History Recap / SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E14Ugh

* ClapperGag: At one point, Spongegar and Patar keep clapping repeatedly and turn the rain on and off, until they do it one time too many and it doesn't stop.

* ExtremeOmnivore: Spongegar, Patar and Squog gleefully cook and eat pretty much anything around them, from edible matter to even stones (which pop like popcorn), Krabby Patties made out of sand, and wood.

* TheUnintelligible: [=SpongeGar=], Patar and Squog speak in a primitive caveman language, except for SpongeGar saying the word ready and when Squog says "Wait a minute..."

* StockFootage: The opening shots of prehistoric Bikini Bottom are taken from "SB-129".

* TheUnintelligible: [=SpongeGar=], Patar and Squog speak in a primitive caveman language, except for one instance where Squog says "Wait a minute..."

* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: Instead of burping, he simply says "barpa".

* CavemenVsAstronautsDebate: Taken quite literally between Patchy and Potty. Patchy thinks prehistory is better, while Potty prefers the future. At one point Patchy thaws out a caveman named Cavey, while Potty uses a time machine to retrieve the X-29488, a robot from the future, who scares Cavey. Eventually, both Cavey and X-29488 become friends and [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext do a rap number together]].

* BigEater: After seeing how useful fire is for cooking, Spongegar, Patar and Squog spend a good chunk of the episode making a meal out of anything they can find.

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Squog immediately feels the pain and pulls back when he touches the fire. SpongeGar and Patar take a little longer.

* PteroSoarer: Subverted. Patchy ''wanted'' Potty to dress up as a "Pottydactyl" for the special, but Potty refused to wear the (adorable) costume he made for him, instead opting to wear a jetpack and brag about how much better the future is than the past. Further subverted in that the costume in question is actually a decent representation of rhamphorhynchid anatomy, complete with the proper wing shape.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Downplayed with Squog. While he's relatively friendlier to his obnoxious neighbors than his descendant, he still is visibly annoyed by [=SpongeGar's=] pet (a huge ancestor of Gary) leaving trails of slime wherever he goes and also goes out of his way to steal the fire from them. He also blames them for the fire running out and tries to beat them with his club before a bolt of lightning zaps him.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Downplayed with Squog. While he's relatively nicer to his obnoxious neighbors than his descendant, he still is visibly annoyed by [=SpongeGar's=] pet (a huge ancestor of Gary) leaving trails of slime wherever he goes and also goes out of his way to steal the fire from them. He also blames them for the fire running out and tries to beat them with his club before a bolt of lightning zaps him.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Downplayed with Squog. While he's relatively nicer to his obnoxious neighbors than his descendant, he still is visibly annoyed by SpongeGar's pet (a huge ancestor of Gary) leaving trails of slime wherever he goes and also goes out of his way to steal the fire from them. He also blames them for the fire running out and tries to beat them with his club before a bolt of lightning zaps him.

** Patrick's voice actor Bill Fagerbakke plays the live-action role of the cave man.
* CavemenVsAstronautsDebate: Taken quite literally between Patchy and Potty. Patchy thinks prehistory is better, while Potty prefers the future. At one point Patchy thaws out a caveman, while Potty uses a time machine to retrieve a robot from the future, who scares the caveman. Eventually, both caveman and robot become friends and [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext do a rap number together]].

* TheDiscoveryOfFire: The cartoon is about [=SpongeGar=], Patar, and Squog discovering fire. Underwater.

* FlintstoneTheming: The gimmick of the whole cartoon. For example, Spongebob's iconic fog horn alarm is now a noise made by prehistoric cetacean-looking creatures and Krabby Patties are clumps of sand pulled from the ground which vaguely resemble hamburgers.

* HumanPopsicle: The live-action caveman was this until Patchy thawed him out with his mom's hairdryer.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Exaggerated with the robot and the caveman in the live action segments. The robot was taken from the future through a time machine and the caveman was frozen in ice until Patchy thawed him out. Initially, they don't get along too well, but by the episode's end they get along just fine and even break out into song for their newfound friendship.

* StuddedShell: A giant prehistoric snail that resembles Gary is depicted as having spikes on his shell, giving him a more dinosaur-like appearance.

* KingOfTheDinosaurs: A ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' turns out to be Potty's "present from prehistoric times" for Patchy.

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