Why is it that SpongeBob is so afraid of a microscopic drop of paint on Mr. Krabs' first dollar that even Patrick can't see? "Clams" shows that Mr. Krabs is able to tell the difference between dollars just by their feel, which lets him see through SpongeBob and Squidward's ruse, so it doesn't matter that the drop of paint is microscopic; Mr. Krabs would still be able to recognize that something is amiss with his first dollar.
Of course Krabs would have a vending machine in his living room; he'd never put out free snacks for his guests.
"I'll have yer rear ends cut off, and mounted over me fireplaaaaace!"ExplanationCommonly used as a facetious threat that's meant to intimidate while not actually sounding serious.
"FLAPPIN' FLOTSAM! WHAT'S THAT?!"ExplanationSpongeBob's reaction to seeing the drop of paint on Mr. Krabs' first dollar. The dollar is commonly replaced with something worse.
6. the dollarExplanationA freeze-frame of when SpongeBob rubs the paint further into Mr. Krabs' first dollar from a YouTube video entitled "top ten spongebob funny faces.wmv" that ended up going memetic through Poe's Law alone, resulting in recreations being made of it in a similar vein to Steamed Hams.
"We have technology."ExplationOften said as a form of mocking faulty tech, be it phones or computer programs, Patrick's Percussive Maintenance typically included.
Paranoia Fuel: The whole episode practically runs off of this. Between Mr. Krabs' threat of debutting SpongeBob and Patrick should they get the paint on anything but the wall, to Patrick yelling at SpongeBob to be careful with opening the lid, to the drip falling from Patrick's bucket across the floor, to the first drip on the wall sliding all over the place, to the Race Against the Clock of trying to get the paint off of Mr. Krabs' first dollar, the episode makes the viewers feel extremely anxious just as much as it makes them laugh.
"HOOPLA!"ExplanationA one-off gag where a heckler interrupts the narrator by shouting this whenever he says "sounds like a lot of—", before being knocked out with a brick. The gag became a major fan-favorite, and as such became a popular subject for quotation and parody, often in reference to hyping up other works of media.
The "I really wish I weren't here right now" button.ExplanationSquidward's enlarged button showing his annoyance of having to come to work. It's been a popular line used for buttons and stickers to describe anyone's disdain for their given situation.
"Not when I shift into maximum overdrive!"ExplanationA statement Plankton says while riding a robot-controlled Krabby Patty, before bluntly discovering that "maximum overdrive" does absolutely nothing. The bit not only became common to quote for hyperbolic purposes, but it also achieved popularity as both a snowclone and a subject for edits.
"I knew I should've gotten the turbo."
Woolseyism: In the Spanish dub, rather than POOP (People Order Our Patties), the acronym is the Spanish word for poop, CACA (Clientes Adoran Comer Aquí, translating to "Clients Love To Eat Here").
