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'' began airing on

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in the United States on January 9, 2011, and concluded on May 22, 2011. Thirteen episodes long, the season was produced by

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in association with

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. The series follows the family—father

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, mother

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, daughters

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and

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, and son

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. The show features the voices of H. Jon Benjamin,

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and

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in their roles of the Belcher family. This is the only season that was animated using

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. The series premiere, "

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", was broadcast directly after ''

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'' at 8:00 p.m., and was watched by 9.41 million viewers, making it the highest-rated new series premiere of the season. The season received mixed reviews from television commentators, particularly "

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'' " Spaghetti Western and Meatballs" and " Art Crawl", however some critics disliked the themes of the episodes. The Volume One DVD box set, including all 13 episodes and the initial pilot developed for 2010 airing, was released in Region 1 on April 17, 2012. It has not been released in other regions. Loren Bouchard conceived the idea for ''Bob's Burgers'' after developing '' Home Movies'' for

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