When Stan finally makes a successful business venture, he interests Dorothy in re-establishing a relationship.
Tropes:
- Museum of Boredom: Rose mentions St. Olaf's "Children's Cheese Museum:"
- Blanche: You have a museum... where children go to look at cheese?
Rose: Hey, it beats learning about it in the streets.
- Sexual Euphemism: When Stan informs the girls about the potato peeler he's pitching commercially, which he named the "Zbornee":
- Rose: What's a "Zbornee"?Dorothy: Rose, I put up with it for 38 years. You don't want to know.*Stan rolls his eyes*
- Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Rose tells a St. Olaf story about the town's World War II effort: training super-intelligent cows to drop behind enemy lines and attack. Unfortunately, they overlooked the fact that as cows, they are unable to pull a rip-cord and essentially fell to their deaths. The only reason why the plan wasn't a complete failure was because "if there's one thing that the Germans hate, it's a mess."
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Stan, of all people, delivers one to Dorothy for not being able to see him as anything more than a Failure Hero:Stan: I thought I could make up for some of the mistakes, but I was wrong. You won't let me. You have an image of what "Stan Zbornak" is, and no matter how he's changed, you'll never see a new man. Don't worry. I won't bother you with any gifts anymore. In fact, from now on, I won't bother you at all.
