Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Bob's Burgers S1 E13, “Torpedo”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Bob's hero, a washed-up baseball player named Torpedo Jones (guest voice Garant), starts pitching for the local minor league team. Torpedo befriends Bob, but the dark underbelly of minor league baseball threatens to corrupt the Belchers.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (5); Alcohol & drugs (2). 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 10+Violence, drinking, sex talk in animation.
Parents need to know that Bob's Burgers S1 E13, "Torpedo", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Stab! Stab! Stab! Sting, sting, sting! "What are you doing?" "I'm squeezing lemon into…. Sexual content is mild but includes " That game, I had a pat of butter in my nostril, sex jelly in my armpit Hell, I was on…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Aw How about another beer? Man, you kids got a great dad, you know that? One wife. 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
Sex & hookups 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Bob's Burgers S1 E13:
" That game, I had a pat of butter in my nostril, sex jelly in my armpit Hell, I was on prescription drugs to stimulate production of earwax.
Violence & injury 5 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Bob's Burgers S1 E13:
Stab! Stab! Stab! Sting, sting, sting! "What are you doing?" "I'm squeezing lemon into your wound!" Sweet baby blade foot.
I have a gun! So, get set Where has this sport been all my life? You know, I wear the burger costume all the time.
And I have my gun.
Well, I'm still gluing a knife to my foot.
What are you doing? It's a starter's pistol.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Bob's Burgers S1 E13:
Aw How about another beer? Man, you kids got a great dad, you know that? One wife.
See me? Boy, this microphone smells like beer.
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.