Bob's Burgers: A Deliciously Quirky Adventure
Bob’s Burgers storyline is based on the Belcher family, who own a burger joint. It intertwines the difficulties and everyday working life of a diner, with Bob and his family and friends, Linda, Tina, Gene, and Louise. By playing a rival from the opposite burger shop, Jimmy Pesto and turbulent behavior of family life this show manages to keep the Belcher’s family tight. The show examines the relationships of family members, following your dreams, and work-life balance all while incorporating comedies into some episodes. While its over-arching theme manage to evoke emotions as well as make audiences belly laugh every now and then, all in the right combination, its animation and voice acting is spot on. All the characters have been well developed adding to the comedy of the show.
Directing by Bernard Derriman, Tony Gennaro and Simon Chong remain considerate of comedy timing and plot. Their direction ensures that the humor never gets ahead of itself but also makes certain that they give moments of genuine drama to the show, making each episode distinct.
Music in Bob’s Burger suits the quirkiness of the show. The music: funny and sometimes original songs played in the background contribute to witty disposition on this show and becomes part of the character evolution and the storyline.
The show’s style if animation is lively and unique and the characters’ details and settings used in this show are quite funny. It also uses comic artsy style to depict various circumstances while the setting of the burger restaurant keep the Belcher family’s oddity in check. The restaurant and the surroundings are shown as realistic as possible, so the audience will easily recognize the places familiar to the main family; The main episodic series does not require regular special effects since it is an animated show. The positive aspect of the show is an artistic concept and personality of characters that do not need much sanitization of their nature to build a beautiful and funny world.
What is good about being able to edit the show is the slick and snappy feeling of it. The episodes are perfectly stitched together, with continuity and coherence such that humor is timely and appropriately placed as well as the storyline being engaging all through. Ultimately, the characterization and the storytelling are good as the focus of the show never gets lost on either front and keeps the viewers engaged without becoming too drawn out.
The use of words and the timing and the delivery of the lines is fantastic in Bob’s Burgers. All the lines are used to embody the comedical tone for the show while at the same time generating humor and portraying aspects of character relationship within the Belcher family
Despite this, there are moments within some episodes where the audience feels all too familiar with the theme used in Bob’s Burgers. But these are coexisted with the great show of new humor and well-built characters and so the show never gets boring.
This is like taking good dinner with your beloved family members watching Bob’s Burgers. Because of the funny jokes, typical stories, and likeable characters included in the series, the program produces a happy feeling after the show is over. If you are a fan of adult animation or simply have not familiarized yourself with the concept – Bob’s Burgers is an unexpectedly touching and hilarious series.
