ig . ▁ ▁Real izing ▁that ▁Frances ▁might ▁have ▁died ▁due ▁to ▁old ▁age ▁or ▁expos ure ▁to ▁the ▁black ▁and ▁orange ▁paint , ▁Ted dy ▁finally ▁lets ▁everyone ▁go ▁home . ▁ ▁The ▁Bel cher ▁k ids ▁go ▁home ▁to ▁enjoy ▁their ▁c andy , ▁except ▁for ▁Gene , ▁who ▁lost ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁in ▁the ▁ch ase . ▁ ▁Bob ▁and ▁L inda ▁then ▁rec ount ▁to ▁the ▁k ids ▁the ▁events ▁that ▁happened ▁at ▁Ted dy ' s ▁party , ▁una ware ▁of ▁what ▁they ▁were ▁really ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁entire ▁night . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Row an ▁Kaiser ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁B + , ▁saying ▁" On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁the ▁parents ’ ▁plot ▁never ▁comes ▁together . ▁Bob ▁and ▁L inda ▁end ▁up ▁at ▁Ted dy ’ s ▁Hall owe en ▁party . ▁I ▁theoret ically ▁like ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁giving ▁the ▁ever - present , ▁rarely ▁exam ined ▁Ted dy ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁role , ▁but ▁in ▁practice , ▁he ’ s ▁much ▁less ▁fun ny . ▁His ▁gu inea ▁p ig ▁ends ▁up ▁dead ▁at ▁his ▁Hall owe en ▁party , ▁which ▁turns ▁the ▁story ▁into ▁a ▁murder ▁mystery . ▁But ▁instead ▁of ▁util izing ▁that ▁format ▁for ▁character ▁development ▁and ▁j okes ▁based ▁on ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁there , ▁it ’ s ▁mostly ▁Ted dy ▁being ▁somewhat ▁cra zy ▁and ▁Bob ▁it ch ing ▁to ▁leave , ▁and ▁it ▁ends ▁up ▁slightly ▁disappoint ing ,