The Tolera-beet-lity Index Bob's Burgers thread

This week we're at the Wharf It Down Food Festival just outside Wonder Wharf where Bob is competing for, as you might have guessed, best burger in the Best Burger Contest. Thing is, Bob is doubtful he should even be there competing against Skip Marooch, a guy who's book Bob has looked at the pictures inside of and also because he kinda signed up while drunk knowing he doesn't like competitions. Hosting this little competition is returning character and local ex-morning anchor Chuck who if you remember Linda got fired from his though he blames Bob and barely holds his hilarious contempt in calling his burger the Stupid Black Garlic Burger instead of Bet It All On Black Garlic Burger. Also competing is Jimmy Pesto who's making an oregano burger which is just a burger teeming with oregano but he's not in this episode, not really.

Anyway, Bob's key ingredient is missing because Gene being the airhead he tends to be didn't pack it. This of course leads Bob to almost totally freak out but Linda reigns him in before asking the kids to get the black garlic. Before going off they bump into Mickey who's doing pedicabs as a side job to his carneying and find himself in his first turf war. They just walk to the store instead to pick it up but Gene ends up crushing the garlic clove while leaning for his backscratcher spatula leading to them having to go buy a new one from Fig Jam (Fig Jam...), the specialty food store which they got banned from last week. At the store, they end up having to pay double for the black garlic though banned but Gene being Gene gave the $20 to some kid on a skateboard looking for a dollar without knowing you don't trust kids on skateboards, they're too fast so instead Louise steals the garlic and run off (though while they're antagonistic, they're not mean and say they'll be back later to pay) with Ray the Fig Jam clerk in pursuit.

They hitch a ride with Mickey to escape from Ray but Ray takes a ride from Mickey's turf competitor with the leg muscles, Manny. While on the rickshaw, Gene wants to hold the garlic but is pretty much told he's a screwup by both Tina and Louise because he's so easily distracted and something of a scatterbrain, something he's of course oblivious and somewhat dejected at the suggestion he's a total ferb. Back over at the contest, time is running out and Bob's getting more nervous about this task he gave to Gene but Linda cuts through all that with something very insightful, maybe he assigned Gene the job knowing he's the least responsible so if he fails he can say it's Gene who failed and not him or his skills at all and has an excuse for not being the best. With this proposition and a text from the kids saying they're on their way, Bob is now more nervy than ever but at least Linda was right. The kids finally make it to the food festival thanks to a convenient tiny train but Gene really wants to give his dad the garlic so he can be redeemed, Louise and Tina are of course wary because there's distractions everywhere but he distracts Louise and Tina well enough he's able to run off with the garlic while being pursued by Ray... oh and Ron the health inspector guy is there to be a diversion while Tina and Louise cankle Ray seeing as it was his pedicab ride they hijacked. Though Ray is making his way towards Gene, Louise reminds him that nobody is there and of course he breaks off to go save his store from looting hippies and Mickey and Manny end up buddies somewhat apropos of nothing but that's how this show rolls Gene is sidetracked by so many things; pizza tacos, robot cakes, fudge car washes but nothing is going to stop him from almost having an emotional moment in the final minute of the contest and helping Bob finish the burgers. Judging! The judges hate Jimmy's burger of course but they're basically split between Bob's and Skip's burger but of course Skip wins but Bob does love Gene for his screwupiness and easily distracted nature and not all is lost for Bob, his burger is a huge hit and garners him some great business, even from Skip who loved his burger too so yeah, no Family Fracas butthurt this time.