All episodes Season 1 S01E02 2011-01-16 30 min 2010s Fox

Bob's Burgers

Crawl Space

TV Flash files “Crawl Space” as hour 2 of 313 in the TV Flash guide — Bob's Burgers (2011–present) on Fox, season 1, episode 2, aired 2011-01-16, 30 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S01E02: listed hour 2 of 313 in the Bob's Burgers guide, hour 2 of 13 in season 1. It aired 2011-01-16 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Human Flesh” (S01E01). Next is “Sacred Cow” (S01E03).

Bob's Burgers — Crawl Space (S01E02)

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When Bob learns that Linda's mother is coming for a visit, he wants nothing to do with it. Linda has been cracking the whip at home, making sure every shelf has been dusted and every bed has been made. When she discovers a leak in the roof, she sends Bob to fix it, but he gets stuck in a wall, leaving Linda and the kids to entertain their guests and run the restaurant.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Crawl Space sit in the Bob's Burgers guide?

S01E02 is listed hour 2 of 313 — hour 2 of 13 in season 1, season 1 episode 2.

When did Bob's Burgers S01E02 air?

Crawl Space aired 2011-01-16 and is listed at 30 minutes.

Do I need to watch from season one?

Helpful for family texture, not a mystery box. Episodes are largely hangout-and-song; continuity is love, not homework. Jumping in mid-run still works.

In the series

Why this series still plays

The Belchers run a struggling burger joint while the kids generate beautiful problems and songs erupt without warning. Loren Bouchard's Fox animation is Bob's anxiety, Linda's whoop, Tina-Gene-Louise specificity. Kindest long-running adult animation of the decade without losing joke bite — working-class warmth, pun burgers, a movie, Ocean Avenue still open.

A struggling burger joint, kids generating beautiful problems, songs erupting without warning. Loren Bouchard's Fox animation premiered January 9, 2011, and never really left: H. Jon Benjamin's anxious Bob, John Roberts's Linda, Kristen Schaal's Louise, Dan Mintz's Tina, Eugene Mirman's Gene. Guest burgers are puns; love is non-negotiable. Storyboarded fantasy sequences and original songs are house style, not extras. The work is the griddle — working-class warmth as comic engine, joke bite intact.

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