmas party, Bob and "Big Bob" rehash an old argument and try to outdo each other in the kitchen. Meanwhile, the kids compete to find the best gift for their dad.

[an-ominous-playground]

Hello! I don't know who you are but your post showed up while I was scrolling through the bobs burgers tag.

What's your favorite Bob's Burgers episode? Mine is either Sheesh! Cab, Bob? or The Plight Before Christmas.

Also sorry to hear about your arm. I hope you get better soon!

Thanks for the well wishes! Sheesh! Cab Bob is a favorite of mine too! Here's some of my favorites in no particular order.

Food truckin

Wharf horse part 1 and 2

Glued, where's my bob?

Loft in bedslation

Honorable mention to basically all Halloween eps, I especially love Heartbreak Hotel-oween. The bleakening part 1 and 2 also have a special spot for me because of we are all lights.

[lupus-exposed]

Bob's Burgers 11x04 "Heartbreak Hotel-oween" ★★★★★★★★☆☆

[bookofoktober]

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[br1ghtestlight]

here's a list of bob's burgers episodes that focus on a specific relationship dynamic between main characters (examples: bob and louise episodes, linda and tina, gene and louise etc) obviously not including every episode where they interact with each other bcuz that would be uhh every episode. but episodes where their relationship or dynamic is the heart of the story and some silly subplots focused on their dynamic w/ each other (with probably a few exceptions)

hopefully this is helpful if you feel like watching louise/tina or bob/gene etc episodes but don't remember all the titles!!! in the future I would like to do a similar list but for ship-related episodes (fischoeder/bob episodes, rudy/louise etc) but we'll see if that happens lol

bob and louise episodes:

s1ep9 spaghetti western and meatballs

s3ep22 carpe museum

s5ep10 late afternoon in the garden of bob and louise

s5ep20 hawk and chick

s6ep19 glued, where's my bob? (subplot)

s8ep12 the hurt soccer

s8ep18 as i walk through the alley of the shadow of ramps

s10ep20 poops! i didn't do it again

s11ep14 mr. lonely farts (subplot)

s12ep8 stuck in the kitchen with you

s13ep6 apple gore-chard (but not gory)

gene and bob episodes:

s2ep9 beefsquatch

s3ep12 broadcast wagstaff school news (subplot)

s5ep5 best burger

s5ep14 little hard dad

s7ep18 the laser-inth

s8ep8 v for valentine-detta (subplot)

s9ep12 the helen hunt (subplot)

s10ep2 boys just wanna have fungus

s11ep7 diarrhea of a poopy kid

s12ep7 loft in bedslation (subplot)

s12ep19 a-sprout a boy

s13ep7 ready player gene

s13ep12 oh row you didn't (subplot)

tina and bob episodes:

s1ep4 sexy dance fighting

s1ep6 sheesh! cab, bob?

s3ep7 tina-rannosaurus wrecks

s3ep10 mother daughter laser razor (subplot)

s4ep5 turkey in a can (subplot)

s4ep7 bob and deliver

s4ep17 the equestranauts

s6ep14 the hormone-iums

s6ep17 the horse rider-er

s10ep3 motor, she boat

s11ep22 vampire disco death dance

s12ep21 some like it bot part 1: eighth grade runner

s12ep22 some like it bot part 2: judge-bot day

s13ep17 crow encounters of the bird kind

gene and louise episodes:

s1ep9 spaghetti western and meatballs

s2ep6 dr yap (subplot)

s4ep18 ambergris

s5ep17 itty bitty ditty committee

s6ep12 stand by gene

s6ep17 the horse rider-er (subplot)

s7ep5 large brother, where fart thou?

s7ep8 ex mach tina (subplot)

s7ep13 the grand mama-pest hotel (subplot)

s7ep15 ain't miss debatin' (subplot)

s9ep9 ufo no you didn't (subplot)

s9ep17 what about blob?

s9ep20 the gene mile

s10ep5 legends of the mall

s10ep10 have yourself a maily little christmas (subplot)

s10ep11 drumforgiven

s10ep14 wag the song (subplot)

s10ep15 yurty rotten scoundrels (subplot)

s10ep18 tappy tappy tappy tap tap tap (subplot)

s12ep10 gene's christmas break

s13ep11 cheaty cheaty bang bang (subplot)

s13ep14 these boots are made for stalking (subplot)

s13ep17 crow encounters of the bird kind (subplot)

s14ep5 bully-ieve it or not (subplot)

louise and tina episodes:

s1ep6 sheesh! cab, bob? (subplot)

s3ep21 boyz 4 now

s4ep18 ambergris

s4ep20 gene it on (subplot)

s5ep7 tina tailor soldier spy

s5ep8 midday run

s5ep9 speakeasy rider

s6ep16 bye bye boo boo

s7ep6 the quirkducers

s7ep18 the laser-inth (subplot)

s8ep12 the hurt soccer (subplot)

s8ep14 the date escape (subplot)

s8ep15 go tina on the mountain

s8ep18 as i walk through the alley in the shadow of ramps

s8ep20 mission impos-slug-ble

s10ep2 boys just wanna have fungus (subplot)

s10ep12 a fish called tina

s11ep4 heartbreak hotel-oween

s11ep5 fast time capsules at wagstaff school

s11ep9 mommy boy (subplot)

s11ep15 ¿y tu tina tambie?

s12ep1 manic pixie crap show

s12ep19 a-sprout a boy (subplot)

s13ep1 to bob, or not to bob (subplot)

s13ep7 ready player gene (subplot)

s13ep8 putts-giving

s13ep10 the plight before christmas

s13ep15 the show (and tell) must go on

s14ep3 the pickleorette (subplot)

s14ep4 running down a gene (subplot)

linda and louise episodes:

s1ep7 bed and breakfast

s3ep10 mother daughter laser razor

s4ep9 slumber party

s5ep14 little hard dad (subplot)

s5ep19 housetrap (subplot)

s6ep17 the horse rider-er (subplot)

s7ep1 flu-ouise

s7ep18 the laser-inth (subplot)

s7ep19 thelma and louise except thelma is linda

s11ep2 worms of in-rear-ment

s12ep7 loft in bedslation

s12ep17 the spider house rules

s13ep13 stop! or my mom will sleuth!

s13ep22 amelia

s14ep1 fight at the not okay chore-ral

gene and linda episodes:

s3ep23 the unnatural

s4ep20 gene it on

s6ep17 the horse rider-er (subplot)

s8ep11 sleeping with the frenemy (subplot)

s8ep12 the hurt soccer (subplot)

s10ep3 motor, she boat (subplot)

s10ep9 all that gene

s11ep9 mommy boy

s11ep22 vampire disco death dance (subplot)

s13ep18 gift card or buy trying

linda and tina episodes:

s2ep8 bad tina

s5ep13 little hard dad (subplot)

s7ep13 the grand mama-pest hotel

s7ep18 the laser-inth (subplot)

s8ep8 v for valentine-detta

s9ep12 the helen hunt

s10ep15 yurty rotten scoundrels

s10ep21 local she-ro

s11ep14 mr lonely farts (subplot)

s13ep11 cheaty cheaty bang bang

s13ep14 these boots are made for stalking

s14ep7 the (raccoon) king and i (subplot)

tina and gene episodes*

*tina and gene have never had a real episode or subplot focused on their relationship dynamic so this section may be. a little sparse. and include episodes that don't focus on their relationship but have significant interactions between them. I'M TRYING MY BEST HERE THE BOB'S BURGERS WRITERS ARE GIVING ME NOTHING

s3ep16 topsy (subplot)

s4ep9 slumber party (subplot?)

s5ep17 itty bitty ditty committee (subplot kinda?)

s5ep19 housetrap (subplot)

s7ep10 there's no business like mr business business (subplot)

s7ep19 thelma and louise except linda is thelma (subplot?)

s9ep18 if you love it so much, why don't you marionette? (subplot)

s10ep12 a fish called tina

s11ep17 fingers-loose (subplot? maybe?)

s12ep8 stuck in the kitchen with you (subplot)

s12ep15 ancient misbehavin' (subplot of a subplot)

s13ep6 apple gore-chard (but not gory) (subplot)

s14ep2 the amazing rudy (subplot?)

[konfuse]

May 4: Day 3: Favorite Side Character(s)

And that is even harder... there are so many side-characters.

This might not even be correct but let us give some love to some of the older people in town:

Gus and

Edith and Harold

They always make me laugh and I want to know their stories are.

[visit-me-here-in-wonderland]

I CANNOT figure this out, does anyone know what Gene is dressed as here??

I’ve seen Baby Gaga and Baby Red Riding Hood suggested but I don’t think either quite fit

Does anyone know?

[yahoo201027]

Day in Fandom History: November 1…

Louise’s plan for revenge on Halloween hits a snag when she and her siblings deliver food to an elderly woman over at the hotel as Linda, Teddy, and a very squeamish Bob donate blood to a vampire-themed bloodmobile. The ninth Halloween-themed episode of Bob’s Burgers, “Heartbreak Hotel-oween” premiered on this day, 4 Years Ago.

[stalkerkyoko]

chirstmas ad sour patch.,..