History Recap / BobsBurgersS5E1WorkHardOrDieTryingGirl

* RashomonStyle: Courtney wanting Gene to be in the "Die Hard" musical is remembered differently from their points of view. Gene politely (and rudely) rejected the invitation and Courtney apologized and called ''herself'' annoying (all the Belchers agreed that she is annoying sometimes); Courtney's version has her inviting Gene, getting insulted and farted by him while devouring his food (Bob and Linda believe Gene did that).

* TheParentProducedProject: Doug all but admits to writing ''Working Girl'' for Courtney, a sharp contrast to Gene writing ''Die Hard'' exclusively on his own.

* RaceLift: In-universe; Little Johnson is black in the original ''Die Hard'', but in the play both Johnsons are white due to being played by the Pesto twins[[note]]though it's unclear which twin plays which Johnson; in the movie they have different nicknames and titles, but in the play they both go by Agent Johnson[[/note]].

* BlatantLies: Louise claims that the whole night was a bust... while counting a fat stack of money.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Ms. [=LaBonz=] isn't happy that Doug Wheeler lied about Music/CarlySimon coming to the show.
-->'''[=LaBonz=]:''' You probably think this slap is about you!

* OneSteveLimit: ''Die Hard'' has two Agent Johnsons, which is lampshaded by the fact that the Pesto twins are cast as both.

* TitleDrop: The title of the episode is the name of the ''Die Hard''/''Working Girl'' crossover performed at the end.

* ContinuityNod: Gene was apparently working on the ''Die Hard'' musical during the events of "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E8TheUnbearableLikeLikenessOfGene The Unbearable Like-Likeness of Gene]]", as he showed Courtney the in-progress product while they were dating.

-->'''Ms. [=LaBonze=]''': Gene, it'll be your turn in a minute and we can hear what you've got.

!!Trope Hard or Die Troping, Girl

* MusicalEpisode: Obviously.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: Tess Mcgill and Hans Gruber conclude they are this due to their ambition.

* HiddenDepths: Once again, Gene shows his musical prowess. If it weren't for the fact that he tried to do it as a one-man show, his ''Die Hard'' musical probably would have been genuinely good, as shown when he combines his musical with Courtney's and creates a show-stopping play within just 25 minutes. And considering Courtney explicitly tells her father not to get involved, it's implied Gene wrote the final product primarily on his own.

* SeriousBusiness: Doing the school musical for Ms. [=LaBonze=], or rather, not doing ''Film/{{Grease}}'' again because she's sick of it.

* LetsSplitUpGang: Bob and Linda plan to each go to one musical because their kids are in both--Bob calls ''Working Girl'' while Linda plans to go to ''Die Hard''. However, while Linda is backstage Louise finds Bob and convinces him to attend ''Die Hard'', leaving Linda to stay at ''Working Girl'' until she sees more people leaving for ''Die Hard''.

* DefectingForLove: Tina betrays Gene and auditions for Courtney's musical because Jimmy Jr. has a role.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Ms. [=LaBonze=] isn't happy that Doug Wheeler lied about Music/CarlySimon coming to the show.
-->'''[=LaBonze=]:''' You probably think this slap is about you!
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: In-universe, the hip-hop section of the titular musical.

* DamnedByFaintPraise: Gene accidentally does it to himself while pitching his show.

* DemotedToExtra: In-universe, in the titular musical, John [=McClane=] is a supporting character due to the focus shifting onto Tess Mcgill and Hans Gruber's relationship.

* WorthyOpponent: Courtney still thinks the ''Die Hard'' musical is amazing despite Gene refusing to let her try out.

* NotSoDifferent: Tess Mcgill and Hans Gruber conclude they are this due to their ambition.

-->'''[=LaBonze=]''' You probably think this slap is about you!

* AsHerself: Carly Simon shows up in the closing credits to sign with the kids.

* WorthyOpponent: Courtney still thinks the ''Die Hard'' musical is amazing despite Gene refusing to let her try out.