Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Bob's Burgers S1 E1, “Human Flesh”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. In the series premiere episode, Bob rallies the team to cook up some business, so he sends middle child Gene to push samples in the streets, eldest daughter Tina to work the grill and youngest daughter Louise to staff the counter. The day takes an unexpected turn when the health inspector pays a visit because of a little rumor Louise started during "show and tell" at school.
Across the episode we counted 3 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (1); Fat-shaming (1); Sexual insults (1). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Parents need to know
Age 9+Violence, fat-shaming, sexual insults in animation.
Parents need to know that Bob's Burgers S1 E1, "Human Flesh", is a animation episode. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes But once that body's dead, It's, "hey, don't mistreat the dead body! "hey, don't eat the…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes fat-shaming — for example, And you're fat. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, You're a couple of sluts! I think it's nice. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Bob's Burgers S1 E1:
But once that body's dead, It's, "hey, don't mistreat the dead body! "hey, don't eat the dead body!" That's the ultimate crime, right? Murder, no big deal.
Fat-shaming 1 moment
How Fat-shaming shows up in Bob's Burgers S1 E1:
And you're fat.
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in Bob's Burgers S1 E1:
You're a couple of sluts! I think it's nice.
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