‘Bob’s Burgers’ Celebrates 300 Episodes and Teases New Vacation Episodes

The Bob’s Burgers panel is at all times a well-liked draw at San Diego Comedian-Con, and programmers answered the decision of the Belcher faithful by transferring it to Ballroom 20—not fairly the cavernous Corridor H, however a bigger venue than earlier years. Season 15 has simply 4 episodes left to air, however followers received’t have lengthy to attend till season 16: it hits Fox in September.

Season 16 comprises a giant milestone with Bob’s Burgers‘ three hundredth episode. “There’s one thing completely weird about doing 300 episodes of tv on the identical present throughout 15 years,” creator and government producer Loren Bouchard mentioned.

“I really feel like we get to sit down with these characters. We sort of have this unusual, you recognize, meditation the place we’ve to get up on daily basis and take into consideration these characters. And despite the fact that [it’s] characters from a comedy, it has an impact. You understand, you begin to actually sit with—for me, anyway—this concept that the restaurant may fail, and we’re by no means gonna resolve that,” he mentioned. “We’re gonna sit with this concept for 15 years, so far 300 episodes, and we don’t know whether or not they’re going to make it or not. I simply actually recognize that, as a result of it makes me extra comfy with the concept we nonetheless need to be foolish. We nonetheless have our small successes; it doesn’t matter what, we’ve to determine what we wish to take pleasure in about one another and kind of take our little wins after we can.”

The viewers received to see a clip from the season 16 premiere—a flashback to the restaurant’s earliest days, when Bob and Linda aren’t but dad and mom (however are about to be)—in addition to a glimpse of a still-in-production Christmas episode, which can see the household go to a festive village, the place Louise convinces Bob to embellish cookies for Santa.

Additionally, extra excellent news for followers of Bob’s Burgers‘ legendary vacation episodes: season 16 will even characteristic a Halloween episode.

“You’re going to take pleasure in it. Teddy takes a job within the retailer subsequent door,” Bouchard mentioned, describing the most recent tenant of the ever-changing retail area subsequent to the burger joint as an “occult” store—”not a Halloween store like costumes, however actually creepy.” (No phrase on whether or not the children will bust out a brand new array of pun-tastic costumes, however Bouchard named Louise’s “Dragon With a Lady Tattoo” as one in every of his largest favorites from Halloween episodes previous.)

SDCC additionally noticed an in-production clip that includes Linda’s sister, Gail (voiced by Megan Mullally)—giving Bob a terrifying however surprisingly efficient therapeutic massage. Gail will even characteristic in an upcoming storyline the place she plans to get married as a part of an artwork venture, to Linda’s comprehensible chagrin.

Together with Bouchard, the panel featured supervising director Bernard Derriman in addition to solid members H. Jon Benjamin (Bob), John Roberts (Linda), Kristen Schaal (Louise), Eugene Mirman (Gene), Dan Mintz (Tina), and Larry Murphy (Teddy).

Bob’s Burgers season 15 runs via August 14—then season 16 kicks off September 28. The present has been renewed via season 19.

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