188a. Kenny the Cat

I finally caught this episode earlier this year, and I loved it! I heard many people saying they hate this episode, but I don't know what's wrong with it. 9 out of 10!
 
I love this episode, might not be the best one but i like it, we all have been there with our obssesions and later find out the cruel truth. Like With me and Sora.

Also i might be biased due there's a cat character and there's a "heartbreaking surpise" poor Spongebob. 8/10.
 
Very weird episode. I didn't like it. There weren't too many jokes, the plot is really dumb, and the whole episode just felt like "is this SpongeBob I'm watching?"

Ranking so far:
1. License to Milkshake (A)
2. Evil Spatula (A)
3. It Came From Goo Lagoon (A)
4. Eek, an Urchin! (A)
5. Bumper to Bumper (B)
6. Plankton's Pet (B)
7. Jailbreak! (B)
8. Patrick-Man! (B)
9. Extreme Spots (B)
10. Safe Deposit Krabs (B)
11. Gary's New Toy (B)
12. Don't Look Now (C)
13. Squirrel Record (C)
14. Seance Shmeance (C)
15. Squid Defense (D)
16. Kenny the Cat (D)
17. Squid Baby (E)
18. Little Yellow Book (F)
 
One thing I immediately noticed about this episode is that the animation is much more lively, and I really like it. Other than that, though, this episode is just really strange. I really just don't know what to say about it, and it doesn't really even feel like a Spongebob episode to me to be honest. It's just so... weird.

Meh episode (5/10)

1. Plankton's Pet (9)
2. It Came From Goo Lagoon (8)
3. Eek, an Urchin! (7)
4. Jailbreak (7)
5. License to Milkshake (6)
6. Extreme Spots (6)
7. Safe Deposit Krabs (6)
8. Squid Defense (6)
9. Gary's New Toy (6)
10. Bumper to Bumper (6)
11. Squirrel Record (5)
12. Séance Schméance (5)
13. Patrick-Man! (5)
14. Evil Spatula (5)
15. Kenny the Cat (5)
16. Don't Look Now (4)
17. Squid Baby (3)
18. Little Yellow Book (2)
 
I just like this episode idk why

Rating: Great Episode
Rankings:
Plankton's Pet (Perfect)
License to Milkshake (Perfect)
Patrick-Man! (Amazing)
Séance Schméance (Amazing)
Eek, An Urchin! (Awesome)
Safe Deposit Krabs (Awesome)
Squirrel Record (Great)
Kenny the Cat (Great)
Extreme Spots (Good)
Evil Spatula (Good)
Squid Baby (Okay)
Jailbreak! (Okay)
Squid Defense (Mediocre)
Bumper to Bumper (Meh)
Gary's New Toy (Bad)
It Came From Goo Lagoon (Bad)
Little Yellow Book (Inferior)
Don't Look Now (Terrible)
 
“Kenny The Cat” is…bizarre. Maybe not “Cuddle E. Hugs”-level bizarre, but it’s definitely an odd episode. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Again, I love when SpongeBob SquarePants gets weird (”Squid’s Visit”, “Planet of the Jellyfish”, “SpongeHenge”, “Squidward in Clarinetland”, etc.).

I guess my first problem with this episode is that, even though I like bizarre, I don’t really care for this plot. Not only do I not care for the existence of an underwater cat, because literally we already have Sandy we don’t need more air-breathing mammals underwater, but also I don’t care for plots where it’s one character desperately trying to keep a lie alive. Like…the conclusion is foregone, I don’t really care. At least there are other elements to this episode than just these two things that keep my interest. Though I guess another thing I should say “bad” about the episode, while I’m here, is that I don’t like Kenny’s design. Like…no thank you. I do like his voice though! Biz Markie was a great choice.

This episode only strengthens my claim of SpongeBob as ADHD. I mean come on…”latest media obsession”? He’s basically hyperfixating. lol in all seriousness though, I really like how this episode has SpongeBob just be a weird little dude, especially as the minutes go on. I enjoy episodes where SpongeBob has idols like this, just like “I’m Your Biggest Fanatic”. And this episode makes it especially funny because of the scene in Sandy’s treedome, where SpongeBob dries up real quick.

Sandy is great in this episode, I love her little rant against cats. So true of you Sandy. And no, I don’t dislike cats, but I just think this is funny. Especially because as always, she ends up being right anyway. Patrick randomly appearing in this episode is not something I expected, but maybe I should just learn to do that by now. I’m not surprised he’s also a Kenny fan. But I was pleasantly surprised that he wasn’t the one egging SpongeBob on to do weird stuff. Nah, that’s just SpongeBob. Mr. Krabs is also pretty funny for the little bit that he’s here, but he’s basically always funny so, no surprise there.

The big problem with “Kenny The Cat” is that it’s just kinda boring. There’s funny moments here and there, but the plot itself is not very engaging to me. For example, when SpongeBob meets Kenny, he does so very easily, there’s no conflict there or anything to keep me interested. Additionally, he gets Kenny to come to the Krusty Krab very easily, so again there’s no conflict to keep me interested. At least the episode takes a turn that I didn’t expect, which is SpongeBob finding out Kenny’s secret very quickly. His dramatic heartbreaking is pretty funny to me. Reminds me of “Krabby Land”.

Episode Tier: Good
Episode Score: 7/10
 
No I don't like this one
  1. Plankton's Pet (10/10)
  2. Patrick-Man! (9.5/10)
  3. Safe Deposit Krabs (9.5/10)
  4. Evil Spatula (9/10)
  5. Don't Look Now (9/10)
  6. Seance Schmance (8.5/10)
  7. It Came From Goo Lagoon (8.5/10)
  8. Bumper To Bumper (8.5/10)
  9. Eek, An Urchin! (7/10)
  10. License To Milkshake (6.5/10)
  11. Extreme Spots (6.5/10)
  12. Jailbreak! (6.5/10)
  13. Gary's New Toy (6.5/10)
  14. Squirrel Record (6/10)
  15. Squid Defense (3/10)
  16. Kenny The Cat (1/10)
  17. Little Yellow Book (0.5/10)
  18. Squid Baby (0/10)
 
SpongebobMaster said:
No I don't like this one
  1. Plankton's Pet (10/10)
  2. Patrick-Man! (9.5/10)
  3. Safe Deposit Krabs (9.5/10)
  4. Evil Spatula (9/10)
  5. Don't Look Now (9/10)
  6. Seance Schmance (8.5/10)
  7. It Came From Goo Lagoon (8.5/10)
  8. Bumper To Bumper (8.5/10)
  9. Eek, An Urchin! (7/10)
  10. License To Milkshake (6.5/10)
  11. Extreme Spots (6.5/10)
  12. Jailbreak! (6.5/10)
  13. Gary's New Toy (6.5/10)
  14. Squirrel Record (6/10)
  15. Squid Defense (3/10)
  16. Kenny The Cat (1/10)
  17. Little Yellow Book (0.5/10)
  18. Squid Baby (0/10)
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this episode got worse on rewatch, yes, this episodes is worse than little yellow book the ending was so mean spirited for no reason Kenny didn't do anything and sandy was so out of character and spongebob got creepy the only likeable character is Kenny
 
SpongeBob finds out that his idol, Kenny the Cat, is a fraud after the breath-holding feline visits Bikini Bottom.

An alright episode, the animation is much more vibrant compared to previous season 9 episodes and I liked Kenny but other than those two things it's kinda bland. I don't really like SpongeBob's obsession with Kenny while they're waiting for him to visit Bikini Bottom but I also don't mind it because it helps SpongeBob’s feelings of betrayal when he finds out the truth behind Kenny.

6.5/10
 
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Haven't seen this in a while but I remember it. It's a pretty boring episode that could have had more potential, in my opinion. The idea isn't too bad, I suppose, but still.
 
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