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 The short film sees Tina, Gene, and Louise perform the titular song at the school's talent show. | |
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| Produced by | Janelle Momary-Neely |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Studios |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
My Butt Has a Fever[a] is a 2022 American animated short film based on theFoxanimated sitcomBob's Burgers. It is directed by the series creatorLoren Bouchard and series directorBernard Derriman, written by Bouchard and Nora Smith, and produced by Janelle Momary-Neely. It features the voices of series regularsH. Jon Benjamin,Dan Mintz,Eugene Mirman,Larry Murphy,John Roberts,Kristen Schaal,David Herman, andBrian 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 inAlamo Drafthouse Cinema theaters across the United States in May 2022. It later premiered onFXX that same month, in a move to promote,The Bob's Burgers Movie, which released in theaters on May 27, 2022.
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 starts and is given the go-ahead to start the music. They begin to sing the song, "My Butt Has a Fever", which shocks Mr. Frond and sends him on a frenzy to put an end to their performance.
Eventually, Mr. Frond chases the kids off the stage and outside, to which the trio quickly run back inside and lock the disgruntled teacher out in response. Tina, Gene, and Louise get back on stage to continue the song, to an excitable crowd. Mr. Frond makes his way back into the auditorium via the school's front door, and declares that the kids all have detention. The next day, Tina, Gene, and Louise serve their punishment but agree that the performance was worth the trouble.
In 2020,Bob's Burgers creator,Loren Bouchard, confirmed thatDisney was initially planning to release an original short film based on the show,My Butt Has a Fever, in front of one of their theatrical releases. This move would have mirrored the previous decision to haveThe Simpsons 2020 short film,Playdate with Destiny, release in front ofPixar'sOnward that same year. TheCOVID-19 pandemic however scuttled these plans for a while.[1][2] In May 2022,Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, announced that the short film would debut in front of film screenings in their theaters across the United States, in a promotional campaign for the then-upcoming,The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022).[3]
My Butt Has a Fever debuted in front of film screenings inAlamo Drafthouse Cinema theaters across the United States in May 2022.[3] The short later premiered onFXX that same month, in a move to promote,The Bob's Burgers Movie, which released in theaters on May 27.[4] The short was later released as a bonus feature on theBlu-ray releases of the film, on July 19, 2022.[5][6] The song from the short was released byHollywood Records on digital platforms and as a part ofThe Bob's Burgers Movie soundtrack vinyl in January 13, 2023.[7]
John Schwarz ofBubbleblabber gave the short film an 8 out of 10 rating. He commented on the animation quality's similarities toThe Bob's Burgers Movie and wrote: "I’m not sure it’s worth sitting around on FXX in waiting for the short to premiere, but, if likeThe Simpsons, Disney wanted to get more shorts produced for Hulu or Disney+ or something, I’d be totally down".[4]
