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** Bob finds Purrbo annoying because it makes noises whenever it wants attention, and then he says it's just like children.
-->'''Louise''': ''Father!''
-->'''Bob''': [[BrutalHonesty It's true.]]
-->'''Louise''': ''Father!''
-->'''Bob''': [[BrutalHonesty It's true.]]
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** Linda deals with the annoyance that is missing package delivery time that is constantly changing because of random delays. And then Teddy several deliveries her way as thank you, all of them at ''different'' times.
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** Linda deals with the annoyance that is missing package delivery time that is constantly changing because of random delays. delays even when she tries to focus on waiting but just happens to miss it when she doesn't keep an eye out. And then Teddy sends several deliveries her way as thank you, you for getting his salmon, all of them at ''different'' times.
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** ''Purrbo'' is a parody of ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'', which Louise describes as something that was all the rage a decade ago when there wasn't much to do.
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** ''Purrbo'' is a parody of ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'', which Louise describes as something that was all the rage a decade ago when there wasn't much was "almost nothing to do."
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** ''Purrbo'' is a parody of ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'', which Louise describes as something that was all the rage a decade ago when there wasn't much to do.
** Linda deals with the annoyance that is missing package delivery time that is constantly changing because of random delays. And then Teddy several deliveries her way as thank you, all of them at ''different'' times.
** ''Purrbo'' is a parody of ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'', which Louise describes as something that was all the rage a decade ago when there wasn't much to do.
** Linda deals with the annoyance that is missing package delivery time that is constantly changing because of random delays. And then Teddy several deliveries her way as thank you, all of them at ''different'' times.
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* HereWeGoAgain: Linda spends the entire episode waiting for a delivery of Alaskan salmon Teddy ordered, having to watch out for it during a very specific timeframe. When the salmon finally arrives, Teddy reveals he ordered ribs to thank the Belchers for helping him... ribs that Linda is going to have to spend even ''more'' time watching out for, as well as a shipment of vinegar to marinate them in. Linda is not happy about it.
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* HereWeGoAgain: Linda spends the entire episode waiting for a delivery of Alaskan salmon Salmon that Teddy ordered, having to watch out for it during a very specific timeframe. When the salmon finally arrives, Teddy reveals he ordered ribs to thank the Belchers for helping him... ribs that Linda is going to have to spend even ''more'' time watching out for, as well as a shipment of vinegar to marinate them in. Linda is not happy about it.
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** The exterminator van is "[[Series/LetsMakeADeal Let's Make a Squeal]]".
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** The exterminator van Exterminator Van is "[[Series/LetsMakeADeal Let's Make a Squeal]]".
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-->'''Teddy''': Doh... I know...
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-->'''Teddy''': Thank you, thank you! That's so... ''tubular'' of you.\\
-->'''Bob & Linda''': [[[NoJustNoReaction No... no...]]\\
-->'''Teddy''': Doh... I know...
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-->'''Teddy''': Doh... I know...
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* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: At one point, a woman trips on the sidewalk and looks at the ground in front of the restaurant before walking away.
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* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: At one point, a woman trips on the sidewalk and looks at the ground in front of the restaurant before walking away. This is {{foreshadowing}} for the sinkhole that forms in ''WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie''.
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* GilliganCut: Bob tells Gene that they're not going to drive around looking for the bun delivery truck to get Purrbo back. Cut to them doing just that.
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* GilliganCut: Bob tells Gene that they're not going to drive around looking for the bun delivery truck to get Purrbo back. Cut to them doing just that.
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*PushoverParents: Bob, who once again lacks the back bone to force Gene to focus on his work and put Purrbo away. While his love of gardening partially explains his desire to do the work himself, he once again finds himself forced into doing a ridiculous thing for his children, in this case driving through town while Gene yells into his bullhorn.
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** The episode's title is a reference to the film Film/AboutABoy.
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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: On ''Literature/AboutABoy'', which itself is a reference to the Music/{{Nirvana}} song "[[Music/BleachAlbum About a Girl]]".
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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: On the novel and {{film|of the book}} ''Literature/AboutABoy'', which whose title is itself is a reference to both the Music/{{Nirvana}} song "[[Music/BleachAlbum About a Girl]]".Girl]]" and the Music/PattiSmith song about Music/KurtCobain named after the novel.
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** The second Burger of the Day is the "[[Literature/LittleHouseOnThePrairie Little Sprouts]] [[Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairieon The Prairie Burger]]".
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** The second Burger of the Day is the "[[Literature/LittleHouseOnThePrairie Little Sprouts]] [[Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairieon [[Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie on The Prairie Burger]]".
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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: On ''Literature/AboutABoy''.
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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: On ''Literature/AboutABoy''.''Literature/AboutABoy'', which itself is a reference to the Music/{{Nirvana}} song "[[Music/BleachAlbum About a Girl]]".
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** The second Burger of the Day is the "[[Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie Little Sprouts on The Prairie Burger]]".
* TotallyRadical: Teddy's mom has taken to saying "tubular" regularly. Teddy tried as well, though he didn't get the hang of it.
* TotallyRadical: Teddy's mom has taken to saying "tubular" regularly. Teddy tried as well, though he didn't get the hang of it.
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** The second Burger of the Day is the "[[Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie "[[Literature/LittleHouseOnThePrairie Little Sprouts on Sprouts]] [[Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairieon The Prairie Burger]]".
* TotallyRadical: Teddy's mom has taken to saying "tubular" regularly. Teddytried tries as well, though he didn't doesn't get the hang of it.
* TotallyRadical: Teddy's mom has taken to saying "tubular" regularly. Teddy
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* BlandNameProduct: Purrbo, the virtual pet game Gene is addicted to, is basically just ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}''.
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* BlandNameProduct: Purrbo, ''Purrbo'', the virtual pet game Gene is addicted to, is basically just ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}''.
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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: On ''Literature/AboutABoy''.
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*NoodleIncident: Bob once took up soap carving, to the point that pretty much every soap bar in the Belcher home was carved into a duck.
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* HereWeGoAgain: Linda spends the entire episode waiting for a delivery of Alaskan salmon Teddy ordered, having to watch out for it during a very specific timeframe. When the salmon finally arrives, Teddy reveals he ordered ribs to thank the Belchers for helping him... ribs that Linda is going to have to spend even ''more'' time watching out for. Linda is not happy about it.
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* HereWeGoAgain: Linda spends the entire episode waiting for a delivery of Alaskan salmon Teddy ordered, having to watch out for it during a very specific timeframe. When the salmon finally arrives, Teddy reveals he ordered ribs to thank the Belchers for helping him... ribs that Linda is going to have to spend even ''more'' time watching out for. for, as well as a shipment of vinegar to marinate them in. Linda is not happy about it.it.
* GilliganCut: Bob tells Gene that they're not going to drive around looking for the bun delivery truck to get Purrbo back. Cut to them doing just that.
* GilliganCut: Bob tells Gene that they're not going to drive around looking for the bun delivery truck to get Purrbo back. Cut to them doing just that.
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** Bob realizes that he had Purrbo in his hands when he went to pick up his order of buns and left it in the truck.
** Linda has to step out to the bathroom, and when she comes back there is a notice on the door saying that she missed a delivery, which she assumes was Teddy's salmon. Thankfully, the salmon arrives just as she's about to confess to Teddy, and the missed delivery was for Bob's insoles.
** Bob realizes that he had Purrbo in his hands when he went to pick up his order of buns and left it in the truck.
** Linda has to step out to the bathroom, and when she comes back there is a notice on the door saying that she missed a delivery, which she assumes was Teddy's salmon. Thankfully, the salmon arrives just as she's about to confess to Teddy, and the missed delivery was for Bob's insoles.
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**The second Burger of the Day is the "[[Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie Little Sprouts on The Prairie Burger]]".
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* ResetButton: Literally; after Purrbo dies, Bob and Gene find a forum post that reveals any progress made with the deceased Purrbo can be recovered by sticking a pin into a tiny hole at the top of the handheld and pressing the game's buttons, and do this to recover Gene's Purrbo.
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* ResetButton: Literally; Pretty much literally; after Purrbo dies, Bob and Gene find a forum post that reveals any progress made with the deceased Purrbo can be recovered by sticking a pin into a tiny hole at the top of the handheld and pressing the game's buttons, and do this to recover Gene's Purrbo.
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* BlandNameProduct: ''Purrbo'', the virtual pet game Gene is addicted to, is basically just ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}''.
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*BigNo: Gene lets out a pretty big one when Purrbo dies.
* BlandNameProduct:''Purrbo'', Purrbo, the virtual pet game Gene is addicted to, is basically just ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}''.
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* JustOneMoreLevel: Gene has become so addicted to ''Purrbo'' that he spends pretty much every available second playing it.
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*HereWeGoAgain: Linda spends the entire episode waiting for a delivery of Alaskan salmon Teddy ordered, having to watch out for it during a very specific timeframe. When the salmon finally arrives, Teddy reveals he ordered ribs to thank the Belchers for helping him... ribs that Linda is going to have to spend even ''more'' time watching out for. Linda is not happy about it.
* JustOneMoreLevel: Gene has become so addicted to''Purrbo'' Purrbo that he spends pretty much every available second playing it.
* JustOneMoreLevel: Gene has become so addicted to
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*ParentsAsPeople: Bob's parenting in this episode can be chalked up to well-meaning if not perfect. While his attempts to push Gene to take up interests Bob himself likes would normally be considered a borderline OutOfCharacterMoment, he ''does'' have a very good reason for it (given Purrbo is starting to dominate Gene's life to the point that he can't even go more than a few seconds without it), and eventually he backs off and lets Gene enjoy the game (albeit within reason).
*ResetButton: Literally; after Purrbo dies, Bob and Gene find a forum post that reveals any progress made with the deceased Purrbo can be recovered by sticking a pin into a tiny hole at the top of the handheld and pressing the game's buttons, and do this to recover Gene's Purrbo.
*ResetButton: Literally; after Purrbo dies, Bob and Gene find a forum post that reveals any progress made with the deceased Purrbo can be recovered by sticking a pin into a tiny hole at the top of the handheld and pressing the game's buttons, and do this to recover Gene's Purrbo.
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When Gene becomes obsessed with an old handheld game, Bob offers to help with a school project, in hopes of steering his son towards more "interesting" pursuits. Meanwhile, Louise and Tina take over a grocery store kiddie ride.
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!!A-Trope a Boy:
*BlandNameProduct: ''Purrbo'', the virtual pet game Gene is addicted to, is basically just ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}''.
*CallBack: [[Recap/BobsBurgersS5E10LateAfternoonInTheGardenOfBobAndLouise Bob's love of gardening shows up again.]]
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*JustOneMoreLevel: Gene has become so addicted to ''Purrbo'' that he spends pretty much every available second playing it.
*NotSoAboveItAll: While Linda normally encourages Bob to tough things out with Teddy, when he asks if they should just not be friends with him Linda actually says "maybe" before amending her answer.
*ShoutOut:
**The exterminator van is "[[Series/LetsMakeADeal Let's Make a Squeal]]".
*TotallyRadical: Teddy's mom has taken to saying "tubular" regularly. Teddy tried as well, though he didn't get the hang of it.
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*BlandNameProduct: ''Purrbo'', the virtual pet game Gene is addicted to, is basically just ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}''.
*CallBack: [[Recap/BobsBurgersS5E10LateAfternoonInTheGardenOfBobAndLouise Bob's love of gardening shows up again.]]
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*JustOneMoreLevel: Gene has become so addicted to ''Purrbo'' that he spends pretty much every available second playing it.
*NotSoAboveItAll: While Linda normally encourages Bob to tough things out with Teddy, when he asks if they should just not be friends with him Linda actually says "maybe" before amending her answer.
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**The exterminator van is "[[Series/LetsMakeADeal Let's Make a Squeal]]".
*TotallyRadical: Teddy's mom has taken to saying "tubular" regularly. Teddy tried as well, though he didn't get the hang of it.
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