Season Six Overview

Okay, so we’ve made it through 19 episodes of season 6 and while we’ve had a few upsets, this season has been very good. Season five had a decent handful of bad episodes but it’s been improving with only 3 for this season and no mid-season slump which is a problem they’ve finally tackled. The persisting problem with putting fan favourite Tina upfront on many episodes is still a concern, they’re trying to round her out well but the problem is that she’s the most well-rounded now and it’s leaving other characters with a lot less definition as a consequence. I am still softening on Tina in general but I still don’t respect her very much. I want to give Gene or Louise more prominent episodes, even a Teddy episode would be nice. Mort is conspicuous by his absence for another season and there’s been less ancillary character hijinks this season.

Comparatively, it’s a better season than season five, no huge trashfires like “Father of the Bob” or “The Gayle Tales” this season but still had some dud entries like “Gayle Makin' Bob Sled”, “Lice Things are Lice” and of course “Sacred Couch” which isn’t bad considering that it really feels like it’s getting into a Simpsons style stride with many strong episodes some six seasons deep. For me, highlights this have been “Glued, Where’s My Bob?” along with “Sexy Dance Healing”, “Hauntening” and “Wag the Hog” because I like the fun episodes as my soulsearching suggested, usually if Louise or Linda lead within it or simply has those great side characters the show does so well. Episodes less liked are family ones or ones where conformity to the family unit comes first, damn your sense of happiness. I expect nicer, bigger things from season seven, more of the same is also cool but I will persist in having opposing opinions about the show to almost everyone else.

To finish up, here’s the ratings I gave for this seasons with corresponding Andy and Ollie dings:

Episode     Title Rating  (without bump rating)
19    Glued, Where’s My Bob? A+
18          Secret Admiral-irer        A- (A)
17          The Horse Rider-er         C (C+)
16    Bye Bye Boo Boo B (B+)
15    Pro Tiki/Con Tiki         A
14          The Hormone-iums         B+
13          Wag the Hog         A-
12    Stand By Gene A
11    House of 1,000 Bounces         B (B+)
10    Lice Things are Lice         C- (C)
9    Sacred Couch         C
8    Sexy Dance Healing         A-
7    The Gene and Courtney Show                 B+
6    The Cook, the Steve, the Gayle, & Her Lover         B
5    Nice-Capades A+
4    Gayle Makin’ Bob Sled        C-
3    Hauntening                A
2    The Land Ship B
1    Sliding Bobs A
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XX    Overall Season           B+
See you next year for more Bob’s Burgers reviews with thanks to the three or so people who actually read these things! If you want to give up your ratings for this season, please do so!