Bob's Burgers: The Land Ship

October 12, 2015 11:10 AM - Season 6, Episode 2

When the Land Ship Parade is re-routed in front of Bob's Burgers, Bob is hoping for increased business, until the porta-potties show up right in front of his restaurant. Meanwhile, Tina tries to spice up her image, but ends up finding there are some things that are more important to her than rebellion and bad kissing.
posted by filthy light thief (12 comments total)

It might have just been that I was tired, but this one never really grabbed me.

Shop Next Door: sorry, didn't catch it
Exterminator: The Mice-Anthrope
Burger of the Day: You Can't Fight City Challah Burger (served on challa bread)
posted by Etrigan at 11:56 AM on October 12, 2015

Shop next door: Resisting A Rest - Sleep Therapy
More Burgers of the Day: The Yam Ship Burger (comes with Yams); Snipwrecked Burger (comes with parsnips)

I agree, it wasn't their strongest. I really liked the bad kissing, and Linda attributing all of Tina's weirdness in this episode to puberty (awwww).
posted by filthy light thief at 1:03 PM on October 12, 2015 [1 favorite]

the bad kissing cracked me up
posted by numaner at 3:47 PM on October 12, 2015 [2 favorites]

When Tina was really tired, I thought they were going to have her get mono (which wouldn't be a bad episode idea).
posted by drezdn at 4:25 PM on October 12, 2015

Yeah, the bad kissing was a thing of beauty.
posted by en forme de poire at 10:01 PM on October 13, 2015

I loved watching Tina be not-that-into a boy.
posted by Seamus at 9:31 AM on October 14, 2015 [4 favorites]

Not the strongest episode, but still several great moments. The whole concept of the Landship was awesome.

"And then we slaughtered them all!"
posted by nubs at 11:14 AM on October 14, 2015

I dunno, I enjoyed this greatly. Bad kissing! Tina being spicy! Land Ship!

Also, our DVR didn't record the whole thing, so we had this moment of suspense during the parade - WHAT HAPPENS?????? Then we looked it up on demand.
posted by chainsofreedom at 4:41 PM on October 14, 2015 [1 favorite]

I was actually hoping that the Landship parade and ceremony would go off without the mainsail ever being raised. It would've been a great ending that all of Tina's anxiety and all of Jordan's anticipation would have been for naught and maybe would have lead to something unanticipated; somewhat like Bob's anxiety about the port-a-potties and them turning out to be a good thing.
posted by nubs at 8:22 AM on October 15, 2015 [1 favorite]

On moving the port-a-potties: "We'll rock the back and forth and slaughter everyone inside!"

I was definitely thinking that the paint/spackle would crumble off the sail or just stick it together or something.

My favourite part of the episode, aside from the wonderfully terrible kissing - "It has many of the same things real kissing has" - was Tina sleeping on Bob's hand, and Bob unable to take his hand away due to his love and concern for Tina, even as the other kids pester him and he says he'll do it. It's just the sweetest moment and it's why the Belchers may be my favourite TV family.
posted by ilana at 9:24 AM on October 15, 2015 [8 favorites]

My heart also went "awww" at that moment.
posted by numaner at 11:41 AM on October 15, 2015

But I want to do a smoky eye!
posted by mon-ma-tron at 1:16 PM on February 29, 2016 [1 favorite]