Bobby proves a natural salesman during his new summer job at Strickland Propane, but his underhanded methods in doing so don't sit well with Hank. Meanwhile, Dale's flight experiment involving weather balloons sends Bill flying through town.
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- Art Shift: Parts of the subplot are colored digitally.
- Awesome, but Impractical: Joe Jack and Bobby's showmanship and smooth talk do a great job of endearing them to the customers and getting immediate sales. However, because they don't pay attention to the product capabilities and know which ones would actually be a right fit for the customers' needs, they wind up selling a lot of grills and accessories that don't satisfy the customers and result in most of them coming back to Strickland to complain.
- Both Sides Have a Point: While Hank doesn't want Bobby to take shortcuts, his and Joe Jack's method does work to get people to buy a grill, but the problem is that they don't care to learn anything about the grills themselves.
- Boring, but Practical: Hank's sales method in a nutshell. Sure, anyone can sell a grill with some smooth talk and lies, but Hank prefers to let the customers find out themselves if the grill they want is right for them by reading pamphlets, discussing it with friends and family for a second opinion, and coming back if and when they decide that they truly want the grill. It wins him the day when a customer from the start of the episode comes back well-informed, and decides to switch his entire trailer park to propane.
- Drowning My Sorrows: Played for Laughs. Joe Jack is literal minutes away from beating Hank, the perennial winner of the sales contest, when the above-mentioned incident happened. Bobby revealed after that he could see him immediately pull out a flask and shotgun its contents.
- Poor Communication Kills: When Bobby leaves the room after dinner, Hank tells Peggy how proud he is of him and believes he has the potential to sell a grill. Unfortunately, because he never relayed this to Bobby, Bobby assumes that Hank just wanted him to do his busywork.
- Powder Keg Crowd: The result of Bobby and Joe Jack's showmanship and fake stats when selling grills to customers. Hank manages to quell the crowd before they can do any real harm.
- Would Hurt a Child: When a mob of angry customers bust into Strickland, they want Bobby's head. He manages to escape and find Hank before anything physical can come of it.
- Yank the Dog's Chain: As if it wasn't enough for Joe Jack that he had to deal with an irate crowd when his less-than-honest sales method is revealed, he then loses a near-insurmountable lead in it when he was minutes away from winning, already celebrating it. Needless to say, he immediately starts drinking when the trailer park owner orders enough for Hank to win.
