History Recap / BobsBurgersS1E9SpaghettiWesternAndMeatballs

->'''Louise:''' Well, one kid laughed, Peter Pescadero, he has a learning disability.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Mr. Frond will force his ABS system onto students, but he won't use it himself (as shown when Bob calls it dumb).

* {{MST}}: In-universe; Bob and Louise regularly play a game called "Burn Unit" where the two watch TV and riff on whatever they change the channel to.

** Linda, however, ropes Bob into making a spaghetti dinner for the school for free [[GotVolunteered without his consent]] so she can one-up Colleen Caviello, then tries to pass it off as it being for Tina. Later on, she's only pissed off at Bob, Gene, and Louise because their antics got the spaghetti dinner cancelled and when Tina suggests they use Frond's ABS system Linda screams "NOT NOW WITH THAT CRAP, TINA!" Linda proceeds to act incredibly bitter towards Bob before the spaghetti dinner gets uncancelled.

** Gene butts heads with Choo-choo, a kid at school who always interrupts Gene's attempts to tell a joke by blurting out the punchline.

* BattleStrip: Both Choo-choo and his father take off their shirts before they fight. Bob just wishes they would put their shirts back on.

* AntiHero: Banjo is this in the movies and Gene attempts to become one.

* ADayInTheLimelight: The first episode to place considerable focus on Louise beyond her typical EnfantTerrible tendencies. In particular, her status as a DaddysGirl and OneOfTheBoys (both revealed here) remains a core part of her character to this day.

!Tropes:

* FunWithAcronyms: Frond's ABS system of conflict resolution: "'''A'''cess your feelings", "'''B'''e apologetic" and "'''S'''lap it".

Bob and Gene start bonding over their shared interest in a classic spaghetti movie franchise called "Banjo", but Louise starts to feel left out when they start spending more time with each other. Meanwhile, the family gets called to cater to Tina's conflict resolution dinner, where Linda intends to one up the last year's dinner.

* ADayInTheLimelight: The first episode to place considerable focus on Louise beyond her typical EnfantTerrible tendencies. In particular, her status as both a DaddysGirl and OneOfTheBoys remains a core part of her character to this day.

Bob and Gene start bonding over their shared interest in a classic spaghetti movie franchise called "Banjo", leaving Louise out of it.

The family gets called to cater to Tina's conflict resolution dinner, where Linda intends to one up the last year's dinner.

* BattleStrip: In "Spaghetti Western and Meatballs" we learn that both Choo-choo and his father take off their shirts before they fight. Bob just wishes they would put their shirts back on.
* BerserkButton: When Tina sees someone gossiping about her to Jimmy Jr.:

* HiddenDepths: As mentioned above, this episode reveals that ''[[EnfantTerrible Louise]]'' of all characters is a DaddysGirl to the point of crying when Bob stops hanging out with her.

* ShoutOut: Louise mentions that she would like to watch ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' in Spanish, calling "Beetlejuice" three times.

* DaddysGirl: This episode all but states that Louise is one, which becomes a core part of her character in future episodes. It's this episode that reveals Louise and Bob have grown a bond over watching TV together, to the point that they have a specially designated time for it (known aptly as Daddy/Daughter time), implying they've been doing this for months if not ''years''. Additionally, Louise openly mentions preferring Bob's company to Linda's, and the A-plot of the episode revolves around Louise feeling neglected when Bob starts bonding with Gene instead of her.

* DaddysGirl: This episode all but states that Louise is one, which becomes a core part of her character in future episodes. It's this episode that reveals Louise and Bob have grown a bond over watching TV together, to the point that they have a specially designated time for it (known aptly as Daddy/Daughter time). Additionally, Louise openly mentions preferring Bob's company to Linda's, and the A-plot of the episode revolves around Louise feeling neglected when Bob starts bonding with Gene instead of her.

* HiddenDepths: As mentioned above, this episode reveals that ''[[EnfanteTerrible Louise]]'' of all characters is a DaddysGirl to the point of crying when Bob stops hanging out with her.

* DaddysGirl: This episode all but states that Louise is one, which becomes a core part of her character in future episodes. It's here where it's revealed that Louise and Bob bond over watching TV together, Louise openly mentions preferring Bob's company to Linda's, and the A-plot of the episode revolves around Louise feeling neglected when Bob starts bonding with Gene instead of her.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Mr. Frond, who won't use his own ABS system when Bob calls it dumb.

* DeathGlare: Gene attempts to make one, but he only achieves looking like a stroke victim according to Louise.
* FemaleMisogynist: Louise, who can't take interacting with girls.

* OneOfTheBoys: Louise is this during this episode, as she can't stand Linda, Tina or the girls in her school.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Linda, who spends the entire episode on edge due to the chance of one-upping Colleen Caviello's ziti.
* SitcomArchNemesis:

* ShoutOut: Louise mentions that she would like to watch Film/{{Beetlejuice}} in Spanish, calling "Beetlejuice" three times.

!Tropes

** Linda, however, ropes Bob into making a spaghetti dinner for the school for free without his consent so she can one-up Colleen Caviello, then tries to pass it off as it being for Tina. Later on, she's only pissed off at Bob, Gene, and Louise because their antics got the spaghetti dinner cancelled and when Tina suggests they use Frond's ABS system Linda screams "NOT NOW WITH THAT CRAP, TINA!" Linda proceeds to act incredibly bitter towards Bob before the spaghetti dinner gets uncancelled.