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** Dove Shannon is [[PrefersGoingBarefoot barefoot]] on her album cover, leading Linda to call her "a beautiful [[Franchise/TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]]".
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** The Store Next Door is "[[Franchise/SnowWhite Mirror Mirror on the Wool: Sequin Sweaters]]".

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** The Store Next Door is "[[Franchise/SnowWhite "[[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Mirror Mirror on the Wool: Sequin Sweaters]]".
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* IHaveNoSon: Linda yells "You are not my daughter!" when Tina refuses to use her as a stepping stone.

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* IHaveNoSon: Linda yells "You are "''You're not my daughter!" daughter!''" when Tina refuses to use her as a stepping stone.stone. She immediately takes it back and finally realizes she went nuts.



* SanitySlippage: Linda starts losing it when she becomes determined to have Tina meet Dove Shannon, culminating in getting stuck up to her chest in water while screaming at Tina to use her face as a stepping stone.
-->'''Linda''': ''JUMP ON MOMMY'S FACE!''

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* SanitySlippage: Linda starts losing it when she becomes determined to have Tina meet Dove Shannon, culminating in getting stuck up to her chest in water while screaming at Tina to use her face head as a stepping stone.
-->'''Linda''': ''JUMP ON MOMMY'S MY FACE!''
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renamed to Prefers Going Barefoot and rewritten to focus on characters who explicitly dislike wearing shoes


* DoesNotLikeShoes: True to her GranolaGirl ethos, Dove is barefoot on her album cover. [[{{Lampshading}} Lampshaded]].
-->'''Linda:''' I like how she's not wearing shoes. Like a beautiful [[Franchise/TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]].
-->'''Tina:''' What do you think she looks like today?
-->'''Linda:''' Well, I bet she got herself some shoes. So we're looking for a woman with shoes.
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* SmallTownBoredom: Tina's class has to do a report on the place that means the most to them, and Tammy talks up her trip to New York City, which makes Tina reconsider her stance on their town. Linda, who had dreams of leaving town herself when she was younger, wants Tina to appreciate her hometown more and offers to take her on a tour to show her how great their little community is. She then goes overboard trying to track down Dove Shannon, a local singer who left a life of fame and fortune to remain in their town, to find out what made her stay there.

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* SmallTownBoredom: Tina's class has to do a report on the place that means the most to them, and Tammy talks up her trip to New York City, which makes Tina reconsider her stance on their town. Linda, who had dreams of leaving town Seymour’s Bay herself when she was younger, wants Tina to appreciate her hometown more and offers to take her on a tour to show her how great their little community is. She then goes overboard trying to track down Dove Shannon, a local singer who left a life of fame and fortune to remain in their town, to find out what made her stay there.
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* SmallTownBoredom: Tina's class has to do a report on the place that means the most to them, and Tammy talks up her trip to New York City, which makes Tina reconsider her stance on their town. Linda, who had dreams of leaving town herself when she was younger, wants Tina to appreciate her hometown and offers to take her on a tour to show her how great their little community is. She then goes overboard trying to track down Dove Shannon, a local singer who left a life of fame and fortune to remain in their town, to find out what made her stay there.

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* SmallTownBoredom: Tina's class has to do a report on the place that means the most to them, and Tammy talks up her trip to New York City, which makes Tina reconsider her stance on their town. Linda, who had dreams of leaving town herself when she was younger, wants Tina to appreciate her hometown more and offers to take her on a tour to show her how great their little community is. She then goes overboard trying to track down Dove Shannon, a local singer who left a life of fame and fortune to remain in their town, to find out what made her stay there.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: True to her GranolaGirl ethos, Dove is barefoot on her album cover. [[{{Lampshading}} Lampshaded]].
-->'''Linda:''' I like how she's not wearing shoes. Like a beautiful [[Franchise/TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]].
-->'''Tina:''' What do you think she looks like today?
-->'''Linda:''' Well, I bet she got herself some shoes. So we're looking for a woman with shoes.



* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Linda believes Tina's obsession with New York is because she doesn't appreciate her hometown. Bob accurately points out that it's just because the topic came up in school.

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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Linda believes Tina's obsession with New York is because she doesn't appreciate her hometown. Bob accurately points out that it's just because the topic came up in school.school.
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* ContinuityNod: Two of the people in Tina's New York City fantasy are [[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E21WharfHorse the Wonder Wharf employee who she stopped from smashing Mr. Goiter]] and [[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E15OTTheOutsideToilet the barista from who once called the police on the Belchers]].
* FakingTheDead: When Linda asks about Dove Shannon, the shopkeeper says she's dead, but then she hears a woman singing as she drives by and realizes it was Shannon. When Linda catches up to her, Dove explains that there's a mutual understanding with the shopkeeper that whenever they want to lay low the other says they're dead; and then she says the shopkeeper is dead, which takes Linda a little while to understand.

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* ContinuityNod: Two of the people in Tina's New York City fantasy are [[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E21WharfHorse the Wonder Wharf employee who she stopped from smashing Mr. Goiter]] and [[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E15OTTheOutsideToilet the barista from who once called the police on the Belchers]].
* FakingTheDead: When Linda asks about Dove Shannon, the shopkeeper says she's dead, but then she hears a woman singing as she drives by and realizes it was Shannon.Dove. When Linda catches up to her, Dove explains that there's a mutual understanding with the shopkeeper that whenever they want to lay low the other says they're dead; and then she says the shopkeeper is dead, which takes Linda a little while to understand.



* HouseboatHero: Dove now lives in a hidden houseboat community.

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* HouseboatHero: Dove Shannon now lives in a hidden houseboat community.



*NoodleIncident: During the credits, Linda refers to a car wash where someone famous died.
*PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: The episode title is a reference to ''Film/LocalHero''.



** The title is a reference to ''Film/LocalHero''.

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** The title **The Store Next Door is a reference to ''Film/LocalHero''."[[Franchise/SnowWhite Mirror Mirror on the Wool: Sequin Sweaters]]".



* SmallTownBoredom: Tina's class has to do a report on the place that means the most to them, and Tammy talks up her trip to New York City, which makes Tina reconsider her stance on their town. Linda, who had dreams of leaving town herself when she was younger, wants Tina to appreciate her home town and offers to take her on a tour to show her how great their little community is. She then goes overboard trying to track down Dove Shannon, a local singer who left a life of fame and fortune to remain in their town, to find out what made her stay there.

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* SmallTownBoredom: Tina's class has to do a report on the place that means the most to them, and Tammy talks up her trip to New York City, which makes Tina reconsider her stance on their town. Linda, who had dreams of leaving town herself when she was younger, wants Tina to appreciate her home town hometown and offers to take her on a tour to show her how great their little community is. She then goes overboard trying to track down Dove Shannon, a local singer who left a life of fame and fortune to remain in their town, to find out what made her stay there.

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* ContinuityNod: Two of the people in Tina's New York City fantasy are [[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E21WharfHorse the Wonder Wharf employee who she stopped from smashing Mr. Goiter]] and [[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E15OTTheOutsideToilet the barista from who calls the police on the Belchers in "The O.T."]].

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* ContinuityNod: Two of the people in Tina's New York City fantasy are [[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E21WharfHorse the Wonder Wharf employee who she stopped from smashing Mr. Goiter]] and [[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E15OTTheOutsideToilet the barista from who calls once called the police on the Belchers in "The O.T."]].Belchers]].



*FreudianExcuse: The kids play up Teddy's sad life to make it clear why he's a bit on-edge to the radio host.



*InsaneTrollLogic: Linda claims that trespassing can't be illegal if it's for school.



* ReclusiveArtist: InUniverse, Dove Shannon used to be a successful singer, but eventually moved back home and is now living in anonymity in a reclusive community.

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* ReclusiveArtist: InUniverse, InUniverse; Dove Shannon used to be a successful singer, but eventually moved back home and is now living in anonymity in a reclusive community.



* SayingTooMuch: Jocelyn completely dismantles Tammy's report on New York City by claiming Tammy never even left her hotel room.

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* SayingTooMuch: Jocelyn completely dismantles Tammy's report on New York City by claiming Tammy never even left her hotel room.room, completely missing Tammy's hints to keep quiet.



* SmallTownBoredom: Tina's class has to do a report on the place that means the most to them, and Tammy talks up her trip to New York City, which makes Tina reconsider her stance on their town. Linda, who had dreams of leaving town herself when she was younger, wants Tina to appreciate her home town and offers to take her on a tour to show her how great their little community is. She then goes overboard trying to track down Dove Shannon, a local singer who left a life of fame and fortune to remain in their town, to find out what made her stay there.

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* SmallTownBoredom: Tina's class has to do a report on the place that means the most to them, and Tammy talks up her trip to New York City, which makes Tina reconsider her stance on their town. Linda, who had dreams of leaving town herself when she was younger, wants Tina to appreciate her home town and offers to take her on a tour to show her how great their little community is. She then goes overboard trying to track down Dove Shannon, a local singer who left a life of fame and fortune to remain in their town, to find out what made her stay there.there.
*StatingTheSimpleSolution: Linda believes Tina's obsession with New York is because she doesn't appreciate her hometown. Bob accurately points out that it's just because the topic came up in school.
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*SayingTooMuch: Jocelyn completely dismantles Tammy's report on New York City by claiming Tammy never even left her hotel room.
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** Teddy's call-in handle is [[Music/VanillaIce Ice Ice Teddy]].
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* SanitySlippage: Linda starts losing it when she becomes determined to have Tina meet Dove Shannon, culminating in getting stuck up to her chest in water while screaming at Tina to use her face as a stepping stone.
-->'''Linda''': ''JUMP ON MOMMY'S FACE!''

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* CavemenVsAstronautsDebate: The B-plot involves Teddy getting banned from a sports call-in show because he disagreed with the host's take on a hockey player trade and got verbally abusive.



* RecursiveArtist: Dove Shannon used to be a successful singer, but eventually moved back home and is now living in anonymity in a reclusive community.

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* RecursiveArtist: LiarRevealed: When Tammy begins her report on her trip to New York City, Jocelyn blurts out that she stayed in the hotel the whole trip because she thought the city smelled like pee and hot-dogs.
* ReclusiveArtist: InUniverse,
Dove Shannon used to be a successful singer, but eventually moved back home and is now living in anonymity in a reclusive community.



* SmallTownBoredom: Tina's class has to do a report on the place that means the most to them, and Tammy talks up her trip to New York City, which makes Tina reconsider her stance on their town. Linda wants Tina to appreciate her home town and offers to take her on a tour to show her how great their little community is. She then goes overboard trying to track down Dove Shannon, a local singer who left a life of fame and fortune to remain in their town, to find out what made her stay there.

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* SmallTownBoredom: Tina's class has to do a report on the place that means the most to them, and Tammy talks up her trip to New York City, which makes Tina reconsider her stance on their town. Linda Linda, who had dreams of leaving town herself when she was younger, wants Tina to appreciate her home town and offers to take her on a tour to show her how great their little community is. She then goes overboard trying to track down Dove Shannon, a local singer who left a life of fame and fortune to remain in their town, to find out what made her stay there.
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* FakingTheDead: When Linda asks about Dove Shannon, the shopkeeper says she's dead, but then she hears a woman singing as she drives by and realizes it was Shannon. When Linda catches up to her, Dove explains that there's a mutual understanding with the shopkeeper that whenever they want to lay low the other says they're dead; and then she says the shopkeeper is dead, which takes Linda a little while to understand.
* HouseboatHero: Dove now lives in a hidden houseboat community.
* RecursiveArtist: Dove Shannon used to be a successful singer, but eventually moved back home and is now living in anonymity in a reclusive community.



** Linda references ''Film/DesperatelySeekingSusan'' when talking about going to New York as a kid.



** When Gene and Louise call in to the radio show on Teddy's behalf, Bob says they're pulling a ''Film/SleeplessInSeattle'' to make Teddy seem pitiable.

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** When Gene and Louise call in to the radio show on Teddy's behalf, Bob says they're pulling a ''Film/SleeplessInSeattle'' to make Teddy seem pitiable.pitiable.
* SmallTownBoredom: Tina's class has to do a report on the place that means the most to them, and Tammy talks up her trip to New York City, which makes Tina reconsider her stance on their town. Linda wants Tina to appreciate her home town and offers to take her on a tour to show her how great their little community is. She then goes overboard trying to track down Dove Shannon, a local singer who left a life of fame and fortune to remain in their town, to find out what made her stay there.
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While trying to show Tina what's great about their town, Linda ends up on the trail of a legendary local singer.
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* ContinuityNod: Two of the people in Tina's New York City fantasy are [[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E21WharfHorse the Wonder Wharf employee who she stopped from smashing Mr. Goiter]] and [[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E15OTTheOutsideToilet the barista from who calls the police on the Belchers in "The O.T."]].
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** The title is a reference to ''Film/LocalHero''.
** Two of the albums Linda flips through at the flea market are Music/PinkFloyd's ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon'' and {{Music/Chumbawamba}}'s ''Tubthumper''.
** When Gene and Louise call in to the radio show on Teddy's behalf, Bob says they're pulling a ''Film/SleeplessInSeattle'' to make Teddy seem pitiable.

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