History Recap / MarriedWithChildrenS314

** ImprobableAge: And his boss and co-workers think he's too old to be making burgers.

* MeanBoss: The Burger Trek manager is a total {{Jerkass}} to Al. The Burger Trek manager forces his employees in addition to their fry cooking and maintenance duties also make them emit "WHOOSH!" sounds on the intercom whenever a burger is completed, and he complains about a burger that is made even with the right ingredients if it's assembled in the wrong order such as "You put our special sauce first" as he insists it should go last.
* MoneyDumb: Peg is so bad at this she doesn't see the problem of sending the cosmetics company bigger checks than the ones she receives back in commission, since "that's how she makes her money." Al looks like he's about to have a stroke from trying to explain the difference between spending and making money to Peg but then decides to force Peg to take his job at Burger Trek.

* {{Ponzi}}: Peg was played for a fool by the women's cosmetics company in that they give her commission checks so long as she sells the cosmetics to other women. However, the cosmetics weren't very good, so to keep the commission checks coming, Peg just wrote ''[[FacePalm bigger]]'' checks to the company, leaving her into more than $600 in debt. Al is fed up with having to pay for her mistakes and forces Peg to go work at the burger joint to WorkOffTheDebt.

* PyramidScheme: Peg was played for a fool by the women's cosmetics company in that they give her commission checks so long as she sells the cosmetics to other women. However, the cosmetics weren't very good, so to keep the commission checks coming, Peg just wrote ''[[FacePalm bigger]]'' checks to the company, leaving her into more than $600 in debt. Al is fed up with having to pay for her mistakes and forces Peg to go work at the burger joint to WorkOffTheDebt.

-->'''Peg''': (''to Al'') What's wrong with you getting a second job?\\
'''Al''': Peg, let me state this as clearly as I can. I would rather rip off my nose with a can opener. I would rather bob for apples in a sewer. I would rather have a catheter the size of a garden hose, before I get another job to pay for your shopping.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Things go better than usual for Al in the end since he is able to force Peg to clean up her own mess by taking his crappy job at the disgusting, unsanitary burger joint. Plus he proves he's the better salesman than Peggy thus earning is self respect back.

* MoneyDumb: Peg is so bad at this she doesn't see the problem of sending the cosmetics company bigger checks than the ones she receives back in commission, since "that's how she makes her money." Al looks like he's about to have a stroke from trying to explain the difference between spending and making money to Peg.

* BurgerFool: Al takes a job at Burger Trek.

* PyramidScheme: Peg was played for a fool by the women's cosmetics company in that they give her commission checks so long as she sells the cosmetics to other women. However, the cosmetics weren't very good, so to keep the commission checks coming, Peg just wrote ''[[FacePalm bigger]]'' [[WhatAnIdiot checks to the company]], leaving her into more than $600 in debt. Al is fed up with having to pay for her mistakes and forces Peg to go work at the burger joint to WorkOffTheDebt.

** ReducedToRatburgers: The meat is made out of kangaroos ([[AluminumChristmasTrees though kangaroo meat is a thing, having been legalized for consumption in Australia in 1980]]), the tomatoes are artificially colored (or the "special sauce" is so acidic that it drains color from tomatoes), and the ketchup and cheese aren't freshly-made but rather instant powder-mixes that solidify through added water.
* KickTheDog: Steve tells Al, "Your life is pathetic" and "I made more money as a kid losing a tooth than you making shoes" as while Al tries to figure out how to increase his finances and become the primary breadwinner again in the household so as to escape Peg's bullying that she makes more money now.

* UnusualEuphemism: Inverted. Al's boss at Burger Trek calls Al's mistake a "Burger boner"

* NoOSHACompliance: Burger Trek uses shoves and paddles to handle and stir their food and use trash cans to prepare the condiments.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Things go better than usual for Al in the end since he is able to force Peg to clean up her own mess by taking his crappy job at the disgusting, unsanitary burger joint.

* PyramidScheme: Peg was played for a fool by the women's cosmetics company in that they give her commission checks so long as she sells the cosmetics to other women. However, the cosmetics were mediocre and smelled foul, so Peg couldn't sell them to anyone and to keep the commission checks coming, Peg just wrote ''[[FacePalm bigger]]'' [[WhatAnIdiot checks to the company]], leaving her into more than $600 in debt. Al is fed up with having to pay for her mistakes and forces Peg to go work at the burger joint to WorkOffTheDebt.

* SnakeOilSalesman: Peg becomes one by attempting to sell foul-smelling make-up sets from Patti Bride Girls but miserably failing to attract even one customer.

** ReducedToRatburgers: The meat is made out of kangaroos, the tomatoes are artificially colored, and the ketchup and cheese aren't freshly-made but rather instant powder-mixes that solidify through added water.