<Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> For better, for worse we gave (the main characters) the name Belcher so at least one of Bob's parents hails from some French or French - Canadian lineage . But in a perfect world, we'd have the show about a sort of Greek - Armenian - Italian - Jewish - German polyglot . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> <P> The Belcher family consists of: </P> <Ul> <Li> Robert "Bob" Belcher, Jr. (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin)--Bob Belcher is the husband of Linda; the father of Tina, Gene, and Louise; the son of Robert Belcher, Sr. (nicknamed "Big Bob"); and the main character of the series . He is a second - generation restaurant owner, as his father owns a diner, and currently the proprietor of his eponymous burger restaurant (Bob's Burgers) in a shore town . The Season 5 episode "Father of the Bob" begins with a flashback set 30 years prior in which a young Bob states that he is 14 years old, making him 44 in the episode's present . It is also mentioned in the episode that Bob's mother had died sometime prior to the series' beginning . Bob has a tendency to entertain himself by having conversations with inanimate objects and then speak back as the inanimate object, usually in a high, squeaky voice . He also enjoys making puns, utilizing this talent to name his burger specials (i.e. the If Looks Could Kale Burger, New Bacon - ings Burger, etc .) His childhood has been described as "crappy," as his father discouraged play . While poor with business management, and cursed with an unlucky streak, his skills at burger cooking have been shown to be excellent, to the point where he has been referred to as a "beef artist ." </Li> </Ul> <Li> Robert "Bob" Belcher, Jr. (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin)--Bob Belcher is the husband of Linda; the father of Tina, Gene, and Louise; the son of Robert Belcher, Sr. (nicknamed "Big Bob"); and the main character of the series . He is a second - generation restaurant owner, as his father owns a diner, and currently the proprietor of his eponymous burger restaurant (Bob's Burgers) in a shore town . The Season 5 episode "Father of the Bob" begins with a flashback set 30 years prior in which a young Bob states that he is 14 years old, making him 44 in the episode's present . It is also mentioned in the episode that Bob's mother had died sometime prior to the series' beginning . Bob has a tendency to entertain himself by having conversations with inanimate objects and then speak back as the inanimate object, usually in a high, squeaky voice . He also enjoys making puns, utilizing this talent to name his burger specials (i.e. the If Looks Could Kale Burger, New Bacon - ings Burger, etc .) His childhood has been described as "crappy," as his father discouraged play . While poor with business management, and cursed with an unlucky streak, his skills at burger cooking have been shown to be excellent, to the point where he has been referred to as a "beef artist ." </Li>

Whats the wifes name in bob's burgers