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* RecycledPremise: The episode feels like a very similar version of "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS6E11HouseOfA1000Bounces House of 1000 Bounces]]" down to having Ranger Matthew Dainko return to it, only there's no party, and the bird B-plot with Bob being afraid of birds [[CallBack (which is also mentioned in this episode)]] is reworked to be the main plot as bird watching.
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* ThePrankster: In order to alleviate boredom, Louise dares Gene to do things like putting a napkin on Teddy's shoulder without him noticing and asking one of the customers with a small child whether she has a diaper he could borrow. Linda calls both of them to the kitchen and tells them off on pranking customers, [[BaitAndSwitch and asking why she wasn't included in doing dares]], something she used to do a lot when she was younger, and Louise and Gene include her in the dares as well, although she only allows dares that won't make a mess and don't involve customers. Later, Louise thinks of a great dare for Linda that involves a customer, but she remains resolute in not wanting to be a part of it, at least until Louise double-dog-dares her to do it, and she agrees to take a customer's order with her back facing forward and being made out to look like her front, with her glasses worn backwards, a napkin with eyes drawn on it under it and more napkins stuffed under her shirt for her breasts.
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** When Bob and Tina get back to the restaurant, Gene asks them if they found out [[{{Music/Prince}} what it sounds like when the doves cry]].
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** When a restaurant customer says that potty training is hard, Teddy agrees. Teddy mentioned in "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E5TurkeyInACan Turkey in a Can]]" that it took him seven years to get potty trained.
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* CallBack:
** Before he and Tina leave to go bird watching, Teddy asks Bob, [[Recap/BobsBurgersS6E11HouseOfA1000Bounces "Aren't you kind of afraid of birds?"]], to which Bob replies that he's fine now that he knows they're not trying to kill him.
** Early on when Tina is venting her frustrations about only seeing crows and pigeons, she mentions that they did also see [[Recap/BobsBurgersS9E14EveryWhichWayButGoose Bruce the Goose]].
** Before he and Tina leave to go bird watching, Teddy asks Bob, [[Recap/BobsBurgersS6E11HouseOfA1000Bounces "Aren't you kind of afraid of birds?"]], to which Bob replies that he's fine now that he knows they're not trying to kill him.
** Early on when Tina is venting her frustrations about only seeing crows and pigeons, she mentions that they did also see [[Recap/BobsBurgersS9E14EveryWhichWayButGoose Bruce the Goose]].
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* CleverCrows: While hiding in the bathroom, Bob and Tina see a crow use a twig to dig for food inside a fallen log. Both of them find it fascinating, and even Ranger Dainko stops chasing them to stay and watch.
* DisgustingPublicToilet: The restroom Bob and Tina use to hide from Ranger Dainko is not well kept; the audience is spared the sight of the worst, but the dialogue makes it clear enough.
* DisgustingPublicToilet: The restroom Bob and Tina use to hide from Ranger Dainko is not well kept; the audience is spared the sight of the worst, but the dialogue makes it clear enough.
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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: The title is a reference to ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind''.
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** After seeing a lot of crows, Bob makes a reference to the band Music/CountingCrows. The end credits song is Tina sinigng a parody of "Mister Jones", only it's about a crow.
* WhatHaveIDone: Tina when luring out birds with bread leads to a dove getting eaten by a hawk.
* WhatHaveIDone: Tina when luring out birds with bread leads to a dove getting eaten by a hawk.
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** The Store Next Door is "[[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand With a Little]][[Music/TheBeatles Hoop From My Friends]]".
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** The Store Next Door is "[[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand With a Little]][[Music/TheBeatles Little]] [[Music/TheBeatles Hoop From My Friends]]".
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*FugitiveArc: Downplayed; Bob and Tina spend the second half of the episode hiding from Ranger Dainko after they accidentally cause a broad-winged hawk to eat a dove.
*HowTheMightyHaveFallen: The Exterminator Van, "How the Mitey Have Fallen", is a reference to the trope.
*LiteralMetaphor: Ranger Dainko talks about how his fellow scouts never stopped to smell the roses. There was a patch for doing just that.
*ScoutOut: Ranger Dainko used to be part of a wilderness group.
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**The Store Next Door is "[[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand With a Little]][[Music/TheBeatles Hoop From My Friends]]".
**The Burger of the Day is the "[[Music/FatboySlim Rye Here Rye Now Burger]]".
*HowTheMightyHaveFallen: The Exterminator Van, "How the Mitey Have Fallen", is a reference to the trope.
*LiteralMetaphor: Ranger Dainko talks about how his fellow scouts never stopped to smell the roses. There was a patch for doing just that.
*ScoutOut: Ranger Dainko used to be part of a wilderness group.
*ShoutOut:
**The Store Next Door is "[[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand With a Little]][[Music/TheBeatles Hoop From My Friends]]".
**The Burger of the Day is the "[[Music/FatboySlim Rye Here Rye Now Burger]]".
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Tina drags Bob along on a desperate quest to earn her bird-watching badge for the Thundergirls. Meanwhile, Louise and Gene try to keep their new restaurant game a secret from Linda.
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!!Crows Encounters of the Trope Kind:
*TheBusCameBack: Ranger Matthew Dainko makes his first appearance since Season 6's "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS6E11HouseOfA1000Bounces House of 1000 Bounces]]".
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!!Crows Encounters of the Trope Kind:
*TheBusCameBack: Ranger Matthew Dainko makes his first appearance since Season 6's "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS6E11HouseOfA1000Bounces House of 1000 Bounces]]".
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