[6.8/10] Far be it from me to turn my nose up at the great Nick Offerman doing a guest spot on Bob’s Burgers, but this one was just a little short of a quality episode in my book. It’s not bad, but the central conceit -- that Bob was projecting his own frustrations over not being trendy enough for a “best of” restaurant list onto a favorite DJ felled by similar market forces -- was obvious from the beginning, and didn’t really go anywhere other than it’s obvious conclusion.
Aside from providing Tom Petty some reason to be proud, the whole escapade with the DJ taking over his old station didn’t have the great comic setpieces that premise might have promised. The kids messing around on the radio was worth a laugh or two, but the DJ’s general orenry resistance to “The Tude” basically only hit one note and never really advanced from there.
Still, the show does offer a nice defense of there still being a place for steadier, more niche, less flashy offerings, from people who take pride in doing things their own way. Linda’s plea to Bob about doing work he’s proud of for people who love him is very sweet, and it’s a nice place for the episode to land.
I’ll say that I did get a big kick out of everyone’s fascination with/anger at sweet potato fries. Bob’s continuing rage against them was a laugh, and Linda and Teddy continuing to eat Linda’s terrible sweet potato pies was a bizarre but funny gag. Plus the song at the end was great!
Overall, I like the ideas and the premise at play here, but the show didn’t really grow them from where the episode started, which knocked this one down a bit.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2019-08-12T22:47:29Z
[6.8/10] Far be it from me to turn my nose up at the great Nick Offerman doing a guest spot on Bob’s Burgers, but this one was just a little short of a quality episode in my book. It’s not bad, but the central conceit -- that Bob was projecting his own frustrations over not being trendy enough for a “best of” restaurant list onto a favorite DJ felled by similar market forces -- was obvious from the beginning, and didn’t really go anywhere other than it’s obvious conclusion.
Aside from providing Tom Petty some reason to be proud, the whole escapade with the DJ taking over his old station didn’t have the great comic setpieces that premise might have promised. The kids messing around on the radio was worth a laugh or two, but the DJ’s general orenry resistance to “The Tude” basically only hit one note and never really advanced from there.
Still, the show does offer a nice defense of there still being a place for steadier, more niche, less flashy offerings, from people who take pride in doing things their own way. Linda’s plea to Bob about doing work he’s proud of for people who love him is very sweet, and it’s a nice place for the episode to land.
I’ll say that I did get a big kick out of everyone’s fascination with/anger at sweet potato fries. Bob’s continuing rage against them was a laugh, and Linda and Teddy continuing to eat Linda’s terrible sweet potato pies was a bizarre but funny gag. Plus the song at the end was great!
Overall, I like the ideas and the premise at play here, but the show didn’t really grow them from where the episode started, which knocked this one down a bit.