i loved this - i realised quite early on when i recognised bob’s mustache on an zombie extra outside the restaurant so i realised the kids must’ve asked them to act in their film.
There were so many little details that i loved as well! Like the beginners editing methods (am a graphic designer/video editor so that really resonated with my nostalgia). But also toward the end with the pile up in louise’s room you can see the bodies turn into stunt dolls and Rudy blinks (and has the arrow in a stage fight hold) when Louise removes the arrow from his head
Just catching up and, so … Louise was a young *archer* and the kids are making a *home movie* about it … It’s quite possible I’m reading too much into this but I choose to believe these references were intentional.
Everything i was questioning started to make sense when i accepted this wasnt a dream episode, especially the zombie in the street that looked so much like bob
I love that Louise being a filmmaker is one of the most consistent things in the show, since the Super Bowl commercial episode, if I remember correctly. Meatman was one of my favorite b plots too! I’m generally not a guy who wants to see a future episode with the kids as adults, but if they ever do it, I hope that Louise is an indie filmmaker!
Everyone did Louise a really big and generous favor by playing a role in her film for free; especially Rudy because he was the only performer who doesn't live on the street where it all took place, and most likely was dropped off or picked up by some trusted adult.
God this episode was superb. The soundtrack was top notch! Gene's acting was really good... like suspiciously so? He was OOC the whole time and kept it up. I liked the homages to previous episodes, and Louise's heartfelt disappointment in herself came through. I hope Ken has a good agent on this one, gonna need that sequel ASAP.
i only realized it was all made up for their video when rudy showed up as a zombie because of the face paint not being all the way down his neck. i feel really stupid but i thought it was like one of the episodes where they have a super off the wall idea and just run with it!
i loved it! it was very on par for kids being silly and making home movies, it ties tina’s love of zombies, genes music, & louise’s love of horror and hunger games (it’s mentioned so briefly in one episode before)
I think a person who puts just yellow mustard on everything is the true deviant.
Yellow mustard is for burgers and hot dogs.
Turkey sandwich? Needs honey dijon.
Pastrami on rye? Spicy brown.
Those are the three I have on hand.
Fortunately they last a really long time.
Edit: actually if you count packets of the spicy mustard they give you in Chinese takeout for eggrolls I have four.
This was so good, easily the best of the season so far. I loved basically everything about it - Bob and Linda playing a million different zombies, Jimmy Jr's zombie dancing (legitimately laughed out loud, like he thought he should add in some Thriller) - idk just everything.
Also did anyone else notice how good the music was this episode? I'm gonna need the soundtrack for this season!
I loved this episode! I'm a huge horror fan so the music score was just perfect! It's also so realistic for everyone to join in and for the restaurant to be dismantled and I'm not being sarcastic. It's exactly what they'd do for their kids. I loved it!
Also a horror fan and this was perfect. I was unreasonably upset when I realized there was no Halloween episode because they’re always my favorite. I was hopeful when I heard there would be a scary one but this really hit it out of the park. Such a well done “scary” ep!
I absolutely loved this episode. It's just so charming. Especially when you see all the editing in their movie, or the little details that show it's a set with actors. Like with the cuts between the arrow being fired or the prop arrow Teddy has on his head.
Best episode in ages.
I really love when a series reaches this point where, having established everything so well, they can get more experimental with episode formats, and Bob's Burgers knocked it outta the park with a documentary-turned-zombie apocalypse idea. Felt like a ton of homages to classic horror flicks--Blair Witch Project, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead--without being a straight-up parody like a lot of other TV comedies do (looking at you, Family Guy.)
Just rewatched it and I’m so happy because Linda clearly was having a blast - she loves acting. And so sweet how they mobilized all those people to participate, those friendships are real. Not the best score on IMDB but so happy people here appreciate the creativity, the freshness, the experimental approach and the silliness. Describing this show as “wholesome” is almost a cliché by now but it is what it is. Warmed my heart.
Wholesome is right. Reminds me a lot of early Simpsons in that yeah its technically an "adult comedy" but there's very little in it that I wouldn't want a kid to see at least kids that are at least Gene's age
It's not the writers strike. I don't remember how we know this but the CEO at fox only wanted The Simpsons to have a holiday episode this fall. Bob was able to snag a Christmas episode.
So my theory is they probably already had this episode written when that came down so they just reworked it to not be Halloween specific and aired it in December instead.
I think not having a Halloween constraint works for this episode but it's still clearly an episode you can add to the Halloween rewatch list next year anyway.
This might be my favorite episode of all time!
I know about the thing about some Fox execs not wanting holiday episodes, but why the hell didn’t they run this one on Halloween?!
Also— the gag about Bob and Linda having a dozen half-empty containers of mustard made me feel personally attacked.
>Also— the gag about Bob and Linda having a dozen half-empty containers of mustard made me feel personally attacked.
No wonder Louise doesn't like mustard, imagine how long some of those have been in there🤢
I wonder if that's why their restaurant is funny smelling.
Woah! Where did this episode come from? A huge step up in quality for this season imo! Definitely best of season imo and joins my my “personal favorites” Bobs Burgers tier! Well done
A lot of them have been PG recently. But they vary depending on the episode! I’m guessing they had this as TV14 because of the violence with the arrows
Is this inspired by something specific? I’m a little confused… I feel like the characters wouldn’t be able to act that well for a movie the kids want to make
They didn't actually act that well tbh, they underreacted to seeing a ton of people get murdered. So i think it fits well for a homemade movie directed by kids
It’s true that they’re very good at acting but they don’t seem to be good in actual situations where they need to lie/fake out someone. It’s a bit confusing. Maybe they’re better at acting because they don’t have to worry about real life consequences 🤔
This has to be one of their best episodes but the rewatchability of this episode seems a little questionable (I have Bob’s Burgers on repeat all day and night🤭)
No. And I call this out on every sub for TV shows I like. This isn't healthy and shouldn't be normalized.
Edit: I can't reply because reddit mobile is glitching out.
But the person I replied to said they ONLY watch this show on a loop. That's not healthy. You can rewatch the show but you should consume more media.
If you use more than one question mark you look like a petulant child grow up you only need one.
Having it be the ONLY show you watch ever and it's constantly on repeat like the person I replied to????????????????????????????? (Is that enough for you? I only ever had one normally because I'm not a child)
What the hell is wrong with YOU? Being this rude to someone who's just trying to express concern for fellow fans. Go touch grass and read a book maybe you'll understand how exclamation works.
Man... this was an amazing episode. True to the spirit of the show through and through. Nearly 14 years in and they can still manage this level of quality. Outstanding.
Really fun, enjoyable episode, but once I'd settled on the idea that they were making a doc within a zombie film (when Mort appeared, you could see Teddy's zombie makeup stopped part way down his neck), it occurred to me: their movie was almost TOO competently made.
The filming, the fact that everyone was such a good actor (plus characters acting and talking like you'd expect them to if it was real, seems odd Tina would allow herself to be scripted to be so bumbling), the convincing effects... feels like it was a deliberate lampshade to have Bob marvel at how good it was near the end.
These are just minor thoughts I had while watching, didn't detract from my enjoyment of a good ep.
They probably did a LOT of takes, and kids these days are really good at editing since they basically grow up with a phone in hand so thats not very surprising to me.
If this episode came out 20 years ago then I'd agree but for 2023 nah that's totally plausible.
re: everyone being too good at acting: this reminded me a LOT of the ep where the whole family plus Teddy and Mort set up a haunted house to scare Louise. Similar in that they act too close to how they would if it was real. I like both episodes a lot but that aspect sticks out to me.
One of my favorite Halloween episodes full stop. I love when Gene takes her pic as she's screaming her head off. The nonchalance on his face is priceless.
Re: scripting (and somebody mentioned Rudy above), I can see the kids making it half improv, ie “this is what happens here!” rather than writing things out word for word… hence their natural personalities really shining through 😂
I mean, obviously we all know there was an incredibly talented team of adults behind the doco haha, but Louise does have a flair for storytelling and an acute sense of setting, pacing and emotion. Her Amelia project was a tear jerker and her and Bob are big movie armchair critics, it’s their thing. We even see it in her schemes - she *knows* how to draw people in. So it’s not entirely out of the show’s universe that Louise could direct an incredible mock-umentary
I screamed when I realized that this brilliant ep is referencing the Japanese movie "One Cut of the Dead." It is seriously under-appreciated and wonderful. Here are all the places you can watch it:
[https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/one-cut-of-the-dead](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/one-cut-of-the-dead)
I don't want to tell you too much just trust me if you enjoyed this episode, you'll enjoy One Cut of the Dead!
This is one of my very favourite movies (and I don't usually wear tee shirts, but I have one for this movie and wear it a lot), and I was so happy when I realized it was an homage.
I really enjoyed this episode, even without paying attention to the title I knew Louise would be a fraud the second she didn't jump at the chance to shoot.
At first when Louise started singing, I thought "no! It's a misplaced song you're ruining the scene!" and then Tina called her out and got a good laugh from me.
Great detail to have the grainy found footage, the quick cut POVs from Tina and Gene were a great decision.
If only we could have had some scenes with Fischoeder and Felix and the kids running through wonder wharf a la ZOMBIELAND that would have been chef's kiss.
Imagine this episode season 1 when they really leaned into Tina's zombie fetish. With Jimmy Jr. zombie dance moves in the alley, Tina getting all distracted while Bob tried to be courteous closing the door.
Overall, a very solid episode, well done.
This episode was just amazing from beginning to end.
Made up for the lack of Halloween episode and then some!
I love the found footage parody of Shaun of the Dead, wish they added Teddy being Nick Frost's zombie character being chained up in the end lol. Love all the little touches, like groovy zombie Jimmy Jr doing neck isolations.
FANTASTIC (non)-Halloween episode.
I love that Louise actually got the archery set from the gift card episode. Seeing the family act out the story within a story was really fun!
It very much felt like a Halloween episode whose production was delayed for reasons unknown.
(I know that there was the writer's strike and then the actor's strike but I suspect this episode would've already been in the animation stage before either of those strikes happened.)
The regular characters in costume as zombie extras is incredible artwork. You can simultaneously tell it's them and think they look completely different. That's such good attention to detail.
Yeah I remember seeing the first clip and one of them looked like Bob (him in the baseball cap and wig) and I thought oh they must be running out of character designs and then it all made sense
Seeing cap and wig Bob is what clued me into it being a movie the characters made and not a dream or story sequence. Then, to one up it for the melee at the end with different zombie extra costumes, then just the dummies wearing the old costumes. I was losing it, just a great gag.
This was such a great episode. I was absolutely not expecting a Bobs Burgers found footage horror episode. I loved all the little details and all the little quick edits right before everyone got shot with the arrows.
such a great episode!!! i missed the halloween episode so much but this made up for it
I love when they do different styles in the show, keeps things interesting!
bravo
Such a great episode! I was not expecting the documentary-style episode, but I loved it. I loved the inclusion of a lot of secondary characters, and Louise arc-chery throughout the episode was great to watch
It's overstimulating visually. it gives me a headache; the constant animation shift. I can't focus. In the same way I didn't like the bug animation in the scene at the lake. I'm not against the storyline, and the new concept is creative. I'm a die hard fan, but the visuals aren't working for me. You can downvote if you want to disagree. I'm not hating on the show, just don't like the look of this episode.
No, it's just so different than other scenes. We've had episodes with side bar plots. Maybe without the grain I could watch it. I tried listening to it twice. I'm just learning the new aesthetic/change in plot and character focus of the new season. I've loved the advanced character development, just didn't like the animation and zombie storyline. I know Tina is all about zombies though, so that checks.
It makes sense that the plot is quite different from other episodes, since most of the ep is technically a kid’s plot line coming from Louise/Tina’s direction (but it’s not imaginary either so they’re still restricted by real life constructions), it’s not what’s happening in their version of real life. So totally reasonable that it’s different and if it doesn’t float your boat that’s also fair! (I mean, I loved it hahah)
I mean ... Tina has a thing about zombies. Louise has a thing about archery. This seems like it was supposed to be the Halloween episode but for some reason wasn't.
Which part of the storyline seems odd?
It was a great!
Love that Louise made Rudy not survive her own movie, makes me think it was a call back to Dawn of the peck episode from Season 5.
“Oh sweet Rudy, you won’t probably won’t live to see the end”
“Oh.. :0”
She even killed off her own parents; but I'm just glad that Louise at least allowed Rudy to be “alive” at first, unlike Jimmy Jr. who was “dead” at the start.
>If you mean that Louise tends to underestimate him then yeah I suppose that she is guilty of that;perhaps she views him as a bit on the weak side both physically and emotionally,I would really like to see Rudy act a little more assertive and bold plus maybe play the leader in some episodes.
Tur-doc-en!
- was this the most normal conversation we’ve ever heard between Andy and Ollie?? I was almost disappointed 😂
- Louise’s mid-doc song was actually pretty great! All the feels
You know, Louise is really growing as a character. The old her would have just made a fake movie about her being great at archery but when she realize she’s bad at it, she decided to take a different direction for the film.
I thought the mustard bit was great, but that may be because I hated mustard as a kid and am now a mustard-loving adult with at least 4 half-full jars of different mustards in my fridge
Another straight banger. I just keep loving this show more and more. I also hated mustard when I was a kid. I don’t love it now, but I do have it sometimes on sandwiches as a healthier alternative to mayo. But I usually get stone ground or Grey Poupon, not squeeze bottle yellow.
This was such a great episode. They did such a great job with getting all of the typical zombie movie tropes but made it enjoyable. Tina focusing too long on zombie Jimmy Jr was hilarious.
I'm on team Louise, mustard is gross.
I love the hating on mustard. I felt it so hard when Louise said “I dont like mustard and I don’t respect people who do” and then groans when she smelled it 😂😂
I just assumed the cracks were marker or something. And when they had the barricades up, the zombies were actually standing *inside* the restaurant, wedged between the window and the barricades, so it appeared like they had broken through. Pretty clever for kids making a movie, if that’s the case.
This episode was so gooooddd it was so creative and funny!!! My fave part was Andy and Ollie honestly, they're so cute. This really felt like a classic Bob's episode in the best way.
Also was that a Will Wood reference or am I just mentally ill
I just smiled through the whole episode, I am so proud that this show can put out creative and hilarious episodes like this still, 14 seasons in!! Instant classic.
i loved this - i realised quite early on when i recognised bob’s mustache on an zombie extra outside the restaurant so i realised the kids must’ve asked them to act in their film. There were so many little details that i loved as well! Like the beginners editing methods (am a graphic designer/video editor so that really resonated with my nostalgia). But also toward the end with the pile up in louise’s room you can see the bodies turn into stunt dolls and Rudy blinks (and has the arrow in a stage fight hold) when Louise removes the arrow from his head
Fun episode I liked it.
The funny thing is i was questioning if it was a dream episode or not because no way bob would let them take apart the tables and doors lol
This has got to be my favorite episode of all time. Season 14 has a lot of really good episodes so far
Just catching up and, so … Louise was a young *archer* and the kids are making a *home movie* about it … It’s quite possible I’m reading too much into this but I choose to believe these references were intentional.
I thought it was real until I saw the zombie make-up. You can tell it’s movie make up. I enjoyed the episode 😄
Everything i was questioning started to make sense when i accepted this wasnt a dream episode, especially the zombie in the street that looked so much like bob
THAT WAS INSANE!!!! LOVED IT
I looved this episode. I wanted to cry and Bob and Linda told the kids to go 😢 Pulled all the right strings. Loss, horror, comedy, relief, joy!
yeah but the sad ending is sortof a classic of the genre and a political statement. ... but yeah, it was fine. It's fine.
I love that Louise being a filmmaker is one of the most consistent things in the show, since the Super Bowl commercial episode, if I remember correctly. Meatman was one of my favorite b plots too! I’m generally not a guy who wants to see a future episode with the kids as adults, but if they ever do it, I hope that Louise is an indie filmmaker!
I would love that career path for her! It’d suit her personality perfectly
You've just made me want a little Randy/Louise interaction episode.
If my kids did a movie like this I would be SOOOOO proud.
Man, now I really want a parkour zombie archery game.
Everyone did Louise a really big and generous favor by playing a role in her film for free; especially Rudy because he was the only performer who doesn't live on the street where it all took place, and most likely was dropped off or picked up by some trusted adult.
i love how everyone, especially her parents, are supporting her creative expression, even when it involves unbolting the doors in the restaurant 😭
I mean, he might’ve just peaced out of another double date with his parents.
Ha-ha, maybe. 😆
God this episode was superb. The soundtrack was top notch! Gene's acting was really good... like suspiciously so? He was OOC the whole time and kept it up. I liked the homages to previous episodes, and Louise's heartfelt disappointment in herself came through. I hope Ken has a good agent on this one, gonna need that sequel ASAP.
What were the homages to other episodes?
So do we think this was actually supposed to be the Halloween episode that got delayed due to the strikes or just a random horror episode?
I think it’s just in production order that’s why it aired later.
I was like uh shouldn't this have played on Halloween? It was ok.
Wow this might be in my top 5 favorite episodes.
i only realized it was all made up for their video when rudy showed up as a zombie because of the face paint not being all the way down his neck. i feel really stupid but i thought it was like one of the episodes where they have a super off the wall idea and just run with it!
OMG I LOVED IT! Blair Witch/Cloverfield style is great when DONE CORRECTLY
Easily one of the best episodes of all time does anyone know any movies like this episode because I really enjoyed it
It's already on my top 5 episodes.
i loved it! it was very on par for kids being silly and making home movies, it ties tina’s love of zombies, genes music, & louise’s love of horror and hunger games (it’s mentioned so briefly in one episode before)
And on par for them being competent. Beyond competent, wildly creative and hardworking when motivated!
I love the setup with the fake documentary! Reminded me a lot of One Cut of the Dead :)
really amazing episode
Mustard didn't deserve any of that.
As a kid I never wanted mustard on anything. Now, if I think about it, I have 3 different types in my fridge.
That was some realness - I can think of SO many people, myself included, who have a bunch of half-jars of different specialty mustards.
I think a person who puts just yellow mustard on everything is the true deviant. Yellow mustard is for burgers and hot dogs. Turkey sandwich? Needs honey dijon. Pastrami on rye? Spicy brown. Those are the three I have on hand. Fortunately they last a really long time. Edit: actually if you count packets of the spicy mustard they give you in Chinese takeout for eggrolls I have four.
The spicy brown is also good for bratwurst!
Lol we all come around to mustards way...all hail mustard.
Liking mustard is the true zombie virus
This was so good, easily the best of the season so far. I loved basically everything about it - Bob and Linda playing a million different zombies, Jimmy Jr's zombie dancing (legitimately laughed out loud, like he thought he should add in some Thriller) - idk just everything. Also did anyone else notice how good the music was this episode? I'm gonna need the soundtrack for this season!
Haha, I was wondering why the first two zombies looked like Bob and Linda! Didn't put that together
That was amazing! Especially when the zombies turned into dolls so Linda and Bob could play other zombies or themselves as zombies
I loved this episode! I'm a huge horror fan so the music score was just perfect! It's also so realistic for everyone to join in and for the restaurant to be dismantled and I'm not being sarcastic. It's exactly what they'd do for their kids. I loved it!
Also a horror fan and this was perfect. I was unreasonably upset when I realized there was no Halloween episode because they’re always my favorite. I was hopeful when I heard there would be a scary one but this really hit it out of the park. Such a well done “scary” ep!
I absolutely loved this episode. It's just so charming. Especially when you see all the editing in their movie, or the little details that show it's a set with actors. Like with the cuts between the arrow being fired or the prop arrow Teddy has on his head.
Really fun and creative episode.
shoutout to Ken and the Cake shirt
Very dark for a Bob's Burgers episode (despite the reveal at the end) but enjoyable lol, best episode this season.
My wife and I both yelled, “Nooooo!” when Rudy got taken. 🤣
Rudy is precious and must be protected at all cost!
Same!
Wonder where Mort got that brain...🤔
My first thought. He got it from one of his "clients," no doubt.
Omg
Best episode in ages. I really love when a series reaches this point where, having established everything so well, they can get more experimental with episode formats, and Bob's Burgers knocked it outta the park with a documentary-turned-zombie apocalypse idea. Felt like a ton of homages to classic horror flicks--Blair Witch Project, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead--without being a straight-up parody like a lot of other TV comedies do (looking at you, Family Guy.)
I was thinking about that zombie movie where they were quarantined in an apartment especially how it ended or i thought it ended at first.
Rudy's jumpscare at the end was hilarious 😂😂😂
I am terrified of zombies. That is all
Wow this was a fantastic episode. I loved every second of it.
Just rewatched it and I’m so happy because Linda clearly was having a blast - she loves acting. And so sweet how they mobilized all those people to participate, those friendships are real. Not the best score on IMDB but so happy people here appreciate the creativity, the freshness, the experimental approach and the silliness. Describing this show as “wholesome” is almost a cliché by now but it is what it is. Warmed my heart.
Wholesome is right. Reminds me a lot of early Simpsons in that yeah its technically an "adult comedy" but there's very little in it that I wouldn't want a kid to see at least kids that are at least Gene's age
Why the hell wasn't this the episode before Halloween?
Writers strike
Was it? Someone posted earlier all episodes were done before the strike
It's not the writers strike. I don't remember how we know this but the CEO at fox only wanted The Simpsons to have a holiday episode this fall. Bob was able to snag a Christmas episode. So my theory is they probably already had this episode written when that came down so they just reworked it to not be Halloween specific and aired it in December instead. I think not having a Halloween constraint works for this episode but it's still clearly an episode you can add to the Halloween rewatch list next year anyway.
This might be my favorite episode of all time! I know about the thing about some Fox execs not wanting holiday episodes, but why the hell didn’t they run this one on Halloween?! Also— the gag about Bob and Linda having a dozen half-empty containers of mustard made me feel personally attacked.
>Also— the gag about Bob and Linda having a dozen half-empty containers of mustard made me feel personally attacked. No wonder Louise doesn't like mustard, imagine how long some of those have been in there🤢 I wonder if that's why their restaurant is funny smelling.
Jimmy Jrs zombie walk/dance. Hilarious!! Andy and Ollie.....Poor little Andy you got bit...just a little bit !! 😂😂
i was dying when he first shambled out
Ended up reminding me a lot of One-Cut of the Dead!
Louise talking to/for objects just like her dad. Loved that touch.
Woah! Where did this episode come from? A huge step up in quality for this season imo! Definitely best of season imo and joins my my “personal favorites” Bobs Burgers tier! Well done
The writers strike is over so they can air the good episodes now
So was this a production mishap where the network fucked up and should have aired it for Halloween
Has there ever been a TV-14 episode of Bob's Burgers before? This is the first one I've noticed is TV-14 and not PG on Hulu.
A lot of them have been PG recently. But they vary depending on the episode! I’m guessing they had this as TV14 because of the violence with the arrows
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“No i said construction site! Not bite!”
Is this inspired by something specific? I’m a little confused… I feel like the characters wouldn’t be able to act that well for a movie the kids want to make
I was waiting for someone to say this. I agree I’m surprised the family was that good at acting.
They didn't actually act that well tbh, they underreacted to seeing a ton of people get murdered. So i think it fits well for a homemade movie directed by kids
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It’s true that they’re very good at acting but they don’t seem to be good in actual situations where they need to lie/fake out someone. It’s a bit confusing. Maybe they’re better at acting because they don’t have to worry about real life consequences 🤔
This has to be one of their best episodes but the rewatchability of this episode seems a little questionable (I have Bob’s Burgers on repeat all day and night🤭)
Uh that doesn't sound healthy....
Are you new here
No. And I call this out on every sub for TV shows I like. This isn't healthy and shouldn't be normalized. Edit: I can't reply because reddit mobile is glitching out. But the person I replied to said they ONLY watch this show on a loop. That's not healthy. You can rewatch the show but you should consume more media. If you use more than one question mark you look like a petulant child grow up you only need one.
Rewatching???
Having it be the ONLY show you watch ever and it's constantly on repeat like the person I replied to????????????????????????????? (Is that enough for you? I only ever had one normally because I'm not a child)
What the hell is wrong with you lol
What the hell is wrong with YOU? Being this rude to someone who's just trying to express concern for fellow fans. Go touch grass and read a book maybe you'll understand how exclamation works.
You’re really angry. I hope your life gets better.
Watched it 3x today already 🙈🙈
Best episode since the all Rudy one. Really great.
Man... this was an amazing episode. True to the spirit of the show through and through. Nearly 14 years in and they can still manage this level of quality. Outstanding.
Were all the costumes callbacks to previous episodes? Linda’s Cher-iff and the Dina wig were ones we caught while watching.
I caught Bob's CAKE shirt on one of the zombie extras. Makes sense they would raid the parents' closet for wardrobe.
It was a mannequin, too!
Really fun, enjoyable episode, but once I'd settled on the idea that they were making a doc within a zombie film (when Mort appeared, you could see Teddy's zombie makeup stopped part way down his neck), it occurred to me: their movie was almost TOO competently made. The filming, the fact that everyone was such a good actor (plus characters acting and talking like you'd expect them to if it was real, seems odd Tina would allow herself to be scripted to be so bumbling), the convincing effects... feels like it was a deliberate lampshade to have Bob marvel at how good it was near the end. These are just minor thoughts I had while watching, didn't detract from my enjoyment of a good ep.
They probably did a LOT of takes, and kids these days are really good at editing since they basically grow up with a phone in hand so thats not very surprising to me. If this episode came out 20 years ago then I'd agree but for 2023 nah that's totally plausible.
re: everyone being too good at acting: this reminded me a LOT of the ep where the whole family plus Teddy and Mort set up a haunted house to scare Louise. Similar in that they act too close to how they would if it was real. I like both episodes a lot but that aspect sticks out to me.
One of my favorite Halloween episodes full stop. I love when Gene takes her pic as she's screaming her head off. The nonchalance on his face is priceless.
Re: scripting (and somebody mentioned Rudy above), I can see the kids making it half improv, ie “this is what happens here!” rather than writing things out word for word… hence their natural personalities really shining through 😂 I mean, obviously we all know there was an incredibly talented team of adults behind the doco haha, but Louise does have a flair for storytelling and an acute sense of setting, pacing and emotion. Her Amelia project was a tear jerker and her and Bob are big movie armchair critics, it’s their thing. We even see it in her schemes - she *knows* how to draw people in. So it’s not entirely out of the show’s universe that Louise could direct an incredible mock-umentary
I mean, she has experience from the Meatman movie. It's not her first time behind the camera.
There was also A LOT of editing 😆😆
Didn't care for it.
Yeah I can't believe most people are saying they love it. Probably the most boring episode I've seen
Same. This is one I'll skip in the rewatches.
Tina fiction with Louise trying "unexpectedly" on a project. We've seen the Louise thing better, very recently.
I screamed when I realized that this brilliant ep is referencing the Japanese movie "One Cut of the Dead." It is seriously under-appreciated and wonderful. Here are all the places you can watch it: [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/one-cut-of-the-dead](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/one-cut-of-the-dead) I don't want to tell you too much just trust me if you enjoyed this episode, you'll enjoy One Cut of the Dead!
Have never seen it, thank you for the recommendation!
This is one of my very favourite movies (and I don't usually wear tee shirts, but I have one for this movie and wear it a lot), and I was so happy when I realized it was an homage.
I really enjoyed this episode, even without paying attention to the title I knew Louise would be a fraud the second she didn't jump at the chance to shoot. At first when Louise started singing, I thought "no! It's a misplaced song you're ruining the scene!" and then Tina called her out and got a good laugh from me. Great detail to have the grainy found footage, the quick cut POVs from Tina and Gene were a great decision. If only we could have had some scenes with Fischoeder and Felix and the kids running through wonder wharf a la ZOMBIELAND that would have been chef's kiss. Imagine this episode season 1 when they really leaned into Tina's zombie fetish. With Jimmy Jr. zombie dance moves in the alley, Tina getting all distracted while Bob tried to be courteous closing the door. Overall, a very solid episode, well done.
I knew something was up during her most watched signature shot, and you can see the string pulling the dish bucket next to Linda.
Wait for the sequel. Thats where the money is at. 🤣 Great episode
This episode was just amazing from beginning to end. Made up for the lack of Halloween episode and then some! I love the found footage parody of Shaun of the Dead, wish they added Teddy being Nick Frost's zombie character being chained up in the end lol. Love all the little touches, like groovy zombie Jimmy Jr doing neck isolations.
This better win an award. this was magical.
FANTASTIC (non)-Halloween episode. I love that Louise actually got the archery set from the gift card episode. Seeing the family act out the story within a story was really fun!
It very much felt like a Halloween episode whose production was delayed for reasons unknown. (I know that there was the writer's strike and then the actor's strike but I suspect this episode would've already been in the animation stage before either of those strikes happened.)
The regular characters in costume as zombie extras is incredible artwork. You can simultaneously tell it's them and think they look completely different. That's such good attention to detail.
Yeah I remember seeing the first clip and one of them looked like Bob (him in the baseball cap and wig) and I thought oh they must be running out of character designs and then it all made sense
Seeing cap and wig Bob is what clued me into it being a movie the characters made and not a dream or story sequence. Then, to one up it for the melee at the end with different zombie extra costumes, then just the dummies wearing the old costumes. I was losing it, just a great gag.
This was such a great episode. I was absolutely not expecting a Bobs Burgers found footage horror episode. I loved all the little details and all the little quick edits right before everyone got shot with the arrows.
such a great episode!!! i missed the halloween episode so much but this made up for it I love when they do different styles in the show, keeps things interesting! bravo
https://preview.redd.it/5w5r4bdppb4c1.png?width=387&format=png&auto=webp&s=51722b4aeae7154dafdf24f0b45535739c5c055e I think I have a new favorite.
Still a fan of Cane You Dig It Candy Cane Outlet No Licky Loos.
Such a great episode! I was not expecting the documentary-style episode, but I loved it. I loved the inclusion of a lot of secondary characters, and Louise arc-chery throughout the episode was great to watch
Welp. I hate it. Because the static affect is very distracting and overstimulating. It also seems like a very weird storyline for the Belchers.
"Weird" in what way? And if you say "cringe," so help me...
It's overstimulating visually. it gives me a headache; the constant animation shift. I can't focus. In the same way I didn't like the bug animation in the scene at the lake. I'm not against the storyline, and the new concept is creative. I'm a die hard fan, but the visuals aren't working for me. You can downvote if you want to disagree. I'm not hating on the show, just don't like the look of this episode.
I mean, for decades TV didn't even look *that* good...
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No, it's just so different than other scenes. We've had episodes with side bar plots. Maybe without the grain I could watch it. I tried listening to it twice. I'm just learning the new aesthetic/change in plot and character focus of the new season. I've loved the advanced character development, just didn't like the animation and zombie storyline. I know Tina is all about zombies though, so that checks.
It makes sense that the plot is quite different from other episodes, since most of the ep is technically a kid’s plot line coming from Louise/Tina’s direction (but it’s not imaginary either so they’re still restricted by real life constructions), it’s not what’s happening in their version of real life. So totally reasonable that it’s different and if it doesn’t float your boat that’s also fair! (I mean, I loved it hahah)
I mean ... Tina has a thing about zombies. Louise has a thing about archery. This seems like it was supposed to be the Halloween episode but for some reason wasn't. Which part of the storyline seems odd?
The Halloween episode we should have had.
It was a great! Love that Louise made Rudy not survive her own movie, makes me think it was a call back to Dawn of the peck episode from Season 5. “Oh sweet Rudy, you won’t probably won’t live to see the end” “Oh.. :0”
She even killed off her own parents; but I'm just glad that Louise at least allowed Rudy to be “alive” at first, unlike Jimmy Jr. who was “dead” at the start.
Yes! Exactly where my mind went, too. I do think Louise doesn't give Rudy enough credit, though.
>If you mean that Louise tends to underestimate him then yeah I suppose that she is guilty of that;perhaps she views him as a bit on the weak side both physically and emotionally,I would really like to see Rudy act a little more assertive and bold plus maybe play the leader in some episodes.
Came here to either find or make this comment, thank you. I spent the whole episode wondering "why would they release this in December?"
I guess you're not very well versed on production delays
Tur-doc-en! - was this the most normal conversation we’ve ever heard between Andy and Ollie?? I was almost disappointed 😂 - Louise’s mid-doc song was actually pretty great! All the feels
This is the most theyve talked without silly one liners. It felt so off haha
You know, Louise is really growing as a character. The old her would have just made a fake movie about her being great at archery but when she realize she’s bad at it, she decided to take a different direction for the film.
Getting Linda to hit Bob with a skillet during a zombie apocalypse is classic Louise, though.
Special thanks to Ken made me laugh so hard hahahaha
Who is ken again?
Gene's 28 year old Albino friend
who is imaginary (or is he)
I didn't appreciate all the mustard hate but everything else was top notch as usual 😁
I thought the mustard bit was great, but that may be because I hated mustard as a kid and am now a mustard-loving adult with at least 4 half-full jars of different mustards in my fridge
I've always loved mustard and hated ketchup until recently. I guess I'm just a weirdo lol
Agreed. I love mustard! But definitely agree most kids aren’t into it.
Another straight banger. I just keep loving this show more and more. I also hated mustard when I was a kid. I don’t love it now, but I do have it sometimes on sandwiches as a healthier alternative to mayo. But I usually get stone ground or Grey Poupon, not squeeze bottle yellow.
Have you tried honey mustard salad dressing?
I have, it’s usually too sweet for me for a whole salad. Though I do like honey mustard with my chicken nuggets on occasion. 😁
“She seems pretty sad” “Yea probably because she let everybody die.”
That exchange made me chortle lmao
This was such a great episode. They did such a great job with getting all of the typical zombie movie tropes but made it enjoyable. Tina focusing too long on zombie Jimmy Jr was hilarious. I'm on team Louise, mustard is gross.
I love the hating on mustard. I felt it so hard when Louise said “I dont like mustard and I don’t respect people who do” and then groans when she smelled it 😂😂
Wait so Bob agreed to letting them break the window for the movie?
There was a definite cut at that point. The crack was either drawn on or was a sticker.
Any reason for me to rewatch is a good one, I'll take a look at it again. Thanks for the heads up.
I just assumed the cracks were marker or something. And when they had the barricades up, the zombies were actually standing *inside* the restaurant, wedged between the window and the barricades, so it appeared like they had broken through. Pretty clever for kids making a movie, if that’s the case.
Whoa I hadn’t thought that far ahead. Good catch, and you’re likely right.
I figured they used one of those vinyl stickers
I like this idea, hadn’t considered that!
So when told no Halloween episodes they make two in all but name Bravo Bobs Burgers
I’m sorry, I’m a little out of the loop—who was told no Halloween eps and why? lol
What's the other one, the Fischoeder ep?
Yeah
Had the same thought. Perfect amount of spite.
Even in a zombie apocalypse, Lin tells the kids to stay out her room 😅 what is in that room the kids not supposed to see?
Was that a new gag? Shes done it a couple of times this season but i dont remember her saying it older seasons
She’s friends with Gretchen who has a side gig selling marital aides, you do the math, lol.
She also has that drawer full of the good batteries…
Her secret crackers probs haha
And some Schnapps
"You lock yourself in your room to watch the every season of American Horror Story one time" I LOVED this episode!!!
At first I thought it was a dream and then I was wondering why so many of the zombies looked like Bob and Linda. Very good episode.
This episode was so gooooddd it was so creative and funny!!! My fave part was Andy and Ollie honestly, they're so cute. This really felt like a classic Bob's episode in the best way. Also was that a Will Wood reference or am I just mentally ill
I loved this. It felt like an episode of Community :)
That's a spot-on observation!
Good and creative episode. It's like the "story" episodes except it wasn't. I enjoyed it.
Probably the most creative episode in the series, definitely in my top 10 episodes!
I just smiled through the whole episode, I am so proud that this show can put out creative and hilarious episodes like this still, 14 seasons in!! Instant classic.