The Gayle Tales
episode of Bob's Burgers
"The Gayle Tales" is the 13th episode of the fifth season of the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers and the overall 80th episode, and is written by Lizzie Molyneux and Wendy Molyneux and directed by Ian Hamilton. It aired on Fox in the United States on March 1, 2015.
Plot
Gayle arrives at Bob's Burgers in tears because her date for the evening Stacy canceled and she had theater tickets to see “Yarnival”. Desperate to get out of the house after being grounded, the kids compete to be Aunt Gayle's "date" for the evening via an essay contest.
The Ballad of Gayle and Jo-Gene
Gene writes a story about him and Linda being a country western duo called Lindette and Jo-Gene. They are playing a show where Lou Belchera (Louise), a Hollywood singing agent, is in attendance. After the show, Lou offers to manage Lindette as a solo artist. Frustrated, Jo-Gene leaves and goes to a Soda Bar.
He encounters Gayle singing while working as a waitress and Jo-Gene, realizing her vocal potential, teams up with her to form a new duo as Gayle and Jo-Gene. They win the competition (Despite Lindette sabotaging their performance) with a song loosely based on the song "We'll Get Ahead Someday" by Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, and Belchera takes them on and takes them to Hollywood to see the Hollywood sign and meet Scott Bakula.
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