TV #23 of 2022:
Bob’s Burgers, season 4
After three seasons right on the cusp of greatness, I am willing to say that this fourth year of Bob’s Burgers has finally crossed that quality threshold for me. We have a few all-time classic installments like Fort Night and Christmas in the Car — a Halloween and a Christmas episode, respectively — and several others like The Frond Files or the two-part finale that I wouldn’t rank quite as highly yet still take memorably thrilling stylistic chances. And the humor is top-notch throughout, keying into the specific weirdnesses of this family and their bizarre little town, which by now is populated by all manner of well-defined recurring characters who can pop in for a hilarious line or two without needing to be the focus of the story. Plus the writing loves nearly all of them, resulting in more good-natured barbs than some of the earlier cruelties this show could sometimes deliver.
At the end of the day, this is an animated sitcom that’s content to remain niche programming. But this particular run feels like it’s really come into its own.
[Content warning for gun violence, stalking, and drowning.]
★★★★☆
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