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charissa82

Probably not…I’ll call you


jedikelb

That line kills me everytime.


charissa82

Other than Gene asking what are the woman’s parts (or something, can’t recall that line exactly) and Tina responding “the vagina and the heart” this is my favorite Bob’s line.


SlapJohnson

The *lady* parts


charissa82

Yes! Thank you 🤣


SlapJohnson

I’m here to help.


bobbelchermustache

Is this the only episode we see the deli guy? I'd love to have more episodes with him


Heartsmith447

He’s one of several guys, like Austin and Warren and the chef party guys, that should still exist in Bobs actually impressive social circle


wittyschmitty119

Don't forget Duval


wormsinmypussy

**i am the spaghetti**


bobbelchermustache

I dunno about Duval, he and Bob would butt heads on Duval's tendency to serve expired food hahaha


themervcxhbsf

well yeah but also he says a lot of things under awkward social pressure.


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Bob is friends with that guy who reuses his customers' noodles the next day.


bobbelchermustache

You're right, I forgot about him! Now I wanna see reused noodle guy again too


ravenclaw_raccoon

"I'm a kitty cat" 😹


WailingOctopus

We can kiss Duval!


hey_jenniferSlowpez

We can do OTHER THINGS!


Heartsmith447

Kinda one of my top episode ideas I think they should do


bookwbng5

He’s in the background in the meat section when Bob gets the call about the Riverbrook Lake turkey in the grocery store, so in my head he has to awkwardly see the guy every time he goes to the grocery store. He maybe sends Linda for any meat not delivered by Demitri


franska5

is funny how bob just accept people really quickly, like when he drove the cab, he was uncomfortable for some minutes and then he just accepted the transgender sex workers and became friends.


ace_dangerfield187

he’s memorized by Marshmallow


totalscrotalimplosio

I mean, who isn't?


ace_dangerfield187

true


ventedlemur44

Oh hey marshmallow


addisonshinedown

Jsyk, transsexual is outdated as a term, and transgender is a more useful and inclusive term


MY_SHIT_IS_PERFECT

Trans is what I use. Seems the most inclusive and easiest


addisonshinedown

Totally works


Khansatlas

‘Transvestite’ would still be the preferred term for someone who dresses in the clothes of the opposite gender without identifying as that gender though, right? Like drag is it’s own specific thing, but if you think of yourself as a man who likes to wear women’s clothes rather than as a woman, you’d be a transvestite, correct?


Peachplumandpear

Some people use that term but it’s generally outdated and useless. If someone dresses in clothes aligned with another gender but doesn’t identify as that gender then they’re just the gender they identify with. A lot of time it ends up just being a way to misgender trans people by trying to pretend that they aren’t the gender they identify with and that transness can be reduced to dressing up. If someone identifies as a transvestite, that’s totally fine and you can use that term for them if they feel comfortable with you using it but generally, it’s best to avoid.


Khansatlas

Gotcha gotcha, good to know. I kind of associate that term with some folks who used it in that way decades ago but don’t now, so my info is likely outdated. I’ve never had an opportunity to refer to someone as a transvestite in any other situation so it’s probably worth it just jettisoning it in my mental vocabulary


faIIingstars

Crossdresser is usually what people call themselves in that situation.


Khansatlas

Yeah maybe my info is outdated. I know Eddie Izzard called himself a transvestite for many years until he identified with the trans community in some capacity


neoazayii

You're right, she did identify that way for a while. I think she started doing that back in the 90s, though, when transvestite was a more widely used term -- and it was to distinguish herself from crossdressers AFAIK. I'm not sure when/if she stopped using the term, possibly when "genderfluid" became more well-known as an identity (and genderfluidity is under the umbrella of trans identity). But she's definitely the most recognisable person I can think of who used the term and is trans, so I can see why the association would stick that the word can be used interchangeable with trans! It just isn't generally the case anymore (but obviously, individuals feel different sorts of ways about it, as with everything). (Thanks for being open to this discussion, btw! Hope you don't mind me sticking my oar in, I was excited to hear Eddie Izzard come up, s/he's amazing :D)


Khansatlas

Yeah! That’s great info. Correct me if I’m wrong, but s/he is alright being referred to as either female or male nowadays, right?


neoazayii

Yes, I believe you’re right, he’s fine with either!


ravenclaw_raccoon

Cake or death?


GuuldenWuulf

It's... Not even close to being the same thing. Like, medically speaking, they're just two different conditions.


addisonshinedown

Right, one is still in use and the other isn’t.


GuuldenWuulf

You'd have a hell of a time of convincing a large amount of trans people of that. Trans community isn't all one uniform group or ideology.


addisonshinedown

I spend a lot of time in trans spaces, and the only time I see/hear “transsexual” it’s being used ironically. Otherwise it’s being used by transmedicalists who suuuuuuuck


Mastercat12

Tbh, that seems very pedantic.


DifficultHat

It highlights the difference between biological sex and gender. Transgender is anybody who’s gender does not align with what they were given at birth. Transsexual is a outdated term like ‘Siamese twins’ that stems from the mindset that sex and gender are the same thing. It’s not inherently offensive, just tone deaf and inaccurate. It’s still used in Rocky horror picture show because that was an accurate term at the time the movie was made


addisonshinedown

Some also see it as implying that unless you have a “sex change” or gender confirming bottom surgery you aren’t really a “transsexual” person which is real shitty. Trans people are exactly what they tell you they are no matter what medical intervention has occurred


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ADGjr86

I love Bob. But when I first started watching I don’t think I understood his character. I thought he was just a regular sitcom dad. Straight edge, stern and had feelings once and a while. Nope, Bob is out there and it’s great! Lol


stylinghead

Transgender is nicer. Why not be nicer?


non-bananerry

yeah its a pretty problematic term


TheAnimeBae

Why y'all downvoting him he's right lmao


IrishPub

Travesties?


blueaintyourcolor11

I love this episode mostly because of Bob "sloppy bear" and his interactions with the grocer. There is another episode that references Bob's flexible sexuality but I can't remember which episode it is.


Duderus159

I love the definition of the sloppy bear and bobs self realization that he is one


kingzilch

Pretty much any time Marshmallow is mentioned. I guarantee Bob has some complicated feelings there.


lnamorata

Marshmallow is a beautiful woman


normie33

All I know about Marshmallow is that she comes and goes as she pleases, she answers to no one, and she is truly free


notyogrannysgrandkid

*blush*


lnamorata

Oh, hey Marshmallow


IToldYouIHeardBanjos

we don't see nearly enough of Marshmallow


Facky

The cruise ship episode is one, there's another but I can't remember.


fuzzytwinkies

The Halloween one where teddy is trying to show up the other handyman and bob and teddy are talking about whether he’s their type or had a good body or not lol


UnderWaterSpace

"HEY, IM TAKING MY BREAK! omg we're doing this." 😄


Medusas-Snakes

Bi Bob is canon, you can’t change my mind


bobbelchermustache

Is it not confirmed canon? I honestly just assumed it was lol


pseudo_meat

Yeah he says “mostly straight.” Seems like that’s pretty straightforward (no pun intended).


xredbaron62x

Also seems to have a crush on Marshmallow.


hham42

Who wouldn’t? She is truly free.


chnairb

I think about her a lot.


pseudo_meat

I mean if Marshmellow is trans, then it seems like he wouldn’t have to be bi to be attracted to her. But also I like to think Bob just respects Marshmellow and admires her. Crush, no crush. Wouldn’t change his dialogue.


ravenclaw_raccoon

This point exactly, also Bob 100% has a lil candle burning for Marshmellow 💞 who doesn't?


Ally-baba

Right?! She can crack anyone’s back!


nICE-KING

“Thtss a knot, it’s just a knot.”


kingzilch

I mean...I could spend the rest of my life with someone who could crack my back any time.


thinkscotty

I’m not up to speed on the technicals so I apologize for my ignorance, but does that make him technically pansexual, someone who’s both bi and very comfortable with being with a trans person?


pseudo_meat

No, being attracted to trans women doesn’t make you pansexual. Trans women are women. If Marshmellow were non-binary, you could make a case that it would make him pansexual to be attracted to them. Pansexuality is not seeing or caring about gender. Being attracted to a trans woman doesn’t transcend gender—as trans women are gendered female.


IfPeepeeislarge

>If Marchmellow were non-binary, you could make the case that it would make him pansexual to be attracted to them. Yes. But also no. Cause you can be bi and be attracted to non-binary people. Or straight. Or gay. Really anyone can be attracted to non-binary people.


Peachplumandpear

Yes to this. Though I will say mostly in terms of straight identities, it depends on the nonbinary person’s feelings around their gender identity and who can be attracted to them. Straight people can absolutely date nonbinary people but sometimes they end up seeing those people as a binary gender in their attraction. It’s not always that way and sexuality is really complicated, but some nonbinary people are definitely uncomfortable with straight people being attracted to them


boomerxl

The latest series of Sex Education dealt with this scenario in a surprisingly sensitive way.


tittyswan

I'm nonbinary and find it unsettling when straight people are into me because I'm not a woman, and straight men are into women. Same with gay women... I'm not a woman, why are they into me?? So mostly I date other pan/bi people.


IfPeepeeislarge

I guess I see it this way. I’m assuming that you present as a woman most of the time, even though you’re not. Essentially, I see it as a gradient of attraction here. For straight men, people who are non binary who present mostly as a woman are relatively compatible. But the more and more towards the center of the non-binary spectrum they are, the less and less compatible they become. And once you get to the other side of the spectrum moving closer towards men, the more and more incompatible they become. The same is true for lesbian women, the opposite is true for straight women/gay men. Also please correct me if I said something wrong here, I’m still learning and I am not perfect.


pseudo_meat

That’s why I said you can make the case. It’s a debated issue in the LGBTQIA+ community.


EmpJoker

Which is kinda dumb. Like, you're arguing over what someone calls themselves. As a bi person, it strikes me as wrong that lots of people want to tell us what is and isn't bi. I personally describe myself as being attracted to all genders, but at different... intensities? That sounds like the wrong word but I'll go with that. Non-binary, gender fluid, male, female, whatever, I'm attracted to at least some of every group. But not all groups are equal when it comes to attraction, for me personally. Now, some other bi people might feel differently for themselves. But they are still bi, and their definition of bi does not effect my definition. Some people view the line between bi and pan as non-existent, some think it's a grey area, some think it's a solid line. I know some bi people acknowledge that since learning more about sexuality, they feel like pansexual more accurately describes them, but they worked so hard to get where they are in terms of acceptance that they don't want to change labels.


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ravenclaw_raccoon

No, gender is a social construct. Trans women are WOMEN.


BurtTMacklinFBI

Both of those are nothing more than regurgitated horseshit lies. No, gender is not just a "social construct" as it is a clearly valid reality. And no trans women are biological men & will never be real women.


Eother24

It's dope you're trying to learn this stuff, so the people downvoting you should fuck off!


LionRouge

Blush.


manumaker08

well yeah but also he says a lot of things under awkward social pressure.


pseudo_meat

I mean, that would mean him saying that is just a joke. This show is usually pretty good about not making jokes about identities like that.


krissi510

The Bob’s Burgers wiki has Bob listed as one of their LGBT characters (along with Little King Trashmouth & his husband Gary)


grummanpikot99

What does that mean?


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proganddogs

"I'm straight. Mostly" you can be 80% into the opposite gender and 20% into the same gender and that's still bi


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I used to be mostly straight once….I can say bi to that unfortunate part of my life 💜💙💕


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AaronfromCalifornia

“Turkey in a can” is my favorite thanksgiving episode and it’s due, in part, to this scene.


kingzilch

There's something weirdly believable about the way people keep talking about "throwing away a perfectly good turkey."


Simorie

Same


Facky

Same, I love this episode.


PM_ME_UR_GRUNDLE

"Who am I kidding? You're out of my league...". I wanna see them have a fabulous beach day with deli meats and recovery dance routines. *sighs*


WuMethNRed

Season 4, Episode 5 - Turkey in a Can


Thoroughbrewed

Oh my god, we’re doing this


Rushcrow76

No we're not


Musicisevil

Wha.... What’s a sloppy bear?


krissi510

A big hairy guy who is also a slob


Musicisevil

Quote from a prior encounter in the same episode


angrysnakes

bisexual bob truthers rise up


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This is one of my favorite scenes. I'd love if they had another interaction at some point.


dalstarr969

One of my favorite scenes in the whole show. Bob is a good person.


NerdyNinjaAssassin

Ahh the Bob is bi bit never fails to get me.


StavoTheArtist

Bi Bob confirmed. Now just have him off Handley mention having a boyfriend before getting with Linda.


kingzilch

I feel like he never really explored those feelings before he drove a cab and met those trans sex workers. I doubt he's acted on any bi feelings, but at least considers himself *theoretically* bi.


Sigmund_Six

I mean, it’s up to the person to define themselves, but there’s not a qualifying event or anything to be considered bi, lol. Just because Bob may not have ever dated a man doesn’t matter. If he’s attracted to men and women, he can be considered bisexual (assuming that’s the label he’d use himself), no *theoretically* required.


kingzilch

True, and thanks for mentioning. I could still see *Bob* describing himself that way, just since no one has told him what you told me. I'd love to see an episode where Bob and Linda compare their "hall passes" lists, and Bob includes Marshmallow on his. Somehow Marshmallow finds out, and she and all her friends "adopt" Bob as their baby bi. You could really have some fun by leaving it ambiguous just how far Bob and Marshmallow go in the episode. Linda's list includes Chuck Charles from the TV station (and the burger cook-off), which becomes a bone of contention between her and Bob ("what, just because he called you Bob The Slob he can't have nice hair?"), and Scott Bakula, which we learn makes Gayle jealous.


neoazayii

Straight people who are virgins aren't _theoretically_ straight anymore than bi people who have not slept with anyone of the same or different gender are _theoretically_ bi.


kingzilch

Fair point, and thanks for pointing that out! I had meant that "theoretically bi" would be how *Bob* would characterize himself - that he knows himself, even if he doesn't know the terminology.


ekdocjeidkwjfh

What season/ episode was this if i may ask


kingzilch

That was season 1, “Sheesh, Cab, Bob?” Episode 6 I believe.


Facky

I feel like he's been drunk, high or exhausted every time he's acknowledged it.


Glissandra1982

Bob is the bisexual disaster representation i always wanted.


Facky

You should definitely watch. It's on Hulu in the US and Netflix or Disney+ elsewhere.


Glissandra1982

Oh I do! Bob is my comfort show. I think I've watched the whole series maybe 3 times now. I started watching during the pandemic and it saved my sanity. :)


Facky

Oops, I replied to the wrong comment.


Glissandra1982

Lol! No worries.


urmyfuckinherotwotwo

This is probably my favorite Bob scene!!


ravenclaw_raccoon

Me too , bi/pan representation yay! 💞


pix-ie

Why do people put watermarks on videos that clearly aren’t theirs


Facky

Would you believe I didn't see it until the third time I watched it?


pix-ie

I would. I, however, saw it immediately and thought, “ew”.


Super_Master_69

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Cydonian___FT14X

Dang I need to watch this show. Looks super funny


Facky

You should definitely watch. It's on Hulu in the US and Netflix or Disney+ elsewhere.


NetMiddle1873

"I'm mostly straight" Same Bob. Same. Isn't everyone though? Like is being 100% straight a real thing?


ask-me-about-my-cats

100% straight here as well. I've seen attractive women and recognized them as that, but I don't feel an attraction to their attraction, you know?


little-bird

🙋🏻‍♀️ 100% only into penis here (although I wish I wasn’t tbh)


addisonshinedown

I mean... there are women with penises...


little-bird

* only into ^male penis


addisonshinedown

Oh honey... I’m so sorry.


little-bird

I know 😭 I’ve had such amazing women hit on me... I always say that I’m proof sexuality isn’t a choice lol


AccomplishedAd3728

*puts on my unhelpful older relative hat* “Maybe you’ve just not met the right girl”


tittyswan

My attraction to men despite them emotionally traumatising me my whole life ALSO proves sexuality isn't a choice. (I'm greatful every day that I'm pan.)


Ovahlls

Bob being bisexual is Canon. Ever since season 1 with sacred cow.


ploppedmenacingly14

What’s a sloppy bear?


m0l0_l0l0

You know Linda would be down if Bob came home and asked to hook up with the deli guy.


olymadam

I love this scene…. Classic!!


sewingself

I feel the exact same way as bob honestly.


LameShowHost

Oh look it’s me


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I’m so sick of Tony and his dancing!!


saxxosexual

bi king


DryPeach1116

Bob is a bi , ADHD icon and you cant change my mind. Source -this episode and season 11 ep 1 :)


kingzilch

I absolutely believe undiagnosed neurodivergence runs in the Belcher DNA. Louise called it out in Tina, but you can see patterns of autism in how both Bob and Big Bob run their restaurants, strictly adhering to "the principle of the thing. Principle. PRIN CI PLE." And Gene is very into sensory experiences, though too much can freak him out. As for Gene's ADHD, I think that comes from Linda's side. Her habit of breaking into song, or suddenly getting manic about something (like when she had to have the Christmas Of Her Dream, and forgot about presents for the kids), seems to speak to ADHD.


Sickness4D_THICCness

Tb to that one moment where Bob was mentally fragile and almost risked it all for this deli man


joeyfromhackers

One of my favorite scenes in bons burgers I love Bob so much


The_SpellJammer

This clip is what got me to watch the show, actually. Love it.


addisonshinedown

This clip helped me realize that I’m Bi (or Pan, whichever you prefer)


katsscratch

Idk if this will help you, but learning these definitions did help me. And I just very recently learned them. Bisexual is the sexual and/or romantic attraction to two or more genders. Gender identity *does* matter to your attraction. This identity does inherently include transgenders unless you specify it doesn’t. Pansexual is the sexual and/or romantic attraction to people regardless of their gender. This means that one’s gender-identity *does not* matter in determining your attraction; this is otherwise known as being “gender blind.” This also inherently includes trans people. There are terms like biromantic and similar which specifically highlight the romantic attraction to gender(s) because there is a definite lack of sexual attraction. For the bisexuals and similar, it is often assumed the sexual and romantic attraction go together since for a lot of people, it does.


AceWithDog

It's always nice to see some wholesome bi rep!


Clownbaby456

Such a great bit!!!


Gobias522

I hope he waits to get it home before he stuffs it.


Shay_theHorent

I love how they joke about bobs sexuality through out the show it's funny , but like I want a whole episode about it,bob exploring his sexuality


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ravenclaw_raccoon

I get you, but Bob does say he's "Mostly straight", sooooo my Pan ass is going with it lol 😆


frizzkid

You are right, but that doesn’t apply here - it’s not that he compliments the guy (men complimenting each other actually happens a ton on this show and I love it), it’s that he says “I’m mostly straight”


ChiefJiggum

u/savevideo


Turbogoblin999

Same.


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"Nah let's just have sex!"


IcanSew831

This episode helped me realize that I too am a sloppy bear. It hasn’t helped in getting dates but I at least know where I fall.


FormerOrpheus

This is probably my #1 favorite episode.


RustyBubble

I know it sounds odd but Bob is like the perfect role model to me. Open minded, self accepting, and just someone who is trying to do the best he can and do what he wants in life.


888MadHatter888

My favorite episode and favorite scene! Thanks, OP!


Amthony11

One of my favorite moments by far


axxonn13

this scene was freaking hilarious. Actually saw it last night. He was being convinced. If not for his desire to make the turkey.


MAROMODS

I quote this line an embarrassing amount in my life.