History YMMV / BobsBurgers

** We're supposed to feel sorry for Linda because due to Gayle's inability and unwillingness to better her living arrangements, Linda has no choice but to act like Gayle's parent. However, the fact that she doesn't mind and actually ENCOURAGES Gayle's questionable behavior such as her painting portraits of animal anuses and posting them in her husband's restaurant and never allowing others to call Gayle out on her crap doesn't exactly paint her in a good light.

** Louise, whose TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior makes her either a fun risk-taker, or a genuinely unsettling threat to everyone around her that most parents would have sent to therapy instead of see it as her being adventurous.

** In "Sheesh! Cab, Bob?", Bob refuses to agree to Jimmy Pesto's demand to shave his mustache, likening it to negotiating with a terrorist. At the time, it was just a humorous comment showing how irrational Bob acted in regard to Jimmy Pesto. However, him calling Jimmy Pesto a terrorist became a bit ''too'' on the mark after Jimmy's voice actor was fired for his alleged involvement in the U.S. Capitol insurrection.

** "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS6E5NiceCapades Nice-Capades]]" has Felix demanding to perform an erotic dance during an ice show, which he does in a black see-through over the sound of Calvin's piano. This is absolutely hilarious as, after a year, ''Anime/YuriOnIce'' would focus on an ice skater that performs a very sexual routine on ice as his signature song, wearing a dark spandex with a lot of see-through parts. His second, less sexual theme, is entirely played on a piano.

** In "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS7E1Fluoise Flu-loise]]", the family melts Louise's beloved Kuchi Kopi doll. While the toy did appear before, this episode just happens to make Kuchi Kopi both as an InUniverse series and as one of Louise's possessions plot-relevant. A lot of the episode involves the family frequently shortening the character's name to just "Kuchi"-- which just so happens to be a homophone with the not-particularly-vulgar euphemism "coochie," a word that [[https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=coochie surged in use]] around the start of the 2020s. This can add a lot of [[HehHehYouSaidX additional humor]] for some people when characters spout lines such as "hot Kuchi."

** Topsy the Elephant was sold by P.T. Barnum to UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison, which makes it rather hilarious that Gene made a musical where Thomas is the hero, despite killing animals (though Topsy was killed by one of his inventions, rather than the man himself). About six years later, they [[Film/TheGreatestShowman made a musical where P.T. Barnum is portrayed as a hero to the disabled, despite abusing them in real life]]. What's really ironic is that both Gene's musical and ''Film/TheGreatestShowman'' were praised for their music.

** We're supposed to feel sorry for Linda because due to Gayle's inability and unwillingness to better her living arrangements, Linda has no choice but to act like Gayle's parent. However, the fact that she doesn't mind and actually ENCOURAGES Gayle's questionable behavior such as her painting portraits of animal anuses doesn't exactly paint her in a good light.

* MagnificentBastard ("[[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E10PrestoTinaO Presto Tina-O]]"): [[FatBastard Mars Sazerac]] is a charming magician who takes advantage of Bob Belcher's 50% discount by inviting his friends to Bob's restaurants and performing magic tricks for them. When Bob bans Sazerac from his restaurant, the magician puts Bob's name in his [[DeadlyBook "Enemies of Magic" book]], cursing Bob into having to endure magic-related mishaps in his restaurant. Sazerac would also [[BatmanGambit anticipate]] Bob's attempt to get his name off his book, allowing Louise to steal his book, where he writes Bob a note saying that he farted on the salami Bob had licked.

** Regular-Sized Rudy, the asthma-ridden kid who's frequently caught up between all the Belcher kids' craziness [[note]]though he does highly enjoy getting caught up in the Belcher kids' craziness, due to his adrenaline junkie tendencies and desire to be like other kids in spite of his health problems[[/note]]. Especially in "Carpe Museum", where he has an asthma attack while stuck atop an observation deck with no way down.

** Be wary of offers that sound too good to be true. Multiple times the Belchers have to deal with their shenanigans from trying to get into a good deal. "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS13E2TheReekyLakeShow The Reeky Lake Show" has them finding what seems to be a lakeside cabin for a vacation for a very low price only to them find out they can't swim because the lake is toxic and the cabin itself is terrible despite the pictures. "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E23TheUnnatural The Unnatural]]" has Linda spending a lot of money in baseball lessons that promise unrealistic results and are clearly a scam.

** Topsy the Elephant was sold by P.T. Barnum to UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison, which makes it rather hilarious that Gene made a musical where Thomas is portrayed as a hero to Topsy, despite killing her in real life, when, about 6 years later, they [[Film/TheGreatestShowman made a musical where P.T. Barnum is portrayed as a hero to the disabled, despite abusing them in real life]]. What's really ironic is that both Gene's musical and ''Film/TheGreatestShowman'' were praised for their music.

** Donald seems to be really obsessed with Josh, is always annoyed with Tina being around, and tries to get Josh's attention away from her.

** Bob Belcher himself has two camps. He's either a very sympathetic character who tries hard to support his family and do what he loves in a town that doesn't value creativity or his passion for burgers. Then there's the camp who sees him as a stubborn fool who refuses to compromise on why he wants his restaurant to be successful, namely his burgers that he puts more money into than he charges, and his horrible business sense is something that is not something to be admired for.

** Millie Frock from "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E2FortNight Fort Night]]" gained fans from being so hilarious and disturbing, and they've repeatedly brought her back for more episodes. Thankfully, her appearances have been far enough apart, she hasn't lost her entertainment value.

--->'''Bob''': ''YOU CAN'T EVEN LET SOMEONE APOLOGIZE! GET OUT!''

** Linda selling Bob's espresso machine behind his back and [[KarmaHoudini facing no consequences for it]] in "The Unnatural" is often cited by her detractors as her worst moment in the series.

** Logan in "Large Brother, Where Fart Thou?" due to luring Gene and Louise out of their home, chased them until they were cornered in a warehouse with the sole intention of assaulting Louise despite the fact that by this point she was crying and ended up only attacking Gene instead because Gene protected her. He also faces no consequences.