190a. Lost in Bikini Bottom

MrTortellini00

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BabySmitty said:
I've pretty much given up all hope of the show being salvageable. After the garbage that was "Sponge out of Water," I've realized that the writers have run out of ideas.

"Oh, let's do an episode where..... I dunno..... Spongebob gets..... LOST! That'll show everyone that we're still coming up with new and exciting ideas! What a NOVELTY! And for the next one.... how about Spongebob tries to get his license? No one will ever guess what happens next!"

Except..... like most of the newer episodes, the episode has a plot that has not only been used before, but was done better over ten years ago.

http://www.sbmania.net/pictures.php?img=r05qq74MGhUJ7fe3cNx97G95TTACuJxCJYKUjHvRQR4%3D

Lost In Bikini Bottom was redundant, poorly-paced, unfunny, and a waste of some really nice drawings.
Just what WhoBob said. Just give Jack Pendarvis some time to get used to the show's formula.
You may not like the episode, but saying they're running out of ideas by just pointing out two episodes written by a new writer is just not right at all
 

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First: Animation isn't that great. Sorry.This doesn't look great for me:
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Omygosh his eyelashes are bothering a lot :T
I don't think the episode was that funny at all. SpongeBob didn't wanted to listen to Squidward, who was right, and at the ending, he was the one who got some hour off work for a bubble bath, while Squidward, who arrived early, didn't do anything wrong was the one who got a cold water beam, just because he wanted a bubble bath. That's unfair, he didn't got what "he deserved" like some people said. Well, he wasn't right by getting dirty in purpose, but look at his side... Poor Squidward. SpongeBob deserved something bad happening to him in the ending. 5/10 Aww, I was so excited for this episode, and this was what I get... :/And other, this episode IS NOT even close to the quality of season 1-3 or even season 4(that was kinda good)...For me, this is a season 7 episode :V
Although I really lovvvve this episode, I did wonder why SpongeBob insisted on taking this suppose shortcut. And yes, you're 100% correct about Squidward's ending. Over all, those two things didn't ruin it for me.
 

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I liked 9a alright but this was much better than most of the 9a episodes. It was pretty funny and had great art 8/10. It gave me hope for SpongeBob's future.
 

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I find this episode really funny and enjoyable but the ending is the best part of the episode was the ending it was hilarious

Grade:9/10

Best Character: :sbx: :patx: :squidx: :krabsx:

Best Line:Where's my bubble bath Mr Krabs

Best Moment:The ending

I'm gonna review every season 9b episodes
 

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This one was all right. I'll admit that the plot was pretty odd, why would SpongeBob need a "shortcut" to get to work when there really was no other way? I was pretty much facepalming when Squidward was explaining the "point A to point B" thing to SpongeBob. Maybe I feel like he shouldn't be quite that much of an idiot, because I tend to like his personality from s1-3 better than s4 onward; he wasn't that dense. However, this could go for many of the modern episodes.

Anyway, aside from the beginning and the plot in general, the rest of the episode where he was returning to the Krusty Krab wasn't bad. SpongeBob seemed to revert somewhat back to his older personality. I liked the pedicab gag, it was funny and random. 8/10.
 

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Watched this episode again for a list I have planned, it really put into perspective on how much the show has changed even 2 years from now, compared to how crazy episodes like Krusty Katering (or even late season 9 episodes like Food Con Castaways) got, this feels a lot more relaxed, like a season 4 episode.
 
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I like the idea for this episode, but parts of its execution feel off, in my opinion. There are a few jokes that made me laugh (such as the bathroom joke near the end, as well as Patrick being given a ride by Scott,) but much of the episode felt relatively humorless. In addition, this is the episode that truly starts the trend of making the characters overly hyper, which would be fine, but I don't think it's done particularly well here. 6/10
 

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I finally watched this episode after two years of its premiere. Before talking about my actual opinion, this episode starts off with Squidward having a wonderful day until he left his house. Then SpongeBob came in without his clothes on after falling down on the stairs over and over. That part really made me laugh. It felt like the disaster back in Missing Identity, except with Gary and Patrick. After SpongeBob wore his clothes, he starts talking to Squidward about being 15 minute early. Does it really matter? Well, not to Squidward and/or me. So, Squidward was explaining to SpongeBob about the straight line , which is weird because in my opinion, it is just a kindergarten thing. Wow, Squidward, just wow. He also tried to explain it to SpongeBob with his hands. He couldn't, so he messed everything up and later SpongeBob "eats" it and claims that it tastes like strawberry. This came out of nowhere, but it was interesting. SpongeBob thinks that there is a shortcut to go to the Krusty Krab and Squidward just leaves him alone. SpongeBob is worried, so he is trying to go for a shortcut. I don't know where Sandy came from SpongeBob's thoughts about getting a shortcut, but it kinda helped SpongeBob how to go there. I don't know why SpongeBob was thinking about a shortcut, he should've just walked with Squidward to the Krusty Krab. Despite this, the episode shows that SpongeBob has potential to become a better character in general. He wasn't annoying or anything, he was just naive like he always is. I wonder where the other Krusty Krab "parodies" came from. It was an interesting addition, but we know that they will likely not going to return. SpongeBob tries to get help from the painter by giving him two coupons, but the painter left him and drives to the Krusty Krab without SpongeBob. After that, the Krusty Krab appeared and Squidward was relaxing in the Krusty Krab and he was having coffee, until Mr. Krabs appeared. This was a nice scene and it actually made the episode better. I felt like they weren't annoying here, but they were more interesting here than I thought they would be. After that, SpongeBob tries to call Squidward with the payphonre and Squidward ignored him. While SpongeBob didn't have money anymore, he decides to go to "Scott" for help. This is actually the best part of the episode. I liked how he acted in this episode and he actually felt really different compared to other episodes he appeared in. I really laughed when he got angry at him. He was also with that surfing dude and some other guy. So, he takes SpongeBob with him and his friends rooted for him. But instead of taking him to the Krusty Krab, he sent him to the Krusty Klam. Hmm... I wasn't expecting that. While SpongeBob finally managed to get to the Krusty Krab, he went there dirty and hugs the customers. Well, okay. Then he asks Patrick how he got to the KK. Patrick says that Scott took him there. I'm glad that they showed Patrick with a different attitude and less appearance time in this episode, compared to a few Season 8 episodes. Krabs found SpongeBob and sends him home so he can take a bath. SpongeBob didn't actually cry or anything. What is funny here? Squidward tries to get dirty with sand, so he can get sent home as well. Instead of going home, he gets wet by Mr. Krabs, which I actually laughed a lot, because Squidward was doing it on purpose and he deserved it. I somehow liked this episode, but it could be better. I think they could've done something more exciting here and the way the episode was started is very meh, but some parts made me laugh and the characters were more likeable. Not S1-S3-esque, but better than in other seasons. It isn't one of my favorite Season 9 episodes and Tutor Sauce was slightly better. Still a good episode though, but it has some flaws. It could be better.
 

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Episode: Lost in Bikini Bottom (S9-E190-A)

I love this episode. I laugh when SpongeBob stalks in the restroom. I'm happy Stephen Hillenberg returned for the series.

Final Score = 10/10 :imagination:
 
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A decent episode. I liked it. It's got some good jokes, Squidward's pretty funny here, and I like the whole idea of SpongeBob getting lost.

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. Lost in Bikini Bottom (B)
9. Patrick-Man! (B)
10. Yeti Krabs (B)
11. Extreme Spots (B)
12. Safe Deposit Krabs (B)
13. Gary's New Toy (B)
14. Don't Look Now (C)
15. Squirrel Record (C)
16. Seance Shmeance (C)
17. Squid Defense (D)
18. Kenny the Cat (D)
19. Squid Baby (E)
20. Little Yellow Book (F)
21. SpongeBob You're Fired (F)
 

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This episode was pretty alright. There was a bit of filler at times, and it got kinda boring at some points, but the locations that Spongebob were getting sent to were creative, and I like some of the jokes.

Decent episode (6/10)

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. Lost in Bikini Bottom (6)
7. Extreme Spots (6)
8. Safe Deposit Krabs (6)
9. Squid Defense (6)
10. Gary's New Toy (6)
11. Bumper to Bumper (6)
12. Squirrel Record (5)
13. Séance Schméance (5)
14. Patrick-Man! (5)
15. Evil Spatula (5)
16. Kenny the Cat (5)
17. Yeti Krabs (4)
18. Don't Look Now (4)
19. Squid Baby (3)
20. Little Yellow Book (2)
21. Spongebob, You're Fired! (2)
 
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I thought it was alright its funny but feels like a waste of time


Rating: Meh Episode

Rankings:
Plankton's Pet (Perfect)
License to Milkshake (Perfect)
Patrick-Man! (Amazing)
Séance Schméance (Amazing)
Eek, An Urchin! (Awesome)
Safe Deposit Krabs (Awesome)
SpongeBob You're Fired (Great)
Squirrel Record (Great)
Kenny the Cat (Great)
Extreme Spots (Good)
Evil Spatula (Good)
Squid Baby (Okay)
Jailbreak! (Okay)
Squid Defense (Mediocre)
Lost in Bikini Bottom (Meh)
Bumper to Bumper (Meh)
Gary's New Toy (Bad)
It Came From Goo Lagoon (Bad)
Yeti Krabs (Bad)
Little Yellow Book (Inferior)
Don't Look Now (Terrible)
 

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Now this…this is nostalgia. I mean, I can’t believe it’s literally been 8 years since this episode premiered…no one talk to me. I remember this episode premiering so very clearly…and man, “Lost In Bikini Bottom” did not come to play when it comes to differentiating itself from season 9A. Stephen Hillenburg a lot more involved, Kaz back, brighter colors, beginning of the new “look” of the show, script-driven content…just all of this and more make this episode different from others that came before. And I’m excited that we’re finally here in the true “modern SpongeBob” era, which is what I call season 9B+, though I guess I’ll need to tweak this at some point. Once I come up with my actual era names, I’ll tweak it lol.

Gorgeous background alert! Oh how I love when we get to start with these. This beginning scene of the episode is great and enjoyable, I feel like there’s a reference to “Missing Identity” in here somewhere…but maybe that’s just me. Anyway, I love the track playing while Squidward and SpongeBob are walking to work, Spongey Bubbles. This track has only been used 4 times!! A crime, honestly.

This episode is a great showing for SpongeBob, who’s the workaholic little guy we all know and love. It’s so very SpongeBob for him to think that he can find a shortcut on a route that is a literal straight line, and to be freaking out about “only” being 14 minutes early to work. Things go awry for the little dude very quickly, as he takes a way out of the way “shortcut”. This takes up most of the episode, and it keeps being entertaining throughout because it’s visually interesting (I love all the different backgrounds and environmental designs) and there’s also a variety of gags to keep things varied and not stale. I like SpongeBob meeting other Bikini Bottomites, it makes the world feel more fleshed out to me.

This episode isn’t super funny, but it does have its moments. Like the fake Krusty Krab signs, those were great. And the joke with the payphone, that was excellent. It’s even funnier when you again consider that this show tries to stay away from technology that could make it dated, but it decides to go all in just for this joke. I love it. I think this episode has a lot of jokes that work for both kids and adults, which is how the formula should always be. I don’t think the show has ever strayed from this formula, but something about this episode really makes it abundantly clear, just like it used to be.

“Lost in Bikini Bottom” is a good, fun episode. It’s not perfect, but there’s nothing wrong with it either. And I think it’s a great entry into season 9B. I’m so excited for this era of the show, as I’ve been needing to do a rewatch/first watch so badly.

Episode Tier: Amazing
Episode Score:
9/10
 

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This was the second Post-Sequel episode that I saw. Unlike with Tutor Sauce where I didn't notice too much of a difference in style, I felt like there was a pretty major shift in style from Season 9A, in Lost in Bikini Bottom. I don't know how to describe it exactly. Some of the humor and flow of the episode felt really different from what came before. Like when SpongeBob has flashbacks of Sandy's survival teachings. Those parts felt different to me for some reason. This all isn't a bad thing though! I really felt like we were entering a new era of SpongeBob with this episode.

I think the episode is pretty funny. Some parts I found funny were the Krusty Klam and the group of fish SpongeBob meets. This episode is pretty memorable to me too. Aside from being one of the first Post-Sequel episodes to air, this episode specifically was heavily advertised on Nickelodeon. They didn't give Tutor Sauce the same treatment for some reason. I also like the whole idea of SpongeBob getting lost in a weird part of town.
All in all, this episode is a pretty strong start to the Post-Sequel era! It's funny, entertaining, and felt fresh from what came before!
 

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This was the second Post-Sequel episode that I saw. Unlike with Tutor Sauce where I didn't notice too much of a difference in style, I felt like there was a pretty major shift in style from Season 9A, in Lost in Bikini Bottom. I don't know how to describe it exactly. Some of the humor and flow of the episode felt really different from what came before. Like when SpongeBob has flashbacks of Sandy's survival teachings. Those parts felt different to me for some reason. This all isn't a bad thing though! I really felt like we were entering a new era of SpongeBob with this episode.

I think the episode is pretty funny. Some parts I found funny were the Krusty Klam and the group of fish SpongeBob meets. This episode is pretty memorable to me too. Aside from being one of the first Post-Sequel episodes to air, this episode specifically was heavily advertised on Nickelodeon. They didn't give Tutor Sauce the same treatment for some reason. I also like the whole idea of SpongeBob getting lost in a weird part of town.
All in all, this episode is a pretty strong start to the Post-Sequel era! It's funny, entertaining, and felt fresh from what came before!
Maybe because Bob Camp worked on it (no joke he actually did)...
 
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