Bed & Breakfast (Bob's Burgers)
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"Bed & Breakfast" is the seventh episode of the first season of the animated television series Bob's Burgers
. The episode originally aired on the Fox network
in the United States
on March 13, 2011.
The episode was written by Holly Schlesinger and directed by Boohwan Lim. It received positive reviews from critics for its character interactions, humor and storyline. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 4.10 million viewers in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by Melissa Bardin Galsky
and Larry Murphy
.
she's opening. Bob disagrees with this buisness venture, not only because his children have to move into his room so the customers can sleep in their rooms, but also because Linda puts in all of her efforts to entertain the customers and if Linda feels her efforts are not appreciated enough, she snaps. Linda becomes angry and she denies Bob's claims and says she is very good at running bed and breakfasts. Tina and Gene have to move into their parents room for the guests to arrive An Indian
-British
ethologist named Javed Fazel (Larry Murphy
) who will be sleeping in Tina's room, Ed Samuel and his wife Nora (Melissa Bardin Galsky
). Linda forces them to participate more in the business such as telling each other embarrassing moments however, Javed, Ed and Nora aren't enjoying it and wished they were at a different bed and breakfast. Linda dislikes the guests while Louise is happily going to sleep in her room on her own.
The next morning, Bob is relieved to get back to work to avoid the guests and talks to Teddy about it. Teddy praises the bed and breakfast to Linda and she suggests that he should be her guest (and the only perfect guest) by using Louise's room as his room. Bob is unsure about Louise's reaction to it, possibly she would murder
Bob and Linda. She locates Teddy into Louise's room and Louise looses her temper as she vows vengeance
to Teddy. During a wine
and cheese
mix, Linda forces Javed to join but he has to watch his insects to mate
with the queen (Tina comes along with him to watch) and Louise threatens Teddy that he has one hour to leave her room or she'll retaliate. An hour later, Louise sprays Javed's pheromones on Teddy's bed while a surprised Linda discovers the Samuels are performing BDSM
in bed. While her family is asleep, Louise snakes out and sends Javed's beetles to mate due to the pheromones on him.
Teddy wakes up, unaware of the beetles covering his face and scared the family and Javed of his appearance. Linda blames Louise for her actions and grounds Louise, sending her to Linda's room and locking the door. Teddy reacts nothing to it but mentions his only fear is costumed characters because a man dressed up as a seal
was having affair on his ex-wife. Louise overhears what Teddy said through the air vent and calls a costumed character company to order dozens of them to arrive at the restaurant. Linda upgrades Teddy to platinum status, locks the other guests inside their rooms (the Samuels were going to leave) until her ice cream
social and orders bob to make a bacon burger for Teddy. The costumed characters arrive at the restaurant, causing Teddy to beat them up. Bob settles it and explains to Linda that Teddy just beaten up costumed characters and locked the unappreciative guests in their rooms but Linda lost the key so she apologizes to Louise who breaks in back to her room and begs her to unlock the guests doors. Louise unlocks Javed's room who was unaware of the door locked the whole time and discover the Samuels are stuck when attempting to climb down out of a window. Linda helps them even forcing them to leave their e-mail
addresses and recommend it to their friends. Everything becomes settled as the guests leave, the costumed characters leave and also getting paid and Teddy overcame his fears by going out with an owl costumed person (whom he thought it's a woman but it's really a man).
as Teddy and Javed. Home Movies
cast member Melissa Bardin Galsky
guest stars as Nora Samuels but was credited as "Melissa Galsky". Andy Kindler
was credited for voicing Mort in the episode but he did not appeared. The episode carries a TV-14 rating for suggestive dialogue (D), offensive language (L), sexual situations (S), and graphic violence (V).
Critical reception has been positive, Rowan Kraiser of the A.V. Club gave it a "B&B+", the highest rating of the night. He praised the storyline and humor but criticized that Bob is not as funny as the children.
Bob's Burgers
Bob's Burgers is an American animated television sitcom, which premiered on January 9, 2011 on the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series was created by Loren Bouchard and focuses on the Belcher family, who runs a hamburger restaurant. On April 7, 2011, Bob's Burgers was renewed for a second season...
. The episode originally aired on the Fox network
Fox Broadcasting Company
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in the United States
United States
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on March 13, 2011.
The episode was written by Holly Schlesinger and directed by Boohwan Lim. It received positive reviews from critics for its character interactions, humor and storyline. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 4.10 million viewers in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by Melissa Bardin Galsky
Melissa Bardin Galsky
Melissa Bardin Galsky is an American voice actress, writer, and producer for several animated sitcoms from the Soup2Nuts company. She was associate producer and talent coordinator for Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, but is best known for playing the character Melissa on the show Home Movies,...
and Larry Murphy
Larry Murphy
Lawrence Thomas Murphy is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently serves as an analyst and sideline reporter for the Detroit Red Wings on Fox Sports Detroit, and a studio analyst on NHL Network.-Playing career:...
.
Plot
Linda arrives back at the restaurant after shopping for materials for a bed and breakfastBed and breakfast
A bed and breakfast is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals. Since the 1980s, the meaning of the term has also extended to include accommodations that are also known as "self-catering" establishments...
she's opening. Bob disagrees with this buisness venture, not only because his children have to move into his room so the customers can sleep in their rooms, but also because Linda puts in all of her efforts to entertain the customers and if Linda feels her efforts are not appreciated enough, she snaps. Linda becomes angry and she denies Bob's claims and says she is very good at running bed and breakfasts. Tina and Gene have to move into their parents room for the guests to arrive An Indian
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
-British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
ethologist named Javed Fazel (Larry Murphy
Larry Murphy
Lawrence Thomas Murphy is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently serves as an analyst and sideline reporter for the Detroit Red Wings on Fox Sports Detroit, and a studio analyst on NHL Network.-Playing career:...
) who will be sleeping in Tina's room, Ed Samuel and his wife Nora (Melissa Bardin Galsky
Melissa Bardin Galsky
Melissa Bardin Galsky is an American voice actress, writer, and producer for several animated sitcoms from the Soup2Nuts company. She was associate producer and talent coordinator for Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, but is best known for playing the character Melissa on the show Home Movies,...
). Linda forces them to participate more in the business such as telling each other embarrassing moments however, Javed, Ed and Nora aren't enjoying it and wished they were at a different bed and breakfast. Linda dislikes the guests while Louise is happily going to sleep in her room on her own.
The next morning, Bob is relieved to get back to work to avoid the guests and talks to Teddy about it. Teddy praises the bed and breakfast to Linda and she suggests that he should be her guest (and the only perfect guest) by using Louise's room as his room. Bob is unsure about Louise's reaction to it, possibly she would murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
Bob and Linda. She locates Teddy into Louise's room and Louise looses her temper as she vows vengeance
Vengeance
Vengeance may refer to:In publications:*Vengeance , a character in the 1859 novel by Charles Dickens*Vengeance , by Scott Ciencin and Dan Jolley*Vengeance , a character in the Marvel Universe...
to Teddy. During a wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
and cheese
Cheese
Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
mix, Linda forces Javed to join but he has to watch his insects to mate
Mating
In biology, mating is the pairing of opposite-sex or hermaphroditic organisms for copulation. In social animals, it also includes the raising of their offspring. Copulation is the union of the sex organs of two sexually reproducing animals for insemination and subsequent internal fertilization...
with the queen (Tina comes along with him to watch) and Louise threatens Teddy that he has one hour to leave her room or she'll retaliate. An hour later, Louise sprays Javed's pheromones on Teddy's bed while a surprised Linda discovers the Samuels are performing BDSM
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...
in bed. While her family is asleep, Louise snakes out and sends Javed's beetles to mate due to the pheromones on him.
Teddy wakes up, unaware of the beetles covering his face and scared the family and Javed of his appearance. Linda blames Louise for her actions and grounds Louise, sending her to Linda's room and locking the door. Teddy reacts nothing to it but mentions his only fear is costumed characters because a man dressed up as a seal
Pinniped
Pinnipeds or fin-footed mammals are a widely distributed and diverse group of semiaquatic marine mammals comprising the families Odobenidae , Otariidae , and Phocidae .-Overview: Pinnipeds are typically sleek-bodied and barrel-shaped...
was having affair on his ex-wife. Louise overhears what Teddy said through the air vent and calls a costumed character company to order dozens of them to arrive at the restaurant. Linda upgrades Teddy to platinum status, locks the other guests inside their rooms (the Samuels were going to leave) until her ice cream
Ice cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
social and orders bob to make a bacon burger for Teddy. The costumed characters arrive at the restaurant, causing Teddy to beat them up. Bob settles it and explains to Linda that Teddy just beaten up costumed characters and locked the unappreciative guests in their rooms but Linda lost the key so she apologizes to Louise who breaks in back to her room and begs her to unlock the guests doors. Louise unlocks Javed's room who was unaware of the door locked the whole time and discover the Samuels are stuck when attempting to climb down out of a window. Linda helps them even forcing them to leave their e-mail
E-mail
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
addresses and recommend it to their friends. Everything becomes settled as the guests leave, the costumed characters leave and also getting paid and Teddy overcame his fears by going out with an owl costumed person (whom he thought it's a woman but it's really a man).
Production
"Bed and Breakfast" is the seventh episode of Bob's Burgers and was written by Holly Schlesinger and directed by Boohwan Lim. The episode feature recurring guest star Larry MurphyLarry Murphy
Lawrence Thomas Murphy is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently serves as an analyst and sideline reporter for the Detroit Red Wings on Fox Sports Detroit, and a studio analyst on NHL Network.-Playing career:...
as Teddy and Javed. Home Movies
Home Movies (TV series)
Home Movies is a dialogue-driven American animated series that originally aired from 1999 to 2004. The plot surrounds eight-year-old Brendon Small , who makes films with his friends Melissa Robbins and Jason Penopolis in his spare time...
cast member Melissa Bardin Galsky
Melissa Bardin Galsky
Melissa Bardin Galsky is an American voice actress, writer, and producer for several animated sitcoms from the Soup2Nuts company. She was associate producer and talent coordinator for Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, but is best known for playing the character Melissa on the show Home Movies,...
guest stars as Nora Samuels but was credited as "Melissa Galsky". Andy Kindler
Andy Kindler
Andy Kindler is an American stand-up comedian from New York City who now resides in Los Angeles.-Stand up:His material often covers the comedy industry itself, criticizing other comedians for being too predictable. One of his more notable criticisms was that of Dane Cook where he compared the...
was credited for voicing Mort in the episode but he did not appeared. The episode carries a TV-14 rating for suggestive dialogue (D), offensive language (L), sexual situations (S), and graphic violence (V).
Reception
In its original American broadcasting, "Bed and Breakfast" was viewed by an estimated 4.10 million viewers and received a 2.5 rating/7% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, a drop from last episode.Critical reception has been positive, Rowan Kraiser of the A.V. Club gave it a "B&B+", the highest rating of the night. He praised the storyline and humor but criticized that Bob is not as funny as the children.
External links
- http://www.tv.com/bobs-burgers/bed-andamp-breakfast/episode/1371672/summary.html?tag=episode_header;summary at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...
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