History Recap / SpongeBobSquarePantsS7E5KeepBikiniBottomBeautifulAPalForGary

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: During the beginning of the episode, [=SpongeBob=] acts rather nicely and is genuinely concerned about Gary, wanting him to have the companion and feel happy. But it all goes downhill when Puffy Fluffy appears; it is then he mistreats and berates his pet for shunning and ignoring his "pal", even when he sees it in its true form. He reverts back to his cheerful self in the final scene.

* OutOfCharacterMoment:
** [=SpongeBob=], who's usually nice and listens to others, even Gary (he even speaks snail), somehow refuses to believe what Gary is telling him, even punishing him for being rude to Puffy Fluffy when it's really the other way around. He also lets Gary suffer and be tortured through Puffy's torment and never even hear him in danger (even when he sees Puffy in monster form), when he's usually a PapaWolf who can tell if his pet is in danger or being threatened.

* OutOfCharacterMoment: [=SpongeBob=], who's usually nice and listens to others, even Gary (he even speaks snail), somehow refuses to believe what Gary is telling him, even punishing him for being rude to Puffy Fluffy when it's really the other way around.

* TookALevelInJerkass: [=SpongeBob=] is definitely at his worst ever this episode, hence he chooses to scold and punish Gary for not being nice to Puffy Fluffy or ignoring him, despite Gary trying to warn him the pet is dangerous. He even ignored the old lady's warning about the pet, ''steals the pet'' without even paying, and when he finally saw Puffy's true form, scolded Gary ''again.'' Even after Gary saves his life, [=SpongeBob=] still assumes Gary is responsible for all that violent behavior, and Gary's AsideGlance sums it up.

* AllThereInTheManual: Puffy Fluffy is a nudibranch, which isn't referred to throughout the episode but confirmed by sources.

* PoorCommunicationKills: [=SpongeBob=] takes this UpToEleven, toward Gary's way of seeing Puffy Fluffy. He assumes Gary is ignoring the pet out of strife or roughhousing the pet, when really, the pet is trying to attack him. Even when Gary worryingly meows when forced to sleep with the pet for the night, [=SpongeBob=] assumes he's apologizing.

* HeyYou: Squilliam somehow knows [=SpongeBob=]'s name despite him forgetting it and failing to tell him his name in "Squilliam Returns".

* RunningGag: Squidward getting ticketed.

* AsideComment:
** The peddler after [=SpongeBob=] leaves with Puffy Fluffy:
--->[[LampshadeHanging Why bother? They never listen.]] Ugh...

* HeavySleeper: [=SpongeBob=] somehow manages to sleep through Puffy Fluffy's rampage all night, not even paying attention to all the smashing and banging in his room.

* TalkingInYourSleep: [=SpongeBob=] during the one-on-one overnight fight between Gary and Puffy Fluffy, completely ignoring all the ruckus downstairs due to his heavy sleeping. Notably, his sleep-talking is the only dialogue for the fight scene all together

* AbsenteeActor: Although the Krusty Krab does appear, Squidward is absent.

Then, [=SpongeBob=] feels that Gary is lonely after what Mr. Krabs says, so he decides to get a companion for Gary to keep him company. He spots a stand with ridiculously cute bloated creatures. [=SpongeBob=] sees a cute green one with purple eyes, huge pink lips and blue fins. He says he wants that one; however the old peddler woman who owns them tells him that the creatures are violent and dangerous around other animals, especially other pets like snails. Naturally [=SpongeBob=] ignores her and takes it home anyway while the lady says to herself that the people never listen.

When he gets home Gary is watching TV. [=SpongeBob=] gets in front of the screen to show Gary his new friend, then leaves to make enchiladas. While in the kitchen, Gary is chewing his toy in front of Puffy. Puffy then growls and scares Gary to go behind the couch while Puffy chews his toy apart. Puffy, about to bite Gary, sees that [=SpongeBob=] is coming back and immediately turns himself back into a nice fish; [=SpongeBob=] sees Gary hiding behind the TV and assumes he's ignoring the new pet, so he scolds him and gets Gary's bowl and makes a slash on it with marker. On the other side of the slash, he writes "Puffy Fluffy". Gary starts to eat when Puffy Fluffy growls at him again. Then Puffy eat every single piece of food in the bowl. [=SpongeBob=] sees that Gary is hiding from Puffy again and is not happy about it; Gary then jumps on [=SpongeBob=] while Puffy looks like he has absolutely no idea why Gary's on [=SpongeBob=]. Annoyed that he's not being nice to Puffy Fluffy and he ruined his enchilada dinner, [=SpongeBob=] tells Gary he is going to sleep with Puffy Fluffy tonight. That evening, when [=SpongeBob=] puts Gary in the bed, he hisses at Puffy; he is angered even further when Gary wakes him up, assuming he's still ignoring Puffy Fluffy and refused to sleep with him, and takes him downstairs and forces him back to sleep. Once he's gone, Gary wakes up and sees Puffy's skin on the bed. He walks in the kitchen to see a huge eel eating in the refrigerator. The eel is revealed to be Puffy Fluffy. He seems to now have five tongues with a mouth on each, and a huge brawl kicks out and [=SpongeBob=] does not even wake up.

* {{Irony}}: In spite of [=SpongeBob=] wanting to be responsible, he ends up becoming ''irresponsible'' for the way he treated Gary.

* SelectiveObliviousness: Not only does [=SpongeBob=] ignore the lady's warning about Puffy Fluffy, he also completely shrugs off Gary's fear of him, assuming he's not being nice to his partner or bullying him, even when it turns into a beast and is about to ear Gary ''right in front of him.''

* CassandraTruth: [=SpongeBob=], toward Gary's thoughts about Puffy Fluffy. No matter what Gary tries, he thinks Gary is ignoring him or avoiding him hastily, or just plain ol' jealous, prompting him to punish and berate him over resenting what he got him that's supposed to keep him from being lonely. Of course as the plot continues the trope clearly relies more [=SpongeBob=] being TooDumbToLive over the usual lack of evidence, as shown when Puffy Fluffy reveals its monstrous true self to [=SpongeBob=] and openly attacks him...and [=SpongeBob=] ''still'' acts oblivious ''while he is being eaten''.

* IdiotBall: [=SpongeBob=], who would normally notice that his own pet is in trouble and would come running to save him, is completely oblivious to Gary's well being here. He keeps punishing Gary for the trouble Puffy Fluffy causes even though it's obvious that the snail has never and isn't capable of causing that much trouble. This all culminates in the scene where he is right in front of Puffy Fluffy about to eat Gary, and all he does is yell at Gary to put Puffy down.

* KillerRabbit: Puffy Fluffy. Put him in a house with another pet, and he'll ditch his cute exterior and go on rampage.

* TrashOfTheTitans:

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: During the beginning of the episode, [=SpongeBob=] acts rather nicely and is genuinely concerned about Gary, wanting him to have the companion and feel happy. But it all goes downhill when Puffy Fluffy appears; it is then he mistreats and berates his pet for shunning and ignoring his "pal", even when he sees it in its true form.
* CutenessProximity: Puffy Fluffy's cute state. [=SpongeBob=] is so touched by such that he only pays attention to him and not Gary, and scolding him for not being nice to his "friend". Naturally, this comes from [=SpongeBob=] ignoring the seller's warning that the pet hates other pets, and he's too enticed by the pet's cuteness to even listen.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: The fortune teller selling Puffy Fluffy and his species only appears in one scene, but her trying to warn [=SpongeBob=] they're not as cute as they appear to be is what results in the major conflict for the episode. Specifically [=SpongeBob=] completely chooses to ignore her warning the creatures cannot be near other pets because of how adorable they look, and he even escapes without even paying for one; she even comments aside that ''nobody'' listens to her, showing just how oblivious and jerkish [=SpongeBob=] will become toward Gary.

Then, [=SpongeBob=] feels that Gary is lonely after what Mr. Krabs says, so he decides to get a companion for Gary to keep him company. He spots a stand with ridiculously cute bloated creatures. [=SpongeBob=] sees a cute green one with purple eyes, huge pink lips and blue fins. He says he wants that one, however the old peddler woman who owns them tells him that the creatures are violent and dangerous around other animals, especially snails. Naturally [=SpongeBob=] ignores her and takes it home anyway while the lady says to herself that the people never listen.

When he gets home Gary is watching TV. [=SpongeBob=] gets in front of the screen to show Gary his new friend, then leaves to make enchiladas. While in the kitchen, Gary is chewing his toy in front of Puffy. Puffy then growls and scares Gary to go behind the couch while Puffy chews his toy apart. Puffy, about to bite Gary, sees that [=SpongeBob=] is coming back and immediately turns himself back into a nice fish; [=SpongeBob=] sees Gary hiding behind the TV and assumes he's ignoring the new pet, so he scolds him and gets Gary's bowl and makes a slash on it with marker. On the other side of the slash, he writes "Puffy Fluffy". Gary starts to eat when Puffy Fluffy growls at him again. Then Puffy eat every single piece of food in the bowl. [=SpongeBob=] sees that Gary is hiding from Puffy again. Gary then jumps on [=SpongeBob=] while Puffy looks like he has absolutely no idea why Gary's on [=SpongeBob=]. Annoyed that he's not being nice to Puffy Fluffy and he ruined his enchilada dinner, [=SpongeBob=] tells Gary he is going to sleep with Puffy Fluffy tonight. That evening, when [=SpongeBob=] puts Gary in the bed, he hisses at Puffy; he is angered even further when Gary wakes him up, assuming he's still ignoring Puffy Fluffy and refused to sleep with him, and takes him downstairs and forces him back to sleep. Once he's gone, Gary wakes up and sees Puffy's skin on the bed. He walks in the kitchen to see a huge eel eating in the refrigerator. The eel is revealed to be Puffy Fluffy. He seems to now have five tongues with a mouth on each, and a huge brawl kicks out and [=SpongeBob=] does not even wake up.

* KindnessBall: Mr. Krabs, who post-{{Flanderization}} is typically a greedy {{Jerkass}} who puts others on the line all for the sake of money, is pretty reasonable here; willing to understand [=SpongeBob=]'s dilemma with Gary and even accommodates him to take Gary to work at the end of the episode.

When he gets home Gary is watching TV. [=SpongeBob=] gets in front of the screen to show Gary his new friend, then leaves to make enchiladas. While in the kitchen, Gary is chewing his toy in front of Puffy. Puffy then growls and scares Gary to go behind the couch while Puffy chews his toy apart. Puffy, about to bite Gary, sees that [=SpongeBob=] is coming back and turns himself back to a nice Nudibranch. [=SpongeBob=] sees Gary hiding behind the TV and assumes he's ignoring the new pet, so he scolds him and gets Gary's bowl and makes a slash on it with marker. On the other side of the slash, he writes "Puffy Fluffy". Gary starts to eat when Puffy Fluffy growls at him again. Then Puffy eat every single piece of food in the bowl. [=SpongeBob=] sees that Gary is hiding from Puffy again. Gary then jumps on [=SpongeBob=] while Puffy looks like he has absolutely no idea why Gary's on [=SpongeBob=]. Annoyed that he's not being nice to Puffy Fluffy and he ruined his enchilada dinner, [=SpongeBob=] tells Gary he is going to sleep with Puffy Fluffy tonight. That evening, when [=SpongeBob=] puts Gary in the bed, he hisses at Puffy; he is angered even further when Gary wakes him up, assuming he's still ignoring Puffy Fluffy and refused to sleep with him, and takes him downstairs and forces him back to sleep. Once he's gone, Gary wakes up and sees Puffy's skin on the bed. He walks in the kitchen to see a huge eel eating in the refrigerator. The eel is revealed to be Puffy Fluffy. He seems to now have five tongues with a mouth on each, and a huge brawl kicks out and [=SpongeBob=] does not even wake up.

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Gary has every reason to just abandon [=SpongeBob=] to his fate after the way [=SpongeBob=] has treated him. He's also the only one who would know what he did, since Spongebob would be dead and Puffy Fluffy certainly wouldn't tell anyone. He instead chooses to come to the rescue, not hesitating for even a second.

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Gary has every reason to just abandon [=SpongeBob=] to his fate after the way [=SpongeBob=] has treated him. He instead chooses to come to the rescue, not hesitating for even a second.

It then cuts to Squidward picking up trash, then Squilliam comes along and boasts about the statue that was built of him for cleaning up Bikini Bottom in a week, Squidward then replies, "I can clean it up in one day!". Squilliam then gets out a tissue and blows his nose on it, and says "Here, this should get you started.", and drops it on the ground. Officer John comes along, sees the tissue, and thinks Squidward dropped it. He then gives Squidward another ticket.

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