The WORST episodes of Bob's Burgers

#1 - Mother Author Laser Pointer

Season 13 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/14/2023

Linda almost totally accidentally kidnaps a children’s book author. Meanwhile, the kids help Mr. Frond try to get his cat out of a tree in front of the school.

#2 - The Bleakening (1)

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/10/2017

Linda is determined to host a party at the restaurant, in an effort to spread a little extra cheer around the neighborhood. But when she realizes that her prized ornaments have been stolen, she quickly begins questioning all guests, including Marshmallow's friend - Art the Artist. However, the kids have their own theory, attributing the robbery to the anti-Santa - The Bleaken.

#3 - The Bleakening (2)

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/10/2017

#4 - Crows Encounters of the Bird Kind

Season 13 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/19/2023

Tina drags Bob along on a desperate quest to earn her bird-watching badge for ThunderGirls. Meanwhile, Louise and Gene try to keep their new restaurant game a secret from Linda.

#5 - A-Sprout A Boy

Season 12 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/1/2022

When Gene becomes obsessed with an old handheld game, Bob offers to help with a school project, in hopes of steering his son towards more "interesting" pursuits. Meanwhile, Louise and Tina take over a grocery store kiddie ride.

#6 - The Spider House Rules

Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/10/2022

Louise befriends a house spider and hides it in her room after Linda and Bob tell her to remove it from the apartment. Meanwhile, Bob tries to make a friend outside of the people that come to the restaurant.

#7 - Some Kind of Fender Benderful

Season 11 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/18/2021

Bob gets into a four-car fender bender outside the restaurant and finding out who’s at fault proves to be harder than he thought.

#8 - Fight at the Not Okay Chore-ral

Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2023

When Linda and Bob suggest the kids do chores, the family ends up in a showdown.

#9 - Hamburger Dinner Theater

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/20/2011

Linda and the kids stage a murder mystery that doesn't go as planned.

#10 - Video Killed the Gene-io Star

Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/13/2022

Gene begrudgingly agrees to participate in a music video for Courtney. Meanwhile, Teddy and Linda obsess over a mysterious customer at the restaurant.

#11 - Yurty Rotten Scoundrels

Season 10 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/8/2020

Linda goes to Gayle’s artists’ workshop in a yurt. Louise and Gene search for a lost cat to collect a cash reward.

#12 - Interview with a Pop-pop-pire

Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/27/2022

Big Bob is coming to dinner so that Tina can interview him for a school project. While the family waits for Pop Pop to arrive, they take turns coming up with their own versions of an infamous tree incident that happened to him in his younger years.

#13 - Ready Player Gene

Season 13 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2022

A VR arcade opens next door and Gene spends all his money. Meanwhile, Louise and Tina try to build a menu tower taller than they ever have before.

#14 - All That Gene

Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2019

Gene auditions for a small role in a local theater production, but things backfire when he discovers that Linda actually bargained with the director to get Gene the part.

#15 - Crab-solutely Fabulous

Season 13 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/23/2023

The kids become a part of a crustacean-themed wrestling show. Meanwhile, Linda tries to form a 21-day habit.

#16 - Cheaty Cheaty Bang Bang

Season 13 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2023

After a student accuses her of cheating on a test, Tina needs to get back to school to clear her name, but a snow storm traps her and her family at home.

#17 - These Boots Are Made for Stalking

Season 13 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/5/2023

When the coolest teens she's ever seen start coming into the restaurant, Tina decides she needs to be just like them. Meanwhile, Gene and Louise get into a battle of wills over stinky socks.

#18 - Gene's Christmas Break

Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/19/2021

After Gene breaks his favorite, extremely rare '70s era Christmas record, Tina and Louise join him in the search for another copy. Meanwhile, Teddy wants to do a neighborhood Secret Santa with Bob and Linda.

#19 - Seven-tween Again

Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2021

Gene has a freak-out about growing up and desperately tries to relive his youth.

#20 - Tappy Tappy Tappy Tap Tap Tap

Season 10 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2020

Tina suspects sabotage when Josh gets injured on-stage in a tap show.

#21 - Clear and Present Ginger

Season 12 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/24/2022

Linda has a big day planned when her friend, Ginger, comes to visit. Meanwhile, Bob and the kids help Nat with her Limo competition.

#22 - Crystal Mess

Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2021

In order to help with anxiety about an upcoming oral report, Mr. Frond lends Tina a crystal that his new girlfriend alleges has special powers. Meanwhile, Bob and Linda buy a box of imperfect produce and try to use it all before it rots.

#23 - Gift Card or Buy Trying

Season 13 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/16/2023

When a customer leaves a $100 gift card as a tip, Bob, Linda and the kids go on a $20-each shopping spree, and Gene has an awkward run-in with a former friend.

#24 - The Show (And Tell) Must Go On

Season 13 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/12/2023

Louise brings Tina along on a mission to find the perfect item for her last-ever Show and Tell. Meanwhile, Teddy goes overboard trying to impress a date at the restaurant.

#25 - FOMO You Didn't

Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2021

Susmita offers to help Tina with a photography class assignment, but Tina can't stop thinking about all the fun Tammy, Jocelyn, Zeke and Jimmy Jr. are having ditching class. Meanwhile, a woman who used to live in the Belchers' apartment comes for a visit.