also this. But in the end, they would get along. It would just take 21-22 minutes.
They'd probably both respect one another's ability to cook a good burger, but Hank would hate all of Bob's weird Burger of the Day ideas, and Bob would get frustrated with how plain and uninspired Hank is.
>Look Hank, buddy, I get it, you don't want to rely on smoky flavor as a crutch. But think of it this way, wood and charcoal come from trees. Propane comes from fossilized trees. And i think, algae and stuff. >AND DINOSAURS! >And dinosaurs, thanks Gene. Really helping my point.
though really, Bob grills on a fricking flattop griddle, so he's not getting any particular flavor in his meat either. You really, really fricking need an actual grill, that is, thin pieces of metal with space in between, and some form of smoky fire underneath, to make a good burger.
Not necessarily. Because he works on a flattop griddle, he can let the juices of the meats themselves be used to help flavor each burger. Couple that with being creative and adding different liquids like wines or beers, and you could get a very tasty burger.
you can, yeah. get that maillard shit working for you. but it's tough to get aluminum to transfer heat that quickly, and it sure isn't an iron flattop from the looks of it.
Bob gets along with just about everyone to some degree so he isn't a worry. Hank is judgemental as all hell however. So from Hank's perspective it all depends on if his respect for Bob making a good burger outweighs the fact Bob is a rather weak willed pushover who lives on the coast.
honestly yeah it might all come down to whether Hank takes a bite first. Like with Kahn's charcoal burger in his debut episode. Hank is a pragmatic guy, he stands by his prejudices until they are disproven.
Oh no kidding. It takes me forever to get my little griddles warmed up when I'm making burgers that I tend to just prepare the meat as it heats up. I like to add a mix of Corona and Michelob to the griddle just before adding the patties. Really perks it up.
I think I have two different material removable flattops on my stove, for when it's time to make all the pancakes, and man they reallllly behave differently.
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Anonymous
I really like those and wish my stove had them, but no gas over here. Only electric. My only complaint is the weight of that removable flattop when you want to use it for something else, but other than that I want it.
Do you ever marinate your patties?
Oh no kidding. It takes me forever to get my little griddles warmed up when I'm making burgers that I tend to just prepare the meat as it heats up. I like to add a mix of Corona and Michelob to the griddle just before adding the patties. Really perks it up.
I think what anon was getting at was
1. use the oils from the meat to fry it
2. build up a nice brown crust (Again hard to do without iron or at least steel. his flattop might be steel I suppose)
3. add a liquid to deglaze, pick up all the burnt crust bits from the surface, to make into a sauce (a sauce which you would have no way of picking up off the griddle, so maybe don't. but you could quickly rub the patty in it)
Sort of. More along the lines of "Well what harm would it do if I pour it and let it drip off into the grease trap?" although Im thinking of marinating the patties in that combo rather than the pour method.
7 months ago
Anonymous
hm i've never had marinated burgers before, but I can't imagine those would brown as well as nonmarinated ones. Typically I only marinate beef when it's sliced ridiculously thin, and would be a tough cut otherwise, and then I basically barely singe it on something stupidly hot such as a wok or cast iron skillet.. hamburger would hardly need to marinate, if anything it'd be better dry-aged to reduce moisture.
7 months ago
Anonymous
Its not a bad process. I lack an aging chamber so I do not have the ability to test how it would taste on a hamburger, but a marinated patty is pretty nice. The spices and peppers I use imbue a nice flavor.
7 months ago
Anonymous
>aging chamber
lol you just salt it and leave it out.
I suppose the marinade flavor is always something to keep in mind. those ARE good. I just tend to only use them for meats that taste like very little on their own, like chicken and pork.
7 months ago
Anonymous
I thought you had to put them into one of those things like that fatman on youtube has, and leave in for MONTHS.
I like to marinate to add flavors and new contrasts to the meats I plan to have for dinner. Pork, Chicken, Beef, I want to try marinating salmon.
7 months ago
Anonymous
oh that is some special kind of aging. that's like, a special preservation technique that I have only seen used on hams. where it's dehydrated but not dehydrated.
Salmon would probably super benefit from marinating, man this isn't Cinemaphile but I genuinely wanna hear how that works out.
7 months ago
Anonymous
Man, now I got myself hungry. I don't eat well enough as it is and Im gonna be like this all night.
I hope so too. I got myself a recipe I came up with for the burgers but I think it could do well for the fish.
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there's nothing more annoying than protein/umami cravings at night. what are you supposed to do? it's way too late to make a proper meal, and generally savory things spoil too quickly for quick snacks. Sometimes cheese sticks satisfy that, but generally I'm boned. Especially these days when things like chicken nuggets or pizza rolls, which I could theoretically microwave up -four- of as a time-appropriate snack, are so astronomically expensive they're not even worth considering.
there's preserved cured meat sticks, but I can only have so many of those before my body is like thanks, no more nitrites please. I wish there was a cheap source of kippered beef.
They would get along immediately. Don’t listen to Bob would say Bobby is weird and Hank would agree and then Tina would come over and say something weirdly sexual and they would both recoil in disgust.
They'd probably both respect one another's ability to cook a good burger, but Hank would hate all of Bob's weird Burger of the Day ideas, and Bob would get frustrated with how plain and uninspired Hank is.
Mutual respect, but unlikely to become friends unless situation forced them to be together (cause Hank is only friends with some of his friends due to forced bonding.)
If Strickland Propane provided the propane for Bob's establishment (assuming he grilled with Propane, or needed it for other kitchen/building features) Hank wouldn't like being the one to come out to the location, since he'd have the Belcher kids under foot, but if he found out about Bob's backstory and his dedication to his craft beyond money then Hank would be a lot more accepting of Bob (but he'd still silently judge his parenting style, even if he got along with Louise from time to time).
The real issue would be I don't think Linda and Peggy would get a long at all. Linda would try, accidentally offend Peggy who takes it up a notch but isn't ready for the type of games Linda is willing to play.
Nah, it'd be too awkward for anything to happen and the two would get increasingly more frustrated at the awkwardness of the other until the point they're too angry to be horny and it just fizzles out.
Nah, it'd be too awkward for anything to happen and the two would get increasingly more frustrated at the awkwardness of the other until the point they're too angry to be horny and it just fizzles out.
Bob does, in fact, use propane. So there's that. >criticize his parenting style
seriously. I adore Bob's Burgers, but the kids are sending a really fricking dangerous message that it's okay to be this lenient a parent, and it's okay because your kids will just grow up into silly fun characters. No. they won't. That's how you get Tammy and Jocelyn. But I have to keep telling myself that even 50s-60s sitcoms had incredibly lenient parents because it's just escapism and we want to get away from the harsh reality that painful discipline is a constant part of life for people who aren't garbage.
Yeah, but at least Bob is willing to (occasionally) put his foot down, especially when it is in the best interest of his kids. It's not a Caleb situation, where he's given free reign of the neighborhood and praised for his misdeeds.
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Does Bobby and Gene fall in platonic love?
Honestly, I don't think so. I think Gene is too high-energy and high-strung for Bobby long-term and while Gene is VERY passionate about his music and creative passions it's mostly surface level and an expectation that what he does in the moment will be good enough while Bobby actually studies and practices his craft (like magic and comedy) and wants respect for his work not JUST attention while Gene seems fine with either. I think Gene will be over-eager, this'll push Bobby back, and then Gene no longer likes Bobby for being kind of stand offish. It's extra awkward because everyone keeps expecting the two to be best friends so there's just this lingering silence in group conversation with the expectation they'd pipe up and fill the void.
true, it's funny how Hank and Bob are really two guys trying so hard not to be their own dads, that they kinda go too far the other way.
It's not like I feel that way every episode, it's more like.. about 2 to 3 times as many episodes of "jesus christ the kids should not be able to get away with that so openly" as there are "Bob finally puts his foot down and the kids realize he's serious this time and straighten up"
Despite their shenanigans, the Belcher kids are genuinely good people that almost always do the right thing in the end. It's not being dangerously negligent with Tina, Gene, and Louise because they have proven consistently that they are worthy of the trust and faith their parents place in them.
well that's what I'm saying. it's not realistic, and it's not trying to be. Just every so often, something hits a little too close to home because it's dead-on exactly how kids are being raised now, unlike every prior point in history.
the only other thing that bugs me is Bob is wearing about an eighth of a fedora. There's a lot of episodes whose lesson seems to not just be "There's no supernatural or deep aspect to things" but indeed "anyone who thinks there is is a moron"
but then you get like, that seal, and it ends up being the wishy-washy but still acceptable "miracles are what you make of them and it's okay to cling to something you don't understand" which.. fine. I guess.
Hank getting along with Louise the way he got on with Chip Block makes a weird amount of sense.
also I'm just now realizing >Huh, Bob. I always liked that name. I wonder of Bobby'll go by Bob someday. >HAY DAD! Tina's written a buncha real great fanfiction here! >...You know what, as long as he doesn't start spelling Bobby with an i, I'll be content.
Have they ever addressed Bob's opinions on flame grilling vs flat top grilling? Seems like something he'd be very particular about. I could see the whole episode turning into a debate of flat top versus flame grill. Maybe in the end they find common ground about disliking the inconsistency of charcoal grills or something.
Really? There's so many episodes where he gets all perfectionist about his burgers. You'd think he'd have a strong opinion about how different methods influence the taste.
Right?
I get the impression he has a flat top by necessity. Like his building isn't coded for open flame, adding one more layer to the whole "Bob deserves better but this is all he has" aspect
He really should have moved. He'd have loved Texas, it would have been way cheaper.
actually, is it a cost thing? I don't know how much charcoal costs, but wouldn't it be kind of hard to keep it going all day while you try to make it worthwhile, it'd be kind of a fulltime job stoking that fire wouldn't it. Grilling on steel is more predictable and he can shut it off whenever there's no customers. plus he has Tina working that grill, and Tina does not need to come anywhere near fire.
Really? There's so many episodes where he gets all perfectionist about his burgers. You'd think he'd have a strong opinion about how different methods influence the taste.
I dunno if it applies to Bob, seeing as he's specifically making specialty burgers
But having worked in multiple kitchens, when making burgers if I'm aiming for consistency (especially in mass) I have an easier time on the flattop than a regular grill. If I'm focused on an individual burger, trying to make it special, then grilled all the way but If I'm making 20-100+ burgers in an hour that all gotta linear then I'm going for the easier method.
This is barely related but has Bob’s politics ever been revealed? Hank is pretty clearly a conservative Republican but I don’t recall Bob’s ever coming up.
Bob is a regular guy from a pretty kooky part of the country. The showrunners are wise enough to keep that shit low key.
Kinda like how they didn't show us whom Hank actually voted for, and gave plausible deniability by instilling some doubt, while still staying true to the character
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I dunno if it applies to Bob, seeing as he's specifically making specialty burgers
But having worked in multiple kitchens, when making burgers if I'm aiming for consistency (especially in mass) I have an easier time on the flattop than a regular grill. If I'm focused on an individual burger, trying to make it special, then grilled all the way but If I'm making 20-100+ burgers in an hour that all gotta linear then I'm going for the easier method.
yeah exactly, it's more straightforward.. a hectic business like this, I could see feeling like it's the only choice. And he has the skills to make them delicious anyway. I just know... my local fire-grilled burger joint is closing down, and I'll miss it.
he MIGHT have done crack.
hanging out with prostitutes is neither sinful nor avoidable. Mr. J. did it all the time. Granted, he told them to quit. But Bob is not under any obligation to lecture them. Also they weren't necessarily transsexuals, could easily be interpreted as transvestites, which is leagues better.
and that is because you're letting liberals define a conservative for you. You might not know the sources and influences in question were liberals when you heard that, but you know it now. Best keep that in mind going forward because this shit is nuts enough already.
That's why I love that episode where he goes to Montana, those backwoods fricks are all judging him based on absolutely nothing. he can get it from "Both sides" but it's the same thing as Bobby's fricked up teachers like the anti paper plate guy. they don't know him or get what he stands for at all, their only interest is tribalism
again, you think that, and sadly a lot of people labeling themselves conservative think that, but that doesn't make it so. any more than you can think you're a different sex.
>hank is a conservative but doesn't want any of his conservative ideals put into practice and prefers leftists being in control
So in other words he's not a conservative.
There's conservatives and then there's conservatives.
The Conservatives in charge make gestures (lip service) towards traditional family values and church and attend their gay daughter's wedding and keep all degeneracy out of the papers.
The little Conservatives are full-time concerned with whatever degeneracy their neighbors are up to, and whether little Billy is picking it up in school (while giving him access to tablets and phones that expose him to the absolute pits of degeneracy).
Big Conservatives know where all the prosperity is siphoning off to, Little Conservatives are convinced brown people and homos are somehow ruining it all.
Hank would not care for Bob's weird burgers with shit like chives and mozzarella on them. He would probably think bob is some kind of coastal city liberal fruitcake type for making his "Artisan" burgers and ruining beef that is already good enough on it's own.
Bob would not give a shit about Hank or even remember his name 5 minutes after he is gone.
They're just 2 guys who want to grill for God's sake. Of course they would get along. Bob would teach Hank how to make better burgers while Hank would be teach Bob propane philosophy.
yeah we're both overestimating the extent to which they would choose to share anything personal
Bob would read Hank quickly and keep it to the professional stuff.
hahaha just in parentheses (cooked with propane)
that's cute. and since it presumably wouldn't have any special toppings, I guess Hank would like it too
very strongly feel they have such distinctive voices and ways of speaking that the joke would be that they literally cannot understand one another when everyone around them deals just fine
>Boomhauer eats at the restaurant >"How's the food, hon?" >"Tell you h'what man patty's dang ol flakey and bland talk bout dang ol y'all heard of seasonings man tell you dang ol use that gotdang onion powder its like two seconds swish swish done man no wonder y'all empty." >"Wow, that's the best review we've ever had!"
Hank and Bob would bond over their love of food. Hank would hang onto Bob's every word. Not sure if Bob is a sports guy but if he was then they would be a match made in heaven. The only stumbling block could be seeing how much he let's Gene get away with being a fricking weirdo. Gene is like an alternative universe Bobby. I could see this conflict making a good episode.
while Hank and Bob would be the funniest interaction in a BB/KOTH crossover, I think the one that would be the most interesting would be between Bobby and Tina and that's not just my crossover crack shipping goggles saying they'd be cute together(though they totally would be)
also there needs to be some sort of gag regarding Regular Sized Rudy and Bobby having similar designs
In the episode Rudy was introduced, Henry Haber was too who was designed to look like Hank, and I want to say the intro sequence referenced KotH too. So they were giving a little nod to Jim Dauterive's previous show, which is sweet. But Henry loses his Hankness beyond his looks and first name, he's almost more like AVGN.
Hank and Bob will just get along. They might get exasperated over each other's quirks, but they will just get along. They'll go on a meat-based adventure and their only real conflict is at the end where they have a burger duel. Where Hank likes Bob's experimental burger and Bob likes Hank's traditional burger. Hank will even laugh at Bob's pun name for it. Then it will pan over to Homer and Peter going like "...was...was that supposed to happen?"
Hank constantly has an opinion or tries to control people who live outside his worldview. Realistically, he would not be in a job of customer service or be someone with a friend circle. To him not liking propane is worse than descrating the corpse of the Virgin Mary. Not liking Reagan is like raping a toddler in broad daylight. Not liking Arlen is basically a declaration of war. Hank would also naturally and for mostly good reason, despise minorities especially being so close to Mexico.
speaking of though, it is odd how ambiguous they've been about the Belchers ethnically. He has claimed not to be Mediterranean, but.. he really really looks Mediterranean, and Belcher's a French name. Granted, his dad doesn't look that swarthy, but it might just be the lighter hair. it feels like he got most of his looks from his mom. And obviously Linda is Joisey Italian, so yeah. They are five lightly tanned hairy lil coconuts and we love them.
>Hank would also naturally and for mostly good reason, despise minorities especially being so close to Mexico.
He doesn't, that was even a plot point in an episode you dingus.
Bob also cooks on gas.
Flat-tops are best for the Malliard reaction that gives them a delicious crust, superior to open flame in all respects, unless you are trying for thick patties (and why would you?).
Smashburgers on flat-top>>>
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and I say that as someone who loves grilling all things.
>Bobby is straight, he's more likely to date Tina
Bobby is straight, he's more likely to date Louise
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SUPER AGGRO CRAG
she's 4 years younger than him. Unlikely. Tina is in his age bracket and has an unending lust for boy-butts. We all know Bobby Hill is a caked up white boy.
>20 minutes of headbutting and arguing that ends in Hank complimenting Bob on the best burger he had ever eaten and Bob complimenting Hank on his grill setup
Probably not that long, long enough to have a healthy B plot of Dale and Louise going down some conspiracy rabbit hole that just fizzles out into nothing at the end that somehow ties back to the Bob and Hank getting along plot
Bob Belcher has admitted throughout the show that he doesn't like most people and has few friends. Teddy might be a pain in his ass, but he is genuinely his only true friend in the world because he just doesn't want to interact with other people. He's antisocial and kind of autistic, so he wouldn't really vibe with anyone other than his family.
That said, they would probably relate to each other and leave in good terms. I doubt they'd hate each other.
>"You know who he reminded me of Linda, with all that normal burger crap he was talking about? My father. He's one of those people that thinks something should be done just one way and, I, I just don't think I can deal with this guy in a social setting. We can't go to their house." >"Aww, common Bobby. Look, maybe some of your more 'creative' ideas might be too much for him but how about meeting him halfway, huh? I'm sure he doesn't just want a piece of meat in a bun, no one's that boring! You can still shake things up! You can put in bacon." >"Hrmm..." >"Fried onion rings." >"Hrmm..." >"Barbecue sauce." >"That's hardly better, everyone does that burger. Half the burger places in the country you go to that have a Texas Burger on the menu is just what you described. And we're in Texas so whatever uniqueness that overdone assortment of ingredients might still have is moot here."
They'd drive each other nuts.
>They'd drive each other's nuts.
FTFY
Totally. also, excellent style-matching
also this. But in the end, they would get along. It would just take 21-22 minutes.
>Look Hank, buddy, I get it, you don't want to rely on smoky flavor as a crutch. But think of it this way, wood and charcoal come from trees. Propane comes from fossilized trees. And i think, algae and stuff.
>AND DINOSAURS!
>And dinosaurs, thanks Gene. Really helping my point.
though really, Bob grills on a fricking flattop griddle, so he's not getting any particular flavor in his meat either. You really, really fricking need an actual grill, that is, thin pieces of metal with space in between, and some form of smoky fire underneath, to make a good burger.
Not necessarily. Because he works on a flattop griddle, he can let the juices of the meats themselves be used to help flavor each burger. Couple that with being creative and adding different liquids like wines or beers, and you could get a very tasty burger.
you can, yeah. get that maillard shit working for you. but it's tough to get aluminum to transfer heat that quickly, and it sure isn't an iron flattop from the looks of it.
Bob gets along with just about everyone to some degree so he isn't a worry. Hank is judgemental as all hell however. So from Hank's perspective it all depends on if his respect for Bob making a good burger outweighs the fact Bob is a rather weak willed pushover who lives on the coast.
honestly yeah it might all come down to whether Hank takes a bite first. Like with Kahn's charcoal burger in his debut episode. Hank is a pragmatic guy, he stands by his prejudices until they are disproven.
I think I have two different material removable flattops on my stove, for when it's time to make all the pancakes, and man they reallllly behave differently.
I really like those and wish my stove had them, but no gas over here. Only electric. My only complaint is the weight of that removable flattop when you want to use it for something else, but other than that I want it.
Do you ever marinate your patties?
Oh no kidding. It takes me forever to get my little griddles warmed up when I'm making burgers that I tend to just prepare the meat as it heats up. I like to add a mix of Corona and Michelob to the griddle just before adding the patties. Really perks it up.
That's a stew
You won't get a nice sear on your burger if you add liquid
If you search it then stew it you will frick up the consistency
I think what anon was getting at was
1. use the oils from the meat to fry it
2. build up a nice brown crust (Again hard to do without iron or at least steel. his flattop might be steel I suppose)
3. add a liquid to deglaze, pick up all the burnt crust bits from the surface, to make into a sauce (a sauce which you would have no way of picking up off the griddle, so maybe don't. but you could quickly rub the patty in it)
Sort of. More along the lines of "Well what harm would it do if I pour it and let it drip off into the grease trap?" although Im thinking of marinating the patties in that combo rather than the pour method.
hm i've never had marinated burgers before, but I can't imagine those would brown as well as nonmarinated ones. Typically I only marinate beef when it's sliced ridiculously thin, and would be a tough cut otherwise, and then I basically barely singe it on something stupidly hot such as a wok or cast iron skillet.. hamburger would hardly need to marinate, if anything it'd be better dry-aged to reduce moisture.
Its not a bad process. I lack an aging chamber so I do not have the ability to test how it would taste on a hamburger, but a marinated patty is pretty nice. The spices and peppers I use imbue a nice flavor.
>aging chamber
lol you just salt it and leave it out.
I suppose the marinade flavor is always something to keep in mind. those ARE good. I just tend to only use them for meats that taste like very little on their own, like chicken and pork.
I thought you had to put them into one of those things like that fatman on youtube has, and leave in for MONTHS.
I like to marinate to add flavors and new contrasts to the meats I plan to have for dinner. Pork, Chicken, Beef, I want to try marinating salmon.
oh that is some special kind of aging. that's like, a special preservation technique that I have only seen used on hams. where it's dehydrated but not dehydrated.
Salmon would probably super benefit from marinating, man this isn't Cinemaphile but I genuinely wanna hear how that works out.
Man, now I got myself hungry. I don't eat well enough as it is and Im gonna be like this all night.
I hope so too. I got myself a recipe I came up with for the burgers but I think it could do well for the fish.
there's nothing more annoying than protein/umami cravings at night. what are you supposed to do? it's way too late to make a proper meal, and generally savory things spoil too quickly for quick snacks. Sometimes cheese sticks satisfy that, but generally I'm boned. Especially these days when things like chicken nuggets or pizza rolls, which I could theoretically microwave up -four- of as a time-appropriate snack, are so astronomically expensive they're not even worth considering.
there's preserved cured meat sticks, but I can only have so many of those before my body is like thanks, no more nitrites please. I wish there was a cheap source of kippered beef.
They would get along immediately. Don’t listen to Bob would say Bobby is weird and Hank would agree and then Tina would come over and say something weirdly sexual and they would both recoil in disgust.
>"You know, I always wanted a daughter, but... maybe it's for the best. Say Bob, d'you ever hafta go down... *whisper* aisle 8-A?"
>"What? Oh... heh... the tampon aisle. Yeah, one time. It was an emergency. There were a lot of options. My other daughter started a fire."
They'd probably both respect one another's ability to cook a good burger, but Hank would hate all of Bob's weird Burger of the Day ideas, and Bob would get frustrated with how plain and uninspired Hank is.
Mutual respect, but unlikely to become friends unless situation forced them to be together (cause Hank is only friends with some of his friends due to forced bonding.)
If Strickland Propane provided the propane for Bob's establishment (assuming he grilled with Propane, or needed it for other kitchen/building features) Hank wouldn't like being the one to come out to the location, since he'd have the Belcher kids under foot, but if he found out about Bob's backstory and his dedication to his craft beyond money then Hank would be a lot more accepting of Bob (but he'd still silently judge his parenting style, even if he got along with Louise from time to time).
The real issue would be I don't think Linda and Peggy would get a long at all. Linda would try, accidentally offend Peggy who takes it up a notch but isn't ready for the type of games Linda is willing to play.
>Joseph gets Tina pregnant
Nah, it'd be too awkward for anything to happen and the two would get increasingly more frustrated at the awkwardness of the other until the point they're too angry to be horny and it just fizzles out.
Does Bobby and Gene fall in platonic love?
Bob does, in fact, use propane. So there's that.
>criticize his parenting style
seriously. I adore Bob's Burgers, but the kids are sending a really fricking dangerous message that it's okay to be this lenient a parent, and it's okay because your kids will just grow up into silly fun characters. No. they won't. That's how you get Tammy and Jocelyn. But I have to keep telling myself that even 50s-60s sitcoms had incredibly lenient parents because it's just escapism and we want to get away from the harsh reality that painful discipline is a constant part of life for people who aren't garbage.
Yeah, but at least Bob is willing to (occasionally) put his foot down, especially when it is in the best interest of his kids. It's not a Caleb situation, where he's given free reign of the neighborhood and praised for his misdeeds.
Honestly, I don't think so. I think Gene is too high-energy and high-strung for Bobby long-term and while Gene is VERY passionate about his music and creative passions it's mostly surface level and an expectation that what he does in the moment will be good enough while Bobby actually studies and practices his craft (like magic and comedy) and wants respect for his work not JUST attention while Gene seems fine with either. I think Gene will be over-eager, this'll push Bobby back, and then Gene no longer likes Bobby for being kind of stand offish. It's extra awkward because everyone keeps expecting the two to be best friends so there's just this lingering silence in group conversation with the expectation they'd pipe up and fill the void.
true, it's funny how Hank and Bob are really two guys trying so hard not to be their own dads, that they kinda go too far the other way.
It's not like I feel that way every episode, it's more like.. about 2 to 3 times as many episodes of "jesus christ the kids should not be able to get away with that so openly" as there are "Bob finally puts his foot down and the kids realize he's serious this time and straighten up"
Gene is exactly the kind of person that simps for AI generated "art".
hey thanks for dropping by, hope you had a nice trip. We'll see you later.
Gene made friends with a talking toilet once. If he's using an AI it's because he thinks it's a real boy.
Despite their shenanigans, the Belcher kids are genuinely good people that almost always do the right thing in the end. It's not being dangerously negligent with Tina, Gene, and Louise because they have proven consistently that they are worthy of the trust and faith their parents place in them.
well that's what I'm saying. it's not realistic, and it's not trying to be. Just every so often, something hits a little too close to home because it's dead-on exactly how kids are being raised now, unlike every prior point in history.
the only other thing that bugs me is Bob is wearing about an eighth of a fedora. There's a lot of episodes whose lesson seems to not just be "There's no supernatural or deep aspect to things" but indeed "anyone who thinks there is is a moron"
but then you get like, that seal, and it ends up being the wishy-washy but still acceptable "miracles are what you make of them and it's okay to cling to something you don't understand" which.. fine. I guess.
>the Belcher kids are genuinely good people
They're alright, kinda up their own asses to be honest.
the belcher kids are always -eventually- good. And they take turns holding the morality ball.
Hank getting along with Louise the way he got on with Chip Block makes a weird amount of sense.
also I'm just now realizing
>Huh, Bob. I always liked that name. I wonder of Bobby'll go by Bob someday.
>HAY DAD! Tina's written a buncha real great fanfiction here!
>...You know what, as long as he doesn't start spelling Bobby with an i, I'll be content.
Have they ever addressed Bob's opinions on flame grilling vs flat top grilling? Seems like something he'd be very particular about. I could see the whole episode turning into a debate of flat top versus flame grill. Maybe in the end they find common ground about disliking the inconsistency of charcoal grills or something.
>Have they ever addressed Bob's opinions on flame grilling vs flat top grilling?
Bob is a burger bawd who'll do it with any hot cooking surface.
Really? There's so many episodes where he gets all perfectionist about his burgers. You'd think he'd have a strong opinion about how different methods influence the taste.
No he has no stated preference but considering his upbrining he's a flattop boy.
Right?
I get the impression he has a flat top by necessity. Like his building isn't coded for open flame, adding one more layer to the whole "Bob deserves better but this is all he has" aspect
He really should have moved. He'd have loved Texas, it would have been way cheaper.
actually, is it a cost thing? I don't know how much charcoal costs, but wouldn't it be kind of hard to keep it going all day while you try to make it worthwhile, it'd be kind of a fulltime job stoking that fire wouldn't it. Grilling on steel is more predictable and he can shut it off whenever there's no customers. plus he has Tina working that grill, and Tina does not need to come anywhere near fire.
I dunno if it applies to Bob, seeing as he's specifically making specialty burgers
But having worked in multiple kitchens, when making burgers if I'm aiming for consistency (especially in mass) I have an easier time on the flattop than a regular grill. If I'm focused on an individual burger, trying to make it special, then grilled all the way but If I'm making 20-100+ burgers in an hour that all gotta linear then I'm going for the easier method.
This is barely related but has Bob’s politics ever been revealed? Hank is pretty clearly a conservative Republican but I don’t recall Bob’s ever coming up.
I don't imagine it would come up that much seeing as, like you said, it hasnt come up in Bob's Burgers and Hank isnt really obnoxious about it.
Bob is a regular guy from a pretty kooky part of the country. The showrunners are wise enough to keep that shit low key.
Kinda like how they didn't show us whom Hank actually voted for, and gave plausible deniability by instilling some doubt, while still staying true to the character
yeah exactly, it's more straightforward.. a hectic business like this, I could see feeling like it's the only choice. And he has the skills to make them delicious anyway. I just know... my local fire-grilled burger joint is closing down, and I'll miss it.
He is too busy with his failed restaurant and three kids to have any opinions on politics
They're all pro-LGBT, bob even did crack with transexual prostitutes in 2011. Pretty sure they're liberal to some extent.
he MIGHT have done crack.
hanging out with prostitutes is neither sinful nor avoidable. Mr. J. did it all the time. Granted, he told them to quit. But Bob is not under any obligation to lecture them. Also they weren't necessarily transsexuals, could easily be interpreted as transvestites, which is leagues better.
I wouldn't call Hank a conservative, he's more of a moderate.
and that is because you're letting liberals define a conservative for you. You might not know the sources and influences in question were liberals when you heard that, but you know it now. Best keep that in mind going forward because this shit is nuts enough already.
That's why I love that episode where he goes to Montana, those backwoods fricks are all judging him based on absolutely nothing. he can get it from "Both sides" but it's the same thing as Bobby's fricked up teachers like the anti paper plate guy. they don't know him or get what he stands for at all, their only interest is tribalism
Hank is conservative, but a “Live and let live” conservative, which is definitely not the norm in the currently day.
again, you think that, and sadly a lot of people labeling themselves conservative think that, but that doesn't make it so. any more than you can think you're a different sex.
>hank is a conservative but doesn't want any of his conservative ideals put into practice and prefers leftists being in control
So in other words he's not a conservative.
There's conservatives and then there's conservatives.
The Conservatives in charge make gestures (lip service) towards traditional family values and church and attend their gay daughter's wedding and keep all degeneracy out of the papers.
The little Conservatives are full-time concerned with whatever degeneracy their neighbors are up to, and whether little Billy is picking it up in school (while giving him access to tablets and phones that expose him to the absolute pits of degeneracy).
Big Conservatives know where all the prosperity is siphoning off to, Little Conservatives are convinced brown people and homos are somehow ruining it all.
It's like a bit of a miss or connect with between the relations of the Belchers and Hills, but I think they could find something to grow together on.
Also if the simpsons or griffins ever showed up, I'm highly knowing that everyone would hate both families.
They've met the Simpsons twice, or at least Homer
One was a couch gag, the other was a treehouse of horror gag
Peter has made it clear on at least two occasions he does NOT care for the Belchers
I wonder if they had any idea how much sympathy that gave Bob's Burgers. To have such a clueless slam on them.
Hank would not care for Bob's weird burgers with shit like chives and mozzarella on them. He would probably think bob is some kind of coastal city liberal fruitcake type for making his "Artisan" burgers and ruining beef that is already good enough on it's own.
Bob would not give a shit about Hank or even remember his name 5 minutes after he is gone.
Depends on which season of Hank.
They're just 2 guys who want to grill for God's sake. Of course they would get along. Bob would teach Hank how to make better burgers while Hank would be teach Bob propane philosophy.
yeah we're both overestimating the extent to which they would choose to share anything personal
Bob would read Hank quickly and keep it to the professional stuff.
>we're both
er, i mean those of us who think they might not get along. which actually doesn't include me. not sure how I whiffed that
bobs burgers is unfunny and boring
In honor of Hank, Bob would make a burger called like "Propane, Pro-Gain" or something and Hank would instantly love it.
hahaha just in parentheses (cooked with propane)
that's cute. and since it presumably wouldn't have any special toppings, I guess Hank would like it too
I thought his name was Bob Burger
oh my god
if Teddy and Bill get together, I think the universe would explode.
very strongly feel they have such distinctive voices and ways of speaking that the joke would be that they literally cannot understand one another when everyone around them deals just fine
>Boomhauer eats at the restaurant
>"How's the food, hon?"
>"Tell you h'what man patty's dang ol flakey and bland talk bout dang ol y'all heard of seasonings man tell you dang ol use that gotdang onion powder its like two seconds swish swish done man no wonder y'all empty."
>"Wow, that's the best review we've ever had!"
Lmao
I don't know, though, the only consistent thing about Bob's restaurant is that the food actually is good.
Hank and Bob would bond over their love of food. Hank would hang onto Bob's every word. Not sure if Bob is a sports guy but if he was then they would be a match made in heaven. The only stumbling block could be seeing how much he let's Gene get away with being a fricking weirdo. Gene is like an alternative universe Bobby. I could see this conflict making a good episode.
Bob seems to be kind of a wannabe sports guy. He wants to relate and be one of the guys, but literally all he's ever done is work in a restaurant.
while Hank and Bob would be the funniest interaction in a BB/KOTH crossover, I think the one that would be the most interesting would be between Bobby and Tina and that's not just my crossover crack shipping goggles saying they'd be cute together(though they totally would be)
also there needs to be some sort of gag regarding Regular Sized Rudy and Bobby having similar designs
In the episode Rudy was introduced, Henry Haber was too who was designed to look like Hank, and I want to say the intro sequence referenced KotH too. So they were giving a little nod to Jim Dauterive's previous show, which is sweet. But Henry loses his Hankness beyond his looks and first name, he's almost more like AVGN.
Reminds me of the episode where the kid with the Jason voice, who I think was the son of Gayle's date that night? had a thing for Tina.
Big Size Bobby?
They'd bond over how weird their kids are. Bobby would fit right in with Bob's kids.
Hank and Bob will just get along. They might get exasperated over each other's quirks, but they will just get along. They'll go on a meat-based adventure and their only real conflict is at the end where they have a burger duel. Where Hank likes Bob's experimental burger and Bob likes Hank's traditional burger. Hank will even laugh at Bob's pun name for it. Then it will pan over to Homer and Peter going like "...was...was that supposed to happen?"
Hank constantly has an opinion or tries to control people who live outside his worldview. Realistically, he would not be in a job of customer service or be someone with a friend circle. To him not liking propane is worse than descrating the corpse of the Virgin Mary. Not liking Reagan is like raping a toddler in broad daylight. Not liking Arlen is basically a declaration of war. Hank would also naturally and for mostly good reason, despise minorities especially being so close to Mexico.
So you didn't watch the show, got it.
speaking of though, it is odd how ambiguous they've been about the Belchers ethnically. He has claimed not to be Mediterranean, but.. he really really looks Mediterranean, and Belcher's a French name. Granted, his dad doesn't look that swarthy, but it might just be the lighter hair. it feels like he got most of his looks from his mom. And obviously Linda is Joisey Italian, so yeah. They are five lightly tanned hairy lil coconuts and we love them.
> has claimed not to be Mediterranean, but.. he really really looks Mediterranean
Bob might be Armenian.
>Hank would also naturally and for mostly good reason, despise minorities especially being so close to Mexico.
He doesn't, that was even a plot point in an episode you dingus.
Hank would hate him for daring to suggest charcoal is better than propane
Bob also cooks on gas.
Flat-tops are best for the Malliard reaction that gives them a delicious crust, superior to open flame in all respects, unless you are trying for thick patties (and why would you?).
Smashburgers on flat-top>>>
and I say that as someone who loves grilling all things.
>smashburgers
Mmm, I love crushing a burger patty so all the juices drain away!
Yes
Who's boy would win in a Not Being Right contest?
Bob's.
I hope that Bob and Hank would become friends after they both mutually exclaim that their boys aren't right, but they are fond of them regardless.
What if they started dating?
They're both happily married so I doubt it.
The lads, not Bob and Hank.
Bobby is straight, he's more likely to date Tina
>Bobby is straight, he's more likely to date Tina
Bobby is straight, he's more likely to date Louise
she's 4 years younger than him. Unlikely. Tina is in his age bracket and has an unending lust for boy-butts. We all know Bobby Hill is a caked up white boy.
Gene and it's not even a contest.
They wouldn't get along for the same reasons that Bob and his dad don't get along.
Hank just wouldn't show enough respect for Bob's more eccentric burger ideas.
>20 minutes of headbutting and arguing that ends in Hank complimenting Bob on the best burger he had ever eaten and Bob complimenting Hank on his grill setup
Bob would get into an autistic argument with Hank about like using wood chips or charcoal to grill making a tastier burger.
Probably not that long, long enough to have a healthy B plot of Dale and Louise going down some conspiracy rabbit hole that just fizzles out into nothing at the end that somehow ties back to the Bob and Hank getting along plot
Hank would probably hate Bob and Bob would complain to Linda about how much of a stick-in-the-mud Hank is.
Bob Belcher has admitted throughout the show that he doesn't like most people and has few friends. Teddy might be a pain in his ass, but he is genuinely his only true friend in the world because he just doesn't want to interact with other people. He's antisocial and kind of autistic, so he wouldn't really vibe with anyone other than his family.
That said, they would probably relate to each other and leave in good terms. I doubt they'd hate each other.
Hank would absolutely hate the concept of Bob's burger of the day or how Bob uses foreign ingredients like Black Garlic.
Also Bob would probably be intimidated by Hank & Co. hanging around together drinking.
>"You know who he reminded me of Linda, with all that normal burger crap he was talking about? My father. He's one of those people that thinks something should be done just one way and, I, I just don't think I can deal with this guy in a social setting. We can't go to their house."
>"Aww, common Bobby. Look, maybe some of your more 'creative' ideas might be too much for him but how about meeting him halfway, huh? I'm sure he doesn't just want a piece of meat in a bun, no one's that boring! You can still shake things up! You can put in bacon."
>"Hrmm..."
>"Fried onion rings."
>"Hrmm..."
>"Barbecue sauce."
>"That's hardly better, everyone does that burger. Half the burger places in the country you go to that have a Texas Burger on the menu is just what you described. And we're in Texas so whatever uniqueness that overdone assortment of ingredients might still have is moot here."
Rodeo burger the only thing I can get at Burger King.