History Recap / BobsBurgersS9E9UFONoYouDidnt

* AnAesop: While we may still get hurt when we open up to others, it's important to take that chance or else we can't get help, solve the world's issues, or find the courage to ask somebody out.

** The exterminator van is "[[Film/TheHandThatRocksTheCradle The Van That Rocks the Beetle]]".

* ShipTease: Tina, thinking the world is ending, runs to kiss Jimmy Jr. She also passes by Zeke and decides to kiss him as well. The ending of the episode has Zeke hitting on Tina back.

* TheDitz: Discussed; Bob notes that Jimmy Jr. isn't the best science partner for someone trying to get an A, and thus she might not want to get him.

** [[Literature/CallMeByYourName The Colby By Your Name Burger]]
** [[Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays The Around the World in Eighty Dates Burger]]
** [[Music/TheNotoriousBig The Figgy Smalls Burger]]
** [[Music/PaulSimon The Dill Crazy After All These Gruyeres Burger]]
** Linda asks to be raised in the rain like in ''Film/TheNotebook''

* TheBusCameBack: This episode is Mike the Mailman’s first speaking appearance since Season 6.

* NowOrNeverKiss: Thinking aliens were going to destroy Earth, Tina goes around kissing as many boys as she can, starting with Jimmy, Jr., followed by Zeke. After she finds out no aliens are coming and confesses to the class, Zeke asks for another kiss.
* RelationshipUpgrade: Susmita and Henry become a couple at the end of the episode. Season 11 reveals that it stuck (sorta).

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Tina gives this one at the end of the episode, pointing out how several of the projects at the fair are about world issues (bees dying, overpopulation, sea levels rising, etc.) and that alien civilizations may have the technology to help resolve those issues.
--> '''Tina:''' So, yeah, if we make contact with aliens, they might kill us. But what if we reach out and the aliens help us? [...] The thing you're afraid of could be our only chance at survival. In conclusion, if we open ourselves up, yes, we might get hurt. But if we don't open ourselves up, we die alone.

--> '''Tina:''' So, yeah, if we make contact with aliens, they might kill us. But what if we reach out and the aliens help us? [...] The thing you're afraid of could be our only chance at survival. In conclusion, if we open ourselves up, yes, we might get hurt. But if we don't open ourselves up, we die alone.

* ApologyGift: When Gene and Louise confess about the sabotage, they give Tina the Fro-Yo-Mama gift card Henry bribed them with (while claiming they were the ones who paid for it) in order to mollify her.

Tina and her new science partner create a device that allows them to communicate with aliens, but their excitement turns to fear when they receive a dangerous warning message -- which is actually Henry, Gene, and Louise trying to sabotage the project. Meanwhile, Bob attempts to sell coat racks he bought when it turns out that they're mini-sized.

* ApologyGift: When Gene and Louise confess to the sabatoge, they give Tina the Fro-Yo-Mama gift card Henry bribed them with (while claiming that they were the ones who paid for it) in order to mollify her.

* LastDayToLive: Thanks to the sabatoge, Tina and Susmita think an AlienInvasion will happen the next day. As a result, Tina goes around kissing every boy at school and telling everybody she loves them, while Susmita decides to write a love letter to the boy she likes (although she decides not to give it to him).

* ApologyGift: When Gene and Louise confess to the sabatoge, they give Tina the Fro-Yo-Mama gift card Henry bribed them with (while claiming that they were the ones who paid for it) as part of their apology.

* LastDayToLive: As a result of the sabatoge, Tina and Susmita think an AlienInvasion will happen the next day. As a result, Tina goes around kissing every boy at school and telling everybody she loves them, while Susmita decides to write a love letter to the boy she likes (although she decides not to give it to him).

* AnAesop: While we may still get hurt when we open up to others, it's still important to do so or else we can't get help, solve the world's issues, or find the courage to ask somebody out.

Tina and her new science partner create a device that allows them to communicate with aliens, but their excitement turns to fear when they receive a dangerous warning message. Meanwhile, Bob attempts to sell mini coat racks he bought.

* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: Tina and Henry disagree on whether contacting aliens is a good idea or not. Tina believes aliens would be kind and help mankind with their problems; while Henry thinks aliens would most likely be hostile and contacting them would lead to an AlienInvasion, and tries to sabotage her project to avoid that.

* EveryoneKnowsMorse: Susmita suggests sending the message to the aliens in Morse code, since they most likely [[AliensSpeakEnglish wouldn't understand English]]. Later, she and Henry speak to each other in Morse code.

** [[Music/PaulSimon The Dill Crazy After All These Gruyeres Burger]]

* CallBack: The gift card Henry gives Gene and Louise is from Fro-Yo-Momma, which has been visited in several previous episodes.