Since he was a child working in Big Bob's Diner, his father has not understood nor respected his son's desire to make creative burgers.
Realizing that his father saved it all these years, he goes with Pete next door to The Junk Yard, where Big Bob is sulking.
The two talk it over during the line dance, with Bob expressing his frustrations, but recognizing that his father always loved him and even secretly supported him, and that it was wrong of him to embarrass him in front of his friends tonight and 20 years ago, even if he isn't sorry that he struck out on his own.
Club gave the episode a B+, stating that “'Father Of The Bob' then is a good example of why a show doesn’t need to be surprising to be successful.
"[2] Robert Ham of Paste gave the episode a 9.2 out of 10, stating, "No show does heartwarming quite like Bob’s Burgers.
Even when they’re hitting on the well-worn holiday themes of forgiveness and family togetherness, they balance that out with hilarious bits of weirdness..."[3] The episode received a 1.6 rating and was watched by a total of 3.18 million people.
This made it the fourth most watched show on Fox that night, behind Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Family Guy, and The Simpsons.