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* TormentedTeacher: Troop 257's adult chaperone is run ragged by her girls basically bossing ''her'' around.
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* ImproperlyParanoid: When Tina fails to smoke out TheMole, Ginny randomly accused other girls before Rena was revealed to be the culprit.
-->'''Ginny''': I-I knew it was ''someone!''
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* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Tina's efforts to find TheMole don't go well in the end. Louise's exploiting a SecretHandshake is what ends up finding the mole in the group.
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* BlindWithoutEm: When Louise takes Jodi's glasses hostage, she can't see that Louise is holding them above the toilet despite only standing a few feet away.
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* BrutalHonesty: When Linda insists that being a blonde is making her dumb, Bob points she's always been kind of dumb.

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* BrutalHonesty: When Linda insists that being a blonde is making her dumb, Bob points out she's always been kind of dumb.
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* MetaphoricallyTrue: Linda believes becoming a blonde has made her dumber and it's kind of correct, since whilst Bob says it hasn't made her dumber, it might as well have because she's been way too distracted by her new hair colour to get any work done.

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* StatusQuoIsGod: Louise quits both troops of the Thundergirls at the end with no intention of coming back unless there's a murder or drug sting. Additionally, after having quit prior to the episode, Tina rejoins at the very end.

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* StatusQuoIsGod: Louise StatusQuoIsGod:
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quits both troops of the Thundergirls at the end with no intention of coming back unless there's a murder or drug sting. Additionally, after having quit prior to the episode, Tina rejoins at the very end.end.
**Linda's blonde hair doesn't last past the episode.
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* BrutalHonesty: When Linda insists that being a blonde is making her dumb, Bob points she's always been kind of dumb.

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** Tina mentions that Linda's new hair matches her teeth. On the rare occasion Linda's teeth do appear, they're clearly white.

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** Tina mentions that Linda's new now-blonde hair matches her teeth. On the rare occasion Linda's teeth do appear, they're clearly white.



* TheMole: The plot of the episode revolves around one in Thundergirl Troop 119. Louise herself later becomes one for Troop 257.

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* TheMole: The plot of the episode revolves around one in Thundergirl Troop 119. Louise herself later becomes one for within Troop 257.



* WholePlotReference: To ''Literature/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy'', down to the title.

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* WholePlotReference: To ''Literature/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy'', down to the title.''Literature/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy''.
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* ChekhovsGun: Troop 257's secret handshake.

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* ChekhovsGun: Troop 257's secret handshake. handshake winds up being what exposes the mole.
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!!Tropes!!Tina Troper Soldier Spy:



* DumbBlonde: Linda believes she's becoming one of these after her dye job. Bob points out that she's no smarter or dumber than before, but her focusing almost entirely on her hairstyle is causing her to get distracted.
* FeedTheMole: How Tina identifies the mole. She gives each of the girls a cookie lead for a different location on Ocean Avenue. When 257 arrives at Bob's Burgers, she knows that Rena is the mole.

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* DumbBlonde: Linda believes she's becoming one of these after her dye job.job, emphasized by her messing up several orders. Bob points out that she's no smarter or dumber than before, but her focusing almost entirely on her hairstyle is causing her to get distracted.
* FeedTheMole: How Tina identifies the mole. She gives each member of the girls Troop 119 a cookie lead for a different location on Ocean Avenue. When Troop 257 arrives at Bob's Burgers, she knows that Rena is the mole.



** Tina mentions that Linda's new hair matches her teeth. When her teeth do appear, they're clearly white.

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** Tina mentions that Linda's new hair matches her teeth. When her On the rare occasion Linda's teeth do appear, they're clearly white.



* StatusQuoIsGod: Louise quits both troops of the Thundergirls at the end with no intention of coming back unless there's a murder or drug sting.

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* StatusQuoIsGod: Louise quits both troops of the Thundergirls at the end with no intention of coming back unless there's a murder or drug sting. Additionally, after having quit prior to the episode, Tina rejoins at the very end.



* WholePlotReference: To ''Literature/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy''.

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* WholePlotReference: To ''Literature/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy''.''Literature/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy'', down to the title.

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* TheReveal: Rena is the mole.



* TheReveal: Rena is the mole.
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*NotSoAboveItAll: When Gene completes his garbage attire, Bob compliments it and asks him to pick something out for Bob himself next time. Bob can be seen wearing his own garbage attire in the credits.


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*TheReveal: Rena is the mole.
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* InformedFlaw:

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Tina feeds the mole by telling each member of her troop a different lead. Troop 257 arrives at the restaurant, causing her to identify Rena as the mole. But Rena points out that it's her family's restaurant, so she could just as easily be the mole[[note]]Although Ginny had already cleared Tina of suspicion because she left the Thundergirls and didn't rejoin until after the mole incident, meaning there's no reason Ginny should have believed Rena for even a second because there's no way it could have been Tina[[/note]].

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Tina feeds the mole by telling each member of her troop a different lead. Troop 257 arrives at the restaurant, causing her to identify Rena as the mole. But Rena points out that it's her family's restaurant, so she could just as easily be the mole[[note]]Although mole, prompting Ginny to suspect Tina as well[[note]]Although Ginny had already cleared Tina of suspicion because she left the Thundergirls and didn't rejoin until after the mole incident, meaning there's no reason Ginny should have believed Rena for even a second because there's no way it could have been Tina[[/note]].
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Tina feeds the mole by telling each member of her troop a different lead. Troop 257 arrives at the restaurant, causing her to identify Rena as the mole. But Rena points out that it's her family's restaurant, so she could just as easily be the mole.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Tina feeds the mole by telling each member of her troop a different lead. Troop 257 arrives at the restaurant, causing her to identify Rena as the mole. But Rena points out that it's her family's restaurant, so she could just as easily be the mole.mole[[note]]Although Ginny had already cleared Tina of suspicion because she left the Thundergirls and didn't rejoin until after the mole incident, meaning there's no reason Ginny should have believed Rena for even a second because there's no way it could have been Tina[[/note]].

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->'''Jenny:''' I'm here because troop 119 has a mole!

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->'''Jenny:''' I'm here because troop Troop 119 has a mole!



* CallBack: When planning her mission, Tina uses her horse figures to represent members of her troop. Gene uses Tina's [[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E17TheEquestranauts Chariot doll]] to represent himself.

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*BeneathSuspicion: Ginny knows that Tina can't be the mole because she quit before the mole struck. Louise is also exonerated the instant she joins the Thundergirls because she joined long after the mole struck.
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**Louise talks about the Thundergirls like it's a cult, reflecting her belief on the organization from "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E1ARiverRunsThroughBob A River Runs Through Bob]]". Additionally, Tina quit the Thundergirls in that same episode, and she's still an ex-member at the start of this episode.
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planning her mission, Tina uses her horse figures to represent members of her troop. Gene uses Tina's [[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E17TheEquestranauts Chariot doll]] to represent himself.



* DumbBlonde: Linda believes she's becoming one of these after her dye job.

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* DumbBlonde: Linda believes she's becoming one of these after her dye job. Bob points out that she's no smarter or dumber than before, but her focusing almost entirely on her hairstyle is causing her to get distracted.



* InformedFlaw: Tina mentions that Linda's new hair matches her teeth. When her teeth do appear, they're clearly white.

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* InformedFlaw: Tina InformedFlaw:
**Tina
mentions that Linda's new hair matches her teeth. When her teeth do appear, they're clearly white.white.
**Katie apparently has a beauty mark, but at no point do we actually see where it is even though it's obvious enough in-universe for Tina to know about it.
*TheMole: The plot of the episode revolves around one in Thundergirl Troop 119. Louise herself later becomes one for Troop 257.
*NoodleIncident: Troop 119 had a former member who didn't have a pinky and later moved away.



* SeriousBusiness: Troop 257 treats cookie-selling like a criminal racket. Even their adult chaperone is a little scared of them.

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* SeriousBusiness: Troop 257 treats cookie-selling like a criminal racket. Even their adult chaperone is a little scared of them. Bob and Gene both lampshade that they're a bit crazy about it.
*SexySecretary: After dying her hair blonde, Linda acts like this to Bob while he's cooking, speaking in a seductive voice, calling herself his assistant, and proclaiming her desire to strip.
*SnapBack: Louise claims she'll wear Tina's friendship bracelet forever, but she's never seen with it in any future episode.


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*StatusQuoIsGod: Louise quits both troops of the Thundergirls at the end with no intention of coming back unless there's a murder or drug sting.


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*TokenEvilTeammate: Louise only joins the Thundergirls for the purpose of sowing chaos during the mole hunt.
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* ChekhovsGun: Troop 257's secret handshake.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Tina feeds the mole by telling each member of her troop a different lead. Both troops arrive at the restaurant, causing her to identify Rena as the mole. But Rena points out that it's her family's restaurant, so she could just as easily be the mole.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Tina feeds the mole by telling each member of her troop a different lead. Both troops arrive Troop 257 arrives at the restaurant, causing her to identify Rena as the mole. But Rena points out that it's her family's restaurant, so she could just as easily be the mole.
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->'''Jenny:''' I'm here because trope 119 has a mole!

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->'''Jenny:''' I'm here because trope troop 119 has a mole!
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* AppleOfDiscord: Louise spreads discord among the group in an attempt to smoke out the mole, even if it means destroying the troupe in the process.

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* AppleOfDiscord: Louise spreads discord among the group in an attempt to smoke out the mole, even if it means destroying the troupe troop in the process.
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* FeedTheMole: How Tina identifies the mole. She gives each of the girls a cookie lead for a different location on Ocean Avenue. When 257 arrives at Bob's Burgers, she knows that Rena is the mole.
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* CallBack: When planning her mission, Tina uses her horse figures to represent members of her troop. Gene uses Tina's [[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E17TheEquestrinauts Chariot doll]] to represent himself.

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* CallBack: When planning her mission, Tina uses her horse figures to represent members of her troop. Gene uses Tina's [[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E17TheEquestrinauts [[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E17TheEquestranauts Chariot doll]] to represent himself.
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* CallBack: When planning her mission, Tina uses her horse figures to represent members of her troop. Gene uses Tina's [[Recap/BobsBurgerS4E17TheEquestrinauts Chariot doll]] to represent himself.

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* CallBack: When planning her mission, Tina uses her horse figures to represent members of her troop. Gene uses Tina's [[Recap/BobsBurgerS4E17TheEquestrinauts [[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E17TheEquestrinauts Chariot doll]] to represent himself.
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* CallBack: When planning her mission, Tina uses her horse figures to represent members of her troop. Gene uses Tina's [[Recap/BobsBurgerS4E17TheEquestrinauts Chariot doll]] to represent himself.
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* AppleOfDiscord: Louise spreads discord among the group in an attempt to smoke out the mole, even if it means destroying the troupe in the process.
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->'''Jenny:''' I'm here because trope 119 has a mole!
->'''Tina:''' I thought Katie just had a beauty mark.



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Thundergirling gets intense as Tina hunts for a mole from a rival troop. Meanwhile, Linda gets her hair dyed blonde.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Tina feeds the mole by telling each member of her troop a different lead. Both troops arrive at the restaurant, causing her to identify Rena as the mole. But Rena points out that it's her family's restaurant, so she could just as easily be the mole.
* DumbBlonde: Linda believes she's becoming one of these after her dye job.
* InformedFlaw: Tina mentions that Linda's new hair matches her teeth. When her teeth do appear, they're clearly white.
* SecretHandshake: Troop 257 has one, which is how Louise finally smokes out the mole.
* SeriousBusiness: Troop 257 treats cookie-selling like a criminal racket. Even their adult chaperone is a little scared of them.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Rena reflexively reacting to 257's secret handshake is what gives her away.
* TokenGoodTeammate: 257's adult chaperone, who isn't in on their vicious cookie-selling war.
* WholePlotReference: To ''Literature/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy''.

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