The Best Episodes of Bob's Burgers Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.9/10(28 votes)

   #1 - Human Flesh

   S1:E11/9/2011

   A health inspector's visit coincides with Bob's efforts to bring in customers.

   Director:Anthony Chun

   Writers:Loren Bouchard, Jim Dauterive

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   Director:Anthony Chun

   Writers:Loren Bouchard, Jim Dauterive
2. 

   7.5/10(21 votes)

   #2 - Crawl Space

   S1:E21/16/2011

   A leaky roof causes Bob to get trapped in a wall while Linda's mother visits.

   Director:Kyounghee Lim

   Writers:Loren Bouchard, Jim Dauterive

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   Director:Kyounghee Lim

   Writers:Loren Bouchard, Jim Dauterive
3. 

   7.4/10(18 votes)

   #3 - Sacred Cow

   S1:E31/23/2011

   Bob takes to a film maker's cow.

   Director:Jennifer Coyle

   Writer:Nora Smith

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   Director:Jennifer Coyle

   Writer:Nora Smith
4. 

   7.1/10(19 votes)

   #4 - Sexy Dance Fighting

   S1:E42/13/2011

   Tina develops a crush on her martial arts instructor.

   Director:Anthony Chun

   Writers:Steven Davis, Kelvin Yu

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   Director:Anthony Chun

   Writers:Steven Davis, Kelvin Yu
5. 

   7.3/10(19 votes)

   #5 - Hamburger Dinner Theater

   S1:E52/20/2011

   Linda and the kids stage a murder mystery that doesn't go as planned.

   Director:Wes Archer

   Writers:Dan Fybel, Rich Rinaldi

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   Director:Wes Archer

   Writers:Dan Fybel, Rich Rinaldi
6. 

   7.0/10(20 votes)

   #6 - Sheesh! Cab, Bob?

   S1:E63/6/2011

   Tina is desperate to get her first kiss at her 13th birthday party. But after Louise breaks the deep fryer, Bob takes a second job as a late-night cab driver to pay for Tina’s party. Things keep getting worse for Bob when the parents of Tina’s crush refuse to let their son attend the party, and Bob has to do everything in his power to save his daughter’s big day.

   Director:Jennifer Coyle

   Writer:Jon Schroeder

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   Director:Jennifer Coyle

   Writer:Jon Schroeder
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7. 

   7.4/10(18 votes)

   #7 - Bed & Breakfast

   S1:E73/13/2011

   Linda hosts a bed and breakfast, but her guests aren't as grateful as she would like. Things take a turn for the worse when Louise's room is rented to Teddy.

   Director:Boohwan Lim

   Writer:Holly Schlesinger

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   Director:Boohwan Lim

   Writer:Holly Schlesinger
8. 

   7.9/10(17 votes)

   #8 - Art Crawl

   S1:E83/20/2011

   It's Bob vs. the city art council when Linda's sister displays her work at Bob's Burgers.

   Director:Kyounghee Lim

   Writers:Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin

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   Director:Kyounghee Lim

   Writers:Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin
9. 

   7.5/10(16 votes)

   #9 - Spaghetti Western and Meatballs

   S1:E93/27/2011

   Bob and Gene bond over spaghetti western movies, which makes Louise jealous.

   Director:Wes Archer

   Writer:Kit Boss

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   Director:Wes Archer

   Writer:Kit Boss
10. 

    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Burger Wars

    S1:E104/10/2011

    When Bob's eccentric landlord, Mr. Fischoeder, pays the family a visit, he informs Bob that his rival across the street, Jimmy Pesto of Jimmy Pesto's Pizzeria, wants to take over Bob's lease so that he can expand his gift shop. With little time and not enough money, the Belcher family must cook up some business or luck to save the restaurant.

    Director:Boohwan Lim

    Writer:Loren Bouchard

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    Director:Boohwan Lim

    Writer:Loren Bouchard
11. 

    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #11 - Weekend at Mort's

    S1:E115/8/2011

    Bob and his family are forced to spend the weekend at Mort the Mortician's while the restaurant is being de-molded. Linda and Bob double date with Mort and a female mortician he meets online while Tina babysits Gene and Louise in Mort’s crematorium.

    Director:Anthony Chun

    Writer:Scott Jacobson

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    Director:Anthony Chun

    Writer:Scott Jacobson
12. 

    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Lobsterfest

    S1:E125/15/2011

    After the town's annual Lobsterfest is cancelled by a storm, Bob defiantly opens his doors for a festive celebration. When he wakes the next morning, Bob finds the restaurant in disarray and that the town has spurned him, but Bob won't let that deter him from further involvement in the celebratory weekend.

    Director:Boohwan Lim

    Writers:Greg Thompson, Aron Abrams

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    Director:Boohwan Lim

    Writers:Greg Thompson, Aron Abrams
13. 

    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Torpedo

    S1:E135/22/2011

    Bob's hero, a washed-up baseball player named Torpedo Jones, starts pitching for the local minor league team. Torpedo befriends Bob, but the dark underbelly of minor league baseball threatens to corrupt the Belchers.

    Director:Kyounghee Lim

    Writers:Dan Fybel, Rich Rinaldi

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    Director:Kyounghee Lim

    Writers:Dan Fybel, Rich Rinaldi