History Trivia / BobsBurgers

** AmbiguouslyBi Linda Belcher is voiced by the openly gay John Roberts.

* CrossDressingVoices: About 95% of the female characters on this show are voiced by men (John Roberts as Linda and Jocelyn, Creator/DanMintz as Tina[[note]]though Tina was originally a boy named Daniel--Mintz's role simply wasn't recast when the character became female[[/note]], David Herman as Marshmallow[[note]]though this one is justified, as Marshmallow is a trans woman[[/note]], etc). Only a handful of female characters are actually voiced by women (Louise[[note]]Kristen Schaal[[/note]], Gayle[[note]]Megan Mullally[[/note]] and Tammy[[note]]Jenny Slate[[/note]] are notable examples of female characters voiced by women). Meanwhile, male characters Ollie and Andy Pesto are voiced by Sarah and Laura Silverman. This is also enforced in most foreign dubs, except Brazilian Portuguese.

* CrossDressingVoices: About 95% of the female characters on this show are voiced by men (John Roberts as Linda and Jocelyn, Dan Mintz as Tina[[note]]though Tina was originally a boy named Daniel--Mintz's role simply wasn't recast when the character became female[[/note]], David Herman as Marshmallow[[note]]though this one is justified, as Marshmallow is a trans woman[[/note]], etc). Only a handful of female characters are actually voiced by women (Louise[[note]]Kristen Schaal[[/note]], Gayle[[note]]Megan Mullally[[/note]] and Tammy[[note]]Jenny Slate[[/note]] are notable examples of female characters voiced by women). Meanwhile, male characters Ollie and Andy Pesto are voiced by Sarah and Laura Silverman. This is also enforced in most foreign dubs, except Brazilian Portuguese.

* IKnewIt: Though a minor detail, several fans had noticed that Louise's room is windowless, theorizing the space to be a repurposed closet. While Louise already implies this in "Bed & Breakfast," it's only in "Loft in Bedslation" that it's explicitly discussed.

** Bob's father Big Bob has appeared four times, with a different voice actor the first three times. In "Bob Fires the Kids", where only his voice is heard, he's voiced by Creator/HJonBenjamin. For his in-person debut in "Father of the Bob", he's voiced by Creator/BillHader (who already does voice work on the show as Mickey the bank robber). In "Interview with a Pop-pop-pire", he's voiced by Creator/EricBauza.

** After Creator/JayJohnston was discovered to [[https://www.thedailybeast.com/actor-jay-johnston-banned-from-bobs-burgers-over-capitol-riot have partaken in the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol]], it was announced that he has been barred from returning as Jimmy Pesto Sr.[[note]]allegations of Johnston's involvement have been around since winter/spring 2021, with many of his colleagues confirming them, but it wasn't until December 2021 that the showrunners' response became known[[/note]]. This resulted in Jimmy Pesto's absence for the entirety of Season 12 and remaining completely silent throughout the movie, not speaking again until Creator/EricBauza took up the role starting with season 14's "Bully-ieve It or Not".

** Bob's father Big Bob has appeared three times, with a different voice actor each time. In "Bob Fires the Kids", where only his voice is heard, he's voiced by Creator/HJonBenjamin. For his in-person debut in "Father of the Bob", he's voiced by Creator/BillHader (who already does voice work on the show as Mickey the bank robber). In "Interview with a Pop-pop-pire", he's voiced by Creator/EricBauza.

** After Creator/JayJohnston was discovered to [[https://www.thedailybeast.com/actor-jay-johnston-banned-from-bobs-burgers-over-capitol-riot have partaken in the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol]], it was announced that he has been barred from returning as Jimmy Pesto Sr.[[note]]allegations of Johnston's involvement have been around since winter/spring 2021, with many of his colleagues confirming them, but it wasn't until December 2021 that the showrunners' response became known[[/note]]. A replacement is yet to be confirmed, with Jimmy Pesto being absent for the entirety of Season 12 and remaining completely silent throughout the movie. As of season 14's "Bully-ieve It or Not" Jimmy Pesto is now voiced by Creator/EricBauza.

** After Creator/JayJohnston was discovered to [[https://www.thedailybeast.com/actor-jay-johnston-banned-from-bobs-burgers-over-capitol-riot have partaken in the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol]], it was announced that he has been barred from returning as Jimmy Pesto Sr.[[note]]allegations of Johnston's involvement have been around since winter/spring 2021, with many of his colleagues confirming them, but it wasn't until December 2021 that the showrunners' response became known[[/note]]. A replacement is yet to be confirmed, with Jimmy Pesto being absent for the entirety of Season 12 and remaining completely silent throughout the movie. As of season 14's "Bully-ieve It or Not" Jimmy Pesto Sr. is now voiced by Creator/EricBauza.

** After Creator/JayJohnston was discovered to [[https://www.thedailybeast.com/actor-jay-johnston-banned-from-bobs-burgers-over-capitol-riot have partaken in the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol]], it was announced that he has been barred from returning as Jimmy Pesto Sr.[[note]]allegations of Johnston's involvement have been around since winter/spring 2021, with many of his colleagues confirming them, but it wasn't until December 2021 that the showrunners' response became known[[/note]]. A replacement is yet to be confirmed, with Jimmy Pesto being absent for the entirety of Season 12 and remaining completely silent throughout the movie.

** Loren Bouchard admitted that he found the "Child Molester" burger, as well as some of the other audacious jokes from the first episode, to be [[JustForPun in poor taste]].

* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: The episode "Flu-ouise", whose A-plot involves Louise getting a flu, was pulled from Adult Swim's rerun rotation in 2020, due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. In October of that year, however, the episode returned to the regular rerun rotation.

** [[CampGay Dalton Crespin]], a semi-recurring character in Season 8, is voiced by the openly gay John Early.

* FandomLifeCycle: Reached somewhere between a Stage 4 and Stage 5 at its peak in the 2010s, with its popularity among millenials being referenced by WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy. The series was also featured through a WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons CouchGag. While remaining hugely successful, the fandom behind the series has settled to a stable point around Stage 4, with the movie performing below expectations despite positive reviews from critics and fans.

** Series creator Loren Bouchard voiced Mickey in "Beach, Please" when Creator/BillHader, Mickey's usual voice actor, was unavailable.[[note]]Bouchard's voice was only heard in the initial airing of the episode (judging by his subpar work, it was most likely carried over from the animatics stage due to time constraints). John Kubin can now be heard in reruns and streaming versions of this episode.[[/note]]

* TheWikiRule: [[http://bobs-burgers.wikia.com/wiki/Bob%27s_Burgers_Wiki Bob's Burgers Wiki]].

** Series creator Loren Bouchard announced on Twitter that David Herman and Katie Crown will no longer play the black characters, the transgender sex worker Marshmallow and the student Harley in the future after replying to a tweet about recasting Marshmallow and Harley with "Yes. On it." Harley was voiced by Ashley Nicole Black in ''WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie''; Marshmallow has not yet been recast.

* CreatorBacklash: [[https://www.avclub.com/showrunner-loren-bouchard-on-talking-toilets-and-other-1798240654 In this AV Club retrospective]] of season 3, Loren Bouchard did not like "Family Fracas" because he felt the episode could have been written better and wished the show went with the original ending of [[spoiler:the Belchers dumping silly foam on Jimmy Pesto's car, which he won by cheating]], though he also added that the original ending would have made fans complain that the Belchers were being petty, meaning that there would have been irate fans no matter which ending was used.

* OldShame: Loren Bouchard admitted that he found the "Child Molester" burger, as well as some of the other audacious jokes from the first episode, to be [[JustForPun in poor taste]].

** Series creator Loren Bouchard voiced Mickey in "Beach, Please" when Creator/BillHader, Mickey's usual voice actor, was unavailable.[[note]]Bouchard's voice was only heard in the initial airing of the episode (judging by his subpar work, it was most likely carried over from the animatics stage due to time constraints. John Kubin can now be heard in reruns and streaming versions of this episode.[[/note]]

** Series creator Loren Bouchard voiced Mickey in "Beach, Please" when Creator/BillHader, Mickey's usual voice actor, was unavailable.[[note]]Bouchard's voice was only heard in the initial airing of the episode (judging by his subpar work, it was most likely carried from the animatics stage due to time constraints. John Kubin can now be heard in reruns and streaming versions of this episode.[[/note]]

** Series creator Loren Bouchard voiced Mickey in "Beach, Please" when Creator/BillHader, Mickey's usual voice actor, was unavailable.

** In the original pitch of the show, Bob and his family ''were'' cannibals who served ground-up human meat to unwitting customers, while trying to keep the authorities off their trail. Naturally, something that disgusting got rejected as a series premise for network TV (it'd be a different story if it were on cable -- either basic or pay-premium), but it didn't stop the first episode from alluding to it.