There are No Small Parts, Just Great Side Characters Like Teddy on "Bob's Burgers"

Craft Services is a tempting vice to fall into

Piggybacking on what I wrote about yesterday, I want to point out another side character on a show that I love. The character, Teddy, the show, Bob’s Burgers.

Teddy has become my second favorite character, only behind Bob Belcher. Teddy is the handyman that sits at the counter and eats burgers all day. He was barely used in the first season, but the longer the show has been on, his story line has grown exponentially. It came to a great head on an episode entitled Uncle Teddy. Bob and Linda go out of town and Teddy steps up when they need a babysitter. Teddy is almost too eager to prove himself to Bob and Linda and the kids. He wants the kids to think he’s fun and cool, so he kind of gives them free reign. He trusts them so much so, Tina thinks it’s okay to have a party in the restaurant. This of course backfired, and in a moment of brilliant writing, when a teenage boy makes fun of his weight, Teddy screams at him about his cholesterol levels. I still laugh to this day when I watch that episode and that line comes up.

There is so much more Teddy now. We have found out that he was a young stud that acted as an extra in movies. We also found out that the movie set was his downfall. That’s when he started to, “hit craft services pretty hard”. We also see that he helps Louise when she wants to prove that Thomas Edison wasn’t maybe the great man that some think. The Topsy episode is great for many reasons, Teddy being one of them. He also helps Bob hide from his in laws when he gets “stuck” in the wall of the restaurant. And most recently, we found out that he is a hoarder that had a pretty rough childhood.

The most recent Thanksgiving episode was phenomenal because it was mainly based on Teddy and his family. Jay Johnston has brought about a humility, yet hilariousness to Teddy. He has made this not very important character nearly essential to this great show. In fact,

I like Teddy more than Clegg, and I love Clegg. I hope they continue to make him an essential person on the show. Every time he is a main character in an episode I’m thrilled. Let’s keep it that way. Here’s to Teddy.

Ty

Ty is the Pop Culture editor for SeedSing and the other host of the X Millennial Man Podcast. He used to work in the entertainment business, and his downfall came when he started to hit the floss sugar pretty hard. We are all glad Ty got over that traumatic part of his life.

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