Human Flesh (Bob's Burgers)
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The restaurant being labeled as having food containing "human flesh."
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Alan Chun |
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Loren Bouchard Jim Dauterive |
| Production code | 1ASA01 |
| Original air date | January 9, 2011 |
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"Human Flesh" is the pilot episode of the animated television series Bob's Burgers. "Human Flesh" originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 9, 2011.
The episode was written by Loren Bouchard and Jim Dauterive, and directed by Anthony Chun. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 9.41 million homes in its original airing, making it the most viewed episode of the series. The episode featured guest performances by Andy Kindler, Ron Lynch, and Sam Seder.
After a number of unsuccessful openings, Bob Belcher and his family re-re-open their fast food burger restaurant, 'Bob's Burgers', in the hope of success because Wonder Warf is getting "mobbed". Shortly after the re-opening, Bob assigns his preteen son, Gene, the job of handing out burger samples to passers-by outside. However, when Gene offends mourners from the crematorium next door, he drops a number of the burgers all over the street, but picks them up and continues to hand them out. This is immediately noticed by Hugo, the visiting health inspector, and his assistant Ron, who are at the restaurant to investigate a rumor that the burgers are made from human flesh from the crematorium.
Upon entering the restaurant, Hugo is shocked to see Linda, Bob's wife, whom he was previously engaged to. Still reeling over how Linda left him for Bob many years ago, and seeing an advantage in Bob's numerous "violations", Hugo plans to close down the restaurant to get revenge on Bob. He begins to rally the public against the establishment by building up a rumor (originally made up by Louise, Bob's youngest daughter) that the burgers are made from the flesh of the dead bodies in the nearby crematorium. As the public begin to protest and antagonize Bob, he is only more distressed when he finds that the day is also his and Linda's wedding anniversary, which he had completely forgotten.
In spite of Bob's claims that the rumor is false, the situation gets even worse when one of Gene's antics ends with a body from the crematorium turning up at the restaurant. Bob finally decides to stand up against the crowds outside, and while he initially appears to be succeeding, he ends up coming off as a supporter of cannibalism thanks to Louise further perpetuating the rumor. As the public continue to berate him, Bob sobs to Linda that he's a failure and she would have been better off had she stayed with Hugo, who she earlier admitted was a better kisser than Bob. However, Linda tells Bob that she left with Bob because he had a dream for the future, whereas Hugo was nothing but a lonely man who never had a dream in the first place. Louise also apologizes for making up the rumor.
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