Sometimes it’s hard to find a funny show worth watching due to offensive humor, poor writing and lack of strong characters. However, there is one show that is precious gem  -— “Bob’s Burgers.”

It is hands down one of my favorite shows of all time. The first time I watched it, I was running on the treadmill at the gym and almost fell off from laughing. It is also on Netflix so I encourage everyone to go watch it right now because I know a lot of you are probably looking for a new show to watch that won’t bore you to death.

What makes it so awesome is that each character has their own charm. The Belcher family consists of perents Bob and Linda, and kids Tina, Louise and Gene. Together they all help in Bob in his burger restaurant.

So why am I writing about this Emmy award-winning cartoon? Well that’s because watching this show has taught me a lot about the human condition, like our wants and needs.

Also, Tina Belcher is my spirit animal. For one thing, her motto is “I am a smart, strong, sensual woman.” I mean come on, what can beat that. She is not afraid to go after what she wants, and she shows no fear when doing so. She is in love with Jimmy Junior who works across the street at the enemy restaurant: Jimmy Pesto’s. She is not afraid to show her love for Jimmy Junior, but she knows when she needs to be strong for herself. She doesn’t need a boy to pay attention to her because she is a charm bomb.

In another episode, Louise was making fun of Tina for her love of the boy band Boys for Now. Eventually, Louise was inspired by Tina to just let go and like the boys. Tina Belcher taught me that my unconditional love for One Direction is not something to be ashamed about. Even when I cried with the 13-year-old girl next to me at their concert when I finally got to see their beautiful British faces.

I let myself hate One Direction for so long just because everyone else hated them. After I listened to them and watched many of their videos, I realized my life had changed. I spent all my spare moments secretly listening to them. The haters are going to hate and that’s OK.

Tina can be awkward like me so sometimes it’s easier for people to pick on her. There was an episode where the new girl Tammy was going to tell everyone about Tina’s collection of erotic friend fiction in the school cafeteria. So instead of being ashamed, she decided to read her writing to her peers because she knew it was good. She isn’t afraid to be herself and when I was her age I like to think I acted like myself too.

With that being said, I do wish I could go back in time and tell myself not to wear my pink clip-on Avril Lavigne tie in middle school. Whoops.

Watching “Bob’s Burgers” has helped me through some rough patches in my life. If I did bad on a test, I watched an episode. If I had a fallout with a friend, I watched an episode. 

Don’t get me wrong, it’s also been great to watch when life is good. I think I can connect with multiple characters on the show which is why I enjoy it so much and not to mention the comedy is top notch.

I think we can all take some lessons from Tina Belcher about being assertive and letting ourselves feel the emotions we feel. It’s OK if you are having a bad day and you just need to lay on the floor for a while.

We have all had that existential crisis that leads us to collapsing on the floor questioning every decision we have ever made in our lives.

Don’t lie, you know you have done this

In reality no one really knows what they’re doing, and guess what – that’s okay. This is a time in our lives where we are faced with challenging decisions, and sometimes we end up making the wrong choice.

Becca Devine is a staff writer for The Dakota Student. She can be reached at [email protected]