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Bob Belcher

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Bob's Burgers Character Guide

Bob Belcher is the main character of the series. He is the son of Robert Belcher, Sr., the husband of Linda, and the father of Tina, Gene, and Louise. He is a third-generation restaurateur and currently the proprietor of his eponymous burger restaurant Bob's Burgers in a shore town.
Bob is a tall, paunchy and swarthy chef, he has male pattern baldness and a bushy mustache. It is also mentioned in the episode that Bob's mother had died sometime prior to the series' beginning. Bob has a tendency to entertain himself by having conversations with inanimate objects, mainly food, and then speak back as the inanimate object, usually in a high, squeaky voice. He also enjoys making puns, utilizing this talent to name his burger specials.
While poor with business management, and cursed with an unlucky streak, his skills at burger cooking have been shown to be excellent, to the point where he has been referred to as a "beef artist" by Mr. Fischoeder. His primary business rival is Jimmy Pesto who owns an Italian restaurant, Jimmy Pesto's Pizzeria, across the street from Bob's Burgers.
Bob prides himself on giving the customer a quality meal and goes the extra mile to ensure that, choosing fresh ingredients he gets from the local farmer's markets and co-ops. His biggest accomplishment is the 'Meatsiah', a concoction that consists of a steak tartare center with a medium-well cooked burger surrounding it and a burger Wellington surrounding the burger.
Bob is allergic to shellfish, particularly lobster, as it causes his face to swell any time he eats it. This is a problem, as the sea town the Belchers live in has an annual lobster festival.