Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Bob's Burgers S5 E1, “Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. When Gene's "Die Hard"-inspired musical doesn't get picked for the school's fall performance, he decides to stage an underground show with the help of Louise. But Wagstaff Middle School families begin to feud when they learn that Eugene has planned his show on the very same night as Courtney's school-sanctioned "Working Girl"-inspired musical featuring Tina.
Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 2 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (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 10+Violence, nudity, mild language in animation.
Parents need to know that Bob's Burgers S5 E1, "Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes …Wheeler! In a way that I can't tell you about right now! So never mind! Bye! Why did…. Sexual content is mild but includes Gene, it's 9:30, and I have a lot of sweat in my underwear. 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 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Bob's Burgers S5 E1:
Gene, it's 9:30, and I have a lot of sweat in my underwear.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Bob's Burgers S5 E1:
…Wheeler! In a way that I can't tell you about right now! So never mind! Bye! Why did you throw that corpse on my car?
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.