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* NoYou: When Bob says to Tina that he thought the aquarium was just a keychain store with fish, she replies that his restaurant is an odor store with burgers.
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* NoYou: When Bob says to Tina that he thought the aquarium was just a keychain store with fish, she replies that his restaurant is an a body odor store with burgers.
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*GoneHorriblyRight: Roger not only buys into the kids' fake religion, he wants to become a member, forcing the kids to put in a lot more work to maintain the charade.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Mort mentions that churches are tax-exempt after learning the aquarium is having tax issues, leading to the kids' attempt at creating a fake religion that gets Roger badly injured.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Mort mentions that churches are tax-exempt after learning the aquarium is having tax issues, leading issues. He's just trying to contribute to the kids' attempt at creating conversation, but this inspires the kids to create a fake religion that religion, which eventually gets Roger badly injured.
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this line doesn't contradict the fact that Gene is uncircumcised—you don't need to have been to be able to guess that it is painful (and even if he was, he would ideally not remember the experience anyway,) and in context he used that comparison because it is a religious ritual like the jellyfish "baptism".
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* SeriesContinuityError: Gene compares jellyfish stings to circumcision. While he clearly doesn't know how jellyfish stings feel, he shouldn't know how circumcision feels either--"[[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E13MazelTina Mazel-Tina]]" confirms he's uncircumcised.
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*UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Mort mentions that churches are tax-exempt after learning the aquarium is having tax issues, leading to the kids' attempt at creating a fake religion that gets Roger badly injured.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Tina and Gene don't initially realize Louise's plan to get the aquarium tax-exempt status and assume she's talking about getting the aquarium better heating/cooling systems since Mort mentioned churches not having to pay taxes but them being hard to heat up at cold weather "so it all balances out".
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* CringeComedy:
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Tina ComicallyMissingThePoint:
**Tina and Gene don't initially realize Louise's plan to get the aquarium tax-exempt status and assume she's talking about getting the aquarium better heating/cooling systems since Mort mentioned churches not having to pay taxes but them being hard to heat up at cold weather "so it all balances out".
**Teddy believes the fake singles mixer is real, up to trying to hit on Linda, shooing off Mort when he tries to join, and assuming at the end of the episode that he and Linda are now dating.
*CringeComedy: CringeComedy:
**Tina and Gene don't initially realize Louise's plan to get the aquarium tax-exempt status and assume she's talking about getting the aquarium better heating/cooling systems since Mort mentioned churches not having to pay taxes but them being hard to heat up at cold weather "so it all balances out".
**Teddy believes the fake singles mixer is real, up to trying to hit on Linda, shooing off Mort when he tries to join, and assuming at the end of the episode that he and Linda are now dating.
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* DoubleStandard: Discussed; Bob notes that Linda's idea of touching customers and using affectionate nicknames is ''much'' less likely to work out for him than it will for Linda. Linda outright calls this idea sexist... and Bob proceeds to prove her point by trying it on her.
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* DoubleStandard: Discussed; Bob notes that Linda's idea of touching customers and using affectionate nicknames is ''much'' less likely to work out for him than it will for Linda. Linda outright calls this idea sexist... and Bob proceeds to prove her his point by trying it on her.Linda herself.
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* SavingTheOrphanage: The main plot is the kids trying to save the aquarium due to low attendance. While they fail with their Aquaticism scam, Roger suggests that they could raise more funds by holding activities like the fake singles mixer they held.
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* SavingTheOrphanage: The main plot is the kids trying to save the aquarium due to low attendance. While they fail with their Aquaticism scam, Roger suggests that they could raise more funds by holding hosting activities like the fake singles mixer they held.
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** Both {{Couch Gag}}s in the opening reference ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''. The Store Next Door is "Pro-Pain Accessories" (it sells dominatrix gear), and the exterminator truck is "Dale's Dead Bug".
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** Both {{Couch Gag}}s in the opening reference ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''. The Store Next Door is "Pro-Pain Accessories" (it sells dominatrix gear), and the exterminator truck van is "Dale's Dead Bug".
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** Additionally, jellyfish stings are ''nasty'', and you don't just walk away from them. In Roger's next appearance, he has horrible scars across his body, and has to apply lotion regularly just to numb the pain. Judy also mentions afterwards that paramedics were on the scene, and without anyone to call for help it's very likely Roger would've died.
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** Additionally, jellyfish stings are ''nasty'', and you don't just walk away from them. In Roger's next appearance, After Roger gets stung several times, he has ends up with horrible scars across his body, and has to apply lotion regularly just to numb the pain. Judy also mentions afterwards that paramedics were on the scene, and without anyone to call for help it's very likely Roger would've died.
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* UnderwearSwimsuit: Roger strips to his boxers for his 'baptism'.
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*TooDumbToLive: Getting into a tank of live jellyfish without any protective equipment to impress his crush is not Roger's smartest decision.
* UnderwearSwimsuit: Roger strips to his boxers for his'baptism'.'baptism'.
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* CringeComedy: ''Everything'' about Bob's attempts to charm the customers. '''''Everything'''''.
-->'''Teddy:''' [[LampshadeHanging You made everyone SO uncomfortable]].
-->'''Teddy:''' [[LampshadeHanging You made everyone SO uncomfortable]].
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* CringeComedy: CringeComedy:
** ''Everything'' about Bob's attempts to charm the customers. '''''Everything'''''.
-->'''Teddy:''' --->'''Teddy:''' [[LampshadeHanging You made everyone SO uncomfortable]].uncomfortable]].
** Teddy's "dance move" the Tuscaloosa Twister, which is just him violently and uncomfortably spinning his arms around.
** ''Everything'' about Bob's attempts to charm the customers. '''''Everything'''''.
** Teddy's "dance move" the Tuscaloosa Twister, which is just him violently and uncomfortably spinning his arms around.
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** The aquarium is still facing closure because business is awful, but Roger and Judy become a couple, he suggests renting out the aquarium to parties as an additional source of revenue and nobody gets arrested for tax fraud.
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** The aquarium is still facing closure because business is awful, but Roger and Judy become a couple, he suggests renting out provides suggestions for ''legally'' saving the aquarium to parties as an additional source of revenue aquarium, and nobody gets arrested for tax fraud.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Louise didn't realize until getting a notification that trying to apply for tax-exempt status ''will'' get the IRS involved to make sure it's not a scam. While it's understandable that 9 year-old Louise wouldn't realize this, ''somehow'' Judy didn't realize this either.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Louise didn't realize until getting a notification that trying to apply for tax-exempt status ''will'' get the IRS involved to make sure it's not a scam. While it's understandable that 9 year-old Louise wouldn't realize this, ''somehow'' Judy (a grown adult) didn't realize this either.
*ElectricJellyfish: Averted with the jellyfish who sting Roger; just as in real life, their stings are portrayed as venomous rather than electrical.
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* OnlySaneMan: Bob is the only one who's willing to point out how the kids' plan is fraud.
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* OnlySaneMan: Bob is the only one who's willing to point out how the kids' plan is tax fraud.
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The IRS comes knocking when the kids try getting a failing aquarium tax-exempt status. Meanwhile, Bob takes lessons on how to charm his customers, with mixed results. f
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The IRS comes knocking when the kids try getting a failing aquarium tax-exempt status. Meanwhile, Bob takes lessons on how to charm his customers, with mixed results. f
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The IRS comes knocking when the kids try getting a failing aquarium tax-exempt status. Meanwhile, Bob takes lessons on how to charm his customers, with mixed results.
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The IRS comes knocking when the kids try getting a failing aquarium tax-exempt status. Meanwhile, Bob takes lessons on how to charm his customers, with mixed results. f
* NakedNutter: Not so bad compared to other examples, but Roger's obsession with Judy does lead him to pulling an UnderwearSwimsuit and getting into the jellyfish tank, waiting to get stung.
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* TitleDrop: Aquaticism is the name of the aquarium's fake religion.
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* TitleDrop: Aquaticism is the name of the aquarium's fake religion.religion.
* UnderwearSwimsuit: Roger strips to his boxers for his 'baptism'.
* UnderwearSwimsuit: Roger strips to his boxers for his 'baptism'.
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*DistractedByTheSexy: Roger admits at the end of the episode that he saw a ton of red flags about Aquaticism, but ignored them because he was into Judy.
*RelationshipUpgrade: At the end of the episode, Roger successfully asks Judy out for coffee.
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** Both {{Couch Gag}}s in the opening reference ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''. The shop on the side is called "Pro-Pain Accessories" (it sells dominatrix gear), and the exterminator truck is "Dale's Dead Bug".
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** Both {{Couch Gag}}s in the opening reference ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''. The shop on the side Store Next Door is called "Pro-Pain Accessories" (it sells dominatrix gear), and the exterminator truck is "Dale's Dead Bug".
*StatingTheSimpleSolution: Played for laughs; Gene matter-of-factly gives a solution to Judy's inability to pay taxes. Of course, it's not as simple as Gene makes it out to be.
-->'''Gene:''' Have you tried making more money?
-->'''Gene:''' Have you tried making more money?
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** Additionally, jellyfish stings are ''nasty'', and you don't just walk away from them. In Roger's next appearance, he has horrible scars across his body, and has to apply lotion regularly just to numb the pain.
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** Additionally, jellyfish stings are ''nasty'', and you don't just walk away from them. In Roger's next appearance, he has horrible scars across his body, and has to apply lotion regularly just to numb the pain. Judy also mentions afterwards that paramedics were on the scene, and without anyone to call for help it's very likely Roger would've died.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: After Louise shows Roger the Aquaticism "literature" by quickly flipping an empty book with a hand-drawn cover in his face:
-->'''Roger:''' Well, that's about it.\\
'''Judy:''' (happily) Oh, great!\\
'''Roger:''' For the easy questions. Onto the tough stuff.\\
'''Judy:''' (dejectedly) Oh, great...
-->'''Roger:''' Well, that's about it.\\
'''Judy:''' (happily) Oh, great!\\
'''Roger:''' For the easy questions. Onto the tough stuff.\\
'''Judy:''' (dejectedly) Oh, great...
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** The aquarium is still facing closure because business is awful, but Roger and Judy become a couple and nobody gets arrested for tax fraud.
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** The aquarium is still facing closure because business is awful, but Roger and Judy become a couple couple, he suggests renting out the aquarium to parties as an additional source of revenue and nobody gets arrested for tax fraud.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Tina and Gene don't initially realize Louise's plan to get the aquarium tax-exempt status and assume she's talking about getting the aquarium better heating/cooling systems.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Tina and Gene don't initially realize Louise's plan to get the aquarium tax-exempt status and assume she's talking about getting the aquarium better heating/cooling systems.systems since Mort mentioned churches not having to pay taxes but them being hard to heat up at cold weather "so it all balances out".
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* NoYou: When Bob says to Tina that he thought the aquarium was just a keychain store with fish, she replies that his restaurant is an odor store with burgers.
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* DoubleStandard: Discussed; Bob notes that Linda's idea of touching customers and using affectionate nicknames is ''much'' less likely to work out for him than it will for Linda. Linda outright calls this idea sexist... and Bob proceeds to prove her point.
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* DoubleStandard: Discussed; Bob notes that Linda's idea of touching customers and using affectionate nicknames is ''much'' less likely to work out for him than it will for Linda. Linda outright calls this idea sexist... and Bob proceeds to prove her point.point by trying it on her.
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The IRS comes knocking when the kids try getting a failing aquarium tax-exempt status.
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The IRS comes knocking when the kids try getting a failing aquarium tax-exempt status.
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*BittersweetEnding: Both plotlines.
**The aquarium is still facing closure because business is awful, but Roger and Judy become a couple and nobody gets arrested for tax fraud.
**Bob never actually gets better at charming customers, but Linda manages to raise his self-esteem about it by making him think he did.
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*BittersweetEnding: Both plotlines.
**The aquarium is still facing closure because business is awful, but Roger and Judy become a couple and nobody gets arrested for tax fraud.
**Bob never actually gets better at charming customers, but Linda manages to raise his self-esteem about it by making him think he did.
*BrutalHonesty: Linda does not sugarcoat how Bob is not good with people.
*ComicallyMissingThePoint: Tina and Gene don't initially realize Louise's plan to get the aquarium tax-exempt status and assume she's talking about getting the aquarium better heating/cooling systems.
*CringeComedy: ''Everything'' about Bob's attempts to charm the customers. '''''Everything'''''.
-->'''Teddy:''' [[LampshadeHanging You made everyone SO uncomfortable]].
*ComicallyMissingThePoint: Tina and Gene don't initially realize Louise's plan to get the aquarium tax-exempt status and assume she's talking about getting the aquarium better heating/cooling systems.
*CringeComedy: ''Everything'' about Bob's attempts to charm the customers. '''''Everything'''''.
-->'''Teddy:''' [[LampshadeHanging You made everyone SO uncomfortable]].
*DidntThinkThisThrough: Louise didn't realize until getting a notification that trying to apply for tax-exempt status ''will'' get the IRS involved to make sure it's not a scam. While it's understandable that 9 year-old Louise wouldn't realize this, ''somehow'' Judy didn't realize this either.
*DoubleStandard: Discussed; Bob notes that Linda's idea of touching customers and using affectionate nicknames is ''much'' less likely to work out for him than it will for Linda. Linda outright calls this idea sexist... and Bob proceeds to prove her point.
*InnocentInnuendo: While Roger and Judy are observing sea cucumbers the touch tank, Judy notes that she "touched [Roger's] sea cucumber".
*DoubleStandard: Discussed; Bob notes that Linda's idea of touching customers and using affectionate nicknames is ''much'' less likely to work out for him than it will for Linda. Linda outright calls this idea sexist... and Bob proceeds to prove her point.
*InnocentInnuendo: While Roger and Judy are observing sea cucumbers the touch tank, Judy notes that she "touched [Roger's] sea cucumber".
*OnlyOneFindsItFun: Gene and Louise all but state that they only tolerate the aquarium because Tina likes it.
*OnlySaneMan: Bob is the only one who's willing to point out how the kids' plan is fraud.
*OnlySaneMan: Bob is the only one who's willing to point out how the kids' plan is fraud.
*SeriesContinuityError: Gene compares jellyfish stings to circumcision. While he clearly doesn't know how jellyfish stings feel, he shouldn't know how circumcision feels either--"[[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E13MazelTina Mazel-Tina]]" confirms he's uncircumcised.
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** Both {{Couch Gag}}s in the opening reference ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''. The shop on the side is called "Pro-Pain Accessories" (it sells dominatrix gear), and the exterminator truck is Dale's Dead Bug.
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** Both {{Couch Gag}}s in the opening reference ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''. The shop on the side is called "Pro-Pain Accessories" (it sells dominatrix gear), and the exterminator truck is Dale's "Dale's Dead Bug.Bug".
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* SpringtimeForHitler: To turn off Roger from joining Aquaticism, Louise tells him that the baptism ceremony involves getting in the jellyfish tank. Unfortunately, Roger is all too eager to go ahead with it.
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* SpringtimeForHitler: To turn off Roger from joining Aquaticism, Louise tells him that the baptism ceremony involves getting in the jellyfish tank. Unfortunately, Roger is all too eager to go ahead with it.it.
*SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While Roger doesn't prosecute Judy for tax fraud, the aquarium is still closing because business is awful and it has no way to pay taxes.
**Additionally, jellyfish stings are ''nasty'', and you don't just walk away from them. In Roger's next appearance, he has horrible scars across his body, and has to apply lotion regularly just to numb the pain.
*TitleDrop: Aquaticism is the name of the aquarium's fake religion.
*SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While Roger doesn't prosecute Judy for tax fraud, the aquarium is still closing because business is awful and it has no way to pay taxes.
**Additionally, jellyfish stings are ''nasty'', and you don't just walk away from them. In Roger's next appearance, he has horrible scars across his body, and has to apply lotion regularly just to numb the pain.
*TitleDrop: Aquaticism is the name of the aquarium's fake religion.
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The IRS comes knocking when the kids try getting a failing aquarium tax-exempt status.
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* BreadEggsBreadedEggs:
-->'''Bob:''' What are you kids doing?\\
'''Gene:''' Faking a religion.\\
'''Bob:''' What?\\
'''Louise:''' Homework.\\
'''Bob:''' Oh.\\
'''Tina:''' Fake religion homework.\\
'''Bob:''' What?\\
'''Tina:''' Nothing!
* DelayedCausality: The jellyfish don't sting Roger immediately after getting into the tank. There's just enough time for Tina to confess to the fraud, for Roger to react to that and to doubt if the jellyfish are even real. And ''that's'' when they start stinging him.
* IntimidatingRevenueService: Averted. Despite the kids reacting like he's one, Roger is a swell (if odd) guy.
* SavingTheOrphanage: The main plot is the kids trying to save the aquarium due to low attendance. While they fail with their Aquaticism scam, Roger suggests that they could raise more funds by holding activities like the fake singles mixer they held.
* ScamReligion: The kids convince Judy to file the aquarium as a church for the tax exemption. Things get complicated when Roger the IRS agent wants to join.
* ShoutOut:
** Both {{Couch Gag}}s in the opening reference ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''. The shop on the side is called "Pro-Pain Accessories" (it sells dominatrix gear), and the exterminator truck is Dale's Dead Bug.
** Judy recalls the time she thought a man online was Creator/TonyDanza because his e-mail address had Danza's name on it. After she sends the IRS forms, Gene shouts "[[Series/WhosTheBoss Who's the boss now?]]"
* SpringtimeForHitler: To turn off Roger from joining Aquaticism, Louise tells him that the baptism ceremony involves getting in the jellyfish tank. Unfortunately, Roger is all too eager to go ahead with it.
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* BreadEggsBreadedEggs:
-->'''Bob:''' What are you kids doing?\\
'''Gene:''' Faking a religion.\\
'''Bob:''' What?\\
'''Louise:''' Homework.\\
'''Bob:''' Oh.\\
'''Tina:''' Fake religion homework.\\
'''Bob:''' What?\\
'''Tina:''' Nothing!
* DelayedCausality: The jellyfish don't sting Roger immediately after getting into the tank. There's just enough time for Tina to confess to the fraud, for Roger to react to that and to doubt if the jellyfish are even real. And ''that's'' when they start stinging him.
* IntimidatingRevenueService: Averted. Despite the kids reacting like he's one, Roger is a swell (if odd) guy.
* SavingTheOrphanage: The main plot is the kids trying to save the aquarium due to low attendance. While they fail with their Aquaticism scam, Roger suggests that they could raise more funds by holding activities like the fake singles mixer they held.
* ScamReligion: The kids convince Judy to file the aquarium as a church for the tax exemption. Things get complicated when Roger the IRS agent wants to join.
* ShoutOut:
** Both {{Couch Gag}}s in the opening reference ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''. The shop on the side is called "Pro-Pain Accessories" (it sells dominatrix gear), and the exterminator truck is Dale's Dead Bug.
** Judy recalls the time she thought a man online was Creator/TonyDanza because his e-mail address had Danza's name on it. After she sends the IRS forms, Gene shouts "[[Series/WhosTheBoss Who's the boss now?]]"
* SpringtimeForHitler: To turn off Roger from joining Aquaticism, Louise tells him that the baptism ceremony involves getting in the jellyfish tank. Unfortunately, Roger is all too eager to go ahead with it.
