History Recap / BigCityGreensS4E1

* AnAesop:
** It can be tough to make a decision, so instead of trying to pick from a huge selection and getting overwhelmed, try to "limit your vision" by narrowing down your options to a smaller group of potential picks and go from there.
** Also this important one: '''ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR KIDS ARE IN THE BACKSEAT BEFORE YOU DRIVE AWAY FROM A PLACE, ESPECIALLY DURING A ROAD TRIP!'''

* AnAesop: Whether you're a world famous executive or performer or just helping out at you family's small town stand or business, it's important to always remember to have fun in whatever it is you do.

* WorstWhateverEver: Just after the kids leave to follow Bonnie to their own office, Rick proclaims, "Jingling is the worst job ever!"

** Also this important one: '''ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR KIDS ARE IN THE BACKSEAT BEFORE YOU DRIVE AWAY FROM A PLACE, ESPECIALLY DURING A ROAD TRIP.'''

* SpecialGuest: [[Creator/AmySedaris Amy Sedaris]] as Bonnie Spark and [[Music/MichaelBolton Michael Bolton]] as Rick Razzle.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Unlike all of the other cops that are depicted in this series, the Highway Patrolman that stops Bill on the road takes the whole thing as seriously as any other normal cop would: he immediately pulls Bill over for speeding, reacts to Bill accidentally leaving his kids behind at a truck stop gas station with disgust and distaste rather than excessive panic and pity, gets them a cop escort back to the truck stop anyways out of concern for the children, tells him his still going to be giving him a ticket for the speeding incident, and makes it VERY clear to Bill that he got off super easy for the incident.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Rick Razzle is lauded as the kingpin songwriter of Big Jingle, but as soon as he sees the potential in Tilly to become his successor, he immediately hands her his high ranking position, rips off his professional clothing, and runs away screaming— er, well, singing, about how he’s finally "freeeeeeeeeeeee".

** [[SarcasmMode And, of course, there's this subtle one]]: '''ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR KIDS ARE IN THE BACKSEAT BEFORE YOU DRIVE AWAY FROM A PLACE, ESPECIALLY DURING A ROAD TRIP.'''

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Unlike all of the other cops that are depicted in this series, the Highway Patrolman that stops Bill on the road takes the whole thing as seriously as any other normal cop would: he immediately pulls Bill over for speeding, reacts to Bill accidentally leaving his kids behind his kids at a truck stop gas station with disgust and distaste rather than excessive panic and pity, gets them a cop escort back to the truck stop anyways out of concern for the children, tells him his still going to be giving him a ticket for the speeding incident, and makes it VERY clear to Bill that he got off super easy for the incident.

** ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR KIDS ARE IN THE BACKSEAT BEFORE YOU DRIVE AWAY FROM A PLACE, ESPECIALLY DURING A ROAD TRIP.

* BlandNameProduct: Truck-ee's Truck Stop serves as a stand-in for the Buc-ee's chain, and the Truck Nuggets Tilly and Cricket pick out at the end are a stand-in for the chains "Beaver Nuggets" a crunchy yet puffy corn nugget snack that’s covered in a brown sugar caramel coating.

* BlandNameProduct: Truck-ee's Truck Stop serves as a stand-in for the Buc-ee's chain.

The kids get to get a single snack at a Truckee's Truck Stop, but Cricket must contend with Tilly and her overly-contemplative nature when trying to find the "perfect snack". Meanwhile, an incident causes Grandma and Bill to accidentally leave them behind at the Truck Stop.

* DoomedSupermarketDisplay: Cricket and Tilly’s fight over the $5 bill ends atop a stack of boxes shaped like Truckee, which comes tumbling down when they rip the bill in two.

* GoofySuit: Tilly seeks help from a man in a Truckee the Truck mascot costume, insisting that she ride him up and down the snack aisle while she makes a decision. The poor guy eventually tires of carrying her around, but ultimately helps her decide by suggesting that she put on “blinders” to narrow her choices.

* TakeAThirdOption: When it becomes clear that her slow and careful approach isn’t going to work out and that Cricket's "pick it and go" strategy is just too darn stressful for her, Tilly decides to finally make a decision by taking Truckee's advice of "putting up her blinders to limit her view" by combining her and her brother's strategies: she has Cricket rush through all the aisles to pick out three potential tasty snacks to limit her options, and then finally makes a decision with her analytically-thinking mind between cotton candy (which she describes as "sweet, but not very filling"), spicy chocolate (which she notes will just give them tummy troubles), and an exclusive food called Truck Nuggets (which she deems to be "the perfect snack" because it is savory, crispy, and sweet).

* TheDitherer: The main conflict of the episode deals with Tilly's difficulty in narrowing down the perfect snack choice quickly even though she knows that Bill told her to hurry. Cricket himself accuses her of being indecisive