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** The answer to this varies. Sometimes (like Bob's cucumber ballad in "Tell Me Dumb Thing Good") it's just in their heads (in the above example, Louise notes that Bob was zoning out and not listening to what his family was saying). Sometimes they sing out loud, where other characters can and often do make note of it (like "Alone" from "Roller? I Hardly Knew Her!", where Jocelyn overhears Gene singing and reacts with confusion). Songs that involve multiple characters (such as "Nice Things Are Nice" and "Bad Things Are Bad" from the Season 4 finale) tend to be out loud, whereas songs that incorporate an ImagineSpot or fantastical elements (like "Nothing Makes Me Happier" in "Roamin' Bob-iday" or every non-Boyz 4 Now song in the Season 9 premiere) seem to mostly be based in the singer's head, but this isn't always consistent, and some cases are definitely more ambiguous (like "Bad Stuff Happens in the Bathroom").

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** The answer to this varies. Sometimes (like Bob's cucumber ballad in "Tell Me Dumb Thing Good") it's just in their heads (in the above example, Louise notes that Bob was zoning out and not listening to what his family was saying). Sometimes they sing out loud, where other characters can and often do make note of it (like "Alone" from "Roller? I Hardly Knew Her!", where Jocelyn overhears Gene singing and reacts with confusion). Songs that involve multiple characters (such as "Nice Things Are Nice" and "Bad Things Are Bad" from the Season 4 finale) tend to be out loud, whereas songs that incorporate an ImagineSpot or fantastical elements (like "Nothing Makes Me Happier" in "Roamin' Bob-iday" or every non-Boyz 4 Now song in the Season 9 premiere) seem to mostly be based in the singer's head, but this isn't always consistent, and some cases are definitely more ambiguous (like "Bad Stuff Happens in the Bathroom").Bathroom").
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*Do you think we'll see "Billy Banda" again. And why did he have a briefcase filled with walnuts.
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* Are the songs that the family sing diegetic music? What I mean by this is that. When the family sings a song, Are they singing it out loud, or just to themselves. I'm not talking about things like "Electric love" where that was a performance.

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* Are the songs that the family sing diegetic music? What I mean by this is that. When the family sings a song, Are they singing it out loud, or just to themselves. I'm not talking about things like "Electric love" where that was a performance.performance.
**The answer to this varies. Sometimes (like Bob's cucumber ballad in "Tell Me Dumb Thing Good") it's just in their heads (in the above example, Louise notes that Bob was zoning out and not listening to what his family was saying). Sometimes they sing out loud, where other characters can and often do make note of it (like "Alone" from "Roller? I Hardly Knew Her!", where Jocelyn overhears Gene singing and reacts with confusion). Songs that involve multiple characters (such as "Nice Things Are Nice" and "Bad Things Are Bad" from the Season 4 finale) tend to be out loud, whereas songs that incorporate an ImagineSpot or fantastical elements (like "Nothing Makes Me Happier" in "Roamin' Bob-iday" or every non-Boyz 4 Now song in the Season 9 premiere) seem to mostly be based in the singer's head, but this isn't always consistent, and some cases are definitely more ambiguous (like "Bad Stuff Happens in the Bathroom").
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* Are the songs that the family sing diegetic music?

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* Are the songs that the family sing diegetic music?music? What I mean by this is that. When the family sings a song, Are they singing it out loud, or just to themselves. I'm not talking about things like "Electric love" where that was a performance.
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*** While of course she'd be willing to pursue a married parent, the question is why Mr. Fischoeder didn't just pretend to be part of a childless marriage. Without three extra actors involved, there's less that could go wrong.

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*** While of course she'd be willing to pursue a married parent, the question is why Mr. Fischoeder didn't just pretend to be part of a childless marriage. Without three extra actors involved, there's less that could go wrong.wrong.
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** Jimmy's drop-ins probably don't constitute harassment, just a mild annoyance. Bob could ban him from the restaurant, but that might start one of their peeing races, and that's a lot of risk. As it is Jimmy usually only stays long enough to exchange insults. As for Hugo, I wondered for a long time why Linda didn't call his supervisor and tell him that Hugo was her ex-fiancee and was punishing her family for her breaking up with him because that is especially skeevy. But Nude Beach answered that one: getting rid of Hugo could likely lead to getting someone much worse, i.e. Tommy Geronda.

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** Jimmy's drop-ins probably don't constitute harassment, just a mild annoyance. Bob could ban him from the restaurant, but that might start one of their peeing races, and that's a lot of risk. As it is Jimmy usually only stays long enough to exchange insults. As for Hugo, I wondered for a long time why Linda didn't call his supervisor and tell him that Hugo was her ex-fiancee and was punishing her family for her breaking up with him because that is especially skeevy. But Nude Beach answered that one: getting rid of Hugo could likely lead to getting someone much worse, i.e. Tommy Geronda.Jaronda.



***While Hugo might not have worked there, "The Deepening" confirms he lives in that area of town. As bad as business can be for Bob's Burgers, it's still amazing that not ''once'' did Hugo pass by the restaurant, or even by Linda while just going about business in town.



** Well, some married couples are parents, so, odds are, married couples with kids aren't off her menu. She does respect herself enough to ''be'' the other woman, after all.

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** Well, some married couples are parents, so, odds are, married couples with kids aren't off her menu. She does respect herself enough to ''be'' the other woman, after all.all.
***While of course she'd be willing to pursue a married parent, the question is why Mr. Fischoeder didn't just pretend to be part of a childless marriage. Without three extra actors involved, there's less that could go wrong.

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** Because a lot of times kids who are a Jr, III, IV etc are referred to something different than their father at home, and they get used to it. It's entirely possible Jimmy Jr. always goes by Jimmy Jr.
** Given Jimmy Pesto's weirdness, its entirely possibly his son's legal name is "Jimmy Jr." according to his birth certificate.

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** Because a lot of times kids who are a Jr, III, IV etc share another family member's name are referred to something different than their father that family member at home, and they get used to it. It's entirely possible Jimmy Jr. always goes by Jimmy Jr.
** Given Jimmy Pesto's weirdness, its ***Further proof of this is given in "Father of the Bob", namely Bob himself. Prior to distancing himself from his father, Bob was always called Bob Jr., Junior, or Little Bob, never just "Bob". It's entirely possibly possible that should Jimmy Jr. ever split from his son's legal father in the future (which seems likely given their poor relationship), he'll start going just by "James" or "Jimmy".
** Any suffix attached to a person's
name (Jr., III, IV, etc.) is often listed on birth certificates, so this is probably the case for Jimmy Jr. as well. This would also mean that whatever Wagstaff uses to keep track of their students lists his full name as "Jimmy Pesto Jr." according to (well, it'd actually be "James Poplopovich Jr." given what we know about the family, but Jimmy Pesto Sr. probably got his surname legally changed or at least put "Pesto" on his kids' birth certificate.certificates). Thus, whenever attendance is taken, teachers would read his name as Jimmy Jr.--so the students took to calling him Jimmy Jr. or variations thereof because that's what the teachers called him. And because Jimmy Jr. has almost never gone by anything else (even at home), he never bothers to tell them to just call him "Jimmy".



** You don't see the characters teeth because their lips are in the way. On corpses, the lips are pulled back due to dehydration and decay, exposing their teeth

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** You don't see the characters teeth because their lips are in the way. On corpses, the lips are pulled back due to dehydration and decay, exposing their teethteeth.



** Its a K-8 school, Tina is stated to be in 8th and Louise in 4th. Such schools are less common but they exist.

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** Its It's a K-8 school, Tina school--Tina is stated to be in 8th 8th, Gene in 6th[[note]]which, even ignoring the K-8 answer, isn't a stretch--some areas group 6th grade with middle school[[/note]], and Louise in 4th. Such Public K-8 schools are less common uncommon compared to elementary/middle schools, but they exist.exist. It's also worth noting that Wagstaff doesn't go by "Wagstaff Middle School" or "Wagstaff Elementary School", just "Wagstaff School".



** Yeah it's most likely a K-8 School. They're somewhat uncommon to see, but there are a lot out there.



***Millie is a textbook BitchInSheepsClothing. Only the Belcher kids, Pesto twins, and Darryl were around to witness Millie's true self unfold, and otherwise Millie seems just like every other Wagstaff student (the usual brand of crazy). Henry also takes notice of Millie's insanity, but keeps quiet because it's part of his plan to get her disqualified. The twins, as stated before, are TooDumbToLive, and Darryl is a no-show during the election. While Tina and Gene considering supporting Millie is baffling, it's clear that up until she tried to strangle Abby she'd kept the worst of her behaviors under wraps from everyone.



** I think the joke is that Bob claims turkey burgers don't exist because he believes a burger needs to be beef to be a burger. It's a "I have no son" kind of statement.

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** I think the joke is that Bob claims turkey burgers don't exist because he believes a burger needs to be beef to be a burger. It's a "I have no son" an "IHaveNoSon" kind of statement.


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**Considering Big Bob's own large figure, it's entirely possible that being plus-sized just runs in the family (it ''is'' proven that weight can be influenced by genetics, though how much varies from person to person). As a bonus, assuming the weight ''is'' genetic this could have been passed down to Gene in some way (while Gene's eating habits clearly contribute to his hefty shape, there could always be another hidden factor at play).
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*** Despite the constant harassment and rivalry, Bob and Jimmy have something that sort of borders on friendship. If you squint.
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** He appears to have several health problems that have little to do with diet or exercise. There's also the fact that he has no time or money for self-care. His occasional back problems could likely be fixed with regular chiropractor appointments.
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** Its a K-8 school, Tina is stated to be in 8th and Louise in 4th. Such schools are less common but they exist.
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** Given Jimmy Pesto's weirdness, its entirely possibly his son's legal name is "Jimmy Jr." according to his birth certificate.
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** It's likely everyone at Wagstaff is either incompetent, [[ApatheticTeacher just doesn't care]], or both. The fact that Mr. Frond hasn't been fired yet despite openly admitting that he's not even qualified to do his job in that state points to school faculty being either too dumb to notice or too lazy to give a crap. Frond insisting on running the school himself would just incentivize them to keep him around; they probably figure that letting Frond do whatever he wants is less work for everyone else.
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** He may have been working as a health inspector for awhile,but it may have been in another location and hence,nowhere near the restaurant. That would account for not meeting the family until that point. Also,if it hadn't been for Louise (who started the rumour in the first place),there probably wouldn't have been reason for him to show up at all.
* Is there any reason Mr. Fischoeder's plan in "An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal" required anyone besides Linda? His description of Shelby only states her lovers were ''married'', not ''parents''. Having Bob and the kids involved only means there's a greater chance that something goes wrong because there's more roles that need to be done right. Also, if he ''had'' to have Bob as the cook, maybe he should've taken a few precautions so that Bob didn't rather understandably get jealous that, y'know, his wife is being flirted with by another man?

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** He may have been working as a health inspector for awhile,but awhile, but it may have been in another location and hence,nowhere hence, nowhere near the restaurant. That would account for not meeting the family until that point. Also,if Also, if it hadn't been for Louise (who started the rumour in the first place),there probably wouldn't have been reason for him to show up at all.
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* Is there any reason Mr. Fischoeder's plan in "An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal" required anyone besides Linda? His description of Shelby only states her lovers were ''married'', not ''parents''. Having Bob and the kids involved only means there's a greater chance that something goes wrong because there's more roles that need to be done right. Also, if he ''had'' to have Bob as the cook, maybe he should've taken a few precautions so that Bob didn't rather understandably get jealous that, y'know, his wife is being flirted with by another man?man?
**Well, some married couples are parents, so, odds are, married couples with kids aren't off her menu. She does respect herself enough to ''be'' the other woman, after all.
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** He may have been working as a health inspector for awhile,but it may have been in another location and hence,nowhere near the restaurant. That would account for not meeting the family until that point. Also,if it hadn't been for Louise (who started the rumour in the first place),there probably wouldn't have been reason for him to show up at all.

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** He may have been working as a health inspector for awhile,but it may have been in another location and hence,nowhere near the restaurant. That would account for not meeting the family until that point. Also,if it hadn't been for Louise (who started the rumour in the first place),there probably wouldn't have been reason for him to show up at all.all.
*Is there any reason Mr. Fischoeder's plan in "An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal" required anyone besides Linda? His description of Shelby only states her lovers were ''married'', not ''parents''. Having Bob and the kids involved only means there's a greater chance that something goes wrong because there's more roles that need to be done right. Also, if he ''had'' to have Bob as the cook, maybe he should've taken a few precautions so that Bob didn't rather understandably get jealous that, y'know, his wife is being flirted with by another man?
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** He may have been working as a health inspector for awhile,but it may have been in another location and hence,nowhere near the restaurant. That would account for not meeting the family until that point.

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** He **He may have been working as a health inspector for awhile,but it may have been in another location and hence,nowhere near the restaurant. That would account for not meeting the family until that point. Also,if it hadn't been for Louise (who started the rumour in the first place),there probably wouldn't have been reason for him to show up at all.
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* In the first episode, Hugo seems to be meeting the Belchers for the first time (and he openly admits he hasn't seen Linda since she dumped him). Yet not only is he implied to have been a health inspector for a while, Bob's restaurant has been open for what seems to be 15 years (give or take) before their meeting[[note]]No exact date is given, but the restaurant was open by the time he and Linda met in their late 20's/early 30's, and he's in his mid-40's in the present day[[/note]]. And yet Hugo not only hasn't been to Bob's Burgers ''once'' before the events of "Human Flesh", but he also hasn't even ''heard'' of where Linda ended up before then?

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* In the first episode, Hugo seems to be meeting the Belchers for the first time (and he openly admits he hasn't seen Linda since she dumped him). Yet not only is he implied to have been a health inspector for a while, Bob's restaurant has been open for what seems to be 15 years (give or take) before their meeting[[note]]No exact date is given, but the restaurant was open by the time he and Linda met in their late 20's/early 30's, and he's in his mid-40's in the present day[[/note]]. And yet Hugo not only hasn't been to Bob's Burgers ''once'' before the events of "Human Flesh", but he also hasn't even ''heard'' of where Linda ended up before then?then?
**He may have been working as a health inspector for awhile,but it may have been in another location and hence,nowhere near the restaurant. That would account for not meeting the family until that point.
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* Why does Frond seem to be the one running the school? Seems to me the absentee principal should actually do some work and stop letting the guidance counselor (someone who clearly shouldn't be put in any kind of power to begin with) act like he's in charge.

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* Why does Frond seem to be the one running the school? Seems to me the absentee principal should actually do some work and stop letting the guidance counselor (someone who clearly shouldn't be put in any kind of power to begin with) act like he's in charge.charge.
*In the first episode, Hugo seems to be meeting the Belchers for the first time (and he openly admits he hasn't seen Linda since she dumped him). Yet not only is he implied to have been a health inspector for a while, Bob's restaurant has been open for what seems to be 15 years (give or take) before their meeting[[note]]No exact date is given, but the restaurant was open by the time he and Linda met in their late 20's/early 30's, and he's in his mid-40's in the present day[[/note]]. And yet Hugo not only hasn't been to Bob's Burgers ''once'' before the events of "Human Flesh", but he also hasn't even ''heard'' of where Linda ended up before then?

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* In “The Fresh Princ-ipal,” when Bob had the yips, why didn’t Linda just cook for the lunch rush instead of them waiting for Bob to break through his mental block? She might not be as skilled as Bob, but she’s been shown holding down the restaurant in his absence on other occasions.

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* In “The Fresh Princ-ipal,” when Bob had the yips, why didn’t Linda just cook for the lunch rush instead of them waiting for Bob to break through his mental block? She might not be as skilled as Bob, but she’s been shown holding down the restaurant in his absence on other occasions.occasions.
*Why does Frond seem to be the one running the school? Seems to me the absentee principal should actually do some work and stop letting the guidance counselor (someone who clearly shouldn't be put in any kind of power to begin with) act like he's in charge.
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** The episodes seem to imply both.

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** The episodes seem to imply both.both.
* In “The Fresh Princ-ipal,” when Bob had the yips, why didn’t Linda just cook for the lunch rush instead of them waiting for Bob to break through his mental block? She might not be as skilled as Bob, but she’s been shown holding down the restaurant in his absence on other occasions.

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** You don't see the characters teeth because their gums are in the way. On corpses, the gums are pulled back due to dehydration and decay, exposing their teeth
*** You mean lips, right? I have never seen gums that I would describe as being "in the way" of teeth.

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** You don't see the characters teeth because their gums lips are in the way. On corpses, the gums lips are pulled back due to dehydration and decay, exposing their teeth
*** You mean lips, right? I have never seen gums that I would describe as being "in the way" of teeth.
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** Jimmy's drop-ins probably don't constitute harassment, just a mild annoyance. Bob could ban him from the restaurant, but that might start one of their peeing races, and that's a lot of risk. As it is Jimmy usually only stays long enough to exchange insults. As for Hugo, I wondered for a long time why Linda didn't call his supervisor and tell him that Hugo was her ex-fiancee and was punishing her family for her breaking up with him because that is especially skeevy. But Nude Beach answered that one: getting rid of Hugo could likely lead to getting someone much worse, i.e. Tommy Geronda.
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*** You mean lips, right? I have never seen gums that I would describe as being "in the way" of teeth.
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* So regarding Louise, with a couple of examples from the show (being incredible jealous of Tina's skills in go-karting, wanting revenge against a food truck driver who lightly chided her for riding a tricycle at nine, always wanting to be in the right and refusing to admit when she's wrong, ignoring Rudy's pleas to have puppet show on his ''own'' birthday, and refusing to tell her parents that a teenage boy stole her bunny ears), could she have a superiority complex, or is it that she wants to act tough and not show weakness?

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* So regarding Louise, with a couple of examples from the show (being incredible jealous of Tina's skills in go-karting, wanting revenge against a food truck driver who lightly chided her for riding a tricycle at nine, always wanting to be in the right and refusing to admit when she's wrong, ignoring Rudy's pleas to have puppet show on his ''own'' birthday, and refusing to tell her parents that a teenage boy stole her bunny ears), could she have a superiority complex, or is it that she wants to act tough and not show weakness?weakness?
**The episodes seem to imply both.
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** Yeah it's most likely a K-8 School. They're somewhat uncommon to see, but there are a lot out there.
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* So regarding Louise, with a couple of examples from the show (being incredible jealous of Tina's skills in go-karting, wanting revenge against a food truck driver who lightly chided her for riding a tricycle at nine, always wanting to be in the right and refusing to admit when she's wrong, ignoring Rudy's pleas to have puppet show on his ''own'' birthday), could she have a superiority complex?

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* So regarding Louise, with a couple of examples from the show (being incredible jealous of Tina's skills in go-karting, wanting revenge against a food truck driver who lightly chided her for riding a tricycle at nine, always wanting to be in the right and refusing to admit when she's wrong, ignoring Rudy's pleas to have puppet show on his ''own'' birthday), birthday, and refusing to tell her parents that a teenage boy stole her bunny ears), could she have a superiority complex?complex, or is it that she wants to act tough and not show weakness?
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** Partially explained by EarlyInstallmentWeirdness; the characterizations in the first season weren't concrete. The other explanation is that Linda likes attention (potential praise from houseguests on her hostess skills), excitement, and the chance to perform (the dinner theatre). Having a cow in their apartment is just a messy inconvenience. That, and its ass was in her face.

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** Partially explained by EarlyInstallmentWeirdness; the characterizations in the first season weren't concrete. The other explanation is that Linda likes attention (potential praise from houseguests on her hostess skills), excitement, and the chance to perform (the dinner theatre). Having a cow in their apartment is just a messy inconvenience. That, and its ass was in her face.face.
* So regarding Louise, with a couple of examples from the show (being incredible jealous of Tina's skills in go-karting, wanting revenge against a food truck driver who lightly chided her for riding a tricycle at nine, always wanting to be in the right and refusing to admit when she's wrong, ignoring Rudy's pleas to have puppet show on his ''own'' birthday), could she have a superiority complex?
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** Suing for any reason typically costs money. Bob's accountant makes it very clear he does not have a lot of that.

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** May just be a character flaw of Bob's. He has a tendency to not really be the one who wants to further complicate the situation (when he does, it's usually out of anger of others telling him what he can and can't do, and he usually just gets dragged along with his family's schemes) even if it could potentially benefit him, and he may simply consider doing these things a hassle, or the kind of zany nonsense the rest of the family would get up to. Note that in the insurance agent incident, it was TINA who recorded him, without Bob's planning - he was just excited they had proof when he found out. It'd definitely HELP a lot, but Bob seems to prefer keeping things simple, and putting up with annoyances is apparently simpler than long-winded harassment suits to him.
* So something has been bugging me after watching the older episodes, but how come Linda, who is keen for bed and breakfast's in her house, dinner theater's, and any other weird quirk, was against having a cow in her own house?

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** May just be a character flaw of Bob's. He has a tendency to not really be the one who wants to further complicate the situation (when he does, it's usually out of anger of others telling him what he can and can't do, and he usually just gets dragged along with his family's schemes) even if it could potentially benefit him, and he may simply consider doing these things a hassle, or the kind of zany nonsense the rest of the family would get up to. Note that in the insurance agent incident, it was TINA who recorded him, without Bob's planning - -- he was just excited they had proof when he found out. It'd definitely HELP a lot, but Bob seems to prefer keeping things simple, and putting up with annoyances is apparently simpler than long-winded harassment suits to him.
* So something has been bugging me after watching the older episodes, but how come Linda, who is keen for bed and breakfast's in her house, dinner theater's, and any other weird quirk, was against having a cow in her own house?house?
** Partially explained by EarlyInstallmentWeirdness; the characterizations in the first season weren't concrete. The other explanation is that Linda likes attention (potential praise from houseguests on her hostess skills), excitement, and the chance to perform (the dinner theatre). Having a cow in their apartment is just a messy inconvenience. That, and its ass was in her face.
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* So something has been bugging me after watching the older episodes, but how come Linda, who is keen for bed and breakfast's in her house, dinner theater's, and any other weird quirk, against having a cow in her own house?

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* So something has been bugging me after watching the older episodes, but how come Linda, who is keen for bed and breakfast's in her house, dinner theater's, and any other weird quirk, was against having a cow in her own house?

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