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* AnAesop: Family change is inevitable, but parents must understand that their children need to grow up apart.
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* ScoldedByAStranger: Bea Cromwell does this to Linda after managing to keep her in place to stop her insanity.
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* ScoldedByAStranger: Bea Cromwell does this to Linda after managing to keep her in place to stop her insanity.
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* DetrimentalDetermination: Linda's problem isn't that she doesn't recognize what she's doing to Bea, it's that she ''does it regardless of noticing'', hoping she can salvage the already disastrous interaction.
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* TemporarilyAVillain: Linda is ostensibly in the wrong in this episode from how she harasses and essentially holds Bea Cromwell hostage to try and make her agree to write a new ''Snail & Newt'' book.
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* TemporarilyAVillain: Linda is ostensibly ultimately in the wrong in this episode from how she harasses and essentially holds Bea Cromwell hostage to try and make her agree to write a new ''Snail & Newt'' book.
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* AnAesop: Family change is inevitable, but parents must understand that their children need to grow up apart.
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* CatsLoveLaserPointers: The Belcher kids use a laser pointer to guide Mr. Frond's cat down from a tree.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Bea Cromwell mentions her latest book is about a librarian who learns mixed martial arts in order to break up a rare books crime ring. In the climax, Bea ends up putting Linda in a half-nelson when Linda’s threat level gets too high for her, having studied Krav Maga as research for the book.
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* LoonyFan: Linda proves to be one of Bea Cromwell, a semi-prominent author whose books she read to the kids, contrasting Bob (who ''also'' read Bea's books to the kids) who behaves far more calmly and tries to rein Linda in. When Linda realizes Bea is eating at the restaurant and is staying there to wait for a tow truck, she becomes so desperate to keep Bea there (and convince her to continue her children's book series) that she gets the arriving tow truck to leave; when Bea finds out she steals Bea's keys to prevent her from just leaving, starts invading Bea's personal space and scares her off, causing her to hide in Mort's funeral home. Then Linda ''follows'' Bea and hides out of sight before basically jumpscaring Bea when she thinks it's safe to leave. Bea starts the episode simply wanting to be left alone and ends it genuinely fearing for her personal safety.
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* LoonyFan: Linda proves to be one of Bea Cromwell, a semi-prominent author whose books she read to the kids, contrasting Bob (who ''also'' read Bea's books to the kids) who behaves far more calmly and tries to rein Linda in. When Linda realizes Bea is eating at the restaurant and is staying there to wait for a tow truck, she becomes so desperate to keep Bea there (and convince her to continue her children's book series) that she gets the arriving tow truck to leave; when Bea finds out she steals Bea's keys to prevent her from just leaving, starts invading Bea's personal space and scares her off, causing her to hide in Mort's funeral home. Then Linda ''follows'' Bea and hides out of sight before basically jumpscaring Bea when she thinks it's safe to leave.leave, resulting in Bea putting Linda in a painful half-nelson. Bea starts the episode simply wanting to be left alone and ends it genuinely fearing for her personal safety.
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Getting rid of natter.
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* BasementDweller: Discussed. Bob tells Linda that it's entirely likely two of their kids will still be living with them for many, many years. Given it's Bob, [[ParentalFavoritism he probably doesn't mean]] [[DaddysGirl Louise]].
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* BasementDweller: Discussed. Bob tells Linda that it's entirely likely at least two of their kids will still be living with them for many, many years. Given it's Bob, [[ParentalFavoritism he probably doesn't mean]] [[DaddysGirl Louise]].years.
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* LampshadeHanging: Mort hangs one on [[OutOfFocus his minimal screentime compared to Teddy's]] during this exchange when Linda is fretting over being a future empty-nester.
-->'''Teddy''': You'll still have me!
-->'''Mort''': And me.
-->'''Teddy''': Well, more me.
-->'''Mort''': Yeah, probably more you.
-->'''Teddy''': You'll still have me!
-->'''Mort''': And me.
-->'''Teddy''': Well, more me.
-->'''Mort''': Yeah, probably more you.
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* OhCrap: Bob many times, but most clearly when Linda cancels Bea's tow truck.
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** The exterminator van is "[[Creator/{{Motown}} I Always Feel Like Somebody's Squashing Me]]".
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** The exterminator van is "[[Creator/{{Motown}} I Always Feel Like Somebody's Squashing Me]]".[[note]]The specific song referenced, "Somebody's Watching Me", was by Rockwell with backing vocals by Music/MichaelJackson.[[/note]]
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* BasementDweller: Discussed. Bob tells Linda that it's entirely likely two of their kids will still be living with them for many, many years. Given it's Bob, [[ParentalFavoritism he probably doesn't mean]] [[DaddysGirl Louise]].
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* IRejectYourReality: Linda argues against calling the tow truck again because she was making progress on convincing Bea to write another ''Snail & Newt'' book. She ''really'' wasn't.
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* StylisticSuck: Linda's ideas for a new ''Snail & Newt'' book are... ideas, which is the kindest thing to say about them.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The last ''Snail & Newt'' book ends with Newt leaving snail because he's becoming an aquatic animal. This is actually the reverse of how amphibians develop, starting out as aquatic creatures with gills, but becoming air breathers as adults.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The last ''Snail & Newt'' book ends with Newt leaving snail Snail because he's becoming an aquatic animal. This is actually the reverse of how amphibians develop, starting out as aquatic creatures with gills, but becoming air breathers as adults.
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* CringeComedy: Linda desperately trying to keep Bea Cromwell from leaving is legitimately painful to watch, almost to the point that you'd think Bea ''should'' call the cops on her just to make Linda stop.
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* TemporarilyAVillain: Linda is ostensibly in the wrong in this episode from how she harasses and essentially holds Bea Cromwell hostage to try and make her agree to write a new ''Snail & Newt'' book.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The last ''Snail & Newt'' book ends with Newt leaving snail because he's becoming an aquatic animal. This is actually the reverse of how amphibians develop, starting out as aquatic creatures with gills, but becoming air breathers as adults.
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*WholePlotReference: The A-plot features a LoonyFan [[Literature/{{Misery}} holding an author hostage in an attempt to convince said author to write a new book retconning the author's intended ending for their series]].
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* CatUpATree: Mr. Frond had to bring his cat to school because it's taking allergy medication, and while he was getting it out it escaped and got stuck in a tree in front of the school.
* EmptyNest: Linda's actions are fueled by a fear of losing the kids when they leave for college. When Bea Cromwell, the author of the ''Snail & Newt'' books she used to read to the kids, comes to the restaurant to wait for a tow truck, Linda begs her to write a new one, her desperation rising until Bea thinks she's an obsessed fan who is trying to kidnap her. Eventually, Bea convinces Linda that kids growing up and leaving to have lives of their own is how things are supposed to happen.
* EurekaMoment: Gene is at a class where the teacher is showing a projection of the constellations and using a laser to point at Leo, which she notes looks like a cat. This gives him the idea to use a laser to get Mr. Frond's cat down.
* IKnowKarate: Bea has Linda in a half nelson, stating that she studied UsefulNotes/KravMaga as research for her next book.
* EmptyNest: Linda's actions are fueled by a fear of losing the kids when they leave for college. When Bea Cromwell, the author of the ''Snail & Newt'' books she used to read to the kids, comes to the restaurant to wait for a tow truck, Linda begs her to write a new one, her desperation rising until Bea thinks she's an obsessed fan who is trying to kidnap her. Eventually, Bea convinces Linda that kids growing up and leaving to have lives of their own is how things are supposed to happen.
* EurekaMoment: Gene is at a class where the teacher is showing a projection of the constellations and using a laser to point at Leo, which she notes looks like a cat. This gives him the idea to use a laser to get Mr. Frond's cat down.
* IKnowKarate: Bea has Linda in a half nelson, stating that she studied UsefulNotes/KravMaga as research for her next book.
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** The ''Snail & Newt'' books are reminiscent of ''Literature/FrogAndToad''.
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** The exterminator van is "[[Creator/Motown I Always Feel Like Somebody's Squashing Me]]".
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* CallBack: The episode title is a play on a previous episode title, "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E10MotherDaughterLaserRazor "Mother Daughter Laser Razor]]".
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* CallBack: The episode title is a play on a previous episode title, "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E10MotherDaughterLaserRazor "Mother Mother Daughter Laser Razor]]".
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Linda almost totally accidentally kidnaps a children's book author. Meanwhile, the kids help Mr. Frond try to get his cat out of a tree in front of the school.
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*BittersweetEnding: In-universe; part of why Linda is so desperate for ''Snail & Newt'' to continue is because it ended with the two friends forced to part ways, leaving behind only the memories of their friendship.
*BlatantLies: Ms. Schnur is about to punish the kids for bringing a cat on school grounds when she realizes the cat is Frond's, which would get ''him'' in trouble instead. Frond's attempt at covering it up is very poor, and Ms. Schnur only doesn't press further because she can't be bothered.
*CallBack: The episode title is a play on a previous episode title, "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E10MotherDaughterLaserRazor "Mother Daughter Laser Razor]]".
*LoonyFan: Linda proves to be one of Bea Cromwell, a semi-prominent author whose books she read to the kids, contrasting Bob (who ''also'' read Bea's books to the kids) who behaves far more calmly and tries to rein Linda in. When Linda realizes Bea is eating at the restaurant and is staying there to wait for a tow truck, she becomes so desperate to keep Bea there (and convince her to continue her children's book series) that she gets the arriving tow truck to leave; when Bea finds out she steals Bea's keys to prevent her from just leaving, starts invading Bea's personal space and scares her off, causing her to hide in Mort's funeral home. Then Linda ''follows'' Bea and hides out of sight before basically jumpscaring Bea when she thinks it's safe to leave. Bea starts the episode simply wanting to be left alone and ends it genuinely fearing for her personal safety.
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**The Store Next Door is "[[Film/LoveActually Gloves Actually]]".
**The exterminator van is "[[Creator/Motown I Always Feel Like Somebody's Squashing Me]]".
**The Burger of the Day is the "[[Theatre/AnnieGetYourGun Anything Yuzu Can Do, Rye Can Do Cheddar Burger]]".
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!!Tropes:
*BittersweetEnding: In-universe; part of why Linda is so desperate for ''Snail & Newt'' to continue is because it ended with the two friends forced to part ways, leaving behind only the memories of their friendship.
*BlatantLies: Ms. Schnur is about to punish the kids for bringing a cat on school grounds when she realizes the cat is Frond's, which would get ''him'' in trouble instead. Frond's attempt at covering it up is very poor, and Ms. Schnur only doesn't press further because she can't be bothered.
*CallBack: The episode title is a play on a previous episode title, "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E10MotherDaughterLaserRazor "Mother Daughter Laser Razor]]".
*LoonyFan: Linda proves to be one of Bea Cromwell, a semi-prominent author whose books she read to the kids, contrasting Bob (who ''also'' read Bea's books to the kids) who behaves far more calmly and tries to rein Linda in. When Linda realizes Bea is eating at the restaurant and is staying there to wait for a tow truck, she becomes so desperate to keep Bea there (and convince her to continue her children's book series) that she gets the arriving tow truck to leave; when Bea finds out she steals Bea's keys to prevent her from just leaving, starts invading Bea's personal space and scares her off, causing her to hide in Mort's funeral home. Then Linda ''follows'' Bea and hides out of sight before basically jumpscaring Bea when she thinks it's safe to leave. Bea starts the episode simply wanting to be left alone and ends it genuinely fearing for her personal safety.
*ShoutOut:
**The Store Next Door is "[[Film/LoveActually Gloves Actually]]".
**The exterminator van is "[[Creator/Motown I Always Feel Like Somebody's Squashing Me]]".
**The Burger of the Day is the "[[Theatre/AnnieGetYourGun Anything Yuzu Can Do, Rye Can Do Cheddar Burger]]".
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