Why Bob Belcher Is Better Than Every Other Cartoon Dad 

They’re flawed, but in a human way rather than a fictional character way. Bob and Linda have weaknesses, from their families and other people in their lives, but it’s how they handle them for themselves and each other that make them people you can see as people.

Never watched this show because the character voices are so f***ing annoying. At least with other shows there are some annoying voices that are actually delivered with humor, think SpongeBob or most of them have that one annoying-sounding character. But this show, I never tuned to a more annoying show in my life, they're all like mopey and voices draw on forever, the voice actors sound like a bunch of cats alone. Wish people would stop trying to make it a thing.

Came here to say this, they are the only cartoon family I can see being real, they’re not over the top or just plain dumb

Modern Family does this from time to time. Granted it may not be as consistent per episode, but if we're talking about "realism", I think Modern Family nails it so much, especially the Dunphys

KID MEETING!!

Definitely. The family dynamics are really interesting. Louise is super manic and intense like Linda, but although she looks and acts like her, she respects her Dad a lot more. It's the same with Gene, he looks exactly like young Bob, but he's is a total mummy's boy and and is more like Linda personality wise. Tina has Bob's deadpan tone and temperament but couldn't be any more different from him given she is a pubescent girl. Unlike basically every other animated show, the kids actually take after their parents in appearance and personality, just like kids in real life do.

@@beanzthumbz Excellent summary, completely agreed :)

@@beanzthumbz Don't all kids talk to their toys though? Like imagine they're talking through while shaking them or something

@@beanzthumbz absolutely agree, great summary.

Gene talking to his imaginary friend with a meat clamp around his ear like a phone. First time home alone stress.

This was something that was also important on Alex Hirsch's cartoon, Gravity Falls. It revolves around the antics of fraternal twins Dipper and Mabel as they visit their Great Uncle (or Grunkle) Stan in the Oregon town of Gravity Falls. Alex pulled a lot of the vibe for the show from his own childhood growing up with his twin sister Ariel, and his first requirement for the characters is that the twins and other members of the Pines family actually like and support each other. It really does make a difference in the tone of the show when characters will stand up for each other, sometimes to the very end. Also, I love that Kirsten Schaal did the voice work for both Louise in Bob's Burgers and for Mabel in Gravity Falls. The shows have such a similar relational tone, and I'm not surprised that Kristen was providing quality voice work for both projects.

Never watched this show because the character voices are so f***ing annoying. At least with other shows there are some annoying voices that are actually delivered with humor, think SpongeBob or most of them have that one annoying-sounding character. But this show, I never tuned to a more annoying show in my life, they're all like mopey and voices draw on forever; the voice actors sound like a bunch of cats alone. Wish people would stop trying to make it a thing.

@@mercidee1977 the thing that i really love about the fact that Kristen voiced both characters, is that even though i know it's her, Mabel and Louise have such different voices that i always forget. Like Kristen could say the same line as Louise and then as Mabel, and it would still sound like completely different characters, even if the only thing she's really changing is her vocal expression/emotional expression.

@@gracestrange8251 That is so strange to me! To me, there are some lines that Louise says that sound exactly like Mabel to me, and some lines that Mabel says that sound exactly like Louise to me. What I really want is a Gravity Falls/Bob's Burgers cross-over where Louise and Mabel end up on some crazy mission to catch a crazy monster together. 🙂

@@mercidee1977 oooh interesting! cool that we have different experiences of it though! And a GF/BB cross over would be amaaaazing!!

gotta be one of my favorite episodes simply because of that

the ending made me laugh

@@beststrikersimp "Play with the toy horse, Tina" XD

I literally just finished that episode with my family, lol

..And don't forget he was even willing to get a tattoo just to get Tina's toy horse back.

“You’re gonna kill Teddy? Alright, car’s gassed up, that’s good. Guess I could homeschool the kids.”

"Good God, Linda. You had all that ready?? 🤨" 🤣🤣

@@brucasroxx "Whaat? I'm just bein' supportive."

I love how Linda being a supporting wife doesn't regulate her to being the typical mom trope. She supports her husband by working in the restaurant, not just the home (although, Bob cooks more than she does); her personality is fundamentally extroverted and the opposite of passive; she backs him up but still calls him out when it's warranted. She's a full human being and their relationship is one that allows that. I love Bob's Burgers.

@@j.a.c3350 Yep a show rarely does stay at home moms right, unlike lois or francine shes not a dimwit she makes some rash choices but shes not a dummy she's smart and actually cares about her husband, it feels like the only adult cartoon wife that actually loves her husband and wanted to marry him, with lois and francine im always left wondering why they even bothered, louis was teenager rebellion, but francine clearly could do better, but with linda her and bob's relationship makes me feel like the creators understand what marriage is actually supposed to be about

As if the stress of running a restaurant wasn't enough

Yup

the episode he learned about horses to go win Tina prized horse back. and was willing to get tatted. Bob went to no end for his kids.

“Guess who learned a lot about transvestites last night!?” Gene no more computer for two days! 😂

He also ended up shaving his mustache so that Jimmy Jr can come to her party 😂 I love that episode 😍

I don't even think the adults talk to the kids in Family Guy anymore

Because the Jetsons so didn’t exist 50 years ago...

I think his best moments are exactly when he's actually spending time with his children and bonding with them.

Plus Bob doesn't physically beat any of his kids in an over-the-top way.

@@disneyvillainsfan1666 other than a couple of times, he rarely resorted to aggression, and most pf his targets deserved, like Jimmy Pesto or the capoeira guy.

They'd be pals even if they stress bob out

it's funny because Bob's Burgers was supposed to be a darker show about a cannibal family running a burger shop

You're totally right, and like the Addams family they do get on with people you wouldn't expect them too because they're unjudgemental like how they're friends with the one eyed snakes

Its also refreshing that their family doesn't feel like a done to death 1950s archtype. But actually a believable family.

I also like that the belcher parents aren't unrealistically nice, but also not assholes to their kids about things they want to do. They question it, challenge it mildly to get the plot going, then they just see what happens as things play out. Which is what feels believable. I don't expect parents to be as overly lovey dovey honeymoon like early Cosmo & Wanda, or the Addams Family but it is nice that they again, do feel like they are realistically a married couple. They also feel like equals, where the mother isn't hyper sexualizd or naggy, and the husband isn't a total, abusive moron. Seeing the Belchers as quirky but nornal people is pretty new for the decade.

Even though the kids are kinda terrible

I love that sentiment. I also share it. My wife was the absolute love of my life... Until we had our daughter. Now she is the unrivaled number 1, my Wife got demoted to 2nd place. She could never hope to compete with our girl's cuteness. And I'm sure she feels the same way.

I love this attitude of the show. It always had a bit of edge and dark humor to it, but it was always "optimistic" in its delivery of such dark jokes. Like how Bob admits he loves everyone, but jokingly tells Linda he loves her less than the kids. It's sweet AND a little edgy. I think the earlier seasons nailed this perfectly. Even the pilot episode had a rather dark premise, but ended off with the family being wholesome again.

@@zeropolicy7456 I’m sorry but that is a weird way to say it. Your daughter is the love of your life and you find her more attractive than your wife? What the fuck?

​@@zeropolicy7456 damn..."demoted" and "never hope to compare" is so HARSH lol. You don't have to love your wife less or think she's less than because you have a daughter. I know how in theory saying that stuff you did sounds like a brag or something to be proud of or want to tell complete strangers, but it's a tad toxic, actually. And like 10% sad. Hopefully you're able to respect both women in your life equally, especially since one day your daughter will be the one to move out and start her own life while your wife will still be by your side. Nothing has to be a competition. One can only hope your wife doesn't read your comment and feel bad or embarrassed. Men don't need to trash their wives to make a point about loving another person.

Agreed. And I think it's something so many people can relate to

Great moment

He's a father who really wants to encourage and support his children and it's wonderful to see. He doesn't assume that just because he doesn't always understand what they're doing that there isn't anything worthwhile to the things they do.

Or Gene’s table setting competition. Bob ends up more into it than Gene!

@Mysterion This comment is why the show is so good. Both my parents broke the long cycle of abuse from their families. It's a hard thing to do, and it feels really good to see parents on TV shows doing that.

@@Aster_Risk you're lucky my father never broke the chain of abuse on his side of the family. That's why I'm never having kids I'd rather end the cycle then try breaking it and failing like my father and all the dads before him.

I think Tina is the Meg of the family, but she isn’t abused.

@@stephenking5852 Tina is never dehumanized though just taking a rough go through puberty

@@stephenking5852 she's in the right family. Any other sitcom family and it would have been ROUGH for her

@@stephenking5852 as the eldest sibling I can assure you that that is just how our younger siblings treat us😂

For me personally I don’t really like Family Guy or American Dad I prefer Bob’s Burgers everything is more interesting and better plus everyone needs parents like Bob and Linda

living paycheck to paycheck is not middle class. The belchers are working class

I'm pretty sure they're in poverty. As most of the time they're in debt or late with rent. They may not be out on the streets, but they're closer to losing everything than being comfortable enough to not worry about money.

I never understood the show lol

The middle class is vanishingly small today. Use to be, you could work a 40-hour work week, have a two-week vacation (note, vacation, not time off), buy a new car every five or so years, raise 3 or 4 kids, AND still have healthcare and a pension that supported you into retirement. Now, we're lucky if one minor emergency doesn't lose us everything. To most people, the middle point from the ultra-wealthy to the rest of us is actually quite wealthy now.

It also has a sense of realism when it comes to what the Belchers can and cannot do due to money reasons. There are a lot of B plots that are just some of them hanging around the restaurant doing things that don't cost money (ie. playing "narts", Gene and Linda's "piano bar" with Ms Merkin, Bob getting over his fear of pigeons, competing to get more tips) or picking up additional jobs to make some extra money (Bob driving a cab, Linda working at Fresh Feed, Bob being a substitute teacher, Bob cooking at the frat house, any time they do catering) usually the only times they're doing something that would require more money than they reasonably have, the Fischoeders are involved to have the situation make sense (water balloon fight, the Deepening shark, the bumper car racecar, etc) it keeps it more grounded than some of the late 90s/early 00s adult animation

That’s wonderful! As far as cartoon families go, the Belchers are definitely the ideal role models. I wish you and your family all the best.

Agreed, some great examples!

i suggest watching the kids show (more like parenting 101 for healthy families) Bluey! its so fun and has amazing moments for parents to reflect and learn from!

Agreed, bob deals with it in a realistic way. He gets upset but doesn't let it ruin his day... That feeling of finally sitting down for the first time for the day and relaxing a bit and you hear your kid yell "DAD I NEED YOU TO WIPE MY BUTT!!" 😂

I'm guessing when you said "good day" you meant good guy.

i lived that life. my kids...they are free. thank u for making me cry for Bob, the best cartoon dad ever! LOL.

i also love how Bob’s father admires that he’s a good father because he has “weird” but happy children… can’t remember exactly the line but ya

i love that aspect too!!! even if Louise wants to do crazy things, he only really ever holds her back when it's dangerous. her big ideas and plans sometimes even entertains him and he helps along. the way he is with Tina is also so sweet because yeah, she's boy crazy, but he never makes her feel bad for it. sure he makes the occasional comment, but he never scolds her or makes her feel bad. he also doesn't pry into her life and lets her make her own decisions, like how she talks to Jimmy Jr and go about writing erotic fanfiction lol. and the way he is with Gene is so sweet too, like that recent episode where Gene wants to try VR. he pays money that he doesn't really have to make sure Gene doesn't have to spend it all himself and sticks it through to the end even tho he doesn't enjoy VR just as much :)) idk i'm rambling but i just so appreciate how he treats his kids with respect and doesn't dull their sparkle!!

@@zombiegrr272 I also love how they never shame their kids for changing their minds Like when bob spent all that money to send tina to horse camp and she hated it never once did he say to her "congratulations you wasted my money" but instead supports her, as someone who came from a family who always stressed how expensive i was its nice to not hear linda and bob complain about how expensive the kids are compared to other cartoons

I want to work on being like that

Linda: Excuse me! Bob: no.. L: my husband asked for no pickles- Bob: linda pls it’s fine L: - and you need to take that burger back for my husband

Oh yeh, totally original...

Agreed but also Bob is "mostly straight"

I love Linda

@@moony6692 LMAO NICE ONE

Occasionally Bob will give one of those uncomfortable groans, but never tells Tina to stop. I’m one of the earlier episode during Art Crawl, and Tina does an implied nude drawing of Dr Yap, Bob initially rolls his eyes but then gets super serious, “Wait! Tina has he been nude with you?!” He instantly switches into protective father mode.

@@JuneSongstress I think thats one of my favorite things he never once blamed her for it but instead was like "wait why is my preteen daughter drawing a naked adult? Was he naked around her?!" He was way more concerned about her safety than bashing her creativity no matter how strange it was Family guys would have treated meg like a creep and made the episode about her having normal teenager feels as a bad thing (which i think they did do at least once or twice) Bobs burgers treats the kids desires and goals as outlandish but normal for kids its really healing to watch the show when i suffered from adults judging my art because it was anime and weird...

No, it makes Bob very uncomfortable.

100%. i try to be a single dad like him. im not perfect.

@@deathisonlythebeginning5098 The important part is you try and you improve where you can thats all a kid could ask for, bob and linda arent perfect either!

Relatable, funny, and heartwarming!

While I usually like my animated comedy a bit raunchier (South Park for example), Bob's Burgers just has a great character dynamic and sense of humor, and never need to stray too far from that core concept.

safe space gives bitch vibes to it. I would call it a feel good show

Gross

@@SevenAsses South Park is only viewed and portrayed as "edgy and offensive", but their whole point is ultimate mocking of the big problems that being neglected or not taking seriously by the majority, and in a very obvious way, but as most of the sarcasm it is often just taken literally.

One name doofenshmerts

Such a unique character too. So realistic but that doesn't make him any less entertaining.

I haven't watched the video yet, but my immediate thought was "he's happy with his life" most sitcom dad's like Homer, Peter Griffin, Archie Bunker, Al Bundy, etc. seem like they got stuck with kids and their wife.

@@deathstriker9076 and then usually get hated on because the writers decided to turn those dads onto dumb assholes. Well, Peter and Homer at least I know of with that. Bob and the family actually seem to love each other. They mess around a bit, but still love each other.

It's not just rare though, they point out in this very video that he's the ONLY father to basically never be made into a clown. Hank Hill is the only other cartoon dad that's even in the same ballpark as Bob, unless I'm missing some show?

Linda is frequently kinda horrible though

@@adamhbrennanI can’t think of a time she’s done something bad without her intentions being very good

@@elijahdonb7553 true, she may get wild but it’s the charming, good hearted kind of wild

@@adamhbrennan I think she goes overboard, but she doesn't hit the point of no return, or doesn't do bad things that are insane, like the cartoon dads in other shows. Like the Freaky Friday, locked in a room with Lois thing was overboard, but she did it *because* she loves her daughter. She flies the seaplane without Bob, and they're in a mini fight, but she not gonna cheat on him. It's being emotional, but not completely devoid of logic.

@@elijahdonb7553 Yeah when Linda has good intentions about something, it usually leads to her getting the wrong idea but, she still manages to fix it. Not surprising since, she can be a mom and a waitress at the same time.

The Christmas episode was lit

The fact that I felt this way last season and now feel like season 14 is only getting better is another testament to this show's quality. Has any other show on TV not only lasted this many seasons without declining in quality, but actually gotten better and more heartfelt? Honestly, I think not.

​@@conejaverdeI think as long as it doesn't change I'm all in for it. Don't fix what's already been perfected ok?

she came to the mat and he let her. amazing.

:’)

Unfortunately, you can’t smell stuff in movies or on tv so I get why you were doing it so hard. I’ve wanted a taste/smell of many a burger featured on the show, but alas, they can only be perceived through sound and vision😔

I teared up during that opening song.

I smiled like an IDIOT for the entire runtime until *that* part came (you know what I mean lol)

@@8dmai8 isn’t there a bob’s burgers cook book?

@@chezncrackerslol894 Yes there is! I actually own it haha

Good to see you man

This is a good point: with so many of these animated families, the dad is an impulsive goofball and the mum is kind of a stick-in-the-mud nag. In the case of Bob's Burgers, Linda is definitely the goofy impulsive one, but it's not just that same dynamic gender-reversed

"Mommy doesn't get drunk, she just has fun" 😆

I really love the dynamic between Bob and Lindaand how they compliment each other, with Linda motivating Bob to be a bit more open and risk taking and Bob showing Linda when to hold back a little

I like their dynamic it reminds me of my bf and I. He’s responsible and reliable like bob and I’m linda.. goofy, impulsive and very forgetful.

Linda has been shown to be more happy with the process/effort than the result, like in their anniversary episode where Bob gets that love machine for her but then realized that was a date with another girl, she's so positive and I love that

This video really explains why both Bob's Burgers and King of the Hill have felt so revolutionary and have really stood the test of time.

Nick Offerman's character, Beef Tobin, in the cartoon "The Great North" is in a similar vein.

It's so relatable! I love it.

Its because the VA record in the same room so it literally cuts over as it would

This is the exact reason I also love Archer. Coincedentally same voice actor that voices Bob. But it seriously works wonders

@@twotoomany2412 Not only do they record together, they ad-lib a lot. Everyone on the show has improv comedy experience, so they know how to riff off each other. So it all feels like genuine funny conversation, because that's exactly what it is in real life too 😁

Even when they get heated and a little more crazy they often step it back and show that they went to far before cutting to the next scene. It's so humanizing

Tbh I’d say Bob gets into as much antics as the others. He just talks like he’s super rational all the time

@@IBG000 valid point 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@IBG000 I feel like Bob's antics are usually someone else dragging him into a weird situation or they're centered around turkey lol

I've started rewatching the show recently and Bob definitely blows his gasket a few too many times. Like, he's a great family man but as a person....he's just a little too competitive and quick-tempered. I understand being pushed to the brink sometimes but he is very prone to losing it over very small issues. He's a flawed character for sure but it doesn't make him unlikeable

Bob usually has the habit of buying stuff, and continously obsesses over it until it's up to the family to get him out of that obsession. Also he gets a little too focused on making Thanksgivings perfect (which you know it's not since it's Bob)

Yep. It feels like King of the Hill paved the way for Bob's Burgers.

@@Aster_Risk and for more propane and propane related accessories

Hank Hill struck such a perfect balance as a tv dad. On the one hand he was usually (eventually) open minded enough to embrace Bobby doing things like rose gardening and (propane related) sketch comedy. But still knew when to put his foot down and say “No Got Dang Way” about Bobby hanging out with wannabe wizards or being in the chubby boys’ fashion show

@@Aster_Risk It literally did. Well not literally I guess, but the Executive Producer Jim Dautrieve was a writer and producer on KOTH for 13 years. The creator Loren Bouchard wanted a realistic, blue collar family, with economic struggles being an actual thing and comedy that relied on the characters and their development, rather than wacky consequence-free antics and shock comedy template that's usually used. KOTH showed that this was possible for modern cartoons. Also Loren needed guidance to breakout of cable cartoons and get his project onto FOX, and Jim Dautrieve helped him do exactly that. Maybe Bob's Burgers would have been a show without KOTH, but it certainly wouldn't have been the same show we know, and it may have never even got it's pilot picked up in the first place

@@brucemorris3830 exactly. He let Bobby be himself but he was also raised by Cotton. He let Bobby do things that he wouldn't do but drew the line when he assumed Bobby was putting a target on his back for bullies.

Marvel's adventure spiderman did that for me about health romantic relationships. Peter and chat have this super healthy no melodrama relationship

Bob/Gene is liked the more evolved version of Hank/Bobby. I think it's nice to have examples of parents that maybe don't understand, but still try to be supportive of their kids.

@@Aster_Risk Bobby Hill ran so that Gene Belcher could fly

Hank is hugely influenced by Cotton but strives in his own quiet,personal ways to be different from him.Hank was Cotton's Bobby.Also,Hank used to be a wild 70s kid.Hes Texas to the core but in the best ways possible.Hes not racist,homophobic,definitely against religous overreach evidenced in the Halloween episode and his distaste for Bobby being indoctrinated into being a evangelical fear monger.Hank also has his eccentricities and fantasies.Hes the quintessential Southern dad.His love and care is shown by his actions,his drive to seek order in things cause it benefits his family.Idk Hank is a underrated TV dad.

@@valasuenos475 you just described my dad lol

@@rainey1987 I grew up without a father but was close to my cousin growing up and I would see his dad and would be reminded of Hank Hill lol Same sense of humor,was against pda,instead of propane he did HVAC work,and his son's name is Robert aka Bobby lol We're in Florida mind you,but you stepped into their house and its full on southwestern decor.Looking back its almost eerie how Mike Judge captured a very specific type of man and the world around him.King of the Hill comes off to some as exaggeration but for some its basically a documentary or a biopic 😂

It carried over to the 90s movies as well. They supported their kids no matter if they did odd (normal) things which worried them. They were welcoming to everyone and genuinely happy to open their house to you as long as you didn't try to harm their family thus Lurch being as much a part of it as the others. In fact, Lurch was often the only negative person in the 60s show, but I think maybe because he had more real world experience than Gomez and Fester so could see how things they were into might be perceived in the normie world. And who wouldn't want to be Gomez's friend as portrayed by Raul Julia?

So true. Not blaming creators of Addams family new series or movies, but that loving bond you felt from the Addams, especially the parents supporting each other, the family love and even the butler considered as part of the family isn't really much there. If I remember Gomez and Moritcia didn't despise their new baby for having blonde hair and accepted him, yet in the 2019 movie of the Addams, Morticia especially has the same reaction as the antogonist when Wednesday changes her outfit to something more lively, which just feels off. Sure 2019 animated movie Gomez was still the same Gomez from 1960 and 1980 but not really the family as a whole. Anyways, you're right. I agree with you. I'm not hating anyone, though.

If you haven't already, you should try the show Central Park. It's made by some of the Bob's Burgers staff, and they have the same core values. It's basically Bob's Burgers meets Hamilton

I loved the movie too. I loved how they made it a musical somehow too 😂

Also the movie stays away from the hollywood scale trap, which goes against the premise of the show.

single father. i can relate.

The Doof tries his little heart out even with his trauma 🥺 his own mother didn't show up to his birth

It's a kids show sure, but Bandit from Bluey is an amazing dad.

@@Arkiasis he is, but not in the trinity. Monty Uno would be #4.

@@rxanime535 No! Bandit gets in!

@@spaceclottey6250 Bandit? Who's that?

He and Louise were always my favorite characters on the show.

Can't imagine any other cartoon dad getting a tattoo done just so he can get a plastic toy horse back for his daughter.

@@DokkaChapman oh god that episode just brought back memories

@@DokkaChapman that reminds me of the one amazing world of gumball episode, that episode was heart warming and funny.

Your dad seems like a great person.

The kids aren’t set up to be in conflict through their personalities, they have different personalities but can and will stick together to help each other. Contrast Bart and Lisa, who are designed to be at odds since one is the known troublemaker and academic underachiever, the other the studious know it all.

@@jbcatz5 Yeah, I get it. It’s just nice to see an openly strong sibling relationship dynamic every now and then.

Even as a kid, I always thought a more fitting title for that show would be "Guy Family", and it was about how the Griffiths were more like bar buddies who happened to be biologically related than a family-family

Compared to that, I love that ironically, "Bob's Burgers" is less about the titular restaurant and more about the family behind it

And Hank Hill

I suggest you start by opening a burger shop.

I think he meant adult cartoon dad

What's the name of the dad?

If nuclear family is a good thing, then let's just say the Belchers are Tsar Bomba. That is to say, a family that's really good at being a family.

He’s basically a near perfect representation of my dad which is amazing

@@kingofgrim4761 I'm sorry he had to go through some ugly times, but I'm glad he's uprooting that and giving you something better than he had.

@@Saint_Wolf_ ty, that’s a big part of what he wanted and strives to do. “I wanna not do whatever my parents did wrong and change it to what I think is right for you guys”

I love that he isn't really evil, all the inators he builds are used to solve petty problems or disputes since the world has always given him a bad hand.

@@TheRedCap30 and, like, Phineas and Ferb's mom, Lynda, sort of just installed in him this idea that he may want to leave a mark, not by controlling the world but maybe the Tri-state area, but funzies and so he hang on to that because children's cartoons.

He is! I hope this inspires more shows/movies to have positive representations of fatherhood :)

I'd always hated most adult animation, mainly because they always had the most condescending and immature jokes and treated their cast of characters like filthy punching bags. And for whatever reason most adult animation has this really ugly look to it, *cough cough* big mouth. Bob's burgers love their characters and respects their audience and it feels so refreshing to see. Like he said, there hasn't been a change in the sitcom dynamic since the 50's. So Bob and Hank are really amazing, which is why they stand out so well. Deservedly so.

Same. When I was sick with Covid back in may I was so happy to watch the new episodes. Bobs burgers is such a cute comfort show for me I could rewatch over and over again. Also love their voices. Best idea very to voice the females with males with the exception of the lovely Louise ofc.

1) Futurama is, for one thing, basically the voice acting hall of fame; and if anything that show not only didn’t talk down to the viewer, it basically dared us to study math harder so we could get more of the jokes!! And 2) your comment makes it sound like you didn’t get into King Of The Hill. Please, if that’s the case, give it a shot sometime, it’s one of the best things (animated or live action) that’s ever been on television

That's intresting, i dont want to push it furthur but could this also be who peter griffin was modeled after as well?

@@elijahhernandez906 Peter Griffin is basically a more extreme Homer.

@@AcidWords1 And then Homer eventually became Peter Griffin. A big reason why people love the prime Simpsons is because there's still heart. He's dysfunctional but still cares for his family and still has heart. Then bam he changed by becoming the point of every joke and having to be more and more ridiculous.

@@Arkiasis I believe that Homer became an exaggerated version of Homer long before Family Guy aired though. Peter was an exaggerated version of Homer, but I don't believe that The Simpsons felt the need to rip off a character from a show that was initially cancelled after 4 seasons.

@@elijahhernandez906 Yeah, they tried to reel it back with american dad but it still suffers the issue of stan being an abusive dimwit father, it actually goes back to the father being the smart guy and the wife being a dumb slut that the father "tamed" its very gross in retrospect...

Did you like it

I really hope you liked it and will continue to watch it, this show is so special to me and a lot of people and I love when people get into it.

@@Iamthelizardqueenddaddy same, like the only adult cartoon I can handle now. I used to love American Dad, Family guy and others but now they unwatchable to me for some reason now.

@@TheeUnknown420 ughh family guy is the worst rn

@@Iamthelizardqueenddaddy for real, honestly fell off so damn hard. It used to be awesome and now it's for real unwatchable

When bob questions his sexuality

@@daphnezhow9962 I don't think he was questioning since he said that he was mostly straight if I remember.

@@aidasalazar9702 mostly straight= slightly gay so I'd say he was questioning .

How he breaks the mold of his shitty dad

Various utterances of "Oh my God...."

It's Chilli.

And it's also why I hate Seth McFarlane

Same here. I actually like my parents and siblings and we're on the same team.

@@Aster_Risk Not always, and not every day, but most of the time and most days. I just turned 40 and simply like smoking a doob with my dad and brother while we stare at the wind.