Bob Belcher/Trivia

==Trivia==
*His and Linda's wedding anniversary is September 3rd ("Human Flesh"), which is the same day Loren Bouchard and his wife got married.https://archive.today/hLPNK
*FOX's official description of the show calls him a "third-generation restaurateur,"https://archive.today/vLxxq despite no evidence of that in it. On October 29, 2023, Bouchard stated that he (and the other writers) entertained this fact before the show was official, and the detail has stayed ever since they thought of it. Ultimately, he adds, "Maybe it could still be true?"https://twitter.com/lorenbouchard/status/1715143145573450141
*He is often shown to be a luddite when it comes to modern marketing techniques and technology.
*His bald spot is shaped like an upside-down burger.
**His bald spot is the exact same size as the lid of a mayonnaise jar. ("Sliding Bobs")
*The show reveals a lot of his medical and biological information:
**His eye color is implied to be brown from the drawing the kids drew about him in "Moody Foodie."
**He considers himself "mostly straight." ("Turkey in a Can")
**He has O negative blood. ("Heartbreak Hotel-oween")
**He suffers from hemophobia and passes out at the sight of his own blood. Also, his blood doesn't clot easily, causing him to bleed more than normal. ("The Kids Run the Restaurant")
**He is right-handed. ("The Kids Run the Restaurant")
**When he was younger, he might have had asthma. ("Christmas in the Car")
**His waist size is 38 inches. When he sucks in his stomach, it increases to 39. ("Legends of the Mall")
**He believes his nipples are large. Mr. Fischoeder also believes that. ("Copa-Bob-bana")
***His right nipple is his "good nipple." ("Li'l Hard Dad")
**He has an allergy to lobster and cat fur. He also suffered an allergic reaction after getting his legs waxed in "Mother Daughter Laser Razor."
**He is nearsighted and believes he needs glasses. ("Ancient Misbehavin'")
**He has ingrown toenails. ("Spider House Rules")
**Linda implies that his pubes are brown, calling his penis a "pretty brunette." ("The Belchies")
**He has a birthmark near his urinary meatus (pee hole) that makes it looks like he has two. ("What About Blob?")
**He has heart problems that make his heartbeat beat irregularly, or as he calls it: "funky." ("These Boots Are Made for Stalking")
***He also goes on rides recommended for people with heart problems, such as the Mole Hill at Wonder Wharf. (The Bob's Burgers Movie)
**He occasionally sleepwalks, and the allergy pills he takes for his cat allergy make him more likely to do so. ("Turkey in a Can")
**He can't turn his neck normally and has a special pillow to treat his neck. ("The Amazing Rudy")
**He takes gas pills. ("Presto Tina-o")
**He has a skin tag. ("The Hawkening: Look Who's Hawking Now!")
**He had a hemorrhoid prior to and during "The Pickleorette." He likely doesn't have it anymore. His kids named it "Gary."
**Gene claims he has a mole on his butt. ("Sleeping with the Frenemy")
*He isn't great with remembering names.
**In "Weekend at Mort's," he couldn't remember Samantha's name, even after hearing her name twice.
**In "Something Old, Something New, Something Bob Caters for You," he always thought Connor Coloroso's name was something else and always needed Tina to correct him.
**In "Driving Big Dummy," he thought Bonnie's name was "Connie," even after hearing her name less than five minutes ago.
**Although non-canon, in "Cabin Pressure" of Family Guy, he doesn't remember Peter Griffin's name and only calls him "Darren."
*Many characters, including himself, believe he is unintelligent.
**Before "Heartbreak Hotel-oween," Linda genuinely thought the reason why he isn't smart is because of his blood type.
**Linda says his brain isn't "built for questions" and reveals that he couldn't tie a tie for five years when she asked him how to tie a tie. ("The Fresh Princ-ipal")
**He states that flipping burgers is the only thing he's good at. ("The Fresh Princ-ipal") He also believes he is adept at the pool, but the only round he is shown playing is against an unskilled Tina, which ends abruptly in her favor. ("Housetrap")
*He was forced to work constantly at his father's diner, missing out on his childhood as a result. However, he viewed this as a fun experience until the episode "Bob Fires The Kids."
*He was 44 presumably for the first five seasons, turned probably 45 in "The Laser-inth," and probably 46 in "Are You There Bob? It's Me, Birthday" where Linda and the kids forget his birthday. 
*Many of Teddy's shipmates from the Navy believe he strongly resembles Schmitty, a fellow member, to the point that they can confuse him for Schmitty. ("Frigate Me Knot")
*Characters have nicknamed him after Captain Ahab and Moby Dick of the American romantic novel Moby-Dick. (Hugo calls him "Ahab" in "The Deepening," and Gene calls him "Moby Dick" in "Sleeping with the Frenemy")
*His mother died when he was a child, and they used to make gingerbread houses together. ("The Last Gingerbread House on the Left")
*His eyes cross when he lies (although this only got brought up in "Burgerboss," and his eyes have only crossed then).
*He drinks his coffee black. ("What a (April) Fool Believes")
*He doesn't like to fly on airplanes. ("Seaplane!")
*Linda told him she was pregnant with Louise at the top of the ferris wheel at Wonder Wharf. He reacted by screaming and continuing to scream. ("Wharf Horse")
*He is shown to be forgetful, forgetting his wife's birthday, his 40th birthday, and one of his children's birth (though not specified in "Human Flesh" which Belcher it is, many believe that it is Gene).
*He always mixes his allergy pills with alcohol. ("There's No Business Like Mr. Business Business")
*He taught his kids that it's not lying if it's to vegetarians. ("Food Truckin'")
*Every day at 4:30 PM, he has a "meeting" in the bathroom. ("Sexy Dance Fighting")
*He posts as "BurgerBob" on the North Atlantic Burger Lovers forum. ("Uncle Teddy")
*He potty-trained all three of his children, due to Linda's weak stomach. ("Turkey in a Can")
*He once tried windsurfing. ("Sacred Couch")
*His kids named his butt "Brian." ("The Pickleorette")
*He sat on Teddy's pet hamster and killed her. ("Full Bars")
*He watched Gene eat a fern when he was a baby, and feared he would die. ("O.T. The Outside Toilet")
*He and Linda used to build forts out of the couch cushions with Louise when she was a baby. ("Sacred Couch")
*He let Tina watch Night of the Living Dead when she was eight, causing her to have nightmares during which she thrashes and moans. ("Crawl Space")
*He brought Tina to the carousel in Wonder Wharf ever since she was a baby. It got demolished in "Wharf Horse."
*One of his fears is for his kids to go to summer school because that means he would have to do the work by himself ("Synchronized Swimming").
*He doesn't like to sign birthday cards, so Linda forges her husband's signature in them, including the ones for their kids! ("Sliding Bobs")
*He had to switch schools because of a childhood nickname (Bobby Belch-bottoms). ("Go Tina on the Mountain").
*He loves camping equipment but doesn't camp often ("A River Runs Through Bob" & "Into the Mild").
*He likes football. ("They Serve Horses, Don't They?")
*Dean Cain doesn't impress him. ("There's No Business Like Mr. Business Business")
*One time when he was driving, Tina's hair got stuck in the car door and he didn't realize this for 20 minutes because he was listening to an audiobook by the Rock. ("All That Gene")
*He almost peed in a blender after taking nighttime aspirin. ("The Wolf of Wharf Street")
*He can fit twelve spoons in his apron pocket. ("Local She-ro")
*He claims he knows how to do CPR. He has never actually been seen doing it because Rudy didn't want to receive CPR from him. ("Carpe Museum")
*He peed in the theater during Jerry Maguire because he didn't want to miss any of it. ("Turkey in a Can")
*Dr. Yap thinks he has the perfect body. ("My Big Fat Greek Bob")
*He pooped out dice before. ("Wharf Horse")
*He makes a weird sound when he gets hurt that scares cats. ("Sliding Bobs")
*He, Jimmy, and Teddy have worn the same underwear pair. Trev gave Teddy Jimmy's underwear, and Teddy let him wear it. Teddy wears it the day after. ("The Fresh Princ-ipal")
*He might have kissed Teddy before. In "They Serve Horses, Don't They?," Gene tells Hugo to dare his father to kiss Teddy. Louise adds to make their dad kiss Teddy on the lips this time.
*Tina thought his mustache was fake before "Flat-Top o' the Morning to Ya."
*He claims he's taken every laxative. ("Poops!… I Didn't Do It Again")
*His throws hook to the left. ("Live and Let Fly")
*He and Linda make plans to have sex on Sunday nights. ("The Belchies")
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