Tina Belcher Was a Boy in the Unaired Bob's Burgers Pilot

It was ten years ago this weekend, on January 9, 2011, that Bob's Burgers premiered on FOX. 

200 episodes later, the series is still going strong, but it could have been a lot different. Above is creator Loren Bouchard's original demo for the show, which is very similar to the pilot episode... except that Tina Belcher is actually a boy named Daniel, and Bob apparently cooks shirtless. Weird, right?

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