Bob's Burgers: The Pickleorette (14x03)

Lots of fun shenanigans on this one!

Cons:

I feel like I've said this after the first two episodes of the season too, but I do hope we get a school-based episode soon so we can check in with the kids' friends. I miss that crowd.

Pros:

I love how Bob is just down for whatever Linda asks him to do. He's not thrilled about it, in fact he's completely petrified by the situation he's found himself in, but yeah, he'll do it. He'll drive a limo and he'll pretend to be a different guy with an accent and he'll call the strippers and he'll let stripping happen in the restaurant. It's just a funny trait to have this grumpy, overwhelmed man also be down for whatever shenanigans his wife gets him into at any point.

I liked the mishaps of the bachelorette party too, the way Gretchen messed up the event in every possible way by not doing the very basics of planning it. And yet her sister remains chill and ultimately says all she really wanted was to spend time with her big sis! I'm not sure I'd been that chill if my sisters fucked up plans that badly, but it was sweet to see!

It also prompts Bob to tell the truth about a difficult medical situation... he was feeling too shy to ask Linda to come and hold his hand at the butt doctor. But Linda says of course she will! That's true love.

The kids' subplot involves Tina finding a board game on the street and forcing her siblings to play it. They're both bored, and Tina is frustrated to find herself losing the veterinarian-themed game terribly, causing her to kill many a beloved imaginary pet. I love that Tina seems like a pushover but she can be really intense and bossy on occasion, and even though Louise and Gene both just kind of humor her by playing the game, they do still go along with it and don't just walk away. And then, of course, there's the comedy of the flip being switched when Tina realizes that male strippers will be near. She sneaks herself and her siblings into the vents to spy on the happenings in the restaurant! Tina's enduring horny-ness is such a funny trait for her character to have.

So that's that. A fun episode with lots of shenanigans for the adults. The kids get the subplot this week, but it was an enjoyable one!

8/10