Review: Bob’s Burgers “Secret Admiral-erer”

We don’t keep our feelings about this week’s episode of Bob’s Burgers secret.

Spoilers Below

Tina has love on her mind. Before she goes to the local nursing home with her Thundergirls troop, Jimmy Junior thwarts her declaration of love. At the nursing home, she is assigned to read to Meryl. Instead of reading a book, Meryl asks Tina to read her mail. One of the letters she receives is a love letter from a Navy admiral who regrets not asking Meryl to dance decades ago. Even though Meryl doesn’t want to write back, Tina does anyway. Surprisingly, the admiral replies, asking Meryl to meet him for a dance. Tina, Louise, Gene, and Linda take it upon themselves to get Meryl ready for her big date. They get Meryl’s pearl necklace out of her storage locker but they disappear from her room shortly after they are delivered. Louise blames Meryl’s shady nephew, who shows up every week to get a “birthday” check. As a matter of fact, Louise thinks the whole thing is a sham. The admiral is a fake person created by Meryl’s nephew to get access to her pearls. The Belchers dress Bob up as an old man in order to give Meryl one last happy moment. Little do they know that the admiral is, in fact, real. He shows up at the last minute, just before Meryl’s pearl necklace falls out of her purse. The romance really is real, no matter what Louise thinks.

Bob wasn’t around to help Meryl, though. He was too busy hanging out with chefs from other local restaurants. Every night at midnight, the horde of chefs descends upon various local eateries to eat, drink, and party all night. Somehow, Bob manages to keep up for a few nights before his body gives out on him. He tries to hide from his new friends but, in the end, he needs Linda to tell them he died just so he can get some sleep.

This episode was more sweet than funny. Tina spent the entire episode trying to foster a love that didn’t actually exist. It was adorable. On Bob’s end, I think this episode proved that, once you get past your 20s, you really need sleep. You can’t party every night without hurting yourself. Lesson learned.