History Characters / BobsBurgersBelcherFamilyFriends

* {{Expy}}: Of Bill Dauterive from ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.

* AttentionWhore: Specifically, he's desperate for attention from Bob and Linda but mostly Bob. He's [[{{Flanderization}} only gotten worse over the seasons]], to the point he'll get very nasty if the Belchers ever hint at having friends besides him.

** While Teddy's still a loyal friend, he's also become increasingly more obnoxious and invasive to Bob, and much pushier as nowadays he more than often pushes Bob into doing unwanted things such as coming to his improv stage for a request that Teddy doesn't even respond to (despite his repeated pleas with Bob to do so) and urging Bob to donate his rare blood despite knowing of his phobia of needles and blood. As a result, Bob's patience with him is getting even smaller, and it's become more understandable why he's so hesitant to spend significant amounts of time with him.

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/LarryMurphy
->''"Why do men have to ruin everything? What's with us?"''

->'''Voiced by''': Andy Kindler
->''"Remember, this isn't life or death. It's just death."''

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/LarryMurphy

* FatBastard: She's plump, but her attitude makes her a ZigZagged usage of this trope. See TheSociopath as to how.

-->'''Linda''': I wanna be edgy like them. Pill popping sex freaks!

->'''Voiced by''': Robert Ben Garant

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/BillHader; Loren Bouchard ("Beach, Please"); John Q. Kubin (''WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie'')

** In "Dawn of the Peck" he gladly runs the ride that the kids are on, only to abandon them when the birds start attacking. But later comes back with Linda, and Teddy (although begrudgingly) to help save the kids and later [[spoiler: Bob]], and joins everyone for Thanksgiving.

->'''Voiced by''': David Herman (2011-2020), Jari Jones (current)

-->'''Bob''': She comes and goes as she pleases, she answers to no one, and she is truly free.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Linda [[spoiler: calling the cops on the underground gay Christmas party in a fit of rage]] in "The Bleakening" is enough to even piss off the normally pleasant Marshmallow. [[TranquilFury She still doesn't raise her voice though.]]
--> '''Bob''': Oh, hey, Marshmallow.
--> '''Marshmallow''': Mm-mm!

--> "If you show me a sweet potato pie, I am on ''top'' of it."

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnEarly
->''"I almost literally never say this word, but this brunch is amazeballs!"''

-->'''Nat''': And we don't put it in the kid's bed; he'd be expecting that. We put it in his backpack under his homework. He reaches in, all proud he did his homework, and bam! Dead horse.
-->'''Louise''': [[NightmareFetishist It's a great plan]].

* {{Main/Oireland}}: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Kathleen is played by Sharon Horgan, using her normal Irish accent to voice Kathleen. Also, rather than stereotypical "Oirish" traits, Kathleen's Irishness is demonstrated by her watching [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling hurling]] at home.

!!!Others
[[folder:Mickey]]
!!Mickey
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[[caption-width-right:165:''"It's gonna be really tough to find a job within 50 feet of the bank that'll also let me sleep in the basement."'']]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/BillHader; Loren Bouchard ("Beach, Please"); John Q. Kubin (''WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie'')

A bank robber who befriended Bob during a {{hostage situation}}. After getting out of jail, he hops from job to job around town, currently working as one of Mr. Fischoeder's carnies at Wonder Wharf.

* AffablyEvil: At first Bob was terrified of him, but once he was one of Mickey's hostages, he realized Mickey can be a pretty nice guy, although a bit eccentric, and scared. To take it even further, Mickey's even nicer than some of the hostages.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Let's just say Rodney was probably the brains of the whole bank-robbing gig.
** In "Bob Fires the Kids", he thought he could rob the same bank twice since it's unconstitutional to be tried for the same crime twice in America, even after Bob tells him that's not how "double jeopardy" works.
** In "Dawn of the Peck" he thought that the birds that escaped were planning to TakeOverTheWorld.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He's a former bank robber who takes advantage of his friend who gave him both a place to stay and a job, and he still seems interested in returning to his old life, but he doesn't approve of mocking people with diabetes.
* FriendlyEnemy: When he was still a bank robber (and sometimes when he still causes trouble), he was this to the Belchers.
* FriendToAllChildren: One of his positive traits is that he seems to be a softer guy towards young people. He has genuine affection for the Belcher kids, even stopping mid-bank robbery to give Louise some answers for a school report she was doing.
* GenreSavvy: In "Ambergris", the kids approach him for help selling the titular lump and tell him that it'll be OneLastJob. While reviewing his options, Mickey notes that taking the job means he'll either die or go to jail at the end of it. [[WrongGenreSavvy That said, he ends up doing neither.]]
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: PlayedForLaughs. He cannot seem to decide whether he wants to keep his honest job at the wharf or go back to his criminal ways.
** In "Bob Fires the Kids", he got released from prison and says he planned on straightening himself out, leading to him working for Bob for the summer. However, Bob soon found out that he was using their basement to tunnel into the bank (naturally with the intention of robbing it) and fired him.
** In "Ambergris" we see him happily working at the Wharf, and is reluctant to help Louise sell the ambergris since it's illegal. She does convince him to do "one last job" so he could use his share to open a bar, and officially go straight. However, when Tina says she'll give him the full ambergris, because [[spoiler: Louise was going to double-cross him]] he reveals that he'd instead use his share to [[spoiler: buy a tank to rob a bank. He calls this plan "Mickey Tank Bank".]]
** As of "Wharf Horse" he seems to still be working at the Wharf, and is focused on his job to the point that he's in the running for EmployeeOfTheMonth. As a result, he refuses to let Louise ride a rollercoaster due to her being too short--except he's willing to bend the rules when she claims she's with Mr. Fischoeder, who is currently getting on the ride with Bob.
** In "Dawn of the Peck" he gladly runs the ride that the kids are on, only to abandon them when the birds start attacking. But later comes back with Linda, and Teddy (although begrudgingly) to help save the kids and later [[spoiler: Bob]], and joins everyone for Thanksgiving.
** In "Best Burger" he helped the kids get the black garlic to Bob, and helped the kids avoid the store manager they took it from. Worth noting is that he ''only'' helped them after they mentioned that they stole the black garlic.
* HiddenDisdainReveal: The movie suggests he's not very fond of Mr. Fischoeder, since he joins the other carnies in singing "Lucky Ducks" (which is basically a two-minute rant about how awful and exploitative he is).
* KarmaHoudini: He ''is'' arrested at the end of "Bob Day Afternoon" and was apparently sentenced to eight years in prison, but in "Bob Fires the Kids" it's revealed that during his trial the prosecutor was under a heavy dosage of meth, resulting in a mistrial that made Mickey a free man. He lampshades it during the movie; when his fellow carnies (who are all ex-cons) sing about how they've paid for their crimes, Mickey quickly adds that ''most'' of them have.
* OddFriendship: For a given value of friendship (given that Bob seems to tolerate his nonsense at best), we have Mickey, the shameless conman and criminal, and Bob, the hardworking family man and small business owner.
* PunchClockVillain: In "Beach, Please", he goes against the Belcher kids to try and help Mr. Fischoeder win their bet not out of any hard feelings, but because he's on Mr. Fischoeder's payroll.
* PutOnABus: After Season 5's "Best Burger", he stopped making appearances up until Season 11's "Copa-Bob-Bana". At 125 episodes, it's currently the fourth-longest gap between appearances a notable character has had, beaten only by Big Bob (159 episodes; from the beginning of Season 5 to the end of Season 12), Josh (151 episodes; from the end of Season 3 to the end of Season 10), and Linda's parents (142 episodes; from the end of Season 3 to midway through Season 10).
* TrashyTrailerHome: Just like the other carnies at Wonder Wharf, he lives in a run-down trailer park known as Carniapolis.
* VillainousFriendship: With his old partner Rodney, to the point where he looked up to him. On his end, Rodney seems to genuinely like Mickey, but doesn't seem to return the idolatry.
* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: He goes from working as a career criminal to an employee at Bob's Burgers before finally settling as a carny at Wonder Wharf (where other ex-cons work). While he's remained a carny ever since "Ambergris", he's also been shown working several other jobs in later episodes, such as a pedicab driver in "Best Burger" and a bartender in "Copa-Bob-bana".

!!!Others (cont)
[[folder:Marshmallow]]
!!Marshmallow
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[[caption-width-right:265:''"Marshmallow in the house. Now put a burger in my mouth!"'']]
->'''Voiced by''': David Herman (2011-2020), Jari Jones (current)

A friendly prostitute and semi-regular customer of Bob's Burgers.

->'''Voiced by''': Larry Murphy

->'''Voiced by:''' Chris Parnell

->'''Voiced by:''' John Early

->'''Voiced by''': Larry Murphy

* KindheartedSimpleton: Teddy isn't very smart (he thinks Bob's last name is "Burger" despite knowing him for years) but he's a kind, loyal friend to the Belchers.

* InsufferableImbecile: Downplayed but in later seasons,Teddy becomes even dumber and more unpleasant towards Bob. While he still means well and genuinely loves the Belchers, at this point he's become much more insensitive and inconsiderate towards Bob while failing to see how his outrageous antics inconvenience everyone around him. Even Linda has become increasingly exasperated by some of his behavior. The only saving grace is that Teddy genuinely cannot see his own ignorance and still has his good points no matter how much he aggravates his friends.

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[[caption-width-right:210:''"Marshmallow in the house. Now put a burger in my mouth!"'']]

* AttentionWhore: Specifically, he's desperate for attention from Bob and Linda but mostly Bob. He's [[Flanderization only gotten worse over the seasons]], to the point he'll get very nasty if the Belchers ever hint at having friends besides him.

* AttentionWhore: Specifically, he's desperate for attention from Bob and Linda but mostly Bob. He's only gotten worse over the seasons, to the point he'll get very nasty if the Belchers ever hint at having friends besides him.

* InsufferableImbecile: Downplayed but in recent seasons Teddy has gotten even dumber and more unpleasant towards Bob. While he still means well and genuinely loves the Belchers, at this point he's become much more insensitive and inconsiderate towards Bob while failing to see how his outrageous antics inconvenience everyone around him. Even Linda has become increasingly exasperated by some of his behavior. The only saving grace is that Teddy genuinely cannot see his own ignorance and still has his good points no matter how much he aggravates his friends.

* OutOfFocus: He debuted in the first episode (making his first appearance before even Teddy), and he remains a fairly important character in the first few seasons, appearing just as often as Teddy does (and even appearing a few times without Teddy). In recent seasons, however, he tends to only appear in three or four episodes, sometimes even without a speaking role, and never appears unless Teddy is also there.

* TheBusCameBack: Vanished from the series after season 8's "The Bleakening", minus a voiceless cameo in the end credits of [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie the movie.]] She finally returned fully voiced in season 14's "Fight At The Not Okay Chorer-al"

* TheBusCameBack: Though she hasn't made an appearance in the series since Season 8's "The Bleakening", she recently broke this hiatus via a cameo in the end credits of the movie.