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Human Flesh
"Human Flesh" is the first episode and the series premiere of the animated television series ''Bob's Burgers''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 9, 2011. The episode was written by Loren Bouchard and Jim Dauterive, and directed by Anthony Chun. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 9.41 million homes in its original airing, making it the most viewed episode of the series. The episode featured guest performances by Andy Kindler, Ron Lynch, and Sam Seder. Plot After a number of unsuccessful openings, Bob Belcher and his family re-re-re-open their gourmet burger restaurant, 'Bob's Burgers', in the hope of success because the nearby attraction Wonder Wharf is getting "mobbed". Shortly after the re-opening, Bob assigns his pre-teen son, Gene, the job of handing out burger samples to passers-by outside. However, when Gene offends mourners from the crematorium next door, he drops a number of the burgers all over the street, but picks them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob's Burgers
''Bob's Burgers'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard that premiered on Fox on January 9, 2011. The show centers on the Belcher family—parents Bob and Linda and their three children, Tina, Gene, and Louise—who run a hamburger restaurant and often go on adventures of many kinds. The show was conceived by Bouchard after he developed '' Home Movies''. ''Bob's Burgers'' is a joint production by Wilo Productions and 20th Television Animation. While reviews for the first season were mixed, feedback for subsequent seasons has been much more positive. The series premiere, "Human Flesh", drew in 9.39 million viewers, making it the highest-rated series premiere of the season and finishing ninth in the ratings for the week it aired. Since then, the show has grown to be a critical and cultural success. In 2013, ''TV Guide'' ranked ''Bob's Burgers'' as one of the 60 Greatest TV Cartoons of All Time. The series has been nominated for several awards, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loren Bouchard
Loren Hal Bouchard (born October 10, 1969) is an American animator, writer, producer, director, and composer. He is the creator of several animated TV shows such as ''Bob's Burgers'', ''Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil'', and ''Central Park''. He is also the co-creator of ''Home Movies'' with Brendon Small as well as the executive producer of '' The Great North''. Early life Bouchard was born in New York City to a Jewish mother and a Catholic father. He grew up in Medford, Massachusetts. Career A high school dropout, Bouchard was working as a bartender in 1993 when he bumped into a former grade school teacher of his, Tom Snyder, who asked if Bouchard was still drawing, and offered Bouchard a chance to work on a few animated short films Snyder was making. The shorts developed into Bouchard's first series, '' Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist'', which he produced. He credits Jonathan Katz, H. Jon Benjamin, and Snyder as major influences. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Dauterive
James Thomas Dauterive (; born June 22, 1957) is an American animation producer and writer, widely known for his work on ''King of the Hill'' (1997–2010) and ''Bob's Burgers'' (2011–2020). Personal life Dauterive was born on June 22, 1957. Like his namesake character on ''King of the Hill'', William Fontaine de la Tour "Bill" Dauterive, his family is of Louisiana Cajun origin. He has served on the Board of Trustees for Bridges Academy since 2017. ''King of the Hill'' After a ten-year career as an advertising copywriter in Philadelphia, Dauterive joined ''King of the Hill'' as a writer at its inception in 1996. He was also an executive producer on the show and wrote multiple episodes, including: "Strangeness on a Train", "The Redneck on Rainey Street", " Glen Peggy Glen Ross", "To Sirloin with Love" (co-writer), " What Happens at the National Propane Gas Convention in Memphis Stays at the National Propane Gas Convention in Memphis", " The Son That Got Away", "The Company Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Kindler
Andy Kindler (born October 16, 1956) is an American comedian and actor from Queens, New York. He played the character "Andy", a fellow sportswriter and friend of sportswriter "Ray Barone" (Ray Romano) on the TV show ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', was a regular guest on ''Late Show with David Letterman'', contributor to ''The Daily Show'', and has performed on HBO. Kindler frequently performs as a voice actor in animated television series from producer Loren Bouchard, including roles on ''Dr. Katz'', ''Home Movies'', and the recurring character of Mort the mortician on ''Bob's Burgers''. Early life and education Kindler was born and raised in Queens, New York. He attended Binghamton University, and originally intended on becoming a classical musician. While in college, Kindler performed in theatre productions. After graduating, Kindler moved to Los Angeles. He began performing stand-up in 1984. Kindler is Jewish. His mother and sister died within weeks of each another sometime in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Lynch (comedian)
Ron Lynch is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He has appeared in a number of movies and television shows, including ''Corporate'', ''Corpse Tub'', ''Another Period'', ''Dope State'', ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'', and ''Portlandia''. He has worked as a voice actor for several animated shows, including '' Home Movies'', ''Bob's Burgers'', and ''Tom Goes to the Mayor'', and has made guest appearances on ''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist'', ''The Sarah Silverman Program'', ''Andy Richter Controls the Universe'', ''Adventure Time'', and '' Star vs the Forces of Evil''. Lynch hosted a weekly musical and comedic variety show called ''Tomorrow!'' comedy show, every Saturday night at midnight at The Steve Allen Theater in Hollywood, California. That venue was sold in 2017 and condominiums are planned at the site. The final Tomorrow! Show at The Steve Allen Theater took place on September 30, 2017. The Tomorrow! Show returned at the new venue of Dynasty Typewriter at the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Seder
Samuel Lincoln Seder (born November 28, 1966) is an American actor, political commentator, and media host. His works include the film ''Who's the Caboose?'' (1997) as well as the television shows ''Beat Cops'' (2001) and ''Pilot Season (TV series), Pilot Season'' (2004). He also appeared in ''Next Stop Wonderland'' (1998) and made guest appearances on ''Spin City'' (1997), ''Sex and the City'' (2000), ''America Undercover'' (2005), and ''Maron (TV series), Maron'' (2015). Since 2010, he has hosted a daily political talk show, ''The Majority Report with Sam Seder''. He also voices Hugo, a recurring character on the animated comedy series ''Bob's Burgers''. He has written for such television shows as ''Entourage (American TV series), Entourage'', ''Two and a Half Men'', and ''Friends''. Early life Seder was born to a Jewish family in New York City, and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. One of three children, his father, J. Robert Seder, is a well-known lawyer in Worcester. Seder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crawl Space (Bob's Burgers)
"Crawl Space" is the second episode of the first season of the animated comedy series ''Bob's Burgers''. The episode originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 16, 2011. The episode was written by Loren Bouchard and Jim Dauterive, and directed by Kyoung Hee Lim. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 5.066 million homes in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by David Herman, Larry Murphy and Renée Taylor. The original airing of this episode was dedicated to the memory of television producer Aron Abrams, who was found dead of a heart attack on Christmas Day, 2010. Plot Linda annoys the family with her cleaning and preparations for her parents' visit. Bob decides to make his in-laws sleep in Gene's smelly room. When Linda forces Bob to fix the leak on the ceiling, he discovers a crawl space in the attic. As Grandma Gloria (Renée Taylor) and Grandpa Al arrive, Bob realizes that he can pretend that he's stuck in the craw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Broadcasting Company
The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by Fox Corporation and headquartered in New York City, with master control operations and additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and the Fox Media Center in Tempe. Launched as a competitor to the Big Three television networks ( ABC, CBS, and NBC) on October 9, 1986, Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network. It was the highest- rated free-to-air network in the 18–49 demographic from 2004 to 2012 and again in 2020, and was the most-watched American television network in total viewership during the 2007–08 season. Fox and its affiliated companies operate many entertainment channels in international markets, but these do not necessarily air the same programming as the U.S. network. Most viewers in Canada have access to at least one U.S.-based Fox affiliate, either ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre, films (via the AMC Theatres MAP program), and newspapers. Headquartered in New York City, it is best known for the Nielsen ratings, an audience measurement system of television viewership that for years has been the deciding factor in canceling or renewing television shows by television networks. As of May 2012, it is part of Nielsen Holdings. NMR began as a division of ACNielsen, a 1923-founded marketing research firm. In 1996, NMR was split off into an independent company, and in 1999, was purchased by the Dutch conglomerate VNU. In 2001, VNU also purchased ACNielsen, thereby bringing both companies under the same corporate umbrella. NMR is also a sister company to Nielsen//NetRatings, which measures Internet and digital media audiences. VNU was reorganized and renamed the Nielsen Company in 2007. History The Nielsen TV Ratings have been produced in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Belcher
Robert Samuel "Bob" Belcher Jr. is the main protagonist of the adult-animated sitcom Bob's Burgers created by Loren Bouchard for FOX. He is the often stressed, anxious patriarch of the Belcher family and owner of his restaurant Bob's Burgers. He is known for being mild-mannered, pessimistic, and being a terrible businessman, often having financial struggles in keeping the restaurant running and paying rent. He has a rivalry with the Italian restaurant owner across the street, Jimmy Pesto, and quarrels with local health inspector Hugo. Bob is a third-generation restaurant owner, and by nature, loves his business and has big ideas for his different burgers (in particular, having a new "burger of the day" for multiple years). He has a strong love for his family, including his wife Linda, and his children Louise, Gene, and Tina Belcher. Background In 1967, Robert Belcher Sr. (nicknamed "Big Bob") and Lily Belcher had Bob. Bob didn't have a good childhood, losing his mother at ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metacritic
Metacritic is a website that review aggregator, aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted arithmetic mean, weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999. The site provides an excerpt from each review and hyperlinks to its source. A color of green, yellow or red summarizes the critics' recommendations. It is regarded as the foremost online review aggregation site for the video game industry. Metacritic's scoring converts each review into a percentage, either mathematically from the mark given, or what the site decides subjectively from a qualitative review. Before being averaged, the scores are weighted according to a critic's popularity, stature, and volume of reviews. The website won two Webby Awards for excellence as an aggregation website. Criticism of the site has focused on the assessment system, the ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adult Swim
Adult Swim (AS; stylized as [adult swim] and often abbreviated as [as]) is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programmed by its in-house production studio, Williams Street. It is part of American media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery. Adult Swim runs nightly from 9 p.m. – 6 a.m. Eastern Time Zone, ET/Pacific Time Zone, PT. Debuting in 2001, Adult Swim served as the nighttime identity of Cartoon Network, and it was established as alternative programming during late night hours when Cartoon Network's primary target audience would normally be sleeping. By 2005, Adult Swim would be granted its own separate Nielsen ratings report from Cartoon Network due to its targeting a different audience. The block features stylistically varied animated and live-action shows, including original programming, broadcast syndication, syndicated series, anime, and short fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
