203b. Salsa Imbecilicus

[Lightning McStorm]

I really enjoyed this episode. It is my 4th favorite episode from Season 9.

 

[jack_of_all_traids]

I never got the hate for this one. Yeah, it's not too great, but I like the jokes, the plot is great, and the Sandy/Karen team up is something was a great idea, and great in execution. My only problem is that it's not too memorable.

Ranking so far:
1. Pineapple Invasion (A+)
2. CopyBob DittoPants (A+)
3. What's Eating Patrick? (A+)
4. Larry's Gym (A+)
5. License to Milkshake (A)
6. Tutor Sauce (A)
7. Evil Spatula (A)
8. It Came From Goo Lagoon (A)
9. Patrick! The Game (A)
10. Snail Mail (A)
11. Pull Up a Barrel (A)
12. Bulletin Board (A)
13. Eek, an Urchin! (A)
14. Sharks vs. Pods (A)
15. Lame and Fortune (B)
16. Salsa Imbecilicus (B)
17. Bumper to Bumper (B)
18. Plankton's Pet (B)
19. Jailbreak! (B)
20. Lost in Bikini Bottom (B)
21. Patrick-Man! (B)
22. The Sewers of Bikini Bottom (B)
23. Goodbye, Krabby Patty? (B)
24. Yeti Krabs (B)
25. Sold! (B)
26. Extreme Spots (B)
27. Mall Girl Pearl (B)
28. Squid Plus One (B)
29. Safe Deposit Krabs (B)
30. Gary's New Toy (B)
31. Company Picnic (B)
32. Don't Look Now (C)
33. Squirrel Record (C)
34. Sandy's Nutmare (C)
35. The Executive Treatment (C)
36. Two Thumbs Down (C)
37. The Fish Bowl (C)
38. Seance Shmeance (C)
39. SpongeBob LongPants (C)
40. Food Con Castaways (D)
41. Sanctuary! (D)
42. Squid Defense (D)
43. Kenny the Cat (D)
44. Married to Money (E)
45. Squid Baby (E)
46. Little Yellow Book (F)
47. SpongeBob You're Fired (F)

 

[JoeyBoi]

Really torn on the quality of this one. I dislike the first half of this episode, while I find the second half to be kinda decent. I also thought it was kinda funny but not too much. So I've come up with a solution. The first half of this episode gets a 4, and the second half gets a 6, which rounds out to a 5... somehow. Yeah I don't know either.

Meh episode (5/10)

1. What's Eating Patrick? (10)
2. The Sewers of Bikini Bottom (9)
3. Plankton's Pet (9)
4. Bulletin Board (8)
5. Sold! (8)
6. Goodbye, Krabby Patty? (8)
7. Squid Plus One (8)
8. Sharks vs. Pods (8)
9. Pull up a Barrel (8)
10. It Came From Goo Lagoon (8)
11. Mall Girl Pearl (7)
12. Tutor Sauce (7)
13. Eek, an Urchin! (7)
14. Pineapple Invasion (7)
15. Lame and Fortune (7)
16. Larry's Gym (7)
17. Jailbreak (7)
18. Copybob Dittopants (7)
19. Sandy's Nutmare (7)
20. License to Milkshake (6)
21. Patrick! the Game (6)
22. Lost in Bikini Bottom (6)
23. Snail Mail (6)
24. Extreme Spots (6)
25. The Executive Treatment (6)
26. Safe Deposit Krabs (6)
27. Squid Defense (6)
28. Gary's New Toy (6)
29. Bumper to Bumper (6)
30. Squirrel Record (5)
31. Séance Schméance (5)
32. Two Thumbs Down (5)
33. Patrick-Man! (5)
34. Salsa Imbecilicus (5)
35. Married to Money (5)
36. Evil Spatula (5)
37. Company Picnic (5)
38. Kenny the Cat (5)
39. Sanctuary! (5)
40. Spongebob Longpants (4)
41. Food Con Castaways (4)
42. The Fish Bowl (4)
43. Yeti Krabs (4)
44. Don't Look Now (4)
45. Squid Baby (3)
46. Little Yellow Book (2)
47. Spongebob, You're Fired! (2)

As for the standalone 9b rating:

1. What's Eating Patrick? (10)
2. The Sewers of Bikini Bottom (9)
3. Bulletin Board (8)
4. Sold! (8)
5. Goodbye, Krabby Patty? (8)
6. Squid Plus One (8)
7. Sharks vs. Pods (8)
8. Pull Up A Barrel (8)
9. Mall Girl Pearl (7)
10. Tutor Sauce (7)
11. Pineapple Invasion (7)
12. Lame and Fortune (7)
13. Larry's Gym (7)
14. Copybob Dittopants (7)
15. Sandy's Nutmare (7)
16. Patrick! the Game (6)
17. Lost in Bikini Bottom (6)
18. Snail Mail (6)
19. The Executive Treatment (6)
20. Two Thumbs Down (5)
21. Salsa Imbecilicus (5)
22. Married to Money (5)
23. Company Picnic (5)
24. Sanctuary! (5)
25. Spongebob Longpants (4)
26. Food Con Castaways (4)
27. The Fish Bowl (4)

 

[Pugs4Thugs]

“Salsa Imbecilicus” does not have the greatest rep. It also does not have a great title, do you know how annoying it is to spell that thing? This was one of those episodes I hadn’t seen in a very long time, and it was because of the bad reputation of this one.

Just like last episode, “Salsa Imbecilicus” begins with Plankton trying to steal the formula. Well, in this case it’s the direct aftermath of such an attempt, as Mr. Krabs kicks him out of the Krusty Krab, literally. This causes Plankton to crash into Sandy’s boot, which excites me because maybe we’ll see these two interact well like we did in “Perfect Chemistry”! Unfortunately I get…not that. They at least have a present interaction, I guess, but it could’ve literally been anyone who Plankton crashed into. Like Squidward would’ve had the same effect. But I’m glad it was Sandy, of course I am.

The interaction gives Plankton the idea to make Mr. Krabs as dumb as Patrick by literally taking Patrick’s DNA. This scene is decently entertaining, and it includes that one pretty famous joke with Plankton and the tongue. Why Plankton thinks he’s gonna be able to feed Krabs anything, I have no idea, but at least this leads to a funny scene between him and Karen.

Things go awry immediately for Plankton, as a sauce bubble pops on him and he becomes stupid. So I guess the gas of the sauce is enough to turn people stupid, as it somehow gets into a cloud which goes over all of Bikini Bottom. Yeah, a lot of suspension of disbelief in this episode. Anyway, everyone gets stupid except Sandy and Karen because of an air-sealed helmet and technology, respectively. Now, that’s one thing I like about this episode a lot: Karen and Sandy teaming up, because it was about time.

So, big issue number one: seeing everyone be this stupid is not entertaining. Also…Patrick isn’t even this kind of stupid. For me, Patrick’s stupidity was always more about his approach to situations, not how he spends his time, if that makes sense. That was a big issue throughout the last couple seasons, and it’s been brought back in this episode, at least with this episode’s understanding of what Patrick’s stupidity means.

Second big issue: the episode is kinda boring. Like the montage of school? Boring. The plot also bores me. And I already said I don’t find watching everyone act stupid to be entertaining. And then the whole “high school bully” aspect of the plot bores me to death. This show is not one for high school cliches. Not unless it’s a Pearl episode. This school stuff was pretty boring until we get the reveal that Mr. Krabs was acting. That’s the only real entertaining part to me.

“Salsa Imbecilicus” was a dud, plain and simple. It was just boring, and fundamentally misunderstood Patrick, which does not help at all. At least it ended on a gorgeous background (basically the same one as last episode, lol), so that’s a high note. But seriously, not a great episode.

Episode Tier: Mediocre
Episode Score: 5.7/10

 

[SpongebobMaster]

Man I wish it was about the 2nd half more but still good episode

1. Goodbye, Krabby Patty? (14/10)
2. Bulleting Board (12/10)
3. Plankton's Pet (10/10)
4. Pineaple Invasion (10/10)
5. Patrick! The Game (10/10)
6. Sharks Vs Pods (10/10)
7. What's Eating Patrick? (10/10)
8. Pull Up A Barrel (10/10)
9. Mall Girl Pear (9.5/10)
10. Lost In Bikini Bottom (9.5/10)
11. Patrick-Man! (9.5/10)
12. Sold! (9.5/10)
13. Two Thumbs Down (9.5/10)
14. Sandy's Nutmare (9.5/10_
15. The Sewers Of Bikini Bottom (9.5/10)
16. Safe Deposit Krabs (9.5/10)
17. Evil Spatula (9/10)
18. Tutor Sauce (9/10)
19. Don't Look Now (9/10)
20. Married To Money (9/10)
21. SpongeBob Long Pants (9/10)
22. Sanctuary! (8.5/10)
23. Copybob Ditto pants (8.5/10)
24. Seance Schmance (8.5/10)
25. Squid Plus One (8.5/10)
26. The Fish Bowl (8.5/10)
27. It Came From Goo Lagoon (8.5/10)
28. Bumper To Bumper (8.5/10)
29. Salsa imbecilicus (8/10)
30. Eek, An Urchin! (7/10)
31. License To Milkshake (6.5/10)
32. Extreme Spots (6.5/10)
33. Lame And Fortune (6.5/10)
34. Jailbreak! (6.5/10)
35. Gary's New Toy (6.5/10)
36. Squirrel Record (6/10)
37. Yeti Krabs (3.5/10)
38. Squid Defense (3/10)
39. Company Picnic (2/10)
40. Food Con Castaway (2/10)
41. Snail Mail (1.5/10)
42. Kenny The Cat (1/10)
43. Little Yellow Book (0.5/10)
44. Squid Baby (0/10)
45. SpongeBob You're Fired! (-99999999/10)