Bob's Burgers
FOX | Release Date: January 9, 2011
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
9
Negative:
4

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
SlateTroy PattersonMar 30, 2011
Season 1 Review: On average, the viewer must wait through two tossed-off fart jokes in order to savor one lovingly crafted one. Bob's Burgers is done medium well. Read full review
60
TimeJames PoniewozikJan 7, 2011
Season 1 Review: It's almost a non-premise sitcom, whose main attraction is how well the vocal actors bounce its digressive dialogue off each other. I did laugh at the pilot, if not as much as I wanted to, so I'll put this one on probation, and hope. Read full review
60
The New York TimesMike HaleJan 6, 2011
Season 1 Review: Some viewers won't find much of anything in Bob's Burgers funny, but in fairness it's at least partly a question of style--of whether you respond to the show's minimalist, conversational, antijoke aesthetic. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanJan 10, 2011
Season 1 Review: When Bob's Burgers gets rolling and hints at the smarts that made Home Movies and Dr. Katz so good, it only makes you long for a distancing on the inane, easy-joke riffs that try to be "edgy." Read full review
50
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardJan 9, 2011
Season 1 Review: Bob's Burgers arrives cold, with a touch of E. coli. Beware. Read full review
42
Uncle BarkyEd BarkJan 9, 2011
Season 1 Review: The deadpan deliveries of its principal characters can be very moderately amusing at times. But in the end, you probably won't want fries with this one. Read full review
42
NewsdayDiane WertsJan 6, 2011
Season 1 Review: Bob's Burgers might be meatier if it gave us some reason to watch these characters. The title isn't the only thing that feels generic. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian LowryJan 7, 2011
Season 1 Review: Being tasteless doesn't mean Bob's Burgers is completely devoid of flavor, but the show too often falls on the wrong side of that "entertaining"/"annoying" divide. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJan 6, 2011
Season 1 Review: What Bob's Burgers doesn't quite have yet is a rhythm and flow of its own. It's got the ingredients to get there, though. Read full review
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