# Bob's Burgers season 15

The fifteenth season of the American animated television series Bob's Burgers premiered on Fox on September 29, 2024. The series will go on hiatus between the end of 2024 and March 2025, but will air new episodes during the spring into late May 2025.

## Production

On January 27, 2023, Bob's Burgers was renewed for a fourteenth and fifteenth broadcast season by Fox, keeping it on the air until 2025.
Jari Jones, the voice actress for Marshmallow, prepared for her musical debut in the episode Hope n' Mic Night by drawing on her background in musical theater. Marshmallow was previously voiced by David Herman but recast with Jones in 2020. Speaking to Deadline, Jones also reflected on her positive experiences joining the cast, and her adjustment of her portrayal of Marshmallow using her speaking voice and choosing to forgo Herman's previous portrayal with a deeper, masculine voice. Jones described the decision as wishing to discontinue the trans stereotype of a "deep-voiced girl in a dress" and stated that producers were "very open and accepting" of her perspective.
In the episode, Marshmallow sings a cover of the Alessi Brothers' single "Seabird". The rendition by Jones as well as two other songs performed in the episode—a rendition of "Hold on Loosely" by Teddy (Larry Murphy) and Mort (Andy Kindler), and the original song "Draw a Face on Your Butt" by the Belcher kids (Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, and Dan Mintz) and Linda (John Roberts)—were released before the episode premiere for streaming and download on various platforms as an EP titled Bob's Burgers Open Mic Night by Fox.

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 277 | 1 | "The Tina Table: The Tables Have Tina-ed" | Bernard Derriman | Greg Thompson | September 29, 2024 (2024-9-29) | DASA16 | 0.72 |
| Tina's boring Wagstaff News segment is in danger of being cancelled. She agrees to feature Mr. Frond's new counseling computer game, which he designed. The game diagnoses students' personality types and becomes a sensation. However, it diagnoses wildly contrary personality types to the students, who begin working to conform to their results. As the game moves toward district-wide rollout, Tina discovers that Henry Haber hastily programmed it for Frond, who knows the game gives randomized results. She struggles on whether to reveal the truth, given how popular her show has become. She has Frond play the game live and, thanks to Henry's programming help, it negatively diagnoses him, forcing him to admit on air that the game is fake. With the rollout cancelled, students return to their lives, and Mr. Grant opts to keep Tina's show, appreciating her commitment to the truth. Meanwhile, Bob and Linda begin giving Teddy fake, elaborate spoilers for horror movies that he's too scared to see. One of Bob's imaginative summaries actually motivates Teddy to see one of the films, ultimately exposing their ruse. However, Teddy finds Bob and Linda's stories more creative than the actual films and asks for more, which they happily oblige. ||||||||
| 278 | 2 | "Saving Favorite Drive-In" | Brian Loschiavo | Katie Crown | October 6, 2024 (2024-10-6) | DASA17 | 0.75 |
| The community attends the final screening at the Cosmic Drive-In before it goes up for sale the next day. Bob is nostalgic, remembering being young and lonely and meeting and getting to know his friend Ramona there for the first time. He attempts to create a petition to save the run down theater, but attendees are less enthusiastic. He also sets up a fundraising web campaign for people to donate to, but before the screening begins, the drive-in's owner Evelyn tells him that she wants to sell because business has dwindled and she would like to do more things in her old age. She reassures Bob that the memories he has of this place won't go away, which Bob accepts. Meanwhile, Gene and Louise dip into Tina's candy stash and worry about being caught, but Tina reveals that she knew all along and just enjoyed watching them squirm. Simultaneously, Linda's inability to properly use her phone lands her in trouble when a mean comment she wrote gets sent to a fellow PTA mom on a group chat. Despite attempts to conceal it, being honest and admitting what she did ultimately clears the air between them. ||||||||
| 279 | 3 | "Colon-ly the Dronely" | Ryan Mattos | Lindsey Stoddart | October 20, 2024 (2024-10-20) | DASA18 | 1.38 |
| Teddy asks Linda to help him pick up Kathleen from her colonoscopy after he has a work accident that renders him unable to drive. Linda agrees, but they encounter several obstacles, to the point of giving up. Teddy confesses that he really wants to pick Kathleen up as an expression of his love for her, so they persevere and take Kathleen home. Meanwhile, the kids learn that recess has been cancelled so Mr. Frond can shoot a costly aerial drone video of the school for the school website. Louise hatches a plan to prank the shoot with large fart using a fog machine, while the other students want to do a dance. Seeing how important it is to them, she relents at the last minute. The video is used on the website despite their stunt. Bob uses the last of a miraculous shampoo Linda found by the dumpster, only to learn that it was the discontinued signature shampoo of a woman who Mort recently prepared a funeral for. The woman's grieving family recognize the unique scent while they eat at Bob's restaurant, and after figuring out what happened, they ask to smell his hair to remember her one last time. ||||||||
| 280 | 4 | "For Whom the Doll Toes" | Simon Chong | Loren Bouchard | October 27, 2024 (2024-10-27) | DASA20 | 0.71 |
| Gene is depressed after being excluded from a party thrown by other boys in his grade. After they pass by a local doll store being cared for by their substitute teacher Ms. Bisselbender, Louise invites the Belchers the next day to attend a doll murder mystery at the store that she planned and proceeds to act out with Ms. Bisselbender's assistance. It becomes clear that the murder mystery is lifted from Gene's exclusion by the other boys, but Gene plays along at Louise's insistence. The murderer is revealed to be the "Gene" doll's younger sister, and Louise finally admits that she overheard the circumstances that lead Gene to be excluded: The boys made fun of Ms. Bisselbender's camel toe, but Gene immediately defended her, causing the boys to secretly opt not to invite him to their party. Louise overheard their plan, but failed to come to Gene's defense, and has since wrestled with both her admiration of Gene's openness at speaking up, and her disappointment in her own silence and inaction. The family reassures Louise that she can talk to any of them when she needs to process difficult feelings like these. ||||||||
| 281 | 5 | "Don't Stop Be-cheesin'" | Chris Song | Dan Fybel | November 3, 2024 (2024-11-3) | DASA19 | 1.05 |
| It's the annual Cheese Royale, a multi-day tradition where 8th graders form teams and hold a battle royale where they throw slices of cheese at one another off school grounds until one team emerges victorious. Tina is unenthused, but elects to join Jimmy Jr.'s team. During practice, the entire team except Tina are hit by a mysterious competitor referred to as the "Big Cheese". Tina practices, becoming one of a handful of remaining teens. They are all summoned to a warehouse by fellow competitor Henry in a bid to suss out the Big Cheese's identity, but the remaining teens attack one another until only Tina and Sam are left. Sam reveals that he is the Big Cheese, but Tina tricks and defeats him, winning the Cheese Royale. Meanwhile, the other Belchers and Teddy teach Linda how to be a more effective eavesdropper so they can hear juicy gossip from their patrons. Linda takes a risk with her new skills, but manages to get all the details of a lover's quarrel, earning the others' respect. ||||||||
| 282 | 6 | "Hope N' Mic Night" | Simon Chong | Loren Bouchard | November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10) | DASA22 | 0.71 |
| Wagstaff cancels its talent show, and the kids plan an open mic night at the restaurant instead. Bob worries about the stacking expenses for equipment and licensing, but hopes the strong community interest, including from Mr. Fishoeder and Marshmallow, will mean enough sales to help them make some profit. The night of the event, the fire marshal threatens to shut the event down for being over capacity, but Marshmallow calls in a life debt he owes her after she saved him from a dance club fire, and he relents. Teddy and Mort perform a bossa nova rendition of "Hold On Loosely"; Mr. Fishoeder performs "Opposites Attract" with his guest, a Belgian princess; Marshmallow sings "Seabird" for her supportive parents; and the Belcher kids perform an original song, "Draw a Face on Your Butt", inspired by Tina's diary entries about Jimmy Jr.. The kids start a collection hat for the crowd to donate to cover the restaurant's costs and their performance delights Jimmy Jr., to Tina's relief. He dances along and the kids invite Linda to sing onstage with them to a cheering crowd. Three songs from the episode: "Hold on Loosely", "Seabird", and "Draw a Face on Your Butt" were released before the episode premiered as an EP for streaming and download. ||||||||
| 283 | 7 | "Boogie Days" | Brian Loschiavo | Jon Schroeder | November 24, 2024 (2024-11-24) | EASA01 | 1.32 |
| Louise talks Bob into participating in a father-daughter boogie boarding contest, despite Bob's fear of the ocean. At the contest, Bob reveals his fear is due to getting injured and almost drowning while boogie boarding when he was younger, unnerving her. During the contest Louise gets injured like Bob did and calls it quits. While walking back home Bob regains his confidence and convinces Louise to try again. They reenter the contest, where they come in 4th place. Meanwhile, Linda plans a birthday party for Teddy, which Teddy cancels at the last minute due to a friend's death. After the funeral Teddy and his handyman friends dine at Bob's Burgers and Linda misreads the room and throws Teddy's birthday party anyway, and it doesn't go well. Linda saves the party by making a game of fixing the broken ice cream machine with the handymen. ||||||||
| 284 | 8 | "They Slug Horses, Don't They?" | Bernard Derriman | Nora Smith | December 8, 2024 (2024-12-8) | DASA21 | 1.03 |
| Tina and Louise clash after Louise carelessly, but accidentally, breaks Tina's new Equestranauts figurine. When Louise refuses to apologize, Tina calls her a brat. Linda has Louise write an apology to Tina, but instead she draws a comic depicting Tina being launched into space. Incensed, Tina draws one showing Louise being launched into space instead and steals her Slug Army Knife doll. Worried that they cannot leave the two alone when she and Bob go out, Linda asks Gayle to babysit. Gayle attempts to help them make peace, but their conflict only grows. Finally, Gayle locates a piece of artwork Linda saved from their youth, where a young Gayle defaced one of Linda's collages of teen heartthrobs after Linda called her creepy, changing it to a portrait of them as sisters. Though Linda was initially upset, she kept it all these years out of sisterly affection. Gayle explains to the girls that being sisters can be challenging, feeling both love for and conflict with each other. She implores them not to drift apart. The girls reconcile, with Louise redrawing the comic so that the two maneuver their rockets together, while Tina connects their figurines so they can play together. ||||||||
| 285 | 9 | "Dog Christmas Day After Afternoon" | Chris Song | Steven Davis | December 15, 2024 (2024-12-15) | EASA02 | 1.16 |
| The Belcher children are disappointed when Christmas arrives but they don't get an expensive Game Whiz system they asked Bob and Linda for. Feeling guilty, Linda and Bob take the kids out to a wealthy neighborhood to look at the Christmas lights. While walking, Gene finds a lost puppy and feeds it his bar of dark chocolate before it runs away, not knowing that dark chocolate is poisonous to dogs. When he tells his family what he did, they all frantically search for the puppy to try to save it. They locate it and ask a nearby resident to help them induce the puppy to vomit out the chocolate with some hydrogen peroxide. The kids grow attached to the puppy, but its owner arrives looking for it, and learning that it was a gift for the owner's young daughter, they make the difficult decision to give it back, now even more disappointed than before. However, the grateful owner gives Bob and Linda a large sum of cash as a thank you for saving his Christmas. Bob and Linda use it to buy the kids the Game Whiz, and Linda affirms that this was the Christmas magic of the universe aligning in their favor. ||||||||
| 286 | 10 | "Advice Things Are Ad-Nice" | Ryan Mattos | Holly Schlesinger | December 29, 2024 (2024-12-29) | EASA03 | 1.20 |
| Tina is assigned to write the school's anonymous student advice column "Ask an 8th Grader". When no one writes in, Louise and Linda secretly submit letters under the pseudonym "Miss Am-I-Normal" using content from Tina's diary. Tina's advice and Miss Am-I-Normal's issues resonate with the students, who identify with Miss Am-I-Normal, and elect her school ambassador for the upcoming city parade. Louise and Linda admit their ruse to Tina, but before she can tell anyone, Tammy claims to be Miss-Am-I-Normal, gaining the ambassadorship. Tina confronts her, but Tammy warns her that the students identify too strongly with Miss Am-I-Normal to take the truth well. At the parade, Tammy gives a judgmental speech contradicting Miss Am-I-Normal's positive message, which causes disillusionment in the students. Tina tries to help by admitting the truth, and Louise and Linda publicly announce that they are Miss Am-I-Normal. However, the students misinterpret it, and rally around collectively identifying as Miss Am-I-Normal and what she stood for. Louise suggests that Tina accept the good advice she gave herself. Meanwhile, Teddy struggles to build a parade float for a local club when he over-promises on its functionalities in an effort to impress them. ||||||||