Bob's Burgers

The show centers on the Belcher family who run a hamburger restaurant. Creator Loren Bouchard said Bob's Burgers came about because Fox's animation brand centers mostly on family but he also wanted to dabble in workplace comedy. The show is said to fill the void created by the cancellation of King of the Hill which Bob's Burgers executive producer Jim Dauterive worked on for nearly its entire run.
Anyone who has known the particular joys and aggravations of working in a family business will likely get a few chuckles out of “Bob’s Burgers season dvd boxset ,’’ Fox’s latest attempt to add a keeper to it’s animated Sunday night lineup.
Premiering tomorrow at 8:30 p.m., “Bob’s Burgers’’ is — like its long-running lead-in “The Simpsons’’ — a family comedy. From the mordant mind of Bay State native Loren Bouchard (“Home Movies,’’ “Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist’’) the show documents the perpetually failing title burger joint run by Bob Belcher (voiced by “Archer’’ star H. Jon Benjamin) with the help, but more often hindrance, of his wife and three kids.
“Bob’s Burgers dvd’’ has a more sharply offbeat sensibility than its more pop-culture rooted Sunday night neighbors, veering between absurd, endearing, and crude — which fits with the avant stand-up stylings of folks like Schaal and Mirman. Some folks may feel the edges are a bit too sharp, including jokes about autism, child molesters, and, of course, the aforementioned potential cannibalism. The general gross-out factor — often a staple of adult-aimed animation — looks like it will be moderate. (Some may balk at the itchy crotch, but it was a gooey salival kissing bit that did me in.)
And even though the potential for irritation feels high — everyone but Gene is a smidge too sad-sacky and whiny — there’s something about “Bob’s’’ that feels fresh, sweet even. As the dysfunctional family that works together tries to make it work, it all starts to seem worth at least a few trips to the counter.