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* BrokenAesop: This episode is supposed to be pro-recycling, but it doesn't come off as such. [=SpongeBob=] is unable to complete his dive because of a garbage barge, but he ends up throwing various junk down. The fish all appreciate the junk and find it helpful, and try to get more of it sent down.

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* BrokenAesop: This episode is supposed to be pro-recycling, but it doesn't come off as such. [=SpongeBob=] is unable to complete his dive because of a garbage barge, but he ends up throwing various junk down. The fish all appreciate the junk and find it helpful, helpful and try to get more of it sent down.



* IncrediblyLamePun: [=SpongeBob=] at first shows up in a cat costume, claiming he's a cat burglar.


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* {{Pun}}: [=SpongeBob=] at first shows up in a cat costume, claiming he's a cat burglar.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [=SpongeBob=] imagines a statue of himself being made to celebrate him being the first sponge to dive up to the surface with a diving board. When a kid sees the statue, the statue says "Pretty cool, huh, kid?" to him. The kid promptly runs off screaming, as anyone would when suddenly confronted with a talking statue.
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'''Original air date''': 4/6/2018 ''(produced in 2017)''


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'''Original air date''': 4/13/2018 ''(produced in 2017)''
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [=SpongeBob=] puts the formula into a "circular file cabinet" which is actually a trash can, and then Squidward throws it away without noticing the formula, allowing Plankton to steal it easily.
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* SuddenlyShouting: "Well, I've waited this long. What's a few more EXCRUCIATINGLY LONG hours?"

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* SuddenlyShouting: "Well, I've waited this long. What's a few more EXCRUCIATINGLY LONG '''''EXCRUCIATINGLY LONG'''''....hours?"
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [=SpongeBob=] imagines a statue of himself being made to celebrate him being the first sponge to dive up to the surface with a diving board. When a kid sees the statue, the statue says "Pretty cool, huh, kid?" to him. The kid promptly runs off screaming, as anyone would when suddenly confronted with a talking statue.
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* GravityIsAHarshMistress: [=SpongeBob's=] first attempt to dive to the surface ends with him plummeting to the ground. Sandy then explains that he needs anti-gravity to dive up.

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* IdeaBulb: When figuring out how he can get to the surface, several lightbulbs fly out of [=SpongeBob's=] holes, which he sucks back in.



* OcularGushers: [=SpongeBob=] does this after losing the formula, to the point where he removes his eyeballs and spews out tears like a fountain.

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* OcularGushers: GoFetch: [=SpongeBob=] does distracts Spot by throwing a spent fuel rod for him to fetch.
* HyperventilationBag: Squidward uses [=SpongeBob=] in
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* OcularGushers: [=SpongeBob=] does this after losing the formula, to the point where he removes his eyeballs and spews out tears like a fountain.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Mr. Krabs is able to easily break into the Chum Bucket and take back the formula, which would have saved [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward a lot of trouble had they just told him what happened in the first place.


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* MadeOfIndestructium: Plankton uses a ton of explosives to break open the bottle that holds the formula, but it doesn't even leave a crack.
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* {{Balloonacy}}: [=SpongeBob=] does this to help him get to the surface. It turns out this also happened to Old Man Jenkins by accident.

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* {{Balloonacy}}: [=SpongeBob=] does this uses a bunch of balloons to help him get to the surface. It turns out this also happened to Old Man Jenkins by accident.

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* IncrediblyLamePun: [=SpongeBob=] at first shows up in a cat costume, claiming he's a cat burglar.



* SleepingSingle: Plankton and Karen's bedroom is seen, and it turns out that sleep in separate beds.

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* SleepingSingle: Plankton and Karen's bedroom is seen, and it turns out that they sleep in separate beds.



* SuddenlyShouting: Well, I've waited this long. What's a few more EXCRUCIATINGLY LONG hours?

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* SuddenlyShouting: Well, "Well, I've waited this long. What's a few more EXCRUCIATINGLY LONG hours?hours?"

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* {{Balloonacy}}: [=SpongeBob=] does this to help him get to the surface. It turns out this also happened to Old Man Jenkins by accident.




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* SureLetsGoWithThat: After seeing Old Man Jenkins referring to himself as King Neptune, [=SpongeBob=] decides, "Alright, I'll play along." and declares himself as Poseidon.
* ThatManIsDead: After getting stranding on top of the trash island, Old Man Jenkins abandoned his old name and called himself King Neptune.



* IrisOut: Just like its sister episode.

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* OcularGushers: [=SpongeBob=] does this after losing the formula, to the point where he removes his eyeballs and spews out tears like a fountain.
* IrisOut: Just like its sister episode.episode.
* OhCrap: Squidward does this upon finding out that he and [=SpongeBob=] threw out the formula and Plankton now has it.
* SleepingSingle: Plankton and Karen's bedroom is seen, and it turns out that sleep in separate beds.
* {{Sleepwalking}}: Karen does this while in sleep mode, and she ends up grinding [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward into chum.
* SuddenlyShouting: Well, I've waited this long. What's a few more EXCRUCIATINGLY LONG hours?

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* IrisOut: How the episode ends.



* CallBack: Plankton tries to open the formula bottle by dressing up as a genie, just like he did in "Spin the Bottle." This time, it doesn't work.

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* CallBack: Plankton tries to open the formula bottle by dressing up as a genie, just like he did in "Spin the Bottle." This time, it doesn't work.work.
* IrisOut: Just like its sister episode.
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'''High Sea Diving'''

[=SpongeBob=] tries to dive to the surface.

!!High Sea Diving contains examples of:

* BrokenAesop: This episode is supposed to be pro-recycling, but it doesn't come off as such. [=SpongeBob=] is unable to complete his dive because of a garbage barge, but he ends up throwing various junk down. The fish all appreciate the junk and find it helpful, and try to get more of it sent down.
* GreenAesop: Subverted; see BrokenAesop above.

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'''Bottle Burglars'''

When Squidward accidentally throws out the Krabby Patty secret formula, he and [=SpongeBob=] must sneak into the Chum Bucket to get it back.

!!Bottle Burglars contains examples of:

* CallBack: Plankton tries to open the formula bottle by dressing up as a genie, just like he did in "Spin the Bottle." This time, it doesn't work.

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