Bob's Burgers: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Bob's Burgers Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl
Oct 5, 2014
Gene tries to make one of his dreams a reality when he gets the opportunity to make a musical version of Die Hard at the Wagstaff Fall Festival.
Tina and the Real Ghost
Nov 2, 2014
Tina begins an out-of-this-world romance with a ghost that is believed to be living in the Belcher's basement.
Friends with Burger-fits
Nov 16, 2014
Teddy's health is a cause for concern. So he and Bob attend a bootcamp. The kids come up with a new sport to play in the walk-in refrigerator.
Dawn of the Peck
Nov 23, 2014
While Bob is boycotting the holiday, Linda and the kids spend Thanksgiving at the First Annual Fischoeder Turk-tacular Turkey Town Festival. However, a wild bird attack leads to to
Best Burger
Nov 30, 2014
Bob enters a burger-making contest, only to discover that his distinguishing ingredient is missing! To help out their dad, the kids go on a mission to find the ever-so-important bl
Father of the Bob
Dec 7, 2014
Bob and his dad, "Big Bob", try to outdo each other in the kitchen when they rehash an old argument at Big Bob's Christmas party. Meanwhile, the kids compete to get the best presen
Tina Tailor Soldier Spy
Dec 14, 2014
Tina goes undercover in her old Thundergirls troop to find the mole who is giving away their cookie secrets. Meanwhile, Linda dyes her hair blonde.
Midday Run
Jan 4, 2015
Who runs the halls? Tina! When Tina is up for a hall monitor promotion, she's determined to do whatever it takes to nab the powerful job.
Speakeasy Rider
Jan 11, 2015
Tina, Gene and Louise are ready to put the pedal to the metal when they join a go-kart league. Meanwhile, back at the restaurant Bob and Teddy partner up to serve Teddy's home-brew
Late Afternoon in the Garden of Bob and Louise
Jan 25, 2015
Bob agrees to give Logan a job at the restaurant in exchange for a plot at the local community garden.
Can't Buy Me Math
Feb 8, 2015
Tina teams up with Darryl to win the Cupid's Couple contest at the school dance. Meanwhile, Linda plans a full week of ambitious Valentine's Day activities for her and Bob.
The Millie-churian Candidate
Feb 15, 2015
Tina and Louise volunteer to run Jimmy Junior's class president campaign in order to keep Millie from winning, and ruining the school. Meanwhile, Bob becomes obsessed with a knife
The Gayle Tales
Mar 1, 2015
Gayle arrives at Bob's Burgers in tears because her date for the evening was cancelled and she had theater tickets. Desperate to get out of the house after being grounded, the kids
L'il Hard Dad
Mar 8, 2015
Bob becomes obsessed with his new automatic helicopter. When it falls apart for no reason, he enters into a battle with the manufacturer in order to receive a refund. Gene assists
Adventures in Chinchilla-sitting
Mar 15, 2015
Bob and Linda head out on the town for a date - but to Linda's dismay, Bob's idea of romance proves "trivial." Meanwhile, a wild chinchilla chase ensues after the school pet that L
The Runway Club
Mar 22, 2015
The kids are sentenced to Saturday detention and will do anything it takes to leave early, so they can attend the Cotton Candy Festival. Meanwhile, Bob and Linda believe they are b
Itty Bitty Ditty Committee
Apr 26, 2015
Gene starts a band with Tina, Louise, Rudy, Peter and Daryl, only to be kicked out and left on his own. After declaring that he will never play his Casio again, Tina and Louise joi
Eat, Spray, Linda
May 3, 2015
It's Linda's birthday and Bob needs more time to plan her birthday surprise. But when he sends her out of the house as a distraction, she goes missing! Mayhem ensues as the Belcher
Housetrap
May 10, 2015
In true Belcher fashion, the family gets stuck in a terrible storm while vacationing at a beach house in Craggy Neck. The storm is the least of their worries, however, when they ar
Hawk & Chick
May 17, 2015
Bob and Louise are thrilled when they meet Hawk, the star of their favorite martial arts series, and are quick to offer help upon learning about his family troubles.
The Oeder Games
May 17, 2015
With the threat of a rent increase on Ocean Avenue, Bob and the other tenants rebel! After approaching Fischoeder, the tenants find out that they will have to compete in order to c