History Recap / SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E11

-->'''SpongeBob:''' He's in a better place

* MistakenForUndead: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick mistake Squidward for a ghost, which he exploits to take advantage of. Even after he reveals he's still alive, [=SpongeBob=] is too stupid to believe him, [[CassandraTruth assuming he's simply in denial of his death]].

* QuietingTheUnquietDead: Squidward pretends to be a ghost to scare [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick into doing his bidding. When he gets angry at them for their bungling, the two decide that he needs to be put to rest and proceed to give him a proper funeral. Squidward confesses to pretending to be a ghost, but even then [=SpongeBob=] thinks he's just in denial and decides to send him to the Great Beyond with a giant bubble that takes him to the surface, surrounded by hungry seagulls. "He's in a better place."

* CassandraTruth: Squidward finally confesses to [=SpongeBob=] that he was never a ghost and was just pretending to mess with him. [=SpongeBob=], being the idiot he is, misinterprets this as him simply being in denial about being a ghost and needing to be sent to the afterlife to rest.

* MistakenForUndead: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick mistake Squidward for a ghost, which he exploits to take advantage of. Even after he reveals he's still alive, [[CassandraTruth [=SpongeBob=] assumes he's in denial of his death]].

* PatheticallyWeak: [=SpongeBob=] is this, struggling to lift a dumbbell with ''stuffed animals'' attached to the ends, can't do a single push-up, can't lift his arms when they're in boxing gloves, and his arm gets sore and falls off when flipping through channels on a TV remote.
** It [[FromBadToWorse gets even worse]] when he dons the Anchor Arms. [[EpicFail Now he can't even lift a simple drinking glass]], let alone a giant, heavy anchor.
* PetTheDog: Gary is genuinely concerned about the pain [=SpongeBob=] is in after working out with Sandy.

* AnAesop: Faking it isn't the same as making it.

* AnAesop: Continuous lying, especially those that can work to your advantage, can only make a situation worse.

* EarlyBirdCameo: There's a brief mention of the Flying Dutchman here before his proper introduction in "Scaredy Pants".

* CassandraTruth: When Squidward finally confesses to [=SpongeBob=] he was never a ghost, [=SpongeBob=] believes he is just acting in denial.

[[caption-width-right:350:Art thou not please, Mr. Squidward's Ghost?]]

-->'''Sandy''': Have you guys seen SpongeBob anywhere?
-->'''Scooter''': You mean 'MuscleBob BuffPants'?

'''Squidward''': [[HypocritcalHumor No, I'm not bald!]] I'm ''alive!''

* ComicallyMissingthePoint: This exchange between [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward.

'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' ''(gasps)'' You're ''bald''?!

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: When SpongeBob tries to use the Anchor Arms to lift an anchor, it won’t budge. Inflating them to the max does nothing either as they’re merely rubber balloons and the strain finally makes them pop.