Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl
| "Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl" | |
|---|---|
| Bob's Burgers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Series 68 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Jennifer Coyle |
| Written by | Nora Smith |
| Production code | 4ASA14 |
| Original air date | October 5, 2014 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Carly Simon as herself |
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Carly Simon as herself
"Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl" is the first episode and season premiere of the fifth season of the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers and the overall 68th episode, and is written by Nora Smith and directed by Jennifer Coyle. It aired on Fox in the United States on October 5, 2014.
The episode opens with the Belchers and Courtney Wheeler and her father, Doug, arguing their case to Mr. Frond in his office. The story unfolds through a series of unreliable narrator flashbacks:
Wagstaff is set to put on its annual musical and is interested in producing an original student production. Gene feels this is the perfect time to pitch his long-simmering musical adaptation of the 1988 action film Die Hard. Courtney asks Gene if she can be in his musical, having liked it when he shared it with her while they briefly dated. Gene refuses and Courtney instead pitches a musical adaptation of the 1988 romantic-comedy Working Girl with the heavy assistance of Doug's musical resources. Gene accuses Courtney of intentionally ripping off his idea, calling Working Girl the "sassy sister-film to Die Hard." Doug manages to seal the deal by promising to Ms. LaBonz that if they produce Working Girl: The Musical, he will pull strings to get Carly Simon to attend, since Simon sang the film's theme song "Let the River Run." Ms. LaBonz, being a fan of Carly Simon, makes the decision on the spot.
Louise proposes to Gene that they put on a "guerrilla/protest production" of Die Hard: The Musical on the same night as Courtney's Working Girl: The Musical in the school boiler room. They fill the Die Hard cast with the students who were rejected from Working Girl (Zeke, Darryl, the Pesto twins, Regular Sized Rudy, and Peter Pescadero) and begin rehearsals. However, Gene is dissatisfied with the others' performances and decides the night before the production to demote the actors to stage crew and perform the entire show himself.
On opening night, Louise covertly distributes fliers to Die Hard to the audience during the Working Girl performance, which stars Courtney, Jimmy Pesto, Jr., and Tina in the lead roles of Tess McGill, Jack Trainer, and Katharine Parker. Bob and Linda split up to support both shows, but eventually, the crowd watching Working Girl thins out, attracted by Louise's fliers. Doug finally figures out what is going on when Jimmy Pesto is caught sneaking out of Working Girl to see Die Hard. Furious, Doug barges into Die Hard while Gene is performing a song as Holly Gennaro-McClane and throws one of Courtney's shoulder pads at Gene to stop him, hitting him in the face.
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