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* MissedHimByThatMuch: In regards to the Ring. The end of the episode reveals that a bird took it back to its nest, which is located on the sign of the Bob's Restaurant. In other words, if the Belchers looked out their living room window and up a little, they would find the ring.
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* BittersweetEnding: Despite his efforts, Bob and the kids fail to find the ring, meaning Bob wasted a lot of money for nothing. However, Linda reassures Bob that she still loves him no matter what.

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* BittersweetEnding: Despite his efforts, Bob and the kids fail to find the ring, meaning Bob wasted a lot of money for nothing. However, Linda reassures Bob that she still loves him no matter what.what and the owner of the water park opens early so that they can celebrate their anniversary.
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* RageBreakingPoint: Bob's put up with a lot from his family, but the kids losing the ring makes him angrier than he's ever been and they ''know'' they screwed up big time.
-->'''Bob''': ''WHERE'S. THE RING?!''

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** When Nat meets the kids at the water park, she doesn't know who Gene is, because she didn't meet any of the Belcher men in her first appearance in "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS8E8VForValentinedetta V for Valentine-detta]]".

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** When Nat meets the kids at the water park, she doesn't know who Gene is, Gene's name, because she didn't meet any of the Belcher men in her first appearance in "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS8E8VForValentinedetta V for Valentine-detta]]".Valentine-detta]]". Likewise, Gene doesn't know Nat's name for the same reason.



* JerkassBall: [[JerkassHasAPoint Although correct in his anger over his kids losing the ring]], Bob still grabs it for going on to resent them over it.

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* JerkassBall: [[JerkassHasAPoint Although correct in his anger over his kids losing the ring]], Bob still grabs it for going on to resent them over it. To be fair, though, he's quite clearly just freaking out in the heat of the moment, and he gradually cools off over the course of the episode.



* OhCrap: The kids go through a ''lot'' of them in the first half of the episode.
**Instance 1: The kids realize the ring is stuck on Gene's finger.
**Instance 2: The kids realize the ring is no longer stuck on Gene's finger.
**Instance 3: The kids realize the ring they lost was Bob's anniversary present for Linda.
**Instance 4: The kids realize Bob knows the ring is gone as well as their involvement in it.



* OhCrap:
** The first instance is when Tina, Gene, and Louise figure out that the ring they lost was their Mom's anniversary present.
** They have a second one when they're sneaking out to find the ring and they find an angry Bob waiting for them in front of the apartment door, already having figured out what they've done.



*PrefersProperNames: Nat calls Bob "Robert", and she's to date the only character who does it more than once.



**Teddy compares Bob getting Linda an engagement ring ''after'' the wedding to a "''[[Film/TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton Benjamin Button]]'' marriage".



* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: Gayle quite literally takes the eye drops from Linda and tries to apply them on her, even getting some on her mouth. Linda complains that the stuff "[[ItTastesLikeFeet tastes like spoons]]".

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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: Literally; Gayle quite literally takes the eye drops from Linda and tries to apply them on her, even getting some on in her mouth. Linda complains that the stuff "[[ItTastesLikeFeet tastes like spoons]]".
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* JerkassBall: [[JerkassHasAPoint Although correct in his anger over his kids losing the ring]], Bob still grabs it for going on to resent them over it.
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* IHaveNoSon: Bob is absolutely enraged when he discovers the kids lost the ring, to the point he even says he has no children anymore and they're not allowed to come to his funeral. The fact that [[GoodParents Bob]][[OOCIsSeriousBusiness is going this far]] causes the kids to take the situation a ''lot'' more seriously than they were before.

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* IHaveNoSon: Bob is absolutely enraged when he discovers the kids lost the ring, to the point he even says he has no children anymore and they're not allowed to come to his funeral. The fact that [[GoodParents Bob]][[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Bob]] [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness is going this far]] causes the kids to take the situation a ''lot'' more seriously than they were before.

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* IHaveNoSon: Bob is absolutely enraged when he discovers the kids lost the ring, to the point he even says he has no children anymore and they're not allowed to come to his funeral.

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* IHaveNoSon: Bob is absolutely enraged when he discovers the kids lost the ring, to the point he even says he has no children anymore and they're not allowed to come to his funeral. The fact that [[GoodParents Bob]][[OOCIsSeriousBusiness is going this far]] causes the kids to take the situation a ''lot'' more seriously than they were before.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Louise doesn't try to divert blame from herself for her role in the ring fiasco, showing that she knows how badly she screwed up.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Louise OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
**Despite normally being an upstanding parent towards his kids, Bob practically disowns them when he learns about what they did, proving he's ''that'' angry at them.
**Louise
doesn't try to divert blame from herself for her role in the ring fiasco, showing that she knows how badly she screwed up.
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* NiceGirl: Nat goes through a lot of trouble to help find Linda's anniversary gift, simply because she likes Linda and she likes the kids.

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* NiceGirl: Nat goes through a lot of trouble to help find Linda's anniversary gift, simply because she likes Linda and she likes the kids. She also quickly takes a liking to Bob, despite just meeting him for the first time this episode.
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* BittersweetEnding: Despite his efforts, Bob and the kids fail to find the ring, meaning Bob wasted a lot of money for nothing. However, Linda reassures him that she still loves him no matter what.

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* BittersweetEnding: Despite his efforts, Bob and the kids fail to find the ring, meaning Bob wasted a lot of money for nothing. However, Linda reassures him Bob that she still loves him no matter what.

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* AlmostFamousName: Nat’s full name is revealed to be “Nat Kinkle,” which Bob hears as Music/NatKingCole when it's said out loud.

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* AlmostFamousName: Nat’s Nat's full name is revealed to be “Nat Kinkle,” "Nat Kinkle", which Bob hears as Music/NatKingCole when it's said out loud.loud.
* BittersweetEnding: Despite his efforts, Bob and the kids fail to find the ring, meaning Bob wasted a lot of money for nothing. However, Linda reassures him that she still loves him no matter what.



--> '''Bob:''' That burn looks pretty painful, Lin.\\

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--> '''Bob:''' -->'''Bob:''' That burn looks pretty painful, Lin.\\



* {{Foreshadowing}}: For this episode only, a bird's nest can be seen on top of the restaurant's sign during the opening. Guess where the ring ultimately ends up?



--> '''Bob:''' Oh, wait, wait, wait. You have my anniversary on your phone?
--> '''Teddy:''' Of course I do. Got your size, food allergies, birthstone.
--> '''Bob:''' Uh, that's f-fine, I guess.

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--> '''Bob:''' -->'''Bob:''' Oh, wait, wait, wait. You have my anniversary on your phone?
--> '''Teddy:''' -->'''Teddy:''' Of course I do. Got your size, food allergies, birthstone.
--> '''Bob:''' -->'''Bob:''' Uh, that's f-fine, I guess.
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*FridgeLogic: In-universe; both Teddy and Eddie Wetty question why Bob is giving Linda an engagement ring ''after'' they got married. Bob has to clarify that he couldn't afford one when he proposed and is making up for it.
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*GoingCommando: The fact that Linda keeps her shirt on in the lazy river at the end (after taking off her pants) implies she's not wearing a bra.


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*SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: When Linda tries to get a tan, what ''actually'' happens is exactly what you'd expect from sunbathing the entire day without any protection--a very noticeable, very painful sunburn.
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*FailedASpotCheck: Between leaving the apartment and Gene losing the ring at the water park, Linda somehow doesn't notice said ring ''once''. While it makes sense that the kids would try to hide Gene's hand from her, it's unlikely they wouldn't have slipped up even a tiny bit.

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* DespairEventHorizon: Bob crosses it when he believes the ring is lost for good, and apathetically sinks into the lazy river because he's seen something similar happen in movies.

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* DespairEventHorizon: Bob crosses it when he believes the ring is lost for good, and apathetically good.
-->'''Bob:''' I'm just gonna go underwater, like people do in the movies when they're sad.
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sinks into the lazy river because he's seen something similar happen in movies.river; the kids each grab onto him)''
-->'''Tina:''' No, Dad, don't go underwater. You live on land. You're a land dad.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The kids feel like garbage when they see how angry Bob is over what they did, and for once Louise doesn't even try to pull NeverMyFault as she tends to when she gets in trouble.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The kids feel like garbage when they see how angry Bob is over what they did, and for once Louise doesn't even try to pull NeverMyFault as she tends to when she gets in trouble. They feel even ''worse'' when they see that Bob isn't just angry, he outright feels like he's hit rock bottom.

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* TheBusCameBack: Nat the limo driver from "V for Valentine-detta" returns.

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* TheBusCameBack: Nat the limo driver from "V "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS8E8VForValentinedetta V for Valentine-detta" Valentine-detta]]" returns.


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**When Nat meets the kids at the water park, she doesn't know who Gene is, because she didn't meet any of the Belcher men in her first appearance in "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS8E8VForValentinedetta V for Valentine-detta]]".

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* InsaneTrollLogic: When Linda and Gayle find the apartment empty, Gayle's first thought isn't that Bob and the kids are off somewhere, but rather that ''Linda was lying about them ever existing in the first place''.



* TooDumbToLive: When Linda and Gayle find the apartment empty, Gayle's first thought isn't that Bob and the kids are off somewhere, but rather that ''Linda was lying about them ever existing in the first place''.
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*TooDumbToLive: When Linda and Gayle find the apartment empty, Gayle's first thought isn't that Bob and the kids are off somewhere, but rather that ''Linda was lying about them ever existing in the first place''.

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* BrotherSisterIncest: Apparently, Gene thought his parents were brother and sister.

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* BrotherSisterIncest: Apparently, Gene thought his parents were brother and sister.siblings. This is even though he's met the living members of ''both'' sets of his grandparents.



*DespairEventHorizon: Bob crosses it when he believes the ring is lost for good, and apathetically sinks into the lazy river because he's seen something similar happen in movies.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Louise doesn't try to divert blame from herself for her role in the ring fiasco, showing that's she knows how badly she screwed up.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Louise doesn't try to divert blame from herself for her role in the ring fiasco, showing that's that she knows how badly she screwed up.
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* {{Manchild}}: Gayle acts like a spastic five-year-old every time Linda tries to administer the eye drops, to the point Linda planned to have Bob and the kids pile on top of Gayle to make her stop squirming.

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* {{Manchild}}: Gayle acts like a spastic five-year-old every time Linda tries to administer the eye drops, to the point Linda planned ultimately decides to have resort to having Bob and the kids pile on top of Gayle to make her stop squirming.



** They have a second one when they're sneaking out to find the ring and they find an angry Bob waiting for them, already having figured out what they've done.

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** They have a second one when they're sneaking out to find the ring and they find an angry Bob waiting for them, them in front of the apartment door, already having figured out what they've done.
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-->"And none of you are allowed to talk to me, tonight or maybe ever again, and you're not my children anymore, [[UpToEleven and you're not allowed to come to my funeral.]]"
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* IHaveNoSon: Bob is absolutely enraged when he discovers the kids lost the ring, to the point he even says he has no children anymore.

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* IHaveNoSon: Bob is absolutely enraged when he discovers the kids lost the ring, to the point he even says he has no children anymore.anymore and they're not allowed to come to his funeral.
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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: Gayle quite literally takes the eye drops from Linda and tries to apply them on her, even getting some on her mouth. Linda complains that the stuff "[[ItTastesLikeFeet tastes like spoons]]".

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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: Gayle quite literally takes the eye drops from Linda and tries to apply them on her, even getting some on her mouth. Linda complains that the stuff "[[ItTastesLikeFeet tastes like spoons]]".spoons]]".
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* BrotherSisterIncest: Apparently, Gene thought his parents were brother and sister.
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** Linda finds out where Bob and the kids are because she read Tina's diary. The family reading her diary is mentioned in [[Recap/BobsBurgerS1E6SheeshCabBob "Sheesh, Cab, Bob?"]] It's also how Linda and Bob found out that their kids snuck out to the taffy factory in [[Recap/BobsBurgerS2E1TheBelchies "The Belchies"]].

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** Linda finds out where Bob and the kids are because she read Tina's diary. The family reading her diary is mentioned in [[Recap/BobsBurgerS1E6SheeshCabBob [[Recap/BobsBurgersS1E6SheeshCabBob "Sheesh, Cab, Bob?"]] It's also how Linda and Bob found out that their kids snuck out to the taffy factory in [[Recap/BobsBurgerS2E1TheBelchies [[Recap/BobsBurgersS2E1TheBelchies "The Belchies"]].
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* NervousWreck: Discussed when a horrified Linda discovers Gayle has no wine, beer, or alcohol of any kind in her apartment. Linda asks how Gayle relaxes, to which Gayle reminds her that she ''doesn't''.

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* NoodleIncident: Teddy claims to have gotten pink eye on his foot.



* PuttingThePeeInPool: Gene talks about peeing in the lazy river. Later, when they're looking for the ring, Tina discovers that the water is warm and realizes why...



* ShoutOut: The title is one to the horror novel/film ''Literature/TheRing''.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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The title is one to the horror novel/film ''Literature/TheRing''.''Literature/TheRing''.
** "Look out, [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Nemo]], there's a new lost thing in water."
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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: Gayle quite literally takes the eye drops from Linda and tries to apply them on her, even getting some on her mouth.

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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: Gayle quite literally takes the eye drops from Linda and tries to apply them on her, even getting some on her mouth. Linda complains that the stuff "[[ItTastesLikeFeet tastes like spoons]]".
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* FreezeFrameBonus: As the kids are sneaking down the stairs, you can see the outline of Bob waiting for them in front of the door [[EmergingFromTheShadows before he turns the lights on]].

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* FreezeFrameBonus: As the kids are sneaking down the stairs, you can briefly see the outline of Bob waiting for them in front of the door [[EmergingFromTheShadows before he turns the lights on]].
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* EmbarrasinglyPainfulSunburn: Linda intentionally sunbathes without any sunscreen because she wants tanned skin. She spends the rest of the episode with sunburned-red skin.

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* EmbarrasinglyPainfulSunburn: EmbarrassinglyPainfulSunburn: Linda intentionally sunbathes without any sunscreen because she wants tanned skin. She spends the rest of the episode with sunburned-red skin.

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* EmbarrasinglyPainfulSunburn: Linda intentionally sunbathes without any sunscreen because she wants tanned skin. She spends the rest of the episode with sunburned-red skin.
--> '''Bob:''' That burn looks pretty painful, Lin.\\
'''Linda:''' Oh, it is. It's awful. But once this settles into a tan, I'm gonna look like a leather couch. But a young one. A hot, young, leather couch.



--> '''Louise:''' Do you want us to go live somewhere else? We could go to an orphanage for a while.



* OhCrap:
** The first instance is when Tina, Gene, and Louise figure out that the ring they lost was their Mom's anniversary present.
** They have a second one when they're sneaking out to find the ring and they find an angry Bob waiting for them, already having figured out what they've done.



-> '''Bob:''' Oh, wait, wait, wait. You have my anniversary on your phone?
-> '''Teddy:''' Of course I do. Got your size, food allergies, birthstone.
-> '''Bob:''' Uh, that's f-fine, I guess.

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-> --> '''Bob:''' Oh, wait, wait, wait. You have my anniversary on your phone?
-> --> '''Teddy:''' Of course I do. Got your size, food allergies, birthstone.
-> --> '''Bob:''' Uh, that's f-fine, I guess.

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