Plankton Paranoia
Original air date: 9/26/2018
Mr. Krabs becomes paranoid when Plankton doesn't come to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula.
"Plankton Paranoia" contains examples of:
- Alliterative Title: Plankton Paranoia.
- An Aesop: It's okay to be cautious, but don't get paranoid over something or it will have an effect on your sanity.
- Bad "Bad Acting": SpongeBob when he's telling Mr. Krabs to come to the Chum Bucket and save Squidward.
- Bound and Gagged: Squidward when he's inside the Chum Bucket. By the end, he's still tied to a chair.
- Et Tu, Brute?: Mr. Krabs does this when he sees SpongeBob, Squidward, Patrick, Sandy, Mrs. Puff, Pearl, and Old Man Jenkins sneaking into the Chum Bucket.
- Eye Scream: The booby trapped Krabby Patties Mr. Krabs sets off involve two jellyfish coming out of one and stinging his eyes, then another comes open and his eyes get clamped by a beartrap.
- Hallucinations: As Mr. Krabs becomes more paranoid, he starts to hallucinate Plankton laughing around him.
- Iris Out: How the episode ends.
- Oh, Crap!: Mr. Krabs has this reaction when he sees all his friends about to eat the Krabby Patties he booby trapped for Plankton.
- Sanity Slippage: Mr. Krabs as a result of his paranoia.
- "Shaggy Dog" Story: After spending the whole episode worrying that Plankton was trying to sneak into the Krusty Krab to steal the formula and turning on his employees by accusing them of working for Plankton. It turns out they, including Plankton, were planning a surprise party for him to celebrate the anniversary of when Plankton first tried to steal the formula.
- Surprise Party: Turns out Plankton's extended absence was because he was planning one for the anniversary of his first attempt to steal the formula.
Library Cards
Original air date: 9/25/2018
SpongeBob introduces Patrick to his pineapple's library.
"Library Cards" contains examples of:
- Bottle Episode: Most of the episode is set in SpongeBob's library.
- Broken Record: The Sir Urchin and Snail Fail Show only consists of Snail Fail hitting Sir Urchin with a random object, followed by Sir Urchin saying "Why you!" and Snail Fail responding, "What'd I do?"
- Chekhov's Gun: The Sir Urchin and Snail Fail Show becomes useful near the end as SpongeBob uses it to cause Patrick to lose his smarts, which simultaneously shrinks his head back to normal so he can leave the library.
- Hollywood Voodoo: SpongeBob's attempt at shrinking Patrick's head is this.
- I Am Very British: Patrick gains a sophisticated British accent when he gets smart.
- Iris Out: Like its sister episode.
- Literal-Minded: When SpongeBob tells Patrick that a library is a playground for your brain, Patrick has an Imagine Spot of him and his brain playing on a playground.
- Minimalist Cast: Only SpongeBob, Patrick and Gary appear in this episode.
- Series Continuity Error: Patrick acts like he's never seen the library or read books before when he had done so in previous episodes.
- Shout-Out: SpongeBob's books include War and Peace, Moby D, and The Old Fish and the Sea.
- Show Within a Show: The Sir Urchin and Snail Fail Show
- Shrunken Head: SpongeBob tries to shrink Patrick's head back to normal size by doing a tribal dance, gargling a magic potion, and then spitting it in Patrick's face. This backfires and SpongeBob shrinks his own head by mistake.
- The End: The episode ends in one, which appears in SpongeBob's mouth after a book flies in there.
- Visual Pun: While SpongeBob is showing Patrick around his library, he points over to the books that are cliffhangers. It then cuts to a couple of books that are dangling from the top shelf.
