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Season 1

Moolissa

Moolissa in Bob's dream

Voiced by: Todd Barry

Appearance: Sacred Cow (S01E03)

"Make burgers out of me."

A male steer with a wig glued to it. Randy uses Moolissa in his documentary to try to guilt Bob into admitting he's a murderer.

Can't Use Stairs: A point is made that while Bob got it into the apartment, it can't go down the stairs to get out of the apartment. Linda eventually devises a method to get it out using four wool socks, a mattress, and a lot of determination.
Companion Cube: Despite it being very silent and stoic, both Tina and Bob grow very attached to it.
Gender-Blender Name: It was named Moolissa because of Randy's assumption that it was a female cow, and being unaware that beef actually comes from the meat of male steers.
Killed Off for Real: In a series with generally low stakes, Moolissa has the dubious distinction of being the only character to die onscreen over the course of the series^note. Every other dead character wasn't introduced until after they died.
Let's Meet the Meat: Randy glued a wig on its head to make it seem more anthropomorphic, in an attempt to make Bob feel guilty about making burgers. Later, Moolissa fulfills the other end of the trope (the "wants to be eaten" part) when Bob is directed by a vision of Moolissa to turn the recently-deceased steer into a burger. Bob complies and Moolissa becomes Bob's latest Burger of the Day (and 100,000th burger overall), the "Rest in Peas Burger".
Look Both Ways: Double subverted. It narrowly avoids getting run over after wandering into the street, but in the process dies of a heart attack.
Toilet Humor: Has a habit of urinating and/or defecating everywhere it goes, from the sidewalk to the Belchers' carpet. Tina eventually thinks it's trying to talk to her with its poop, thanks in part to Louise tricking her. It even leaves one final "gift" right after its death.

Glitter, Cha-Cha, and Marbles

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Voiced by: Steve Agee (Glitter), Oscar Nuñez (Cha-Cha) and Jack McBrayer (Marbles)

Appearance: Sheesh! Cab Bob? (S01E06)

"When it's time to blossom into a woman, you can't let anything stop you. Not a party, not a boy, and not a town full of doctors who refuse to remove your penis."

—Glitter

A trio of prostitutes that Bob befriends during his brief stunt as a cab driver.

Ambiguous Gender Identity: Bob calls them transvestites, and it’s unclear whether they’re trans woman or cross-dressing men. Cha-Cha calls themself a married man, while Glitter is seeking gender reassignment surgery.
The Bus Came Back: For seven years, Marbles's last appearance was a cameo alongside Cha-Cha in "Lobsterfest", but she eventually reappeared in a minor role in "The Bleakening".
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: While Marbles appeared as a cameo in "The Bleakening", Glitter and Cha-Cha haven't been seen since Season 1 (Glitter since the trio's debut episode; Cha-Cha since "Lobsterfest").
Hooker with a Heart of Gold: The three are prostitutes, but they are very friendly to Bob and give him a lot of support. They help convince Tina that Bob is a truly good father, and also help Bob get the last laugh on Jimmy Pesto when it seems Jimmy's about to win.
Satellite Character: To each other. Marbles is the only one to get a notable appearance independent of the others, as she's at the Christmas rave in "The Bleakening"^note.
Sympathetic Adulterer: Cha-Cha is apparently married, but she's never villainized or made out to be a bad person for her sex work.

Samantha

Voiced by: Amy Sedaris

Appearance: "Weekend at Mort's" (S01E11)

"What is the weirdest thing you found in a human body?"

A mortician that dates Mort after meeting him through a dating site.

Finishing Each Other's Sentences: She and Mort start doing that for each other when they hit it off, with her finishing some lines that he starts. Mostly about gross stuff related to dead bodies.
Gallows Humor: She loves and even finds it amusing to talk about death like Mort.
Nightmare Fetishist: She wants to have sex in an embalming table, after making sure it's disinfected.
Strange Minds Think Alike: She and Mort hit it off pretty nicely because of their shared dark humor and subjects to talk about regarding their jobs (such as stuff they've found in corpses).
What Happened to the Mouse?: She's never seen or even mentioned after her debut episode. "My Fuzzy Valentine" makes it clear she and Mort broke up or only got together for a one-night stand (because Mort explicitly calls himself single), but why they did so isn't so clear, since they actually seemed to be hitting it off rather well.

Season 2

The Moody Foodie

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Voiced by: Patton Oswalt

Appearance: "The Moody Foodie" (S02E7)

A particularly harsh and influential food critic that has closed many restaurants or damaged their business with his acidic reviews. The latest target in his crosshairs is Bob's Burgers, and Bob is determined to avoid the same fate as the Foodie's other victims.

Bound and Gagged: Bob and the kids tape him to a chair so that Bob can cook his makeup burger without interruption.
Calling Card: His blue handkerchief. For a guy who goes to great lengths to disguise himself, you'd think he'd change the handkerchief too, because seeing it is enough for the restauranteurs of Seymour's Bay (including Bob) to know who they're dealing with.
Caustic Critic: His reviews more often than not trash whatever is the target of it, and often do so to the point that their businesses are damaged by it, which the Foodie takes pride in. At least one target of the Foodie has had to shut down entirely.
Cold-Blooded Torture: Parodied; no actual torture occurs, but when Reggie gives him a wet willy the scene is played out as if it were torture, which is supplemented by the Foodie's reaction and the fact that he's currently being Bound and Gagged (as well as the scene being a Shout-Out to a famous scene in Reservoir Dogs, where torture actually did occur).
Deadpan Snarker: He's just as sarcastic in person as he is in his reviews. He even carries this attitude when he's held hostage in his own home.
Didn't Think This Through: He goes to great lengths to keep his identity hidden so the owner has no idea he's coming until after he's written his review. While a good plan on paper, when going to Bob's Burgers he makes a few slip-ups along the way.
- He targets restaurants in a pattern based on what kind of food they serve (Asian, European, Latin, then American), and makes no effort to change this pattern or at least make it more unpredictable. Because of that, Bob manages to figure out he's the Foodie's next target ahead of time.
- When disguising yourself as a member of a group with dietary restrictions, you should probably try to stick to those dietary restrictions. While disguised as a Hasidic Jew, he orders a highly non-kosher cheeseburger, and only gets away with it because Bob is too focused on looking for his blue handkerchief.
- Also, the blue handkerchief itself. For all the trouble he goes to disguise himself, Bob immediately knows it's him the instant he sees the handkerchief.
The Dreaded: Among the restauranteurs of Seymour's Bay, given he's got enough pull to badly damage or even destroy their businesses.
Hated by All: The restauranteurs he hasn't hit yet fear him because he could ruin their businesses. The ones he's already hit despise him for having done exactly that.
Jerkass: Whatever points his reviews have are slightly mitigated by the fact that he enjoys seeing his reviews harm people's business.
Jerkass Has a Point: The Moody Foodie is for the most part a rather snarky critic to the restaurants he reviews. However, Bob actually agrees with most of his criticisms (at least before he himself gets reviewed); his fellow restaurant owners do often cut corners and either reuse ingredients or use old ones. The only restaurant he's overly harsh to is Bob's—and even then, once Bob is able to make him a burger without the pressure, he ends up enjoying it.
Master of Disguise: Zig-zagged. He appears in each restaurant with a different disguise. It's always something unusual, yet plausible. When he goes to Bob's Burgers, however, he dresses up as a rabbi, and completely blows his cover by ordering a cheeseburger. The Belchers, not knowing much about Judaism, do not even notice, and have already seen through his disguise because of his trademark blue handkerchief anyway.
Only Known by Their Nickname: His real name is never revealed. All characters in the story just refer to him as "The Moody Foodie". Considering how secretive he is about even visiting a restaurant, he's probably taken measures to keep his name hidden as well.
Screams Like a Little Girl: He does this when Reggie gives him a wet willy at the end of the hostage ordeal.
Too Dumb to Live: When taken hostage by a bunch of angry restauranteurs, his first idea is to piss them off even more. He's lucky they didn't intend on killing him.

Nathan

Voiced by: Nathan Fielder

Appearance: "Beefsquatch" (S02E09)

Tina's male counterpart who has a crush on Pam, the hostess of Get on Up.

Abhorrent Admirer: To Pam, who he wants to taste the hair of. She is visibly unsettled when he confesses his love to her.
Birds of a Feather: Subverted. He and Tina are extremely similar in terms of both appearance and personality, but he doesn't return her feelings.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: He pretends to be in love with Tina, but is only using her to get closer to Pam.
The Cameo: Makes a brief appearance at the end of "Just One of the Boyz 4 Now for Now", alongside every other boy Tina has crushed on and/or dated across the series.
Creepy Crossdresser: Near the end of the episode, he disguises himself as Tina—and given his motives (get near Pam and taste her hair), he definitely qualifies as creepy. He remains disguised throughout Bob and Gene's fight and Linda getting Get on Up cancelled.
Extreme Omnivore: He wants to eat Pam's hair.
First Love: While not Tina's first love interest period (that would be Jimmy Jr., naturally), he's actually her first official boyfriend—not that it lasts long or even goes very far (which can be attributed to Nathan not actually being into Tina).
Lookalike Lovers: During he and Tina's brief stint as a couple, they both wore similar glasses and blue clothes. Nathan exploits this when he outright disguises as Tina to get close to Pam.
Mythology Gag: His nature as a Distaff Counterpart to Tina makes him an homage to the original pilot, where Tina was a boy called Daniel. Nathan even somewhat resembles Daniel in terms of general appearance.
Shadow Archetype: Represents Tina if her occasionally-creepy tendencies were exaggerated to the point of being her sole character trait and additionally played for horror rather than for laughs.
Spear Counterpart: He's essentially Tina, but male and with her creepier tendencies exaggerated.
Stalker with a Crush: He's in love with Get on Up's hostess, Pam, and wants to taste her hair.

Season 3

Shelby Schnabel

Shelby Schnabel, The Sharpshooter

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Voiced by: Lindsey Stoddart

Appearance: "An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal" (S03E05)

"I respect myself too much not to be the other woman."

An ex of Calvin Fischoeder and a sharpshooter with a thing for married men. Mr. Fischoeder has plans to win her over again, but these plans require the Belchers to pose as his family.

Alliterative Name: Shelby Schnabel. Bonus points for also having B- and L-sounds in both names.
Assurance Backfire: Tells the Belcher kids that she won't shoot their father, she's going to shoot the cook who stole the turkey. All well and good, except for the fact that said cook is Bob... the Belcher kids' father.
Ax-Crazy: If your first thought upon having dinner stolen by the chef is to try and shoot him with a gun, you probably shouldn't have a gun license.
Comically Missing the Point: Even after it becomes obvious that Bob is the kids' father, she doesn't seem sure whether Bob is Linda's husband or extramarital lover. Mr. Fischoeder actually tries to pass it off as the latter until Linda clarifies it.
Disproportionate Retribution: When Bob runs off with the turkey, Shelby's idea of solving the situation is to try and shoot him. She tries to justify things by claiming she doesn't want to kill Bob, just maim him, but the Belchers are understandably horrified that she's taking a shot at him in the first place. If not for her hitting the turkey by accident, she would have shot and probably killed Bob, which is pointed out at the end of the episode.
Dramatically Missing the Point: Even as the kids are blatantly calling Bob their father, which Shelby explicitly notices and points out, she doesn't put two and two together. It's not until after Shelby almost kills Bob and witnesses the Belchers' Group Hug that she realizes the truth for herself.
First-Name Basis: She's the first (and, until Felix's debut in "Ambergris", the only) character to consistently call Mr. Fischoeder by his first name of Calvin.
Gun Nut: She sure loves to use her firearms.
Has a Type: Married rich men are the only kind of men she goes for, to the point Mr. Fischoeder has to pretend to have a family to have a chance with her.
- It's worth noting that they have to be both married and rich. Mr. Fischoeder's wealth isn't enough for her when she learns he's single, and after learning that Bob is married to Linda she makes no passes at him (presumably because he's poor).
Karma Houdini: Doesn't get any repercussions for attempting to gun down Bob.
New Old Flame: She and Mr. Fischoeder were a couple many years ago, but she left him to start her streak of dating married men. In the present, Mr. Fischoeder is still in love with her and tries to get her to be with him by pretending that he has become a family man.
Really Gets Around: Let's just say she's not hooking up with all these married men for the cuddling.
Serial Homewrecker: And proud of it, to the point that she refuses to date anyone who isn't in a pre-existing relationship.

Mr. Dinkler

Dinkler

Voiced by: Mark Proksch

Appearance: "Topsy" (S03E16)

Substitute Science teacher at Wagstaff with a major fondness for Thomas Edison. He and Louise end up with a mutual hatred.

Hate Sink: Easily a candidate for the show’s biggest one. He’s an obnoxious Smug Snake that mistreats Louise and callously dismisses Tina’s near death experience just so he can justify his love for Edison.
Kick the Dog: His Establishing Character Moment is to crush Louise’s volcano experiment, never mind that for all he knows, it was made for the year.
Lack of Empathy: His reaction to Tina almost dying and Louise claiming she’s become Edison? To tell the latter to back off and that the former’s death wouldn’t be a big deal.
Sadist Teacher: He’s a humongous asshole that loved Edison, but doesn’t give a shit about the well-being of his temporary students.

Harry

Voiced by: Daran Norris

Appearance: "Family Fracas" (S03E19)

Co-host of Family Fracas. Much like his co-host Chuck Charles, he's a bit of a nutbar.

Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Pretends to be friendly but screws Bob over by destroying the tape that had evidence that Jimmy Pesto cheated.
Cloud Cuckoolander: As mentioned, he's a bit of a nutbar. Not to a heavy extent but still.
Expy: He's pretty much a more jerkass version of Timmy Turner's Dad from Fairly Odd Parents. They even have the same voice actor.
Ink-Suit Actor: He definitely does look a lot like Daran Norris, only with shaggier hair.
Jerkass: Shows no remorse for screwing the Belchers over at the last second.
Large Ham: Pretty much a given, considering he's voiced by Daran Norris.
Karma Houdini: While it does make sense that without key evidence the Belchers' lawsuit against Family Fracas would fall through (innocent until proven guilty, after all), Harry blatantly destroying said evidence in front of witnesses should've gotten him in mountains more trouble than it did (namely, he should've been charged for tampering with evidence).
Refuge in Audacity: It takes guts to casually destroy evidence in front of many witnesses (let alone on TV), yet Harry does so anyway—and gets away with it.

Season 4

Survivalists

Survivalists (RV Guy / RV Lady)

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Voiced by: John Michael Higgins (RV Guy) and Lindsey Stoddart (RV Lady)

Appearance: "A River Runs Through Bob" (S04E1)

"Enjoy our provisions while you digest our truths."

A pair of survivalists living in the local camping area. Firm believers in the inevitable collapse of society, they've sworn to live off the land and whatever they've packed in their RV, and have been doing so for the past forty months. Fortunately for the Belchers, they're willing to share so long as they get asked. Unfortunately, they're kind of insane, and they don't like it when you take from them without asking.

Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Introduced as a very nice, if kooky pair of survivalists, they turn out to be pretty unhinged, quickly go against each other and even try to force Bob and Linda to have sex with them.
Crazy Survivalist: Natch. In addition to their aforementioned attempt at an open relationship, they're doomsday preppers who believe that society is on the verge of collapse.
A Handful for an Eye: They end up throwing bear repellent on each other's eyes in anger.
Hidden Disdain Reveal: At the end, the RV Lady expresses disdain towards her husband for dragging her out into the woods for 40 months.
Hoist by His Own Petard: Their survivalist book gives Tina an idea to drop a beehive on them to save Bob and Linda. They even lampshade it.
Jerkass Has a Point: They have a right to be annoyed that the kids took a ton of their stuff without asking, although their response is highly disproportionate (and misplaced, given they target Bob and Linda, who were uninvolved in the kids' theft).
No Name Given: They are never given a name, with the end credits simply calling them "RV Guy" and "RV Lady".
Polyamory: They want to have sexual relations with Bob and Linda. Fortunately, the kids drop a beehive on them before they actually do anything.

Mars Sazerac

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Voiced by: Andrés du Bouchet

Appearance: "Presto Tina-o" (S04E10)

"Bring me a huge plate... of napkins."

A magician that comes to town to host a festival. He curses Bob when he gets kicked out of his restaurant.

Awesome Mc Cool Name: Bob mentions that he has a very magick-y name. The creators have stated that his name was a mix of Loren Bouchard's favorite planet and favorite cocktail.
Batman Gambit: He predicts that Louise will steal his book in order for Bob to rip out the page, and even predicted that Bob would taint his cold cuts, and prepared for both in advance. While Bob ripped out the page before Louise stole the book, it ended up not mattering.
The Bad Guy Wins: Gets away with tormenting Bob and even gets a final prank on him for good measure.
Fat Bastard: He's as obese as he is mean.
Gasshole: Farts on his cold cuts. That Bob later licked.
Jerkass: He's a slob, he's self-absorbed, and he's a complete dick.
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: It's never clear if he actually cursed Bob or not, though Bob had since their encounter found a lot of bad luck. Given the series's realistic nature, as well as Bob generally being Born Unlucky, the "mundane" part is the most likely answer.
Villain with Good Publicity: The Belchers know him to be an obnoxious slob, but everyone else sees him as a friendly magician.

The Equesticles

Sunpuddle, Horseplay, and Pony Danza (the Equesticles)

Voiced by: Kurt Braunohler (Sunpuddle), Ron Funches (Horseplay), and David Herman (Pony Danza)

Appearance: "The Equestranauts" (S04E17)

Bronconius's three followers and fellow fans of The Equestranauts despite not being part of the show's target demographic. Although their leader is rude and insane, these three are decent individuals who've just fallen in with the wrong guy.

Ambiguously Gay: Sunpuddle, who calls Horseplay a "cute mess". Later, when Bob tells Sunpuddle that he'll call him, Sunpuddle responds with a cheerful "you better".
Everyone Has Standards: When they learn that Bronconius plans to give Bob an Embarrassing Tattoo, Sunpuddle raises a protest and only backs off after Bronconius intimidates him.
Grew a Spine: Bronconius has them at his beck and call, but they eventually stand up to him.
Heel–Face Turn: While they never were bad people, they're initially complicit in Bronconius's misdeeds and make no attempt to warn Tina that she's about to be scammed. After Tina subjects them to a Shaming the Mob speech, they realize they're in the wrong and turn on their former friend.
Intergenerational Friendship: Sunpuddle appears to be in his twenties, and he ends up befriending the 44 year-old Bob. Prior to Bronconius ruining things, the whole trio (all adults) appears to be getting along with the 13 year-old Tina.
Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: When they decide to turn on Bronconius, all of them berate him for never taking the time to know them as people.
Nice Guy: All of them are good-natured people, and they genuinely follow The Equestranauts's message of friendship, causing them to stand up to Bronconius when they see how Bronconius has twisted that same message.
Odd Friendship: Even after Bob's ruse is up, they remain friends with him, and even before the ruse was up Bob seemed to be genuinely getting along with them. Sunpuddle and Bob even plan to remain in contact after Tina gets Chariot back.
Only Known by Their Nickname: We never learn their actual names, just their cosplay names.
Periphery Demographic: In-universe; The Equestranauts is marketed to young girls, yet these three (men who are in their twenties at least) are avid fans of the show.
Punny Name: Their demographic nickname is a portmanteau of "Equestranaut" and "testicle", referencing how they're male (i.e. outside the target audience) fans of the show.
The Power of Friendship: They genuinely believe The Equestranauts's message of inclusiveness and friendship, which is what compels them to rebel against Bronconius.
Punny Name: Pony Danza's name is a horse-themed reference to Tony Danza.
With Friends Like These...: Bronconius only keeps them around to bully them. Once they realize this (with help from Tina), they promptly turn on him.

Bronconius

Voiced by: Paul F. Tompkins

Appearance: "The Equestranauts" (S04E17)

"Some day, you will all die, and I will have the body of a twenty-year old!"

An obsessed fan of The Equestranauts who collects rare merchandise of the show. When his latest pursuit sees him scam Tina out of her favorite Chariot doll (in reality an extremely valuable collectible due to a rare factory defect), Bronconius is brought into conflict with Bob, who poses as a fellow fan of the show to try and steal back the doll.

Accent Upon The Wrong Syllable: He insists on pronouncing "tattoo" as "tuh-TOO". Bob lampshades it.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Or more accurately, bitch in horse's clothing. He presents himself as an affable fan of The Equestranauts to Tina, only to scam her out of her prized doll.
The Bully: He's the alpha bully of the Equestranauts fandom, complete with an entourage of "friends" he's bullied into submission. When bonding with Bob, he proudly refers to themselves as "Equestra-bully".
Bronconius: Sometimes it gets a little 'too happy in Horse Valley, you know?
Card-Carrying Villain: He takes pride in the fact that he gatekeeps the Equestranauts fandom, proudly calling himself a bully and outright saying that he thinks the show's message of inclusiveness and friendship is a load of bull. He's also fairly proud of having scammed countless people out of their valuable merchandise.
Con Man: Tricks Tina into trading her valuable doll for a comparatively worthless item, and he mentions having pulled similar scams on other fans (with a safe full of merchandise to prove it).
Daydream Believer: He genuinely believes that kissing his collectibles will grant him eternal youth, and believes that it's working despite the fact that he looks very much his age.
Didn't Think This Through: While he can apparently reset the code to the hotel safe to his liking, he clearly didn't plan for the fact that hotel staff can just as easily override this code and open the safe without it—which Bob exploits to retrieve Chariot with zero effort.
False Friend: He presents himself as a fellow fan of The Equestranauts to Tina in order to scam her out of her rare doll.
Hate Sink: A gatekeeping manipulative scam artist and abusive friend who acts solely in self-interest and proudly proclaims himself a bully who hates it when things are too happy. Even before he's revealed to be an absolute lunatic, there's nothing to like about him.
Immortality Seeker: As it turns out, his collection isn't because of how valuable the items are—it's because he's batshit insane and thinks kissing (yes, kissing) children-marketed merchandise will keep him young forever.
Karma Houdini: Zigzagged. While Bob manages to reclaim Tina's doll and all of Bronconius's friends abandon him, there's no indication that he was ever forced to give back the other merchandise he likely conned other people out of.
Mask of Sanity: He's clearly a horrible person from the beginning, but he does a good job at hiding how utterly off his rocker he is until the second half of the episode.
Older Than They Look: He believes he's a 49 year-old who looks like a 20 year-old. In reality this is averted; he's a 49 year-old who looks like a 49 year-old.
Only Known by Their Nickname: "Bronconius" clearly isn't this guy's real name (unless he's that insane; it wouldn't be beneath Bronconius to have his name legally changed), but what his real name actually is never gets revealed.
Small Role, Big Impact: He appears in only a single episode and is never mentioned again, but because of him Bob has an Embarrassing Tattoo on his back for the rest of the series.
Spotting the Thread: He quickly realizes Bob's a fraud when Bob starts talking about one of Tina's fanmade characters as if it were part of Equestranauts canon. Though to be fair, that's quite a leap in logic considering Bob got everything else about the show right.
We Used to Be Friends: He seems to be genuinely hurt that Bob was only pretending to like him to steal back Chariot, although this doesn't stop him from trying to tattoo Bob in revenge. Bob also lampshades that this "friendship" was always one-sided on Bronconius's end.
With Friends Like These...: He's pretty awful towards his "friends", who eventually realize this and turn on him.
Zero-Effort Boss: Rather fittingly for a bully like him, he's all bark but no bite. Once his allies turn on him, he's effortlessly subdued in seconds, and Bob finds Chariot with no hassle from there.

The Nose

Voiced by: Dom Irrera

Appearance: "Ambergris" (S04E18)

A criminal with an amazing sense of smell who currently operates a fried dough stand at Wonder Wharf. He is an acquaintance of Mickey's that the kids plan to sell a lump of ambergris to for $30,000, but he quickly ends up on Louise's bad side when he tries to con her.

Failed a Spot Check: For a guy with a supposedly amazing sense of smell, he fails to identify the "ambergris" Louise is holding as just a cantaloupe wrapped in dirty socks until he has it in his hands. Had Louise brought Mickey with her to ensure The Nose paid full price, it's entirely possible he would've been the one conned^note.
Faux Affably Evil: Despite being a criminal, he seems friendly and initially seems on-board with Louise's plan to sell the ambergris... only to quickly con Louise by giving her a fraction of what he promised.
Hoist by His Own Petard: His own fried dough stand winds up destroying the ambergris he so desires.
The Nose Knows: Downplayed; his sense of smell isn't superhuman, and Tina proves it isn't foolproof either, but it's remarkable enough that his criminal career is defined by how strong it is.
Only Known by Their Nickname: He's only known as "The Nose" in the criminal underworld, and his real name is never stated.

Fanny

Voiced by: Jordan Peele

Appearance: "How Bob Saves/Destroys the Town" (S04E21/S04E22)

"All my life people have been telling me what to do. 'Fanny, you can't show your butt! Fanny, you can't shoot people!' Well, today I'm gonna do BOTH!"

Felix Fischoeder's girlfriend who happens to be a lot younger than him. She's an egotistical loon who desires to use the sale of Wonder Wharf to open up her own nightclub. When Felix goes back on the plan in order to save Bob and Calvin's lives, she takes matters into her own hands, willing to get her nightclub even if she has to personally take lives.

Ambiguous Situation: In regards to her appearance in the movie, more specifically how she got out of prison. Was she a Karma Houdini who completely escaped being punished for her actions, or did she actually serve out (at least a small part of) her sentence? The kids outright ask how she got out, although we never get an answer.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She seems nice enough (if a bit ditzy and obnoxious), even befriending Linda, but when she learns that she's not getting her nightclub she pulls a gun on the Belchers and Fischoeders with every intention to use it.
Bond Villain Stupidity: She's got a gun to Bob's head and is ready to pull the trigger... but the instant Bob asks to hear one of her songs, she decides to put on one last performance before killing him, allowing Linda to sneak onto one of the paddle boats and disarm her. It never seems to cross her mind that the person she's about to kill is just trying to live longer, especially considering Bob had never shown any interest in her songs beforehand.
Brainless Beauty: She flaunts her beauty everywhere she goes, but she makes Linda look like she has a PhD.
Fanny: Shut up! I can't think!
Calvin: What else is new?
The Bus Came Back: While she makes no future appearances in the show itself, she has a speaking role in the movie, where it's revealed she got released from prison and is back together with Felix.
Didn't Think This Through: She uses a six-bullet pistol against the Belchers and Fischoeders that only has five bullets (Felix had wielded the gun and fired a shot earlier, with no time to reload), and she wastes another shot that hits the pier, leaving her with only four bullets to use against seven people (six assuming she wouldn't have shot Felix). She then tries to use two of those bullets on Bob and Calvin, who are already tied up and about to drown anyways—which means that even if Fanny had killed anyone, at least two of the Belchers would have escaped to tell the tale and get her arrested, and probably even more assuming she remained as trigger-happy as she was. While it wouldn't have been a happy ending for the Belchers, there was no scenario where Fanny walked away scot-free.
Disproportionate Retribution: Clearly the best course of action to rectify losing out on a nightclub is to try and murder the man responsible, as well as a family of five who were only marginally (if even) involved.
Dreadful Musician: For someone who wants to own a nightclub, her singing voice is kind of obnoxious.
Euphemistic Names: Fanny means "butt" in North America and "vagina" in England, perhaps referencing Fanny's seductive nature and tendency to flaunt her sexually-appealing body parts.
Fatal Flaw: Narcissism. Her desire to be a star is so great that she drops everything she's doing to flaunt her (lack of) talent. Naturally, this bites her in the ass when she does it in the middle of a hostage situation.
Final Boss: Of the Season 4 finale. When Felix pulls a Heel–Face Turn, she continues his abandoned murder plot and becomes the final obstacle to rescuing Bob and Calvin.
Gold Digger: She's clearly with Felix for his money and what that money can do for her aspirations of owning a nightclub. When they get back together in the movie, it's unclear if that still holds true.
Hate Sink: She was already obnoxious to start with, but her attempted murder of the entire Belcher family (including the kids) leaves her without any redeeming qualities.
It's All About Me: She'll kill someone before she loses out on what she wants.
Lady Macbeth: Originally an unintended example; her anger at Felix after the sale of Wonder Wharf is called off is what drives Felix to attempt to kill Bob and Calvin—had Fanny not responded with such hostility, it's unlikely he would've actually followed through on it. However, when Fanny finds out about the plan, she becomes so much more willing.
Laser-Guided Karma: Try to kill an entire family of five (including three kids) and two of the most powerful people in town? Don't be surprised when an entire police squad shows up to arrest you.
Leave No Witnesses: Only Calvin has to die for Fanny to get her nightclub, so it's pretty clear that her attempted murder of the Belchers is either this or For the Evulz.
May–December Romance: On the May end. She's 29, while Felix is in his late 50's/early 60's (over twice Fanny's age).
My Eyes Are Up Here: Inverted; she'll get annoyed if you're not looking at her breasts.
Red Herring: Her reappearance in the movie serves to make the kids even more suspicious of Felix, who eventually turns out to have had nothing to do with the murder they're investigating.
Sanity Slippage: She gradually loses it over the course of the second half of the Season 4 finale.
Skewed Priorities: She doesn't learn of Felix's plan to murder Calvin until after Felix pulls a Heel–Face Turn. She's absolutely pissed at him... because if Calvin survives, Wonder Wharf doesn't get sold and she doesn't get her nightclub.
Took a Level in Kindness: Maybe. Her appearance in the movie has her back together with Felix, seemingly with a more loving relationship (given she's willing to flee the country with him and Calvin despite having no practical reason to do so), and Felix indicates her more violent tendencies are gone, possibly even suggesting a Heel–Face Turn on her end. That said, there's a very distinct chance that Felix is a Horrible Judge of Character (or even lying) and that Fanny hasn't changed at all—worth noting is that she seems just as snippy with Felix as she was back in Season 4.
Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: The show is generally lighthearted, and none of the antagonists are dangerous so much as they are annoying—even Felix's double murder attempt has some levity, and of course he eventually pulls a Heel–Face Turn. But when Fanny gets her hands on Felix's gun, close to nothing about her is played for laughs, and she quickly becomes by far the darkest antagonist in the series (at least, before being upstaged by Grover Fischoeder in the movie). She comes very close to outright killing the Belchers, including the kids, with only Bob and Linda's quick thinking saving them. She's only a villain for a few minutes, but she makes those few minutes count.
Villain: Exit, Stage Left: After she's disarmed and the wharf collapses, she attempts to do this by swimming off into the ocean (Linda even remarks on her attempted escape). Cut to Fanny being arrested.
Walking Spoiler: Her mere presence as an antagonist on this page spoils the big twist in the second half of the Season 4 finale. Likewise, quite a few tropes spoil her cameo in the movie and the fact that she's no longer in prison.
Would Hurt a Child: She's more than willing to let Louise, Gene, and Tina drown for the sake of her nightclub—she even considers shooting them herself.

Season 5

Deidre

Voiced by: Drew Droege

Appearance: "Eat, Spray, Linda" (S05E18)

"You should have been nice at the grocery store, and then I would!"

An unpleasant woman that is managing the Chalk of the Town Festival. She and Linda cross paths during the latter's birthday.

Chekhov's Gunman: Introduced as a simple bother for Linda at the grocery store, she becomes the final obstacle for Linda to get home.
Hate Sink: So obnoxious that you won't be crying when karma finally pays her back for all the crap she's been giving Linda.
Hypocrite: Despite being a complete pill at the grocery store, she has the gall to call Linda the jerkass.
Jerkass: Although outwardly pleasant, she is rather passive-aggressive and casually mean to Linda when they meet, such as cutting in line and stalling for time.
Laser-Guided Karma: Linda accidentally scuffs her chalk art, then scuffs it more when Deidre calls her a hag. Considering all the crap Deidre gave Linda throughout the episode, it's hard to feel bad for her.
Never My Fault: When Deidre chases Linda through the Chalk of the Town Festival, Linda makes an effort to avoid or skip the chalk art on the ground, keeping them intact—she only wrecks Deidre's on accident, and only continues to do so on purpose once Deidre provokes her by calling her a "hag." Meanwhile, Deidre carelessly steps over and destroys the same art Linda deliberately avoided, only for her to blame Linda for destroying the art—which Linda quickly lampshades.

Season 6

Jordan

Dahlia

Voiced by: Nathan Fielder

Appearance: "The Land Ship" (S06E02)

"Oh my god, I'm shaped like a J!"

A boy from Wagstaff that turns out to be the delinquent graffitist Ghost Boy. When Tina tries to become edgier, she starts a relationship with him.

Dahlia

Voiced by: Jessica Lowe

Appearance: "House of 1000 Bounces" (S06E11)

"Last time I checked, this was my party."

Sasha's younger cousin, she's just as rich and even more obnoxious. She hosts a party that has the bounce house Rudy's party should have, with no intention to share.

Disappeared Dad: Her parents are said to be divorced, with her father nowhere in sight.
Enemy Mine: She's so annoying that Sasha willingly joins the Belchers in stealing the bounce house right after Tina screwed him over in the kart races, just for the sake of pissing his little cousin off.
Jerkass: Openly rude to Rudy even as he tries to be nice.
Pyrrhic Victory: At the end of her episode, she gets her bounce house back, and the kids on Rudy's birthday are taken in by the park rangers. However, the bounce house is now a wet, borderline-useless mess from having sunken into the lake and it would be really hard to bring it back to land, not to mention Rudy and his guests manage to have fun in ranger jail when they make up for messing up his party by putting on his play with improvised goods, meaning she can't even get satisfaction over them being in trouble.
Rich Bitch: To the point that even her cousin Sasha can't stand her.
Spoiled Brat: She certainly acts like one.

Season 7

Denise

Voiced by: John Roberts (Actor)

Appearance: "Sea Me Now" (S07E2)

Teddy's ex-wife and a waitress at a bar named The Schoon Hound. During their marriage, Denise frequently cheated on and emotionally abused Teddy before leaving him for someone else.

Domestic Abuse: Frequently put Teddy through the emotional kind.
Early-Bird Cameo: She technically debuts in "Bed & Breakfast", but only in a flashback scene that lasts a few seconds, and she has no lines.
Early Installment Character-Design Difference: Teddy's flashback in "Bed & Breakfast" depicts her as a blonde, but her proper debut depicts her as a brunette.
Has a Type: Sailors. Her ex-husband Teddy was in the Navy, and she left him for someone who, while not in the Navy, was indicated to own a boat. Teddy's ill-fated plan to win her back also involved a boat.
Hate Sink: Repeatedly cheated on Teddy before leaving him, insulted his appearance, and treated him as if he were a pet (and even that's being generous). Jerkass doesn't even begin to describe Denise.
Karma Houdini: Has gotten no known repercussions for all the crap she's put Teddy through. Deconstructed; the fact that she's doing just fine is why Teddy is hellbent on showing her that he's also fine, leading to the plot of Denise's sole episode.
Really Gets Around: Which can be problematic if you keep it up when you're in an otherwise monogamous relationship.
Small Role, Big Impact: Mentioned in two episodes and only directly present in one (for barely even a minute), she's nevertheless responsible for most (if not all) of Teddy's current issues.

Ferdinand

Ferdinand Spratt

Voiced by: Judah Friedlander

Appearance: "Like Gene for Chocolate" (S07E12)

"Are we sure this guy is who he says he is? He is literally a stranger giving Gene candy."

—Bob

The last living Spratt of the Spratt family that runs Spratt sweets. A manchild with an office at the factory that befriends Gene.

Foil: To Gene, somehow being even more of a scatterbrained slacker than him, which puts Gene in a complicated position of demanding work from others.
Manchild: His office is full of candy and games, and he spend his time at his unclear job goofing off.
Upper-Class Twit: He does have a job and seems to be in the board of directors at the very least, that being said, he spends most of his time doing absolutely nothing, slacking off, and taking naps, which indicates his job is most likely just a title that he holds due to his family inheritance.

Nancy

Voiced by: Jessica St. Clair

Appearance: "Zero LARP Thirty" (S07E17)

"We've always been here!"

A LARPer that plays the role of Mrs. Winthorpe when Bob and Linda go to the Winthorpe Manor LARP. Initially quite friendly and enthusiastic, she lets her role get to her head, resulting in a power trip that leads to her mistreating the LARPers roleplaying as servants (primarily Linda).

Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Initially appears to be quite friendly, but that quickly diminishes as the weekend goes on. It's unclear whether the power just went to her head or if she was always a piece of work.
Born Lucky: She not only won the contest to get to experience the LARP free of charge, but she also got the single best role to play by sheer luck of the draw.
Cannot Tell Fiction from Reality: The power high she gets by roleplaying Mrs. Winthorpe eventually causes her to think she actually is Mrs. Winthorpe.
Kick the Dog: Linda has one thing to look forward to during the LARP weekend: a walk through the tulip garden. Nancy taking this away from her (at the last minute, no less) is the cruel act that finally pushes Linda to revolt.
Laser-Guided Karma: After putting the servants (especially Linda) through absolute crap, she's on the receiving end of a servant-led revolt, causing her to lose out on her seven-course meal and most of the parfait flambe she spent the weekend craving.
Lost in Character: When playing Mrs. Winthrope, she slowly becomes more and more of a Rich Bitch that lords her status over Linda, who is playing her maid Iris.
Rich Bitch: She slowly becomes one when playing Mrs. Winthrope, especially in how she orders Linda around and keeps Linda awake at night to serve her. This is particularly notable because she seemed like a perfectly nice woman before the LARP started.
Sanity Slippage: Towards the end of the episode, it's clear that the line between her and the character has been sufficiently blurred that she seems to think she is Mrs. Winthrope and chases Linda when she breaks character and tries to end the fighting between servants and aristocrats.
Trademark Favorite Food: Her character's is a seven layers parfait flambe, which she is also eager to eat.
Ungrateful Bitch: While not without complaints, Linda ultimately performs every task Nancy requires of her late into the night. Nancy rewards her by revoking Linda's spot on the walk through the tulip garden and giving it to another servant. Unsurprisingly, Linda takes this poorly.

Season 8

Miss Triple X-Mas

Miss Triple X-Mas / Cleavage to Beaver

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Voiced by: Todrick Hall

Appearance: "The Bleakening Part II" (S08E07)

"I'm here to tell you
that we are lights!"

A singer that plays in the underground Christmas rave.

Ambiguous Gender: She's thoroughly referred to as female, but it's possible if not likely she's actually a Drag Queen, which is helped by the fact that she is voiced by one and the fact that she is singing in a party for a former gay club.
Happily Married: Implied; she has a ring on one hand but not the other, but no spouse is ever mentioned. At the same time, however, her name (Miss Triple X-Mas) suggests the ring is just a part of her costume.
Shout-Out: Her non-Christmas name, Cleavage to Beaver, is a reference to Leave It to Beaver.

The Donahues

Ruthanne and Nicholas Donahue

Voiced by: Tami Sagher and John Gemberling

Appearance: "The Trouble with Doubles" (S08E14)

A couple whom Bob and Linda go on a double date with. It turns out to be a complete disaster due to how pushy and insensitive the two are, alongside Nicholas bringing his obnoxious emotional support dog Lars onto the date.

Everybody Has Standards: Ruthanne might be inconsiderate and pushy, but even she is annoyed at how much of a burden Lars is and wishes Nicholas would rely on her for support instead.
Hidden Disdain Reveal: Ruthanne confesses to Linda that she can't stand Lars, mainly because she wishes Nicholas would rely on her for support and not because the dog is a complete burden on everyone.
Honor Before Reason: After accidentally receiving Linda's text calling them a nightmare couple, the Donahues would rather remain in the escape room out of spite instead of trying to solve the puzzle faster to leave. They immediately change their minds when a rat gets inside.
Innocently Insensitive: They genuinely don't realize how rude they're being to Bob and Linda and initially thought the double date was going great before Linda's text.
It's All About Me: Their problem is that they aren't necessarily bad people or antagonistic, but they're rude and oblivious to the discomfort they put Bob and Linda through.
Karma Houdini: They never atone for their rude behavior by the end of the date. In fact, they're the ones who receive an apology from Linda and they still make the Belchers pay for the escape room.
Lack of Empathy: They fail to realize that they're ruining the double date by ignoring Bob and Linda's feelings, then act hostile after accidentally receiving Linda's text describing them as "a nightmare couple."
A Lighter Shade of Black: They aren't intentionally horrible enough to be considered antagonists, but they're so grating you'd be hard pressed to consider them Bob and Linda's friends.
Living Emotional Crutch: Lars is supposed to be Nicholas's emotional support dog but is totally useless.
The Load: Lars is anything but emotionally supportive, providing no actual comfort to Nicholas and be an overall nuisance to everybody else.
Nervous Wreck: Nicholas is barely able to function, and his dog Lars makes him look stable in comparison.
Noodle Incident: Nicholas is "recovering" from an acapella group he joined in college, to the point he's seeing two therapists and thinks he needs Lars.
The Unapologetic: They never apologize for the horrible date. In fact, Linda apologizes to them because she felt bad calling them a "nightmare couple." Even if the two aren't villains, they did little to disabuse what Linda thought of them.

Season 9

Brenda

Voiced by: Brooke Dillman

Appearance: Roller? I Hardly Know Her! (S09E08)

An agoraphobic woman trying to get over her fears. Her attempts at doing so lead to her continuous presence outside the restaurant, causing Linda and Teddy to speculate about why she's really there.

Dead All Along: Not actually, of course, but one of Linda and Teddy's theories about her is that she's a ghost longing for her also-dead husband.
Hikikomori: She's an agoraphobic trying to break out of this.
Innocently Insensitive: She explains that she chose Bob's Burgers as the location for her exposure therapy because it's almost always empty. Bob is mildly annoyed at this remark, but he doesn't dwell on it and admits that, insensitive or not, it's true.
Paranoia Fuel: In-Universe. Because she just stays outside the restaurant staring at it, it leads Linda and Teddy to have very odd ideas, including that she's there to kill them.

Mandy

Voiced by: Jillian Bell

Appearance: "Better Off Sled" (S09E10)

"I always have sport stuff to do."

Regular-Sized Rudy's cousin and a pitcher with a rivalry with Logan.

Action Girl: She's very capable of applying her pitcher skills to destroy Logan's group in a very one-sided snowball fight.
The Cavalry: She recruits a large group of girls that all want to get back on Logan to go against him and his group in a snowball fight, totalizing about three full girls' sports team going after him with snowballs and saving Louise in the process.
Curb-Stomp Battle: On both ends.
- She gives one to Logan's group, being able to completely destroy them with her pitcher strength applied to snowballs while the kids shield her.
- She receives one when Logan gets a basketball player to throw a basketball sized snowball in her head, letting the snow inside her clothes.
Embarrassing Nickname: Logan used to tease Mandy when they were younger by calling her "Man-itary Napkin". She takes the nickname for herself afterwards.
Fiery Redhead: Loves sports, is red-haired, and not one to be trifled with.
Passionate Sports Girl: As illustrated by the quote above, she's a high school softball pitcher who spends all her free time at the gym. It notably contrasts with her cousin Rudy, who is very much not a sports person.
Sisterhood Eliminates Creep: Brings along several other girls to bring down Logan at the end of the episode.

Angie

Voiced by: Lindsey Stoddart

Appearance: "Lorenzo's Oil? No, Linda's" (S09E11)

A charismatic essential oils saleswoman who almost gets Linda to follow the same career path.

Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Zigzagged. She's a nice person and believes her oils genuinely help people and are a great product anyone can sell. She is not aware people are buying her products because of her own charisma rather than the product itself. But at the last second, it's implied her naivete was just an act, after all, when she tries to trick Linda into a different payment plan...
Obliviously Evil: She genuinely thinks her products work, and it turns out nobody has told her otherwise.
Snake Oil Salesman: Zigzagged. Her oils may not really work, even though their smell is pretty good to get Gayle addicted to them, but she actually believed they did, and Linda did too, though it's never clear if this was Placebo Effect or something else.

Patricia

Voiced by: Tiffany Haddish

Appearance: "Roamin' Bob-iday" (S09E17)

"69 I just say 'Nice!'"

The owner and sole staff member of Patricia's 77 Sandwiches Shop. Much like Bob, she's extremely dedicated and addicted to work, but this has significant consequences when she begins to neglect other aspects of her life in the process.

Deadpan Snarker: When she and Bob meet, Bob asks if she really makes all 77 sandwiches. She says this in response:
Patricia: Oh, no, I make 34. That’s why I call it "77 Sandwiches".
Foil: To Bob. Much like him, they love their job in the food industry and are endlessly dedicated to it, even to the detriment of their health or personal life. Bob learns through her almost losing her boyfriend because she continuously stood him up in order to work.
LOL, 69: As shown in her page quote above, she's not so above a joke whenever someone orders number 69 on her menu.
Married to the Job: To the detriment of her current boyfriend, she is so dedicated to her job that she will ignore others and work alone in it.
Race for Your Love: Bob convinces her to run for her boyfriend, and they even lampshade that is a thing that happens in movies.

Joanne

Voiced by: Jessica St. Clair

Appearance: "PTA it Ain't So" (S09E21)

"I am not in the PTA. I am the PTA!"

The leader of Wagstaff School's PTA. Despite being seemingly nice and affable, she has a very corrupt side to her.

Affectionate Nickname: Her husband calls her Jo-Jo. She in turn calls him Bear. This turns out to be important when it's revealed she has been using PTA funds to buy overpriced science kits from a company called "Jo-Jo Bear", which is owned by her and her husband.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She seems like a nice person and becomes a friend to Linda quite quickly, but she's a very corrupt leader of the PTA who uses it for financial gain and is always dipping her fingers in the organization's funds.
Corrupt Corporate Executive: A major reveal of the episode focuses on how she uses the PTA to enrich a company she co-owns.
Happily Married: For all her faults, she clearly loves her husband.
I Am the Noun: As she says, she isn't on the PTA, she is the PTA.
Manipulative Bitch: When Linda decides to corner her and ask about her spending habits and trying to get the items that were supposed to go for the audition, she resorts to Playing the Victim Card and says she was just trying to treat herself and downplays how much she's been taking from the group. She also manipulates Linda's hatred of Colleen Caviello to get her on Joanne's side, and regularly sways PTA votes by sharing how she's voting (saying she's voting for Linda as treasurer immediately causes Linda to win in a landslide).
Playing the Victim Card: She does this to evade culpability when she's finally caught embezzling funds.
Villain Has a Point: As manipulative and corrupt as she is, she raises a valid point that being head of the PTA is a thankless job that requires more effort to give than gets given back.

Season 10

Becket and Maya

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Voiced by: Ken Marino (Becket) and Naomi Ekperigin (Maya)

Appearance: "Land of the Loft" (S10E07)

"Maya had an urge for fried clams. I will always just have an urge for your burgs."

An artsy couple that takes a liking for the Belchers and their food. They live in the artist's loft, where they invite the Belchers to a party.

Age-Gap Romance: Maya's age isn't clarified, but she appears to be anywhere from her early to late thirties, creating a 10-15 year age gap (give or take a couple years) between her and the 49 year-old Becket. That is, assuming she isn't Older Than They Look like Becket.
Foil:
- To Bob and Linda. They're an artsy, younger-looking and upper-class couple that doesn't have any kids and enjoy the night life, while Bob and Linda are stuck in their ways being an older couple with less resources and interests; being around Becket and Maya makes the Belcher couple realize that they're boring people. At the end of the day, however, Becket and Maya find the Belcher's lives fascinating, as their kids are full of surprises, like suddenly calling them to pick them up in a strip club because they went out in an ice cream truck.
- In a sense, they're also this to Teddy. They're regular customers of Bob's Burgers who have become good friends of the Belchers, but they're a lot more well-adjusted than Teddy and aren't obsessed with the Belchers like Teddy is.
Nice Guy: They're genuinely as nice as they appear to be.
Older Than They Look: Despite looking young and fit, Becket is actually 49, making him older than both Bob and Linda.
Remember the New Guy?: Bob and Linda are already familiar with them at the start of the episode, and they've apparently been regulars of the restaurant for long enough to be considered friends by the Belchers (and rivals by Teddy), even though the audience has never heard of them until now.
Trademark Favorite Food: As Becket says in the quote above, they love Bob's burgers, to the point of coming in almost as often as Teddy.
Unknown Rival: Teddy dislikes them for being customers-turned-friends of the Belchers (even though that's what he is as well), but they don't seem to realize it even as he's hostile to their face (in fact, they don't even really acknowledge him at all).

Season 11

Pam Shrimple

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Voiced by: Stephanie Beatriz
Appearance: "Bob Belcher & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Kids" (S11E06)

"You've got some nice kids here."

An aspiring restauranteuse who plans to open a seafood restaurant called "A Shrimp-le Plan". When she takes the last thermocouple from a restaurant supply store, the kids try to track her down and get the thermocouple to save Bob's Burgers... by any means necessary.

Big Damn Heroes: Just when it seems like Bob's Burgers will have to stay closed during Ocean Fest, she shows up with the thermocouple needed to save everything.
Easily Forgiven: She's very understanding of why the kids considered stealing her thermocouple and has no hard feelings towards them, although it helps that the kids didn't actually go through with the break-in.
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She's blonde and is one of the nicer characters in the series.
Namesake Gag: Her restaurant's name is "A Shrimp-le Plan".
Nice Girl: When she learns about the fire at Bob's Burgers, she loans Bob the thermocouple he needs without a second thought, because her place doesn't open for another month.
Prophetic Name: With a last name like "Shrimple", it's almost like Pam's future occupation was set in stone from birth.
Small Role, Big Impact: She doesn't actually appear in-person until the final few minutes of the episode, but in those few minutes she single-handedly saves the day.

Season 12

Shirley

Voiced by:
Appearance: "Loft in Beslation" (S12E07)

"I'm trying something new. I wanted to do something exciting and a little different, buuuuut... they might not like it."

A nervous young woman who is GM-ing for a group who played a Tabletop RPG on Bob's Burgers.

Black and Nerdy: Dark skinned and a nerdy girl who plays the world's equivalent of D&D.
Character Tic: She keeps messing with her sweatshirt's cords whenever she is nervous.
Foil: To Bob. The two have matching interests in trying new things that others aren't quite as invested in, in her case it's an unusual tabletop campaign and in Bob's it's the burger of the day, and the two are reacting negatively to the lack of interest from others in these new experimental ideas.
Nervous Wreck: She's very nervous and constantly muttering and messing with her sweatshirt's cords and even temporarily considers running away from nervousness of her friends' response to her new ideas.

Christopher

Voiced by: Joe Pera
Appearance: "Ferry On My Wayward Bob and Linda" (S12E12)

A soft-spoken notary who Jen invites over to the Belchers' apartment on Valentine's Day. Although he's just there for business, the kids begin to notice some romantic tension between him and Jen...

Ink-Suit Actor: He looks an awful lot like Joe Pera, and even acts quite a lot like him too.
Red Herring: Before he arrives at the apartment, the way Jen prepares for his arrival makes it seem like he's already in a relationship with her. Then he arrives and it turns out their relationship is strictly professional... then they do in fact get together at the end of the episode.
Relationship Upgrade: At the end of the episode, he undergoes one with Jen.
Spock Speak: Very soft-spoken and formal. Basically a given, considering who voices him.

Billy Bandana

Voiced by: Steve Agee
Appearance: "Video Killed the Gene-io Star" (S12E14)

A mysterious customer who appears at Bob's Burgers one day, leaving behind a locked suitcase upon his departure. Linda and Teddy attempt to figure out what he's hiding, with Bob dragged along for the ride.

Alliterative Name: Billy Bandana.
Creepy Monotone: Speaks in a flat tone, and is overall very strange and creepy.
I Never Said It Was Poison: When Bob accidentally steps on a walnut, all but proving he, Linda, and Teddy broke into the suitcase, Billy comments on the sound and accurately notes it sounded like a walnut being crushed. Bob proceeds to bluff by asking how Billy would know what a walnut being crushed sounds like. It works.
Mundane Horror: He's just a guy in a suit with a suitcase full of walnuts, but nonetheless manages to be pretty unnerving, to the point that even Bob (the one who originally thought Billy had nothing to hide) is disturbed by him.
Bob: I think we were just in the presence of Death.
Nothing Is Scarier: The fact that so little is revealed about him is what makes him so creepy.
Paranoia Fuel: In-universe; his suitcase and its contents cause Linda, Teddy, and eventually Bob to generate a lot of weird ideas about him, most prominently that he's a Serial Killer.
The Reveal: Bob, Linda, and Teddy eventually manage to open the suitcase and find... a bunch of walnuts. That said...
Riddle for the Ages: Just why did Billy have a suitcase full of walnuts in the first place? Bob, Linda, and Teddy decide it's better if that goes unsolved.
Serial Killer: Linda thinks he's one who collects the severed hands of his victims. Bob jumps on the bandwagon after the suitcase is opened.
Sharp-Dressed Man: Adding to his mysterious nature is that he's dressed like a businessman.
Special Person, Normal Name: "Billy Bandana" is not the name you'd expect to belong to someone as mysterious and creepy as this guy.

Season 13

Miss Bisselbender

Voiced by: Tina Fey
Appearance: "The Plight Before Christmas" (S13E10)

A substitute teacher called on to direct the sixth grade Christmas concert

Closest Thing We Got: She’s not a music teacher, and by her own admission knows nothing about music, she was just the only substitute to pick up the phone.
Cool Teacher: Despite being out of her depth, she still wants to help the kids put on a good show, and succeeds with Gene's help.
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Replacement Goldfish: Brought in to replace Miss Merkin after the latter ends up in the hospital.

Characters / Bob's Burgers - One-Shot Characters

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Season 1

Moolissa

Glitter, Cha-Cha, and Marbles

Samantha

Season 2

The Moody Foodie

Nathan

Season 3

Shelby Schnabel, The Sharpshooter

Dinkler

Harry

Season 4

Survivalists (RV Guy / RV Lady)

Mars Sazerac

Sunpuddle, Horseplay, and Pony Danza (the Equesticles)

Bronconius

The Nose

Fanny

Season 5

Deidre

Season 6

Dahlia

Dahlia

Season 7

Denise

Ferdinand Spratt

Nancy

Season 8

Miss Triple X-Mas / Cleavage to Beaver

Ruthanne and Nicholas Donahue

Season 9

Brenda

Mandy

Angie

Patricia

Joanne

Season 10

Becket and Maya

Season 11

Pam Shrimple

Season 12

Shirley

Christopher

Billy Bandana

Season 13

Miss Bisselbender

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