'Bob's Burgers' creator Loren Bouchard

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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🗓️ 5 August 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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There's something about the animation in Bob's Burgers that makes the show magical. Maybe it's the pacing of the dialogue, the musical sequences or maybe it is just that deranged, almost feral look Tina gets when she is really on one. It's what makes Bob's Burgers so beloved by its fans, adored by critics and the recipient of eleven Emmy nominations. And now, a movie! The Bob's Burgers Movie hit theaters this past May, and it is streaming now on Hulu and HBO Max. It is a great movie for kids, adults, longtime fans of the show and people who have not heard of it. We talk with Loren Bouchard, the show's creator, about the series, the new movie and how the show came to be. He also shares what makes the animated series different from others.

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:22.1	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorne.
0:24.3	I guess the thing about Bob Spurner is the hit, long running animated TV sitcom created
0:29.3	by my guest, Lauren Bushard.
0:32.1	The thing about Bob Spurner is it is hard to articulate why Bob Spurner is animated.
0:38.6	It is a grounded show for one.
0:40.8	I mean, it's about a family that owns a burger shop near a dilapidated theme park.
0:45.4	There's no talking dogs.
0:47.3	There are relatively few trippy sequences where everyone turns into butterflies or whatever.
0:54.1	All the characters are humans.
0:56.2	They're not even grotesque looking like the Simpsons or whatever.
1:01.3	I mean, you could almost make Bob Spurner's live action and not much would change.
1:06.7	The writing would still be great.
1:08.0	The plot wouldn't have to change much.
1:09.6	The characters, Bob Belcher, his wife Linda, their kids Tina, Jean and Louise.
1:13.8	All of them would still be funny, weird, a little unhinged.
1:18.0	Maybe there would be few musical sequences.
1:20.6	But there's something about the animation that makes the show magical.
1:24.1	Maybe it's the pace of the dialogue, those musical sequences, or maybe it's just that
1:30.0	deranged almost feral look, Tina gets when she's thinking about butts.
1:36.5	It's what's made Bob Spurner so beloved by its fans, adored by critics.
1:41.2	And what has gotten it now 11 Emmy nominations and a feature film.
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