History Fanfic / ADashOfLogic

* TaughtByExperience: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] to be the case with Squidward in "Squidward, You're Fired", as unlike in "Can You Spare a Dime" (which is said to have happened 10 years prior), where he quickly turned into a petulant, unpleasable {{Jerkass}} who screamed at and berated [=SpongeBob=] over everything, here, while still a shameless freeloader exploiting his neighbor's generosity, he's never overtly mean to [=SpongeBob=] and instead butters the sponge up with compliments about what a great friend the latter is whenever he shows any signs of being frustrated with Squidward, knowing this will placate/guilt-trip [[ExtremeDoormat [=SpongeBob=]]] into submission.

* BatmanGambit: Gary pulls one in "Squidward, You're Fired" when he sees how Squidward, Bubble Bass and Patrick are taking advantage of [=SpongeBob=]'s generosity but the sponge can bring himself to say no. So, he sets himself up to be stepped on by Bubble Bass, knowing [=SpongeBob=], for all his niceness, would never tolerate anyone hurting his beloved pet. Sure enough, it works and [=SpongeBob=] flies into a rage and kicks his freeloaders out.

* UnwittingPawn: Both “Truth or Square” and “Plankton’s Regular” show that [[ManipulativeBastard Mr. Krabs]] is allowing his feud with Plankton to continue mostly for the sake of free marketing. Because having the town’s most infamous villains constantly trying to steal the (nonexistent) Krabby Patty formula only further boosts the mystique and fame of Krabs’ lucrative burger brand.

** In "Bummer Vacation", he forces [=SpongeBob=] into taking a vacation and hires Patrick as his replacement (who he is paying in pebbles). Unlike in the original, however, [=SpongeBob=] quickly starts enjoying his newfound freedom, as it gives him more time to do his many hobbies (jellyfishing, karate, walking Gary, etc.) while Patrick (being Patrick) proves to be an awful fry cook and productivity at the Krusty Krab drops instantly.

Now also has a spin-off in the form of the four-part ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13969726/1/ Squidward, You're Fired]]''.

* OneHourWorkweek: [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward’s erratic work schedule is frequently alluded to, but especially in [=WhoBob WhatPants=], when the former wakes Squidward up from his beauty sleep.

* AdaptationalMundanity: Happens in “[=WhoBob WhatPants=]?”, since the inciting incidentin the original largely hinged on plot holes, contrivances and characters acting out of character, with the alternate version amounting to just [=SpongeBob=] going through his morning routine and mundanely interacting with the other supporting characters (sans Sandy). He does hug Gary too tightly again but instead of shattering the latter’s shell, [[PatheticallyWeak he shatters his own arms instead]] (which he immediately regrows), and he does ruin the cake Patrick baked for his mother’s birthday again, [[BoringButPractical but immediately buys him a new one and they make up]], [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny with Patrick eating said cake five seconds later after forgetting why he made a cake in the first place]].

* KickTheDog: “The Great Snail Race” has two examples. Squidward, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness who sold off Snellie after the snail race was over]], and Mr. Krabs, [[BlackComedy who sold his pet worm Mr. Doodles to a worm-fighting ring]]. The latter gets punished for his callous action, the latter…[[KarmaHoudini not so much]].