Flu-ouise

"Flu-ouise" is the first episode and season premiere of the seventh season of the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers and the overall 108th episode, and is written by Nora Smith and directed by Tyree Dillihay. It aired on Fox in the United States on September 25, 2016. In the episode, Louise comes down with the flu and has a Wizard of Oz-esque fever dream involving a disfigured Kuchi Kopi and her toys, who have the voices of her family.

"Flu-ouise"
Bob's Burgers episode
Episode no.Season 7
Episode 1
Directed byTyree Dillihay
Written byNora Smith
Production code6ASA11
Original air dateSeptember 25, 2016
Guest appearance(s)

Plot

Louise comes down with the flu and falls into a wild fever dream filled with familiar faces, zany musical numbers and a crazy adventure.

Reception

Alasdair Wilkins of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A-, saying, "“Flu-ouise” could have hit its themes and character beats harder in its fantasy sequences, but that would have likely meant drawing even closer visual parallels between the toys and Louise’s family, or using their actions as more obvious allegories for Louise’s frustrations with their failures. The episode doesn’t go down this more obvious route, instead casting the other Belchers in a more broadly drawn fantastical adventure. It’s not as tightly focused on Louise learning a specific lesson or working through her issues as it could have been, which—whatever weaknesses that might entail—does mean the episode can throw in delightful, generally Belcher-like character bits like the bear building a sun deck to relax, the octopus drinking heavily with all her pals, and the two final toys trying and adorably failing to be threatening. I’m critiquing “Flu-ouise” for not being tightly focused, yet its looseness is part of its charm. This show either can’t lose or can’t win, I guess, depending on how you want to see it. Either way, this is a damn good premiere."[1]

The episode received a 1.1 rating and was watched by a total of 2.60 million people.[2]

References
  1. Wilkins, Alasdair (September 25, 2016). "Bob's Burgers wanders deep inside Louise's flu-ridden mind". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  2. Porter, Rick (September 27, 2016). "Sunday final ratings: 'Once Upon a Time' and 'NCIS: LA' adjust up, FOX shows adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
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