#99
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I should be doing homework, but Senioritis (or for me, Slow Spring) kicked in, so here's an addition to my long list of SB faves.
Yes, a more half-and-half episode where people either find it interesting or boring. Well obviously, for me, it was interesting. I like shows that are so nonsensical that even ancestors lived the same lifestyle as the characters do. It intrigues me for some reason.
So we begin with classic Patchy v. Potty action. This time, they fight over whether the past or future is better. This was quite interesting because the topic is one that people at ANY age can debate about. Think about it, would you rather live in the past where music was good and life was simpler, or would you live in the future with awesome technology and chrome universe?
So back on topic, the special begins with SpongeGar waking up and during sort of SpongeBob's daily routine that did not include the Krusty Krab. Next, we see Squog, who already seems annoyed by SpongeGar's antics. He witnesses SpongeGar and Patar(?) greeting each other, and my oh my their actions.... It just made me laugh.. From Patar's punching himself to his ripping his lips... Yeah.. Soo Squog pulls out the big guns (or rather a small blunt bat). The other bat's crying made me laugh as well.
So as Squog confronts SpongeGar and Patar, he slips on Gary's ancestor's slime, which causes random slips down random paths. We move on to SpongeGar and Patar just standing there completely oblivious to Squog's slipping. After he finally stops slipping around, Squog yells at SpongeGar to control his huge somewhat frightening pet. This confrontation includes my favorite line of the episode, "Tabanga doo." (Don't ask why, it entertains me every time.)
We continue the special as SpongeGar and Patar start playing with a piece of wood that they use to make bubbles because why not? SpongeBob and Patrick play with bubbles so why can't their FAR ancestors? Squog just stares at this scene annoyed. Patar then claps multiple times and lightning strikes near them. Then he and SpongeGar take turns performing the clapper until suddenly lightning strikes the piece of wood as well as SpongeGar and Patar after they abuse it after getting too excited. Squog rushes out of the house to see if they were okay, and the three discover the wood was on fire even though they are still technically underwater. Logic never makes sense in a cartoon, but hey I'm personally not complaining. For a cartoon, the less logic the better honestly, but there still should be enough logic so the show can thrive without debate or questioning. For example, Sandy, a land squirrel, lives underwater, which isn't really logical, at all... but there should be enough logic such as Sandy needing an air helmet to survive underwater, so it's sort of reasonable.
Okay I'm going off topic so we continue. Because the three had never seen fire before, Squog curiously touches the fire, obviously causing him to get burnt. SpongeGar and Patar then touch the fire. This scene is probably my favorite scene in the entire special.
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This. Just THIS.
Their hands just remain there... and they feel nothing... Moments later, they too scream in pain and promptly place their hands in their mouths in an attempt to heal their burns. Patar then pulls an act of self-cannibalism by salting and eating his hand. Seeing this, SpongeGar and Squog get hungry. SpongeGar gathers random plants, then trips, causing the plants to fall into the fire. Squog then yells gibberish in anger at SpongeGar. Patar then tries to eat Squog's hand, and Squog bashes Patar's head with a stick in response.
Meanwhile, SpongeGar thinks. Creepily and deeply.
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and then THIS shows up.
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Then the screen goes quicker and quicker until SpongeGar finally puts his idea into action. He grabs Squog's stick, places the burnt (or cooked plant) on the stick like kebab-style (or whatever). He tries it and he jumps in joy. Squog then does the same then tells SpongeGar that he's a genius, showing a picture of Einstein, which refers back to my earlier point on lack of logic because Einstein wasn't born yet for another whoever-knows-how-many years. Back on topic, SpongeGar, Patar and Squog then all have a montage of random food and stuff, including what seems to be ancestors of Mr. Krabs, cooks them, eats them, then cheer at their 'breakthrough'.
We return to Patchy and Potty, still arguing over whether past is better than future. The conflict between them slowly intensifies as they try to prove to the viewers which is better by showing examples such as lighting fires and life forms from both eras. The two said life forms, a caveman and a robot respectively, start fighting each other, and Patchy motions us back to the special before getting knocked out by the caveman he summoned.
The montage of food-consumption continues as the three protagonists over-indulge random food to cook and eat. After they finally get full, they say goodbye to each other, but suddenly they fight over who takes home the fire. The following scenes include various traps and measures to scare/immobilize each other. The fight stops when rain pours onto the fire causing it to burn out. SpongeGar and Patar apologize to each other which annoys Squog because they made a big deal out of the fire. Before he could beat the two up, Squog gets struck by lightning, and the cartoon portion of the special ends with SpongeGar and Patar cooking plants on the burnt Squog.
We return again to Patchy, who's disgruntled that his special was ruined yet again by Potty. Potty then tells him to reenter his home for a surprise, which is the epic "When Worlds Collide" song. I love this song so much. Nostalgia overload! The special ends with Patchy getting snatched by a T-Rex (or whatever dinosaur) while Potty watches with popcorn.
My opinion on this episode: This was interesting, funny, and underrated. People say the episode is boring due to lack of dialogue, but if you've seen as much Tom and Jerry as me, you won't be too bothered. (This might explain why WALL-E and 9 are considered some of my favorite films.) My grade is tied with Tentacle Vision at 7.9/10. I guess if the episode left out so much filler then this would be top 20 worthy.
Hint for 98: Whoopie Cushions. Everywhere.