The Bob’s Burgers movie has finally got a poster and release date
The movie version of the beloved animated Fox sitcom has been sitting in limbo for a few years now
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Disney released a big new slate of movie “release dates” yesterday, a sentence fragment that earns its scare quotes by dint of 90 percent of the entries on the list—which covers dates from this December through late 2024—being stuff like “Untitled Marvel,” “Untitled Pixar,” “Untitled Searchlight,” and more of that ilk. (There are four “Untitled Marvel”’s that have just been penciled in for 2024, by the way; have fun driving yourself nuts trying to figure out what thinly-rumored project fits where.) Among the various shrugs on the calendar, though, there was one definitive name that legitimately caught us off-guard, given how elusive this particular project has been over the last year or so: The Bob’s Burgers movie, currently scheduled for Memorial Day weekend, May 27, 2022.
A Bob’s Burgers movie was originally floated way back in 2017, back when Fox was still an independent brand, and not Disney Adjunct Studio No. 4 or whatever. At the time, the film was set for release on July 17, 2020, which probably seemed like a nice, long amount of time to perfect the Belcher family’s cinematic debut, do a nice marketing run-up tied to the show’s just-concluded 10th season, and then roll the movie into all those movie theaters that would definitely be open and available for it.
This did not end up happening.
Even so, that 2020 date stayed on the books right up until April of last year, despite a total absence of any trailers, posters, or information about what the movie might entail being forthcoming. Series creator Loren Bouchard eventually checked in in January of this year, confirming that the movie was currently in production, but that no formal release date was going to be set until the whole “all the movie theaters shut down” thing was more satisfactorily resolved.
And now, here we are: Shang-Chi has shown Disney that the box office is still potentially alive, and Bob’s Burgers has a plum Memorial Day 2022 release date. There’s no word yet on what might actually happen in the film as of yet, but given that everyone involved in the show (still one of the best animated family sitcoms of the current TV generation) is working on the film, we’re going to guess: A lot of jokes, a lot of songs, a lot of very dumb puns based around the Burger Of The Day. We can’t wait.
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So close, yet so far…Gimme a trailer at least!
a bit of sunshine for today. louise is my spirit animal.
I actually own a “Tina is my Spirit Animal” t-shirt. I wish I could claim Louise was my spirit animal, but I know myself better than that.
Gene is who I aspire to be, but I’m definitely more of a Bob. Tina on a bad day.
It frightens me sometimes just how much I can identify with Bob.
I feel like if I had kids I would 100% turn into Bob, but since I just have to worry about myself and my wife I feel ever so slightly less beaten down by life. And not raising children means I still have enough time to get in my own head about meaningless bullshit and be nervous/awkward like Tina despite being a grown ass man (who resembles Bob more physically everyday, except I sadly can’t grow a decent mustache).
I’m owing it up to the voice. H. Jon Benjamin is the voice acting gift that keeps on giving. I am kinda kicking myself for not keeping up with Bob’s Burgers the last few years, but Archer remains one of my go-to shows that is infinitely re-watchable. And aside from that it’s a fun series, the voices are what make it really work.RIP Jessica Walter.
I’m not necessarily one of those people, but just be aware that some people consider using the term “spirit animal” to be an example of cultural appropriation. Just FYI.
I named my second daughter Louise. Not necessarily after the Belcher, but not not after her.
I think the show is past its peak, but its still consistently entertaining with a few great eps every season. Here’s hoping working on the movie brings out the best in them. I haven’t re-watched The Simpsons Movie in a long time, but I remember when it was released it definitely felt stronger than the show had been for years.
If I remember correctly, for the movie they brought back some of the writers from the first decade who had been off the show for a while, like some people had gone over to Futurama and then didn’t go back to working on The Simpsons, so that’s why it had a more classic feel.
FXX usually shows The Simpsons Movie at least once a month. I usually leave it on the background when I’m working. It still holds up.
I just noticed my OP came on a lot less positive than I intended it to due to Kinja. I HAD put a gif above my whole comment to express my legit excitement for this movie, but it looked like it had doubled up in my post so I deleted one and Kinja removed both. So please retroactively preface my more measured comment above with my initial reaction of
BART: Ah, man, this is the worst day of my life.HOMER: Worst day of your life So Far.
Which swear words do you want to hear which character saying?
Louise has to say fuck, that’s a no brainer
Only once or twice. More than that and they will lose their PG-13 rating (see Hamilton, which had one out of three fucks bleeped out even though you hear more on cable).
…Why?
She does seem the most likely of the kids to take advantage of a sudden licence to swear. Gene would record and remix it. Tina would crack under the pressure and only manage “poo”
She seems the likely
…Why?
Why?
I need a casual “Oh shit” from evil KuchiKopi
I was excited at first till I found out it was going to be a musical. God do I hate those. I put up with the songs in some of the episodes. I hated The Bleakening ‘cause I thought it had too many songs. If they only have like 2-3 in the movie then maybe I’ll go see it but it wont. They’ll have like 3 in the first 10 minutes I bet.
Cool, you seem fun.
I’m surprised to learn there’s anyone who likes Bob’s Burgers but not the songs.
It’s not the songs in general but it was a gimmick they used once in awhile that’s now in almost every episode. They’re fun and sometimes great but not every episode needs one
Yup. Some of them are fun, most of them are forgettable at best.
There’s an original song in nearly episode Bob’s Burgers episode, I don’t get how you even like this show.
It will be pre-empted for a football movie
The very necessary reboot of Necessary Roughness!
Jeez, it’s about time—Bob’s Burgers is the funniest, best written show on TV.
I still think season 1 is the best.
Maybe we’ll see the full version of “Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl”!
The Sarcasm Burger: Oh yeah, we’ll get that for you right away.
The worst thing about the wait is that will draw attention to how much they’ve aged in real life since it was filmed.
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