Official poster for the episode, designed by Hector Reynoso and Anthony Aguinaldo
Episode no.
Season 4 Episode 12
Directed by
Jennifer Coyle
Written by
Lizzie Molyneux Wendy Molyneux
Production code
4ASA04
Original air date
March 9, 2014 (2014-03-09)
Guest appearances
Aziz Ansari as Darryl
Episode chronology
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"The Frond Files" is the 12th episode of the fourth season of the American animated comedy series Bob's Burgers. Written by Lizzie and Wendy Molyneux, the episode sees Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) and Linda Belcher (John Roberts) visiting a Wagstaff School exhibition entitled "Why I Love Wagstaff." Noticing that their children's reports are missing from the exhibition, they confront school guidance counselor Phillip Frond (David Herman), who gives them the discarded reports to read for themselves.
The episode is divided into three segments corresponding to each Belcher child's report: Louise's (Kristen Schaal), a Terminator-inspired science fiction story; Gene's (Eugene Mirman), a musical act parodying Rock 'n' Roll High School; and Tina's (Dan Mintz), a piece of zombie "friend fiction" which pays homage to Night of the Living Dead. All three stories portray Mr. Frond as an antagonistic character, and he removed them from the exhibition because they were "offensive" and Frond is already in trouble with the school superintendent because his credentials aren't valid in the state.
Comedian Aziz Ansari guest stars in "The Frond Files," voicing recurring character Darryl in the episode's first and third segment. It originally aired on Fox on March 9, 2014, drawing an audience of 2.21 million viewers. "The Frond Files" received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its humor and pop culture references, and was later cited by Bob's Burgers creator Loren Bouchard as one of his favorite episodes of the series.
"TheFrondFiles" is the 12th episode of the fourth season of the American animated comedy series Bob's Burgers. Written by Lizzie and Wendy Molyneux,...
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short-lived companion series to King of the Hill, The Goode Family. He also provides the voice for Mr. Frond (and other supporting voices) in Fox's Bob's...
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large, compound, evergreen leaves, known as fronds, arranged at the top of an unbranched stem, except for the Hyphaene genus, who has branched palms. However...
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