Fall Asleep To The Entire Story Of Teddy

The complete story of Teddy from Bob's Burgers, covering voice actor Larry Murphy, Teddy's debut in the episode Crawl Space, and the backstory reveals that explain why he never leaves that counter stool. This is a long-form, calm narration of everything the series has told us about Teddy, the handyman who arrived to fix a crawl space and became a permanent fixture at Bob's Burgers. It moves from the outside in: first the real comedian behind the voice, then the character's design history, then the loneliness that organizes every joke about him, then the specific backstory episodes that show how he got that way. There is no ranking and no countdown, so each section stands on its own if you fall asleep partway through. What's covered in this video: Larry Murphy, born in 1972 in Abington, Massachusetts, who started stand-up in 1997 at the Comedy Studio in Harvard Square and voiced nearly every character on Adult Swim's Assy McGee before Bob's Burgers. Murphy's account that Teddy is based on a childhood friend with relentless optimism, a man who could fall through the ice on a frozen lake and say this is alright, this is okay. H. Jon Benjamin's description of writers asking Larry to invent characters the day of recording, and Benjamin's private signal to end an improv run by having Bob tell Teddy to get out, leave. Loren Bouchard's revelation at a 2020 Comic-Con panel that Teddy was nearly named Rudy, changed because Teddy sounded funnier for a big man. Murphy's other roles on the show, including Gretchen, Coach Blevins, and Edith Cranwinkle, plus his promotion to series regular in the production season three episode My Fuzzy Valentine. The correction that Teddy is absent from the pilot Human Flesh and debuts in Crawl Space, one of only two first-season episodes Fox aired in its production order. Teddy's late design, Jay Howell's original hanging-nose Muppet-faced concepts, the enlarged eyes needed for television, and Fox's note against muted man colors. Lead character designer Dave Creek, who kept the cast on model for roughly nine seasons and died in a skydiving accident in January 2021 at age 42. Murphy's explanation that Teddy would show up daily even if the restaurant were a dry cleaners, because he wants someone to talk to. The Bob Burger running joke, Teddy's inconsistent handedness across Sacred Cow, Christmas in the Car, and Uncle Teddy, and Murphy relating most to Bob rather than Teddy. The Deepening, the 2012 episode revealing young Teddy as Handsome Lifeguard Number Three in a 1980s 3D shark movie parodying Jaws and its malfunctioning shark Bruce, and the spilled drink that ended his fit years. The timeline conflict between The Deepening and the season six premiere Sliding Bobs regarding when Teddy gained weight. Frigate Me Knot, the 2022 episode where Linda pushes Teddy to attend his Navy ship's decommissioning ceremony, and the salute that sent him overboard into the Pacific. The September 2025 hardback The Art of Bob's Burgers, featuring commentary from Bouchard and supervising director Bernard Derriman and previewed Teddy storyboards from Christmas in the Car. Mentioned in this video: Teddy, Bob's Burgers, Larry Murphy, Abington Massachusetts, Boston, the Comedy Studio, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Assy McGee, Adult Swim, Home Movies, O'Grady, Ugly Americans, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, H. Jon Benjamin, Bob Belcher, Linda Belcher, Louise Belcher, Loren Bouchard, Comic-Con, Rudy, Gretchen, Coach Blevins, Edith Cranwinkle, My Fuzzy Valentine, Human Flesh, Crawl Space, Fox, Jay Howell, Dave Creek, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Sacred Cow, Christmas in the Car, Uncle Teddy, The Art of Bob's Burgers, Bernard Derriman, The Deepening, Handsome Lifeguard Number Three, Jaws, Bruce, Steven Spielberg, Calvin Fischoeder, Sliding Bobs, Frigate Me Knot, United States Navy, Long Island Press