It's a vehicular whodunit, as Bob tries to figure out who was at fault for a 4-car fender bender in front of the restaurant. Meanwhile, the kids bicker over a large bag of candy.
Some Kind of Troperful:
- Bottle Episode: The entire episode takes place on the small area of Ocean Avenue between Bob's Burgers and Jimmy Pesto's Pizzeria (including both restaurants themselves, primarily Bob's Burgers).
- Cannot Spit It Out: Bob tries to confess to the policewoman the he didn't signal before pulling off the curb. However, he doesn't go through with it, partially because she's unwilling to listen to him; she's preoccupied by trying to rent a guest house and just wants to get this incident over with. After admitting this to his family, Bob eventually goes back and tells her everything before she leaves.
- Chekhov's Gun:
- Early on it's established that Gene has a habit of singing along to any sound he hears. Bob and the kids later realize that Bob didn't signal when pulling off the curb when they don't remember Gene singing along to the turn signal clicking.
- The Pesto twins have been building a scarecrow throughout the episode, starting with sticking a cantaloupe onto a broom for the head. Near the end, Bob notices the cantaloupe is gone and realizes it fell off and was the "ball" Elaine reported seeing when she stopped her car.
- Compressed Vice: Gene apparently has to sing along with or otherwise make noise to every alarm or beep that he hears. This never comes up before or after this episode.
- Continuity Nod: Teddy still thinks Bob's last name is "Burger".
- The Cynic:
- Teddy warns Bob that car accidents bring out the worst in people. He's only partially right, because the situation brings out the best in Bob.
- Graham, one of the people involved in the accident, is an example of what Teddy is talking about. He tries to form an alliance with Bob so they can get their stories straight and blame the incident on Elaine; when Bob refuses, he makes the same offer to Patti, who accepts.
- Daydream Surprise: After Bob takes the blame for the accident, all the other drivers take their share of blame as well, and they all start singing a song about taking responsibility. This is then revealed to be in Bob's imagination, as all the other drivers have left.
- Gasshole: Patti burps several times during the episode, explaining that this is something she does whenever she gets nervous.
- Mystery Episode: Bob tries to find the cause of a four-way fender bender.
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Bob eventually tells the officer that he didn't signal when he pulled out of his parking space. He also exonerates Elaine by proving that she stopped for a legitimate reason. As the officer says, since Bob is the only one taking any responsibility, his insurance company will blame him for the whole accident and his insurance will go up. Bob takes the increase rather than lie and let down his family.
- Non-Ironic Clown: Elaine, one of the victims of the fender bender, is a birthday clown on her way to a gig, in full makeup.
- Not So Above It All: The B-plot is about the Belcher kids fighting over a bag of discount candy instead of sharing it. Linda criticizes them for this, but at the end we learn that she's eaten a lot of the candy herself.
- Pop-Culture Pun Episode Title: To the song and film Some Kind of Wonderful.
- Pyrrhic Victory: Bob figures out who caused the accident... and suffers all the consequences for it.
- The Reveal: Bob himself caused the fender bender.
- Rewatch Bonus: On second watch, you can clearly see that Bob didn't use his turn signal when he pulled out onto the road.
- Shout-Out:
- The Store Next Door is "Where the File Things Are Filing Cabinets".
- The Burger of the Day is the "Mo, Larry and Curry Burger".
- As the kids argue over a bag of candy, Linda scolds them for fighting "like a bunch of hunger games."
