History Recap / BobsBurgersS3E3BobFiresTheKids

* IncrediblyLameFun: Bob's childhood "toys" were a dog-shaped soap, a scouring pad, and a rusty spatula. He tries to justify this saying "times were tough" and kids had to make their own fun. Looking back, he realizes no, he just had a bad childhood and couldn't play with actual toys everyone else got because his dad made him work all the time.

** Turns out quite a few townsfolk enjoy those "blueberries", including Speedo Guy, Marshmallow and Mr. Fischoeder.

* GoingCommando: Apparently, Mickey doesn't wear underwear under the burger suit.

** When Bob remarks that Louise would change the Burger of the Day to a diabetes-based pun, Mickey is horrified and remarks that diabetes isn't funny.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: It’s mentioned that someone bought the restaurant of Bob’s father, who later appeared and was still running his diner. In addition, “Big Bob” is voiced by H. Jon Benjamin instead of Bill Hader like he is in future appearances--which is ironic, given Hader already has a role in this episode (as Mickey).

* OffOnATechnicality: Turns out the guy who prosecuted Mickey was on meth the entire trial. Hence Mickey becoming a free man.

-->'''Gene:''' I knew you so briefly, you dead soap dog.

* WeHardlyKnewYe: Gene's "eulogy" for Mr. Doglovich lampshades that he knew the dog very briefly.

** Even [[EnfanteTerrible Louise]] feels bad for Bob's crappy childhood.

* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. Bob interviews a few candidates after firing the kids, but they all walk out on how pathetic his job offer is.

* TheStoner: Turns out quite a few townsfolk enjoy those "blueberries". Including Marshmallow and Mr. Fischoeder.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Even Louise feels bad for Bob's crappy childhood.

--> '''Louise:''' ''[After sharing with her class how she spent her summer vacation]'' And that's why I believe blueberries should be decriminalized.

Determined to give them a better childhood than he had, Bob "fires" the kids for the summer. They end up unknowingly working on a pot farm owned by a hippie couple named Cooper and Beverly, while Mickey takes their place.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: It’s mentioned that someone bought the restaurant of Bob’s father, who later appeared and was still running his diner. In addition, “Big Bob” is voiced by Jon Benjamin instead of Bill Hader. Which is also ironic since Hader voice Mickey in this episode.

* HeroicBSOD When fixing one of his "toys", Bob thinks back to when he was a kid. His father was always demanding he get back to work as Bob plays with said "toys" while other kids were having fun with friends and real toys. Bob realizes he had a bad childhood and gets depressed.

!!Tropes

* BatmanGambit: Near the end of the episode, an undercover DEA agent who is posing as one of the "blueberry" customers shows up at the restaurant with one of the blueberry containers, saying that that batch of blueberries was bad so he either wants a replacement container or a refund when Tina (who's been the delivery girl) comes back and leaves the container at the restaurant. This allows Bob and Linda that their kids are actually working on a pot farm when they find the bag of weed in the false bottom, which prompts them to go find their kids to prevent them from getting into trouble. In turn, this lets the undercover DEA agent find out where the farm is, allowing a SWAT team and the DEA to arrest Cooper and Beverly and shut down the weed operation.

* ChildrenAreInnocent: The kids never figure out they're working on a pot farm, even after the police arrive to arrest Cooper and Beverly for it.

* LowSpeedChase: At the end of the episode, Cooper and Beverly attempt to escape the DEA on a tandem bicycle. This results in some cops blocking off all means of escape while other cops chase Cooper and Beverly on the tandem bike.

Determined to give them a better childhood than he had, Bob "fires" the kids. Who end up working on a pot farm, while Mickey takes their place.

* ChekhovsGunman: One of the hippie couple's customers for their "blueberry" business is actually an undercover cop who sics the DEA on them after tailing the Belchers to their farm.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: The kids never find out they're working on a pot farm, even after the police arrive.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: It’s mentioned that someone bought the restaurant of Bob’s father, who later appeared and was still running his diner. In addition, “Big Bob” is voiced by Jon Benjamin instead of Bill Hader. Which is also ironic since Harder voice Mickey in this episode.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: It’s mentioned that someone bought the restaurant of Bob’s father, who later appeared and was still running his diner. In addition, “Big Bob” is voiced by Jon Benjamin instead of Bill Hader.