Bob's Burgers
The Kids Run the Restaurant
TV Flash files “The Kids Run the Restaurant” as hour 42 of 313 in the TV Flash guide — Bob's Burgers (2011–present) on Fox, season 3, episode 20, aired 2013-04-21, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E20: listed hour 42 of 313 in the Bob's Burgers guide, hour 20 of 23 in season 3. It aired 2013-04-21 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Family Fracas” (S03E19). Next is “Boyz 4 Now” (S03E21).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
After Bob cuts his finger and faints at the sight of his own blood, Linda brings him to the hospital and leaves the kids home alone. Not ones to waste a golden opportunity, Tina, Gene and Louise transform the basement of the restaurant into a makeshift casino. But they get more than they gamble for when landlord Mr. Fischoeder (guest voice Kevin Kline) stops by and catches them in action.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Kids Run the Restaurant sit in the Bob's Burgers guide?
S03E20 is listed hour 42 of 313 — hour 20 of 23 in season 3, season 3 episode 20.
When did Bob's Burgers S03E20 air?
The Kids Run the Restaurant aired 2013-04-21 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.
Filed against
- H. Jon Benjamin as Bob Belcher
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- John Roberts as Linda Belcher
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- Kristen Schaal as Louise Belcher
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- Dan Mintz as Tina Belcher
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- Eugene Mirman as Gene Belcher
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