Barking Mad

Barking Mad is the fifth episode of Bob&Betty. It originally aired as the fifth episode of the first season.

Plot
Bob gathers everybody together for a family meeting and announces his intention to buy a dog. The rest of the family aren't as sold on the idea as he is so he has a tantrum and storms out. He returns later in a much better mood, having disregarded everybody else and bought the dog anyway. He introduces them to Claw, who it turns out is violent and drives them all out of the house. Outside, Bob reveals that he bought the dog off a man in an alley for three hundred pounds - paid for using Brandi's college money and the contents of Juliet's purse.

The Newbies are forced to spend the night outside on the front lawn. Later, Gina drops by on the way to a client and attempts to get the dog out for them, but this goes wrong when it attempts to mount her. The next morning, Bob arrives with a group of ex-soldiers who he found hanging around a bar, who he claims can sort out the dog problem. Things go wrong however when one of the soldiers turns out to be an ex-Nazi and another tries to hit on Betty.

Finally, having become fed up with waiting for someone to help them get rid of the dog, Juliet decides to enter the house and do it herself. Astoundingly it works and she is able to persuade the dog to leave so she can return it to its original owner - and get the Newbies' money back. Later in the bedroom, Bob attempts to clear himself of the blame by suggesting that they can't put blame on any one person for the dog incident - but Betty disagrees. Bob tries his luck and asks if they can have a giraffe next. Betty refuses.

Quotes
Bob: I've never thought about getting a house pet before, however -

Betty: Except the time you brought a skunk thinking it was a cat.

Brandi: Funnily enough, the smell around the house actually improved.

Bob: Anyway, as I was saying. I've never thought about getting a dog before, seeing as how we've had Brandi -

Brandi: Oi!

Bob: But, I think it's about time we all had a nice furry animal in the house.

Brandi: Other than you?

Bob: Hello family, I brought some helpers to assist me in removing the dog.

Betty: RSPCA people?

Bob: No, ex-soldiers.

Betty: Bob! Where did you find them?

Bob: They were hanging around in a bar called "I fought for my country when I was nineteen, so I'm gonna bang on about it until the day I die at age ninety".

Soldier: Amen.

Richard: (to Betty) Why, hello good-looking!

Betty: (Blushes) Hello.

Richard: I fought in the Cold War, but I sure would like to play in your battlefield.

Bob: Leave. Now.