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Bob's Burgers: Season 12

22 episodes Premiered Sep 26, 2021 Updated Sep 27, 2026

New escapades bring the Belchers into unfamiliar territory, including unexpected friendships, business opportunities, and more neighborhood shenanigans. The family dynamic remains as strong as ever as they work through personal growth and community involvement. Bob runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife. The animated comedy television series created by Loren Bouchard follows the everyday lives and challenges of

Previously on Bob's Burgers

Season 12 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Bob is a third-generation restaurateur who runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife.
  • ⚡ Bob's youth mostly consisted of working in his father's diner after his mother died before he left to start Bob's Burgers against his father's wishes.
  • ⚡ The series centers on an ordinary guy, his family, and their hamburger business.
  • ⚡ The family navigates various obstacles while running their enterprise together.
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Season overview

New escapades bring the Belchers into unfamiliar territory, including unexpected friendships, business opportunities, and more neighborhood shenanigans. The family dynamic remains as strong as ever as they work through personal growth and community involvement. Bob runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife. The animated comedy television series created by Loren Bouchard follows the everyday lives and challenges of the family and their restaurant business despite various obstacles.

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Season 12 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 12: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S12·E1 Mytharc

Manic Pixie Crap Show

Sep 26, 2021 · 23 min

Louise must pay a debt to Millie by attending the Pixie Princess Promenade. Meanwhile, a bouquet in the shape of a dog forces Linda to confront her past.

S12·E2 Core

Crystal Mess

Oct 3, 2021 · 23 min

In order to help with anxiety about an upcoming oral report, Mr. Frond lends Tina a crystal that his new girlfriend alleges has special powers. Meanwhile, Bob and Linda buy a box o

S12·E3 Core

The Pumpkinening

Oct 10, 2021 · 23 min

When a mysterious note is sent to Linda on Halloween, she and Gayle must travel to their hometown to face a wrong they committed 27 years ago.

S12·E4 Core

Driving Big Dummy

Oct 17, 2021 · 23 min

Bob gets roped into a road trip with Teddy while Linda and the kids compete for the title of employee of the day.

S12·E5 Core

Seven-tween Again

Oct 24, 2021 · 23 min

Gene has a freak-out about growing up and desperately tries to relive his youth; Linda is tempted to try the fancy new hair salon that opened up next to Bob's Burgers, but she's sc

S12·E6 Core

Beach, Please

Nov 7, 2021 · 23 min

When the Belcher kids participate in a beach clean-up for Wagstaff Volunteer Day, Louise gets drawn into a battle of wits with Mr. Fischoeder; Teddy surprises Bob and Linda with a

S12·E7 Core

Loft in Bedslation

Nov 14, 2021 · 23 min

Linda and the girls attempt to build a loft bed for Louise in just one day; Bob and Gene host a group of gamers.

S12·E8 Core

Stuck in the Kitchen with You

Nov 21, 2021 · 23 min

When Bob volunteers to cook Thanksgiving dinner for a retirement home, Louise gets stuck helping him on his most intense cooking day of the year. Meanwhile, Gene and Tina try to he

S12·E9 Core

FOMO You Didn't

Nov 28, 2021 · 23 min

Susmita offers to help Tina with a photography class assignment, but Tina can't stop thinking about all the fun Tammy, Jocelyn, Zeke and Jimmy Jr. are having ditching class. Meanwh

S12·E10 Core

Gene's Christmas Break

Dec 19, 2021 · 23 min

After Gene breaks his favorite, extremely rare '70s era Christmas record, Tina and Louise join him in the search for another copy. Meanwhile, Teddy wants to do a neighborhood Secre

S12·E11 Core

Touch of Eval(uations)

Jan 9, 2022 · 23 min

Louise realizes the new plan for student evaluating teachers has shifted the power at school from teacher to student; Bob and Linda find they don't agree on where their final resti

S12·E12 Core

Ferry on My Wayward Bob and Linda

Feb 27, 2022 · 23 min

Bob and Linda accept a Valentine's Day dinner invitation from the chef of a fancy restaurant; the kids have a scheme to get cheap Valentine's Day candy, but first they'll have to m

S12·E13 Core

Frigate Me Knot

Mar 6, 2022 · 23 min

Linda encourages Teddy to attend a farewell ceremony for the ship on which he served in the Navy, but it means confronting his Navy pals and his past.

S12·E14 Core

Video Killed the Gene-io Star

Mar 13, 2022 · 23 min

Gene begrudgingly agrees to participate in a music video for Courtney; Teddy and Linda obsess over a mysterious customer at the restaurant.

S12·E15 Core

Ancient Misbehavin

Mar 20, 2022 · 23 min

After feeling slighted by a teacher during a special Ancient Greece unit, Louise, Millie and Regular Sized Rudy take matters into their own hands to restore justice. Meanwhile, Bob

S12·E16 Core

Interview with a Pop-pop-pire

Mar 27, 2022 · 23 min

Big Bob is coming to dinner so that Tina can interview him for a school project. While the family waits for Pop Pop to arrive, they take turns coming up with their own versions of

S12·E17 Core

The Spider House Rules

Apr 10, 2022 · 23 min

Louise befriends a house spider and hides it in her room after Linda and Bob tell her to remove it from the apartment. Meanwhile, Bob tries to make a friend outside of the people t

S12·E18 Core

Clear and Present Ginger

Apr 24, 2022 · 23 min

Linda has a big day planned when her friend comes to visit; Bob and the kids help Nat with her limo competition.

S12·E19 Core

A-Sprout A Boy

May 1, 2022 · 23 min

When Gene becomes obsessed with an old handheld game, Bob offers to help with a school project, in hopes of steering his son towards more "interesting" pursuits. Meanwhile, Louise

S12·E20 Core

Sauce Side Story

May 8, 2022 · 23 min

When Louise, Gene and Tina try to track down a lost family recipe for a Mother's Day gift for Linda, first they have to navigate an old family feud.

S12·E21 Mytharc

Some Like It Bot: Eighth Grade Runner (1)

May 15, 2022 · 23 min

When Tina's new shirt is ridiculed by Tammy and Jocelyn in a Wagstaff News segment called "Wow or Weird," she turns to her erotic friend-fiction and writes about a futuristic world

S12·E22 Mytharc

Some Like It Bot: Judge-bot Day (2)

May 22, 2022 · 23 min

Tina is on a mission that could get her into a lot of trouble. Then, her family reads her erotic friend fiction, finds out what Tina is up to and tries to stop her.

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