Fictional Foods: 'Bob's Burgers'

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Fictional Foods: 'Bob's Burgers'

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41 minutes

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Sep 17, 2021

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This animated sitcom relays the (mis)adventures of the Belchers as they live and work around the titular family restaurant. Anney and Lauren explore the history, culture, and many puns of ‘Bob’s Burgers’.
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Sep 17, 2021

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Fictional Foods: 'Bob's Burgers'

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