"Mouth-Watering" Sit-Com to Debut on Fox

[Brian Damage]

Take one hapless dad, one long-suffering mom and mix in three wacky kids. What do you have? The basic recipe for yet another animated family sitcom on Fox.

Yes, starting January 9, the home of Sunday night's "Animation Domination" is serving up what it's billing as "the juiciest, meatiest, most mouth-watering comedy of the year." That's because the twist here (i.e., what makes this "not The Simpsons") is that the new show, Bob's Burgers, is set in a family-owned burger joint.

If there's anything that's going to make you want to order pizza instead, it's the gelatinous-looking ooze of animated burger grease.

Apparently Bob Belcher (excuse me) is a third-generation restaurateur who believes his creation of the perfect burger more than compensates for his dive's other shortcomings (e.g., rampant health-code violations). His wacked sense of business acumen is on display in the front window, with a promotional sign: "Free Ketchup and Napkins!" A two-minute preview clip features two different grill fires.

Predictable as it may seem, it's not like Fox hasn't struck gold time and again with roughly the same formula. The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Family Guy all seem to have the potential for a longer shelf life in syndication than bomb-shelter rations.

And after all, what red-blooded American doesn't love a good burger?

Read more: http://www.slashfood.com/2010/11/30/...#ixzz16vKMkn2O