Bob's Burgers is currently in its fifth season on Fox. However, the beloved animated series could have been a very different show.
A five-minute clip said to be the original Bob's Burgers pilot rejected by Fox was uploaded to YouTube in 2012. However, it has recently caught the attention of the Internet, and once you watch it, you'll be so glad it did.
The Bob's Burgers pilot titled "Human Flesh" that Fox did eventually end up airing when the show premiered in 2011 and the original pilot, at least the first five minutes of it shown in this clip, are pretty much the same shot-for-shot, with the exception of a few tweaks here and there. Most noticeably, the hand gesture that Louise makes when she talks about her parents literally grinding meat was changed to something a little more network TV-friendly.
It's unclear exactly why this was pilot was rejected by Fox. However, it could be because of one major difference between the original pilot and the actual first episode of the series: no Tina. That's right. Press play on this clip, and you'll immediately notice that Tina, everyone's favorite self-confident, butt-loving, feminist icon is absent from the original Bob's Burgers pilot.
Instead, the teenage member of the Belcher family is a bespectacled, soft-spoken Daniel, still voiced by Dan Mintz, who provides the voice for Tina. From the short amount of time that Daniel appears in this clip, it's hard to tell if he could have been as fabulous as Tina, but I think we all know deep down inside the answer is a resounding no.
Watch the original Bob's Burgers pilot below, and you'll also be thankful for the fact that Bob no longer wears a tank top either.
[H/T The Daily Dot]
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