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*AnAesop: Don't always use the same tricks everytime you do something as scares, pranks and so on, they'll get repetitive and stale over time.
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* ContinuityNod: This wasn't the first time Sandy sings a sad song which eventually brings [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick to tears.

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* ContinuityNod: This wasn't the [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E18TexasWalkingSmall first time time]] Sandy sings a sad song which eventually brings [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick to tears.
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'''Original air date:''' 5/5/2006 ''(produced in 2005)''
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The Flying Dutchman takes residence in [=SpongeBob's=] house after his ship gets wrecked and scares [=SpongeBob=] silly, but his scariness wears off, so [=SpongeBob=] agrees to help him get it back

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The Flying Dutchman takes residence in [=SpongeBob's=] house after his ship gets wrecked and scares [=SpongeBob=] silly, but his scariness wears off, so [=SpongeBob=] agrees to help him get it back
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* DelayedReaction: A customer falls asleep on a mattress being sold to him. The Flying Dutchman comes in and tries to scare the sleeping dude, but no matter how much he tries, he won't wake up. Only when The Flying Dutchman gives up and the salesman comes back does the customer wake up and scream in terror.

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* DelayedReaction: A customer falls asleep on a mattress being sold to him. The Flying Dutchman comes in and tries to scare the sleeping dude, but no matter how much he tries, he won't wake up. Only when The the Flying Dutchman gives up and the salesman comes back does the customer wake up and scream in terror.
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* BrokenRecord: The motivational video has various monks saying "The power within" over and over.
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* FailureMontage: The Dutchman spooking [=SpongeBob=] suddenly deteriorates into this, when the sponge starts reacting to his scares rather boredly as he's grown tired of him.


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* RapidFireNo: [=SpongeBob=] lets out a long string of big ones when he has enough of the Dutchman crashing his house.


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* ContinuityNod: This wasn't the first time Sandy sings a sad song which eventually brings [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick to tears.

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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: The Flying Dutchman. When he does leave, [[spoiler: he reveals that his ship has been repaired for 3 months.]]

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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: The Flying Dutchman. When he does leave, [[spoiler: he reveals that his ship has been repaired for 3 months.]]
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* YourCheatingHeart: The Flying Dutchman is seen flirting with a woman, who points out the wedding ring on his finger. After which, he tosses it aside.
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* SpecialGuest: Christopher Ryan, Creator/RikMayall, Nigel Planer as the chimps.

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* SpecialGuest: Christopher Ryan, Creator/RikMayall, and Nigel Planer as the chimps.
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* SpecialGuest: Christopher Ryan, Creator/RikMayall, Nigel Planer as the chimps.
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* BaitAndSwitch: When [=SpongeBob=] shows off the Goofy Goober backscratcher, Patrick wants to try it out. He seems to be scratching his back with it...until [=SpongeBob=] points out that it's actually his arm.
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-->'''Lord Reginald:''' "An automatic back-scratching, hair-combing, nose-picking ukulele tuner? Yes, well, I've heard that claim before."

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-->'''Lord Reginald:''' "An An automatic back-scratching, hair-combing, nose-picking ukulele tuner? Yes, well, I've heard that claim before."
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* NoodleIncident:
-->'''Lord Reginald:''' "An automatic back-scratching, hair-combing, nose-picking ukulele tuner? Yes, well, I've heard that claim before."
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* ItsBeenDone: While trying to come up with new inventions, Patrick comes up with a pencil, a lightbulb, and a parallel universe. The last one is a subversion when [=SpongeBob=] claims it's a mirror (It looks just like one and he sees his reflection in it). Then Patrick storms away from [=SpongeBob=] and pulls it out again despairing that he had beaten to the punch when [=SpongeBob's=] reflection ''comes back'' and, in a different accent, tells Patrick that he "thought it was a pretty good idea."

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* ItsBeenDone: While trying to come up with new inventions, Patrick comes up with a pencil, a lightbulb, and a parallel universe. The last one is a subversion when [=SpongeBob=] claims it's a mirror (It looks just like one and he sees his reflection in it). Then Patrick storms away from [=SpongeBob=] and pulls it out again despairing that he had beaten to the punch when [=SpongeBob's=] reflection ''comes back'' and, in a different accent, [[TheManInTheMirrorTalksBack tells Patrick that he "thought it was a pretty good idea." "]]

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* DelayedReaction: A customer falls asleep on a mattress being sold to him. The Flying Dutchman comes in and tries to scare the sleeping dude, but no matter how much he tries, he won't wake up. Only when The Flying Dutchman gave up and the salesman has come back already did the customer wake up and scream in terror.

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* DelayedReaction: A customer falls asleep on a mattress being sold to him. The Flying Dutchman comes in and tries to scare the sleeping dude, but no matter how much he tries, he won't wake up. Only when The Flying Dutchman gave gives up and the salesman has come comes back already did does the customer wake up and scream in terror.



* OminousMusicBoxTune: Plays while the Flying Dutchman does his severed-finger trick to scare Squidward.



* OverlyLongName[=/=]TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: "That's MISTER Doctor Professor Patrick to you!"



* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: "That's MISTER Doctor Professor Patrick to you!"

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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: The Flying Dutchman. When he does leave [[spoiler: he reveals that his ship has been repaired for 3 months.]]

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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: The Flying Dutchman. When he does leave leave, [[spoiler: he reveals that his ship has been repaired for 3 months.]]]]
* YouNeedABreathMint: When the Dutchman attempts to scare an old woman, she mistakes him for her husband and complains about his breath.
--> '''Old woman:''' There's this great new product called toothpaste. I think you should try it.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The Flying Dutchman haunts Squidward with a series of freakish nightmares, including of his own mother asking why he hasn't called her and then melting, and a giant [=SpongeBob=] dissolving into a pile of spiders. The scene ends with the Flying Dutchman doing the old severed finger magic trick, to which Squidward screams "No! Noooo! That's impossible!" and runs away terrified.

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* BigNo: Squidward does one when the Flying Dutchman finally manages to scare him.
--> "NOOOO!! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!"



* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: "Squiddums loves his Mama!"



** While the Flying Dutchman scares Squidward, the face of Squidward's mother appears in a cloud of smoke, which is a reference ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing''.

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** While the Flying Dutchman scares Squidward, the face of Squidward's mother appears in a cloud of smoke, which is a reference to ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing''.



* CallBack: This marks the first mention of Goofy Goober since The Movie.

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* CallBack: This marks the first mention of Goofy Goober since The Movie.TheMovie.
* IgnorantOfTheirOwnIgnorance: Patrick claims that before Sandy showed up, he "used to be dumb".


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* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: "That's MISTER Doctor Professor Patrick to you!"
* ToiletHumour: The chimps want Sandy to build them an automatic poop-throwing machine.
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* GetOut: [=SpongeBob=] screams this in fury to get the Dutchman's friends to leave the pineapple.
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* ItsBeenDone: While trying to come up with new inventions, Patrick comes up with a pencil, a lightbulb, and a parallel universe. The last one is a subversion when [=SpongeBob=] claims it's a mirror (It looks just like one and he sees his reflection in it). Then Patrick storms away from [=SpongeBob=] and pulls it out again despairing that he had beaten to the punch when [=SpongeBob's=] reflection ''comes back'' and, in a different accent, tells Patrick that he "thought it was a pretty good idea."
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* ShoutOut: The title is a parody of "Chips Ahoy", a popular cookie snack.
** The chimps arrive in a yellow submarine. This is a possible reference to Music/TheBeatles song "Yellow Submarine."
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* ShoutOut: After the Flying Dutchman's failed attempt to scare SpongeBob, he takes the form of a horrible, worm-like monster with the head of J. R. "Bob" Dobbs, complete with pipe.

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* ShoutOut: After the Flying Dutchman's failed attempt to scare SpongeBob, [=SpongeBob=], he takes the form of a horrible, worm-like monster with the head of J. R. "Bob" Dobbs, complete with pipe.
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* ShoutOut: After the Flying Dutchman's failed attempt to scare SpongeBob, he takes the form of a horrible, worm-like monster with the head of J. R. "Bob" Dobbs, complete with pipe.
** While the Flying Dutchman scares Squidward, the face of Squidward's mother appears in a cloud of smoke, which is a reference ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing''.
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* CallBack: This marks the first mention of Goofy Goober since The Movie.
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* EyeScream: Towards the climax of the episode, the Flying Dutchman appears as a huge snake with a huge, grotesque baby's head, which melts, turning into an effigy of [=SpongeBob=], whose eyes elongate into hideous wiggling white worms and squiggle onto the floor. As well as the fact that spiders came out his eye sockets and mouth.
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* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: The Flying Dutchman makes a habit of scaring [=SpongeBob=] when he stays with him while his ship gets repaired. Eventually, [=SpongeBob=] gets less scared of the Dutchman's antics to the point where he becomes unfazed at even his most elaborate horrors.

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* SeriesContinuityError: Squidward claims not to believe in ghosts, but has encountered the Flying Dutchman numerous times.

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* SeriesContinuityError: Squidward claims to not to believe in ghosts, but has encountered the Flying Dutchman numerous times.times before.



* BlackComedyBurst: [=SpongeBob=] tests out one of Sandy's inventions, a helmet that lets the user talk to nuts. Then Sandy shows him her nut-achino machine, which can blend nuts into coffee. She puts the peanut in the machine and it screams in agony as [=SpongeBob=] looks incredibly forlorn and takes off the helmet while {{Taps}} plays.

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* BlackComedyBurst: [=SpongeBob=] tests out one of Sandy's inventions, a helmet that lets the user talk to nuts. Then Sandy shows him her nut-achino machine, which can blend nuts into coffee. She puts the peanut in the machine and it screams in agony as [=SpongeBob=] looks incredibly forlorn and takes off the helmet while {{Taps}} plays.plays.
* MelancholyMusicalNumber: Sandy sings a sad song about how much she'll miss Bikini Bottom if she has to leave.
* WithAFootOnTheBus: Sandy nearly gets on the bus out of Bikini Bottom.

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* DelayedReaction: customer falls asleep on a mattress being sold to him. The Flying Dutchman comes in and tries to scare the sleeping dude, but no matter how much he tries, he won't wake up. Only when The Flying Dutchman gave up and the salesman has come back already did the customer wake up and scream in terror.

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* DelayedReaction: A customer falls asleep on a mattress being sold to him. The Flying Dutchman comes in and tries to scare the sleeping dude, but no matter how much he tries, he won't wake up. Only when The Flying Dutchman gave up and the salesman has come back already did the customer wake up and scream in terror.



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* AlternateUniverse: Parodied when Patrick invents a portal to an alternate universe, but [=SpongeBob=] points out that it's just a mirror. When Patrick complains, an image of [=SpongeBob=] appears and speaks in a German accent, "Well, I thought it was a pretty good idea."
* BlackComedyBurst: [=SpongeBob=] tests out one of Sandy's inventions, a helmet that lets the user talk to nuts. Then Sandy shows him her nut-achino machine, which can blend nuts into coffee. She puts the peanut in the machine and it screams in agony as [=SpongeBob=] looks incredibly forlorn and takes off the helmet while {{Taps}} plays.
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* DelayedReaction: customer falls asleep on a mattress being sold to him. The Flying Dutchman comes in and tries to scare the sleeping dude, but no matter how much he tries, he won't wake up. Only when The Flying Dutchman gave up and the salesman has come back already did the customer wake up and scream in terror.
* SeriesContinuityError: Squidward claims not to believe in ghosts, but has encountered the Flying Dutchman numerous times.
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: The Flying Dutchman. When he does leave [[spoiler: he reveals that his ship has been repaired for 3 months.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: The Flying Dutchman is seen flirting with a woman, who points out the wedding ring on his finger. After which, he tosses it aside.
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'''Ghost Host'''

The Flying Dutchman takes residence in [=SpongeBob's=] house after his ship gets wrecked and scares [=SpongeBob=] silly, but his scariness wears off, so [=SpongeBob=] agrees to help him get it back

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'''Chimps Ahoy'''

[=SpongeBob=] and Patrick help Sandy build an invention that will impress her bosses, otherwise she will have to leave Bikini Bottom forever.

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