These could have jokes as well, but I think Zeke is brighter than he lets on, at least in literature. Not only has he randomly dropped literature references ("Settle down, Robert Frost!" and he calls Tina "Tina C. Williams") but in the water park episode, he willingly chose a book (Animal Farm) that is above his current grade level and correctly spoke on the more complex themes of the book. I hope there was some payoff to that.
I do hope theres some plot of him being more academic and how it ties into his story of being an issue as a kid early on and how he slowly got better through his interests and academic activities
Imagine Louise and Zeke running the restaurant. Louise said she wanted to take over, and Zeke would be a really good fit, especially if him and Tina get together.
This is just adding onto your point about Tina having some small feelings for Zeke, but if I remember correctly its mentioned that Tina has a reoccurring dream where Jimmy junior and Zeke switch bodies or jimmy j has Zeke's face. something to that effect
In the episode "Go Tina on the Mountain" Tina was writing in her diary. That's when she mentioned that she keeps having a dream that Jimmy jr. and Zeke switch heads. Since it's a recuring dream, it's definitely a sign that she has some feelings for Zeke deep down somewhere. Good catch!
Tina tends to go for the skinny pretty boy type so i imagine that's her subconscious brain saying they like Zeke's personality but is not attracted to their look.
@@menenkfkfk6388 And he could expand the restaurant/do a more upscale thing hat offers braised lamb shank or something lol (could also allow Bob to experiment more with pricier ingredients like he would like to do)
You don’t know how happy I am that somebody’s finally doing this deep dives into Bob’s Burgers characters. I binged all of the videos that this channel dead. As soon as I saw the why Linda loves Bob video. They’re well researched, thoughtful, and leave no easter egg unturned INCREDIBLE 👏🏼👏🏼cannot wait for the why Linda loves bob video!!!!
Thank you 💜. I'm happy other people seem to be interested in these characters as much as I am. I'm about to script the Bob loves Linda video so it should be coming soon. If you have any suggestions for a topic to cover I'll be happy to consider it! I'll be sure to add more bobs burgers videos soon 🥰
I think that part of the reason Zeke is so close to Gene and feels so protective over him is because he is extremely into Tina but Tina is in an on again off again thing with his best friend. He genuinely likes Gene don’t get me wrong, but he i think that at least in part he sees it as a way to be closer to the girl he likes. As early as the gladiator fights in the cooler he mentions that he likes Tina but has no way to express it and as the series progresses he continues to fight with his feelings for Tina and his desire to see his best friend happy. During the Oeder games he kind of breaks and painfully admits in clear words that he likes her. Jimmy plays with Tina’s feelings and Zeke literally calls him out on it, and you can tell that when Zeke admits it to Tina it is because it is true.
I really agree. I was a little disappointed by the movie focusing on Tina wanting Jimmy as a simmer boyfriend, just cause it feels so up and down with Jimmy Jr.
I feel like at least in later seasons Tina will finally get over her crush on Jimmy Jr. I mean let’s not forget she is a teenager and teenagers have a hard time expressing their emotions and understanding them as well. I feel like with how the show is going they may play into him being her summer boyfriend, and at the end of summer Tina will finally realizes it wasn’t worth it, so she lets him go. At least I feel like that may be something they do
OMGGGGG i’m so glad i have another zeke and tina defender ! its so cute i have a headcannon that tina doesn't work for the restaurant, shes a writer but shes with zeke and zeke is a chef so he has a restaurant and bob loves him because they cook togehter and of course louise and gene love him because he's already like a big brother to him so i hope the writers pull through 😭😭😭
Zeke is one of my favorite characters I’m a huge Zekextina shipper he playing the waiting game if I’m not mistaken the after school club that runs the woman issue club is a self defense for women which is really sweet 😊 honesty I see his dad running a hardware store or mechanic I don’t think it’s a restaurant he would have said so but I’m assuming it’s hardware type stuff
It would be fun if the series finale of Bob's Burgers does show the Belcher children all grown up Zeke marries Tina and takes over as the new chef for Bob's Burgers. Then we can think back to that old episode of Tina giving Zeke the mascot costume as where it all began. Louise is the new Fischoeder of the town, given her cunning nature and leadership skills. Gene could probably run some improv trope or local theater Tina could still work at the restaurant but also writes erotic novels on the side, trying to get them published.
Louise plans on taking over the restaurant so I think she should run the restaurant with Zeke so Tina can concentrate on publishing her writing. But of course Louise can run underground operations in the town on the side 😂
This is a Zeke stan account, Zeke and Mr Fischoeder are my favorites for differing reasons. Given we know Louise is for sure gonna take ip the restaurant, I personally HC that Zeke and Tina eventually get together and he becomes Louise's sous chef. He fits in absolute perfectly with the Belchers!
It'd be neat if there's a spin off after the series about Zeke and Jimmy owning opposite restaurants as adults and he's married to Tina and because of that, Jimmy Pesto Jr has insane beef with the burger place across the way
Zekes whole backstory is similar to my childhood It wasn’t awful but far from normal and sounds like a typical southern dysfunctional family, lots of it mostly extended cousins or through bonds and it makes sense why Zeke is a good ol boy we call it hospitality for a reason. No matter where who or what your friends are doing we got yer back bubba
It could be that the 44 YO that Zeke says is his brother could just be a family friend or what not that he looks up to as a brother and I would also hope this is the case
I called my cousin that was almost 25 years older than me my brother when I was a kid because we were the only only-children in my family and I thought we deserved siblings. Have hope that Zeke is just eccentric instead of his dad being horrible.
I was thinking it was a step brother feom his step mom or something like that, and zeke had just seen him as an older brother and referred to him as a brother
I am so glad someone else agrees that Zeke would be better for Tina than Jimmy Jr. The whole Jimmy Jr stringing Tina along is something i wish the show would drop altogether as it has long since got boring.
I think Jimmy junior is DemiSexual and is trying to force himself to be heterosexual because of his dad. And it's going to have a hell of awakening in his late thirties where he realizes his own internalized homophobia and And unpacks it all and comes out.
I definitely think Zeke's brother and how it complicates things with his parents, was just the writers forgetting what they'd written lol. Since, Bob's Burgers doesn't really make characters like that, if you kno what I mean😭😭 if they remember that fact and decide to incorporate it into a later episode, I think they might go the route of an uncle or a family friend who acts brotherly towards Zeke.
In recent episodes, Tina is definitely starting to consider Zeke as a potential boyfriend even if she doesn't realize it yet. In her diary she notes that she dreamed Zeke and Jimmy JR switched heads, though she didn't know what it meant. There are also episodes where she seems more interested in what Zeke has to say than Jimmy JR and even for a short while switched how she greeted the two. In the earlier seasons she would say "Hey Jimmy JR!...Zeke...", but then she started saying "Hey Zeke!...Jimmy JR..." in later seasons. I'm pretty sure she's switched back now, it's been a minute since I watched the show
I actually have done a video on her already! I have a Playlist of bobs burgers videos if you need help finding it. In there I talked about her relationship with Louise. Hope this helps!
The RUclips algorithm put your Jimmy Junior video in my face so now I’m going back and watching all your bobs burgers stuff. And I love that the first one in the playlist is about my absolute favorite side character Zeke.
Zeke is just…perfect. Perfect in his imperfections and huge beautiful heart ❤ His love for wrestling, his love of ALL the Belchers, and his true adorable crush and support of Tina and all of her Tina-ness. And his hidden talents and creativities~ UGH I adore him, he’s one of my favorites 😩❤️ (Also one thing I wanted to mention, is that it was seen on more than one occasion, that the Belcher siblings will include him in things whether or not JJ is there; the casino ep. for example)
I see the vision but I don't think Zeke is queer, but Jimmy junior will definitely have quite the awakening. In his late 30s when he realizes that he is in fact, Demi sexual
@@anncommanda2060 Yeah, Zeke definitely likes girls. I personally think he could be bi, but he REALLY digs Tina and part of me wants them to end up together. (The other part of me wants Josh to come back.)
I like to think that Zeke and Louise will run the restaurant together, his talent and her…skills will make them super successful while remaining a family restaurant. Tina will go away to college and start writing indie romance novels (easily clearing over $5000 a month on passive income alone),become slightly less weird and move back home, and reconnect with a slightly more chill zeke, who has in her absence become the 4th belcher kid, and finally give in to her attraction Gene will own a queer friendly bar/venue, where he’s the musical director (think robin williams in The Birdcage) they’ve got drag brunch, host local performances, karaoke nights, etc and that’s where the belcher kids hang out on nights out. He ‘helps’ at the restaurant during the day when he feels like it.
outside of the Belcher's Zeke is my boy - when he is around I need to remind myself not to have a drink because some of his lines just come out of nowhere and are always a hit with me
Nice video! If you check out the episode where Tina takes Capoeira, in the scene where Bob imagines Tina cooking with him as an adult, she is holding a baby that looks just like Zeke! He is definitely her endgame.
Another example of her possible feelings for zeke is that dream sequence where both zeke and jimmy jr ask her to marry them. Forget the episode but it had to do with tina walking the red carpet I think?
OMG! Just discovered your vids and you're a new fav! I just thought of this while watching: Zeke has BEEN calling Tina T-Bird. And, on the trip to Mt. Windy Gap, Tina desperately wanted to be seen as Teagle (instead of Fluffy Butt LMAO). Zeke has been there, through the touch tank, through the apoca-lips, seeing T-Bird like no one else. I too, want more Zena/Tinke content! 😍
I don't watch Bob's Burgers. But I do like hearing black women talk in an enthusiastic tone with the volume turned down low while I work. So... liked and subscribed!
Really great video, thank you so much! I think it's important to note that Zeek is the only one in the show (out of the kids) that has affinity and natural ability for cooking, none of the belchers kids has shown a passion for cooking (while one of them might devolop it later in life) so far none has shown a passion for it(tina was only the grill cook cause he didn't trust Gene and Louise with the fire) , while they all enjoy working at the restaurant none of them has shown a passion for cooking. While it was mentioned Bob had this passion from a young ago, they all enjoy working at it and Louise has stated that she hopes to run the restaurant one day (which I think she will be excellent at), season 4 episode 7 is really important cause I think it teases the high chance that Zeke will be the chef later on in life. No one else out of all the children in the show has shown a potential for being a chef and bob likes Zeke. I think what happens in season 13 episode 3 will happen where they all (other then Louise) go to a different career path and end up back working at the restaurant, tina might do writing or working with horses (and potentially be with Zeke) and gene might do something in music and Louise run the restaurant with Zeke as chef and then eventually Tina and Gene will come back to work in the restaurant. Bit long winded but was just thinking about the fact that the Bob & Deliver episode is really important as it's the only episode that shows someone that could potentially become the next chef for the restaurant after Bob
Theory about the 44 y/o brother. What if it's a situation where the 'brother' is actually his father, and the man he knows as his father is actually his grandfather who took over custody because the 'brother' wasn't a fit enough parent?
I genuinely think his crush on Tina is not one-sided. she is found of him sometimes, she is just seen a bit annoyed by him because he is so impulsive and not so bright. But I think over time they will get together. Idk man, I think she just didnt realized she also likes Zeke
Maybe it's just because of how I grew up. But I always read Zeke as being a military brat. And as for the 44 -year-old brother, I always just assumed it was a stepmom's kid
Its possible. We won't know unless they tell us since his dad has only appeared a couple of times as a nonspeaking character. As for his brother then that calls into question how old is his step mom to have a 44 year old son. She'd at least have to be in her 60s then. But the woman we saw to be Cheryl didn't look that old. the math is weird lol. Honestly it obvious it was a joke thrown in by the writers. I just thought it was a funny theory to talk about.
I really wish the show would’ve explored his cooking more. Like if he started working with Bob as a mentor. He doesn’t need to be fully involved- just at the restaurant.
I will say, it's so ironic how all the Belchers like Andy & Ollie yet only Tina likes Jimmy Jr. I do agree with you that Jimmy Jr. only wants Tina when he can't have her, therby keeping her in a situationship with him at his convenience. That being said, I think Tina and Jimmy Jr do have romantic chemistry (the sky kiss and when Tina => Tina Bot are my fave examples) *BUT* Tina and Zeke are just overall more compatible and the better ship.
I love Andy and Ollie. As far as Jimmy goes he definately does have good chemistry with Tina. But only when he's in the mood to be. Personally I value things like consistency and thoughtfulness over a period of time. Rather than sudden burst of being sweet before going back to indifference the next day. So that's why I'm more of a Zeke or Josh ship than a Jimmy Jr. I want to make a Jimmy Jr video in the future though! I like him so I'm happy to talk about our dancing King
There really are dark or/and sad background elements in Bob's Burgers when you think about it. Zeke, Rudy, Gayle, even Bob and Linda. Fishodor's background is probably REALLY dark, though he really seems to respect Bob... 😏
I love this kind of video essay and I've been looking for a creator doing Bob's Burgers like this! Can't believe the algorithm took this long to show me your videos but I'm excited to watch your deep dives. Subscribed, notifications on!
The episode where they talk about Tina's dream about Zeke and Jimmy Jr switching heads is when I started to realize that Tina has feelings for zeke. She wants Zeke's face on Jimmy's body she really does care for Zeke.
Just watched all of your analyses and I love them! You have such a good perspective on this show and I really enjoy your comments and insights into the characters! I would love to see you talk about Millie at some point since you've already covered most of my other favorite characters. I love that Millie is just explicitly morally grey to evil in contrast to Louise's morally grey to good.
Thank you 🧡. My favorite part of doing this series is all of us getting to talk about our comfort show. I'm definitely going to talk about Millie! I love her so much. There's a whole friendship timeline with her an Louise that I can wait to talk about. That and her crazy side 😂. I plan on getting around to most of the BB characters eventually. But trust me, its definitely on the list
I found your channel through your Gayle video and im already hooked 🥰 I’ve put your bobs burgers playlist on while im crocheting, and your voice is so lovely to listen to while I work 😊
I love your Bob’s Burgers content! You have an excellent voice for narration and it’s very obvious that you put a lot of work into these videos. Consider me subscribed!
Your analysis is spectacular! I can't wait to see your next video. I don't know if you only do popular animation but it would be great to see how you dig into almost any character now that I can see from this video how you can be trusted to really bring the facts and feelings together. That's rare and beautiful.
That's so sweet, Thank you 💛. I usually just do whatever comes to mind as a video topic. I love all forms of animation so thats where my main inspiration comes from. However, my channel has no rules so if I'm inspired to do live action content I will. I'm just glad people are interested in these silly topics lol
Zeke is my all time favorite secondary character! Main gang is Gene, maybe Louise, depending on the episode. But every Zeke appearance is enough to bring a smile to my face.
Zeke is playing the long game with Tina for sure! No reason to risk blowing it all up now when he knows Jimmy would throw a fit n she'd go back to him when he can do it 2 decades from now when she's looking to date seriously and there's higher chance of marriage working out
I think Zeke’s dad probably works in something related to wrestling, like maybe he’s a yoga instructor who’s really good at being a wrestling coach. Eeeep, I SO want Zeke to date Tina. He’s a good cook, a feminist like Bob. Also, Zeke has some of Linda’s sweetness, which would compliment how Tina is a total daddy’s girl.
I think season 15 could expand upon this. Also, the prom thing. What If his parents were chaperones? It would make his older brother around 18, and 13 years later would be 31 and could of just aged not well. Or his dad not telling the true age/name because he's a dr*g dealer and doesn't want Zeke to get involved at all. The moving around could be from them trying to hide from the older brother. idk. It could also be one of those kid things were they say a randome number for the age because they don't know their actual age.
I tend to think that some of the jokes in there weren't really thought through since a lot of it is improv. So I just throw out the brother being 44 thing
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Zeke is my favorite Bobs burgers side character! Next up is Rudy for sure ❤
im doing a top 10 part 2 video right now and zeke is my number 2 and rudy is my number 1. it was such a struggle to make that decision
Zeke is nearly the best. l kinda like regular-sized Rudy more.
Same!
So glad I found this channel! Bob's Burgers is very special to me. The characters actually love and suport each other! Wild stuff.
Zeke’s crush on Tina is honestly the cutest part of the show
One of the cutest. The cutest is Rudy and Louise’s friendship
i would love to see them start dating. tina needs to be shown the love she deserves!!
These could have jokes as well, but I think Zeke is brighter than he lets on, at least in literature. Not only has he randomly dropped literature references ("Settle down, Robert Frost!" and he calls Tina "Tina C. Williams") but in the water park episode, he willingly chose a book (Animal Farm) that is above his current grade level and correctly spoke on the more complex themes of the book. I hope there was some payoff to that.
I do hope theres some plot of him being more academic and how it ties into his story of being an issue as a kid early on and how he slowly got better through his interests and academic activities
This is so on point. Hopefully they play into it more in the future.
I needed someone to unpack this since I heard Zeke on the school news, “My family moves around a lot.” This kid has depth.
fr just the way he says it really gets to me
He mentions having moved schools a lot too in the more recent bully episode!
ahahah and tammy going “his family moves around a lot” the delivery kills me everytime
Imagine Louise and Zeke running the restaurant. Louise said she wanted to take over, and Zeke would be a really good fit, especially if him and Tina get together.
[Linda voice]
Omigod I love it!
Brother in law and sister in law running a business together
Beautiful thought
This is just adding onto your point about Tina having some small feelings for Zeke, but if I remember correctly its mentioned that Tina has a reoccurring dream where Jimmy junior and Zeke switch bodies or jimmy j has Zeke's face. something to that effect
In the episode "Go Tina on the Mountain" Tina was writing in her diary. That's when she mentioned that she keeps having a dream that Jimmy jr. and Zeke switch heads. Since it's a recuring dream, it's definitely a sign that she has some feelings for Zeke deep down somewhere. Good catch!
I was hoping someone would mention this, Tina for sure is considering him in some part of her
Tina tends to go for the skinny pretty boy type so i imagine that's her subconscious brain saying they like Zeke's personality but is not attracted to their look.
Zeke is Tina's future husband she just doesnt know it yet.
YES
And he also becomes a chef just like Bob
@@menenkfkfk6388 And he could expand the restaurant/do a more upscale thing hat offers braised lamb shank or something lol (could also allow Bob to experiment more with pricier ingredients like he would like to do)
“I’m gon getcha girl! I’m gon getcha!” 😂❤
zeke SHOULD marry tina, he’d be a better husband than jimmy jr. istg, jimmy jr. would have a mid-life crisis and try and empty the joint bank account
You don’t know how happy I am that somebody’s finally doing this deep dives into Bob’s Burgers characters. I binged all of the videos that this channel dead. As soon as I saw the why Linda loves Bob video. They’re well researched, thoughtful, and leave no easter egg unturned INCREDIBLE 👏🏼👏🏼cannot wait for the why Linda loves bob video!!!!
Thank you 💜. I'm happy other people seem to be interested in these characters as much as I am. I'm about to script the Bob loves Linda video so it should be coming soon. If you have any suggestions for a topic to cover I'll be happy to consider it! I'll be sure to add more bobs burgers videos soon 🥰
I think that part of the reason Zeke is so close to Gene and feels so protective over him is because he is extremely into Tina but Tina is in an on again off again thing with his best friend. He genuinely likes Gene don’t get me wrong, but he i think that at least in part he sees it as a way to be closer to the girl he likes. As early as the gladiator fights in the cooler he mentions that he likes Tina but has no way to express it and as the series progresses he continues to fight with his feelings for Tina and his desire to see his best friend happy. During the Oeder games he kind of breaks and painfully admits in clear words that he likes her. Jimmy plays with Tina’s feelings and Zeke literally calls him out on it, and you can tell that when Zeke admits it to Tina it is because it is true.
I really agree. I was a little disappointed by the movie focusing on Tina wanting Jimmy as a simmer boyfriend, just cause it feels so up and down with Jimmy Jr.
I feel like at least in later seasons Tina will finally get over her crush on Jimmy Jr. I mean let’s not forget she is a teenager and teenagers have a hard time expressing their emotions and understanding them as well. I feel like with how the show is going they may play into him being her summer boyfriend, and at the end of summer Tina will finally realizes it wasn’t worth it, so she lets him go. At least I feel like that may be something they do
OMGGGGG i’m so glad i have another zeke and tina defender ! its so cute i have a headcannon that tina doesn't work for the restaurant, shes a writer but shes with zeke and zeke is a chef so he has a restaurant and bob loves him because they cook togehter and of course louise and gene love him because he's already like a big brother to him so i hope the writers pull through 😭😭😭
Zeke is one of my favorite characters I’m a huge Zekextina shipper he playing the waiting game if I’m not mistaken the after school club that runs the woman issue club is a self defense for women which is really sweet 😊 honesty I see his dad running a hardware store or mechanic I don’t think it’s a restaurant he would have said so but I’m assuming it’s hardware type stuff
I love Southern character being shown more positively. ❤❤
As a southern girl, I love to see it too❤
It would be fun if the series finale of Bob's Burgers does show the Belcher children all grown up
Zeke marries Tina and takes over as the new chef for Bob's Burgers.
Then we can think back to that old episode of Tina giving Zeke the mascot costume as where it all began.
Louise is the new Fischoeder of the town, given her cunning nature and leadership skills.
Gene could probably run some improv trope or local theater
Tina could still work at the restaurant but also writes erotic novels on the side, trying to get them published.
I think they should be published but I’m under a pseudonym :)
Louise plans on taking over the restaurant so I think she should run the restaurant with Zeke so Tina can concentrate on publishing her writing. But of course Louise can run underground operations in the town on the side 😂
Tina also has dreams about Jimmy Jr and Zeke switching heads - which for me means she wants Zeke with JJ body
XD
I think Zeke's dad does something where he often gets his hands dirty. Maybe he's a mechanic at a body shop or a plumber.
This is a Zeke stan account, Zeke and Mr Fischoeder are my favorites for differing reasons.
Given we know Louise is for sure gonna take ip the restaurant, I personally HC that Zeke and Tina eventually get together and he becomes Louise's sous chef. He fits in absolute perfectly with the Belchers!
It'd be neat if there's a spin off after the series about Zeke and Jimmy owning opposite restaurants as adults and he's married to Tina and because of that, Jimmy Pesto Jr has insane beef with the burger place across the way
Zekes whole backstory is similar to my childhood
It wasn’t awful but far from normal and sounds like a typical southern dysfunctional family, lots of it mostly extended cousins or through bonds and it makes sense why Zeke is a good ol boy we call it hospitality for a reason. No matter where who or what your friends are doing we got yer back bubba
It could be that the 44 YO that Zeke says is his brother could just be a family friend or what not that he looks up to as a brother and I would also hope this is the case
Just give me anything lol I'll take any excuse at this point.
Yes! I’d love to imagine that his “brother” is someone from the big brother/big sister program
Agreed!
I called my cousin that was almost 25 years older than me my brother when I was a kid because we were the only only-children in my family and I thought we deserved siblings. Have hope that Zeke is just eccentric instead of his dad being horrible.
I was thinking it was a step brother feom his step mom or something like that, and zeke had just seen him as an older brother and referred to him as a brother
Im also hoping that Zeke's brother is maybe just a brought into the family brother like Cheryl's son since shes his step mom
This is Canon for me now, thank you.
I am so glad someone else agrees that Zeke would be better for Tina than Jimmy Jr.
The whole Jimmy Jr stringing Tina along is something i wish the show would drop altogether as it has long since got boring.
I think Jimmy junior is DemiSexual and is trying to force himself to be heterosexual because of his dad. And it's going to have a hell of awakening in his late thirties where he realizes his own internalized homophobia and And unpacks it all and comes out.
I definitely think Zeke's brother and how it complicates things with his parents, was just the writers forgetting what they'd written lol. Since, Bob's Burgers doesn't really make characters like that, if you kno what I mean😭😭 if they remember that fact and decide to incorporate it into a later episode, I think they might go the route of an uncle or a family friend who acts brotherly towards Zeke.
I know, I just thought it was funny lol.
Zeke is just so taken for granted it’s sad
I love Zeke. He’s self aware, kind, and very supportive. We could all use a little more of that in our lives.
In recent episodes, Tina is definitely starting to consider Zeke as a potential boyfriend even if she doesn't realize it yet. In her diary she notes that she dreamed Zeke and Jimmy JR switched heads, though she didn't know what it meant. There are also episodes where she seems more interested in what Zeke has to say than Jimmy JR and even for a short while switched how she greeted the two. In the earlier seasons she would say "Hey Jimmy JR!...Zeke...", but then she started saying "Hey Zeke!...Jimmy JR..." in later seasons. I'm pretty sure she's switched back now, it's been a minute since I watched the show
Great read on Zeke. Do Miss LaBonz, whose relationship with Louise makes me think a lot...
I actually have done a video on her already! I have a Playlist of bobs burgers videos if you need help finding it. In there I talked about her relationship with Louise. Hope this helps!
The RUclips algorithm put your Jimmy Junior video in my face so now I’m going back and watching all your bobs burgers stuff. And I love that the first one in the playlist is about my absolute favorite side character Zeke.
Zeke is just…perfect. Perfect in his imperfections and huge beautiful heart ❤
His love for wrestling, his love of ALL the Belchers, and his true adorable crush and support of Tina and all of her Tina-ness. And his hidden talents and creativities~ UGH I adore him, he’s one of my favorites 😩❤️
(Also one thing I wanted to mention, is that it was seen on more than one occasion, that the Belcher siblings will include him in things whether or not JJ is there; the casino ep. for example)
I'm a Zeke/Jimmy Jr. shipper, but he and Tina are good together, too.
Thats valid lol I see the vision
I see the vision but I don't think Zeke is queer,
but Jimmy junior will definitely have quite the awakening. In his late 30s when he realizes that he is in fact, Demi sexual
@@anncommanda2060 Yeah, Zeke definitely likes girls. I personally think he could be bi, but he REALLY digs Tina and part of me wants them to end up together. (The other part of me wants Josh to come back.)
I like to think that Zeke and Louise will run the restaurant together, his talent and her…skills will make them super successful while remaining a family restaurant. Tina will go away to college and start writing indie romance novels (easily clearing over $5000 a month on passive income alone),become slightly less weird and move back home, and reconnect with a slightly more chill zeke, who has in her absence become the 4th belcher kid, and finally give in to her attraction
Gene will own a queer friendly bar/venue, where he’s the musical director (think robin williams in The Birdcage) they’ve got drag brunch, host local performances, karaoke nights, etc and that’s where the belcher kids hang out on nights out. He ‘helps’ at the restaurant during the day when he feels like it.
outside of the Belcher's Zeke is my boy - when he is around I need to remind myself not to have a drink because some of his lines just come out of nowhere and are always a hit with me
We all would be lucky to have a hype man like Zeke!
Nice video! If you check out the episode where Tina takes Capoeira, in the scene where Bob imagines Tina cooking with him as an adult, she is holding a baby that looks just like Zeke! He is definitely her endgame.
Just the memory of Tina circling the mat doing capoeira just makes me chuckle. Thanks for that :)
Fun fact: They confirmed that the show takes place in Jersey in “It Snakes A Village.” You see them driving on a map from NJ to Florida
Alternate theory for Zeke's parentage because it happens in some families: zeke's "older brother" is actually his father and his grandad adopted him.
Another example of her possible feelings for zeke is that dream sequence where both zeke and jimmy jr ask her to marry them. Forget the episode but it had to do with tina walking the red carpet I think?
I think that might have been The Hormone-iums
OMG! Just discovered your vids and you're a new fav! I just thought of this while watching: Zeke has BEEN calling Tina T-Bird. And, on the trip to Mt. Windy Gap, Tina desperately wanted to be seen as Teagle (instead of Fluffy Butt LMAO). Zeke has been there, through the touch tank, through the apoca-lips, seeing T-Bird like no one else. I too, want more Zena/Tinke content! 😍
My theory is that Zeke's older brother is his dad and his "parents" are actually either his aunt and uncle or grandparents.
I love that you’re supporting all my theories of Zeke and Tina ending up together, she’ll be running the restaurant with Zeke, the cook :)
Perfect future.Zeke marries Tina and co runs the restaurant with Louise, she makes up the burger and he’s the chef that brings it into reality
I literally can listen to you talk abt this show all day
We should also talk about Tina’s dreams and the slow inclusion of zeke in then
I need tina to get over jimmy cuz she literally has zeke just...right there
I don't watch Bob's Burgers. But I do like hearing black women talk in an enthusiastic tone with the volume turned down low while I work. So... liked and subscribed!
Really great video, thank you so much! I think it's important to note that Zeek is the only one in the show (out of the kids) that has affinity and natural ability for cooking, none of the belchers kids has shown a passion for cooking (while one of them might devolop it later in life) so far none has shown a passion for it(tina was only the grill cook cause he didn't trust Gene and Louise with the fire) , while they all enjoy working at the restaurant none of them has shown a passion for cooking. While it was mentioned Bob had this passion from a young ago, they all enjoy working at it and Louise has stated that she hopes to run the restaurant one day (which I think she will be excellent at), season 4 episode 7 is really important cause I think it teases the high chance that Zeke will be the chef later on in life. No one else out of all the children in the show has shown a potential for being a chef and bob likes Zeke. I think what happens in season 13 episode 3 will happen where they all (other then Louise) go to a different career path and end up back working at the restaurant, tina might do writing or working with horses (and potentially be with Zeke) and gene might do something in music and Louise run the restaurant with Zeke as chef and then eventually Tina and Gene will come back to work in the restaurant. Bit long winded but was just thinking about the fact that the Bob & Deliver episode is really important as it's the only episode that shows someone that could potentially become the next chef for the restaurant after Bob
IM SO GLAD YOU GET IT!!! i swear the show secretly ships them too, i love them and im so happy to see more recognition for the ship
Theory about the 44 y/o brother. What if it's a situation where the 'brother' is actually his father, and the man he knows as his father is actually his grandfather who took over custody because the 'brother' wasn't a fit enough parent?
Thats a fun theory! I can see that.
He’s gonna get her one day XD
I genuinely think his crush on Tina is not one-sided. she is found of him sometimes, she is just seen a bit annoyed by him because he is so impulsive and not so bright. But I think over time they will get together. Idk man, I think she just didnt realized she also likes Zeke
Maybe it's just because of how I grew up. But I always read Zeke as being a military brat.
And as for the 44 -year-old brother, I always just assumed it was a stepmom's kid
Its possible. We won't know unless they tell us since his dad has only appeared a couple of times as a nonspeaking character.
As for his brother then that calls into question how old is his step mom to have a 44 year old son. She'd at least have to be in her 60s then. But the woman we saw to be Cheryl didn't look that old. the math is weird lol. Honestly it obvious it was a joke thrown in by the writers. I just thought it was a funny theory to talk about.
You have really changed my opinion on Zeke, didn’t expect to find him this deep tbh
I really wish the show would’ve explored his cooking more. Like if he started working with Bob as a mentor. He doesn’t need to be fully involved- just at the restaurant.
I will say, it's so ironic how all the Belchers like Andy & Ollie yet only Tina likes Jimmy Jr. I do agree with you that Jimmy Jr. only wants Tina when he can't have her, therby keeping her in a situationship with him at his convenience.
That being said, I think Tina and Jimmy Jr do have romantic chemistry (the sky kiss and when Tina => Tina Bot are my fave examples) *BUT* Tina and Zeke are just overall more compatible and the better ship.
I love Andy and Ollie. As far as Jimmy goes he definately does have good chemistry with Tina. But only when he's in the mood to be. Personally I value things like consistency and thoughtfulness over a period of time. Rather than sudden burst of being sweet before going back to indifference the next day. So that's why I'm more of a Zeke or Josh ship than a Jimmy Jr. I want to make a Jimmy Jr video in the future though! I like him so I'm happy to talk about our dancing King
@@TersTrippyTV Ah, I just saw this reply and I totally agreed on your Jimmy Jr video essay. Thank you for responding to my comment
There really are dark or/and sad background elements in Bob's Burgers when you think about it. Zeke, Rudy, Gayle, even Bob and Linda. Fishodor's background is probably REALLY dark, though he really seems to respect Bob... 😏
I forgot about brown-haired Tammy! She was flirting hard with him. But unlike the hair, not even the roots of that came back.
I love this kind of video essay and I've been looking for a creator doing Bob's Burgers like this! Can't believe the algorithm took this long to show me your videos but I'm excited to watch your deep dives. Subscribed, notifications on!
This video is a masterpiece and deserves more views
The episode where they talk about Tina's dream about Zeke and Jimmy Jr switching heads is when I started to realize that Tina has feelings for zeke. She wants Zeke's face on Jimmy's body she really does care for Zeke.
Ahhh, omg. You made me like Zeke x Tina! lol I kinda hope thhey end up together later~
I really enjoyed your analysis! Zeke is such a great character and I think you did a really good job on this video!
Just watched all of your analyses and I love them! You have such a good perspective on this show and I really enjoy your comments and insights into the characters! I would love to see you talk about Millie at some point since you've already covered most of my other favorite characters. I love that Millie is just explicitly morally grey to evil in contrast to Louise's morally grey to good.
Thank you 🧡. My favorite part of doing this series is all of us getting to talk about our comfort show. I'm definitely going to talk about Millie! I love her so much. There's a whole friendship timeline with her an Louise that I can wait to talk about. That and her crazy side 😂. I plan on getting around to most of the BB characters eventually. But trust me, its definitely on the list
I want Tina and Zeke to end up together. They’re genuinely such a good match.
i need a list of all the cute episodes of zeke and tina NOWWW
I found your channel through your Gayle video and im already hooked 🥰 I’ve put your bobs burgers playlist on while im crocheting, and your voice is so lovely to listen to while I work 😊
I never knew I needed a video about Zeke until today, thank you
Now that you brought it up. He probably would leave his feelings for Tina alone because, of Jimmy Jr.
Great now I don't like Jimmy Jr.😠😉🤣
I have a love hate relationship with Jimmy Jr. lol
Zeke is not a character I expected to like, but he is so supportive of everyone.
18:08 omg his mouth covering her face is so unhinged!! 😂😭
I love your Bob’s Burgers content! You have an excellent voice for narration and it’s very obvious that you put a lot of work into these videos. Consider me subscribed!
Zeke is easily my favorite character. Its also not theroized its an established fact that the show takes place in new jersey.
I love Zeke and Tina as end game. Too cute!!!
*can you see my bones!? Are they glowing?!*
Zeke was so messy for that apoca-lips comment standing next to Jimmy Jr. I gasped 😂❤
Your analysis is spectacular! I can't wait to see your next video. I don't know if you only do popular animation but it would be great to see how you dig into almost any character now that I can see from this video how you can be trusted to really bring the facts and feelings together. That's rare and beautiful.
That's so sweet, Thank you 💛. I usually just do whatever comes to mind as a video topic. I love all forms of animation so thats where my main inspiration comes from. However, my channel has no rules so if I'm inspired to do live action content I will. I'm just glad people are interested in these silly topics lol
Zeke is my all time favorite secondary character! Main gang is Gene, maybe Louise, depending on the episode. But every Zeke appearance is enough to bring a smile to my face.
Commenting just to stay on Bob Burgers youtube. Also, Tine deseves more than JJ
*"OOOOOOHHHHHH!"*
- Zeke -
Zeke and Tina FOREVER 😭💚
Loved this! I would love to see a video of yours on Jimmy Jr. either on his own or his relationship (using that term lightly) with tina!!
Not you talking about my favorite ship for an entire ten minutes.
I think that's why Louis hate Jimmy Jr.
Zeke is playing the long game with Tina for sure! No reason to risk blowing it all up now when he knows Jimmy would throw a fit n she'd go back to him when he can do it 2 decades from now when she's looking to date seriously and there's higher chance of marriage working out
I’ve always thought that Zeke should be with Tina. Unlike Jimmy (just finished your video on him btw), he actually knows and respects her.
Tina and Zeke are kind of like the younger generation of Bob and Lisa
I kinda love Tina with Zeke 🤭
I would love it. If Tina ended up with Zeke. ❤
I would guess that his dad is a mechanic
this is a really good video
I really liked this deep dive!
I love Zeke. He reminds me of Linda. Tina would be better with him.
His family moves around alot.
I think Zeke’s dad probably works in something related to wrestling, like maybe he’s a yoga instructor who’s really good at being a wrestling coach.
Eeeep, I SO want Zeke to date Tina. He’s a good cook, a feminist like Bob. Also, Zeke has some of Linda’s sweetness, which would compliment how Tina is a total daddy’s girl.
Love this ❤
I think season 15 could expand upon this.
Also, the prom thing. What If his parents were chaperones? It would make his older brother around 18, and 13 years later would be 31 and could of just aged not well. Or his dad not telling the true age/name because he's a dr*g dealer and doesn't want Zeke to get involved at all. The moving around could be from them trying to hide from the older brother.
idk. It could also be one of those kid things were they say a randome number for the age because they don't know their actual age.
Zeke gives off the vibes that his dad runs a pawn shop. Idk why.
Not you making me a Zeke x Tina Stan
One of us! One of us!
Jeff the box is a better love interest for Tina than Jimmy Jr
I love Zeke! I always thought he was meant for Tina over Jimmy Jr.
Zeke mentioned in the music store episode that he’s 14 not 13
@@fifteendozenalleyroses Would make sense if he's in 8th Grade in school. I was 14 in Junior High.
I tend to think that some of the jokes in there weren't really thought through since a lot of it is improv. So I just throw out the brother being 44 thing