| "Housetrap" | |
|---|---|
| Bob's Burgers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 19 |
| Directed by | Jennifer Coyle Bernard Derriman |
| Written by | Dan Fybel |
| Production code | 5ASA07 |
| Original air date | May 10, 2015 |
| Guest appearance | |
| Kaitlin Olson as Helen | |
"Housetrap" is the 19th episode of the fifth season of the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers and the overall 86th episode. It was written by Dan Fybel and directed by Jennifer Coyle and Bernard Derriman. It aired on Fox in the United States on May 10, 2015. In this episode, the family gets stuck in a terrible storm while vacationing at a beach house in Craggy Neck. The storm is the least of their worries, however, when they are forced to take shelter with the mysterious owner of the home.
The episode received a loose follow up in Season 9’s “The Helen Hunt”, which sees the return of Helen, the mysterious home owner introduced in this episode. This episode won the Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation at the 68th Writers Guild of America Awards.