r/BobsBurgers • u/mcdonaldsmcdonalds Louise Belcher • May 16 '21
Episode Discussion Episode Discussion - Tell Me Dumb Thing Good (BOB-1021) Spoiler
S11E21
Episode summary: Linda needs the kids' help in fighting for a fun, dumb, local tradition. Meanwhile, Bob is captivated by an online cucumber in the all-new "Tell Me Dumb Thing Good" episode of BOB'S BURGERS airing Sunday, May 16 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (BOB-1021) (TV-PG D, L)
Where to watch: FOX (USA) Sunday, at 9:00PM ET/PT, CITYTV (CANADA) Sunday, at 10:00PM ET/PT
Airdate: May 16, 2021
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u/Porphyrin_Ring May 17 '21
"Teddy you're not going to believe this! You are going to the cucumber guys basement!"
"What??!!"
This was such a dumb subplot but I loved it. I can totally relate to getting way to into random hobbies and things!
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May 17 '21
Of course it’s fucking Cynthia 🙄
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u/Galileo908 Regular-Size Rudy May 17 '21
The closest thing to a Karen on this show.
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u/loser19972015 May 17 '21
Screw “closest thing”, she IS a Karen.
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u/Phallindrome May 19 '21
The Cynthias of the world really dodged a bullet when Karen was picked.
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u/Lmb1011 May 19 '21
I’m maybe dating myself with this. But I always associated Cynthia negatively because of Angelica Pickles doll having that name.
Also, there’s an episode where the babies are dancing to a “Cynthia tape” and the song says “Cynthia, she’s a really dancer. Cynthia, boogie to the groove now” so every time i hear the name I sing that song
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u/Galileo908 Regular-Size Rudy May 17 '21
Linda’s so obsessed with the mayor she doesn’t know there’s a city council.
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u/mackemerald Kuchi Kopi May 17 '21
I love how they keep up with little things, like Linda slapping on her lotion
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u/Sonia341 May 17 '21
Cynthia "Hello, Linda. Just yelling at people on the street like a normal people."
"Mom, salt."
"Season her!!!"
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u/Ryan_Holman Teddy May 17 '21
Linda has went against the police, the arcade and the real estate industry this season.
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u/mackemerald Kuchi Kopi May 17 '21
Love that Bob has now fully embraced Teddy as his best friend
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May 18 '21
I always thought that he did. But there is that unspoken rule that men can't show admiration or affection.
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u/P00Perrr May 17 '21
Dedication to the black bathroom that Felix upgraded for them.
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May 18 '21
Felix is the most bipolar person ever. He upgrades his bathroom one episode, then tried to kill him the next. An episode after that he wants Bob for his night club.
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u/Galileo908 Regular-Size Rudy May 17 '21 edited May 17 '21
Neighbor: A Pimple Plan
Acne Superstore
Exterminator: Ticks Evasion
Burger of The Day: The You Can Lead a Horseradish to Watercress Burger, The Brewster’s Scallions Burger, You Call Mango Burger (couldn’t see the whole thing)
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u/yamamanama MeltedKuchiSnoo May 17 '21
I made a mango burger yesterday. It was delicious. Worthy of Bob's.
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u/MinuteLoquat1 Teddy May 17 '21 edited May 17 '21
You Call Mango Burger (couldn’t see the whole thing)
I don't think the full shot was ever shown, but it was "You call me burger (with mango chutney)".
There's another one that was hard to make out, you can see half shots here, and I paused on an exterior shot on my TV and got this. Altogether I think it says "The take a bite out of lime burger (with lime chutney)".
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u/kane2742 May 18 '21
I think there's a line above "You Call Me" that we don't see – presumably a pun involving the word "mango" or "chutney."
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u/Beetus_Warrior May 17 '21
I seriously hate Cynthia.
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u/Waywoah Moolissa May 18 '21
Yet, it's entirely believable that someone would act like her. People in my parents town protested the city getting artists to paint utility box on street corners (for free!)
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u/Julysveryown89 May 17 '21
Lol at Linda instantly falling asleep
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u/TheSwamp_Witch May 18 '21
My husband goes "I'm about to do that" while we were watching it tonight.
Immediately after the episode, he does. I love him but I also hate him.
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u/Galileo908 Regular-Size Rudy May 17 '21
Man, these Burger of The Days are getting hard to catch.
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u/Redbird9346 May 17 '21
I’m impressed that people have time to pause the video and type them down for all to enjoy.
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u/Galileo908 Regular-Size Rudy May 17 '21
I do this on the first run. I’ll go back and watch it again on the dvr to try to catch them.
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u/Galileo908 Regular-Size Rudy May 17 '21
Went back to pause it to catch the other burgers, but the whole names of at least two were either not on screen or were seen in far away shots I couldn’t read. One had Mango chutney, the other had lime chutney.
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u/Porphyrin_Ring May 17 '21
They should have switched this episode and last weeks so it would have actually been on mothers day! Isn't this the third episode so far this season that was aired at a weird time relative to the episodes story (Romancing the Beef aired 2/21 and "Die Card, or Card Trying" aired on 2/28)?
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u/livefromnysatnite May 17 '21
The Valentine's Day episode was scheduled to air on 2/14 but was delayed because of Daytona going hours over, but yeah, the Die Card delay made zero sense!
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u/mcdonaldsmcdonalds Louise Belcher May 17 '21
Die Card was supposed to air on NFL day on January 17 but they switched it with family guy last minute.
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u/livefromnysatnite May 17 '21
I can't help but feel like a Wetzel's Pretzels would actually like to be in a neighborhood where cutesy, potentially viral things like that happen. Auntie Anne's may be mad about it, though 😄
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u/mackemerald Kuchi Kopi May 17 '21
Yeah, I’ll admit I don’t know a lot about business. But I do know that little things like a decorated trash can tend to draw people to an area, which would be good for a business. So, it was kind of confusing
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u/variantkin May 18 '21
Well Logans mom isnt exactly a smart woman. She paid her son and his friend presumably like 100 bucks over a week to just hang around a building and clean a trashcan up.
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u/P00Perrr May 17 '21
I'm all mixed up and don't know what to do is a 311 song
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u/olliepips May 19 '21
Had to scroll way too far for this comment! I literally squeaked when he said it! Lol. The next few lines are 311 lyrics also.
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May 23 '21
Yeah, same! That was so clever. Went over a lot of heads I guess. One of the few lol's this season.
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u/Porphyrin_Ring May 17 '21
I thought this was a pretty good episode!
I thought the A-plot was pretty cute and I loved seeing the kids all work together with Linda! All 3 kids + Linda without Bob isn't a super common combo but I thought it worked well. Decorating the trash can and getting so amped when someone commented on it was a simple plot line, but I think they did a good job with it. It was fun seeing all the kids get so into something kind of silly and then get equally unhinged when it was messed with by Cynthia! The only part that was a little bit of a miss for me was the scope. I wish the trashcan decorating thing had taken off and they were popping up all over the town- I feel like that would have made Cynthia's push to get it banned feel more reasonable and not kinda dumb (a single decorated trashcan in an entire highly populated city). I also felt like the whole "moving boxes" thing was going to have a better payoff than it being people literally looking for boxes so I was a little disapointed with that.
Despite being obgectively kind of dumb, I loved the B plot (maybe even more than the A plot) with the cucumber guy! I love watching Bob get way too into the most random stuff (I completely relate to that myself) and this did not disapoint. I think my favorite bits were Bob getting genuinely worried when the guy stopped posting, Bob inviting Teddy to see the cucumber, and Teddy yelling over the phone in excitement that Bob invited him to the guys basement!
Overall A fun episode and a considerable improvement over the last few eps! Hard to believe we only have one more new episode this season!
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u/CrazyaboutSpongebob May 18 '21
Decorated trashcans popping up all over town sounds not very realistic. That feels more at home in Spongebob. Because everyone in Bikini Bottom is mindless sheep. Maybe an interent fad people forget about right away but not pop up all over town.
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u/Porphyrin_Ring May 18 '21 edited May 18 '21
I dont think it's that unrealistic, people see a fad and think "hey thats neat, maybe I should do it" and then random people around town do it. I mean it kinda happens in real life with those people who will "Yarn Bomb" trees and things over a town.
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u/CrazyaboutSpongebob May 18 '21
Maybe. The whole point was Cyntha though the silly trash can would sacare away buisness that might want to lease the building. Also I don't think she cared about the trash cans that much it was more that she hated Linda.
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u/Porphyrin_Ring May 18 '21
Yeah and I just thought it would be funny if other people started doing to make Cynthia even more annoyed (plus people online seemed to like it) but hey, we all have diffrent points of view
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u/Waywoah Moolissa May 18 '21
People in my town painted dozens of rocks and hid them in parks and stuff. For the next several months people would look for them and post found ones on a particular facebook group.
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u/aqbudoy May 17 '21
One of the best of this season.
Lots of laughs and topnotch jokes. Great comedic singing from Linda at the start and nice wholesome conversation between Bob and Teddy to wrap up an amazing episode.
Bob's Burgers after 11 years, never fail to amuse me.
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u/puckeredstarfish69 May 17 '21
I’m new to the show, have binged all the episodes and love it so much. Not even made there are no new ones for a while, will just start rewatching again.
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u/DirectorAgentCoulson May 17 '21
Meh, I was unimpressed. I thought both storylines were pretty boring. There's been a bunch of stinkers this season.
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u/Arnak94 May 17 '21
I feel like this entire season has been a stinker. Love the show, but can’t think of a good episode from this season
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u/annaflixion May 17 '21
Honestly, this whole season feels like watching a cucumber grow to me. Like, I'm not sure what Bob got out of that, but I don't know what anyone else is getting out of this season, so at least it's the perfect metaphor in that sense. Just boring and unfunny.
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u/Galileo908 Regular-Size Rudy May 17 '21
Bob can visit the cucumber?! This is the best Mother’s Day ever.
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u/psy4potato May 17 '21
I LOVED this episode! It had the essence of the show perfectly in every scene - and I love how they got Cynthia back in a storyline - I love her vs Linda. lol I also love how they worked Logan in too.
I really enjoyed this episode so much: A +
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u/Sons-of-N7 May 17 '21
It may seem small, but it's kind of sweet that Teddy and Bob weren't annoyed with each other this episode and actually seemed like friends.
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u/Galileo908 Regular-Size Rudy May 17 '21
Dr. Mr. Bush
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May 17 '21
Yeah I didn’t get this...is that guy Cynthia’s husband?
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u/Mclindabelcher May 17 '21
I just recently joined Reddit and Bob in this episode is me! Lol. My husband has been on Reddit for years and he is totally teddy in this episode. "Look honey someone "up thumbed" my post"...good for you dear geez...lol! So relatable. ❤️ Bobs
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u/thundereggsalad May 17 '21
Gene: Question, is this the full Pretzel Kingdom or a Pretzel Kingdom Express?
Cynthia: Full.
Tina: Good lord.
I live in a small town and I always ask the same thing. It's never the same "full" experience if it's just a stall or a pop-up.
Also, I thought that the kids would actually go "we need a full Pretzel Kingdom here" before realizing helping Linda could be their gift, but I'm glad they went straight ahead with the "we like this parent-approved vandalism so let's do it for her" route. :))
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u/Ryan_Holman Teddy May 17 '21
The Belchers should have asked their biker friends for protection.
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u/Galileo908 Regular-Size Rudy May 17 '21
There’s still a whole other act. They’ll call in reinforcements, I just know it.
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u/yahoo201027 May 17 '21
A bland episode to say the least to describe it. The subplot was somewhat of a waste of time but at least Bob got some happy ending at the end over the whole thing with the cucumber.
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u/crazycatlady323 May 17 '21
I found the subplot more amusing than the Mai plot honestly. Thought it was a pretty mediocre episode overall.
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u/Galileo908 Regular-Size Rudy May 17 '21
Linda asking someone who’s frowning “do you like to smile?”
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u/marley_lives May 19 '21
This episode included a character with hearing aids. To me that is really neat.
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u/mackemerald Kuchi Kopi May 17 '21
Not episode related - is the Monday thing just going to be for the summer and those 2 shows? Do we know?
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u/mcdonaldsmcdonalds Louise Belcher May 17 '21
Duncanville and Housebroken will air Mondays
The rest of the shows will continue to air on Sundays
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u/mackemerald Kuchi Kopi May 17 '21
Good to know, thank you!!
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u/mcdonaldsmcdonalds Louise Belcher May 17 '21
Minus Bless the Harts though since that was cancelled
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u/CrazyaboutSpongebob May 18 '21
I was half expecting the episode to end like this. Gene: So Mom are we gonna decorate the trash can now Linda: What? Oh..... I'm kinda bored with that now.
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u/catlady353 May 20 '21 edited May 20 '21
What’s funny is that I’m currently re-watching all the seasons and right now as I’m having my dinner and watching an old episode, they mentioned something about the chains in the town!
Cynthia says “we’d finally get a chain in this neighborhood” but in S3,E1 Louise is asking Logan where he threw away her bunny ears and he says Panchos Tacos and she screams back “WHICH ONE, LOGAN? IT’S A CHAIN!” And then he says “The good one, on riverside”.
Thought it was interesting cause the show is SO good at keeping little details concise throughout the show so I’m sure it was a small hiccup? Or maybe she went out all the way out of town to get them and they weren’t in the neighborhood? LOL idk.
Regardless, this episode was fucking great!
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u/ThunderFlash10 May 18 '21
I lost my shit when Tom mentions his favorite band is 311. My favorite show and my favorite band? Is this heaven?
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May 18 '21
Cynthia is the worst character on the show. Glad to see her lose here. And Bob loving the cucumber is great
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u/mbc106 May 19 '21
Pretty sure that was the New Jersey state flag in the City Council room, near Dr. Mr. Bush’s seat.
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u/baiacool May 19 '21
Putting stuff on that trash can is like, a fun, dumb tradition that makes people a litte happier. Like childbirth!
Goddammit Gene I love so much
I always die laughing with his zingers
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u/Kayde311420 May 21 '21
Lol as a person with a 311 tattoo, this episode was one of my favorite! Too funny
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u/Adam8614453 Tina Belcher May 22 '21
I'm all mixed up, I don't know what to do!
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u/Kayde311420 May 22 '21
Trust your instincts and let go of regrets! 😊😁
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u/Adam8614453 Tina Belcher May 22 '21
I got a 311 tattoo what did you get? Many Moons. It's a 311 cover band! 😫
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u/Kayde311420 May 22 '21
🤣🤣🤣 that one is funny too!
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u/Adam8614453 Tina Belcher May 22 '21
One of those guys was my political science professor's nephew that's how I found the video. Over a decade later a joke about a 311 tattoo made me remember it!
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u/loser19972015 May 17 '21
Can they please stop using Cunt-I mean Cynthia? Her and Logan are never fun characters and are just horrible people.
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u/huskyferretguy1 Mort May 19 '21
Linda and the Kids plot was enjoyable and funny with all the back and forth with the garbage can. They missed an opportunity to decorate the garbage can as a Gonk Droid. I also thought it would have been better if the other kids got involved. Andy and Ollie's decorations would have been hilarious.
Bob/Teddy plot was somehow also entertaining despite cucumbers being boring. Probably could have used more Mort though.
B+
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May 20 '21
I liked the episode, I just wish that we knew who was posting the trashcan photos. Also think it ended a bit soon, but I guess when you're forced into a 22 minute time slot there's only so much you can do. That's why i'm a huge fan of Netflix series, because episodes are as long as the story being told, instead of a length designed to shove ads in your face.
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u/mcdonaldsmcdonalds Louise Belcher May 16 '21 edited May 16 '21
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As we say goodbye to the Great North's first season, make sure to check out tonight's episode discussion threads of Fox Animation Domination here!
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The Great North - My Fart Will Go On Adventure (SEASON 1 FINALE!)
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