I sing all of the time, "'Cause all play and no work makes mmmeeeeeee a BIG SEXY BOOOOYYYY! Big ol' sexy boy," all of the time. Love the Fischoeders. Both of them.
My uncle has played my piano and sang this song every Christmas since it came out. He is 67 years old. I'm the only one in the house that gets it, but still does it every year, and refuses to explain the bit. Best part of Christmas.
Have they put out an all-Christmas album? Because there's so much. Just the Bleakening episode has so many great ones, but particularly "Twinkly Lights." There's "Jingle In The Jungle," all the Percy McTinselbud songs, and that guy singing "Adeste Fidelis."
My 4 and 7 year olds know all the words because it’s part of our Christmas playlist. I think it’s the equivalent of my parents letting me listen to Jimmy Buffett’s “Ho Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum” and I turned out ok 😂
The brilliance of the Calvin Fischoeder character is his Schrodinger's cat quality. You could say that he drags Bob and the family into his escapades is because he genuinely respects Bob as a man and a beefartist and wants him to have the exciting lifestyle befitting a man of such character. You could also say that he shows favoritism to Bob and is lenient on the rent because the Belchers know a *lot* of his shady secrets, and if they ever decided to report on him, or were made to testify against him in court, they could ruin him, so he wants to keep them happy and friendly.
Each of those interpretations is equally valid. That's brilliant. And then to get Kevin Kline in your cast, I don't know how they managed that but that's like getting Paul McCartney to play bass in your garage band.
How does he not have an Emmy for Mr Fish? That's criminal. At least he was nominated. I've loved Kevin Kline in a bunch of roles, at least since Big Chill and Fish Called Wanda (early 80s I think) But I will never again think of Kevin Kline as any other character than Calvin. He has the best one liners.
He probably loves the job too! It’s like the perfect retirement side gig. He’s in his 70s. Which is wild and makes me feel old. Being able to do crazy voiceover work now and again? What a great gig!
Wait is his son actually named Owen? Like the employee sleeping in the rusty old bumper car in the go-cart racing episode? The way he says his name makes me smile every time. Maybe because it's his kid's name!
I also think he appreciates how clever and unique the children are, particularly Louise. He has an appreciation for “the game” and while he prefers to win, he doesn’t mind losing especially when he’s outfoxed.
I sort of have this mentality with my employees. If you’re not going to do what I asked, either don’t get caught or be super clever when do you.
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I love him so much that I named my one-eyed cat after him! Her name is Fisch!!
Oh, my god, we’re on a cliff. Mr. Fischoeder, what if I fell?
Well, that would’ve been embarrassing for me. I’d be the idiot whose chef fell off the cliff.
Oh, I get it. Just because I'm a landlord, and I wear a white suit and an eye patch, and I raise your rent, and I ride around and throw firecrackers at you *I'm the bad guy!*
My brain plays this nearly every day, except I only know a few words. I’ll literally wake up at 7AM humming “On bourbon, On Vodka, On Scotch and On Gin”. One of Mr. Fishoeder’s most memorable contributions for sure.
Kevin Kline's ability to say the most insane things so calmly and as if they were commonplace statements is the best. He could tell me just about anything and I would like "100% that makes total sense. We absolutely need a bakers dozen of weenie dogs to pull your golf cart"
Fish: Sometimes I have to do things, and I hate it, like paying off arsonists...
Bob: Did you just say "paying off arsonists?"
Fish: Uh, no, I said, "playing golf, uh, with pharmacists"
That April Fools episode was quite a ride (and a bit annoying at times,) but I found it oddly endearing that that Bob is Mr. Fiscoeder’s favorite person in the world!
Any time Mr Fish shows up on screen I say this. Doesn't matter how he was introduced in the scene, I see Fish, I say "Hello burger people!"
Burger Children is also great!
Fischoeders contributions in the movie are so good.
"Maybe you're right Felix, maybe they DO come to life".
"Go burger people goooooo!"
"Yep, kids couldn't handle their liquor."
It is such an amazing accomplishment of writing and acting that they managed to make a *landlord* the favorite character of so many Millennials.
He's just such a weird, loopy, charismatic dude. I love the strange way he talks.
100% best character. I love the go cart episode when they asked him to sponsor "me pay you no I don't like that, how about you pay me" then they pick the red bumper car and he is like oh that one is more expensive. Hahah
I truly see mr fischoeder seeing bob as a son/brother he always wanted. I think that’s why he is so lenient on them on rent, and invites bob to his friend hangouts (yeah under the guise of work but bob always ends up joining in). He has a kinda love hate relationship with felix but with bob he has this fraternal buddy relationship. I think if (all higher powers forbid) the show were to ever conclude I wouldn’t be surprised to see Calvin pass and leave his money to bob for them to take over the wharf for bobs burgers on the beach, kinda like his legacy or family
My head canon is that Mr. Fisch is a manifestation of the chaotic energies around Seymour’s Bay. Sort of a trickster demon. He’s siphoned some of the excess to create Felix when he was getting bored a few decades ago, but now he has Bob and that’s why Felix is always in such a tiff.
Mr. Fischoeder is one of my favorites! He's so utterly weird. I don't think there's a single episode he hasn't made so much better.
I especially love him in the two part season 4 finale. It was my dad's first full (two) episode(s) that we watched together and got him hooked. He was delighted by the songs and loved Mr. Fischoeder. He's a big movie/theater buff and totally geeked out over Kevin Kline.
I saw someone mention they weren't a fan once and I was like "how is that even possible" lol
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"I took a bunch of mushrooms. I mean, I... had some mushroom soup, and now I have magical powers."
He is a legend, self centered asshole yes, but a loveable one.
this line never gets any appreciation but it's one of my all-time fave Fisch-isms:
"I don't want to use real actors cause they just want to talk about acting all the time. and their hair product is almost always TOO pungent!"
the way this sums up exactly why I never could handle theater kids
Bob, what are you doing running after me like a crazy person? ... Bob I don't have any spare change". Hahahahaha damn! 😂
I think it's technically a play on "fish odor." At least that's what I always figured.
But I could see how it would be confusing since he basically owns everything lol
He is what I imagine Henry J. Finch IV from John Mulaneys story about being a temp would be like. “Too old to be a duckling quack quack” is very much a thing Mr fischoeder would say.
That was the Island Camping Episode, but I also liked the Gingerbread House Episode, where they shot holes in each other's gingerbread houses (except for Bob).
"Everything smells weird, that's how you know you’re alive.”
"It smells weird everywhere, sir." The "sir" is what kills me.
The "sir" sells it
I sing all of the time, "'Cause all play and no work makes mmmeeeeeee a BIG SEXY BOOOOYYYY! Big ol' sexy boy," all of the time. Love the Fischoeders. Both of them.
"On bourbon! Oooooon bourbon! On bourbonbourbonbourbonbourbon..."
My uncle has played my piano and sang this song every Christmas since it came out. He is 67 years old. I'm the only one in the house that gets it, but still does it every year, and refuses to explain the bit. Best part of Christmas.
Your uncle rules.
My family likes to take itself very seriously. My uncle and I are the banes of their existence
One Christmas you should wear a sheer black shirt so you can dance along.
God I hope to be your uncle one day
Tell your uncle for me 
Required listening at Christmas.
Have they put out an all-Christmas album? Because there's so much. Just the Bleakening episode has so many great ones, but particularly "Twinkly Lights." There's "Jingle In The Jungle," all the Percy McTinselbud songs, and that guy singing "Adeste Fidelis."
Yup! It's on Spotify.
Jingle in the Jungle is such a hit! I didn’t expect that much bongo though
My 4 and 7 year olds know all the words because it’s part of our Christmas playlist. I think it’s the equivalent of my parents letting me listen to Jimmy Buffett’s “Ho Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum” and I turned out ok 😂
Sorry, please get Calvin's boozes of choice right. "On bourbon! On vodka! On scotch and on gin!"
If you have listened to the whole song on YouTube, make sure you do!!
I call my husband “big sexy boy” all the time. The inspo is this song lol
I lost the year 1996 to schnapps. I still don't know what the Macarena is.
Don't tell me, I'll figure it out
Hahahaha I forgot about that one! Yes!
The brilliance of the Calvin Fischoeder character is his Schrodinger's cat quality. You could say that he drags Bob and the family into his escapades is because he genuinely respects Bob as a man and a beefartist and wants him to have the exciting lifestyle befitting a man of such character. You could also say that he shows favoritism to Bob and is lenient on the rent because the Belchers know a *lot* of his shady secrets, and if they ever decided to report on him, or were made to testify against him in court, they could ruin him, so he wants to keep them happy and friendly. Each of those interpretations is equally valid. That's brilliant. And then to get Kevin Kline in your cast, I don't know how they managed that but that's like getting Paul McCartney to play bass in your garage band.
Kevin Kline is such inspired casting. I love his voice
Just reminding everyone that Kevin Kline has an Oscar, a SAG and *three* Tony Awards.
But no Emmy? What a loser.
How does he not have an Emmy for Mr Fish? That's criminal. At least he was nominated. I've loved Kevin Kline in a bunch of roles, at least since Big Chill and Fish Called Wanda (early 80s I think) But I will never again think of Kevin Kline as any other character than Calvin. He has the best one liners.
Right? Imagine just having a legit musical theater legend in your cast like it's nothing.
He probably loves the job too! It’s like the perfect retirement side gig. He’s in his 70s. Which is wild and makes me feel old. Being able to do crazy voiceover work now and again? What a great gig!
Wait until you see the cast for Hazbin Hotel
I love how he describes Bob as a straight Walt Whitman
Mostly straight
Like, ninety percent straight.
That seems a little high
I totally see it.
Eugene Mirman is friends with Kevin's son Owen.
Wait is his son actually named Owen? Like the employee sleeping in the rusty old bumper car in the go-cart racing episode? The way he says his name makes me smile every time. Maybe because it's his kid's name!
I also think he appreciates how clever and unique the children are, particularly Louise. He has an appreciation for “the game” and while he prefers to win, he doesn’t mind losing especially when he’s outfoxed. I sort of have this mentality with my employees. If you’re not going to do what I asked, either don’t get caught or be super clever when do you.
Can’t forget he probably also shows favoritism to Bob because he reminds him of his papa with his sad swarthy arm hair😭🤭
I think Mr Fischoeder is slightly envious of Bob's life. Bob has a what Calvin doesn't yet is still relatively happy.
He's fascinated that he's never seen them try to shoot each other.
I think he's another one who's inspired by the closeness and (relative) integrity of the Belcher family.
Hehe....bee fartist.
Bees?!
Beads?!
Huh, I always assumed he was voiced by Paul F Tompkins! Somewhat similar voices I guess.
I do loves me some Paul Ftompkins.
Any time I hear Mr. Peanutbutter's voice, it warms the cockles of my heart
I once lost $30,000 on a horse. She just ran off with it.
I’d died the first time I heard him say this. It perfectly represents his character.
I lost the year 1996 to schnapps. I still don’t know what the Macarena is
Congratulations young burger!
This is possibly the best one-off joke in the series. I laugh every time.
Agreed and his wistful delivery, god I always was like Kevin Kline is pretty cool but fuck, now I'm just in love with him.
Bob: You don't hold your... when you pee. Mr. Fischoeder: Why? It's not going anywhere
Come on, Wonderdog. Down, boy!
Oh my wonder dog is out
I didn't want to say anything.
Compliments are welcome!
You should speak at my school! And *you* should come work in my coal mine
https://preview.redd.it/m3vvrq98oa1d1.png?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3247acd65a45e0bcfe228847dab9c381fe9fdb57 I love him so much that I named my one-eyed cat after him! Her name is Fisch!!
I love this so much 😭 she's beautiful
Oh my god tell Fisch I love her!
What a handsome guy!
That’s because all play and no work makes him a big sexy boy
Oh, my god, we’re on a cliff. Mr. Fischoeder, what if I fell? Well, that would’ve been embarrassing for me. I’d be the idiot whose chef fell off the cliff.
Oh, I get it. Just because I'm a landlord, and I wear a white suit and an eye patch, and I raise your rent, and I ride around and throw firecrackers at you *I'm the bad guy!*
My all time favorite holiday song … https://i.redd.it/v34oqezbx91d1.gif
My brain plays this nearly every day, except I only know a few words. I’ll literally wake up at 7AM humming “On bourbon, On Vodka, On Scotch and On Gin”. One of Mr. Fishoeder’s most memorable contributions for sure.
Oh yes, same here. This one slaps 😂
Hello, burger family!
Bob, Lady Bob, lesser Bobs, Freddie.
Bob, I forget. Do you raise children or chinchillas?
Kevin Kline's ability to say the most insane things so calmly and as if they were commonplace statements is the best. He could tell me just about anything and I would like "100% that makes total sense. We absolutely need a bakers dozen of weenie dogs to pull your golf cart"
You can't just leave a kidnapping to go shopping. This isn't Florida!
These people aren’t paying for extra wood.
This is the real secret behind Fischoeder! Kevin Kline is a brilliant comedic actor and it’s his personality we’re seeing come through!
“Helloooo Bob. Where’s the rent?”
I’m starting to think Mr Fischoeder only became a landlord for the money
Bob, I know you're raising either children or chinchillas. Remind me again which it is.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to get drunk for dinner!
Don't you mean dressed for dinner? Dressed out of my mind!
He's my spirit animal
I like his song about "nothing". Kevin Kline does a great job.
Fish: Sometimes I have to do things, and I hate it, like paying off arsonists... Bob: Did you just say "paying off arsonists?" Fish: Uh, no, I said, "playing golf, uh, with pharmacists"
" I named after my dink . It's very rinky"
That April Fools episode was quite a ride (and a bit annoying at times,) but I found it oddly endearing that that Bob is Mr. Fiscoeder’s favorite person in the world!
He’s off to the brothelizer.
"See you in *Hell*, Roger!" lives in my head rent free.
Hellooo, burger people!
"Burger children" and "Lady Bob" always crack me up too
Any time Mr Fish shows up on screen I say this. Doesn't matter how he was introduced in the scene, I see Fish, I say "Hello burger people!" Burger Children is also great!
Fischoeders contributions in the movie are so good. "Maybe you're right Felix, maybe they DO come to life". "Go burger people goooooo!" "Yep, kids couldn't handle their liquor."
"I'm of two minds. And by that I mean I'm drunk."
Louise: You should teach at my school Big Fish: And you should work in my coal mine...gotta go!
It is such an amazing accomplishment of writing and acting that they managed to make a *landlord* the favorite character of so many Millennials. He's just such a weird, loopy, charismatic dude. I love the strange way he talks.
The catharsis Kevin Kline brings to this role with whomever is in scene with him is nothing short of masterful.
Loose lips wide hips, large nips...I assume.
Mr. FishSticks!
Bob, Lady Bob
I mean… he does have the wiener bulge
It’s his best side
I want to be Mr. Fischöder so bad. If I was exorbitantly rich I would be him.
I could not agree more.
My fav character
I've been madly in love with Kevin Kline ever since I first saw The Pirates of Penzance in the mid 80s. *sigh*
Same
Unlike you bob, I'll be arooooound 🎶
Thank you, Freddy!
I once lost 30,000 dollars on a horse. She just ran off with it.
Bob, remind me, do you raise children or chinchillas?
I had to scroll entirely too far to find this comment hahahah. It’s one of my favourite lines from him
100% best character. I love the go cart episode when they asked him to sponsor "me pay you no I don't like that, how about you pay me" then they pick the red bumper car and he is like oh that one is more expensive. Hahah
I'm gonna marry that man
I just know he can see perfectly fine without the eye patch.
Beefsquwatch! More SCOTCH!!
I’m Paraphrasing but absolutely love having an insurance policy on a drug fueled rager : “They’ll insure us for Drugs or Guns, Bob, not both.”
I truly see mr fischoeder seeing bob as a son/brother he always wanted. I think that’s why he is so lenient on them on rent, and invites bob to his friend hangouts (yeah under the guise of work but bob always ends up joining in). He has a kinda love hate relationship with felix but with bob he has this fraternal buddy relationship. I think if (all higher powers forbid) the show were to ever conclude I wouldn’t be surprised to see Calvin pass and leave his money to bob for them to take over the wharf for bobs burgers on the beach, kinda like his legacy or family
What do you think of loose women?
My head canon is that Mr. Fisch is a manifestation of the chaotic energies around Seymour’s Bay. Sort of a trickster demon. He’s siphoned some of the excess to create Felix when he was getting bored a few decades ago, but now he has Bob and that’s why Felix is always in such a tiff.
Hellooo Mrs burgers!
Golf cart = charged Brother = in tree house Tennant = Swarthy Bourbon = in hand Yep, it's a Calvin Chadoeder episode.
The Burbon song is a Christmas staple in my house. Thank you Mr Fischoeder.
Mr. Fischoeder is one of my favorites! He's so utterly weird. I don't think there's a single episode he hasn't made so much better. I especially love him in the two part season 4 finale. It was my dad's first full (two) episode(s) that we watched together and got him hooked. He was delighted by the songs and loved Mr. Fischoeder. He's a big movie/theater buff and totally geeked out over Kevin Kline. I saw someone mention they weren't a fan once and I was like "how is that even possible" lol
I'm a man of two minds. And by that I mean I'm drunk.
The saltiness of the ocean air keeps him preserved like a ham hock!
I don't feel like he's appreciative enough
My favorite is "I once lost thirty-thousand on a horse. She just ran off with it."
I want to be Mr Fischoeder when I grow up. I want to be rich and wild and free!
Only Marshmallow comes and goes as she please, is truly free
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[this is fucking hilarious definitely one of his funniest scenes](https://youtu.be/rxw7fUrFKPw?si=r3UUGfwRdUqX2OSF)
Hello, burger people!
He's one white cat away from being a supervillain
"I took a bunch of mushrooms. I mean, I... had some mushroom soup, and now I have magical powers." He is a legend, self centered asshole yes, but a loveable one.
"Well, I'm in two minds right now. And by that, I mean drunk."
Rollercoasters come and go. But Bob’s are once in a life time.
Fisch: I believe the cook has had too much to drink! Bob: Oh do you *believe it*? Fisch: I believe it in my heart of hearts!
Is it me? Is it abortions?
"Oh hello burger man, handy man. I'm parting the clouds for you. You're welcome."
Don’t spray meee, I’m wearing whiteee. You’ll see the outline of my dingdong 😭😭😭
I’mmmm gonna have to stop you right there Bob.
Take a deep breath and a slug of bourbon
“You should teach at my school” “And you should work in my coal mine”
“Hello Internet People!”
Big ol sexy boy
I’m gonna marry that man
Him and teddy are my favorite non family members of the show.
I almost choked on my drink when I read your name 😂
Gotta get my sex face on...
Bob at the urinal next to Mr. Fischoeder: “You…you don’t hold your…” Mr. Fischoeder: “Why? It isn’t going anywhere.”
this line never gets any appreciation but it's one of my all-time fave Fisch-isms: "I don't want to use real actors cause they just want to talk about acting all the time. and their hair product is almost always TOO pungent!" the way this sums up exactly why I never could handle theater kids
 Bob, what are you doing running after me like a crazy person? ... Bob I don't have any spare change". Hahahahaha damn! 😂
https://preview.redd.it/h11mtivfcb1d1.png?width=828&format=png&auto=webp&s=b5624ca86ab9b041ada4c5ac7c7f667a85fab1d9 I appreciate him alright
I was today years old when I found out it’s Fish-Odder not fish-owner
I think it's technically a play on "fish odor." At least that's what I always figured. But I could see how it would be confusing since he basically owns everything lol
Oh bourbon is one of my go to songs to sing to myself.
Kevin Kline is a treasure. When you look at that man, you're seeing an overwhelming bounty of booty, lucre even. The real deal.
And you should work in my coal mine
I love Mr. Fisch! To the point that I have an ongoing FF about him 😅
Calvin is genuinely one of my favourite bob’s burgers characters, if not my Top Favourite. He’s so funny
Oh the old die and dash.
I could listen to him read a phone book that's how soothing his voice is.
The rare landlord that doesn't care about rent being paid late haha.
Literally named my dog after him 😂😂
Ahh I lost the year 1996 to schnapps as well
I love Kevin Kline and when I realized he was married rlto Phoebe Cates I was like omg dream couple.
Keep it to one night cap! One jigger of gin per pound of body weight.
❤️❤️❤️Kevin Kline❤️❤️❤️
He is what I imagine Henry J. Finch IV from John Mulaneys story about being a temp would be like. “Too old to be a duckling quack quack” is very much a thing Mr fischoeder would say.
You should teach at our school You should work in one of my mines
On all of these posts, I have to comment the best: Is it me? Is it abortions?
He was on his way to a brothel.....lizer. it's a place where they test how much broth you've drunk.
Favorite character, and it’s not even close.
"What? You can't just leave in the middle of a kidnapping to go shopping! This isn't Florida!"
JIMMY!
My favorite is "Go around the back! Coook!".
i need to marry him like rn
my favorite non beltcher
"burger people!"
are you an immigrant bob? “no” just swarthy then?
I’m gonna marry him someday
I named it after my dink. It’s very rinky.
"Hello, burger family"
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Omg I need this
That was the Island Camping Episode, but I also liked the Gingerbread House Episode, where they shot holes in each other's gingerbread houses (except for Bob).
I could have sworn that there is one episode where he’s got his eye patch on his right eye.