The Belcher Kids spend a special day with Big Bob at the Wharf, where they get into trouble with its new fortune-telling clam.
Tropes:
- Accidental Nightmare Fuel: In-universe; all of Teddy's attempts at seeming friendly in the photos ends up looking unsettling. When Linda shows a few to a customer to ask if she'd ever hire Teddy to do repairs, she immediately states she'd never let him in her house.
- The Cynic: A major plotline of the episode revolves around Big Bob's tendency to be overly negative, which Bob worries will rub off on the kids and a major reason Bob doesn't want them to be left alone with Big Bob. This stems from Bob's own experiences with his father, and implies that Bob's own cynicism (which is called out near the end of the episode) was influenced by his father in some way.
- Hope Spot: About two-thirds of the way through the episode, Tina, Gene, and Louise are resigning themselves to spending the night locked in the booth when Louise looks up and sees Bob outside. Unfortunately, he's too far away from the clam to hear the kids yelling through it, and he keeps walking.
- Locked in a Room: The Belcher kids sneak into the control booth for Clamstradamus, the fortune-telling clam in front of the fried clams shack. While playing around, they don't notice when the employee who ran the clam before them locks the door, leaving them trapped inside.
- Not So Above It All: Tina insists on not playing with Clamstradamus, but the moment three cute teenaged boys walk by, she talks through the clam to flirt with them.
- "Not So Different" Remark: While Bob's worries about Big Bob being overly negative are fair, it's pointed out near the end of the episode that Bob himself isn't exactly a positive person either. However, Bob is not as negative as Big Bob is (Bob is negative about how things don't go his way and his lack of stamina, while Big Bob is negative and gloomier about all life itself).
- Shout-Out:
- The episode's title is a reference to the Character Catchphrase of MAD mascot Alfred E. Newman, "What, me worry?"
- The store next door is Boys II Mend, male tailors.
- Burger of the Day is "The Electric Light Okra-Slaw" Burger.
- Simple Solution Won't Work: Bob's first instinct on finding the kids are locked in the booth is to find a Wonder Wharf employee to unlock the door. Louise talks him out of it when she realizes they could get in more serious trouble if a Wharf employee knew they were messing with the clam. Bob manages to pry the door open with a piece of scrap metal instead.
- So Proud of You: Big Bob actually believes that, despite all the negativity he has about life, his grandchildren will live in the "terrifying" future so that they can fix it to be better (not that the Belcher kids' current aspirations for the future involve fixing anything on a grand scale, but still, he likes to believe in them).
- That Came Out Wrong: When Bob is deciding whether or not to check in with Big Bob and the kids, he argues with Linda that he's going to be a cool, fun-loving buffer. Bob then tries shortening that to "a fluffer," before quickly backtracking.note
- Unflattering ID Photo: The B-plot involves Teddy needing a good photo to post on a handyman website, but all his photos make him look sinister in some way, to the point that another customer feels unsafe being left in the same room as Teddy. Linda finds that the only way Teddy looks friendly on camera is when he's eating a burger.
- Ungrateful Bastard: Bob manages to pry open the door and saves his kids from being possibly blacklisted in the no-ride list of Wonder Wharf, but once Bob self-congratulates himself on having enough strength for opening the door himself, Gene rubs it in by being unsure about it.
