History Recap / SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E10CultureShockFUN

* The Krusty Krabs' security is far more advanced here than later on in the series, as sirens go off and the windows become blocked with metal when it is detected that Plankton stole a Krabby Patty, which doesn't happen with Plankton's future schemes in the Krusty Krab.

* EarlyInstalmentWeirdness: At the start of the episode, [=SpongeBob=] is briefly seen cooking on the Krusty Krab's stove while wearing a hairnet. [=SpongeBob=] is never seen doing either of those things again, to the point that Season 4's "Wigstruck" makes it a plot point that he has to ''start'' wearing a hairnet over the titular wig.

-->'''Squidward:''' This next act is living proof that nepotism is alive and well.

* CharacterisationClickMoment: This is the first episode to show a more pitiful side of Plankton rather than just the SmugSnake he was previously. Several key factors of his personality are established here, the Chum Bucket having zero customers, his FriendlyEnemy dynamic with Spongebob, and his computer being a sentient nagging housewife.

-->F is for fire that burns down the whole town!\\

N is for no survivors, WHEN YOU-

* AnAesop: Talent is subjective. One thing that might seem funny or captivating to one audience might get no reaction from another, or worse, have the audience react negatively, but generally it shows when the person really plays to their strengths and shows who they are. Squidward spends the whole episode being a pompous ass with his showboating, but [=SpongeBob=] wins everyone over just by humbly cleaning up the produce.

* AtuallyPrettyFunny: When Squidward cracks a joke on stage, it puts Patrick into hysterics.

* OnlyOneFindsItFunny: At the start of the show, when Squidward makes a couple of snarky comments, Patrick is the only one who laughs. He then continues to laugh at everything Squidward says until he leaves the stage for Pearl.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Squidward gets booed and forced off the stage by the audience while they embrace [=SpongeBob=] as perfect karma for the abrasive way Squidward treated the latter.

* ProperlyParanoid: Mr. Krabs isn't happy when he sees SpongeBob and Plankton bonding, since he thinks Plankton is only doing it to take advantage of SpongeBob to steal a Krabby Patty. Turns out that is exactly what happened.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: When told he has sat on one of [=SpongeBob's=] friends, Bubble Bass simply smirks and mushes his rear further into the seat. The only reason this isn't a straight-up KickTheDog is that said "friend" is Plankton, who thirty seconds later is revealed to have been using [=SpongeBob=] the whole time.

* OffModel: Plankton's size in relation to everything else is all over the place here. At one point, he's shown to be half the height of the doorway to the Chum Bucket.

* ContinuityNod: When Plankton's SmokeOut fails, he says, "Well, this stinks". He says the same thing in his debut episode, after he's trapped in Karen's analyzer.

* AGoodOldFashionedPaintWatching: A variant. All of the other acts are dead on arrival, but [=SpongeBob=] just mopping the stage ''brings the house down!!''