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Series · Comedy, Animated · 2011 · TV-14

Bob's Burgers: parents' guide

13+our pick

Best for ages 13 and up. Rated TV-14.

A quirky animated sitcom about a family running a struggling burger joint, better for teens than younger kids despite the cartoon look. The Belchers are loving and loyal, but the humor leans crude, with constant jokes about bodies, bathrooms and sex, including gags about child molesters, plus occasional bare cartoon backsides. Swearing stays mild, mostly "damn," "ass" and "bitch." Violence is slapstick, with a little cartoon blood and dark jokes about cannibalism. Adults drink and sometimes get drunk. Age 13 reflects the stream of sexual jokes and the TV-14 rating; nothing explicit is shown.

What's in it

Violence

Mild

Cartoon slapstick: shoving, slapping and choking gags, a splatter of blood from popped stitches, and a cow stabbed in a nightmare. Cannibalism and murder are joked about rather than shown.

Language

Mild

Mild but steady: "damn," "hell," "crap," "ass," "bastard," "son of a bitch," "slut" and "dick," plus frequent "oh my God" and stand-ins like "freakin'." No f-words or s-words are reported.

Sex and nudity

Moderate

Frequent double entendres and crude jokes about vibrators, oral sex, porn and genitals, and a burger named for a child molester. Tina obsesses over boys and their butts. Cartoon bare bottoms appear now and then; couples kiss.

Drinking, drugs and smoking

Moderate

Adults drink beer and wine at home and in bars and sometimes get drunk. Linda jokes that Christmas cheer comes from spiked drinks, and drug jokes, including one about cocaine, come up now and then.

Scary or intense scenes

Mild

Mostly silly, but some plots involve ghosts, nightmares and dark jokes about death and human-meat burgers that could unsettle younger kids.

Worth talking about

The Belchers tease and argue constantly but always show up for each other. What makes a family feel loyal even when they drive each other crazy?

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Checked October 13th, 2026 against Common Sense Media, Plugged In, ageratingjuju.com. The age is our judgment, not an official rating, and every family draws its lines differently: read the notes, not just the number. Spotted something we missed? Tell us. How we rate.