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* TwoWordsICantCount: After Gene and Courtney perform well at the announcements, Ms. [=LaBonz=] says, "Two words: bravo."
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* EveryoneHasStandards: As boring as Ms. [=LaBonz=] was, the students didn't find her outright ''annoying'' like they find Gene and Courtney's nonstop flirting.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: As boring as Ms. [=LaBonz=] was, [=LaBonz=]'s opening announcements were, the students didn't find her outright ''annoying'' like they find Gene and Courtney's nonstop on-air flirting.
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*JerkassHasAPoint: As much of a pill as Doug can be, it's not like he's wrong to distrust Gene considering how his last relationship with Courtney went.
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* SanityBall: Louise holds this during Tina's subplot when she offers to steam open some of the envelopes to find out who was getting carnations. After coming back with three opened envelopes, Louise is startled when she sees that Tina lost it, opened all of them, and now can't remember which cards went with which envelope.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Gene is fully willing to sacrifice his chance at the morning announcements to continue his relationship with Courtney, only relenting when he sees how Courtney wants to continue.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** Gene is fully willing to sacrifice his chance at the morning announcements to continue his relationship with Courtney, only relenting when he sees how Courtney wants tocontinue.continue.
** During the final announcement shown, Gene sings his light-hearted song but with a deeply personal and serious message, in contrast to his usual joking and crude compositions.
** Gene is fully willing to sacrifice his chance at the morning announcements to continue his relationship with Courtney, only relenting when he sees how Courtney wants to
** During the final announcement shown, Gene sings his light-hearted song but with a deeply personal and serious message, in contrast to his usual joking and crude compositions.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: As boring as [=LaBonz=] was, the students didn't find her outright ''annoying'' like they find Gene and Courtney's nonstop flirting.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: As boring as Ms. [=LaBonz=] was, the students didn't find her outright ''annoying'' like they find Gene and Courtney's nonstop flirting.
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* NoodleIncident: Wagstaff had to get rid of chemistry.
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* NoodleIncident: [[SuckySchool Wagstaff had to get rid of chemistry.]]
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* SomethingAboutARose: Tina gets a rose from Jimmy Jr., who wanted to get her a carnation but also wanted his Valentine's gift to be a surprise.
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* SomethingAboutARose: Tina gets a rose from Jimmy Jr., who wanted to get her a carnation but also wanted his Valentine's gift to be a surprise.surprise (since Tina was running the carnation drive).
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* WorthyOpponent: After Gene's heartfelt Valentine's song, Ms. [=LaBonz=] admits that he did a good job.
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* WorthyOpponent: After Gene's heartfelt Valentine's song, Ms. [=LaBonz=] admits that he did a good job.job.
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** Several references are made to "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E8TheUnbearableLikeLikenessOfGene The Unbearable Like-Likeness of Gene]]" and how poorly Gene and Courtney's previous relationship ended. Doug still massively distrusts Gene as a result.
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** Several references are made to "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E8TheUnbearableLikeLikenessOfGene The Unbearable Like-Likeness of Gene]]" and how poorly Gene and Courtney's previous relationship ended. Doug still massively distrusts Gene as a result. After he sees that Gene is sincere in his like of his daughter, he DOES soften up.
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* StatusQuoIsGod: Gene and Courtney's relationship doesn't last, [[SnapBack nor do they continue doing the morning announcements]].
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* ThrowTheDogABone: Tina ''did'' get a flower at the end--a special rose from Jimmy Jr., who only didn't buy a carnation because he wanted to keep his gift a surprise.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: ThrowTheDogABone:
** Tina ''did'' get a flower at the end--a special rose from Jimmy Jr., who only didn't buy a carnation because he wanted to keep his gift a surprise.
** Tina ''did'' get a flower at the end--a special rose from Jimmy Jr., who only didn't buy a carnation because he wanted to keep his gift a surprise.
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* SnapBack: Even though they get to keep their morning announcements at the end of the episode, Gene and Courtney aren't seen doing them ever again.
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* SnapBack: Even though they get to keep their morning announcements at the end of the episode, Gene and Courtney aren't seen doing them ever again.again, and in fact later episodes confirm [=LaBonz=] is back to doing them.
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* FromBadToWorse: Bob insisting on being the one to get the carnations instead of Linda and then forgetting about it entirely is bad enough, but when Tina brings the donation box back home after the first day, Louise offers to pick the lock on the box to let Tina find out whether anyone got her any carnations. Louise then goes to carefully steam open 4 of the envelopes, and by the time she returns, Tina has hastily torn open every other envelope in her desperation to find which girl got carnations from who, forcing the girls and Linda to match the card text and handwriting to the right envelopes as well.
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*AmicableExes: Unlike their last break up, Gene and Courtney remain on good terms this time.
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*EveryoneHasStandards: As boring as [=LaBonz=] was, the students didn't find her outright ''annoying'' like they find Gene and Courtney's nonstop flirting.
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*NeverMyFault: Oblivious case; Teddy ''genuinely'' doesn't seem to realize that he's why Bob had to pay so much for the carnations.
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*SnapBack: Even though they get to keep their morning announcements at the end of the episode, Gene and Courtney aren't seen doing them ever again.
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*SuckySchool: Wagstaff has such little funding it's had to cut the chemistry program, and it needs a carnation drive to get money to repair the parking lot.
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*TheUnsmile: Tina's [[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E7TinaRannosaurusWrecks "Everything is Okay" face]] returns, and it's just as unconvincing as last time.
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Gene and [[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E8TheUnbearableLikeLikenessOfGene Courtney Wheeler]] become the popular new announcement duo at school. But their success is threatened by burgeoning feelings and an angry Ms. [=LaBonze=]. Meanwhile, Tina and Bob both nearly mess up the school's "Donations for Carnations" drive, and struggle to set things right.
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Gene and [[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E8TheUnbearableLikeLikenessOfGene Courtney Courtney]] [[Recap/BobsBurgersS5E1WorkHardOrDieTryingGirl Wheeler]] become the popular new announcement duo at school. But their success is threatened by burgeoning feelings and an angry Ms. [=LaBonze=].[=LaBonz=]. Meanwhile, Tina and Bob both nearly mess up the school's "Donations for Carnations" drive, and struggle to set things right.
*BittersweetEnding: Gene and Courtney have to break up, but unlike last time they remain on good terms and get to keep their morning announcements.
*TheBore: Ms. [=LaBonz=], to the point that Mr. Grant brings in Gene and Courtney to replace her.
*BrainlessBeauty: Jocelyn was attractive enough to get ''four'' carnations.
*TheBore: Ms. [=LaBonz=], to the point that Mr. Grant brings in Gene and Courtney to replace her.
*BrainlessBeauty: Jocelyn was attractive enough to get ''four'' carnations.
*CallBack:
**Several references are made to "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E8TheUnbearableLikeLikenessOfGene The Unbearable Like-Likeness of Gene]]" and how poorly Gene and Courtney's previous relationship ended. Doug still massively distrusts Gene as a result.
**When Frond confronts her on how the carnation drive is going, Tina makes a variant of her [[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E7TinaRannosaurusWrecks "Everything is Okay" face]].
*IAmTheNoun: Ms. [=LaBonz=] refers to herself ''as'' the morning announcements.
**Several references are made to "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E8TheUnbearableLikeLikenessOfGene The Unbearable Like-Likeness of Gene]]" and how poorly Gene and Courtney's previous relationship ended. Doug still massively distrusts Gene as a result.
**When Frond confronts her on how the carnation drive is going, Tina makes a variant of her [[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E7TinaRannosaurusWrecks "Everything is Okay" face]].
*IAmTheNoun: Ms. [=LaBonz=] refers to herself ''as'' the morning announcements.
*MasterOfUnlocking: Tina exploits Louise's lockpicking skills to open the donation box and see who got carnations.
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* PapaWolf: Mr. Wheeler is suspicious of Gene (recalling how he [[LiteralMetaphor literally]] broke his daughter's heart in "The Unbearable Like-Likeness of Gene"), until Gene assures him that his feelings for Courtney are sincere this time around.
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*NoodleIncident: Wagstaff had to get rid of chemistry.
*OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Gene is fully willing to sacrifice his chance at the morning announcements to continue his relationship with Courtney, only relenting when he sees how Courtney wants to continue.
* PapaWolf: Mr. Wheeler is suspicious of Gene (recalling how he [[LiteralMetaphor literally]] broke his daughter's heart in"The "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E8TheUnbearableLikeLikenessOfGene The Unbearable Like-Likeness of Gene"), Gene]]"), until Gene assures him that his feelings for Courtney are sincere this time around.
*OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Gene is fully willing to sacrifice his chance at the morning announcements to continue his relationship with Courtney, only relenting when he sees how Courtney wants to continue.
* PapaWolf: Mr. Wheeler is suspicious of Gene (recalling how he [[LiteralMetaphor literally]] broke his daughter's heart in
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* SuckinessIsPainful: Ms. [=LaBonz=]'s way of doing the morning announcements is so dull, it drives the students crazy.
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* SuckinessIsPainful: Ms. [=LaBonz=]'s way of doing the morning announcements is so dull, it drives the students crazy.crazy.
*ThrowTheDogABone: Tina ''did'' get a flower at the end--a special rose from Jimmy Jr., who only didn't buy a carnation because he wanted to keep his gift a surprise.
**Even though he has to end their relationship for the sake of their show, Gene does get a Valentine's kiss from Courtney.
*TitleDrop: Gene's homeroom teacher Ms. Twitchell refers to Gene and Courtney's performance as the Gene and Courtney Show, and later Mr. Grant also refers to their morning announcement stints as such.
*WorthyOpponent: After Gene's heartfelt Valentine's song, Ms. [=LaBonz=] admits that he did a good job.
*ThrowTheDogABone: Tina ''did'' get a flower at the end--a special rose from Jimmy Jr., who only didn't buy a carnation because he wanted to keep his gift a surprise.
**Even though he has to end their relationship for the sake of their show, Gene does get a Valentine's kiss from Courtney.
*TitleDrop: Gene's homeroom teacher Ms. Twitchell refers to Gene and Courtney's performance as the Gene and Courtney Show, and later Mr. Grant also refers to their morning announcement stints as such.
*WorthyOpponent: After Gene's heartfelt Valentine's song, Ms. [=LaBonz=] admits that he did a good job.
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*BrutalHonesty: At the end, Bob and Linda greet each other by admitting that they didn't get the other anything for Valentine's Day. They both shrug it off to go make out.
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* SuckinessIsPainful: Ms. [=LaBonze=]'s way of doing the morning announcements is so dull, it drives the students crazy.
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* SuckinessIsPainful: Ms. [=LaBonze=]'s [=LaBonz=]'s way of doing the morning announcements is so dull, it drives the students crazy.
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* ShoutOut: When talking about which of two causes the carnation money will go to, Tina says "It's Film/SophiesChoice. Sophie Martin. She's the Treasurer."
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Gene and [[Recap/BobsBurgerS3E8TheUnbearableLikeLikenessOfGene Courtney Wheeler]] become the popular new announcement duo at school. But their success is threatened by burgeoning feelings and an angry Ms. [=LaBonze=]. Meanwhile, Tina and Bob both nearly mess up the school's "Donations for Carnations" drive, and struggle to set things right.
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Gene and [[Recap/BobsBurgerS3E8TheUnbearableLikeLikenessOfGene [[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E8TheUnbearableLikeLikenessOfGene Courtney Wheeler]] become the popular new announcement duo at school. But their success is threatened by burgeoning feelings and an angry Ms. [=LaBonze=]. Meanwhile, Tina and Bob both nearly mess up the school's "Donations for Carnations" drive, and struggle to set things right.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Welcome to the rest of the announcements with Gene and Courtney!"'']]
->'''Courtney:''' We used to date.
->'''Gene:''' Now we just collaborate.
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->'''Courtney:''' We used to date.
->'''Gene:''' Now we just collaborate.
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* INeedToGoIronMyDog: When Bob realizes he forgot to order the carnations for the school's fundraiser, he flimsily excuses himself from the breakfast table by saying he needs to stretch his legs.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: While Bob managed to get the carnations he needed, thanks to Teddy blurting out how desperate Bob was he had to pay through the nose for them.
* PapaWolf: Mr. Wheeler is suspicious of Gene (recalling how he [[LiteralMetaphor literally]] broke his daughter's heart in "The Unbearable Like-Likeness of Gene"), until Gene assures him that his feelings for Courtney are sincere this time around.
* RhymesOnADime: Gene and Courtney become a comedic, rhyming duo doing the morning announcements.
* SickeninglySweethearts: Gene and Courtney start getting distracted and driving people crazy with their on-air flirting.
* SomethingAboutARose: Tina gets a rose from Jimmy Jr., who wanted to get her a carnation but also wanted his Valentine's gift to be a surprise.
* SuckinessIsPainful: Ms. [=LaBonze=]'s way of doing the morning announcements is so dull, it drives the students crazy.
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* INeedToGoIronMyDog: When Bob realizes he forgot to order the carnations for the school's fundraiser, he flimsily excuses himself from the breakfast table by saying he needs to stretch his legs.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: While Bob managed to get the carnations he needed, thanks to Teddy blurting out how desperate Bob was he had to pay through the nose for them.
* PapaWolf: Mr. Wheeler is suspicious of Gene (recalling how he [[LiteralMetaphor literally]] broke his daughter's heart in "The Unbearable Like-Likeness of Gene"), until Gene assures him that his feelings for Courtney are sincere this time around.
* RhymesOnADime: Gene and Courtney become a comedic, rhyming duo doing the morning announcements.
* SickeninglySweethearts: Gene and Courtney start getting distracted and driving people crazy with their on-air flirting.
* SomethingAboutARose: Tina gets a rose from Jimmy Jr., who wanted to get her a carnation but also wanted his Valentine's gift to be a surprise.
* SuckinessIsPainful: Ms. [=LaBonze=]'s way of doing the morning announcements is so dull, it drives the students crazy.
