Teddy (Bob's Burgers)

Theodore, also known as Talky Teddy and Teddy, is one of the main characters from the Bob's Burgers series.
== Charactah Account ==
Bob's best friend and loyal customer. He works as a contractor and enjoys telling stories. He remains the closest ally the Belchers have and is also an honorary uncle to the kids.
While kind-hearted as well as a loyal customer and family friend to the Belchers, Teddy is known for telling long-winded stories, so much so that one of his nicknames is "Talky Teddy". In one instance, Gene and Louise made a bet to see who could handle listening to one of Teddy's stories the longest. He's also known for invading Bob's personal space. Teddy is something of a "sad-sack:" he is a desperate, divorced and lonely individual with few social skills longing for companionship and a family of his own. Because of this he desperately wants to be part of the Belcher family and is often inserting himself into their personal lives. He frequents Bob's Burgers in order to have someone to talk to because he is lonely.
Teddy has many fears and anxieties, the greatest of which he claims to be costumed characters and their "soulless eyes," after an incident with his ex-wife. Sometimes he fidgets his hands when he's nervous. He also has a hot temper, and has been seen to fly off the handle in defense of those he loves, but always seems to express immediate regret. An example of this is when Teddy throws Jonas's moped over the cliff for stringing Tina along while babysitting the Belcher kids but feels remorseful as soon as he does it. He sees a therapist, Dr. Marjorie, for this and other concerns. According to Teddy, his therapist says, "if [he doesn't] value [his] time, nobody else will". Teddy visits Dr. Marjorie every week.
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoons ===
* Bob's Burgers
* Bob's Burgers Season 2
* Bob's Burgers Season 3
* Bob's Burgers Season 4
* Bob's Burgers Season 5
* Bob's Burgers Season 6
* Bob's Burgers Season 7
* Bob's Burgers Season 8
* Bob's Burgers Season 9
* Bob's Burgers Season 10
* Bob's Burgers Season 11
* Bob's Burgers Season 12
* Bob's Burgers Season 13
* Bob's Burgers Season 14
=== Comics ===
* Bob's Burgers
=== Movie ===
* The Bob's Burgers Movie
== Trivia ==
* In Season 13, press releases for individual episodes credit the character as "Uncle Teddy" which continues on in Season 14.
* Using information surrounding any aliases of Teddy throughout the show, his full name can be considered as Theodore J. McGillicuddy.
** It has been implied Teddy's last name begins with "J" in the conversation where he tells the kids they could call him T.J. In "Thelma & Louise Except Thelma is Linda," he lies about having a wife and gives her name as Karen McGillicuddy, an implication that this may be his last name. On Funko's website, Teddy's official Pop! figurine is referred to as Teddy Francisco, but this was confirmed to be an error on Funko's part.
* Though it's slightly hard to hear it in his voice, Teddy has a Brooklyn accent.
* Teddy is left-handed in "Sacred Cow" and "Christmas in the Car," but is right-handed in "Uncle Teddy".
* Teddy drives a green pickup truck with a cream stripe running long it. It appears to be a 1971 Ford F-Series.
* At the 2020 Comic-Con@Home panel, Louren Bouchard revealed Teddy had originally named him "Rudy," but felt like "Teddy" was a more funny name for a big guy.
* Teddy's favorite color is yellow.
* Teddy and his family have a history of making alcohol:
** Teddy went to bartending school for four years, though he doesn't know how to make a Mai Tai, so he might not have retained anything meaningful.
** Teddy makes his own home-brewed beer.
** Teddy's great-uncle owned a speakeasy called "Swanky's" and invented a cocktail known as the "Swanky Panky".
* The show reveals a lot of Teddy's medical information:
** Teddy is allergic to peanuts and eggplant.
** Teddy only has one testicle. Bob had seen his testicle before (or he told Bob), but he doesn't remember.
** Teddy gets intense B.O. when he's nervous, which he calls "panic stink".
** Teddy has a herniated disc.
** Teddy has sleep apnea). He also bites himself in his sleep.
** Teddy has type AB blood.
* Teddy has varicose veins.
** Teddy has a hernia.
** Teddy might have heart problems.
** Teddy's butt is lopsided.
** Teddy claims he got pinkeye on his foot once.
** Teddy regularly meets with a therapist, Dr. Marjorie, whom he greatly admires and attempts to apply her advice in his daily life.
* Teddy once played Blake in a production of Glengarry Glen Ross.
* Teddy appears to be religious as he has intentions to watch church on TV in "Christmas in the Car" and has intentions to attend midnight mass in "Father of the Bob." His mother apparently pressures him to go more often, and he considers using the example of him plowing snow in the church parking lot as him attending church.
* Despite not being Jewish, Teddy plays on a Jewish ice hockey team called The Mighty Schmucks, meaning he plays hockey.
* In "Turkey in a Can," Teddy mentions that his father potty-trained him when he was seven and finally learned when he was fourteen.
* Teddy's favorite member of Boyz4Now is Allen.
* Teddy's favorite movie is The Dark Crystal.
* Teddy has had the same cell phone for over ten years, which currently only charges up to 23%.
* According to Louise's story in Sliding Bobs, Teddy was still attractive when Bob and Linda met, this means he starred in The Deepening 3D and started gaining weight after Bob and Linda met.
* Teddy is shown to be a hockey fan as he plays it, frequently talks about it and watches it on both his TV and on his radio.
* Teddy was a bully when he was young, and would beat up "kids like Gene".
* Teddy wears shorts to church.
* Teddy used to be scared of babies.
* Teddy watches makeup shows.
* Teddy enjoys Linda's stories about the raccoons that live in the alley and is able to tell them apart. He describes the stories as being similar to an HBO miniseries.
* Teddy gets notifications for Bob and Linda's wedding anniversary.
* Teddy can make it sound like there's a baby stuck in his throat.
* Teddy thought about trying cocaine.
* Teddy wears boxer briefs.
* Teddy has a cardboard cutout of Vin Diesel.
* Teddy dislikes miniature versions of things, and mini golf scares him.
* Teddy has ten boxes of arrowheads.
* The first time Teddy ever ate outside was in The Bob's Burgers Movie.
* Bob might have kissed Teddy before. In "They Serve Horses, Don't They?" Gene tells Hugo to dare Bob to kiss him. Louise adds to make Bob kiss him on the lips this time.
* Teddy, Bob, and Jimmy Pesto have worn the same underwear pair.
* Teddy accidentally threw a paper airplane at a baby.
* Teddy sleeps with his ex-wife Denise's sock on his hand.
* Teddy is similar to Al Tuttle from American Dad!.
* Teddy's smile is more friendly when eating one of Bob's burgers.
* Teddy decorates his house for Valentine's Day.
* According to Bob, Teddy has drunk paint by accident at least once.
* Sometimes Teddy stays in the "biography" section of the local library to listen to Frank/The Wizard of Books reading in the children's section as he has "nothing else".
* Teddy is claustrophobic.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Teddy at Bob's Burgers Wiki
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