The Belchers are getting their own streaming snow day. Creator Loren Bouchard took the stage at San Diego Comic-Con to announce a new Bob’s Burgers holiday short. The special, titled “On the Fort Day of Christmas,” will debut later this season on Hulu in the United States and on Disney+ internationally.
Bouchard dropped the news Saturday inside Ballroom 20. He sat alongside supervising director Bernard Derriman and the primary cast, according to a recap from Vital Thrills. H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, and Dan Mintz all attended the panel.
Comic-Con routinely delivers strong comedy surprises. Fans just watched Rick Moranis stun the Hall H crowd, but Ballroom 20 kept the energy focused purely on network animation.
The short focuses on a massive Christmas snowstorm that buries the town. That weather event inspires Tina, Gene, and Louise to build a record snow fort of their own, as detailed in a Bleeding Cool report. It’s exactly the kind of sibling project that usually ends in disaster.
Disney’s Animation Streaming Strategy
If you track television trends, this move feels familiar. Bob’s Burgers is officially adopting the exact playbook used by its Fox Animation Domination peers. Both The Simpsons and Family Guy recently transitioned to releasing exclusive short-form content directly onto Disney streaming platforms.
This keeps legacy properties relevant between television seasons. They don’t need a full production schedule to give fans a quick holiday fix.