History Recap / BobsBurgersS1E5HamburgerDinnerTheater

* NoHoldsBarBeatdown: The cops pretty much brutalize the robber. [[AssholeVictim Not that he didn't have it coming.]]

* NoHoldsBarrelBeatDown: The cops pretty much brutalize the robber. [[KickTheSonOfABitch Not that he didn't have it coming.]]

* KickTheSonOfABitch: While the robber deserved to get arrested, getting the absolute shit beaten out of him by the cops is more than a bit much.

* AssPull: In-universe; Linda being the killer was not foreshadowed whatsoever (it'd be one thing if she simply went BeneathSuspicion, but Linda herself stated ''while out-of-character'' that it wasn't her). The audience had zero reason to suspect her, which they angrily point out when she reveals the twist.

* StageFright: Though she doesn't really realize it until Linda points it out, Tina is shown in flashbacks to have suffered from this her entire life, right back to [[EarlyPersonalitySigns failing to say her first word as a baby]] with Bob and Linda watching her.

* ShoutOut: The pest control van on the opening has written "[[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Rat's All Folks]]".

* AssPull: In-universe; Linda being the killer was not foreshadowed whatsoever, and Linda herself stated ''while out-of-character'' that it wasn't her. The audience had zero reason to suspect her, which they angrily point out when she reveals the twist.

* {{Whodunit}}: The original, intended direction of "Dreamatorium" which fails spectacularly in its execution.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Tina gets over her stage fright by the end of the episode, and this seems to stick for future episodes.

* AnalogyBackfire: When Bob calls Dinner theater the imitation cheese of dinner, Gene finds it nice because he likes imitation cheese.

* PlayingATree: Tina actually ''requests'' to play a tree. Oddly, said tree plays a role in the plot, including getting murdered (which Louise has to point out doesn't make any sense), and even being listed as one of the suspects at the end. She later requests to have a line in the show, attempting to get over her stage fright but, ultimately, fails to deliver the line until well after the show's conclusion. She's still proud of herself, however.

* PlayingATree: Tina actually ''requests'' to play a tree. Oddly, said tree plays a role in the plot, including getting murdered, and even being listed as one of the suspects at the end. She later requests to have a line in the show, attempting to get over her stage fright but, ultimately, fails to deliver the line until well after the show's conclusion. She's still proud of herself, however.
* PoliceAreUseless: The two officers are unable to stop the robbery and don't even realize they missed the thief after going right past him. They do though catch him in the end, after Bob attempts to tell them where the robber went. [[PoliceBrutality Then they start beating the crap out of him.]]

* StylisticSuck: Linda's "Dreamatorium" is awful in every sense of the word. The title and the plot make no sense, the acting is terrible, and Linda starts it off by lying about her character not being the killer, only to reveal at the end she was. It's telling the only thing anyone liked about it was a robbery at the end, even though it had absolutely no connection with any of the plot beforehand.

* PoliceAreUseless: The two officers are unable to stop the robbery and don't even realize they missed the thief after going right past him. They do though catch him in the end, after Bob attempts to tell them where the robber went.
** [[PoliceBrutality Then start beating the crap out of him.]]

* StageFright: Though she doesn't really realize it until Linda points it out, Tina is shown in flashbacks to have suffered from this her entire life, right back to failing to say her first word as a baby with Bob and Linda watching her.

* {{Gorn}}: Mort's death scene on the show's first night ends up sending several patrons into shock, thanks to all the blood and gore. What's worse? It's heavily implied in dialogue that the blood and organs that morgue owner Mort used were ''not actually fake''.

* {{Whodunit}}: The original, intended direction of "Dreamatorium" which fails spectacularly in its execution.
* WordSaladTitle: Linda's play is called "Dreamatorium", something that has nothing to do with the play and the plot itself.

!Tropes

Linda convinces the whole family to create their own Dinner Theater on the restaurant.

* PoliceAreUseless: The two officers are unable to stop the robbery and don't even realize they missed the thief after going through him. They do though catch him in the end, after Bob attempts to tell where the robber went to.

* WordSaladTitle: Linda's play is called "Dreamatorium" something that has zero to do with the play and the plot itself.

* AllPartOfTheShow: The restaurant is robbed in the middle of the play, but the robber decides to play along and everyone thinks it's part of the show, even the two cops in the audience.