The Equestranauts
| "The Equestranauts" | |
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| Bob's Burgers episode | |
Bob disguised as an "Equesticle" at a pony cartoon convention.
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| Episode no. | Season 4 Series 62 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Tyree Dillihay |
| Written by | Dan Mintz |
| Production code | 4ASA05 |
| Original air date | April 13, 2014 |
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"The Equestranauts" is the 17th episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series Bob's Burgers, and the 62nd episode overall. It was written by Dan Mintz and directed by Tyree Dillihay, and was released on April 13, 2014. Parodying the "brony" fanbase of the animated children's cartoon My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, the episode's plot centers on Tina discovering her favorite animated pony cartoon has a fanbase of adult men, one of whom tricks Tina out of her rare toy pony, forcing Bob to go undercover and try to get it back.
Tina, Gene, Louise, and Linda visit an "Equestra Con" convention based on Tina's favorite animated show, The Equestranauts, based on a toyline of pony dolls. Bob refuses to attend, disregarding it as being exclusive to young girls, but is told by Teddy that it is actually a meeting ground for a subculture of adult male fans of the series who call themselves "Equesticles" because "they have testicles." Tina is surprised to find that all the convention's attendants are middle-aged men wearing horse costumes, and feels out of place among them. She encounters a group of Equesticles led by a superfan who calls himself Bronconius, and befriends them over their shared interest in the series. Noticing Tina's "Chariot" pony doll, Bronconius coaxes her into trading it for a new toy, and promptly leaves. Louise overhears him gloating over the swindle and tells Tina about it.
The Belchers learn online that Tina's Chariot doll is a collectible with a rare camel toe defect. Tina devises a plan for Bob to steal the doll back by disguising himself as an Equesticle nicknamed "Bobcephala" and infiltrating Bronconius' circle of fans, to which Bob reluctantly agrees. In order to convince the fans of his disguise, she has Bob studiously review every Equestranauts episode and book to ensure his complete knowledge of the series. At the convention, Bob impresses Bronconius with his display of Equestranauts trivia, and begins to partake in various Equesticle activities with the group, such as face-painting, eating from a trough, and getting drunk on cocktails the fans call "horse medicine." Meanwhile, Tina looks through Bob's studying material to discover her self-written zombie-related Equestranauts fan fiction that is non-canonical to the series, and realizes that Bob will ruin his cover if he brings it up.
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