All Irish people know it doesn't matter where you are in the world there are two certainties, the GAA and other Irish people. It turns out American TV is no different. The American sitcom Bob's Burgers is one of America's and Fox's most popular sitcoms. Its most recent episode features hurling, of all things.
The show in its twelfth year is based around an American family who own a burger joint called none other than Bob's Burgers. The latest episode of the show gave our beloved hurling a plug to millions of Americans after Bob set out to impress Irish hurling fan Kathleen. It's not hard to see why hurling might impress Kathleen either with Irish sport running deep in her blood. Kathleen is excellently voiced by Irish actress Sharon Horgan, star of Catastrophe and Bad Sisters as well as the sister of Ireland and Leinster rugby legend Shane Horgan.
Oh, hey Kathleen. pic.twitter.com/ficpnXtBan
— Bob's Burgers (@BobsBurgersFOX) March 13, 2023
During the sitcom Bob goes above and beyond to try impress Kathleen, flipping his burger joint into a 'hurling zone' for her. From the game on a flat-screen to cringy signs reading 'Shorten the grip' and 'Three cheers for crisp hurling' it's not quite Quinn's in Drumcondra. However, it is exactly what you'd expect an American Burger joint attempting to be Irish to look like. Cringy signs, comments and funny in fairness.
Unfortunately for Bob the most Irish thing about the joint is Kathleen's sarcastic tone, with her seeming about as impressed as these Tipperary fans.
Inconceivable! pic.twitter.com/8Cfoiu8VLm
— Bob's Burgers (@BobsBurgersFOX) March 13, 2023
While it wouldn't be the first time Irish sports and jokes have been made in American Sitcoms from an airport of alcohol in Family Guy to St.Patricks Day specials on the Simpsons, this has to be one of the best features of hurling yet. For whatever reason, the folks down in FOX must have taken to Tipperary hurling because it's its second cameo on the show already, with Kathleen watching them play Cork on it back in 2019.
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