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Josh
Joshua
Voiced by: Ben Schwartz
A boy that Tina meets via the milk fridge in "Lindapendant Woman". Afterwards, Josh becomes Tina's secondary love interest, although in "Two for Tina" this earns him Jimmy Jr.'s ire, sparking a Love Triangle between the two boys and Tina. Like Jimmy Jr., Josh happens to be a dancer, specifically focusing on ballet, and he attends a school for performing arts.
- Better as Friends: Season 10 reveals that he sorted out his feelings about Tina long before Tina sorted out her feelings about him, deciding that the two wouldn't work out as a couple. He's actually annoyed that Tina wasn't just upfront with him about her own feelings.
- Betty and Veronica: The approachable Betty to Jimmy Jr.'s hard-to-get Veronica.
- Camp Straight: He takes ballet and has an interest in Tina. His interactions with Douglas suggest he's not interested in men.
- Chekhov's Gunman: Originally a relatively minor character in his debut episode, only having two scenes, before becoming one of Tina's possible love interests (to give an idea as to his significance, he's the only love interest besides Jimmy Jr. to last beyond one episode).
- Fire and Ice Love Triangle: Both he and Jimmy Jr. vie for Tina's affection in "Two for Tina", with Josh's open and kind personality contrasting Jimmy Jr.'s aloof and distant personality.
- The Girl Who Fits This Slipper: Tina's search for the boy who lost his bandage is a parody of this trope.
- Incompatible Orientation: His friend Douglas is implied to have a crush on him, but Josh has only showed attraction towards women.
- Nice Guy: He's more open and similar to Tina than Jimmy Jr. is. The Belchers outright point this out to Tina, trying to get her to go to the dance with Josh and not Jimmy Jr., who's only interested because Josh asked Tina out.
- Polyamory: Defied. In "Two For Tina", he rejects Tina's proposal of a three-way relationship involving Jimmy Jr., and makes it clear to her that although he still likes her and wants to date her, he's not interested in doing so if there's another boy involved.
- Put on a Bus: Currently holds the title of the second-longest gap between appearances at 151 episodes; after "Two For Tina" in Season 3, he vanished up until "Tappy Tappy Tappy Tap Tap Tap" in Season 10. His bus trip is currently only beaten by Big Bob (with a 159-episode gap between "Father of the Bob" and "Interview with a Pop-pop-pire").
- Second Love: While he doesn't last, he's the second major love interest Tina has in the series, and the only one besides Jimmy Jr. whose potential romance with Tina is drawn out beyond a single episode.
- Technician vs. Performer: The technician (he's been taking ballet for years) to Jimmy Jr.'s performer (dances how he feels).
- Worthy Opponent: Comes to respect Jimmy Jr. as one after their dance-off.
Sasha Whiteman
Sasha Whiteman
"Honey, if I was hitting on you, you'd know, because you'd be terrified."
Voiced by: Jon Daly
A preppy boy from King's Head Island. He's just as likely to be an enemy of the Belcher kids as he is to be an ally, although the latter typically only arises if the kids are opposing someone he dislikes.- Abhorrent Admirer: Not actually seen, but the above quote implies that his method of having crushes is firmly in "creepy" territory.
- Cool Shades: He is always shown having aviator glasses perched on his head.
- Dumb Blonde: Inverted. He's one of the smarter, more cunning characters in the show and is blonde.
- Enemy Mine: He doesn't really have any problem with teaming up with the Belchers when the enemy they're facing is someone he dislikes or when he can get something off of that companionship. This has so far included shaming a man from a family that he hates and ruining his bratty cousin's birthday party.
- Hidden Depths: He may seem full of himself, but he's the only member of the King's Head Island debate team that the Wagstaff debate team considers a threat (Mr. DeSanto considers Duncan The Unintelligible, the team's female member has braces that lock together sometimes, and the third male member gets stress hiccups), and while it requires some manipulation on his end he's largely shown to earn that reputation.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: His machinations to sideline Tina during the debate, with the added bonus of sidelining Henry through Tina dumping him onstage, eventually cause him to lose when Tina uses the recent turn of events as support for her argument.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Downplayed. Sasha's a self-centered individual who openly admits that most of his assistance towards the Belchers are because of his own ulterior motives, but it doesn't stop him from helping the Belchers anyway and has no real problem making sure they get what they want either. Additionally, he's shown to have at least some genuine respect for the Belchers during some of their shared adventures.
- The Mole: Pretends to be on Dahlia's side in "House of 1000 Bounces" even when helping the Belcher kids, because he wants to maintain plausible deniability to his aunt—to this end, he has to help Dahlia reclaim her bounce house (although he doesn't really help, he just kind of follows her around). It nearly works, too, until Gene very loudly exposes his deception, which lands him in ranger jail with the kids at Rudy's party.
- Rich Bitch: He is the wealthiest kid that the Belcher children know and even when helping them, acts in a very snobby way.Sasha: We have, like, a ton of panko in the kitchen right here.
Louise: Why?
Sasha: Oh, I don't know, maybe because a yacht club goes through a Jacuzzi's worth of fried shrimp every day.
Gene: How do we get the panko?
Sasha: I'm a member of a yacht club, young man. When I ask for panko, they say, "How panked?" - Worth It: Although he initially tries to hide it, once Gene accidentally rats him out he claims he has no regrets helping the Belchers steal Dahlia's bounce house. He quickly changes his tune once a park ranger arrives to detain the culprits.
Duncan
Duncan
"Rebuttal? Yeah. Where I'm from, we call it 'buttle rubbies'."
Voiced by: Rhys Darby
A New Zealand exchange student on whom Tina has a recurring crush.- Brainless Beauty: Tina places emphasis on the "beauty" part, but Sasha and everyone else places emphasis on the "brainless" part.
- The Ditz: With how oblivious he acts, it's a wonder he got onto the debate team in the first place.
- Friendly Enemy: While Sasha is hostile to Tina throughout "Ain't Miss Debatin'", Duncan is friendly (if only because he's completely ditzy), and really only an enemy by virtue of being on opposing debate teams.
- Foreign Exchange Student: He's from New Zealand and is attending school at King's Head Island.
- Funny Foreigner: His accent and general obliviousness are mined for humor, especially regarding Tina's obvious crush on him.
- Groin Attack: In his debut appearance, a crab bites him on his "clacker".
- Mr. Fanservice: In-universe; he's attractive enough for Sasha to exploit it to render Tina completely smitten.
- Satellite Character: Besides being a Funny Foreigner who Tina has a crush on, his one major character trait is that he's Sasha's friend/right-hand man, and he has yet to appear without Sasha.
- Shirtless Scene: Sasha gets him to invoke it so that Tina is completely distracted before and during the debate.
Adults
Ron
Ron
Voiced by: Ronald Lynch
Ron is a health inspector. He works with Hugo Habercore, and serves as his Only Friend, though this won't stop him from siding against Hugo if he goes too far.
- Ambiguously Gay: It's implied he has something for Hugo, as seen from his despondent attitude when Hugo takes a leave of absence in "Nude Beach" as well as his wondering in "Sliding Bobs" about what his life would be if not for Hugo (which Hugo's response implies he does regularly). In "Are You There, Bob? It's Me, Birthday" he also timidly tries to point out that he cares about Hugo and is visibly upset when Hugo ignores him.
- Everyone Has Standards: He may be loyal to Hugo, but if Hugo goes too far Ron will not let him get away with it.
- Even he thought it was low for Hugo to agree to help Linda on Bob's birthday by calling his parents and making it sound like she regrets not marrying him.
- He drags Hugo back to the restaurant to reveal it was Hugo's fault the restaurant caught fire after he flung around Bob's greasy towels, forcing Hugo to apologize and pay off what Bob's insurance won't cover.
- Expy: He bears more than a passing resemblance to Donald Sutherland in Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Both are tall, have curly blonde hair and a mustache, and work as a health inspector.
- Foil: To Trev. While both are the assistants of two antagonistic figures towards Bob who are Ambiguously Gay in regards to their bosses and happen to be decent people when their bosses aren't involved, Trev is completely spineless and backs up pretty much everything Jimmy Pesto says, while Ron is more than willing to call out Hugo if he's being too petty.
- The Friend Nobody Likes: Inverted. Everyone likes Ron just fine except for Hugo, who treats him pretty poorly even though Ron's the only person who genuinely likes Hugo.
- Gentle Giant: He's around Bob's height (six feet), and counting his puffy hair he's closer to 6'6" (making him the tallest character on the show), but he's never anything more than passive and friendly.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Hugo.
- Morality Chain: Usually the one to call Hugo out when he starts abusing his power to spite Bob.
- My Friends... and Zoidberg: To his credit, it's not that anyone really dislikes him, he just doesn't have much of a presence due to his overall meekness.
- Nice Guy: In "My Fuzzy Valentine", he helps Bob and the kids try to find the Love tester machine Bob thought he and Linda used on their date. When Hugo refuses to help them despite knowing its location, Ron tells Bob that Hugo's wrong for not helping them, and gives them the spare clipboard of places where it could be. In "Best Burger", he helps the kids escape the store manager they stole the black garlic from without hesitation so they could help Bob win the competition. In the 200th episode, he appears to be genuinely upset about the fire at Bob's Burgers (even moreso when he concludes that Hugo likely caused it).
- Only Friend: The only person who genuinely likes Hugo.
- Only Sane Man: Tries his best to curb Hugo's vendetta with Bob.
- Persona Non Grata: He's banned from Fig Jam for unknown reasons.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The calm, rational Blue Oni to Hugo's petty, loudmouthed Red Oni.
- Satellite Character: Until "Best Burger" in Season 5, he never appeared without Hugo, and even still he very rarely does.
- Yes-Man: Notable aversion; Ron can and will call out Hugo when he's at his worst.
Trev
Trev
Voiced by: David Herman
A bartender who works for Jimmy Pesto. He's a rather spineless Yes-Man who more often than not just backs up Jimmy Pesto's childish insults.- Ambiguously Gay: All of his interactions with Jimmy imply he's attracted to him.
- Don't Explain the Joke: Whenever Jimmy makes a joke at Bob, Trev explains the context of it, annoying him.
- Everyone Has Standards: He'll laugh at nearly everything Jimmy says, but when Jimmy makes a joke questioning Bob's mental stability Trev just flatly reacts to it and admits he doesn't find making fun of mental illness funny.
- Foil: To Ron. While both are the assistants of two antagonistic figures towards Bob who are Ambiguously Gay in regards to their bosses and happen to be decent people when their bosses aren't involved, Trev is completely spineless and backs up pretty much everything Jimmy Pesto says, while Ron is more than willing to call out Hugo if he's being too petty.
- To Teddy somewhat. Both are the best friends of rival restaurateurs and both have some complicated feelings for those restaurateurs. Both are much nicer when not in the orbit of their obsession and both are good with their obsession's kids. However, whereas Bob and Teddy both care about each other (even if Bob can get tired of Teddy's antics), Jimmy and Trev's relationship is toxic to the point that Jimmy cares more about spilled pasta than Trev. Plus, Teddy at least has a mind of his own and will occasionally go against Bob's opinion of things (usually to back up Linda) whereas Trev is almost fanatically loyal to Jimmy.
- Horrible Judge of Character: Jimmy treats him horribly, yet he remains by his boss's side.
- I Just Want to Have Friends: Only tolerates Jimmy Pesto's jokes because he wants to be Jimmy's friend.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's willing to go along with Jimmy Pesto's harassment of Bob to stay friends with him, but when Jimmy's not around Trev is actually a friendly enough guy.
- Like a Son to Me: Jimmy vastly prefers Trev and said Trev was like the son he never had. Not only does he say this when his actual kids are right there, he says it on live TV.
- Only Friend: To nobody's surprise, he's Jimmy's.
- Professional Butt-Kisser: He's on Jimmy's payroll as a bartender, and he spends all his time sucking up to his boss.
- Undying Loyalty: The only person who seems to actually like Jimmy Pesto unironically.
- Yes-Man: Around Jimmy, he backs him up at every insult or joke directed towards Bob (unless it's bad jokes using serious things). Even after Bob and Linda try to get him to overcome this, he just goes right back to being Jimmy's lapdog.
Jairo
Jairo
"It's. Not. Like. Jazzercise."
Voiced by: Jon Glaser
A sexy capoeira instructor on whom Tina gets a crush.- Berserk Button: Comparing capoeira to jazzercise pisses him off so much he physically assaults Bob over it.
- Calling Your Attacks: He yells "ponytail" or "BRAZIL!" when he uses his hair to whip Bob.
- Kick the Dog: At the end of his debut appearance, he flunks Tina just to spite Bob, then proceeds to beat the crap out of Bob when he rightly calls Jairo out on this. It's so mean-spirited that even his students switch sides and start rooting for Bob instead.
- Long-Haired Pretty Boy: He has very long hair (sometimes tied into a ponytail) and is widely considered very attractive by everyone.
- Took a Level in Kindness: In his debut appearance, he's a petty jerkass who beats people up with little provocation. In his second appearance, he's exponentially nicer to Bob, and they even befriend each other.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: He almost always walks around without a shirt, with very few exceptions.
Mike Wobbles
Mike Wobbles
Voiced by: Tim Meadows
The Belchers' mailman and a semi-regular customer of Bob's Burgers.
- Comic Sutra: His favorite sex position is "fried green tomatoes". It's never explained just what that entails.
- Courier: Often delivers the mail on foot (though he has been seen using a truck), claiming he walks nine miles for his route.
- A Day in the Limelight: Although he's been a recurring part of the show since Season 2, it's not until Season 10's "Have Yourself a Maily Linda Christmas" that he has a focal role in one.
- Dude, Where's My Respect?: He's grown more and more passive-aggressive due to the supposed lack of respect he gets as a mailman.
- Put on a Bus: Didn't appear at all in Season 7 and only had one minor cameo in Season 8.
- Remember the New Guy?: In "Moody Foodie", Bob comments that Gene has seen Mike every day for five years, even though it's Mike's first appearance and he'd never even been mentioned beforehand.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: In his later appearances he's got a notably pissy attitude, making passive aggressive comments about the lack of appreciation he gets for his job.
- Unfortunate Names: Wobbles is definitely an unusual surname, but it wouldn't be outright unfortunate if not for the fact that his legs are unevenly sized. When Bob hears it out loud in "Full Bars", he actually assumes Teddy's making a jab at this fact before Mike reveals it really is his name.
Yuli
Yuli
Voiced by: Robert Smigel
A security guard who is found working at various locations across Seymour's Bay, starting with Family Funtime.
- Bystander Syndrome: In "Burgerboss" he just watches Bob chase Darryl's bullies out of Family Funtime, musing that it's not his problem anymore now that they've left the arcade.
- The Guards Must Be Crazy: He's not very good at his job; the few times he catches someone doing something they shouldn't he gets fooled into letting them go. For instance, he basically has Tina dead to rights when she sneaks into Wagstaff in the Season 12 finale, but he immediately goes off to do something completely unrelated to his job while ordering Tina not to move until he gets back (unsurprisingly, she doesn't listen).
- New Job as the Plot Demands: Downplayed; he's always working as a security guard, but he rarely works at the same location more than once (with "Legends of the Mall" lampshading this trope), and never twice in a row. So far he's been seen at:
- Family Funtime ("Burgerboss" and "The Taking of Funtime 123")
- Roller Rink ("Adventures in Chinchilla-Sitting")
- Wagstaff School ("Ex Mach Tina" and "Some Like It Bot Part 2: Judge-bot Day")
- OMG Mall ("Legends of the Mall")note
- Non-Specifically Foreign: His accent implies he's not a native English speaker, though where he's from is not clear.
- The Stoner: "Adventures in Chinchilla-Sitting" implies that he smokes weed. "Legends of the Mall" also implies that he's on some kind of drug, which could overlap with the previous weed-related implication.
Jen
Jen
Voiced by: Wendy Molyneux
Jen is a babysitter who occasionally appears to watch over Gene, Tina and Louise. A generally meek person, she's usually thoroughly unprepared for their hijinks.
- Beware the Quiet Ones: Don't tickle her unless you want her to punch you. It's not even out of malice as it is out of sheer reflex.
- The Bus Came Back: After being absent since Season 4, she returns in Season 10's "Land of the Loft" and has made at least one appearance in every season since.
- Cosmetic Catastrophe: Does not know how to put on makeup.
- Dumb Blonde: By her own admission, and even bordering on Too Dumb to Live levels. She doesn't know how to use a microwave (or even pronounce the word) or even turn on a TV, nor does she know what "bath time" is, despite those being basic knowledge for more than just a babysitter.
- Early-Bird Cameo: She debuts in "Two for Tina", being left to babysit Gene and Louise before the two sneak off to Josh and Tina's dance, before appearing much more prominently in "Purple Rain-Union".
- Extreme Doormat: Though she tries to honor Linda's instructions, she almost always lets the Belcher kids get her to do what they want her to do.
- Hates Being Touched: If you touch her even a little bit, she'll feel ticklish all over, and not in a good way.
- Nice Girl: Jen is a generally polite, affable girl who genuinely loves baby-sitting, despite not being very good at it, and gives Linda a speech on how she should do what she loves over worrying about being good at it.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: In Season 12's "Ferry On My Wayward Bob and Linda", while it's pretty mild, Jen actually says "no" to the kids' attempt to trick her (unaware that they were tricking her) and even got them to go to their rooms, leaving the kids baffled. Gene lampshades it.Gene: Is this what responsible babysitting looks like?
- Put on a Bus: After Season 4's "Uncle Teddy", she was absent from the show for six seasons (aside from a cameo in the credits of "Glued, Where's My Bob?") until Season 10's "Land of the Loft".
- Relationship Upgrade: As of "Ferry On My Wayward Bob and Linda", she's seeing her notary Christopher. Time will tell if this sticks.
- Shrinking Violet: Personality-wise, she's a lot like Tina, both being awkward, slow and air-headed, but Jen has none of Tina's confidence and in general has a very milquetoast and soft-spoken demeanor.
- Super Gullible: Not only is she very easily swayed, she's also very easily fooled.
- Unknown Rival: Tina frequently expresses dislike of Jen for her job (Tina is usually the babysitter of her siblings when Jen isn't in the picture), but Jen is genuinely too oblivious to realize that Tina holds any animosity.
Officers Julia and Cliffany
Officers Julia and Cliffany
Voiced by: Jerry Minor (Julia) and Sam Seder (Cliffany)
Two police officers who frequently appeared in the first season (with occasional cameos up through Season 5). Julia and Cliffany are both usually friendly and understanding towards Bob and the shenanigans his family gets into, but are also kind of incompetent at their job and occasionally brutal in their methods.
- Ambiguous Gender: Cliffany's got both a rather androgynous name (a combo of "Cliff" and "Tiffany") and appearance, while their partner Julia is straightforwardly identified as a woman.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Their only speaking roles were in Season 1. They have some small cameos in Season 2 (as part of the hostage situation in "Bob Day Afternoon" and the audience for Cake in "Bad Tina") as well as Season 4 (they're the officers who arrest Fanny at the end of "World Wharf II: The Wharfening"), but while Julia appears solo in both "Wharf Horse" and "Dawn of the Peck" (both times appearing as a background character in Wonder Wharf), they've since disappeared from the series altogether, with the role of the show's recurring cop going solely to Sergeant Bosco.
- The Lopsided Arm of the Law: The restaurant gets robbed twice? They miss the robber completely and only catch him because the robber was dumb enough to return to the scene of the crime. Bob defaces Edith's art or threatens to ruin the butter for Lobsterfest? They're on the scene in seconds.
- Police Are Useless: Zigzagged. They fail to catch the robber in "Hamburger Dinner Theater" the first time, but show up to the restaurant with a gift basket to apologize and are not only unaware the robber's back but let him walk right past them. Then they got a notification after the robber leaves and manage to catch him.
- Police Brutality: Once the two get their hands on the robber from "Hamburger Dinner Theater," they proceed to beat the shit out of him in broad daylight, to such a degree that even Bob (who has just been robbed by the guy twice) seems disturbed. Julia also shoots Bob with a beanbag gun in "Lobsterfest" even after it's clear the situation has been resolved, which just makes things ten times worse.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: They're called to the restaurant after Mort's rather graphic display using (supposedly) fake blood and fake organs in Linda's "Dreamatorium" show, but other than the people who went into shock they don't press charges after understanding it was just part of the show.
Sergeant Bosco
Sergeant Bosco
"I'm not shooting somebody because my mother tells me to again."
Voiced by: Gary Cole
A police sergeant who often crosses paths with the Belchers. His competence at his job ranges from "mediocre" to "how has he not been fired yet", which isn't helped by his poor attitude towards everyone, even (or rather, especially) kids. He often makes side comments that give a glimpse into his (very dysfunctional) family life. He replaces Julia and Cliffany as the show's recurring cop character from Season 2 onwards.- Abusive Parents: Him calling his kids disappointments doesn't exactly paint him as the best father.
- The Alcoholic: Implied; the Season 4 finale reveals he regularly texts his ex-wife while drunk.
- The Comically Serious: Has basically zero sense of humor, which leads to him treating even the goofiest cases as dead serious.
- The Cynic: Especially in regards to romance, stemming from his own failed marriage.
- Deadpan Snarker: He loves his sarcasm.
- Disappeared Dad: He both has one and is one. His father is never seen nor mentioned even after his mother debuts (though because his mother is in a nursing home, it's probably safe to assume his father is dead); meanwhile, Bosco himself is never seen with his kids and it's implied his only way to contact them is calling them, which he doesn't like to do.
- Dysfunctional Family: "My Fuzzy Valentine", "World Wharf II: The Wharfening", and "Bobby Driver" reveal his family life is lacking. He has a mother who constantly belittles him, a brother who's their mother's clear favorite, an ex-wife he angrily texts while drunk, and at least two kids who he rarely sees and is disappointed in.
- Extreme Doormat: His mother quickly whips him into shape in "Bobby Driver". He offhandedly reveals that he's shot someone on his mother's orders, though he puts his foot down and refuses to do so again.
- Felony Misdemeanor: He believes Pooping Where You Shouldn't is worse than murder.
- Freudian Excuse: With a mother like Lillian, it's no wonder he's turned out the way he has.
- Hunting the Most Dangerous Game: Claims to be part of a secret society that hunts people for sport in "My Fuzzy Valentine". It's unclear whether or not he's joking.
- Informed Attribute: He's a divorcee with at least two kids (he uses the plural term when talking about the latter), but neither his ex-wife nor his kids are ever shown on-screen.
- Jerkass: Bosco is an unpleasant guy. He's not above shin-kicking a 9 year old girl, threatens said girl's sister, and he views his own kids as disappointments for no clear reason. He's also extremely quick to get physical whenever he feels like someone's wasting his time, as described below.
- Jerkass Has a Point: He's not at all wrong when he tells Linda in "My Fuzzy Valentine" that her speed-dating event is flawed because simply having things in common isn't enough to form a romance from.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Deep down, he's not that bad of a guy, and has some redeeming qualities.
- He and Bob have a genuinely fun time together in "Legends of the Mall", and Bosco seems to genuinely like Bob's company.
- He also spends most of "Secret Admiral-irer" berating the Belcher kids for wasting his time, but a scene at the end shows him actually questioning the person they claimed stole a valuable necklace.
- Despite enduring harsh verbal abuse from his mother, he at least takes the time to visit her, something his brother Gary can't claim.
- Jurisdiction Friction: His job primarily focuses on burglary, which causes him to be at odds with the homicide department since his department is rarely treated as seriously. He spends much of the movie trying to convince people that the burglary department is just as cool, and while he investigates Cotton Candy Dan's murder it's clear that he has no actual business doing so. He gets thrown a bone by being the first one on the scene to arrest Grover, and his final scene in the movie is him rubbing it in the homicide department's faces.
- Last-Name Basis: He's been around since season 2 and his first name has yet to be revealed. This is particularly egregious since we know his mother and brother's names, and they're far more minor characters than him. His brother hasn't even appeared onscreen!
- Police Are Useless: It's a wonder he graduated from the academy. Everything he does in "Bob Day Afternoon" only escalates the situation further (ordering a shot on Mickey only leads to Bob being taken hostage, and he's the one person who consistently pisses off the normally Affably Evil Mickey). Furthermore, he dismisses Bob's emergency texts as drunk texts in "World Wharf II: The Wharfening" in spite of Bob being missing for hours and being last spotted with a man known to be mentally unstable; he was willing to risk his detective career on Linda's nonexistent psychic abilities in "I Get A Psy-chic Out Of You"; and he did an "undercover" operation in "Boywatch" while his police badge was visible and the back of his shirt clearly said "POLICE". In spite of this, he still somehow gets the job done in the end, which is probably the only reason he's not been fired yet.
- Punctuated! For! Emphasis!: Usually accompanied by a mild physical harassment when he believes someone is wasting his time, like swatting them on the head with his notepad or splashing water at them with his fingers.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Not usually, but in "Bobby Driver", he refuses to shoot Bob or the Cranwinkles just because his mother tells him to, and when he learns why they stole the quilting group's squares he doesn't even carry out an arrest, instead telling them to act like they're being arrested to calm down his mother before driving them home.
- Semper Fi: He was in the Navy.
- Skewed Priorities: Whenever the Belchers have a case for him, he'll be right on it... after spending some time doing literally anything else.Bosco: I came as quickly as I could after I did some other stuff.
- Sweet Tooth: According to his mother, he "eats like a five year old". He seriously considers busting or shooting out the glass of a vending machine while trying to get an orange soda, and only visits his mother when there's a hot fudge sundae bar at her retirement home.
- The Unfavorite: He has a brother named Gary who's clearly their mother's favorite.
- Warts and All: He believes in this trope to the extreme, thinking that a prospective couple has a chance to work out only if they air their worst secrets and can still stomach each other afterwards.
- Would Hurt a Child/Would Hit a Girl: Shin-kicks a nine-year-old girl and threatened her older sister.
Lillian Bosco
Lillian Bosco
Voiced by: David Herman
Sergeant Bosco's elderly mother. She's the leader of a quilting group, but otherwise spends her days alone in a retirement home. As a result (or so she claims), she's extremely bitter towards everyone.
- Abusive Parents: Verbally harsh towards Sergeant Bosco and openly favors her other son despite the fact that Sergeant Bosco at least tries to accommodate her.
- Ambiguous Situation: Because she's the only source of it, it's unclear whether her Freudian Excuse actually holds water or if she's just a Jerkass for the hell of it.
- Freudian Excuse: Attributes her crankiness to the fact that she rarely gets a visit from her sons.
- Hates Being Alone: She gets no visits from her son Gary, Sergeant Bosco does visit but rarely (and usually only for the hot fudge sundae bar), and she never mentions her grandkids so it's unlikely she gets any visits from them (which, considering Sergeant Bosco has no contact with his kids, is probable). She's not happy about any of that.
- Jerkass: She makes her son look like an angel.
- Needlework Is for Old People: Leader of Edith Cranwinkle's quilting group.
- Parental Favoritism: Between her two sons, Sergeant Bosco and Gary, it's pretty clear she prefers the latter. Linda actually calls her out on this, because Gary never visits her while Sergeant Bosco does and endures more than his fair share of verbal harassment in the process.
Speedo Guy
Speedo Guy
"We're all glued to a toilet called Eaaaaaarth!"
Voiced by: H. Jon Benjamin
A local man who, as the name indicates, is usually seen parading around in a speedo.
- All There in the Manual: Not only does he not have an actual name, but the nickname "Speedo Guy" isn't even used on the show, instead being the behind-the-scenes name used by the show's staff.
- Camp Straight: He wears pink speedos and likes rollerskating, but "Bob Actually" confirms he at least has an attraction to women.
- Fan Disservice: Not the most fit guy around, which makes his outfit choice an affront to the eyes.
- Irony: He gets attacked by turkeys and geese in "Dawn of the Peck" while yelling that he's a vegan.
- Mugged for Disguise: During Louise's story in "The Frond Files", he's attacked by Robo-Frond for his (very minimal) clothing, prior to Robo-Frond meeting the real Mr. Frond for a less revealing outfit.
- Nice Guy: Although he doesn't eat at the restaurant due to being vegan, he's fairly friendly towards Bob. "Are You There Bob? It's Me, Birthday" suggests the two are actually friends on Facebook.
- No Name Given: His real name hasn't been revealed as of yet.
- Recurring Extra: Across many episodes, he will normally be shown in the background for a few seconds with little to no influence to the plot.
Sylvester Stieblitz
Sylvester Stieblitz
Voiced by: Brian Huskey
Regular-Sized Rudy's father and a divorcee who is trying to re-enter the dating pool. Emphasis on trying.
- All There in the Manual: His first name has never been used in the show, and was only revealed in two supplementary materials for Season 6—a press release for "House of 1000 Bounces" and a diagram for "Glued, Where's My Bob?" that the animators used to remember where everyone was sitting in the restaurant. His surname technically hasn't been used at all, but it can be easily inferred by the fact that his son Rudy's surname is Stieblitz.
- Bumbling Dad: To his credit, he tries his best, but he's generally unable to keep up with his son and is usually seen just trying to make it through the day.
- Butt-Monkey: If he has a speaking role in an episode, he'll have at least one scene that shows him not having a fun time. Whether it's his date going south in "The Kids Rob a Train" or him failing to pick up Dahlia's mother in "House of 1000 Bounces", there are times where he almost makes Bob look like he was Born Lucky.
- Casanova Wannabe: Downplayed. As a recently-divorced dad, he's trying to put himself back out there, and both of his first two appearances show him trying to woo someone. However, whether it's his own poor luck or lack of compatability (like the time he dated someone who wasn't interested in kids), he just can't catch a break.
- Extreme Doormat: He's a nice guy to the extent that he can be a pushover when faced with conflict, as seen in "House of 1000 Bounces."Rudy: My dad's on the phone really giving it to [the bounce house rental company] right now!
Sylvester: (on the phone) Mm-hmm. N-No, I-I understand. (laughs nervously) T-Totally. - Nice Guy: Like his son. Life doesn't always (or ever) go his way, but he's still a pleasant enough guy.
- Poor Communication Kills: He fails to tell one of his prospective girlfriends that he has a son, and she finds out in the middle of their first date. It doesn't go well for him.
- Strong Family Resemblance: His son looks a lot like him. They even have the same voice actor.
Helen Goodwin
Helen Goodwin
Voiced by: Kaitlin Olson
A rich widow for whom Teddy falls in love when he is asked to do some work in her house. She seems pleasant, but in actuality she's rather cruel and vicious, exploiting Teddy's feelings for her in order to get what she wants. Not helping is the very strong implication that she had a hand in her late husband's death.
- Ambiguous Situation: If she murdered her husband or if his death was accidental, though the evidence heavily leans towards the "Helen did it" end.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Even if one ignores the probable murder she's committed, she presents herself as a friendly person only to be a conniving backstabber who can and will abandon her allies for money.
- Black Widow: She may or may not have assassinated her husband. It's never made exactly clear, but it is clear she had reasons to want him dead, and she had the means to kill him, as well as wanting to hide something that was possible evidence against her. While it was never wholly confirmed, it was mostly hinted towards she really being the killer.
- Derailing Love Interests: She becomes much more of a mean jerkass in her second appearance, when another candidate for Teddy's Love Interest, Kathleen, shows up. That said, given the implication that she killed her husband, it's most likely just her actual personality coming into play.
- Hate Sink: A horribly vile woman who has no problem putting Teddy's life at risk for her own financial gain (and of course is strongly implied to be a Black Widow).
- He Knows Too Much: When Bob finds evidence that Helen did kill her husband, Helen gives a Death Glare that implies she would have killed him if he were actually able to connect the dots (which he wasn't, but only because he was high on painkillers).
- Karma Houdini: It's heavily implied that she really did kill her husband, but everyone who suspected her has since moved on and Helen has the only remaining evidence against her buried.
- Laser-Guided Karma: While she never gets pinned for her probable murder of her husband, when she attempts to risk Teddy's life in "The Helen Hunt" for the sake of obtaining a priceless item, said item is broken during her escape attempt.
- May–December Romance: Noticeably younger than her late husband was when they were together. Considering how much she inherited when he died, it's possible she's a Gold Digger.
- Not Helping Your Case: While trying to reassure Linda that she isn't a Black Widow, she casually admits that she didn't really like being married to Larry.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: She becomes much more mean in her second appearance, losing every single shred of sympathy she had before, as well as no longer being interested in Teddy, or even his bodily safety, when money is on the line. As mentioned above, however, by this point it's increasingly likely she's a Black Widow, so this isn't so much her suddenly becoming mean as it is her dropping the facade of kindness.
Shinji Kojima
Shinji Kojima
Voiced by: Keisuke Hoashi
Shinji Kojima, better known as Koji, is a Japanese actor who starred as the titular Hawk in the Hawk & Chick series alongside his daughter Yuki. Bob and Louise are big fans of his.
- The Atoner: He's made a lot of mistakes throughout his life, from straining his relationship with his daughter to cutting out another actor's scene out of jealousy and thus potentially costing him a career. As an old man, he knows he's messed up and (with help from the Belchers) eventually works to make amends for these slip-ups.
- Cool Old Guy: Bob and Louise absolutely fawn over him when they meet him, and for good reason.
- Famous-Named Foreigner: Shares his surname with a certain video game director whose works have gained great popularity in the English speaking world. His given name is also a Japanese name that has become well known in the west.
- It's All My Fault: He blames himself for the split with his daughter. Bob seems to agree, while Louise rather aggressively thinks it's Yuki's fault instead. While the cause of the split is never fully revealed (it happened when Koji got divorced but this was most likely correlation and not causation), the fact that Louise is the only one defending him suggests that whatever happened, it really was Koji's fault.
- Last-Name Basis: His nickname Koji derives from his last name.
- Nice Guy: He's pretty nice to the Belchers, even indulging Bob and Louise as they borderline stalk him to his hotel room.
Yuki Kojima
Yuki Kojima
Voiced by: Suzy Nakamura
Shinji Kojima's daughter and a Japanese child actress who starred as the titular Chick in the Hawk & Chick series. In the present day she is an accountant who has not seen her father for three decades—something she's not exactly upset about.
- Babies Ever After: She has had a baby by the time of her reappearance in Season 10.
- Broken Pedestal: On both ends of the trope. She clearly looked up to her father as a kid, but thirty years apart have jaded her view of him completely, to the point that her mood sours just thinking of him. Meanwhile, Louise idolized her, but became borderline hostile upon learning that Yuki had no intention of reuniting with her father.
- Old Shame: In-universe; she doesn't like being reminded of her time as Chick, primarily because it brings back memories of her father.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: She arrives in a theater for a live screening of one of her movies, but the event goes wrong to the point that she tries to leave. As she gets up, however, she hears Louise reveal her fear that she will meet Yuki's fate of growing apart from her father. Bob reassuring his daughter drives Yuki to tears, convincing her to stay just long enough for her father to reach out to her.
- Shadow Archetype: She represents a possible future for Louise in the event that she and Bob ever split apart despite their closeness. Or at least, this is how Louise sees her, and she's absolutely terrified about it.
Mr. Dowling
Mr. Dowling
Voiced by: Craig Anton
The manager of First Oceanside Savings Bank who has a less than ideal opinion of Bob.
- All There in the Manual: In the show proper, his name appeared only in the end credits of "Easy Commercial, Easy Go-mercial" and "Pro-Tiki/Con-Tiki" (he was credited as "Bank Manager" in "Bob Day Afternoon"). The movie finally averts it by having Bob and Linda address him by name.
- The Bully: Pretty much every time he appears, it's to mock Bob or to refuse a loan simply due to a lack of respect for him.
- Hate Sink: He treats Bob with no respect, openly mocking him for his limited/lack of funds and made it a joke he encourages at the bank. He also has No Sympathy for the Belchers' genuine problems, appearing annoyed at them for the sinkhole that blocks the restaurant.
- Irrational Hatred: Why he has it in for Bob is never stated. Jimmy Pesto and Hugo Habercore have admittedly petty reasons but reasons none the less.
- Jerkass: Not only does he mock the Belchers' financial problems, he doesn't even let them enjoy whatever victories they do get. When Bob brings in a check worth a lot of money, his first instinct is that it was stolen because he refuses to believe it was willingly given to him. In the movie, when Mr. Fischoeder pays the Belchers' loan as thanks for saving him, Mr. Dowling tries to act as if Bob and Linda don't get to celebrate because they're making the payment late.
- Jerkass Has a Point: Subverted, much like Jimmy Pesto. While he's not necessarily wrong to refuse to extend Bob's loan or comment on his lack of money, he's only doing it to be a jerk, which undermines whatever validity his actions do have.
- Jerkass to One: Another in the long list of people who give Bob nothing but trouble for no valid reason other than amusement.
- Lack of Empathy: Really doesn't give a crap about Bob's financial worries.
- No Sympathy: He has zero concerns for the Belchers or the crap he partially causes them with his mockery of Bob's account, to the point where he treats a sinkhole that is blocking the restaurant as their fault.
- Small Role, Big Impact: For both the series and the movie, his assholeish attitude towards Bob is usually why he has difficulty getting loans that play a part in the Belchers' Perpetual Poverty.
Others
Boyz 4 Now
Matt, Allen, Griffin, and Boo Boo
Left to right - Griffin, Allen, Boo Boo, Matt
A Boy Band made of four boys that Tina is crazy for. Their names are Matt, Allen, Griffin, and Boo Boo, the last of whom Louise "secretly" has a crush on.- Boy Band: But of course. They follow the traditional archetypes of:
- The Bad Boy / Rebel: Griffin
- The Cute One: Boo Boo
- The Older Brother: Matt
- The Shy One: Allen
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: They haven't appeared since "Fast Time Capsules at Wagstaff School" in Season 11, likely because the hype for non-Korean boy bands has died down in the following years.
- Dawson Casting: In-universe; while Matt is stated to be 17, he's clearly much older. At one point he implies he even has a daughter.
- Fan Nickname: In-universe; depending on which boy is your favorite, there are Allen-coholics, Boo-Boo Boosters, Matt Brats, and De-Griffins. Henry Haber also uses the term "Griffin Gal" in Season 11.
- Height Angst: Boo Boo's height insecurity follows him into solo stardom. His solo album is titled "Tall Enough To Ride Your Heart," and he makes a big deal out of being able to ride a rollercoaster.
- Noodle Incident: When they separate, Boo Boo's only comment about his relationship with the others is that Allen and Griffin "know what they did".
- The Other Darrin: In-universe; Linda claims that they switch Allens sometimes in "The Hauntening", implying they have two or more people pretending to be the one band member. That said, Allen's appearance remains consistent throughout all of his appearances (besides any natural changes that occur due to Art Evolution), suggesting this is just an unfounded rumor on Linda's end.
- Out of Focus: While as a band they're sizably important, as individuals Boo Boo is the only one to receive any notable significance in the series, with him being a major character in the first two Boyz 4 Now-themed episodes whose actions also lead to the plot of the third Boyz 4 Now-themed episode. Behind him we also learn a few minor details about Matt's personal life, leaving Allen and Griffin as fairly one-note characters who exist solely to fill out the band's roster.
- Periphery Demographic: In-universe. The target audience is primarily teenagers, but adults including Teddy and Zeke’s mom are noted to be big fans of the band.
- Putting the Band Back Together: They split up in late Season 6 before reuniting in the Season 9 premiere.
- The Scrappy: In-universe; Boo Boo received the hate of most Boyz 4 Now fans since he left the band, causing its downfall. It dies down after he rejoins.
