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Before we head into the Bottom 20, we have Truth or Square. This episode got some mixed reviews, a lot of them positive, but a lot of them negative. And it turns out that the negative has earned this episode a spot right here! But why do so many people hate this one? Well, let’s start off with the hype.
Truth or Square was supposed to be a special to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Spongebob Squarepants, and to make it even more special, it turned out to be a one hour TV movie, similar to Atlantis Squarepantis. And let me tell you, it was hyped up through the roof! They had special guest stars, visual gimmicks, but most importantly, they promised to reveal the answers to pretty much all the questions that fans have been asking for years. I’ll get to that in just a minute, as this is an important component to the special.
Basically, Spongebob, Mr. Krabs, Patrick, and Squidward get ready to celebrate the… elevendy-seventh (is that even a number?) anniversary of the Krusty Krab. They head into the freezer to bring out an ice sculpture of a Krabby Patty, but unfortunately, the freezer door locks them in! So, to get out of this predicament, Spongebob and the gang spend a major portion of the episode crawling through the KK vents, and even having flashbacks in between.
[SIZE=13.5pt]Flashbacks[/SIZE]
- [SIZE=12pt]Spongebob has ate his first Krabby Patty [/SIZE]
- [SIZE=12pt]SpongeBob[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]'s first visit to the [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]Krusty Krab[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]. [/SIZE]
- [SIZE=12pt]Squidward[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] sleeping on the job. [/SIZE]
- [SIZE=12pt]Mr. Krabs[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] launching Plankton. [/SIZE]
- [SIZE=12pt]The times SpongeBob decorates the Krusty Krab. [/SIZE]
- [SIZE=12pt]The first Krusty Krab commercial. [/SIZE]
- [SIZE=12pt]Mr. Krabs telling SpongeBob the Krabby Patty Formula. [/SIZE]
- [SIZE=12pt]Squidward's life before SpongeBob moved to Bikini Bottom. [/SIZE]
- [SIZE=12pt]SpongeBob moving into Bikini Bottom. [/SIZE]
- [SIZE=12pt]SpongeBob and Sandy's wedding. [/SIZE]
Now to the hype. As I said a minute ago, when Nickelodeon displayed the promo for ToS, they brought special guest stars. It was supposed to celebrate Spongebob’s Ten Year Anniversary. And to top it all off, Nickelodeon promised to reveal the answers to the biggest secrets that fans have been asking for years! What’s Plankton’s dark evil plan this time? What is the Krabby Patty formula? Spongebob and Sandy… MARRIED?!?!
I, along with other fans, have been hoping for a lot to come out of this special, and while it’s not bad, oh god is it disappointing! Plankton? He only appears for like 2-4 minutes. In fact, if you took him out of the special, you wouldn’t really be missing anything.
The Krabby Patty Formula? They don’t tell you ANYTHING. They produce a flashback of Spongebob and Mr. Krabs discussing the formula, and just as Plankton gets out his notepad to memorize it (and just as Krabs is about to reveal the formula), Krabs from the past (that sounds cool) interrupts the flashback, kicks Plankton away, and the formula is never discussed again in this episode!
But the biggest kick in the pelvis would have to be Spongebob and Sandy’s wedding. At one point, Spongebob tells the time of how he and Sandy got married!
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[SIZE=12pt] Priest: Friends, we have gathered here today these two hearts in the bonds of love. SpongeBob, do you take Sandy as your lawfully wedded wife? [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=12pt] SpongeBob: I do. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=12pt] Priest: And, Sandy, do you take SpongeBob as your lawfully wedded husband? [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=12pt] Sandy: And how![/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Wait for it…[/SIZE]
· Priest: Well, then, I now pronounce you sponge and squirrel. You may kiss the bride.
(tries to but a light falls from above)
Wait for it…
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[SIZE=12pt] Mr. Krabs: Worst play I've ever seen. (opens exit doors) And a total rip-off! [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=12pt] Theater Fish #2: What has happened to the theater? (everyone exits) [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=12pt] Priest: I didn't know this was a play.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=12pt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9JPGJ1h7tY[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Are you messing with us writers? It looks like they might be messing with us, but no. This is serious. Nick promised to reveal the most important secrets of Spongebob, only to stab us in the back and lie to us right to our faces (and on the 10th anniversary special no less!). No wonder this special is so darn hated.[/SIZE]
Spongebob decides to use Squidward, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs as a battering ram, and after hitting one of the vent walls a couple times, they finally manage to escape, but one problem though; all of the customers that were excited for the eleventy-seventh anniversary are gone! Everybody except Spongebob thinks that they did all this for nothing, but Spongebob doesn’t lose hope. He starts singing an ode to his favorite restaurant, which begins to attract the customers again. Soon enough, all of the Bikini Bottomites return to the Krusty Krab, and everybody happily celebrates the eleventy-seventh anniversary, ending the episode.
Now, you might be thinking “Oh this guy must really hate this episode, then.” Well, to be perfectly fair, I have mixed feelings for this special. On the negative side, this special was incredibly disappointing. As a Krabby Patty formula supporter, and a Spandy shipper, I actually was like “Are you kidding me?” when it turns out that they are just full of bologna. To be honest, I really do understand the hatred it gets COMPLETELY!
Though, on the positive side, you actually get a rather solid, interesting story; Spongebob and the gang get ready to celebrate their eleventy-seventh KK anniversary, get stuck in the freezer trying to bring out an ice sculpture, and now they have to crawl through the vents a find their way out, or else they won’t be able to celebrate the occasion, or worse, they’ll die! And I thought they did pretty good with it. I also really loved the flashbacks, mainly because I found it interesting to watch
Spongebob Squarepants; A Blast From The Past! Ahem… In other words, I really liked seeing what it was like before this show ever existed. It was pretty neat to watch. Also, this special has some pretty decent humor here and there, and I thought they were very well executed.
So, to be fair, while Truth or Square was really disappointing when it came to the KK secret formula and Spandy (EVERYTHING I KNOW IS A LIE!!!!), the good honestly outweighs the bad by a long shot; it has a good plot, decent humor, wonderful flashbacks, as well as one of the best songs in Spongebob history!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e35sjVlhVLE
So in conclusion, while this special does have its disappointing moments (LIES), it’s actually not a bad special and I think it does deserve some credit for going such a long way for a 10th anniversary special, despite the hype.
Hint for Number 20: A messed up eyeball for a messed up story