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* FearInducedIdiocy: Tina attempts to drive. She gets so nervous that she [[StupidlyLongFillerSound says, "Uh..." for thirty seconds straight]] while slowly swerving back and forth. Even when Bob yells at her to hit the brakes, she ignores him and this results in [[EpicFail her colliding into the only other car in the parking lot]].
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* BadBadActing: Chase isn't fooled by Bob and Linda pretending that they lost their kids to drowning in the basement because they didn't go to check on their bodies and try to resuscitate them. Bob even had wondered if the kids should have worn snorkels.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: When Linda asks why Bob didn't tell her what happened with Tina, Bob states he did it because Linda absolutely can't keep anything private to save her life.
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*SuddenlyShouting: As Tina inches closer to hitting another car, Bob goes from a calm tone to loud and panicked as he freaks out at Tina to hit the brakes.
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* ActorAllusion: The Belchers' insurance agent is voiced by Creator/BobOdenkirk, who's best known for playing AmoralAttorney Saul Goodman from ''Series/BreakingBad'' and ''Series/BetterCallSaul''. Chase is basically a LighterAndSofter version of Saul.
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* ActorAllusion: The Belchers' insurance agent is voiced by Creator/BobOdenkirk, who's best known for playing AmoralAttorney Saul Jimmy [=McGill=]/Saul Goodman from ''Series/BreakingBad'' and ''Series/BetterCallSaul''. Chase is basically a LighterAndSofter version of Saul. Additionally, one of the scams he mentions the restaurant being a goldmine for is a slip-and-fall, which Saul was known for pulling to the point he earned the nickname Slippin' Jimmy.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Chase appears to be a cheerful, affable insurance agent, but it turns out he's actually committing insurance fraud and has no qualms about dragging the Belchers into it regardless of Bob's objections.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Chase appears to be a cheerful, affable insurance agent, but it turns out he's actually committing insurance fraud and has no qualms about dragging the Belchers into it regardless of Bob's objections. He even briefly insults Tina while still in his casual, polite tone:
-->'''Chase:''' Oh, think about it, you two. We'll be the three amigos of insurance fraud. Restaurants are disaster magnets! Broken pipes, slip-and-falls, [[BrutalHonesty her...]] ''(points to Tina)'' \\
'''Tina:''' Aw...\\
'''Bob:''' ''(unamused)'' Hey...!
-->'''Chase:''' Oh, think about it, you two. We'll be the three amigos of insurance fraud. Restaurants are disaster magnets! Broken pipes, slip-and-falls, [[BrutalHonesty her...]] ''(points to Tina)'' \\
'''Tina:''' Aw...\\
'''Bob:''' ''(unamused)'' Hey...!
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Chase portrays himself as a cheerful friend of the Belchers, but he's actually a fraud and will happily drag them into committing crimes with him regardless of their objections. This also applies even further once his true colors are revealed--he's willing to give the Belchers a cut for their role, but is also willing to testify against Bob if they don't play along. He even briefly insults Tina while still in his casual, polite tone:
-->'''Chase:''' Oh, think about it, you two. We'll be the three amigos of insurance fraud. Restaurants are disaster magnets! Broken pipes, slip-and-falls, [[BrutalHonesty her...]] ''(points to Tina)'' \\
'''Tina:''' Aw...\\
'''Bob:''' ''(unamused)'' Hey...!
-->'''Chase:''' Oh, think about it, you two. We'll be the three amigos of insurance fraud. Restaurants are disaster magnets! Broken pipes, slip-and-falls, [[BrutalHonesty her...]] ''(points to Tina)'' \\
'''Tina:''' Aw...\\
'''Bob:''' ''(unamused)'' Hey...!
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Chase portrays himself as a cheerful friend of the Belchers, but he's actually a fraud and will happily drag them into committing crimes with him regardless of their objections. This also applies even further once his true colors are revealed--he's willing to give the Belchers a cut for their role, but is also willing to testify against Bob if they don't play along. He even briefly insults Tina while still in his casual, polite tone:
-->'''Chase:''' Oh, think about it, you two. We'll be the three amigos of insurance fraud. Restaurants are disaster magnets! Broken pipes, slip-and-falls, [[BrutalHonesty her...]] ''(points to Tina)'' \\
'''Tina:''' Aw...\\
'''Bob:''' ''(unamused)'' Hey...!
-->'''Chase:''' Oh, think about it, you two. We'll be the three amigos of insurance fraud. Restaurants are disaster magnets! Broken pipes, slip-and-falls, [[BrutalHonesty her...]] ''(points to Tina)'' \\
'''Tina:''' Aw...\\
'''Bob:''' ''(unamused)'' Hey...!
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Bob deciding to let Tina drive a little bit in the parking lot somehow leads to a serial insurance agent scammer being busted.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Chase portrays himself as a cheerful friend of the Belchers, but he's actually a fraud and will happily drag them into committing crimes with him regardless of their objections. This also applies even further once his true colors are revealed--he's willing to give the Belchers a cut for their role, but is also willing to testify against Bob if they don't play along.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Chase portrays himself as a cheerful friend of the Belchers, but he's actually a fraud and will happily drag them into committing crimes with him regardless of their objections. This also applies even further once his true colors are revealed--he's willing to give the Belchers a cut for their role, but is also willing to testify against Bob if they don't play along. He even briefly insults Tina while still in his casual, polite tone:
-->'''Chase:''' Oh, think about it, you two. We'll be the three amigos of insurance fraud. Restaurants are disaster magnets! Broken pipes, slip-and-falls, [[BrutalHonesty her...]] ''(points to Tina)'' \\
'''Tina:''' Aw...\\
'''Bob:''' ''(unamused)'' Hey...!
-->'''Chase:''' Oh, think about it, you two. We'll be the three amigos of insurance fraud. Restaurants are disaster magnets! Broken pipes, slip-and-falls, [[BrutalHonesty her...]] ''(points to Tina)'' \\
'''Tina:''' Aw...\\
'''Bob:''' ''(unamused)'' Hey...!
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* TemptingFate: Right at the start of the episode, Bob mentions how today has been really good, which is why he decides to let Tina drive the car. It all goes downhill from there.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Chase portrays himself as a cheerful friend of the Belchers, but he's actually a fraud and will happily drag them into committing crimes with him regardless of their objections. This also applies even further once his true colors are revealed--he's willing to give the Belchers a cut for their role,
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Chase portrays himself as a cheerful friend of the Belchers, but he's actually a fraud and will happily drag them into committing crimes with him regardless of their objections. This also applies even further once his true colors are revealed--he's willing to give the Belchers a cut for their role, but is also willing to testify against Bob if they don't play along.
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*ChekhovsGun: Gene's keyboard, usually a gag item whenever it shows up, plays a crucial part in Chase's downfall by recording him admitting to insurance fraud.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Chase portrays himself as a cheerful friend of the Belchers, but he's actually a fraud and will happily drag them into committing crimes with him regardless of their objections.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Chase portrays himself as a cheerful friend of the Belchers, but he's actually a fraud and will happily drag them into committing crimes with him regardless of their objections. This also applies even further once his true colors are revealed--he's willing to give the Belchers a cut for their role,
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* OffscreenKarma: The FBI is given the recording of Chase admitting to fraud, but we don't actually see him facing any police charges.
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* OffscreenKarma: The FBI is given the recording of Chase admitting to fraud, so the audience ''knows'' he's going down, but we don't actually see him facing any police charges.getting arrested.
*OnceDoneNeverForgotten: A week after the incident, Jimmy Pesto is still harassing Bob about the fender bender.
*OnceDoneNeverForgotten: A week after the incident, Jimmy Pesto is still harassing Bob about the fender bender.
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** Tina driving into another car goes on for almost 30 seconds.
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** Tina driving into another car goes on for almost 30 seconds.seconds, with her groaning the entire time.
*OwMyBodyPart: Linda says her trademark "Oh, my face!" when Chase's house catches fire... despite being a good distance away from the fire.
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* WillNotTellALie: Tina is shown to be ''extremely'' uncomfortable with Bob's WebOfLies, to the point where she hyperventilates and unintentionally complicates Bob's story.
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* WillNotTellALie: Tina is shown to be ''extremely'' uncomfortable with Bob's WebOfLies, to the point where she hyperventilates and unintentionally complicates Bob's story.story.
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* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Tina worries "I could go to jail, or Hell. Or Hell Jail."
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* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Tina worries "I could go is very afraid of going to jail, or Hell. jail...Or Hell Hell...Or "Hell Jail."
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* AbsenteeActor: This is the third and final episode since Teddy's debut to not feature him in an episode that features Mort.
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* AdultFear: Chase sees right through Bob and Linda's attempt to fake the kids' deaths, noting that their reaction was too theatrical and unrealistic--he points out that they didn't even ''try'' resuscitation. He could tell Bob was faking since, when Chase's house burned down, Bob's immediate reaction to seeing Tina in a real life-or-death situation was to [[PapaWolf rush to her side]].
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* SpottingTheThread: Chase sees right through Bob and Linda's attempt to fake the kids' deaths, noting that their reaction was too theatrical and unrealistic--he points out that they didn't even ''try'' resuscitation. He could tell Bob was faking since, when Chase's house burned down, Bob's immediate reaction to seeing Tina in a real life-or-death situation was to [[PapaWolf rush to her side]].
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* ActorAllusion: The Belchers' insurance agent is voiced by Creator/BobOdenkirk, who's best known for playing AmoralAttorney Saul Goodman from ''Series/BreakingBad''. Chase is basically a LighterAndSofter version of Saul.
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* ActorAllusion: The Belchers' insurance agent is voiced by Creator/BobOdenkirk, who's best known for playing AmoralAttorney Saul Goodman from ''Series/BreakingBad''.''Series/BreakingBad'' and ''Series/BetterCallSaul''. Chase is basically a LighterAndSofter version of Saul.
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*AbsenteeActor: This is the third and final episode since Teddy's debut to not feature him in an episode that features Mort.
*BlatantLies: Chase isn't even remotely fooled by Bob and Tina's lies, but he pretends he was because he's planning on using them for insurance fraud.
*ContinuityNod: Gene asks if Mort's hearse has an oil slick to slow down pursuers. In "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS2E5FoodTruckin Food Truckin']]", the Belchers themselves used an improvised oil slick for this purpose.
*{{Mooning}}: Gene does this to one of the cops during Mort's funeral procession.
-->'''Louise:''' Take that, po-po!
*MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Bob refuses to let the lie continue when he sees how torn up Tina is about it.
-->'''Louise:''' Take that, po-po!
*MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Bob refuses to let the lie continue when he sees how torn up Tina is about it.
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* UngratefulBastard: Mort assumes the Belcher's are this after he chauffeurs them around all week. When he storms in to rage, they actually thank him and mention the gift basket they left on his doorstep.
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* UngratefulBastard: Mort assumes the Belcher's Belchers are this after he chauffeurs them around all week. week without thanks. When he storms in to rage, they actually ''do'' thank him and mention the gift basket they left on his doorstep.doorstep. Mort verifies this and cools down.
*TheUnsmile: Tina's "Everything Is Okay" face.
*TheUnsmile: Tina's "Everything Is Okay" face.
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* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: When Chase is trying to goad Bob into another scam, Tina can be seen fighting Gene for his keyboard.
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* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: When Chase is trying to goad Bob into another scam, Tina can be seen fighting Gene for his keyboard. Later, Tina reveals that she used it to [[EngineeredPublicConfession record Chase confessing his plan.]]
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Chase portrays himself as a cheerful friend of the Belchers but he's actually a fraud and will happily drag them into committing crimes with him regardless of their objections.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Chase portrays himself as a cheerful friend of the Belchers Belchers, but he's actually a fraud and will happily drag them into committing crimes with him regardless of their objections.
* ItsAllMyFault: Tina falls into a depression over a combination of her accidentally crashing Bob's car and burning down Chase's house, seeing herself as a failure who can't do anything without screwing up. She only snaps back after Chase confesses to burning down the house himself as part of his insurance fraud scheme.
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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Gene throws away his towel briefly goes nude during his and Louise's trip to a house on sale.
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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Gene throws away his towel and briefly goes nude during his and Louise's trip to a house on sale.
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* OverlyLongGag: Tina driving into another car goes on for almost 30 seconds.
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** Tina driving into another car goes on for almost 30 seconds.
** Tina driving into another car goes on for almost 30 seconds.
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* AdultFear: Chase sees right through Bob and Linda's attempt to fake the kids' deaths, noting that their reaction was too theatrical and unrealistic--he points out that they didn't even ''try'' resuscitation. FridgeBrilliance kicks in when of course he could tell Bob was faking since, when Chase's house burned down, Bob's immediate reaction to seeing Tina in a real life or death situation was to rush to her side.
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* AdultFear: Chase sees right through Bob and Linda's attempt to fake the kids' deaths, noting that their reaction was too theatrical and unrealistic--he points out that they didn't even ''try'' resuscitation. FridgeBrilliance kicks in when of course he He could tell Bob was faking since, when Chase's house burned down, Bob's immediate reaction to seeing Tina in a real life or death life-or-death situation was to [[PapaWolf rush to her side.side]].
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Chase appears to be a cheerful, affable insurance agent, but it turns out he's actually committing insurance fraud and has no qualms about dragging the Belchers into it regardless of Bob's objections.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Chase appears to be a cheerful, affable insurance agent, but it turns out he's actually committing insurance fraud and has no qualms about dragging the Belchers into it regardless of Bob's objections.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Mort offers to drive the Belchers around while Bob's car is being fixed, but failed to take into account that he'd have to wait outside while the Belchers do their business.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Chase portrays himself as a cheerful friend of the Belchers but he's actually a fraud and will happily drag them into committing crimes with him regardless of their objections.
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* NoodleIncident: According to Louise, Tina ate a rope at one point.
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* ReactiveContinuousScream: After Tina wakes Bob up at night, his screaming causes all of the Belchers to start screaming one after the other.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The normally docile, {{stoic}} Tina is shown to be extremely agitated by Bob's constant lying. She even ''raises her voice'', something very out of character for someone who speaks in a quiet monotone.
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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Gene throws away his towel briefly goes nude during his and Louise's trip to a house on sale.
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* UngratefulBastard: Mort assumes the Belcher's are this after he chauffeurs them around all week. When he storms in to rage, they actually thank him and mention the gift basket they left on his doorstep.
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* UngratefulBastard: Mort assumes the Belcher's are this after he chauffeurs them around all week. When he storms in to rage, they actually thank him and mention the gift basket they left on his doorstep.doorstep.
* WillNotTellALie: Tina is shown to be ''extremely'' uncomfortable with Bob's WebOfLies, to the point where she hyperventilates and unintentionally complicates Bob's story.
* WillNotTellALie: Tina is shown to be ''extremely'' uncomfortable with Bob's WebOfLies, to the point where she hyperventilates and unintentionally complicates Bob's story.
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* AdultFear: Chase sees right through Bob and Linda's attempt to fake the kids' deaths, noting that their reaction was too theatrical and unrealistic. FridgeBrilliance kicks in when of course he could tell Bob was faking since, when Chase's house burned down, Bob's immediate reaction to seeing Tina in a real life or death situation was to rush to her side.
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* AdultFear: Chase sees right through Bob and Linda's attempt to fake the kids' deaths, noting that their reaction was too theatrical and unrealistic.unrealistic--he points out that they didn't even ''try'' resuscitation. FridgeBrilliance kicks in when of course he could tell Bob was faking since, when Chase's house burned down, Bob's immediate reaction to seeing Tina in a real life or death situation was to rush to her side.
*EngineeredPublicConfession: Tina uses Gene's keyboard to record Chase admitting to insurance fraud, and the Belchers have it sent straight to the FBI.
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**When the FBI is given Gene's keyboard (which recorded Chase's admission of fraud), one of the agents spends a solid five or so seconds hitting the wrong keys (resulting in various fart and animal sounds) before another tells him the correct key to press.
* PapaWolf: When Chase's house caught fire from the grill, Bob immediatelyran goes to get Tina away from the flames.
* PapaWolf: When Chase's house caught fire from the grill, Bob immediately
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* EpicFail: When Bob tries to teach Tina to drive in an empty parking lot, she ends up veering straight into the fender of the only other car in the lot, ''at a slow walking pace''. Even worse, it was Jimmy Pesto's.
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* OffscreenKarma: Chase's superiors are given the recording of him admitting to fraud, but we don't actually see him facing any police charges.
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After a minor fender bender, Bob gets wrapped up with a shady insurance agent.
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* ActorAllusion: The Belchers' insurance agent is voiced by Creator/BobOdenkirk, who's best known for playing AmoralAttorney Saul Goodman from ''Series/BreakingBad''. Chase is basically a LighterAndSofter version of Saul.
* AdultFear: Chase sees right through Bob and Linda's attempt to fake the kids' deaths, noting that their reaction was too theatrical and unrealistic. FridgeBrilliance kicks in when of course he could tell Bob was faking since, when Chase's house burned down, Bob's immediate reaction to seeing Tina in a real life or death situation was to rush to her side.
* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Tina worries "I could go to jail, or Hell. Or Hell Jail."
* ContrivedCoincidence: Of all the cars to hit, Tina just happens to hit Jimmy Pesto's.
* IsThisThingStillOn: How the Belchers get Chase to stop using them in insurance frauds; Tina records him on Gene's keyboard.
* OffscreenKarma: Chase's superiors are given the recording of him admitting to fraud, but we don't actually see him facing any police charges.
* OverlyLongGag: Tina driving into another car goes on for almost 30 seconds.
* PapaWolf: When Chase's house caught fire from the grill, Bob immediately ran to get Tina away from the flames.
* SkywardScream: Tina in her ImagineSpot of being in Hell Jail.
-->'''Tina:''' What's for lunch today?\\
'''Demon Lunch-Lady:''' ''YOUR LIES!''\\
'''Tina:''' [[BigNo NOOO!]] That's what I had yesterday!
* UngratefulBastard: Mort assumes the Belcher's are this after he chauffeurs them around all week. When he storms in to rage, they actually thank him and mention the gift basket they left on his doorstep.
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!!Tropes
* ActorAllusion: The Belchers' insurance agent is voiced by Creator/BobOdenkirk, who's best known for playing AmoralAttorney Saul Goodman from ''Series/BreakingBad''. Chase is basically a LighterAndSofter version of Saul.
* AdultFear: Chase sees right through Bob and Linda's attempt to fake the kids' deaths, noting that their reaction was too theatrical and unrealistic. FridgeBrilliance kicks in when of course he could tell Bob was faking since, when Chase's house burned down, Bob's immediate reaction to seeing Tina in a real life or death situation was to rush to her side.
* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Tina worries "I could go to jail, or Hell. Or Hell Jail."
* ContrivedCoincidence: Of all the cars to hit, Tina just happens to hit Jimmy Pesto's.
* IsThisThingStillOn: How the Belchers get Chase to stop using them in insurance frauds; Tina records him on Gene's keyboard.
* OffscreenKarma: Chase's superiors are given the recording of him admitting to fraud, but we don't actually see him facing any police charges.
* OverlyLongGag: Tina driving into another car goes on for almost 30 seconds.
* PapaWolf: When Chase's house caught fire from the grill, Bob immediately ran to get Tina away from the flames.
* SkywardScream: Tina in her ImagineSpot of being in Hell Jail.
-->'''Tina:''' What's for lunch today?\\
'''Demon Lunch-Lady:''' ''YOUR LIES!''\\
'''Tina:''' [[BigNo NOOO!]] That's what I had yesterday!
* UngratefulBastard: Mort assumes the Belcher's are this after he chauffeurs them around all week. When he storms in to rage, they actually thank him and mention the gift basket they left on his doorstep.
