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* PaperThinDisguise: Hermann uses Gene's infatuation for his ''puppet'' Marylin the Manatee to con him, only that he slowly comes to really regret toying with Gene when the latter keeps pestering "Marylin" and annoy Hermann indirectly.



** Hermann uses Marilyn the Manatee to let Gene down gently.

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** Hermann uses Marilyn the Manatee to let Gene down gently.gently (mostly because Hermann was incredibly annoyed by how gullible Gene was the whole time, especially while Hermann was busy vomiting from eating the bad oysters, but still).



* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After returning to find the restaurant window is covered in rotten meat since he was only planning to cook a single meal aboard the cruise ship instead of being held hostage there for an entire week and thus he didn't bother cancelling his meat delivery, Bob declares that he's going to bed and not dealing with this.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After returning to find the restaurant window is covered in rotten meat since he was only planning to cook a single meal aboard the cruise ship instead of being held hostage there for an entire week and thus he didn't bother cancelling his meat delivery, Bob declares that he's going to bed and not dealing deal with this.it.
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* BadBoss: Captain Flarty is essentially holding the entire crew against their will. When he announces that Bob has escaped, he says that the first crew member to find him will get their passport back.
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* TwitchyEye: The Captain's eye twitches when Bob refuses his offer.

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* TwitchyEye: The Captain's Captain Flarty's eye twitches when Bob refuses his offer.offer to serve as his chef.
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* CassandraTruth: Everyone thinks Bob is trying to hog the rotten oysters for himself, not believing him when he tells them not to eat them.

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* CassandraTruth: Everyone thinks Bob is trying to hog the rotten oysters for himself, not believing him when he tells them not to eat them. They eat the oysters despite his protests and promptly pay for it.
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: Captain Flarty's pet capybara, Kiki.

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* FrenchJerk: Duval is not a happy nor polite individual, and is extremely French.

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* FrenchJerk: Duval is not a happy nor or polite individual, and is extremely French.



* GoldDigger: Marilyn, the manatee puppet.

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* GoldDigger: Marilyn, Marilyn the manatee puppet.puppet exploits Gene's attraction to her to try to get money.


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* NoYou: After Bob tells Duval that his oysters are spoiled, Duval retorts that Bob is spoiled.

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* ShoutOut: Linda, Tina, and even Gene picture themselves [[Film/{{Titanic|1997}} being drawn naked aboard a ship]], while Louise pictures herself laughing maniacally as it sinks. Also, the tanning bed Linda uses is branded "Ti-TAN-ic."

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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Linda, Tina, and even Gene picture themselves [[Film/{{Titanic|1997}} being drawn naked aboard a ship]], while Louise pictures herself laughing maniacally as it sinks. Also, the tanning bed Linda uses is branded "Ti-TAN-ic.""
** Linda calls the bartender aboard the ship [[Series/TheLoveBoat Isaac]].
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Linda gets a drink at the bar, Louise can be seen trying to grab a glass, but can't due to her long nail extensions.
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*{{Foreshadowing}}: When the Belchers first arrive, a crewmate runs off to warn them about something only to be subdued and dragged off by the other crewmates (he can later be seen BoundAndGagged behind a door). While the fact that Flarty plans on keeping Bob on board was already hinted at, this also hints at how the rest of the crew isn't happy with their current situation either, allowing Bob to rally them together in a mutiny.



* WolverineClaws: Louise gets the ship's manicurist to give her comically long nail extensions on her fingers and toes.

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* WolverineClaws: Louise gets the ship's manicurist to give her comically long nail extensions on her fingers and toes.toes.
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* SemiaquaticAnimalSailor: Flarty's pet capybara, Kiki, is a non-anthropomorphic example, being a semiaquatic animal and the pet of a cruise ship captain.

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* SemiaquaticAnimalSailor: SemiaquaticSpeciesSailor: Flarty's pet capybara, Kiki, is a non-anthropomorphic example, being a semiaquatic animal and the pet of a cruise ship captain.
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* SemiaquaticAnimalSailor: Flarty's pet capybara, Kiki, is a non-anthropomorphic example, being a semiaquatic animal and the pet of a cruise ship captain.
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* ImagineSpot: All of the Belchers minus Bob have one when the captain offers to take them on the cruise. Linda, Tina and Gene fantasize about being painted, while Louise imagines herself laughing at the sinking ship.

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* ImagineSpot: All of the Belchers minus Bob have one when the captain offers to take them on the cruise. Linda, Tina and Gene fantasize about being painted, painted naked, while Louise imagines herself laughing at the sinking ship.



** Though the other Belchers really want to go on the cruise (to the point where everyone has an ImagineSpot about it), Bob refuses the captain's offer on the basis he has to run his restaurant and can't afford to shut down for a day. The only reason he and his family are still on the cruise is because it departed without his knowledge.

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** Though OneHourWorkWeek is thoroughly defied; though the other Belchers really want to go on the cruise (to the point where everyone has an ImagineSpot about it), Bob refuses the captain's offer on the basis he has to run his restaurant and can't afford to shut down for a day. The only reason he and his family are still on the cruise is because it departed without his knowledge.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After returning to find the restaurant window is covered in rotten meat, Bob declares that he's going to bed and not dealing with this.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After returning to find the restaurant window is covered in rotten meat, meat since he was only planning to cook a single meal aboard the cruise ship instead of being held hostage there for an entire week and thus he didn't bother cancelling his meat delivery, Bob declares that he's going to bed and not dealing with this.



* WolverineClaws: Louise gets comically long nail extensions put on her fingers and toes.

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* WolverineClaws: Louise gets the ship's manicurist to give her comically long nail extensions put on her fingers and toes.

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*CassandraTruth: Everyone thinks Bob is trying to hog the rotten oysters for himself, not believing him when he tells them not to eat them.



* DidntThinkThisThrough: When Bob tries to run from the captain.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: When Bob tries to run from the captain.Captain Flarty.



-->'''Bob:''' Thanks for serving canned meat, Duval.



*LethalChef: Duval makes Jimmy Pesto's Pizzeria seem like a three-star restaurant.



*PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: The episode title is a reference to ''Film/MutinyOnTheBounty''.



* WeNeedADistraction: Bob employs Louise's help in distracting Flarty so he can stop the oysters from being served.

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* WeNeedADistraction: Bob employs Louise's help in distracting Flarty so he can stop the oysters from being served. Louise fails, but she seems genuinely excited to have "helped" and Bob doesn't hold it against her.
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* CruiseEpisode: The episode is set on a cruise.
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* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Louise's nail extensions are sharp enough to pick food like a kebab, leave claw marks in the climbing wall and deflate a beach ball with a single poke.

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* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Louise's nail extensions are sharp enough to pick up food like a kebab, kebabs, leave claw marks in the climbing wall and deflate a beach ball with a single poke.



* DistractedByTheSexy: Tina and Louise aren't at all interested in joining Linda in a girls' spa. Tina, however, immediately changes her mind upon seeing the masseuse.

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* DistractedByTheSexy: Tina and Louise aren't at all interested in joining Linda in a girls' at the spa. Tina, however, immediately changes her mind upon seeing the masseuse.



* SeldomSeenSpecies: Captain Flarty's pet capybara.

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* SeldomSeenSpecies: Captain Flarty's pet capybara.capybara, Kiki.
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* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Louise's nail extensions are sharp enough to pick food like a kebab, leave claw marks in the climbing wall and deflate a beach ball with a single poke.



** Louise tries to use her newfound WolverineClaws to scale a climbing wall... only for them to struggle to hold her body weight and ultimately break.



* WeNeedADistraction: Bob employs Louise's help in distracting Flarty so he can stop the oysters from being served.

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* WeNeedADistraction: Bob employs Louise's help in distracting Flarty so he can stop the oysters from being served.served.
* WolverineClaws: Louise gets comically long nail extensions put on her fingers and toes.

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* BigWhat: Bob shouts "WHAT?!" after realizing the ship left while he and his family were still on it.



* ImagineSpot: All of the Belchers minus Bob have one when the captain offers to take them on the cruise. Linda, Tina and Gene fantasize about being painted, while Louise imagines herself laughing at the sinking ship.



* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Tina's dream of getting a massage is halted when the masseuse points out that he can't give her a full-body massage because she's a minor and no other adults are supervising. She settles for a head rub.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Though the other Belchers really want to go on the cruise (to the point where everyone has an ImagineSpot about it), Bob refuses the captain's offer on the basis he has to run his restaurant and can't afford to shut down for a day. The only reason he and his family are still on the cruise is because it departed without his knowledge.
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Tina's dream of getting a massage is halted when the masseuse points out that he can't give her a full-body massage because she's a minor and no other adults are supervising. She settles for a head rub.
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* SurpsisinglyRealisticOutcome: Tina's dream of getting a massage is halted when the masseuse points out that he can't give her a full-body massage because she's a minor and no other adults are supervising. She settles for a head rub.

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* SurpsisinglyRealisticOutcome: SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Tina's dream of getting a massage is halted when the masseuse points out that he can't give her a full-body massage because she's a minor and no other adults are supervising. She settles for a head rub.

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*DistractedByTheSexy: Tina and Louise aren't at all interested in joining Linda in a girls' spa. Tina, however, immediately changes her mind upon seeing the masseuse.
*EpicFail: Louise's distraction only leads Flarty and the crewmates directly to Bob rather than away from him. Bob lampshades it.



* {{Jerkass}}: Hermann, who sees Gene’s crush on his puppet Marilyn and tries to con him out of $100.

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*HoistByHisOwnPetard: Duval constantly serving canned food allows Bob to use one of the cans to create an escape route. Bob even lampshades it as he's making a hole in the wall.
* {{Jerkass}}: Hermann, who sees Gene’s crush on his puppet Marilyn and tries to con him out of $100. $100.
*KickTheDog: Louise uses her long nails to pop a ball some kids are playing with.
*MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Duval and the other crewmates join Bob in mutiny after ages of mistreatment at the hands of Flarty.



*RuleOfThree: Louise is the third Belcher to have a fantasy about the Windbreaker... and of course she's the one whose fantasy has nothing to do with the others, imagining herself laughing at the sinking ship.



*SurpsisinglyRealisticOutcome: Tina's dream of getting a massage is halted when the masseuse points out that he can't give her a full-body massage because she's a minor and no other adults are supervising. She settles for a head rub.



* VomitIndiscretionShot: We see several ship guests puking after eating the bad oysters from the brunch.

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* VomitIndiscretionShot: We see several ship guests puking after eating the bad oysters from the brunch.brunch.
*WeNeedADistraction: Bob employs Louise's help in distracting Flarty so he can stop the oysters from being served.
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*AmbiguouslyBi: When Duval orders Bob to kiss him, Bob's only objection is that it's not a good time.
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* SpanishPrisoner: Gene is nearly the victim of this by the ship's comedic ventriloquist act, Hermann and Marilyn.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The ship is called the ''Windbreaker''.

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The ship GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is called on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the ''Windbreaker''.future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: Captain Flarty's pet capybara.
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* TwitchyEye: The Captain's eye twitches when Bob refuses his offer.
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When a cruise ship comes to town, Bob catches the attention of the ship's captain. The Belchers are invited aboard for a day, but it leaves with them on it.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: When Bob tries to run from the captain.
-->'''Captain Flarty:''' Go ahead, run! Unless you can run on water, there's nowhere for you to go!
-->'''Bob:''' Dammit, you're right!
* FrenchJerk: Duval is not a happy nor polite individual, and is extremely French.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The ship is called the ''Windbreaker''.
* GoldDigger: Marilyn, the manatee puppet.
* {{Jerkass}}: Hermann, who sees Gene’s crush on his puppet Marilyn and tries to con him out of $100.
* OhCrap: Bob, when he realizes that the ship is moving.
* PerverseSexualLust: In-universe example with Gene who falls in love with Marilyn.
* PetTheDog:
** Despite his insane desire to keep Bob, Flarty seems genuine in giving the rest of the family a free vacation.
** Hermann uses Marilyn the Manatee to let Gene down gently.
* RunningGag: The first mate keeps having to clean up after Captain Flarty's pet capybara Kiki.
* ScareChord: An ominous note is played when Duval, the ship's head chef, says that he was a guest chef for one night...fifty-six voyages ago! It turns out the scare chord was actually his cooking timer.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After returning to find the restaurant window is covered in rotten meat, Bob declares that he's going to bed and not dealing with this.
* ShoutOut: Linda, Tina, and even Gene picture themselves [[Film/{{Titanic|1997}} being drawn naked aboard a ship]], while Louise pictures herself laughing maniacally as it sinks. Also, the tanning bed Linda uses is branded "Ti-TAN-ic."
* SpanishPrisoner: Gene is nearly the victim of this by the ship's comedic ventriloquist act, Hermann and Marilyn.
* VomitIndiscretionShot: We see several ship guests puking after eating the bad oysters from the brunch.

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