History Recap / BobsBurgersS3E22CarpeMuseum

** His problem with it really isn't unjustified--he's so short that when he points up, only his forearm be seen even though the camera shows all of Tina's upper half. Given Tina is close to 5 feet tall, this means Pocket-Sized Rudy is more likely than not the size of a ''toddler''.

* MuseumOfBoredom: The museum the students visit. Gene only likes one exhibit, Zeke only likes it for the boobs, Bob, Louise, and Rudy only start to have fun when they sneak into an unopened exhibit, and nearly every other student is shown to be indifferent at best. The only people who like the museum as a whole are shown to generally have bland interests (like Tina, Henry, and Mr. Frond).

* NotHyperbole: Louise stating that Wagstaff goes to the museum every year seems to be quite literal.

-->'''Ollie:''' I understand.

-->'''Bob''': Uh, CPR. I know how to give CPR.
-->'''Rudy''': No, thank you.
-->'''Bob''': Uh, wh-why don't I just try it? And if you hate it, I'll stop.
-->'''Rudy''': [[BigNo No!]]

* BigNo: When the Pesto twins are freaking out about not being partnered for the trip, one can hear a couple of these. Louise later lets one out when informed that the Amazon exhibit is closed.

** In-universe; Henry notes that an exhibit of a stegosaurus isn't even remotely realistic, though we never actually get to hear (or see) ''what's'' wrong with it.

* CrazyPrepared:
** Rudy has a pair of cymbals in his backpack, because "you never know when someone will wanna jam." He ends up using them to provide a pseudo-{{rimshot}} after Louise pokes fun at Mr. Frond.
** Zeke's cousin has made an entire ''checklist'' of where to find the museum's boob exhibits, which Zeke uses during the tour. Zeke has even timed his watch to a vent that lifts up a mannequin's clothing, allowing them to see previously-inaccessible boobs.
--->'''Gene:''' [[LampshadeHanging Your cousin's really into this]].

* FailedASpotCheck: Somehow, none of the dozen-plus people on the field trip noticed that Bob, Louise, and Rudy were gone until the end of the trip.

* PintSizedKid: As if the kids on the show didn't already count (most of Tina's colleagues are barely five feet if even), Pocket-Sized Rudy takes it UpToEleven by being so small he can't even be seen on-screen.

* ChekhovsGun: Turns out Rudy's backpack has something a ''lot'' more important than just his cymbals, and Louise making him ditch it sets up the entire third act.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Whenever Bob, Louise, and Rudy do any kind of physical activity (like climbing or running), he's noticeably short on breath and always lagging behind the other two. Cue the reveal that he's got asthma.

* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: This is arguably one of the most important episodes in the series. It introduces several recurring characters[[note]]Henry Haber and Regular-Sized Rudy, the latter of whom has become one of the most recurring side characters[[/note]], sets up the plot of later episodes[[note]]at the start Bob mentions his old friend Warren Fitzgerald, who becomes a major character in "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS6E15ProTikiConTiki Pro Tiki/Con Tiki]]"[[/note]], and takes previously-minor aspects of characters[[note]]Tina's love of horses and Louise's status as a DaddysGirl[[/note]] and plays them up, allowing them to be explored in greater depth in the future. Despite this, it's not even the Season 3 finale, and if not for these aspects could easily be overlooked as just another run-of-the-mill episode of ''Bob's Burgers''.

* MyBelovedSmother: Linda's memories of the museum indicate that she acted like one as a chaperone--among the things she lists is holding hands on the bus and singing, which not only don't sound like things the Belcher kids would willingly participate in but also sound like things Louise would outright despise.

* TheAmazon: Not the ''actual'' Amazon, mind you, but the A-plot of the episode focuses on Bob, Louise, and Regular-Sized Rudy traveling through an unfinished exhibit based on the Amazon.

* IllBoy: Rudy has severe asthma and could die if without an inhaler for too long. In spite of this, he refuses to let his condition bring him down, being a ThrillSeeker who joins Louise when she sneaks off and is able to keep up with both her and Bob until he suffers an asthma attack.

* BasementDweller: Mr. Frond spends the whole episode flirting with Director Greenberg, but she seems to have second thoughts when she learns Frond still lives with his mom.

* SeenItAll: Bob and Linda have been through so much craziness in their family that they're able to accurately predict exactly what happened to the other during the field trip.