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* AnAesop: Just because a family doesn't interact with each other as much due to living in civilization distracting everyone doesn't mean it's not a good family.
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* BerserkButton: The mere idea that the Belchers didn't inform Teddy about leaving for vacation so suddenly is enough for him to completely break his friendship with them...[[GaveUpTooSoon until he sees the note for him left on the floor inside the restaurant.]]
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* BerserkButton: The mere idea that the Belchers didn't inform Teddy about leaving for vacation so suddenly is enough for him to completely break ''break his friendship with them...them''...[[GaveUpTooSoon until he sees the note for him left on the floor inside the restaurant.]]
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* GaveUpTooSoon: Thanks to his emotional fragility, Teddy loses it when the Belchers go out of town and pushes the key they gave to him to their house under their door. Only then does he notice the note they left him about leaving him a burger in the fridge.
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* GaveUpTooSoon: Thanks to his emotional fragility, Teddy loses it when the Belchers go out of town and pushes the key they gave to him to their house [[AbhorrentAdmirer (that he never returned)]] under their door. Only then does he notice the note they left him about leaving him a burger in the fridge.
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* AnAesop: Just because a family doesn't interact with each other as much due to living in civilization distracting everyone doesn't mean it's not a good family.
* BerserkButton: The mere idea that the Belchers didn't inform Teddy about leaving for vacation so suddenly is enough for him to completely break his friendship with them...[[GaveUpTooSoon until he sees the note for him left on the floor inside the restaurant.]]
* BerserkButton: The mere idea that the Belchers didn't inform Teddy about leaving for vacation so suddenly is enough for him to completely break his friendship with them...[[GaveUpTooSoon until he sees the note for him left on the floor inside the restaurant.]]
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** Then the giardia start to come out of the sink, forcing Linda to ''completely'' tape it shut, making it impossible to use water from the sink.
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* VacationEpisode: Linda suggests the family to go out to a natural retreat with no technology in it to hang out better with each other. As expected, [[FromBadToWorse things go down to hell pretty fast.]]
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** Once they're inside the cabin, it smells musty, it's cramped, and worse of all, the bathroom toilet really smells.
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** Once they're inside the cabin, it smells musty, it's cramped, and worse worst of all, the bathroom toilet really smells.
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* HorribleCampingTrip: The Belchers rent a cabin for Labor Day weekend. It has no power or water, the lake is contaminated with giardia, and worse of all, they are trapped inside by a huge swarm of biting insects. By the time they've escape, it's clear the family is going to leave a review explaining what a hell-hole the place is.
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* HorribleCampingTrip: The Belchers rent a cabin for Labor Day weekend. It has no power or water, the lake is contaminated with giardia, and worse worst of all, they are trapped inside by a huge swarm of biting insects. By the time they've escape, it's clear the family is going to leave a review explaining what a hell-hole the place is.
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** The kids at least smuggled in the portable TV. Unfortunately, the batteries Tina put in were from a bag where Linda put the dead batteries for disposal (which she never figured out how).
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** The kids at least smuggled in the portable TV. Unfortunately, the batteries Tina put in were from a bag where Linda put the dead batteries for disposal (which she never figured out how).how to do).
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* CrazyPrepared: The Belchers have gotten so used to Teddy's need for attention that they figured he'd flip if he thought they went away without telling him, so they sent a text, left a message because he didn't reply, and prepared a burger and put it in their fridge knowing he has a key to the apartment (which he was supposed to give back).
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* CrazyPrepared: The Belchers have gotten so used to Teddy's need for attention and a daily burger that they figured he'd flip if he thought they went away without telling him, so him. Thus, they put a general note on the door saying they're away meant for everyone, sent a text, text to Teddy, left a message note because he didn't reply, reply to the text, and prepared a burger and put it in their fridge knowing he has a key to the apartment (which he was supposed to give back).back), all of which they explained on the note, which they then left on the floor because the knew Teddy would be banging away on the door and trying to see if there's anyone around after reading the note on the door and notice the note, which he could then read through the glass door. The only thing they didn't account for was Teddy deciding to give the key back at that moment by sliding it under the door, but before he noticed the note they left on the floor for him, leaving him stuck outside before he could get the burger.
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* HorribleCampingTrip: The Belchers rent a cabin for Labor Day weekend. It has no power or water, the lake is contaminated with giardia, and worse of all, they are trapped inside by a huge swarm of biting insects. By the time they've escape, it's clear the family is going to leave a review explain what a hell-hole the place is.
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* HorribleCampingTrip: The Belchers rent a cabin for Labor Day weekend. It has no power or water, the lake is contaminated with giardia, and worse of all, they are trapped inside by a huge swarm of biting insects. By the time they've escape, it's clear the family is going to leave a review explain explaining what a hell-hole the place is.
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* GaveUpTooSoon: Thanks to his emotional fragility, Teddy loses it when the Belchers go out of town and pushes the key they gave to him to their house under their door. Only then does he notice the note they left him about leaving him a burger in the fridge.
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* HorribleCampingTrip: The Belchers rent a cabin for Labor Day weekend. It has no power or water, the lake is contaminated with giardia, and worse of all, they are trapped inside by a huge swarm of biting insects.
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* HorribleCampingTrip: The Belchers rent a cabin for Labor Day weekend. It has no power or water, the lake is contaminated with giardia, and worse of all, they are trapped inside by a huge swarm of biting insects. By the time they've escape, it's clear the family is going to leave a review explain what a hell-hole the place is.
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** The exterminator van is "[[Music/SmashMouth Smash Moth]]".
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** The exterminator van Exterminator Van is "[[Music/SmashMouth Smash Moth]]".
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* CrazyPrepared: The Belchers have gotten so used to Teddy's need for attention that they figured he'd flip if he thought they went away without telling him, so they sent a text, left a message because he didn't reply, and prepared a burger and put it in their fridge knowing he has a key to the apartment (which he was supposed to give back).
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Bob is actually on board when he finds the kids smuggled in a TV, only advising the kids against using it too much out of pragmatism.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Bob is actually on board when he finds the kids smuggled in a the portable TV, even telling them that the batteries in the camping lantern can make it work. His only advising concern is that the kids against using don’t use it too much out of pragmatism.to prevent Linda from catching on.
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Almost certain the Burger of the Month is a reference to "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morrissette
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* ClosedCircle: The Belchers are unable to escape the cabin due to an infestation of "nippin' nebbins". Also, when Linda rows to the platform in the middle of the lake, the canoe sinks and she can't get back when the nebbins appear.
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* ClosedCircle: The Belchers are unable to escape the cabin due to an infestation of "nippin' nebbins". "Nippin' Nevins". Also, when Linda rows to the platform in the middle of the lake, the canoe sinks and she can't get back when the nebbins Nevins appear.
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** When they arrive at the cabin, they look at how beautiful the lake is... then they see a sign warning of giardia in the water, meaning that swimming and canoeing is out of the question.
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** When they arrive at the cabin, they look at how beautiful the lake is... then they see a sign warning of giardia in the water, meaning that swimming and canoeing is are out of the question.
* HorribleCampingTrip: The Belchers rent a cabin for Labor Day weekend. It has no power or water, the lake is contaminated with giardia, and worse of all, they are trapped inside by a huge swarm of biting insects.
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** The Burger of the Day is the "[[Music/RedVelvet You Burrata Know Burger]]".
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** The Burger of the Day is the "[[Music/RedVelvet "[[Music/AlanisMorissette You Burrata Know Burger]]".
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* TheSwarm: The Belchers are trapped in the cabin by a huge swarm of "nippin' nebbins", small biting insects that, according to one local, can get into one's windpipe.
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** The Nippin' Nevin in Linda's dream does the Music/MCHammer dance.
* SkewedPriorities:
-->'''Louise:''' You can go without water, but if you don't have TV, you could die!
* TheSwarm: The Belchers are trapped in the cabin by a huge swarm of"nippin' nebbins", "Nippin' Nevins", small biting insects that, according to one local, can get into one's windpipe.
* SkewedPriorities:
-->'''Louise:''' You can go without water, but if you don't have TV, you could die!
* TheSwarm: The Belchers are trapped in the cabin by a huge swarm of
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Actually an Averted case. Teddy arrives at the restaurant to find a note saying they're off on vacation and becomes so upset that they didn't seemingly tell him about it that he shoves his spare key to the Belcher's apartment under the restaurant door... only to see another note addressed to him saying they tried to text him and he didn't respond. Teddy checks his phone and sees they did indeed text him about it.
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** The Burger of the Day is the "[[Music/TaylorSwift You Burrata Know Burger]]".
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** The Burger of the Day is the "[[Music/TaylorSwift "[[Music/RedVelvet You Burrata Know Burger]]".
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* TheKeyIsInsideTheLock: Teddy arrives at Bob's Burgers to find it closed, and is so upset he takes out the spare key to their apartment and slips it under the door. Then he notices a note on the floor saying that the Belchers left a burger inside their apartment, which is now inaccessible because he just slipped the key inside.
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* TheKeyIsInsideTheLock: TheKeyIsBehindTheLock: Teddy arrives at Bob's Burgers to find it closed, and is so upset he takes out the spare key to their apartment and slips it under the door. Then he notices a note on the floor saying that the Belchers left a burger inside their apartment, which is now inaccessible because he just slipped the key inside.
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* ClosedCircle: The Belchers are unable to escape the cabin due to an infestation of "nippin' nebbins". Also, when Linda rows to the platform in the middle of the lake, the canoe sinks and she can't get back when the nebbins appear.
* FromBadToWorse: The Belchers' vacation just gets worse and worse.
** First, when reviewing the information on the cabin Linda rented, they discover that it has no TV, electricity or potable running water.
** When they arrive at the cabin, they look at how beautiful the lake is... then they see a sign warning of giardia in the water, meaning that swimming and canoeing is out of the question.
** Once they're inside the cabin, it smells musty, it's cramped, and worse of all, the bathroom toilet really smells.
** The kids at least smuggled in the portable TV. Unfortunately, the batteries Tina put in were from a bag where Linda put the dead batteries for disposal (which she never figured out how).
** The topper, of course, is the swarm of bugs surrounding the cabin, locking them inside.
* FromBadToWorse: The Belchers' vacation just gets worse and worse.
** First, when reviewing the information on the cabin Linda rented, they discover that it has no TV, electricity or potable running water.
** When they arrive at the cabin, they look at how beautiful the lake is... then they see a sign warning of giardia in the water, meaning that swimming and canoeing is out of the question.
** Once they're inside the cabin, it smells musty, it's cramped, and worse of all, the bathroom toilet really smells.
** The kids at least smuggled in the portable TV. Unfortunately, the batteries Tina put in were from a bag where Linda put the dead batteries for disposal (which she never figured out how).
** The topper, of course, is the swarm of bugs surrounding the cabin, locking them inside.
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* TheKeyIsInsideTheLock: Teddy arrives at Bob's Burgers to find it closed, and is so upset he takes out the spare key to their apartment and slips it under the door. Then he notices a note on the floor saying that the Belchers left a burger inside their apartment, which is now inaccessible because he just slipped the key inside.
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* TheSwarm: The Belchers are trapped in the cabin by a huge swarm of "nippin' nebbins", small biting insects that, according to one local, can get into one's windpipe.
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* HolidayEpisode: While not the first episode set on Labor Day weekend (that would be the series premiere), it's the first to actually place some focus on the holiday.
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*BigDamnHeroes: As Linda gets swarmed by bugs and resigns herself to having to swim through the giardia-infested lake to escape, Bob and the kids arrive with a canoe to save her.
* HolidayEpisode: While not the first episode set on Labor Day weekend (that would be the series premiere), it's the first to actually place some (admittedly minor) focus on the holiday.
* HolidayEpisode: While not the first episode set on Labor Day weekend (that would be the series premiere), it's the first to actually place some (admittedly minor) focus on the holiday.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Bob is actually on board when he finds the kids watching a portable TV, only advising the kids against using it too much out of pragmatism.
* OnlyOneFindsItFun: Linda is the only one with any enthusiasm for the trip, especially once they actually get there and even more once the swarm arrives. While Bob and the kids are practically begging to leave, Linda insists they stay and enjoy themselves.
* OnlyOneFindsItFun: Linda is the only one with any enthusiasm for the trip, especially once they actually get there and even more once the swarm arrives. While Bob and the kids are practically begging to leave, Linda insists they stay and enjoy themselves.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Bob is actually on board when he finds the kids watching smuggled in a portable TV, only advising the kids against using it too much out of pragmatism.
* OnlyOneFindsItFun: Linda is the only one with any enthusiasm for the trip, especially once they actually get there and even more once the swarm arrives. While Bob and the kids are practically begging to leave, Linda insists they stay and enjoy themselves. It takes a good bit before Bob and the kids get her to admit she's not having the best time either.
* OnlyOneFindsItFun: Linda is the only one with any enthusiasm for the trip, especially once they actually get there and even more once the swarm arrives. While Bob and the kids are practically begging to leave, Linda insists they stay and enjoy themselves. It takes a good bit before Bob and the kids get her to admit she's not having the best time either.
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The family's Labor Day lake trip takes a turn when the Belchers find themselves trapped in their cabin, hiding from what lurks outside.
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!!The Reeky Lake Tropes:
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*HolidayEpisode: While not the first episode set on Labor Day weekend (that would be the series premiere), it's the first to actually place some focus on the holiday.
*MassOhCrap:
**Bob and ''especially'' the kids lose faith in the cabin Linda rented when they begin to realize the cabin has no power or water.
**The Belchers all freak out when they see the swarm of insects outside.
*NotSoAboveItAll: Bob is actually on board when he finds the kids watching a portable TV, only advising the kids against using it too much out of pragmatism.
*OnlyOneFindsItFun: Linda is the only one with any enthusiasm for the trip, especially once they actually get there and even more once the swarm arrives. While Bob and the kids are practically begging to leave, Linda insists they stay and enjoy themselves.
*ShoutOut:
**The Store Next Door is "[[Music/BillyIdol Dancing With My Shelf]]".
**The exterminator van is "[[Music/SmashMouth Smash Moth]]".
**The Burger of the Day is the "[[Music/TaylorSwift You Burrata Know Burger]]".
**When the Belchers find a sign warning of giardia in the water, Gene asks if it's the cousin of [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Narnia]].
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!!The Reeky Lake Tropes:
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*HolidayEpisode: While not the first episode set on Labor Day weekend (that would be the series premiere), it's the first to actually place some focus on the holiday.
*MassOhCrap:
**Bob and ''especially'' the kids lose faith in the cabin Linda rented when they begin to realize the cabin has no power or water.
**The Belchers all freak out when they see the swarm of insects outside.
*NotSoAboveItAll: Bob is actually on board when he finds the kids watching a portable TV, only advising the kids against using it too much out of pragmatism.
*OnlyOneFindsItFun: Linda is the only one with any enthusiasm for the trip, especially once they actually get there and even more once the swarm arrives. While Bob and the kids are practically begging to leave, Linda insists they stay and enjoy themselves.
*ShoutOut:
**The Store Next Door is "[[Music/BillyIdol Dancing With My Shelf]]".
**The exterminator van is "[[Music/SmashMouth Smash Moth]]".
**The Burger of the Day is the "[[Music/TaylorSwift You Burrata Know Burger]]".
**When the Belchers find a sign warning of giardia in the water, Gene asks if it's the cousin of [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Narnia]].
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