6x08 Sexy Dance Healing

8.5/10. I have to admit, as soon as I saw Jairo, I groaned. He wasn't my favorite character in his prior appearance, and it didn't give me high hopes. But I actually really liked this one. Everything fit together perfectly, from Bob's initial stress about coming up with the burger of the day, to his desire not to be litigious, to his hilarious turn toward New Age philosophy and whatnot. And the idea of Bob needing a little stress-making to also make him happy was a good one that posed some nice parallels to writer's block. Burger of the Day is where Bob gets to be creative, both in his wordplay and cooking, and taking that away takes away some of his stress, but it also removes a lot of what makes him colorful and fulfilled. The way the story used the burger of the day as a symbol in that regard was pretty great.

The B-story, with the kids using fake cease & desist letters to get what they wanted was classic Belcher kids hijinx. Their scene with Mr. Fischoeder was particularly great, and while it mostly led to one-off gags, even it tied back into the main story eventually.

Plus, there were so many great little silly moments, like the lawyer (voiced by Steve Buscemi!) talking slowly once he was off the clock, or Linda's attempt to be Bob's muse (which paid off!), and most of all, Teddy's rage at the lack of a burger of the day. Great humor, great storytelling, and a solid theme at the end of it makes for an al-around quality Bob's Burgers episode.