History Recap / BobsBurgersS11E4HeartbreakHotelOween

* KarmaHoudini: While Louise’s revenge plan was [[DisproportionateRetribution disproportionate]], the couple distributing Halloween candy do not appear in the present and thus never make amends for forgetting the promise they made or for punishing Louise for their mistake. This ties into the episode’s moral about letting go of grudges.

* KarmaHoudini: While Louise’s revenge plan was [[DisproportionateRetribution disproportionate]], and it’s understandable why the couple would forget a promise they made to a stranger after a year had passed, they do not appear in the present and thus never make amends for forgetting the promise they made or for punishing Louise for their mistake. This ties into the episode’s moral about letting go of grudges.

* KarmaHoudini: While Louise’s revenge plan was [[DisproportionateRetribution disproportionate]], and it’s understandable why the couple would forget a promise they made to a stranger after a year had passed, they do not appear in the present and thus never make amends for forgetting the promise they made. This ties into the episode’s moral about letting go of grudges.

* Jerkass: Knowing that Bob is squeamish when it comes to blood and needles, Teddy ''still'' not only messes with him about it (with even Linda telling him to stop) he also tells the phlebotomists about his universal blood type which forces Bob to do something he clearly isn't comfortable with. It's downplayed with the phlebotomists too, but even though they can see Bob's visible discomfort, they still refuse to take no for an answer and guilt trip him into donating blood and then they have the audacity to belittle him about his nerves.

* DirtyOldWoman: Dolores is not shy about how attractive she found Roger back in the day, nor about how Roger's ability to [[ItMakesSenseInContext throw peanuts and catch them in his mouth]] turned her on. Gene also finds some love letters of hers that were "definitely not PG-13".

** Unlike many fictional examples, Bob and Teddy are the only characters ''confirmed'' to have a rare blood type. Linda's blood type is confirmed to be A+, while the Belcher kids' blood types depend on whether or not Linda is an O-carrier[[note]]If she is, they can be either A+, A-, O+, or O-; if she isn't, the kids must be either A+ or A-, although all of them will be O-carriers due to Bob being O-[[/note]].

** In the opening, the store next door is [[{{Music/U2}} Someday Bloody Someday]] Gory Calendars, and the van is for [[Music/RickJames She's Super Squeaky]] Pest Control.

* ABNegative: Bob's blood type happens to be O-, which is what Teddy and the phlebotomists use to guilt trip him into donating blood.

Louise's plan to get revenge on Halloween for a candy transgression hits a snag when the Belcher kids meet a mysterious elderly woman at a hotel.

** Roger was dressed as Film/{{Spartacus}} when he died, leading to an IAmSpartacus gag when Dolores is asking if anyone has seen him.

* Main/MysteryEpisode: The second half of the kids' plot turns into one when someone steals the photograph and papers Tina was using to prove Roger didn't ditch Dolores on purpose.

* AfraidOfBlood: Bob's storyline is him being taken to give blood, which he hates to do because he can't stand the sight of it. The phlebotomists have so much fun talking with Linda and Teddy that they leave Bob alone, and as he tries to leave his IV gets caught on the chair and is pulled off, causing Bob to faint.

* TheCaper: Louise's original plan was to use the snail costume in order to steal candy from a couple who stiffed her two Halloweens ago, and didn't make up for it the following year. They never get to do it after their adventure with Dolores made Louise reconsider her grudge.

* SpookySeance: Dolores is holding a séance to summon the spirit of her late boyfriend Roger, who died on that hotel room on Halloween fifty years ago. Tina thinks it's romantic, but Dolores is actually doing it so she can then cast Roger's spirit to Hell for cheating on her.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: The person disguised as [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Jeannie]] whom Dolores blames for sleeping with Roger was, on close inspection, revealed to have been a man; specifically, a male doctor, judging from the pager in his belt, leading Tina to conclude that he tried to treat Roger's allergy, proving that he was innocent of cheating.

** Roger was dressed as [[Film/{{Spartacus}}]] when he died, leading to an IAmSpartacus gag when Dolores is asking if anyone has seen him.

-->'''Teddy:''' Wow, Bob! You could save a boy who will save the rainforest! [To Linda] What's the rainforest?

** One of Gene's past costumes is [[Music/CatStevens a cat with a guitar and a name tag reading "Stevens"]].
** One of Louise's past costumes is a carton of Film/{{beetle juice}}.

* LockedRoomMystery: When Tina finds the papers and photos for her investigation missing, she asks that everyone not leave the lobby (except the guy dressed as a beekeeper who just came in to use the bathroom).

* ThirteenIsUnlucky: The room Roger died in was Room 313.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: The person disguised as [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Jeannie]] whom Dolores blames for sleeping with Roger was, on close inspection, a man; specifically, a male doctor, judging from the pager in his belt, leading Tina to conclude that he tried to treat Roger's allergy, proving that he was innocent of cheating.

* ThirteenIsUnlucky: The room Roger died in was Room 313.

** Two of Tina's costumes in the past were "[[Film/SixteenCandles Sixteen Handles]]" and [[{{Franchise/Ghostbusters}} a Ghostbuster]].