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who is your favorite bob's burgers character? what's your favorite aspect about them?? what's your LEAST FAVORITE??
Thank you so much @br1ghtestlight for giving me this ask!! šā£ļø Just for the future, though, if anyone wants to give me an ask, itāll have to be through this account, because any ask given through my main account disappears because Iām still Shadowbanned and Tumblr is mean š
But onto the actual question!! Well, Light, you already know my absolute favorite is 1,000% our precious baby boy, Gene. I think my favorite aspect about him is that he has some of the best lines in the show humor-wise, but he has a great deal of depth hidden underneath the surface. Heās genuinely an incredibly talented musician (even though he and show claims he only knows a few chords, come on, heās actually super talented) and heās such a sweet person. He doesnāt enjoy pranking people simply because it makes them confused and uncomfortable. He just wants people to be happy!! š„ŗ
He also has a bigger body type which is rarely commented on and he has a love of food which is super relatable to me (I just love food, pffffft). And the headcanons of him being Genderfluid gives me an insane amount of Serotonin. It just makes me insanely happy. As a Genderfluid person, it makes me feel seen and represented, even though heās not canonically Genderfluid. Just seeing him be unapologetically himself is incredibly lovely.
Now, because there are just so many characters I love, I must list a second favorite. And that would be Bob!! Previously, Iāve said Linda, and donāt get me wrong, I still love her. Sheās hilarious and amazing and truly the best wife (š¶ Best of Wives and Best of Women š¶) but thereās just something about Bob thatās so relatable to me. Heās always tired but always tries his best. Not to mention that his passion for cooking and feeding people is just so sweet š„¹ He loves making food for people and having food bring people together!! Itās so lovely.
Bob is also super Introverted which I relate to very hard. He has a hard time making connections with other people, and has a tight-knit circle (AKA his family) that he prefers spending his time with. And he sometimes has difficulty talking to people without coming across as weird, which I also relate to. Plus, his little quirks are so endearing, like talking to inanimate objects and pretending theyāre alive. And getting so hilariously excited about Thanksgiving š¤£
And Bob and Gene together brings one of the most underrated and sweetest relationships in the Belcher family. Their Father/Son relationship is always so adorable to see. The Laser-Inth will forever be my favorite Bob and Gene episode, and probably solidified these two as my favorites.
As for my least favorite, at first I was going to say thatās difficult, because I love almost every character in the show for one reason or another. But then I realized what the obvious choices are: Gloria and Al. They are the absolute worst. Linda deserves good, doting parents, and these two are the complete opposite of that in every way. Sure, maybe they were slightly better when Linda and Gayle were younger, but definitely not now. The Terminilator II: Terminals of Endearment really solidified just how awful they truly are.
Linda dropped everything to help them at the airport, even forcing Bob to close the restaurant for the rest of the day. Then the entire family went on a wild goose chase trying to track down both Gloria and Al, who somehow kept escaping from their line of sight. Only to find out that these two couldāve bought Alās cream at the airport themselves the whole time. Not to mention the fact that they found out that Gloria just stole Bobās charger and refuses to admit it. They keep making excuses for their horrible parenting and Linda just has to deal with it, which is wildly unfair.
Plus, Gloria once told Linda that they arenāt the type of people who build things?? Who says that to their daughter?? These two frustrate me to no end. Definitely the worst characters in the show, no contest.
Tina gets an honorable mention simply because of how relatable she is and how sweet she is. She just has such a kind heart like Gene (except when it comes to Tammy ā ļø). But thatās okay, because Jimmy Jr. loves it when sheās mean š
As a treat for asking me this, hereās an image I found of the Burger Babies in Disney dresses!! Credit goes to whoever on Pinterest made this lovely image:

Also, because I need to be a gremlin every time I mention Gene, Iām going to promote Geneuary again, which begins on January 8!! Hype hype hype hype hypeā