The Simpsons
Summary
AlthoughThe Bob ’s Burgers Moviestruggled at the box office , its critical success provesBob ’s Burgershas one thing thatThe Simpsonslacks . Since the series began , Bob ’s Burgershas frequently been compared toThe Simpsons . This is n’t unique to the show , as earlier animated comedy about families likeFamily Guy , American Dad , andKing of the Hillalso realise comparing to the iconic series . AsThe Simpsonsseason 36prepares to zephyr by and by in 2024 , the show ’s monumental impact on the liven up television comedy landscape painting is hard to hyperbolise . However , Bob ’s Burgershas a unique law of similarity toThe Simpsons .
Bob ’s BurgersandThe Simpsonsare both mostly category - friendly , whereas Seth MacFarlane ’s animated drollery shows are closer toSouth ParkorRick and Mortyin terms of their grownup content . This may explain why , in 2021,Bob ’s Burgersmade it to the cock-a-hoop screen door beforeAmerican DadorFamily Guy . The Bob ’s Burgers Movieborrowed fromThe Simpsonsin terms of plot , but the tone and mode of the pic were unparalleled to the quirky serial . If anything , The Bob ’s Burgers Moviehighlighted something thatThe Simpsonshas been missing since the show ’s early season .
The Simpsons season 35 ’s best installment bring up one of the show ’s oldest plot of land holes but , interestingly , did n’t tender a solution to this mystery .
Bob’s Burgers Has Real-Life Stakes (Unlike The Simpsons)
The Bob’s Burgers Movie Centred Around The Restaurant’s Fate
The Simpsonsseasons 1—3 ofttimes feature storylines where the family ’s finances were realistically strained , even within the heighten world of a cartoon .
Like most of the show ’s episodes , The Bob ’s Burgers Moviecentered on a grounded storyline with material - life stake for the principal characters . When a sinkhole opened in front of the titulary eating place , this threatened the family business organisation and left Bob and Linda almost ineffectual to devote the savings bank . This credible plot drive the action of the spinoff , render the movie with realistic stake despite its whacky character and some outre sequence . WhereThe Simpsonsseason 35 ’s reading of Homercould angle a waitress $ 10,000 , Bob , Linda , Tina , Gene , and Louise exist in something like workings - class realness .
The Simpsonswasn’t always so out of touch with the real earth but , ironically , it was the show ’s most critically hail era that lose this quality . The Simpsonsseasons 1—3 ofttimes feature storylines where the folk ’s finances were realistically strained , even within the compound reality of a toon . The show ’s so - call Golden Age , from or so season 4 to season 9 , jettisoned these plots in favor of zanier , goofy storylines . During this period , The Simpsonseschewed realistic plot and became more ambitiously uncanny , surreal , and data-based . This came at a toll to the eponymous family ’s relatability .
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The Simpsons Season 35 Borrowed From Bob’s Burgers
Marge’s Kitchen Job Mirrored The Belcher Family’s Struggles
AlthoughThe Bob ’s Burgers Moviefailed at the box office , killing any chance ofThe Bob ’s Burgers Movie 2 , it was a decisive hit much like the series itself . The Simpsonsseason 35 sagely choose to borrow some of the show ’s literal - animation stake in a specially successful sashay , episode 14 , “ Night of the Living Wage . ”Marge ’s job in a ghost kitchen and its attendant financial stress mirrored the workings - class world ofBob ’s Burgers , where wacky supporting fictional character exist along with relatable trouble like overdue bills and poor salary . This gambit paid off in one of time of year 35 ’s best episode .
The Simpsonsborrowing fromBob ’s Burgersmakes sense when , since the serial start , Bob ’s Burgershas also owed a originative debt to the earlier hit . The Simpsonsepisodes centered on Bart and Lisaclearly regulate the many outings ofBob ’s Burgersthat centre Gene , Louise , and Tina , withBob ’s Burgersoften make its young hero the show ’s on-key protagonists . depend on the instalment , Bob ’s Burgersswitches its focus between the Belcher children and their overworked parents . This also take over fromThe Simpsons , which was primitively travel to focalise on Bart until Homer proved more popular with audiences .
The Bob’s Burgers Movie Also Highlighted Its Limitations
The Series Can’t Get As Outlandish As The Simpsons
While the spinoff foreground the show ’s inviolable suit , The Bob ’s Burgers Moviealso provedThe Simpsonshas somethingBob ’s Burgersis missing . 2007’sThe Simpsons Moviewas a huge blockbuster story that spanned across America , whereasThe Bob ’s Burgers Moviewas a much smaller scale story that learn plaza entirely at the wharf . Bob ’s Burgerssucceeds because the serial publication is so grounded , but this also intend the show has less way to extract off surreal and absurd storylines without compromise its believability .
In dividing line , The Simpsonshas little to fall back when it comes to relatability . The Simpsonsis a more freakish , weirder show thanBob ’s Burgersand one whose fictional globe is n’t as rooted in world as the new serial publication . This can sometimes result in the show taking its absurdity too far and losing contact with its original prayer , butMarge ’s stories inThe Simpsonsseason 35prove the series can still access something approaching relatable stakes from time to time . In contrast , whileThe Bob ’s Burgers MovieprovedBob ’s Burgers ’ strengths , it also spotlight the underrated scope ofThe Simpsons .
