[9.3/10] Hooray! An episode with an adventure for the whole family! We haven’t had one of those in a while, and I love the bulk of the Belcher clan roping Bob into an insane caper, with Linda being overly committed to defending the Mayor’s honor, Tina wanting the city to keep its word to the pardoned Turkey, Louise being invested in the rescue despite her aversion to yardbird, and Gene as the sympathetic Greek chorus, while all Bob wants to do is go grab some cranberries for fresh cranberry sauce.
This one made the most of Bob as the (relative) straight man to the rest of his family’s insanity. The whole escapade with the mayoral aide taking the pardoned turkey to the slaughterhouse, the investigative reporter tagging along for the ride, and the Deputy Mayor (Paul F. Thompkins!) trying to quash the whole thing, is one of those local mountains made out of molehills that the show’s comedic sensibilities are built on.
And I like how Bob is initially reluctant about the whole thing, but eventually becomes a committed participant in view of teaching his kids that it’s right to keep your word. And I even like how Louise has a slow transition from hating Turkeys to near-putting her life on the line to save one from the coyotes. Plus, I appreciate the continuity of them taking Drew P. to the farmer who owns a double-butted goat, and even the Shawshank Redemption homage with Bob in the cranberry bog.
Overall, this one was full of laughs every single second, and had a great Belchery-dynamic throughout. Another Turkey Day classic from Bob’s Burgers!
Shout by KasiaBlockedParent2018-11-19T10:22:08Z
I love their Thanksgiving episodes, they always warm my heart