For over ten years, Bob's Burgers has been grilling up exciting plotlines, from hilarious familial pickles to meaty interpersonal conflicts. Long-time fans of the series have been clamoring for a movie since its humble beginning, and now, their respective waits are finally over. Though the film was initially announced in 2017, production was delayed for reasons obvious to anyone not living underneath a rock for the past few years. The Bob's Burgers Movie was finally released in 2022.
Of course, all the bombastic Belchers returned for The Bob's Burgers Movie. The cast includes H. Jon Benjamin (Archer, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp) as the perturbed patriarch Bob Belcher, John Roberts (Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Watch What Happens: Live) as doting mother Linda Belcher, Dan Mintz (Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, Nathan for You) as the awkward, endearing Tina Belcher, Eugene Mirman (Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver) as the quirky Eugene Belcher, and Kristen Schaal (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Bill & Ted Face the Music) as the sassy yet sincere youngest child Louise Belcher. Among this impressive cast, however, one name stands alone.
Here's why Kristen Schaal's Louise Belcher lights up the screen in The Bob's Burgers Movie.
Killer Kristen Schaal
First and foremost, credit for Louise's essential role in The Bob's Burgers Movie needs to be given in large part to the voice talent behind the youngest Belcher, Kristen Schaal. She has voiced the youngest Belcher from the beginning of the series. Through her incredible voice-acting ability, she has made Louise into an ever-present voice of eye-rolling reason amidst the eccentric antics of the Belcher family.
In the film, Kristen Schaal is tasked with pursuing emotional alleyways that have previously been left unexplored in her long-time performance as the youngest Belcher. In The Bob's Burgers Movie, Louise becomes much more than a comedic foil and must confront her own limitations to save the family's floundering burger restaurant. Without the capable Kristen Schaal at the helm, the character of Louise may not have been up to the task.
Carnie Class-Solidary 
One of the best scenes in The Bob's Burgers Movie took place in Carnyopolis, a previously unseen (in the television series) trailer park on the outskirts of Wonder Wharf amusement park that many of the park's carnies call home. When a sinkhole opens up in front of the Bob's Burgers restaurant, the body of Cotton Candy Dan, a carnie formerly employed by Wonder Wharf, is discovered. The children seek the assistance of the local carnies in finding his true killer.
What follows is an epic song and dance that transforms the terrifying trailer park into a terrific piece of theatre. The carnies, who are voiced by the likes of Nick Kroll (Big Mouth, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie) and Paul F. Tompkins (Mr. Show with Bob and David, Real Time with Bill Maher), sing about their hardships. Louise reciprocates, recalling to the shocked carnies how she was called the b-word by a classmate (which here means baby) and shares her sympathy with the embittered carnival workers. The resulting number is likely the best piece of music in the film, and it shows how the Belchers, who are far from the most successful family in town, can sympathize and synergize with the hoi polloi of their quiet seaside town.
Resolute Rabbit 
Any fan of Bob's Burgers, however casual, is familiar with the pink rabbit ear hat that Louise has worn since the series' inception. Said ears become a focal point in The Bob's Burgers Movie, serving as a metaphor for Louise's coming of age and her bravery throughout the film. Ultimately, Louise decides that, despite her advancing age, there is no reason for her to remove her ears.
Time and time again in The Bob's Burgers Movie, Louise proves that she isn't a b-word (again... baby). Rather, she is an incredibly confident growing child, capable of taking action to save her family's failing business and, at times, even their lives. Near the film's conclusion, when the Belcher family finds themselves more than six feet under and in a bit of a pickle, to say the least, it is revealed that Linda Belcher made the famous pink ears for her youngest daughter as a reward for being brave on her first day of pre-school. With the love of her family behind her, Louise gains the confidence to wear, or not wear, whatever she wants.
Long-awaited and much-anticipated, The Bob's Burgers Movie delivers, leaving fans desperately craving another meaty cinematic installment. Throughout the fan-pleasing film, Louise leads the charge in attempting to save her family's business and, along the way, learns to better love herself.