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[KrabbyPennies]

I just experienced a revelation:

Between Mr. Krabs and Plankton, you could say that Plankton actually has the upper hand. Because he always attempts to steal the formula, he has instilled a sense of perpetual fear within Mr. Krabs. As we saw in "Plankton Paranoia," whenever Plankton does not try to steal the formula, he makes Mr. Krabs incredibly paranoid and drives him to the brink of insanity. Mr. Krabs's entire life is dictated by defending himself and his restaurant from that greedy green goober's plans. So while Plankton may still fail in stealing the formula, he has seemingly succeeded in asserting control over the crab's mental state...

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It's a real head scratcher when you think about it, and I love the idea you pointed out behind it!

I think it should be added though that Plankton seems just as obsessive as Krabs is about the formula. Plankton has been after that formula since the very beginning of the show, which means he's spent at least over 20 years getting his hands on it, and torments himself in each failure of obtaining. Most people at this rate would have accepted the defeat and moved on with their life. He never stops though, which kinda ties into the idea that Krabs is forced to live in fear to ensure Plankton keeps losing.

Personally, I think they both drive each other crazier with their antics against one another. It's an interesting dynamic in striving to control who has power between the characters.

 

[MattTheSpongeFanatic]

So today I just learned that apparently fish cannot sneeze.

This means that in "Giant Squidward," this fish intentionally faked his sneeze just to get giant Squidward in trouble for not saying "bless you" to him. How devious of him.

 

[PinkPugPrincess]

Well, the show is known for not acknowledging that logic exists.

 

[KrabbyPennies]

To add insult to injury, it's even more hilarious when you realize he doesn't even have a visible nose to sneeze with in the first place. That must have been one heck of a sneeze!

 

[MattTheSpongeFanatic]

It took me years to realize that the "Restraining SpongeBob" title card has silhouettes of SpongeBob on it. I always thought it was some weird abstract design for a really long time.

 

[MattTheSpongeFanatic]

And while I'm talking about that episode... This scene where Squidward gets burned, deep-fried, and goes berserk genuinely terrifies me. Be glad that I will never resort to this type of sadistic torture for comedic entertainment in my own SpongeBob shorts. At least I know where to draw the line...

 

[PinkPugPrincess]

It took me years to realize that the "Restraining SpongeBob" title card has silhouettes of SpongeBob on it. I always thought it was some weird abstract design for a really long time.

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I think when I saw this title card for the first time I could make out the SpongeBob silhouettes.

And while I'm talking about that episode... This scene where Squidward gets burned, deep-fried, and goes berserk genuinely terrifies me. Be glad that I will never resort to this type of sadistic torture for comedic entertainment in my own SpongeBob shorts. At least I know where to draw the line...

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Squidward torture as its finest.

 

[MattTheSpongeFanatic]

I don't know if anyone has pointed this out yet, but one of the most random SpongeBob Shorts, "Traffic" (2009), somehow predicted the opening scene in the movie La La Land (2016).

 

[MattTheSpongeFanatic]

I always love it when characters that have no relation to an episode's overall plot make small cameos for no particular reason. Patrick appears at the end of "I Heart Dancing," yet he does not show up anywhere else in the episode.

 

[PinkPugPrincess]

New episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants are premiering next month! View this thread for more information.

 

[MattTheSpongeFanatic]

I don't know if I have seen enough cartoons to make this generalization, but from what I've seen growing up, April Fools cartoon episodes always seem to bring out the worst sides of characters. I'm not saying that "all April Fools episodes are bad," but that I'm starting to notice that it can be difficult to make an April Fools episode with "good" characterization.

There's "Fools in April" of course, which I don't necessarily hate, but I do know people have very mixed opinions about this scene.



The Loud House (which I do not watch anymore) is probably the worst offender of this, because I remember every single one of their April Fools episodes were downright atrocious.



There's nothing like giving your very own family members an allergic reaction for April Fools' Day! The writers really needed to chill out with this one.

 

[MattTheSpongeFanatic]

What a beautiful and fun cruise... Surely the ship wouldn't get sliced in half for no reason because of bad characterization and infuriating writing... right?

(Okay, this is my last complaint regarding bad characterization for now. But seriously, it's a shame this episode had to go in the direction it did...)

 

[PinkPugPrincess]

A promo for this month's new episodes.​

 

[MattTheSpongeFanatic]

The Monkey (2025).

 

[PinkPugPrincess]

A promo for this month's new episodes.​

 

[MattTheSpongeFanatic]

Imagine showing this scene to someone who has never seen the show (or especially Plankton) before...

They would probably be thinking, "WHAT THE BARNACLES IS MR. KRABS DOING TO THAT BABY?!"