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The Worst Episodes of Bob's Burgers

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Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his quirky family have big ideas about burgers, but fall short

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Bob's Burgers Season 16 Episode 14 - Stuck in the Middle with Hu(go)
    0.0/10(204 votes)

    #1 - Stuck in the Middle with Hu(go)

    S16:E14

    Bob is forced to spend time with one of his least favorite people, while Tina is entrusted with something very close to Jimmy Junior's heart.

    Director:Ian Hamilton
    Writer:Jon Schroeder

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  2. Bob's Burgers Season 8 Episode 11 - Sleeping with the Frenemy
    5.6/10(876 votes)

    #2 - Sleeping with the Frenemy

    S8:E11

    Tina allows Tammy to spend Spring Break with the Belchers - and even plays Cupid, setting up Tammy with Brett, a boy from out of town. Then, Gene and Bob enlist the help of Dr. Yap in finding a replacement baby tooth to complete Linda's collection, after Gene loses his own.

    Director:Brian LoSchiavo
    Writer:Greg Thompson

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  3. Bob's Burgers Season 13 Episode 7 - Ready Player Gene
    6.3/10(676 votes)

    #3 - Ready Player Gene

    S13:E7

    A VR arcade opens next door and Gene spends all his money. Meanwhile, Louise and Tina try to build a menu tower taller than they ever have before.

    Director:Matthew Long
    Writer:Jameel Saleem

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  4. Bob's Burgers Season 14 Episode 1 - Fight at the Not Okay Chore-ral
    6.3/10(753 votes)

    #4 - Fight at the Not Okay Chore-ral

    S14:E1

    When Linda and Bob suggest the kids do chores, the family ends up in a showdown.

    Director:Bernard Derriman
    Writer:Nora Smith

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  5. Bob's Burgers Season 10 Episode 7 - Land of the Loft
    6.4/10(768 votes)

    #5 - Land of the Loft

    S10:E7

    Bob and Linda challenge themselves and attend a loft party on a stormy night, while the kids challenge their babysitter, Jen, and face the storm in an ice cream truck.

    Director:Tom Riggin
    Writer:Steven Davis

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  6. Bob's Burgers Season 12 Episode 9 - FOMO You Didn't
    6.4/10(613 votes)

    #6 - FOMO You Didn't

    S12:E9

    Susmita offers to help Tina with a photography class assignment, but Tina can't stop thinking about all the fun Tammy, Jocelyn, Zeke and Jimmy Jr. are having ditching class. Meanwhile, a woman who used to live in the Belchers' apartment comes for a visit.

    Director:Simon Chong
    Writer:Holly Schlesinger

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  7. Bob's Burgers Season 13 Episode 19 - Crab-solutely Fabulous
    6.4/10(635 votes)

    #7 - Crab-solutely Fabulous

    S13:E19

    The kids become a part of a crustacean-themed wrestling show. Meanwhile, Linda tries to form a 21-day habit.

    Director:Brian LoSchiavo
    Writer:Katie Crown

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  8. Bob's Burgers Season 12 Episode 12 - Ferry on My Wayward Bob and Linda
    6.5/10(646 votes)

    #8 - Ferry on My Wayward Bob and Linda

    S12:E12

    Bob and Linda accept a Valentine's Day dinner invitation from the chef of a fancy restaurant; the kids have a scheme to get cheap Valentine's Day candy, but first they'll have to make it past an unusually strict babysitter.

    Director:Matthew Long
    Writer:Scott Jacobson

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  9. Bob's Burgers Season 15 Episode 18 - Don't Worry, Be Hoopy
    6.5/10(378 votes)

    #9 - Don't Worry, Be Hoopy

    S15:E18

    Tina must confront her fear and her past when she advances to the County Finals of a national free throw competition.

    Director:Ryan Mattos
    Writer:Lindsey Stoddart

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  10. Bob's Burgers Season 16 Episode 7 - Tube for Tina
    6.5/10(311 votes)

    #10 - Tube for Tina

    S16:E7

    Linda has a strong reaction when Tina buys a tiny tube top. Meanwhile, Bob, Teddy, Louise and Gene deal with the consequences of a rare bird flying into the window of the restaurant.

    Director:Brian LoSchiavo
    Writers:Nora Smith, Holly Schlesinger

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  11. Bob's Burgers Season 3 Episode 11 - Nude Beach
    6.6/10(1362 votes)

    #11 - Nude Beach

    S3:E11

    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

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  12. Bob's Burgers Season 12 Episode 14 - Video Killed the Gene-io Star
    6.6/10(642 votes)

    #12 - Video Killed the Gene-io Star

    S12:E14

    Gene begrudgingly agrees to participate in a music video for Courtney; Teddy and Linda obsess over a mysterious customer at the restaurant.

    Director:Tom Riggin
    Writer:Jon Schroeder

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  13. Bob's Burgers Season 12 Episode 16 - Interview with a Pop-pop-pire
    6.6/10(645 votes)

    #13 - Interview with a Pop-pop-pire

    S12:E16

    Big Bob is coming to dinner so that Tina can interview him for a school project. While the family waits for Pop Pop to arrive, they take turns coming up with their own versions of an infamous tree incident that happened to him in his younger years.

    Director:Ryan Mattos
    Writer:Katie Crown

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  14. Bob's Burgers Season 12 Episode 17 - The Spider House Rules
    6.6/10(588 votes)

    #14 - The Spider House Rules

    S12:E17

    Louise befriends a house spider and hides it in her room after Linda and Bob tell her to remove it from the apartment. Meanwhile, Bob tries to make a friend outside of the people that come to the restaurant.

    Directors:Ryan Mattos, Tom Riggin
    Writer:Jameel Saleem

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  15. Bob's Burgers Season 12 Episode 18 - Clear and Present Ginger
    6.6/10(591 votes)

    #15 - Clear and Present Ginger

    S12:E18

    Linda has a big day planned when her friend comes to visit; Bob and the kids help Nat with her limo competition.

    Director:Chris Song
    Writers:Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin

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  16. Bob's Burgers Season 10 Episode 9 - All That Gene
    6.7/10(791 votes)

    #16 - All That Gene

    S10:E9

    Gene auditions for a small role in a local theater production, but things backfire when he discovers that Linda actually bargained with the director to get Gene the part.

    Director:Matthew Long
    Writer:Kelvin Yu

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  17. Bob's Burgers Season 12 Episode 3 - The Pumpkinening
    6.7/10(702 votes)

    #17 - The Pumpkinening

    S12:E3

    When a mysterious note is sent to Linda on Halloween, she and Gayle must travel to their hometown to face a wrong they committed 27 years ago.

    Director:Chris Song
    Writer:Kelvin Yu

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  18. Bob's Burgers Season 13 Episode 8 - Putts-giving
    6.7/10(668 votes)

    #18 - Putts-giving

    S13:E8

    The Belchers go to a mini golf course on Thanksgiving morning.

    Director:Tom Riggin
    Writer:Katie Crown

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  19. Bob's Burgers Season 15 Episode 12 - Like a Candle in the Gym
    6.7/10(389 votes)

    #19 - Like a Candle in the Gym

    S15:E12

    The Belchers run into Coach Blevins while on a family walk and find him selling sweat-scented candles, which Gene and Louise discover to be a cover for Blevins' scheme to sell sweat samples for DNA mining.

    Director:Chris Song
    Writer:Lindsey Stoddart

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  20. Bob's Burgers Season 15 Episode 17 - Wild Steal-ions
    6.7/10(420 votes)

    #20 - Wild Steal-ions

    S15:E17

    Tina's lost book of semi-erotic Horse-torical Fiction lands in the hands of a mysterious stranger with nefarious intentions.

    Director:Ian Hamilton
    Writer:Brian Wylie

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  21. Bob's Burgers Season 15 Episode 19 - The Dead Bo-ats Society
    6.7/10(345 votes)

    #21 - The Dead Bo-ats Society

    S15:E19

    The kids explore a marine scrapyard in search of adventure, but the trip takes a dangerous turn.

    Director:Ryan Mattos
    Writer:Jameel Saleem

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  22. Bob's Burgers Season 4 Episode 4 - My Big Fat Greek Bob
    6.8/10(1229 votes)

    #22 - My Big Fat Greek Bob

    S4:E4

    When Bob gets a job cooking at a frat house, he and the brothers find themselves in the middle of a prank war; the kids hatch a plan to invade the frat house.

    Director:Don MacKinnon
    Writer:Scott Jacobson

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  23. Bob's Burgers Season 4 Episode 5 - Turkey in a Can
    6.8/10(1434 votes)

    #23 - Turkey in a Can

    S4:E5

    Bob discovers his carefully prepared turkey was put in the toilet in an act of Thanksgiving sabotage.

    Directors:Kyounghee Lim, Boohwan Lim
    Writers:Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin

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  24. Bob's Burgers Season 9 Episode 13 - Bed, Bob & Beyond
    6.8/10(882 votes)

    #24 - Bed, Bob & Beyond

    S9:E13

    A Valentine's Day fight between Bob and Linda has the kids feeling confused. After a failed attempt to see a movie, it's up to Tina, Louise and Gene to tell their own story as a distraction from the awkward tension.

    Director:Ian Hamilton
    Writer:Kelvin Yu

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  25. Bob's Burgers Season 12 Episode 5 - Seven-tween Again
    6.8/10(653 votes)

    #25 - Seven-tween Again

    S12:E5

    Gene has a freak-out about growing up and desperately tries to relive his youth; Linda is tempted to try the fancy new hair salon that opened up next to Bob's Burgers, but she's scared of her hairdresser Gretchen's wrath.

    Director:Simon Chong
    Writer:Rich Rinaldi

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Stuck in the Middle with Hu(go)" is the worst rated episode of "Bob's Burgers". It scored 0/10 based on 204 votes. Directed by Ian Hamilton and written by Jon Schroeder, it aired on 5/17/2026. This episode scored 5.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Sleeping with the Frenemy".