Bob’s Burgers
Season 16 – Episode 6
Episode title: Get Her to the Zeke
Original air date: November 9, 2025 (Fox)
Plot: Jimmy Jr. refuses to go to the 8th grade dance with Tina, because he’s worried that Zeke won’t have a date. Tina tries to set Zeke up with new student Penelope and they go on a trial double date. However, she and Jimmy Jr. discover that Penelope is weird and controlling, and treats Zeke badly. They try to privately urge Zeke not to go with her to the dance, but Zeke expresses frustration that no one is ever interested in him for things like dancing or dating and that at least Penelope is. Realizing that Zeke is a soft-hearted romantic, Tina and Jimmy Jr. approach Zeke and invite him to be their dance date together, telling him that he deserves to be with people who care about him and like him. They leave Penelope at the restaurant and Zeke excitedly makes plans to coordinate their outfits and a dance routine for all three of them.
Meanwhile, Hugo brings along a rat catcher, seeking a large “super rat” near the restaurant. When Bob accidentally lets it in, the Belchers feel sympathy for it and secretly capture it and let it go free without Hugo or the rat catcher knowing.
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Bob’s Burgers – S16E06 – Get Her to the Zeke | Transcript
[Tina groaning]
Ughh!
Everything okay, Tina? A lot of moaning going on.
Are we just not bringing it this dinner?
Dad, step it up. We’re losing Tina.
Louise.
Bob.
[Tina continues groaning]
Aw, what is it, hon?
Mother, I can translate for Tina. I believe “Ugh” means Tina asked Jimmy Jr. to go to the eighth-grade dance today. And, perhaps, it did not go well.
[Tina] Hell, no, it didn’t go well!
Aw. Honey, what happened?
[Tina] Today, after lunch, I walked up to Jimmy Jr. and said…
[Tina] Hey, Jimmy Jr., what’s up? Or should I say, what’s down? [whispers] Look down.
[Jimmy Jr.] “Fancy feet.”
[Tina] Uh-huh. And they have a question for you. Do you want to go to the eighth-grade dance with us?
Oh! Uh…
[Tina] Grand romantic gesture much?
And he said no? Oh, I’m gonna fart on his grave.
You’re gonna outlive him to fart on his grave?
I’m in great shape, Bob.
[Tina] He did say no, but it’s complicated.
Sorry, Tina. I can’t.
[Tina] Great! Wait, what?
It’s Zeke.
[Tina] Zeke?
Yeah, if you and me go together, then Zeke has to go to the eighth-grade dance all alone.
[Jimmy Jr.] He’ll just be so sad.
[Tina] He will?
Zeke’s fragile, Tina, like a delicate flower that’s really good at wrestling. I can’t break that beautiful boy’s heart. But I’ll see you there.
[Tina] Okay. Yeah. [chuckles] No big deal. Damn you, Zeke.
What? What was that?
[Tina] Nothing. I said Zeke’s lucky to have you as a friend. Okay, bye.
Well, he said you’ll see each other there. That’s good, right?
[Tina] No, Dad, it’s not good. The eighth-grade dance is a big deal. It’s semi freaking formal, man. We’re talking punch bowl. Balloon arch. I’ve had a page blocked off in my diary for this for years.
Well, why don’t you just find a date for Zeke? Then you guys can double date.
[Tina] Huh.
[Linda] Double dates are the best. You got a built-in gal pal with you the whole night–
And you can order an extra entree and say it’s for the table. And then everybody says, “Whoo! What a great idea.” And then you have a whole extra entree at the table! Argh! I want to start dating!
[Tina] I guess it’s worth a shot. But how will I find a date for Zeke? Is there someone out there who likes loud boys who are annoyingly always around Jimmy Jr.?
Just dress up a mop and call it a day.
[Tina] Okay, a date for Zeke. Let’s see. Taken. Taken. Doesn’t like boys. Doesn’t like anyone. Penelope, of course. Why didn’t I think of Penelope? I guess ’cause she transferred here last year, and I don’t know her at all. But she’s definitely our gal. Look at her. She has a face and stuff. Okay, yeah, this could be good. Here I go.
[school bell ringing]
[Tina] Okay. Guess I’ll catch my dream girl later.
That’s the spirit.
[sniffs] Huh. This tub smells like lasagna. That’s weird. You’d tell me if we were making lasagna, right?
Yes. Lin, I’ve said this before. I will definitely tell you if we start making lasagna.
All right.
What the… Hugo?
[Linda] The Rat Queen?
Linda. Bob.
Bob. Linda. Hugo.
Ron.
Ron.
Hugo.
Hello. I’m Roxy Peppins.
Yes, the Roxy Peppins, aka The Rat Queen.
Oh, hi.
Uh, hi.
She’s the best exterminator in the city. Remember when Family Funtime got taken over by rats?
Oh, yeah, it was on the news. They were having a field day in that ball pit.
Roxy got those rats out in 30 minutes.
That’s half an hour, Bob.
Is she looking for rats? ‘Cause we… we don’t have rats, currently.
Sir, you do not have rats inside the premises, but I believe you may have something much worse out there. Lurking, watching, waiting. I’m talking about a super rat.
A super rat?
A super rat.
A super rat, uh–
Yep, your average rat is eight, maybe ten inches long. A super rat is 16 to 20 inches.
Twenty-inch super rat? And it flies?
No one said it flies, Linda.
This is what they’re dealing with in London right now.
Oh, God.
Oh! How’d it get so big?
Rats are parasitic on the human diet and our food is packed with hormones.
Hormones, Bob!
[Bob] Hmm.
The super rat has been spotted in the alley behind your restaurant.
People sent Roxy videos of the super rat in your alley on a forum called Rat Chat. It’s where people chat about rats.
When we saw it was your alley, we offered to make an introduction. And now we are basically a part of Roxy’s entourage.
You’re on the wait list.
Yes!
I’d like your permission to set a trap in the alley behind your restaurant and mount a camera on your fire escape to monitor the trap and catch the super rat.
Oh.
Exciting.
This will be a multiday process. Rats are clever. Super rats are super clever. If I put the bait in the trap tonight, it won’t take it.
Just listen, Bob.
I’m listening.
Over the course of several nights, we move the bait closer and closer, and then finally, into the trap. We make the rat so comfortable that on the final night, he’s hanging his pictures on the wall. He’s making martinis.
[Linda] Oh, nice!
And then bam! Trap closes!
[Linda] Oh.
We got him! Humans prevail. For now.
So you want to lure a giant rat to our restaurant?
I guess it is better not to have a big super rat outside, flying around our alley.
Again. Ma’am, it does not fly.
[sighs] Fine.
Great!
Okay, now, real quick, Ron. Smell this bus tub. What does it smell like?
Linda, no.
[sniffs] Lasagna?
Thank you.
[Tina] Okay, now’s my chance. Penelope whatever your last name is, you got a double date with destiny.
[Zeke and Jimmy Jr. grunting]
Did you go to the muscle store? You’re getting strong.
I’ve been doing burpees.
[Tina] Hey there, fellas. Uh, since I got you here, Zeke, do you know Penelope?
Who? What?
[Tina] That girl over there.
[Zeke] Yeah?
[Tina] If she was into going on like a double date to the eighth-grade dance with you, me, and Jimmy Jr., would you be into that too?
Wait. You think she wants to go to the dance with me?
[Tina] I do.
Well, I’m all about different ways we form social bonds in this grade, so put me down for a “Hell, yeah!” J-Ju, you up for that?
Uh, sure.
[Tina] Great. Go back to what you were doing.
All right. One, two, a-one, two, three, four!
[grunting] I’m gonna get you! Oh, just stop.
Ow! Wait, no.
[Tina] Hi, uh, Penelope. Can I call you that?
Yeah. I used to be Penny at my old school. But here–
[Tina] Uh-huh, yeah. Yeah, great. Um, here’s the thing. You know, Zeke? The one squeezing the other boy’s head with his thighs over there.
Yeah?
[Tina] He’s shy, but he’s wondering if you’d want to go on a double date to the eighth-grade dance with him and me and Jimmy Jr.
Oh, I’d do that.
[Tina] Yeah?
But the eighth-grade dance is a pretty big deal. Maybe we could go on a double date somewhere else first to see if we hit it off.
[Tina] Oh. Uh, okay.
How about a double dinner date on Friday at that baked potato place? Spud Simple.
[Tina] Uh, sure. Deal.
Great! Bring your own sour cream, though. Theirs is weird. It’s just too sour.
[Tina] The sour cream is too sour?
I can text you some sour creams that aren’t so sour. How many sour creams does your mom let you buy?
[Tina] Oh, uh, like a normal amount, I guess.
Then this list will really help.
[Tina] Okay, well, I’m gonna stop this conversation so I can save some for Friday night. And then hopefully, Saturday night at the dance. Whoo-hoo! Double, double date.
[Jimmy Jr.] Ow, Zeke, my cheeks.
[Zeke] Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.
[Tina] Well, I’m off to Spud Simple.
Okay. Have a fun double date, my little hot potato.
[Tina] Hopefully, Penelope and Zeke hit it off, and then he asks her to the dance, or she asks him to the dance, or they ask each other at the exact same time.
That’s how Simon and Garfunkel got together. And now, they’ve been married 40 wonderful years.
We’ll just be here having an incredible time catching a super rat.
[Tina] Wow. Big night for all of us, huh?
Yeah, Roxy moved the food into the trap, so I guess tonight’s the night.
Exciting! It could have chosen any nasty alley in town, but it chose Dad’s nasty alley.
And I’ll probably get hired as the Rat Queen’s assistant tonight. So I guess this is my two-weeks’ notice.
Okay, great.
Can I use you as a reference?
I wouldn’t.
[Tina] Hey, guys.
Hey, Tina.
‘Sup?
[Tina] Oh, wow. Zeke, you brought a flower for Penelope? That’s so nice.
Zeke didn’t tell me he was gonna bring a flower, but I found this cool rock while we were walking. Do you want it? I mean, that part is pretty dirty, but still–
[Tina] I’ll just put it in my pocket for now.
Y’all don’t think I used too much scent, do you? It’s my dad’s cologne and my stepmom’s vanilla body milk.
[Tina] It’s not bad. It smells like a barn opened a bakery.
I’ve never been on an actual date before. [chuckles] Are you sure Penelope said yes?
[Tina] Uh-huh. And if this goes well, we’ll be double-dating our way to eighth-grade danceville.
Yeah, I hope she likes me.
Of course she will, Zeke. You’re a catch. Just be yourself in there.
[Tina] Yeah, but also, maybe, tamp it down a bit. Reel it in, so we can seal this deal. Sound good? Great. Let’s go in.
[Tina] Hi, Penelope.
Hi, Tina. Hi, Jimmy Jr. Hi, Zeke.
Uh, I bought you this.
Oh, thanks.
I can’t tell if it’s normal or like totally weird to pay someone to kill a plant and then bring it to a person.
[chuckles nervously]
Am I… Am I ruining it? I’m so sorry. Come on, Zeke. Shut it! Shut it, Zeke!
[Tina] Oh, boy. Nice place. Um, so, what’s in the lunchbox?
Food. I don’t like potatoes.
[Tina] Uh, what?
I don’t like round food, so my mom packed me meatballs.
[Tina] Oh, but aren’t meatballs round?
She makes them into cubes.
[Tina] But you chose this restaurant.
I did. I like the temperature in here. They keep it the perfect degrees.
[laughs nervously] Right. Bigtime.
God, it’s so nice to have someone else get it.
[Tina] Are they getting along? I think they are. Good, good.
Hello. My name is Tim. So there’s one potato, two potato, three potato… Four of you for the buffet? Oh, it’s the girl who brings her own food.
Hello.
I’ll get you some waters.
I brought my own. I would like a plate of ice.
Of course, I’ll be back.
[Tina] Okay, boys, should we go get buff… et?
Let’s do it to it.
If you don’t like the way their lettuce looks, I brought lettuce.
Oh. That’s cool.
[Tina] Is the whole backpack full of lettuce?
Oh, yeah.
Ugh, God, I wish I could give civilian kitchens a health grade.
Well, you can’t.
Well, I’m going to. C minus.
Oh, my God.
So how does one become a Rat Queen? Do you come from a long line of rat royalty?
Did you start as a hamster princess and work your way up?
Actually, I majored in Rat at Harvard.
Really?
No, of course not. I got where I am because I’m observant. I see the clues they leave behind that no one else sees. Greasy rub marks from their fur, little scratches on the wall, ball sign.
Ball sign?
Adult males drag their scrotums behind them.
Yeah, Bob.
[Bob] Um, what?
Oh, I think I got something. I’m seeing movement.
I see it. Roxy saw it, then I saw it. It’s him!
Wait, that’s not him.
It’s not him, Bob.
Oh, it’s Little King Trashmouth. And there’s his husband, Gary. Oh, no! Are they gonna tussle with the super rat? Can we give the king a weapon? Who’s got a tiny weapon?
On it. What size sword is he?
No need for swords. Check this out.
[barking sound over laptop]
[all exclaiming]
Well, that scared him off.
I also have mountain lion, owl and the Howard Dean scream.
Will you send me that playlist?
Nice of you guys to come back.
Sorry, we went as fast as we could.
It’s just my meat cubes are getting cold.
[munching]
Oh, gosh, Zeke, you really chew, huh?
Yeah, I guess. [chewing] That’s how I get it done.
Ew, ew, ew, ew. Sorry, but I don’t like other people chewing. So how about, like, three chews max?
Oh, uh, okay, I can handle some feedback, girl.
And make sure that your mouth is completely closed.
But he can open to take a bite, right?
If he has to.
Constructive criticism. I like it.
[Tina] I’m gonna get, uh, just a few more toppings. Jimmy Jr., want to come with me?
Uh, yeah. I could definitely do with a higher chives count. I love chives.
[Tina] Is it just me, or is Penelope extremely annoying?
Yeah, she’s awful.
[Tina] Zeke cannot ask her to the dance.
But wasn’t this whole thing your idea?
[Tina] Yeah, that was before I knew about the meat cubes and the backpack full of lettuce. You gotta pull Zeke aside and tell him not to ask her.
Okay.
[Tina] And maybe there’s still time to find Zeke a different date before tomorrow. Like, uh, like that lady over there. She’s got a couple of kids. Seems stable.
Yeah, she seems nice.
[Tina] Wow, that’s a lot of chives.
Is it? Okay, just one more scoop.
Guess what? Turns out Penelope and I both like TV. It’s like, what don’t we have in common?
[Tina] Amazing. Amazing.
She helped me realize I’ve been watching all the wrong stuff, though. Turns out I don’t like what I like.
[Tina] [clears throat]
Hey, Zeke. Uh, they put out more bacon bits at the buffet. You want to go get some?
Hell, yeah! They ran out, and I was all like, “Who’s taking all the dingdarn bacon, for Pete’s sakin?” Let’s go!
I’m so happy you set me up with Zeke. I think we go really well together.
[Tina] Yeah. Or not. Life’s funny, you know?
What do you mean?
[Tina] I just wonder if, maybe, you and Zeke might not be a good fit.
Excuse me.
[Tina] I mean, it’s not your fault. You’re great.
Actually, Tina, I think it’s you who doesn’t fit.
[Tina] Yeah. Wait, what?
You kind of throw off the whole dynamic of the group.
[Tina] Me?
But it’s okay. ‘Cause I have a cousin who is perfect for Jimmy Jr. I think I’ll set them up to go to the dance together tomorrow.
[Tina] What?
Sorry, Tina. Looks like it didn’t work out. Ugh, but that’s just the way the potato bounces.
[Tina] Please don’t push my potato.
Ah. Oops.
[Tina] And you did it.
Oh, no. Let me get you a new one. Here you go.
Hey, the boys are back in town. I just made that saying up. So, Jimmy Jr., I have to tell you about my gorgeous cousin.
[Tina] Ah! Oh, no, I dropped my glasses. Jimmy Jr., can you help me look for them?
Ah!
[Tina] [whispering] How’d it go with Zeke?
Not great. He wants to introduce her to his grandma to get her blessing.
[Tina] Crap. This girl’s dangerous. She pushed my potato off the table.
Whoa.
[Tina] We gotta get him away from her again so we can talk him out of this. Maybe if it’s both of us, he’ll listen. Follow my lead. Thanks, Jimmy Jr. You found them. I was blind, and now I see. [laughs nervously] Zeke, should, uh, me, you and Jimmy Jr. go get a surprise, uh, soda for Penelope from the soda fountain way over there?
I don’t drink out of cups.
Oh.
Why don’t we all just stay and talk?
Hell, yeah. Laugh and share ideas while we chew our food modestly.
I have a topic. Let’s all talk about our cousins.
[Tina groans]
Cousin talk. Great idea. I love how cousins can be a baby or just some old dude. But they’re both cousins!
[laughs]
Well, I guess a watched alley never rats.
Where is he? I’ll give him ten more minutes and then I’m eating the bait!
I’m a bit peckish too. Uh, wasn’t that your restaurant downstairs?
Uh, yeah.
Oh, you don’t want one of Bob’s nasty burgers.
I’d love a burger.
Bob, make Roxy a burger at once.
I’d eat a burger.
[Bob] Yep. I’ll go make food. I’d love to not be near Hugo anymore.
Oh, hush. I’m great.
I’ll have the yellowtail hamachi, please.
We just ran out.
Fine. Just the salt-baked branzino.
[♪ suspenseful music playing]
[chittering]
[high-pitched] Ah! Rat. Rat! [screams] [in normal voice] Oh, no. You’re in the restaurant. [panting] I… I have some bad news about the rat.
Looks like bad news about the burgers you were gonna make us, too.
That’s fine.
So, yeah, my cousin is good at all kinds of dancing. Jazz, tap, modern, old-timey.
Wow.
And she’s totally free on Saturday. And her bangs aren’t the stupid kind.
[Tina] Oh, my God, I just thought of the perfect surprise for Penelope.
Ow!
Damn, girl.
[Tina] Something from the gift counter. Come on, Zeke. Don’t you want to pick out the perfect little potato present for Penelope?
A small but thoughtful potato gift? Lead the way, girl.
[Tina] Zeke, you cannot ask Penelope to the dance.
Do what the what?
[Tina] She’s so annoying.
What are you talking about?
And also she’s not being that nice to you. Sorry, but we promised to always be real.
Y’all know I’ve never had a date to a dance before, right? Or any date. Jimmy Jr., I know you’re used to this kind of stuff, the romance and all, but it doesn’t really happen for me. Nobody wants to go to a dance with me or hold a boombox over their head outside my room while I’m trying to sleep or have me at hello or open a jewelry box for me and then slam it shut on my hand or anything!
Zeke.
I’m sorry if you just can’t be happy for me. You know what? I don’t want to double date with you guys anymore. I just want a single date with Penelope. That’s a thing, right? I don’t know. I’m new to this stuff! I think you two should leave. I’ll pick up the tab. My treat!
Zeke, no!
Jimmy Jr., go get. Just get!
[Tina] So I don’t suppose you and me are still on for tomorrow night?
Zeke!
[Tina] Right. It’s all ruined.
Hi. Are we looking for t-shirts? Sorry, we’re all sold out of “taters gonna tate.”
[Tina] That’s fine. Thank you.
[Tina] Sorry, I set him up with her. I didn’t realize she’d be that.
She doesn’t even appreciate all the wonderful things about him. Who wouldn’t want to hear Zeke chew? I do all the time.
[Tina] Uh, he really fell for her, huh?
Well, Zeke just loves love, you know? He loves it so much that he’ll go to the dance with someone who doesn’t even deserve him. He’s a big old romantic. Do you know anyone else that believes in love and romance that much, Tina? Tina? Do you? Do you, Tina? Tina, do you hear me asking you questions? I, like, kept asking and asking.
[Tina] Sorry, sorry. Actually, I do know someone like that, and she knows what to do.
Wait. Who’s she? You?
[Tina] Yeah.
Oh, okay.
[Tina] ‘Cause–
I guess I get it.
[Tina] Because I am like that.
You just said that weird and I was confused.
[Tina] Right. But who else would it be?
I don’t know. Like, it could have been anyone.
[Tina] [stammers] But, no. I–
Well, let’s just do your plan.
[Tina] Okay. Yeah.
He’s not gonna make it easy to find him in here. He’s gonna hide. He’s gonna urinate like hell, and he’s gonna hide.
Me too.
Yeah, me too.
But we can flush him out.
And what do we do after we catch him? Deliver him to the Pentagon, where he’ll be trained as an assassin?
Oh, he goes on Dancing with the Stars.
I kill him.
What?
You kill him?
Well, she is an exterminator.
I thought it was exterminator. “Ex,” like used to be. Like a terminator who got tired of all the terminatoring.
Doesn’t seem like he’s up here. Is there a basement?
Uh, yeah, through the kitchen.
I’m gonna go down there and check.
Can I come?
[Roxy] Sure.
[Ron] Me too?
No, Ron. This is big-boy stuff.
He can come.
[Hugo] Ugh, fine.
[Ron] Yay!
I can’t believe she’s gonna kill the super rat.
Poor guy. It’s not his fault he got so big. It’s the hormones. He was just doing his own thing. Making his own way in the world.
Yeah, he’s just misunderstood. A giant, hairy, horrifying, misunderstood animal. Like Dad.
[sighs] Thanks, Louise.
Dragging his balls around, like Dad.
Thank you, Gene. Oh, my God, there it is.
[all exclaiming]
So I guess we should tell Roxy it’s up here and send it to its death.
Or, maybe, I just go over there and open the door.
No, Louise. Your father can do it.
No, she can do it.
[Linda growls]
[sighs] Okay, fine. I’ll do it.
[Louise] Run. Run to freedom, super rat.
Aw, bye, super rat.
Enjoy your hormones.
[Hugo] What? You let the super rat out?
[Louise] Uh, the rat made us let him out.
He had a little gun.
Yeah, he got our cash. He said he was headed to Aruba.
Damn it, Bob. He got in your heads. He got in all of your heads. You can’t let him get into your mind. Let’s roll out!
Bye, take care. We didn’t just start the bubonic plague again, did we?
A super bubonic plague. Boobity, boobity, boobity.
So, Penelope, there’s something I want to ask you.
Aw, okay. Will you make sure there’s absolutely no spit in your mouth before you ask it? Oh, you again.
What do you guys want?
[Tina] Why don’t you ask these plates?
Um…
What in the…
[Zeke] “Zeke, will you dance to go with the us?”
[Tina] Oh, uh, hold on.
“You will go”
[Tina] Oh, yeah, wait. Just let me try one more time.
“Zeke, will you go to the dance with us?” Us?
[Tina] Yeah, me and Jimmy Jr. The three of us.
Please?
Um, I don’t think Zeke wants to–
[Tina] Zeke, listen. You do deserve love and romance. And you do deserve to go to the dance with someone. But it should be someone, or maybe two someones, who appreciate you. Who wanna just let you be you.
I appreciate him. I let him guard the lettuce when I went to the bathroom.
[Tina] Zeke, I’m sorry that I put you in a position where you had to guard Penelope’s backpack full of lettuce. I’m sorry about everything. I… I thought of you in a certain way, that you were in the way. But you’re kind of like me. You’re a romantic. And I think the three of us will actually have a lot of fun at the dance together. And you can chew as many times as you want.
Zeke?
Y’all, these buffet topping plates are the most romantic thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Yes, I’ll go to the dance with you two. Yes! [laughing]
Zeke, um, I have some bad news. I don’t want to go to the dance with you.
Well, actually, I’m gonna go with them.
I’m breaking up with you. Please don’t fight it.
No, it’s fine.
Stop making a scene!
You know what? We’re all paid up here. You guys want to head out?
Fine. More lettuce for me.
All right. Let’s talk coordinated color schemes for our outfits. Let’s talk a three-person dance we practice a little bit. And y’all are getting me a boutonniere. And it has to be white. I want it to match my boots.
[Tina] Yeah, uh… okay.
[Jimmy Jr.] Okay, yeah.
♪ Put your feelings
to the test ♪
♪ And make a grand
romantic gesture ♪
♪ You’ll get them saying
yes, sir ♪
♪ With a grand
romantic gesture ♪
♪ Put potato toppings
on a plate ♪
♪ Next thing you know ♪
♪ You got yourself a date ♪
♪ And if you want
to feel alive ♪
♪ Don’t forget
to add those chives ♪
[echoes] ♪ Chives ♪
♪ Put your feelings
to the test ♪
♪ And make a grand
romantic gesture ♪
♪ You’ll get them saying
yes, sir ♪
♪ With a grand
romantic gesture ♪
[Linda] Twenty-inch super rat? And it flies?
