It’s always fun to watch Louise have fun no matter what she’s doing, and over 13 seasons, Bob’s Burgers fans see Louise have a good time with her siblings, ignore authority, and enjoy being part of a sweet family that cares about each other.
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There are many callbacks in the Bob’s Burger movie and the film explains that Louise always wears her pink bunny ears because when she was nervous after starting school, Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) and Linda thought that they would help her feel more comfortable. Besides looking fun, vibrant and colorful, Louise is the best character on the series for another reason: because she’s fully herself and so different from other child characters in animated and live-action TV series.
Louise is wild, chaotic and sometimes totally unhinged. She loves to stand up to authority figures and scream in people’s faces, sometimes just for fun and sometimes when she has a message that she wants to get across. Louise shines in the season 1 episode “Sheesh! Cab, Bob?” which is one of the best Tina Bob’s Burger episodes. The main storyline is that Tina wants to have a fun birthday party so she can have a romantic moment with Jimmy Jr. and finally experience her first kiss. Louise wants to help Tina and takes on the tough personality of a coach, yelling about how long they have trained for this and how she doesn’t want Tina to let her down.
Fans were excited for the Bob’s Burger movie it was another chance to see this wonderful character. Louise’s comedic timing and delivery are hilarious here and it’s one of many examples of a time when she acts like an adult, not a child. Louise shows her siblings tough love at all times and she likes coming up with schemes and goals. This plotline is important and shows that Louise likes to come up with big ideas and work on them instead of playing with toys that she would deem boring. Best of all, Louise is never typical, and in contrast to other kids on TV, she’s loud and bold and doesn’t care what other people think of her.
Louise also possesses an inner toughness that is not often seen in an animated series. This is best shown in her rivalry with Logan (Kurt Braunohler). Louise absolutely hates Logan and slaps him when he becomes particularly annoying. While many family sitcoms or animated shows would have a bullying plotline that sounds like an after-school special, Bob’s Burgers will be a success after its movie because it treats the kids like adults who have their own thoughts, feelings, and significant inner lives. The show is particularly respectful toward Louise who believes in herself no matter what.
As Louise grows up and starts thinking about what she wants to do in life, her storylines continue to allow her to be totally herself, which is charming. In the season 13 episode “What About Job?” Louise has to figure out a future job at school and she thinks about what career she could have in a typical Louise manner as the episode runs through potential jobs. It’s one of the best Bob’s Burger episodes about Louise and proves that although Bob and Linda might dream that their three children will take over the restaurant one day, Louise isn’t going to let someone else tell her what to do. It’s clear that as she gets older, she will continue to value her inner voice over anyone else’s advice.
Louise will always be the most compelling Bob’s Burger character because while Tina and Gene (Eugene Mirman) are hilarious and adorable, Louise feels more layered. The show balances Louise’s young age with her love of screaming and telling other people what to do, creating an impressively complex character. She is innocent, excited about full-sized candy bars and content to dream up different Halloween costumes. She also gets nervous about Bob not returning from the dentist when he shares that he’s terrified of it. Whether watching Bob’s Burgers great Christmas episodes or regular content, it’s clear that the show wouldn’t be so relatable, sweet and perfectly silly without Louise’s loud voice and childlike passion for all of her great ideas.
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