[8.3/10] Really fun episode! Bob and Gene make for a superb comedic team, and it’s a pairing we don’t actually get all that often. The two of them trying and failing and succeeding and failing again to do handiwork is a great setup for their particular brand of father-son shenanigans. The pair trying to fix that old man’s sink, while Bob only has one plumbing “move” and Gene is doing his usual efete Greek chorus bit brought laugh after laugh.
The main story was fun too. I like the Linda vs. Tina setup with both trying to find Teddy love in two different places. The abject, mercenary terribleness of Helen (whom we met in the beach house episode) contrasted with the low key UK charms of Kathleen made for amusing players in the Belcher women’s schemes. And their naked attempts to make things romantic between Teddy and their paramour of choice in contrived ways brought a lot of laughs too.
There’s some nice setups and payoffs with the pipes and the elevator, and while Teddy’s near plummeting/crushing is a little wacky and wild as a means of exposing Helen for what she is to Linda, it’s still an entertaining setpiece and gives Bob and Gene another win. Plus Linda’s inability to pronounce the term for the little trinket they’re after was the running gag gift that kept on giving, and Louise’s dry wit was out in force.
Overall, a very funny episode that gave us some amusing character moments for all of the Belcher clan.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2019-01-17T02:33:30Z
[8.3/10] Really fun episode! Bob and Gene make for a superb comedic team, and it’s a pairing we don’t actually get all that often. The two of them trying and failing and succeeding and failing again to do handiwork is a great setup for their particular brand of father-son shenanigans. The pair trying to fix that old man’s sink, while Bob only has one plumbing “move” and Gene is doing his usual efete Greek chorus bit brought laugh after laugh.
The main story was fun too. I like the Linda vs. Tina setup with both trying to find Teddy love in two different places. The abject, mercenary terribleness of Helen (whom we met in the beach house episode) contrasted with the low key UK charms of Kathleen made for amusing players in the Belcher women’s schemes. And their naked attempts to make things romantic between Teddy and their paramour of choice in contrived ways brought a lot of laughs too.
There’s some nice setups and payoffs with the pipes and the elevator, and while Teddy’s near plummeting/crushing is a little wacky and wild as a means of exposing Helen for what she is to Linda, it’s still an entertaining setpiece and gives Bob and Gene another win. Plus Linda’s inability to pronounce the term for the little trinket they’re after was the running gag gift that kept on giving, and Louise’s dry wit was out in force.
Overall, a very funny episode that gave us some amusing character moments for all of the Belcher clan.