The Hand Of Bob

**The Hand Of Bob** is the ninth episode of Season 7 of Noah's TV Show and the TBA episode of the series. It originally aired on November 25, 2009.

## Synopsis

Bob becomes wracked with guilt after he cheats in a balloon soccer game without getting caught by the referee and sends his team through to the World School Balloon Soccer Championship, causing one of the players on the Tucson Elementary team to set out for revenge.

## Plot

The episode opens at the soccer field beside Ronald Reagan Junior High, where the two balloon soccer teams representing Ronald Reagan Junior High and Tucson Elementary are seen warming up for a game, which is set to be the final game of a playoff for the upcoming Under-12 World School Balloon Soccer Championship in Kuwait. The two teams wish each other good luck before the game starts. After kick-off, one of the players representing Tucson Elementary, Ethan, immediately scores the first goal, which causes Bob and his teammates to worry, and Matt promising Bob that he will stab Ethan if he scores again. A few minutes later, Denzel scores the equalizing goal. The game then goes into half-time.

In the locker room, Mr. Zhuravlyov delivers a speech to the team, encouraging them to "never stop fighting, even if [they] end up breaking [their] brains and becoming able to compete in the Special Olympics". The second half of the game then begins. During the second half, Bob and his teammates attempt to score another goal in order to win the game, but end up failing to do so, which causes Bob to get desperate for a win. A few minutes later, Matt falls onto the ground and flops in an attempt to get an opponent player sent off for "tripping him up", and as a result, the referee gives the player a red card and awards a free kick to Ronald Reagan Junior High. Matt then decides to take the free kick, and Bob decides to assist Denzel by using his left hand to control the balloon before passing it over to him, and he heads it into the goal's net. Bob and his teammates then celebrate the goal, knowing that they've qualified for the Championship, while the players on the opposing team try to convince the referee that Bob was cheating without success.

At Phil's house, the Harris family is celebrating Bob's success in getting Ronald Reagan Junior High to the Championship. Carl Whitby, who is at the party, congratulates Bob on his recent feat of success. Jennifer, who usually acts rude around Bob, gives him a hug, which weirds Bob out. Meanwhile, at Tucson Elementary, the whole team are filled with rage after losing the game, especially their captain, a kid named Ethan. Ethan promises the team he'll get revenge on Bob for what happened during the game, and decides to call Bob.

Back in Calidi, Bob receives a call from Ethan, who threatens to follow him all the way to Kuwait and kill him, and becomes terrified and guilty afterwards. The next day, while packing his bags in his room, Bob starts having hallucinations of Ethan, and receives threatening text messages from him, scaring him even more. While waiting outside for the bus to come, he sees Ethan riding his bike in the distance, causing Bob to panic. Just as Ethan is about to catch Bob, the bus arrives, and Bob immediately gets on it, telling the driver to drive faster. TBA

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## Trivia

* This episode parodies the infamous handball incident involving French soccer player Thierry Henry during the second game of a qualification playoff for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, contested between France and Ireland.
	+ The episode's name is also a reference to 'The Hand of Frog', a nickname given to Henry's handball, as well as "The Hand of God", the name given to the famous handball by Argentine soccer player Diego Maradona that occurred during a game between Argentina and England at the 1986 World Cup.
* During the scene where Bob and his teammates arrive in Kuwait, the instrumental version of 'Ghost Town' by The Specials plays in the background.
	+ The song was possibly chosen due to the flute notes' uncanny resemblance of traditional Middle Eastern music.