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* AnAesop:
** While it's important to educate people about serious topics, misinformation can be just as dangerous as ignorance.
** It's important to stick with your beliefs, especially when it comes to saying something you might not actually believe in.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Louise suggests pitching "wine shoes" to investors, Linda asks where they're going to find any. Louise points to the Fischoeder brothers, throwing money at each other. Linda ''still'' doesn't understand what Louise is talking about.
-->'''Bob and Louise''': Oh my God...

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When ComicallyMissingThePoint:
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Louise suggests pitching "wine shoes" to investors, Linda asks where they're going to find any. Louise points to the Fischoeder brothers, throwing money at each other. Linda ''still'' doesn't understand what Louise is talking about.
-->'''Bob --->'''Bob and Louise''': Oh my God...God...
**In turn, the Fischoeders completely misinterpret the Belchers' play, assuming they're trying to pitch the play itself instead of the wine shoes.
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: When playing "Spin the Bottle", Tina is able to calculate the right amount of force to land the bottle at the person she wants to kiss.

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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: When playing "Spin the Bottle", Tina is able uses the wind and floor angle to calculate the right amount of force to land the bottle at the person she wants to kiss.



* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The whole episode can be seen as a criticism on abstinence-only sex education. Mr. Frond tries to make a play to teach the kids to not kiss, [[ScareEmStraight or else they will get mononucleosis and will die]]. This puts Tina in a situation where she won't be invited to Jocelyn's birthday party (where the guests are going to play SpinTheBottle for the 45 minutes where Jocelyn's mom is picking up her dad from the airport) if she does the play, but she won't become the soloist of the Hormone-iums if she doesn't do the play. When Bob finds out what's going on, he tells Tina she shouldn't do the play if she doesn't believe in its message. He also tells her she's the only one in charge of her mouth and who she kisses with it and what she says with it is her own business. Tina then changes the play during the presentation, showing information that mononucleosis isn't lethal in most cases, and that you can avoid mono by just kissing people without it--after all, you can't get what isn't there.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The whole episode can be seen as a criticism on abstinence-only sex education. Mr. Frond tries to make a play to teach the kids to not kiss, [[ScareEmStraight or else they will get mononucleosis and will die]]. This puts Tina in a situation where she won't be invited to Jocelyn's birthday party (where the guests are going and get to play SpinTheBottle for the 45 minutes where Jocelyn's mom is picking up her dad from the airport) if she does the play, but she won't become the soloist of the Hormone-iums if she doesn't do the play. When Bob finds out what's going on, he tells Tina she shouldn't do the play if she doesn't believe in its message. He also tells her she's the only one in charge of her mouth and who she kisses with it and what she says with it is her own business. Tina then changes the play during the presentation, showing information that mononucleosis isn't lethal in most cases, and that you can avoid mono by just kissing people without it--after all, you can't get what isn't there.



* SpinTheBottle: The crux of the episode for Tina is getting into Jocelyn's "kissing party".
** At the end, Louise and Gene ask Bob if the Belchers can play a round, not knowing what the game is about. Bob understandably shoots that down.

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* SpinTheBottle: The crux of the episode for Tina is getting into Jocelyn's "kissing party".
birthday party, where they plan to play this game during the 45-minute period they'll be unsupervised (Jocelyn's mother is picking up her brother from soccer practice and her father's away on a business trip).
** At the end, Louise and Gene ask Bob if the Belchers can play a round, [[ChildrenAreInnocent not knowing what the game is about.about]]. Bob understandably shoots that down.
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* BackingAwaySlowly: In response to Linda's CrocodileTears below, the Fischoeders slowly sidestep out of the restaurant.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The whole episode can be seen as a criticism on abstinence-only sex education. Mr. Frond tries to make a play to teach the kids to not kiss, [[ScareEmStraight or else they will get mononucleosis and will die]]. This puts Tina in a situation where she won't be invited to Jocelyn's birthday party (where the guests are going to play SpinTheBottle for the 45 minutes where Jocelyn's mom is picking up her dad from the airport) if she does the play, but she won't become the soloist of the Hormone-iums if she doesn't do the play. When Bob finds out what's going on, he tells Tina she shouldn't do the play if she doesn't believe in its message. He also tells her she's the only one in charge of her mouth and who she kisses with it and what she says with it is her own business. Tina then changes the play during the presentation, showing information that mononucleosis isn't lethal in most cases, and that you can avoid mono by just kissing people without it.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The whole episode can be seen as a criticism on abstinence-only sex education. Mr. Frond tries to make a play to teach the kids to not kiss, [[ScareEmStraight or else they will get mononucleosis and will die]]. This puts Tina in a situation where she won't be invited to Jocelyn's birthday party (where the guests are going to play SpinTheBottle for the 45 minutes where Jocelyn's mom is picking up her dad from the airport) if she does the play, but she won't become the soloist of the Hormone-iums if she doesn't do the play. When Bob finds out what's going on, he tells Tina she shouldn't do the play if she doesn't believe in its message. He also tells her she's the only one in charge of her mouth and who she kisses with it and what she says with it is her own business. Tina then changes the play during the presentation, showing information that mononucleosis isn't lethal in most cases, and that you can avoid mono by just kissing people without it.it--after all, you can't get what isn't there.



*GoodParents: When Tina runs off to her room upset, Bob gives her a genuine talk about how she's in charge of her own body, and reassures her that she doesn't have to follow a message she doesn't believe in.



* NoSympathy: When a student falls ill with mononucleosis, Mr. Frond just thinks it's a good opportunity to educate kids. In fact, he outright starts ''celebrating'' after he gets permission for the Hormone-iums to perform.

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*NoodleIncident: Teddy once bought a nickel from Linda for the price of a dime.
* NoSympathy: When a student falls ill with mononucleosis, Mr. Frond just thinks it's a good opportunity to educate kids. In fact, he outright starts ''celebrating'' after the incident since he gets got permission for the Hormone-iums to perform.perform about mono.



* ShipTease: One of the boys Tina kisses while playing SpinTheBottle in the credits is Zeke. To top it off, Tina seems more than content with kissing him, in contrast to her usual annoyance at merely seeing him.

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* ShipTease: One Tina and Zeke get quite a bit.
**During Tina's fantasy about becoming a star, she imagines both Jimmy Jr. and Zeke proposing to her.
**Zeke is one
of the boys Tina kisses while playing SpinTheBottle in the credits is Zeke.credits. To top it off, Tina seems more than content with kissing him, in contrast to her usual annoyance at merely seeing him.



--->'''Bob:''' That would be weird.

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--->'''Bob:''' That would be weird.weird.
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* ActorRoleConfusion: In-universe; Mr. Frond and the school news both make no attempt to distinguish Tina from her role of Mona Nucleosis, causing kids to think Tina ''is'' Mona and turn her into a kissing pariah.
* AnAesop: While it's important to educate people about serious topics, misinformation can be just as dangerous as ignorance.

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!!The Trope-moniums:
* ActorRoleConfusion: In-universe; Mr. Frond and the school news both make no attempt to distinguish Tina from her role of Mona Nucleosis, causing kids to think Tina ''is'' Mona and turn her into a kissing pariah.
* AnAesop: While AnAesop:
**While
it's important to educate people about serious topics, misinformation can be just as dangerous as ignorance.ignorance.
**It's important to stick with your beliefs, especially when it comes to saying something you might not actually believe in.


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*BackstoryOfTheDay: Tina claims she's been wanting to be the lead soloist of the Hormone-iums for two years. Despite being such an important part of her life, this has never been mentioned before or since.
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*NoSympathy: When a student falls ill with mononucleosis, Mr. Frond just thinks it's a good opportunity to educate kids. In fact, he outright starts ''celebrating'' after he gets permission for the Hormone-iums to perform.
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* CrocodileTears: Louise prompts Linda to start crying if the Fischoeder brothers don't buy her initial pitch. It doesn't work.

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* CrocodileTears: Louise prompts Linda to start crying if the Fischoeder brothers don't buy her initial pitch. It doesn't work.All it does is make them uncomfortable.

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When Tina becomes the face of mononucleosis for a school play, she fears she may never get a kiss again. Meanwhile, Linda tries to garner interest in "wine shoes."

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When Tina becomes the face of mononucleosis for a school play, she fears she may never get a kiss again. Meanwhile, Linda tries to garner interest in "wine shoes."shoes", only to have trouble finding an investor.



*ActorRoleConfusion: In-universe; Mr. Frond and the school news both make no attempt to distinguish Tina from her role of Mona Nucleosis, causing kids to think Tina ''is'' Mona and turn her into a kissing pariah.
*AnAesop: While it's important to educate people about serious topics, misinformation can be just as dangerous as ignorance.



* BorrowedCatchphrase: After Linda fails to understand that she should get the Fischoeders to invest in her "wine shoes", Louise utters "Oh my God" in unison with Bob.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Louise suggests pitching "wine shoes" to investors, Linda asks where they're going to find any. Louise points to the Fischoeder brothers, throwing money at each other. Linda still doesn't understand what Louise is talking about.

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*BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Tina gets to perform as the soloist of the Hormone-iums... in time for their new mononucleosis-themed performance, which tanks her social life.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: After Linda fails to understand that she should get the Fischoeders to invest in her "wine shoes", Louise utters not only says "Oh my God" but ''also'' says it in perfect unison with Bob.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Louise suggests pitching "wine shoes" to investors, Linda asks where they're going to find any. Louise points to the Fischoeder brothers, throwing money at each other. Linda still ''still'' doesn't understand what Louise is talking about.



*ContinuityNod:
**[[Recap/BobsBurgersS1E5HamburgerDinnerTheater Tina references her stage fright and how she's gotten over it]].
**For Jocelyn's party, Tina wears [[Recap/BobsBurgersS4E13MazelTina the same dress she wore to Tammy's Bat Mitzvah]].



* MortonsFork: Tina ends up stuck in a no-win situation upon becoming the face of mononucleosis: if she does the play, she won't get to play SpinTheBottle at Jocelyn's birthday party, but if she doesn't then she won't get to be the soloist of the Hormone-iums. She finds a [[TakeAThirdOption third option]], choosing to do the play but changing the overall message from abstinence to "smart kissing" midway through to ensure she doesn't end up a pariah.

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* MortonsFork: Tina ends up stuck in a no-win situation upon becoming the face of mononucleosis: if she does the play, she won't get to play SpinTheBottle at Jocelyn's birthday party, but if she doesn't then she won't get to be the soloist of the Hormone-iums. She finds a [[TakeAThirdOption third option]], choosing decides to do TakeAThirdOption, performing the play but changing the overall message from abstinence to "smart kissing" midway through to ensure she doesn't end up a pariah.



* SpinTheBottle: The crux of the episode for Tina is getting into Jocelyn's "kissing party".

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* SpinTheBottle: The crux of the episode for Tina is getting into Jocelyn's "kissing party".party".
**At the end, Louise and Gene ask Bob if the Belchers can play a round, not knowing what the game is about. Bob understandably shoots that down.
--->'''Bob:''' That would be weird.
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* MortonsFork: Tina ends up stuck in a no-win situation upon becoming the face of mononucleosis: if she does the play, she won't get to play SpinTheBottle at Jocelyn's birthday party, but if she doesn't then she won't get to be the soloist of the Hormone-iums. She finds a [[TakeAThirdOption third option]], choosing to do the play but changing the overall message from abstinence to "smart kissing" midway through to ensure she doesn't end up a pariah.
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*ShipTease: One of the boys Tina kisses while playing SpinTheBottle in the credits is Zeke. To top it off, Tina seems more than content with kissing him, in contrast to her usual annoyance at merely seeing him.
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* BorrowedCatchphrase Louise uses her father's exasperated "Oh my God..." with Bob after Linda's below moment.

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* BorrowedCatchphrase BorrowedCatchphrase: After Linda fails to understand that she should get the Fischoeders to invest in her "wine shoes", Louise uses her father's exasperated utters "Oh my God..." God" in unison with Bob after Linda's below moment.Bob.


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-->'''Bob and Louise''': Oh my God...
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[[caption-width-right:350:''Breaking out!'']]

->''"I am Mona. Warning: Don't kiss this face."''
-->'''--Posters with Tina's face about her show'''

When Tina becomes the face of mononucleosis for a school play, she fears she may never get a kiss again. Meanwhile, Linda tries to garner interest in "wine shoes."
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: When playing "Spin the Bottle", Tina is able to calculate the right amount of force to land the bottle at the person she wants to kiss.
* BorrowedCatchphrase Louise uses her father's exasperated "Oh my God..." with Bob after Linda's below moment.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Louise suggests pitching "wine shoes" to investors, Linda asks where they're going to find any. Louise points to the Fischoeder brothers, throwing money at each other. Linda still doesn't understand what Louise is talking about.
* CrocodileTears: Louise prompts Linda to start crying if the Fischoeder brothers don't buy her initial pitch. It doesn't work.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The whole episode can be seen as a criticism on abstinence-only sex education. Mr. Frond tries to make a play to teach the kids to not kiss, [[ScareEmStraight or else they will get mononucleosis and will die]]. This puts Tina in a situation where she won't be invited to Jocelyn's birthday party (where the guests are going to play SpinTheBottle for the 45 minutes where Jocelyn's mom is picking up her dad from the airport) if she does the play, but she won't become the soloist of the Hormone-iums if she doesn't do the play. When Bob finds out what's going on, he tells Tina she shouldn't do the play if she doesn't believe in its message. He also tells her she's the only one in charge of her mouth and who she kisses with it and what she says with it is her own business. Tina then changes the play during the presentation, showing information that mononucleosis isn't lethal in most cases, and that you can avoid mono by just kissing people without it.
--> '''Tina:''' We don't have to ''not'' kiss, we just have to ''smart'' kiss.
* ItsBeenDone: Not only did Linda not find investors for her "wine shoes", but she finds a company that makes wine holders has been selling "Booze Shoes" for about five years.
* MoneyToThrowAway: The Fischoeders are shown having a money fight, where they throw wads of cash at each other.
* OhCrap: Tina has a major freakout when she realizes the play has made her a kissing pariah.
* ScareEmStraight: Mr. Frond's play about mononucleosis is meant to terrify the kids into thinking they might die by doing something like kissing, and he knows it's not accurate but thinks it makes the play more interesting in spite of potentially traumatizing kids.
* SeriousBusiness: The shoe salesman refuses to sell the size 14 women's shoes for a mere $10, going into a rant about the craftsmanship that goes into each pair of shoes.
* SpinTheBottle: The crux of the episode for Tina is getting into Jocelyn's "kissing party".

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