History Recap / BobsBurgersS1E10BurgerWars

* GodzillaThreshold: Linda considers "The Meat-siah" to be a downplayed version of this, as Bob's successfully cooked it only once according to her, and now he's not only trying it again, but trying to get it down to bite-size proportions so he can pass them out as samples at Jimmy Pesto's. Gene asks if Bob is going to die, and Linda herself doesn't even seem sure.

* PapaWolf: Bob was angry enough at Jimmy Pesto throughout the episode already, but then Jimmy just had to go and insult Bob’s kids.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's not clear if Louise's voodoo potatoes actually had any effect on the proceedings of this episode. At one point, she tears off a piece of the potato representing Jimmy Pesto while he and Bob are fighting to seemingly no effect, however it's also the case that Gene and Tina both extend pretty substantially outside of their comfort zone to achieve their desires, almost to the point of being slightly out-of-character.

* FeudingFamilies: Zigzagged with the Belchers and Pestos. Bob and Jimmy are feuding, but Tina and Jimmy Jr. are on decent enough terms. Linda also claims that Louise and Gene are friends with the Pesto twins, but this "friendship" seems rather one-sided--the twins like the Belchers just fine, but Louise only interacts with the twins when she wants them to do something for her, and Gene is just going along with the flow.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's not clear if Louise's voodoo potatoes actually had any effect on the preceedings of this episode. At one point, she tears off a piece of the potato representing Jimmy Pesto while he and Bob are fighting to seemingly no effect, however it's also the case that Gene and Tina both extend pretty substantially outside of their comfort zone to achieve their desires, almost to the point of being slightly out-of-character.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Louise actually tries to help Bob save his restaurant. But because she's [[EnfantTerrible Louise]], her intended methods range from unusual to immoral.

* AGodAmI: Louise, in the end, when she realizes everything she tried to make with voodoo worked.

** Linda mentions that Tina and Jimmy Jr.'s love story is similar to ''Film/{{West Side Story|1961}}'', though she mentions characteristics that make it similar to ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''
** One of Jimmy's ads is [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay "Pasta La Vista, Baby"]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Bob goes through a lot of hell throughout the episode, but Mr. Fischoeder decides to extend Bob's lease after tasting the Meat-siah, additionally forgetting about the rent entirely.

!!Tropes:

* BrickJoke: The CouchGag building next door is a raccoon sanctuary. Bob tries complaining about the noise to Fischoder near the end of the episode.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Bob goes through a lot of hell throughout the episode, but Mr. Fischoeder decides to extend Bob's lease after tasting the Meat-siah.

** Linda mentions that Tina and Jimmy Jr.'s love story is similar to ''Film/WestSideStory'', though she mentions characteristics that make it similar to ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''

The restaurant faces a hard time when Mr. Fischoeder states that unless they pay their rent on time, he will sell the space to Jimmy Pesto. As Bob attempts to gether customers using a special (and risky) burger recipe, Louise resorts to voodoo to help her father's business, Tina's love life, and Gene's music career.

* PetTheDog: Mr. Fischoeder extends Bob's lease because he considers his food ''that'' good.

The restaurant faces a hard time when Mr. Fischoeder states that unless they pay their rent on time, he will sell the space to Jimmy Pesto.

Meanwhile, Louise uses voodoo to help her father's business, Tina's love life and Gene's music career.

* BaitAndSwitch: It looks like Linda is about to compare Tina and Jimmy Jr.'s romance to Romeo and Juliet, but she thinks it's closer to West Side Story.
* BlatantLies:

* TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight: Eerie as it may seem, Louise using Voodoo has seemingly worked.

* {{Foil}}: Jimmy Pesto and Bob are this for each other. Jimmy's restaurant works because he is a good business man, even if his cooking skills are awful enough to make him even cry while tasting his own hamburger; Bob is a downplayed SupremeChef, but he is not a good business man, that's why his restaurant struggles even with the good food.

* GodzillaThreshold: Linda considers "The Meat-siah" to be a downplayed version of this, as Bob's successfully cooked it only once according to her, and now he's not only trying it again, but trying to get it down to bite-size proportions so he can pass them out as samples at Jimmy Pesto's.

* SupremeChef: Bob's "Meat-siah" is so good, Mr. Fischoeder changes his tune completely about the lease.

!!Tropes

* SupremeChef: Bob's "Meat-siah" is so good, Mr. Fischoeder changes his tune completely about the lease.

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'''Linda:''' HIT HIM IN HIS HANDSOME GROIN!

* ManInWhite: Mr. Fischoeder.

'''Bob:''' ''[[TranquilFury What did you say about my kids?]]''

** One of Jimmy's ads is [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay "Pasta La Vista, Baby"]]

The restaurant faces a hard time when Mr.Fischoeder states that unless they pay their rent on time, he will sell the space to Jimmy Pesto.