Dorothy and Stan owe $5,000 to the Internal Revenue Service, while Rose and Blanche enroll in a Spanish class.
Tropes:
- Back to School: Rose takes a Spanish class at night school to qualify for a promotion at the counseling center which requires that she become bilingual. Blanche (who initially confuses "bilingual" with "bisexual") signs up too, but only because she hopes to meet a man. Both eventually drop out, Rose because "Norwegians are notoriously bad at Spanish" and Blanche because there was only one man in the whole class who caught her fancy, and he was apparently gay because he "kept doodling the name 'Kenny' over and over in his notebook."
- Insult Backfire: Dorothy and Stan face the wrath of the IRS after the latter reveals that he was "creative" with (read: avoiding) his taxes for years. When they're being audited:IRS Agent: You know, folks, I've been at this job almost four years now, and in that short time, I can honestly say that I have never seen such an inept, clumsy, downright STUPID attempt to avoid paying income tax.Stan: Thanks! That means a lot coming from you.
- Once More, with Volume!: Courtesy of Rose:Stan: Babe… we're being audited.
Dorothy: (beat) What?
Rose: (loudly) He said “Babe, we’re being audit—“
Dorothy: I heard him, Rose! - Sextra Credit: Blanche promises sexual favors to her night-school Spanish teacher in exchange for the answers to an exam. One could make the case she's only teasing, however, since she's there only to meet men (whereas Rose is trying to learn Spanish to qualify for a promotion at work), and also makes no indication that she plans on following through with the promise.
