- 8.2/101,362 votes
#1 - Ear-sy Rider
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2012
A biker gang sets up shop in the restaurant, where they lament the loss of their beloved leader.
Director: Anthony Chun
Writer: Dan Fybel, Rich Rinaldi
- 8.3/101,384 votes
#2 - Full Bars
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2012
The Belcher kids break with a long standing Halloween tradition, veering away from their usual trick or treat trek in favor of a posh neighborhood that's known for its oversize goodies.
Director: Kyounghee Lim, Boohwan Lim
Writer: Steven Davis, Kelvin Yu
- 8.0/101,340 votes
#3 - Bob Fires the Kids
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/2012
Worried that his kids are not enjoying summer vacation because he's making them work in the restaurant, Bob fires them. But they soon become bored and take jobs as "weed pickers" for a pair of hippie farmers.
Director: Kyounghee Lim, Boohwan Lim
Writer: Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, Wendy Molyneux
- 7.5/101,253 votes
#4 - Mutiny on the Windbreaker
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/11/2012
Bob does a tour of duty as a private chef on a docked cruise ship and brings along the family to witness his true culinary skills, but the special occasion is scuttled when the kooky captain shanghais the whole family.
Director: John Rice
Writer: Kit Boss
- 8.2/101,330 votes
#5 - An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/2012
Bob's plans for his favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, change when Mr. Fischoeder hires him as a chef, and Linda and the kids to play his family, as he tries to stage a perfect holiday dinner in order to make a former flame jealous.
Director: Tyree Dillihay
Writer: Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, Wendy Molyneux
- 7.8/101,214 votes
#6 - The Deepening
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/25/2012
Mr. Fischoeder's new pier attraction, a mechanical shark, goes haywire and terrorizes the town, and it falls to Bob and the family to catch it.
Director: Bernard Derriman
Writer: Greg Thompson
- 8.3/101,406 votes
#7 - Tina-rannosaurus Wrecks
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/2/2012
After Tina accidentally wrecks the car, and gets the whole family involved with a slimy insurance agent, she worries that she's a "jinx".
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Jon Schroeder
- 7.7/101,189 votes
#8 - The Unbearable Like-Likeness of Gene
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/2012
Gene gets his first girlfriend, but it doesn't take long for the family to realize that she is incredibly annoying and they pressure him to break up with her.
Director: Don MacKinnon
Writer: Holly Schlesinger
- 7.8/101,238 votes
#9 - Bob Rest Ye Merry Gentle-Mannequins
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/2012
When Bob inherits a storage unit around Christmas, visions of riches dance in the heads of the family, but what they find inside is a squatter who claims he once worked as a mannequin.
Director: Anthony Chun
Writer: Kit Boss
- 8.0/101,242 votes
#10 - Mother Daughter Laser Razor
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2013
Linda worries that her relationship with Louise isn't as good as it should be, so, much to Louise's chagrin, she forces the young lady to participate in a mother-daughter seminar. With mom away, Tina turns to Bob for a lesson in shaving her legs.
Director: Jennifer Coyle
Writer: Nora Smith
- 7.5/101,206 votes
#11 - Nude Beach
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2013
The new health inspector proves to be a decent fellow, until he blackmails Bob into being allowed to perform his atrocious music at the restaurant, which drives away the customers.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Scott Jacobson
- 8.4/101,387 votes
#12 - Broadcast Wagstaff School News
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/2013
There is a "Mad Pooper" running wild at the Belcher children's middle school and Tina finds herself on a mission to get to the "bottom" of the situation.
Director: Jennifer Coyle
Writer: Greg Thompson
- 7.5/101,102 votes
#13 - My Fuzzy Valentine
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2013
When a heart-shaped pancake simply doesn't cut it, the kids convince Bob to let them skip school in order to help him find a Valentine's Day gift that will "wow" Linda. Meanwhile, in the spirit of the romantic holiday, Linda sets up a speed-dating event at the restaurant that doesn't go exactly as planned.
Director: Kyounghee Lim, Boohwan Lim
Writer: Dan Fybel, Rich Rinaldi
- 7.8/101,140 votes
#14 - Lindapendent Woman
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/2013
Linda thinks Bob doesn't appreciate her and quits the restaurant to work at a grocery store. In her absence, Bob tries - and fails - to run the place on his own and the kids are stuck in the middle of the marital mayhem. Meanwhile, things get romantic for Tina when she meets her potential soul mate while restocking the milk fridge.
Director: Don MacKinnon
Writer: Mike Benner
- 8.2/101,275 votes
#15 - O.T.: The Outside Toilet
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 3/3/2013
When Gene finds an expensive talking toilet out in the woods, he and his friends decide to protect it as much as they can while an evil toilet hunter is looking for the toilet.
Director: Anthony Chun
Writer: Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, Wendy Molyneux
- 8.5/101,383 votes
#16 - Topsy
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/2013
Louise expects to get a charge out of taking down her Thomas Edison-obsessed science teacher when she re-creates one of the famous inventor's experiments that involved electrocuting an elephant.
Director: Tyree Dillihay
Writer: Loren Bouchard
- 8.0/101,156 votes
#17 - Two for Tina
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/2013
Jimmy Jr. is threatened when Tina starts dating a ballet dancer named Josh and the two boys get into an epic dance-off for her heart
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Scott Jacobson
- 7.7/101,123 votes
#18 - It Snakes a Village
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/2013
The Belcher family road-trips down to Florida to visit Linda's parents who live in a senior home that - to Linda's complete horror - is full of senior swingers! Plus, to keep themselves entertained, Tina, Gene and Louise go on a hunt for a mysterious python that allegedly ate one of the residents' dogs.
Director: Jennifer Coyle
Writer: Kit Boss
- 7.3/101,172 votes
#19 - Family Fracas
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/14/2013
After the family car breaks down and ruins their plans for a movie night out, the Belchers find themselves competing on the TV game show "Family Fracas!" To the dismay of the program's host, they keep winning and coming back each night...that is until their lucky streak comes to a suspicious end.
Director: Don MacKinnon
Writer: Holly Schlesinger
- 8.1/101,140 votes
#20 - The Kids Run the Restaurant
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/21/2013
After Bob cuts his finger and faints at the sight of his own blood, Linda brings him to the hospital and leaves the kids home alone. Not ones to waste a golden opportunity, Tina, Gene and Louise transform the basement of the restaurant into a makeshift casino. But they get more than they gamble for when landlord Mr. Fischoeder stops by and catches them in action.
Director: Kyounghee Lim, Boohwan Lim
Writer: Steven Davis, Kelvin Yu
- 8.5/101,390 votes
#21 - Boyz 4 Now
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/2013
While accompanying Tina to a "Boyz 4 Now" concert, Louise develops a crush on one of the lead singers, Boo Boo - and is in disbelief that she actually likes a boy! Meanwhile, Gene gets creative - and slightly offensive - in a table-setting competition.
Director: Anthony Chun
Writer: Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, Wendy Molyneux
- 8.2/101,204 votes
#22 - Carpe Museum
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/5/2013
Bob chaperones a school trip to the museum and experiences some father-daughter bonding with Louise, while Gene and his gang are on the lookout for exhibits with busts, and not the kind that are sculpted out of stone. Later, on the museum steps, Linda offers her distinctive chanting talents to striking workers.
Director: Tyree Dillihay
Writer: Jon Schroeder
- 7.5/101,108 votes
#23 - The Unnatural
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/12/2013
After Gene loses his confidence at his baseball game, Linda decides to sign him up for baseball camp. The only problem? She needs money to pay for it! Meanwhile, Tina discovers her love for espresso and becomes a caffeine addict.
Director: Wes Archer
Writer: Greg Thompson
The Best Episodes of Bob's Burgers Season 3
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Ear-sy Rider" is the best rated episode of "Bob's Burgers" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 1362 votes. Directed by Anthony Chun and written by Dan Fybel, Rich Rinaldi, it aired on 9/30/2012. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Full Bars".