There’s great details in the animation like
facial expressions and the way you can see
their tongues move on words with Ls in
them. Do you reference the actors’ recording
sessions or is it primarily adhering to the
visual style?
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We primarily adhere to the visual style - we
have a set series of mouth shapes for all our
characters that the animators follow.
There are a lot of visual gags in the show, like
the ever-changing store next to Bob’s Burgers.
How many of those are in the script and how
many of those are added by the animators?
If it involves a pun, like the storefront or the
pest control van, the artists always leave it up
to the writers. I’m not sure Loren envisioned
Bob’s Burgers going for 8 seasons and beyond
when he first started the show – if he had, he
might have thought twice about having to come
up with a different storefront and van every
episode. Loren is presented with as many as
ten storefront and v an ideas for every episode
before he picks one – over 160 businesses have
now started and failed next to Bob’s since the
series began.
What animated shows did you grow up
watching? Which influenced you the most?
Like most kids, I watched everything animated
growing up. From a drawing and animation
perspective, Chuck Jones and “The Bugs
Bunny Show” influenced me the most. And I
can’t think of another show that has created as
much excitement as “The Simpsons” did when it
first came on the air.
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