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  • Catharsis Factor: Admit it, watching the judges spit out Jimmy Pesto's burger within a single bite made you smile.
  • The Scrappy: If Chuck Charles wasn't one by the end of "Family Fracas", he's one now. While Bob at least comes out on top, Chuck spends the entire competition hurling insults at Bob that aren't so much funny as they are pointlessly petty—even the other Hate Sink characters are generally amusing in how unrepentantly dickish they are, with even Jimmy not being dickish to Bob AT ALL here. And while Chuck's clearly meant to be one such Hate Sink himself, much like in "Family Fracas" he receives no retribution for his actions here, which removes any satisfaction the audience would get from hating him, causing them to hate him for a different reason entirely. Fortunately, fans who don't like him can rejoice at the fact that this is his last appearance in the series, aside from a cameo in "Glued, Where's My Bob?" that's so minor it's easily missed.

  • Spiritual Sequel: To "Family Fracas", both of which focus on a competition between Bob and Jimmy that is hosted by Chuck Charles, who spends the entire time hurling petty insults at Bob. Bob loses both times, but he gets a much better break here.
  • Surprisingly Improved Sequel: To "Family Fracas", with Bob's plotline in particular having near-identical plot beats to that episode (down to the exact same characters, Jimmy Pesto and Chuck Charles). However, it's actually generally placed in higher regard than "Family Fracas", due to its much more satisfying ending as well as having a personal arc for one of its characters (in this case, Gene) that "Family Fracas" didn't have.
  • The Woobie: Gene's really put through the wringer in this episode. He learns that the rest of the family views him as The Load when it comes to important tasks, and reacts about as well as someone normally would when told their family thinks they're a screw-up—his self-esteem drops to an all-time low, and when things go wrong again he begins to think he really does deserve such a reputation. By the end of the episode, Bob has to personally tell Gene he's not a screw-up, and by this point the audience is probably thinking Bob's exact words.

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