Mimic Madness
Original air date: 2/25/2017 (produced in 2016)
SpongeBob learns that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" and starts imitating everyone, only to forget his true identity.
Mimic Madness contains examples of:
- Added Alliterative Appeal: "The Mocking Mimicry Madness!"
- And I Must Scream: When Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, Mr. Krabs and Plankton end up mimicking SpongeBob and getting the now-contagious Mocking Mimickry Madness, Squidward is shown to be trapped within his mind, pleading to be let out while the SpongeBob persona is active - a fate presumably shared by everyone else.
- Beware the Silly Ones: Patrick threatens Squidward and Plankton with violence after they suggest killing SpongeBob.
- …But He Sounds Handsome: Mr Krabs refers to himself as the best boss in the deep blue sea when imitating SpongeBob.
- The Cameo: Pearl is one of the forms SpongeBob imitates.
- Gone Horribly Right: SpongeBob starts imitating everyone so much he develops "Mocking Mimicry Madness", causing him to forget who he really is.
- Here We Go Again!: In the end, after SpongeBob's friends pretend to be him to return him to normal, they end up getting Mocking Mimicry Madness themselves to his horror, though he joins in anyway.
- Identity Amnesia: Doing so many imitations of everyone causes SpongeBob to forget who he really is.
- Melancholy Musical Number: SpongeBob has one as he succumbs to Mocking Mimicry Madness and begins to lose his true identity.
- Pet the Dog: Plankton helps SpongeBob regain his memory with no ulterior motive. He does try to trick Mr. Krabs into giving him the formula at one point, but otherwise displays no malicious intent.
- Shapeshifter Identity Crisis: SpongeBob performs so many impressions of other people that he ends up developing a condition called "Mocking Mimicry Madness," forgetting who he really is.
- Shapeshifter Mashup: Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, Mr. Krabs and Plankton all show up at SpongeBob's house for an intervention. In response, SpongeBob decides to imitate all five of them at once
, much to everyone's horror.Patrick: WHY?! - Shoo Out the Clowns: SpongeBob's lament is played completely straight. Patrick doesn’t show up until after it ends.
- Smart People Play Chess: Sandy and Plankton, the two most intelligent main characters, play chess when SpongeBob meets them. However, Plankton's too small to move the pieces without crushing himself.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Squidward saying to Mr. Krabs that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery is what eventually leads to SpongeBob getting mocking mimicry madness and forgetting his identity.
House Worming
Original air date: 2/25/2017 (produced in 2016)
When worms move in to SpongeBob's holes, it's up to him to hide his disgusting new friends from everyone else.
House Worming contains examples of:
- Animal Jingoism: Like in "Pet or Pests", Gary hates the worms that occupy SpongeBob's body, to the point of kicking SpongeBob out of his own house until he gets rid of them.
- Annoying Laugh: The thing that finally drives the worms away from SpongeBob is the sound of his laughter.
- Did Not Think This Through: Prickles traps the clam that's bothering him inside the can he's living in and mails it far away. Only for Prickles to realize that he's now without a home.
- Here We Go Again!: At the end, the worms invade Squidward's house.
- How We Got Here: The epilogue "Clam Up" shows how Prickles the worm ended up at SpongeBob's house.
- The Infested: Spongebob becomes this when the worms use his body as a codominium.
- Ironic Echo: When the worms take over SpongeBob's face, SpongeBob stumbles over to Squidward, saying "I need a hug." After the worms move into Squidward's house, the latter screams to SpongeBob "I need a hug!"
- Laughing Mad: SpongeBob as part of his Sanity Slippage.
- Nightmare Face: The worms form one on SpongeBob's face to scare his friends away from him.
- Sanity Slippage: SpongeBob has one when he believes he'll have to spend the rest of his life as an apartment for worms.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: When they can't stand the sound of SpongeBob's laughter, the worms pack up and leave.
- Shout-Out: Squidward saying, "Hasta la vista, wormboy" is a reference to Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
- Taking Advantage of Generosity: After SpongeBob allows Prickles to stay in his body, Prickles's next action is to invite all his friends to stay in SpongeBob's body and spend the whole night having a loud flashy dance party.
