At one point Ashley Spinelli insists that her parents are secret agents in an attempt to keep her friends from asking questions. At the end of the episode it is revealed that her father is at least a secret agent. Flo and Bob are both guilty of embarrassing their youngest child and only daughter; however they do not seem to feel ashamed about this at all, and practically make a habit out of it. This is proven in the episode "Parents' Night"; the episode of their debut.