Christmas In The Car
🎞️ S4 E8 🚫 Too much

Bob's Burgers

Is Bob's Burgers S4 E8 OK for kids?

Christmas In The Car

After Linda accidentally kills the family tree, the Belchers must go out on Christmas day to find a new one. But when Bob cuts off a giant candy cane truck, they are forced to outrun the madman driver and spend the entire holiday together in the car. Back at the Belcher home, Bob's friend, Teddy, accidentally gets stuck in the kids' Santa trap.

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Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 13

Bob's Burgers S4 E8, “Christmas In The Car”, scores 2/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. After Linda accidentally kills the family tree, the Belchers must go out on Christmas day to find a new one. But when Bob cuts off a giant candy cane truck, they are forced to outrun the madman driver and spend the entire holiday together in the car. Back at the Belcher home, Bob's friend, Teddy, accidentally gets stuck in the kids' Santa trap.

Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 2 themes: Nudity & bodies (2); Violence & injury (4). 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 13+

Nudity, violence, mild language in animation.

Parents need to know that Bob's Burgers S4 E8, "Christmas In The Car", is a animation episode. Driven by nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue), with violence & injury alongside it. Violence is mild but includes Hey, Tina, thanks for helping Louise beat up Santa. Sexual content is explicit — for example, Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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

Nudity & bodies 2 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in Bob's Burgers S4 E8:

  • Too much
    Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • Too much
    Dad? What? Where do babies come from? You all come from my vagina.

Violence & injury 4 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Bob's Burgers S4 E8:

  • Mild
    Hey, Tina, thanks for helping Louise beat up Santa.
  • Mild
    I'll tell you what, if you pull our car out of the snow, I-I'll-I'll let you punch me in the stomach.
  • Mild
    What is that even supposed to be? So, do we have a deal? I want to punch your stupid face! No, just the stomach.
  • Mild
    Exactly! I thought we'd worked past the whole punching thing.

Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.