My Butt Has a Fever
2022 short film directed by Loren Bouchard
My Butt Has a Fever is a 2022 American animated comedy short film based on the Fox animated sitcom Bob's Burgers. It is directed by the series creator Loren Bouchard and series director Bernard Derriman, written by Bouchard and Nora Smith, and produced by Janelle Momary-Neely. It features the voices of series regulars H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, David Herman, and Brian Huskey. It centers on the Belcher kids as they perform the titular song at Wagstaff School's talent show, much to the dismay of Mr. Frond.
My Butt Has a Fever debuted in front of film screenings in Alamo Drafthouse Cinema theaters across the United States in May 2022. It later premiered on FXX that same month in a move to promote The Bob's Burgers Movie, which released in theaters on May 27, 2022.
Plot
Bob and Linda close the restaurant for the day so that they can see their kids, Tina, Gene, and Louise, perform at the school's talent show. At the talent show, the kids are aided by Teddy, who is under the stage and is given the go-ahead to start the music. They begin to sing the song, "My Butt Has a Fever", which shocks Mr.
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