Sheesh! Cab, Bob?

"Sheesh! Cab, Bob?"
Bob's Burgers episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 6
Directed by	Jennifer Coyle
Written by	Jon Schroeder
Production code	1ASA09
Original air date	March 6, 2011
Guest actors
Kevin Kline as Dr. Fischoeder Steve Agee as Glitter David Herman as Marshmallow Jay Johnston as Jimmy Pesto Andy Kindler as Mort Jack McBrayer as Marbles Oscar Nunez as Cha-Cha
Episode chronology
← Previous "Hamburger Dinner Theater" Next → "Bed & Breakfast"
List of Bob's Burgers episodes

"Sheesh! Cab, Bob?" is the sixth episode of the first season of the animated television series Bob's Burgers. "Sheesh! Cab, Bob?" originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 6, 2011.

The episode was written by Jon Schroeder and directed by Jennifer Coyle. It received positive reviews from critics for its character interactions, humor and storyline. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 4.91 million viewers in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by Kevin Kline, Steve Agee, Andy Kindler, David Herman, Jay Johnston, Jack McBrayer and Oscar Nunez.

Plot

Tina's thirteenth birthday is coming up and Linda suggests to Bob that they should make it extra special since she will become a teenager shortly. Tina wants to have a party with a smoke machine and streamers and invite people from her class and more. She also wants the party to have a romantic moment with classmate Jimmy Pesto Jr., the eldest son of Bob's business rival, nemesis and owner of a restaurant across the street from him, Jimmy Pesto (Jay Johnston). Bob believes it is too expensive to afford what Tina wants but Linda begs him to pay for the party's requirements, even if it means to get an extension on his rent. Bob asks the restaurant's landlord Dr. Fischoeder (Kevin Kline) for the extension, which is declined. Instead, Dr. Fischoeder offers one of his side businesses to Bob so he can earn extra money as a taxi cab driver.

Bob accepts the offer while Louise becomes Tina's kissing coordinator as a birthday present to her to get ready for the expected kissing moment with Jimmy Jr. On the first night of his job, Bob starts to enjoy driving around the city, even befriending three transsexual prostitutes, Glitter (Steve Agee), Marbles (Jack McBrayer), Cha-Cha (Oscar Nunez). Prior to the party, Tina starts inviting classmates including Jimmy Jr., who needs permission from his father for the R.S.V.P.. It is later revealed that Jimmy Sr. forbids Jr. to come because of his rivalry with Bob and Tina refuses to have a party without Jimmy Jr. Bob tries to talk some sense into Jimmy Pesto, but Jimmy refuses unless Bob shaves his mustache and bring it to him as part of his collection. Tina disrespects him for his refusal to shave his mustache since he does not wants to negotiate with the Pesto family.

After a night out with the transvestites, Bob deliriously comes back to the restaurant (due to drinking alcohol and possibly taking crack). Linda tells Bob that Tina agrees to attend the party but only for a few minutes. Bob wakes up half an hour late for the party, and finds out it is not going well: the boys and girls aren't dancing, Gene in his role as the DJ and Mort working as the magician are appalling. Bob remembered that he invited not just his regular transvestite customers but others, including Marshmallow (David Herman) and a homeless man. Tina is disappointed in Bob for what he's done and refuses to talk to him. The transvestites mention to Tina that Bob worked really hard for the party and remind her that she has a good father who shaved off his mustache for her. She apologizes to Bob for what she said to him and lets him know that he already made the party perfect, even without Jimmy Jr. present. The transvestites recognize Jimmy Sr. as one of their dates, known as "Baby Num Num", a "diaper lover". Bob brings the transvestites over to Jimmy's restaurant to threaten him about his personal dates. He concedes with Bob's demands; Bob keeps his mustache hair and Jimmy Jr. is allowed to attend the party. Jimmy Jr. comes to the party, and Tina is grateful to Bob for what he his done. Tina and Jimmy Jr. kiss under the party's disco ball, with Louise's encouragement, and Gene plays a track for the moment. The episode finishes with everyone enjoying the party.

Production

"Sheesh! Cab, Bob?" is the sixth episode of Bob's Burgers and was written by Jon Schroeder and directed by Jennifer Coyle. This is the first episode to feature Bob's nemesis Jimmy Pesto voiced by Jay Johnston, his son and Tina's crush Jimmy Pesto Jr. and Dr. Fischoeder voiced by Academy Award winning actor Kevin Kline. Recurring guest star Andy Kindler voices Mort. The transvestites, Glitter, Marshmallow, Cha-Cha and Marbles are voiced by actors Steve Agee, Oscar Nunez, David Herman and Jack McBrayer. The episode carries a TV-14 rating for suggestive dialogue (D), offensive language (L) and sexual situation (S).

Burger of the Day

• "Olive and Let Die (with olives)", a reference to the James Bond film, Live and Let die
• "Thank God it's Fried Egg (with fried egg)", a play on the saying, "Thank God it's Friday"

Reception

In its original American broadcasting, "Sheesh! Cab, Bob?" was viewed by an estimated 4.91 million viewers and received a 2.7 rating/4% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, an improvement from last episode and became the highest rated episode of the season to be aired after the first two episodes.

Critical reception has been positive, some calling it the best episode of the season. Rowan Kraiser of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A-, the highest rating of the night. He praised Bob's role in the episode, claiming Louise has the humorous highlights in previous episodes. Despite giving the same grade to previous episodes, he believed that this episode showed an improvement in quality.

The June 26, 2011 rerun of this episode was named the "Worst TV Show of the Week" by the PTC for crude sexual content.

External links

• [1] at TV.com
• "Sheesh! Cab, Bob?" at the Internet Movie Database
• Sheesh! Cab, Bob? at the Big Cartoon DataBase