[7.2/10] I was expecting a little better given how hilariously this one started. Bob being in his burnout mode was one of the most uproariously funny things the show’s had him do in a while! Whether it’s flipping burgers in his underwear and calling his wife “Leslie,” wandering in and out of the kitchen with a wad of meat, or getting into a mustard-related argument with his own burger that ends with an angry pronouncement of “I invented you!”, I laughed my way through that opening bit.
(Oh, and Teddy drinking the ketchup coffee had me in stitches!)
But his misadventures once he’s locked out of the restaurant and forced to take a day off are just so-so. His little song about doing nothing with Mr. Fischoeder was mildly amusing, and I got a kick out of the running joke about “bread pervs.” But once he got to the sandwich shop, the whole thing turned into a rote epiphany about not letting work get in the way of loving your family and having a life. It’s a sweet message, but just a fairly stock one, and his excitement at helping make the 77 sandwiches wasn’t the most unique way to dramatize it either. Still, it’s sweet enough, which is always the right mode for Bob’s Burgers.
The B-story with Mudflap’s friend coming to have a baby shower and then giving birth in the restaurant was another plot that felt more “okay” than outright hilarious. There’s some decent gags and wordplay (my favorite being Tina not wanting Goldie or Linda to interrupt her baby food speech). There’s also, again, a nice message about kids becoming the thing you’re most proud of even if you think you’re not ready. But it was just a little undercooked (no pun intended).
Overall, this one started unbelievably strong, but then kind of settled into a nice but not overwhelming groove afterward. Still a nice enough watch.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2019-08-10T17:20:18Z
[7.2/10] I was expecting a little better given how hilariously this one started. Bob being in his burnout mode was one of the most uproariously funny things the show’s had him do in a while! Whether it’s flipping burgers in his underwear and calling his wife “Leslie,” wandering in and out of the kitchen with a wad of meat, or getting into a mustard-related argument with his own burger that ends with an angry pronouncement of “I invented you!”, I laughed my way through that opening bit.
(Oh, and Teddy drinking the ketchup coffee had me in stitches!)
But his misadventures once he’s locked out of the restaurant and forced to take a day off are just so-so. His little song about doing nothing with Mr. Fischoeder was mildly amusing, and I got a kick out of the running joke about “bread pervs.” But once he got to the sandwich shop, the whole thing turned into a rote epiphany about not letting work get in the way of loving your family and having a life. It’s a sweet message, but just a fairly stock one, and his excitement at helping make the 77 sandwiches wasn’t the most unique way to dramatize it either. Still, it’s sweet enough, which is always the right mode for Bob’s Burgers.
The B-story with Mudflap’s friend coming to have a baby shower and then giving birth in the restaurant was another plot that felt more “okay” than outright hilarious. There’s some decent gags and wordplay (my favorite being Tina not wanting Goldie or Linda to interrupt her baby food speech). There’s also, again, a nice message about kids becoming the thing you’re most proud of even if you think you’re not ready. But it was just a little undercooked (no pun intended).
Overall, this one started unbelievably strong, but then kind of settled into a nice but not overwhelming groove afterward. Still a nice enough watch.