Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Bob's Burgers S3 E8, “The Unbearable Like-Likeness of Gene”, scores 2/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. After Gene gets suckered into dating Courtney (guest voice David Wain), his first girlfriend ever, the entire family wants him to break up with her when they decide she's totally annoying. But when Gene finally musters up the courage to end things, he falters after discovering that Courtney's father (guest voice John Michael Higgins ) writes jingles and could possibly launch his music career.
Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Violence & injury (1); Fat-shaming (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 9+Violence, fat-shaming, sex talk in animation.
Parents need to know that Bob's Burgers S3 E8, "The Unbearable Like-Likeness of Gene", is a animation episode. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes If you got yourself a stiff Don't dump it in a ditch Take your corpse to Mort! That's…. Sexual content is mild but includes Don't blame us, fatty! Lookin' good! Aw! Horny little grandpa. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes fat-shaming — for example, Did you lose weight? Little bit. 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 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Bob's Burgers S3 E8:
Don't blame us, fatty! Lookin' good! Aw! Horny little grandpa.
Thanks, horny little grandpa! Well, I learned my lesson.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Bob's Burgers S3 E8:
If you got yourself a stiff Don't dump it in a ditch Take your corpse to Mort! That's me! That was really good.
Fat-shaming 2 moments
How Fat-shaming shows up in Bob's Burgers S3 E8:
Did you lose weight? Little bit.
Don't blame us, fatty! Lookin' good! Aw! Horny little grandpa.
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.