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* IgnoredExpert: Bob tells Tina that being a caterer at the bat mitzvah means she won't actually get to enjoy it, she'll have to be constantly working. And indeed, had Tammy not roped Tina into being the party planner, she would have been stuck watching an awesome party she couldn't have participated in.



* JerkassBall: While Tina being willing to keep Tammy stuck in her centerpiece is very well-deserved, it crosses the line to a bit mean-spirited when she learns Louise is stuck with Tammy and yet continues to ignore the situation.

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* JerkassBall: While Tina being willing to keep Tammy stuck in her centerpiece is very well-deserved, it crosses the line to a bit mean-spirited when she learns Louise is stuck with Tammy and yet continues to ignore the situation. Even before then, she's demanding of her family to cater at the party, even though it's for the demanding, bratty Tammy, and once she essentially gets de facto control of the bar mitzvah, refuses to let the performers take a break.
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* YouExclamation: Tammy does this to Tina when she's finally freed.
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** The van in the opening sequence is from [[Literature/StuartLittle Stuart-a-Little-Less]] Exterminators.

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* AssholeVictim: Tammy being locked in her own centerpiece for the entirety of her party, forced to watch as Tina steals her spotlight, is oh-so-very-deserved after all the crap she's done.



* JerkassBall: While Tina being willing to keep Tammy stuck in her centerpiece is [[KickTheSonOfABitch very well-deserved]], it crosses the line to a bit mean-spirited when she learns Louise is stuck with Tammy and yet continues to ignore the situation.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Tammy being locked in her own centerpiece for the entirety of her party, forced to watch as Tina steals her spotlight, is oh-so-very-deserved after all the crap she's done.

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* JerkassBall: While Tina being willing to keep Tammy stuck in her centerpiece is [[KickTheSonOfABitch very well-deserved]], well-deserved, it crosses the line to a bit mean-spirited when she learns Louise is stuck with Tammy and yet continues to ignore the situation.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Tammy being locked in her own centerpiece for the entirety of her party, forced to watch as Tina steals her spotlight, is oh-so-very-deserved after all the crap she's done.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Tammy's theme for her bat mitzvah? ''Herself''.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: While it ''is'' Tammy's theme for her bat mitzvah? ''Herself''.Bat Mitzvah, she goes overboard by theming literally everything about herself.

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** Linda tries to claim she needs some air. Bob notes that she's been saying "crepe" under her breath for ten minutes, and isn't fooling anyone with her true desire to get food.

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** Linda tries to claim she needs some air. Bob notes that she's been saying "crepe" under her breath for ten minutes, and isn't fooling anyone with her true desire to get food. Linda continues denying it even as she continues to say "crepe" under her breath. Bob eventually gives up and lets her run off.



*IgnoredAesop: It seems like Tammy's going to use the realization that nobody cares she's gone to improve her attitude and become a better person, but then she snaps back to her usual AlphaBitch self once she realizes Louise fixed the headset and can thus contact help.



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*ShapedLikeItself: Tina compares the bat mitzvah to a religious experience... which it already ''is''.
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* BlatantLies: Bob, clearly holding back utter contempt, calls Tammy a wonderful little girl.

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* BlatantLies: Bob, clearly holding back utter contempt, calls Tammy a wonderful little girl. [[SarcasmBlind Tammy seems to genuinely believe him.]]



* WhatTheHellHero: Louise literally says, "What the hell, Tina?!" before laying into her sister for not rescuing her and Tammy from the pinata once Louise calls her for help.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Louise literally says, "What the hell, Tina?!" before laying into her sister for not rescuing her and Tammy from the pinata once Louise calls her for help.help.
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* SpoiledBrat: Tammy goes to insane levels this episode, screaming at her mother and her rabbi in order to make her bat mitzvah the event of the day. It seems that not even their parents can stand too long with her.

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* SpoiledBrat: Tammy goes to insane levels this episode, screaming at her mother and her rabbi in order to make her bat mitzvah the event of the day. It seems that not even their parents can stand her for too long with her.long.
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* FunWithAcronyms: Tammy and Tina both use the term "BFOS" (pronounced "beefos") which stands for "Boys From Other Schools".
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* AbsenteeActor: Teddy does not appear in this episode; he wasn't in the last episode either, marking this as the last time until Season 8 that he's been absent from two consecutive episodes.

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* ControlFreak: Tammy. Later, when Tammy goes missing, Tina keeps the party on-schedule no matter what.

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* ControlFreak: Tammy. Later, when Tammy goes missing, Tina keeps the party on-schedule no matter what.what, and the power goes to her head.


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*SarcasmMode: The only way Bob could be more sarcastic when calling Tammy a wonderful girl is if he rolled his eyes while doing it.


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*SustainedMisunderstanding: Louise tells Bob that she just wants a gift certificate for her bat mitzvah. When Bob points out that she's not getting a bat mitzvah (because the Belchers aren't Jewish), Louise says "I know. Because I'm getting a gift certificate."

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* AbsenteeActor: Teddy does not appear in this episode.

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* AbsenteeActor: Teddy does not appear in this episode.episode; he wasn't in the last episode either, marking this as the last time until Season 8 that he's been absent from two consecutive episodes.


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*BlatantLies: Bob, clearly holding back utter contempt, calls Tammy a wonderful little girl.
**Linda tries to claim she needs some air. Bob notes that she's been saying "crepe" under her breath for ten minutes, and isn't fooling anyone with her true desire to get food.


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*FreezeFrameBonus: When Tina introduces Tammy's family, one can see her reading from what appears to be a family tree.


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*ThisIsGonnaSuck: Louise tries to claim Bob is a horrible chef so that he doesn't get hired for Tammy's bat mitzvah--thus meaning she doesn't have to go either. When Tammy hires the Belchers anyways, her reaction makes it clear she's dreading every bit of it.
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Tina attempts to get herself and her family on Tammy's Bat Mitzvah, so she can get close to the boys from other school, but once there, their catering service becomes a mess.

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Tina attempts Despite not being invited to get herself and her family on Tammy's Bat Mitzvah, so she can get close to bat mitzvah, Tina winds up in attendance when the boys from other school, but once there, their catering service Belchers are invited to cater. When Louise and Tammy go missing, Tina takes the opportunity to enjoy the party and quickly becomes a mess.
the center of attention--meanwhile, Bob and Linda sneak off to enjoy the food, leaving Gene to manage the Belchers' food station solo (to disastrous results).



* HiddenDepths: Tina knows a lot about Bat Mitzvahs.

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* HiddenDepths: Tina knows a lot about Bat Mitzvahs.bat mitzvahs.



* InformedJudaism: This is the first and only episode to hint that Tammy is Jewish, and even then very little about her faith is shown besides the Bat Mitzvah itself (though she apparently has her rabbi's phone number).

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* InformedJudaism: This is the first and only episode to hint that Tammy is Jewish, and even then very little about her faith is shown besides the Bat Mitzvah bat mitzvah itself (though she apparently has her rabbi's phone number).



* ItsAllAboutMe: Tammy's theme for her Bat Mitzvah? ''Herself''.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Tammy's theme for her Bat Mitzvah? bat mitzvah? ''Herself''.



* OnlyOneFindsItFun: Up until Tammy goes missing, Tina is the only Belcher to enjoy the Bat Mitzvah. Bob and Louise clearly don't want to be there, while Linda and Gene seem to just be going along with it for Tina's sake.

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* OnlyOneFindsItFun: Up until Tammy goes missing, Tina is the only Belcher to enjoy the Bat Mitzvah.bat mitzvah. Bob and Louise clearly don't want to be there, while Linda and Gene seem to just be going along with it for Tina's sake.



** Gene mentions reading and disliking ''[[Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo]]''

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** Gene mentions reading and disliking (and disliking) ''[[Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo]]''Tattoo]]''.



** Tammy's introductory video is a parody of ''Series/{{Blossom}}''

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** Tammy's introductory video is a parody of ''Series/{{Blossom}}''''Series/{{Blossom}}''.



* TemptingFate: Tina claims Bob will be enthusiastic about catering to Tammy's Bat Mitzvah. Cut to Bob firmly saying no.

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* TemptingFate: Tina claims Bob will be enthusiastic about catering to Tammy's Bat Mitzvah.bat mitzvah. Cut to Bob firmly saying no.



* WeddingSmashers: Bob and Linda accidentally stumble into a wedding while sampling all the food stations at Tammy's Bat Mitzvah.

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* WeddingSmashers: Bob and Linda accidentally stumble into a wedding while sampling all the food stations at Tammy's Bat Mitzvah.bat mitzvah.

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*ActuallyPrettyFunny: When Tina finally notices the guacamole coming out of the papier-mache Tammy's nose, she admits it's a good prank. Louise thanks her for it.
*BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Per Tammy's wishes, Tina keeps to the schedule no matter what. This includes when Tammy goes missing, resulting in Tammy missing a majority of her own party.



* CordonBleughChef: When Gene is left alone in charge of the food station, he begins serving raw meat.

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* CordonBleughChef: When Gene is left alone in charge of *ControlFreak: Tammy. Later, when Tammy goes missing, Tina keeps the food station, he begins serving raw meat.party on-schedule no matter what.



-->'''Tina:''' (''in response to a band member trying to take a break'') But it's time for me to lead the Macarena. So hey, Macarena or hey, you're fired.



* HearingVoices: Janet, who believes Louise is actually a voice in her head.
* HiddenDepths: Tina knows a lot about Bat Mitzvahs.

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* HearingVoices: Janet, who believes Louise is actually a voice in her head.
head. It helps that Louise goes along with that explanation.
* HiddenDepths: Tina knows a lot about Bat Mitzvahs. Mitzvahs.
*InelegantBlubbering: Tammy breaks down sobbing when she finally realizes how much happier everyone is without her.
*InformedJudaism: This is the first and only episode to hint that Tammy is Jewish, and even then very little about her faith is shown besides the Bat Mitzvah itself (though she apparently has her rabbi's phone number).



*JerkassBall: While Tina being willing to keep Tammy stuck in her centerpiece is [[KickTheSonOfABitch very well-deserved]], it crosses the line to a bit mean-spirited when she learns Louise is stuck with Tammy and yet continues to ignore the situation.



*LaserGuidedKarma: Louise seems about ready to warn Tina once the headset is up again, thus allowing Tammy to rejoin her party, but then Tammy just ''had'' to go mock Tina, causing Louise to keep Tammy locked up for a while longer.
* LethalChef: When Gene is left alone in charge of the food station, he begins serving raw meat. When Zeke calls him out on it, he tells Zeke to run it under hot water (which, funnily enough, Zeke actually agrees to do).



**A student named Shauna Glasman also had a Bat Mitzvah, which Louise and Gene are implied to have gone to--[[ButtMonkey but not Tina]].



* PetTheDog: Louise decides to let Tina enjoy the party rather alert her. Earlier, she coaxes Janet into leaving and pursuing her dreams.

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*NotSoAboveItAll: Bob warns Linda and Gene not to sneak off for refreshments. While looking for napkins, Bob ends up getting seduced by all the refreshments and joins Linda in wandering off.
*OnlyOneFindsItFun: Up until Tammy goes missing, Tina is the only Belcher to enjoy the Bat Mitzvah. Bob and Louise clearly don't want to be there, while Linda and Gene seem to just be going along with it for Tina's sake.
**Inverted after Tammy goes missing. While Louise continues to not have fun (considering she's stuck with Tammy), Bob and Linda have much more fun after sneaking off to eat the refreshments, Gene is clearly enjoying himself at the catering table (even if he's not good at it), and Tina has the time of her life at the party.
* PetTheDog: Louise decides to let Tina enjoy the party rather alert her. Earlier, she her to Tammy's location.
**Earlier, Louise
coaxes Janet into leaving quitting her party-planning job and pursuing her dreams.dreams on Broadway.


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**When Tammy finally gets free, the Belchers decide it's a good time to leave--between Gene's poor management of their food station and Tina pissing off Tammy, Linda notes that they'd likely be chased out if they didn't turn tail ''immediately''.


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**Louise compares Tammy's situation to an inverted ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'', claiming she gets to watch how much better off everyone is without Tammy bossing everyone around.


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*TemptingFate: Tina claims Bob will be enthusiastic about catering to Tammy's Bat Mitzvah. Cut to Bob firmly saying no.
**Bob claims that Gene is holding down the Belchers' catering table just fine. He is not.
*TooMuchInformation: Without being prompted, Gene reveals that he's uncircumcised.
*VerbalBackspace: Bob says his usual [[PhraseCatcher "Gene"]] when Gene makes a quip after Bob's pep talk, only to take it back when he realizes that what Gene said was actually a fairly sweet comment about how soulful Bob's eyes are.
-->'''Bob:''' Wait, really?
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*NoodleIncident: According to Louise, Tina once thought Hannukah was [[Franchise/StarWars Han Solo and Chewbacca's]] baby.
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* NotSoDifferent: Bob criticizes Linda for leaving her post to enjoy the rest of the buffet; but when he goes to look for her, he too ends up sidetracked by the food.
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*KickTheSonOfABitch: Tammy being locked in her own centerpiece for the entirety of her party, forced to watch as Tina steals her spotlight, is oh-so-very-deserved after all the crap she's done.
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* WeddingSmashers: Bob and Linda accidentally stumble into a wedding while sampling all the food stations at Tammy's Bat Mitzvah.

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* WeddingSmashers: Bob and Linda accidentally stumble into a wedding while sampling all the food stations at Tammy's Bat Mitzvah.Mitzvah.
* WhatTheHellHero: Louise literally says, "What the hell, Tina?!" before laying into her sister for not rescuing her and Tammy from the pinata once Louise calls her for help.
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* WeddingSmashers: Bob and Linda accidentally stumble into a wedding while catering Tammy's Bat Mitzvah.

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* WeddingSmashers: Bob and Linda accidentally stumble into a wedding while catering sampling all the food stations at Tammy's Bat Mitzvah.
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* PetTheDog: Louise decides to let Tina enjoy the party rather alert her.

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* PetTheDog: Louise decides to let Tina enjoy the party rather alert her. Earlier, she coaxes Janet into leaving and pursuing her dreams.
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* AbsenteeActor: Teddy does not appear in this episode.
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Dewicking per TRS decision.


* BiTheWay: Discussed if unisex and bisexual mean the same thing by Tammy's parents. Her aunt's swim instructor is bisexual, and the cologne they use is unisex.
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* SpoiledBrat: Tammy goes to insane levels this episode, screaming at her mother and her rabbi in order to make her bat mitzvah the event of the day. It seems that not even their parents can stand too long with her.

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* SpoiledBrat: Tammy goes to insane levels this episode, screaming at her mother and her rabbi in order to make her bat mitzvah the event of the day. It seems that not even their parents can stand too long with her.her.
*WeddingSmashers: Bob and Linda accidentally stumble into a wedding while catering Tammy's Bat Mitzvah.
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* CallBack: The hotel where Tammy's party is happening is the same that hosted the tablescaping competition in "[[Recap/BobsBurgerS3E21Boyz4Now Boyz 4 Now]]."

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* CallBack: The hotel where Tammy's party is happening is the same that hosted the tablescaping competition in "[[Recap/BobsBurgerS3E21Boyz4Now "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E21Boyz4Now Boyz 4 Now]]."
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Tina attempts to get herself and her family on Tammy's Bat Mitzvah, so she can get close to the boys from other school, but once there, their catering service becomes a mess.

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* BiTheWay: Discussed if unisex and bisexual mean the same thing by Tammy's parents. Her aunt's swim instructor is bisexual, and the cologne they use is unisex.
* {{Bridezilla}}: A variant, Louise calls Tammy a "Bat-zilla" for being such a bossy control freak at her bat mitzvah.
* CallBack: The hotel where Tammy's party is happening is the same that hosted the tablescaping competition in "[[Recap/BobsBurgerS3E21Boyz4Now Boyz 4 Now]]."
* CordonBleughChef: When Gene is left alone in charge of the food station, he begins serving raw meat.
* DrunkWithPower: Tina, who chooses to keep Louise and Tammy in the head instead of releasing them in order to keep having the party to herself.
* FakeStatic: Tina badly fakes static when pretending not to hear Tammy and Louise (who are stuck in a giant replica of Tammy's head), and Louise calls her out on it.
* HearingVoices: Janet, who believes Louise is actually a voice in her head.
* HiddenDepths: Tina knows a lot about Bat Mitzvahs.
* IResembleThatRemark: When Tammy complains that the Belchers not getting the themed toothpicks with which to garnish their food was "almost a major catastrophe", it leads to this exchange:
-->'''Bob:''' Um, you're kind of exaggerating, Tammy.\\
'''Tammy:''' ''I'm'' exaggerating?!\\
'''Bob:''' Yeah, I think so. A little bit.\\
'''Tammy:''' That is ''literally'' the stupidest thing that anyone has said in the history of mankind, ''ever!''
* ItsAllAboutMe: Tammy's theme for her Bat Mitzvah? ''Herself''.
* MalevolentMugshot: The centerpiece of Tammy's bat mitzvah is a giant papier-mâché bust of herself. Louise and Tammy end up trapped inside it when it gets hoisted up to the ceiling.
* NoseNuggets: Louise brings a bowl of guacamole to the inside of the giant Tammy head, planning to pour it out of her nose. After she and Tammy get trapped, Louise goes ahead with it in the hope that someone will notice the dripping guacamole and let them down. Unfortunately, the guacamole is blocked by the head's oversized lips.
* NotSoDifferent: Bob criticizes Linda for leaving her post to enjoy the rest of the buffet; but when he goes to look for her, he too ends up sidetracked by the food.
* PetTheDog: Louise decides to let Tina enjoy the party rather alert her.
* ScheduleFanatic: Tina becomes one after taking over coordinator duties. When Tammy goes missing, she fills in for her to keep the party on schedule, but she soon becomes the center of attention because of it.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Between Tammy's bossiness and Louise's coaxing, Janet the party coordinator decides she's had enough and quits on the spot, forcing Tina to fill in.
* ShoutOut:
** Gene mentions reading and disliking ''[[Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo]]''
** When Tina's face gets all red, Gene calls her One Luftballon, referring to the song "99 Luftballons" by Music/{{Nena}} (released in English as "99 Red Balloons").
** Tammy's introductory video is a parody of ''Series/{{Blossom}}''
** Linda compares the sudden change in their surroundings to ''Film/TheShining''.
* SpoiledBrat: Tammy goes to insane levels this episode, screaming at her mother and her rabbi in order to make her bat mitzvah the event of the day. It seems that not even their parents can stand too long with her.

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