History Characters / BobsBurgersTheBelcherFamily

* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Linda is the Optimist, Louise is the Cynic, Bob is the Realist, Gene is Apathetic, and Tina is Conflicted.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Linda (sanguine), Louise (choleric), Tina (phlegmatic), Bob (melancholic), Gene (eclectic).

** Linda and Bob when paired with Teddy: Linda's {{ditz}}iness and impulsive nature causes her to drag the other two into bizarre misadventures; Teddy, being an even bigger {{Ditz}}, follows along without complaint; and Bob plays the OnlySaneMan who often gets ignored. In episodes that specifically focus on Teddy, his and Linda's roles are switched with him being the one getting the three into shenanigans, Linda going along with them without question and Bob remaining the straight man to both of them.

* ParentsAsPeople: While it's generally assumed Burt was a decent man, it calls into question how he managed to have a daughter who grew up to be as horrible as Gloria did.

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/HJonBenjamin
->''"[[CharacterCatchphrase Oh my God.]]"''

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JohnRobertsActor
->''"Only strippers shave above the knee."''

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/DanMintz
->''"Time for the charm bomb to explode."''

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/EugeneMirman
->''"My life is more difficult than anyone else's on the planet--and yes, I'm including starving children, so don't ask!"''

--->'''Louise''': What ever happened to Roberto? Did you try showering with him again?\\
'''Tina''': ...Yeah...\\
'''Gene''': ...Maybe...

--->'''Tina''': When I kiss Jimmy Jr. under the disco ball, it will be like we're ''all'' kissing Jimmy Jr. under the disco ball.\\
'''Gene''': I call first!\\
'''Louise''': Really?\\
'''Gene''': Well if I'm gonna kiss him I don't want to go after you guys.\\
'''Linda''': I'll go last, I'm fine with that.\\
'''Bob''': We're not kissing Jimmy Jr!\\
'''Gene''': YES WE ARE!

--> '''Gene''': Why? Because I'm eleven and I still love Mom.

♫ I'm not afraid of [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking cancer,]] ♫
-->♫ I'm just afraid of snakes! ♫
-->♫ They really creep me out! ♫
-->♫ Where are their arms and legs?! ♫
-->♫ IT'S NOT OKAY! ♫

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KristenSchaal

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MeganMullally
->''"I've never been on a second date before that the other person knew about."''

->'''Gloria voiced by''': Creator/ReneeTaylor\\
'''Al voiced by''': Creator/HJonBenjamin ("Crawl Space"), Creator/SamSeder (Season 3 onwards)

--->'''Bob''': This isn't your charger. Admit it.
--->'''Gloria''': No. I'm not admitting anything. 'Cause it ''is'' my charger.
--->'''Bob''': Did you draw a butt on it?
--->'''Gloria''': I'm gonna go look for Al by myself, over there.
---> '''Later'''
--->'''Gloria''': I'm glad you apologized, Bob. Because you were ''so'' wrong about the charger. I told everyone in the bathroom about it.
--->'''Bob''': I'm sure you did.

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/SusieEssman
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lorraine_6.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:300:''"Nico, who's in my spot? Ugly little car."'']]

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JohnGemberling
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nicoparcone.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:300:"I'm Nico. Um, who are all of you?"]]

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/HJonBenjamin ("Bob Fires the Kids"), Creator/BillHader ("Father of the Bob"), Creator/EricBauza (Season 12 onwards)

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite how overcritical he was, he did still try to get along with his son, giving him a Christmas present of [[spoiler: changing the restaurant from "Big Bob's Diner" to "Big Bob's and Son's Diner" and wanting to be partners (only for Bob Jr. to refuse due to how impossible his dad was)]]. By the end of "Father of the Bob", Bob realizes that his father [[spoiler: kept the first review of Bob's Burgers]]; they both apologize for how they both treated each other. Bob says he's sorry for how he handled saying no to Big Bob's offer and accepts Big Bob for who he is, and Big Bob apologizes for being impossible to work with and says Bob has done well for himself and should be proud. "Interview with a Pop-pop-pire" shows them bonding over memories of Bob's late mother, and it's revealed Big Bob often neglected to mention her because he didn't want to upset Bob.

* ControlFreak: Refused to let Bob change the menu at all. It's why [[spoiler: Bob chose not to become partners with him]].

* StrongFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler: It's subtle but on rewatch one can see that she almost resembles an older version of her granddaughter Louise, and that's not just including the hat.]]

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/CristinMilioti
[[quoteright:260:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alice_holding_lily.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:260:Alice with a baby Lily]]

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/LindaLavin
[[quoteright:266:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gertie_holding_lily.png]]
[[caption-width-right:266:Gertie and Lily]]

[[folder: Ernest Lombard]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ernest_lombard_take.png]]

[[folder: Aunt]]

[[/folder]]

* WomenAreWiser: Primarily regarding the kids (though with the emphasis on wisER, since they are all BookDumb). Gene is easily the dumbest of the Belchers while Louise is the most clever. Although a ditz, Tina is usually the one to come up with ingenious solutions to problems in a pinch, and is at the very least smarter than Gene.

* FreudianExcuse:

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JohnRoberts

* TheLadette: The Belcher women are all capable of doing things that are traditionally masculine, are sometimes even tougher than Bob and Gene, and are just as disgusting.

* InsufferableImbecile: Gayle is, to put it bluntly, a moron, and then her also being selfish, incompetent and unable to accept ''any'' criticism does nothing but inconvenience her family members. While she's not as bad a few others, there are very few people in her family and in general, who can tolerate being around her.

* JerkassHasAPoint: In Season 14's Premiere, her most recent criticism of Linda is how she doesn't have her kids do enough chores. This is one of the very few valid criticisms that Gloria has made, as doing chores and pitching in is a pretty important lesson that parents should teach their children and pushovers like Bob and Linda could and probably should stand to teach this to their kids. They don't.

* ParentsAsPeople: Is more than a little snarky towards her daughter, and doesn't take her suspicions of a Nazi spy in their building seriously at first, dismissing it as Alice hearing things due to sleep deprivation. When she walks in on Alice being actively threatened by said spy, however, [[MamaBear she shows no hesitation jumping physically to her defense]]. Alice even specifically says that Gertie is much better suited to be a grandma than a mom.

Bob's uncle and Lily's little brother. He used to be a store owner before passed on

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/HJonBenjamin ("Bob Fires the Kids"), Creator/BillHader ("Father of the Bob"), Creator/EricBauza ("Interview with a Pop-pop-pire", "Wharf, Me Worry?")

** In "Bob Fires the Kids" he's set up as TheAlcoholic and a likely candidate for an AbusiveParent. In "Father of the Bob" he shows no signs of alcoholism, and it's made clear that he at least tried to be a good parent--his flaw wasn't abuse, he just couldn't get that stick out of his ass.

* ALighterShadeOfGray: Compared to the rest of the Belchers' extended family. Linda's immediate relatives are selfish, demanding, and might as well be the poster children for TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity. Big Bob is a ControlFreak and a FantasyForbiddingFather, but he at least treats people just fine, cares for his family, and is able to realize his mistakes, making him much more sympathetic in the long run in spite of his many flaws.

* VocalEvolution: In "Bob Fires the Kids" Big Bob sounds just like Bob, but a bit deeper, whereas he has a much more distinct voice in his later appearances[[note]]while he has ''three'' different voice actors, the latter two give him nearly the same voice with only minor differences[[/note]].

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/HJonBenjamin ("Bob Fires the Kids"), Creator/BillHader ("Father of the Bob"), Creator/EricBauza ("Interview with a Pop-pop-pire")