The Gene and Courtney Show
"The Gene and Courtney Show" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers and the overall 95th episode, and is written by Rich Rinaldi and directed by Chris Song and Bernard Derriman. It aired on Fox in the United States on February 14, 2016. In the episode, Gene and Courtney are asked to host the morning announcements, but their romantic history threatens to get in the way of their big break. Meanwhile, Tina's attempt to play Cupid at the Valentine's Day carnation fundraiser goes tragically awry.
| "The Gene and Courtney Show" | |
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| Bob's Burgers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Chris Song |
| Written by | Rich Rinaldi |
| Production code | 6ASA01 |
| Original air date | February 14, 2016 |
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Plot
The Belchers have sole responsibility for "Donations 4 Carnations" for Valentine's Day at Wagstaff Elementary: Tina collects the money at the booth and Bob provides the flowers. Phlegmy Ms. Labonz hocks through the announcements; Gene and Courtney poke fun at her and get their big break.
Reception
Alasdair Wilkins of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A and wrote, "The climactic visit to the flower wholesalers market is a wonderful bit of Bob’s Burgers silliness, with a setup that feels simultaneously ridiculously and deeply plausible, if only because the whole thing works because all those flower sellers take the whole black-market carnation-selling thing so seriously. It even all culminates in the perfect little romantic note, as Bob and Linda admit they have been far too busy helping the kids to get anything for each other. But hey, they can always just go make out. And if that’s not a Valentine’s Day sentiment for all to get behind, I don’t know what is."[1] Sean Fitz-Gerald from Vulture gave the episode a positive review by saying, "Those perks, coupled with the tiny advances in Gene's maturation and Tina's love life, made "The Gene & Courtney Show" another triumph in this series' already-strong repertoire of holiday material. And for what it's worth, after Gene pours his heart out to Courtney, he's also rewarded with a kiss — a strategically placed wrench in their story line."[2]
The episode received a 1.0 rating and was watched by a total of 2.05 million people.[3]
References
- Wilkins, Alasdair (February 14, 2016). "Bob's Burgers pulls off the impossible: A Gene Belcher love story". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- Sean Fitz-Gerald (February 15, 2016). "Bob's Burgers Recap: Happy Smellentine's Day!". Vulture. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- Porter, Rick (February 17, 2016). "Sunday final ratings: 'Bachelor' special and 'Cooper Barrett' adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 17, 2016.