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* EspeciallyZoidberg: The video Sandy left in the entrance to her Treedome ends with her saying "During hibernation, animals don't like to be woken up. So do not disturb. (zoom in on her stern face) That means YOU, [=SpongeBob=]."

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* EspeciallyZoidberg: The video Sandy left in the entrance to her Treedome ends with her saying "During hibernation, animals don't like to be woken up. So do not disturb. disturb! (zoom in on her stern face) That means YOU, [=SpongeBob=]."
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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: [=SpongeBob=] threatens Sandy with a plank of wood, and after she roars at him, he throws it up in her direction... only for it to veer completely off-course and hit Patrick instead.

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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: [=SpongeBob=] threatens Sandy with a plank of wood, and after she roars at him, he throws it up in her direction... only for it to veer completely off-course and hit Patrick instead.
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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanAcademy: [=SpongeBob=] threatens Sandy with a plank of wood, and after she roars at him, he throws it up in her direction... only for it to veer completely off-course and hit Patrick instead.

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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanAcademy: ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: [=SpongeBob=] threatens Sandy with a plank of wood, and after she roars at him, he throws it up in her direction... only for it to veer completely off-course and hit Patrick instead.

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* AllCrimesAreEqual: It is implied that Dirty Dan and Pinhead Larry are being charged for tax evasion.
-->'''Sandy:''' I'm gonna catch you and throw you in jail, at taxpayers' expense!


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* AllCrimesAreEqual: It is implied that Dirty Dan and Pinhead Larry are being charged for tax evasion.
-->'''Sandy:''' I'm gonna catch you and throw you in jail, at taxpayers' expense!


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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanAcademy: [=SpongeBob=] threatens Sandy with a plank of wood, and after she roars at him, he throws it up in her direction... only for it to veer completely off-course and hit Patrick instead.

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'''Original air date''': 3/17/2001 ''(produced in 2000)''

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'''Original air date''': 3/17/2001 ''(produced in 2000)''

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'''Survival of the Idiots'''

'''Original air date:''' 3/17/2001 ''(produced in 2000)''




!! Survival of the Idiots contains examples of:
* AbnormalAmmo: [=SpongeBob's=] snow cannon is also able to fire snow station wagons.

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!!"Survival
of the Idiots Idiots" contains examples of:
* AbnormalAmmo: [=SpongeBob's=] [=SpongeBob=]'s snow cannon is also able to fire snow station wagons.



-->'''Sandy:''' I'm gonna catch you and throw you in jail, at taxpayers' expense!



** [[SpoofAesop Never...]] ''[[SpoofAesop EVER]]'' [[SpoofAesop under any circumstances... say that you're Dirty Dan.]]

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** [[SpoofAesop Never...]] ''[[SpoofAesop EVER]]'' EVER,]]'' [[SpoofAesop under any circumstances... say that you're Dirty Dan.]]



''(Hands such to [=SpongeBob=], who is disappointed)''

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''(Hands ''(hands such to [=SpongeBob=], who is disappointed)''



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[[caption-width-right:350:"If ''that's'' the way you wanna thank me... for all that I've done?!"]]



'''Original air date''': 5/11/2001 ''(produced in 2000)''

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'''Original air date''': date:''' 5/11/2001 ''(produced in 2000)''




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* CatsAreMean: Larry the snail. Not only does he refuse to obey [=SpongeBob=], he forces him to sleep on the floor while Larry takes his bed.

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* CatsAreMean: Larry Lary the snail. Snail. Not only does he refuse to obey [=SpongeBob=], he forces him to sleep on the floor while Larry Lary takes his bed.



* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Per the title, Gary abandoning [=SpongeBob=] for Patrick is treated like a break up.
** Just as much, Larry's treatment can come off like an abusive relationship with someone tolerating it to feel affection.
* EvilEyebrows: Larry has these.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything:
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Per the title, Gary abandoning [=SpongeBob=] for Patrick is treated like a break up.
** Just as much, Larry's Lary's treatment can come off like an abusive relationship with someone tolerating it to feel affection.
* EvilEyebrows: Larry Lary has these.



* {{Jerkass}}: Larry for angrily hissing at [=SpongeBob=] all the time and taking away his bed.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Larry Lary for angrily hissing at [=SpongeBob=] all the time and taking away his bed.



* ReplacementGoldfish: Subverted. [=SpongeBob=] tried replacing Gary with Rex, Larry and Jerry. But none of those three work out, and [=SpongeBob=] breaks down and reduces to just pleading Gary to come back home promising maximum freedom.

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* ReplacementGoldfish: Subverted. [=SpongeBob=] tried replacing Gary with Rex, Larry Lary, and Jerry. But none of those three work out, and [=SpongeBob=] breaks down and reduces to just pleading Gary to come back home promising maximum freedom.



* ShooOutTheClowns: After [=SpongeBob=]'s "snailor" joke, Larry shoves off, and isn't seen again for the rest of the episode, which then transitions the episode's comedic center back into the heavy melodrama.

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* ShooOutTheClowns: After [=SpongeBob=]'s "snailor" joke, Larry Lary shoves off, and isn't seen again for the rest of the episode, which then transitions the episode's comedic center back into the heavy melodrama.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We don't see Larry again after [=SpongeBob=] reunites with Gary. We also don't see what happened to Jerry, either.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We don't see Larry Lary again after [=SpongeBob=] reunites with Gary. We also don't see what happened to Jerry, either.
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* BaitAndSwitch[=/=]TrickDialogue: When [=SpongeBob=] sees the snow in the treedome:

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* BaitAndSwitch[=/=]TrickDialogue: BaitAndSwitch: When [=SpongeBob=] sees the snow in the treedome:
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E7PrehibernationWeekLifeOfCrime "Pre-Hibernation Week,"]] according to the DVD Commentary. Creator/AaronSpringer and C.H. Greenblatt were extremely proud of how the episode turned out, so they wanted to take the next logical step and go from Sandy getting ready to hibernate to her actually hibernating.
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* OhCrap: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's reaction whenever Sandy wakes up. They also have this reaction when spring arrives and Sandy officially wakes up from hibernation, with the duo desperately trying to escape through the still frozen exit before she sees them wearing her fur.

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* OhCrap: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's reaction whenever Sandy wakes up. They also have this reaction an even bigger one when spring arrives and Sandy officially wakes up from hibernation, Sandy's hibernation ends, with the duo desperately trying and failing to escape through the treedome's still frozen exit before she sees notices them wearing her stolen fur.
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* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: [=SpongeBob=] does his trademark shriek when Sandy wakes up for the first time.

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* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: [=SpongeBob=] does his trademark shriek when Sandy wakes up for the first time.time, and another when he sees Sandy behind Patrick.

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* ButtMonkey: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick after it's springtime until Sandy screams after looking at her bald body.

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* ButtMonkey: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick after it's springtime until Sandy screams after looking get put through a lot of hell in this episode at the hands of a fearsome, ravenous Sandy. Though they do bring it on themselves as they interrupt her bald body.hibernation and end up stealing her fur.



* FullyClothedNudity: Sandy ''screams'' after she realizes that her body's naked, because Sandy is still ''wearing'' her bikini. So she would be naked if she didn't ''wear'' a bikini.

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* FullyClothedNudity: Sandy ''screams'' after she realizes that her body's naked, because Sandy but she is still ''wearing'' her bikini. So So, she would be fully naked if she didn't ''wear'' a bikini.


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* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: [=SpongeBob=] does his trademark shriek when Sandy wakes up for the first time.
** A female example: Sandy, who usually has a fairly deep, nasally scream of fear, lets out one very reminiscent of [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnold Helga Pataki]] when she sees her fur is missing.

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** Don't disturb other people's stuff when they're gone.
** Don't bother people who are tired and/or sleeping.

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** Don't disturb other people's stuff when they're gone.
** Don't bother people who are tired and/or sleeping.
When someone leaves a "Do not disturb" message, don't ignore it.
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** Subverted with Gary; it seems like he prefers Patrick over [=SpongeBob=], but he really wanted the cookie in his pocket.
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* TheFatEpisode: Sandy spends the bulk of the episode overweight, except with StoutStrength. Justified, since she's hibernating.

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* TheFatEpisode: Sandy spends the bulk of the episode overweight, except with StoutStrength. Justified, since [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick visit her while she's hibernating.
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* TheFatEpisode: Sandy spends the bulk of the episode overweight, except with StoutStrength. Justified, since she's hibernating.
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* RiddleForTheAges: Were Dirty Dan and Pinheard Larry figments of Sandy's dream or an old memory in Texas?

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* RiddleForTheAges: Were Dirty Dan and Pinheard Pinhead Larry figments of Sandy's dream or an old memory in Texas?
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* RiddleForTheAges: Were Dirty Dan and Pinheard Larry figments of Sandy's dream or an old memory in Texas?

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* BerserkButton: Sandy becomes enraged when [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick strip her from her fur, and later has them to be her pelt until her fur grows back.

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* BerserkButton: Sandy becomes enraged when [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick strip her from of her fur, and later has them to be her pelt until her fur grows back.



* BigEater: In the video she left warning potential visitors to stay away while she's asleep for the winter, Sandy is seen wolfing down a huge pile of acorns. Justified in that she's intentionally gaining weight before her hibernation where she'll have to live off her fat reserves for 3 months.

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* BigEater: In the video she left warning potential visitors to stay away while she's asleep for the winter, Sandy is seen wolfing down a huge pile of acorns. Justified in that she's intentionally gaining weight before her hibernation where she'll have to live off her fat reserves for 3 three months.


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* OhCrap: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's reaction whenever Sandy wakes up. They also have this reaction when spring arrives and Sandy officially wakes up from hibernation, with the duo desperately trying to escape through the still frozen exit before she sees them wearing her fur.
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* BigBad: [[FatBastard Patrick]] is the main antagonist of this episode.

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* CurbStompBattle: Sandy's ''very'' one-sided fight against "Dirty Dan" and "Pinhead Larry".

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* CurbStompBattle: Sandy's ''very'' one-sided fight against "Dirty Dan" and "Pinhead Larry".Larry."



* MeaningfulName: [=SpongeBob=] is quick to label Patrick "Pinhead Larry", for obvious reasons. Patrick though isn't content with this and insists on being "Dirty Dan". When asked why, he proudly proclaims it's because he's dirty.

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* MeaningfulName: [=SpongeBob=] is quick to label Patrick "Pinhead Larry", for obvious reasons. Patrick though isn't content with this and insists on being "Dirty Dan". Dan." When asked why, he proudly proclaims it's because he's dirty.



* NoMeansYes: Said word for word by Patrick.



* OpenSesame: This is Patrick’s attempt at opening the frozen door. It doesn't work.

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* OpenSesame: This is Patrick’s Patrick's attempt at opening the frozen door. It doesn't work.



* SpiritualSuccessor: To [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E7PrehibernationWeekLifeOfCrime "Pre-Hibernation Week"]], according to the DVD Commentary. Creator/AaronSpringer and C.H. Greenblatt were extremely proud of how the episode turned out, so they wanted to take the next logical step and go from Sandy getting ready to hibernate to her actually hibernating.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: To [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E7PrehibernationWeekLifeOfCrime "Pre-Hibernation Week"]], Week,"]] according to the DVD Commentary. Creator/AaronSpringer and C.H. Greenblatt were extremely proud of how the episode turned out, so they wanted to take the next logical step and go from Sandy getting ready to hibernate to her actually hibernating.



* TalkingInYourSleep: Sandy when dreaming of fighting Texas outlaws. It's all fun and games until she starts SleepWalking and beats down on "Dirty Dan" and "Pinhead Larry".

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* TalkingInYourSleep: Sandy when dreaming of fighting Texas outlaws. It's all fun and games until she starts SleepWalking and beats down on "Dirty Dan" and "Pinhead Larry".Larry."



* CatsAreMean: Lary the snail. Not only does he refuse to obey [=SpongeBob=], he forces him to sleep on the floor while Lary takes his bed.

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* CatsAreMean: Lary Larry the snail. Not only does he refuse to obey [=SpongeBob=], he forces him to sleep on the floor while Lary Larry takes his bed.



** Just as much, Lary's treatment can come off like an abusive relationship with someone tolerating it to feel affection.
* EvilEyebrows: Lary has these.

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** Just as much, Lary's Larry's treatment can come off like an abusive relationship with someone tolerating it to feel affection.
* EvilEyebrows: Lary Larry has these.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: The first time Gary glomps to Patrick, he is on his middle back, and circles around his waist until nighttime. In fact, he is on Patrick’s stomach in most scenes of the two together. This is a clue that he only wanted the cookie in Patrick’s pocket.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The first time Gary glomps to Patrick, he is on his middle back, and circles around his waist until nighttime. In fact, he is on Patrick’s Patrick's stomach in most scenes of the two together. This is a clue that he only wanted the cookie in Patrick’s Patrick's pocket.



* {{Jerkass}}: Lary for angrily hissing at [=SpongeBob=] all the time and taking away his bed.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Lary Larry for angrily hissing at [=SpongeBob=] all the time and taking away his bed.



* ReplacementGoldfish: Subverted. [=SpongeBob=] tried replacing Gary with Rex, Lary and Jerry. But none of those three work out, and [=SpongeBob=] breaks down and reduces to just pleading Gary to come back home promising maximum freedom.

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* ReplacementGoldfish: Subverted. [=SpongeBob=] tried replacing Gary with Rex, Lary Larry and Jerry. But none of those three work out, and [=SpongeBob=] breaks down and reduces to just pleading Gary to come back home promising maximum freedom.



* ShooOutTheClowns: After [=SpongeBob=]'s "snailor" joke, Lary shoves off, and isn't seen again for the rest of the episode, which then transitions the episode's comedic center back into the heavy melodrama.

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* ShooOutTheClowns: After [=SpongeBob=]'s "snailor" joke, Lary Larry shoves off, and isn't seen again for the rest of the episode, which then transitions the episode's comedic center back into the heavy melodrama.



* ThemeNaming: All of [=SpongeBob's=] replacement snails have names that rhyme with "Gary".
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We don't see Lary again after [=SpongeBob=] reunites with Gary. We also don't see what happened to Jerry, either.

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* ThemeNaming: All of [=SpongeBob's=] replacement snails have names that rhyme with "Gary".
"Gary."
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We don't see Lary Larry again after [=SpongeBob=] reunites with Gary. We also don't see what happened to Jerry, either.
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-->'''Patrick:''' Gary? I thought what we had was special...!!!
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* BigEater: In the video she left warning potential visitors to stay away while she's asleep for the winter, Sandy is seen wolfing down a huge pile of acorns. Justified in that she's intentionally gaining weight before her hibernation and live off her fat reserves.

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* BigEater: In the video she left warning potential visitors to stay away while she's asleep for the winter, Sandy is seen wolfing down a huge pile of acorns. Justified in that she's intentionally gaining weight before her hibernation and where she'll have to live off her fat reserves.reserves for 3 months.
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* BigEater: In the video she left warning potential visitors to stay away while she's asleep for the winter, Sandy is seen wolfing down a huge pile of acorns. Justified in that she's fattening herself up before her hibernation.

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* BigEater: In the video she left warning potential visitors to stay away while she's asleep for the winter, Sandy is seen wolfing down a huge pile of acorns. Justified in that she's fattening herself up intentionally gaining weight before her hibernation.hibernation and live off her fat reserves.
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The one with Dirty Dan (though exactly who is unclear).



The one with [[ThemeNaming Jerry]].
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* HypocriticalHumor[=/=]LaserGuidedKarma: Patrick gives [=SpongeBob=] a scolding for mourning so much over Gary leaving him and (very poorly) rationalizes him taking Gary away but after Gary succeeds in getting the cookie out of Patrick's pocket and so goes back to [=SpongeBob=], Patrick doesn't take it too well either.

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* HypocriticalHumor[=/=]LaserGuidedKarma: HypocriticalHumor: Patrick gives [=SpongeBob=] a scolding for mourning so much over Gary leaving him and (very poorly) rationalizes him taking Gary away but after Gary succeeds in getting the cookie out of Patrick's pocket and so goes back to [=SpongeBob=], Patrick doesn't take it too well either.

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The one with Dirty Dan (though exactly who is unclear).




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The one with [[ThemeNaming Jerry]].
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** Don't steal someone's possessions.
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'''Original air date''': 5/19/2001 ''(produced in 2000)''

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'''Original air date''': 5/19/2001 3/17/2001 ''(produced in 2000)''



'''Original air date''': 5/19/2001 ''(produced in 2000)''

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'''Original air date''': 5/19/2001 5/11/2001 ''(produced in 2000)''
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** Squirrels do not hibernate for the winter.

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** Squirrels Tree squirrels do not hibernate for the winter.

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-->'''Spongebob:''' I'm so cold, that I can use my nose drippings as a pair of chopsticks.

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-->'''Spongebob:''' -->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' I'm so cold, that I can use my nose drippings as a pair of chopsticks.


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* IResembleThatRemark: After [=SpongeBob=] calls him Pinhead, Patrick responds with "Who you calling Pinhead" while his head is more pointed (see the above image).
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'''Original air date''': 5/19/2001 ''(produced in 2000)''

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[[caption-width-right:350:"''[[MemeticMutation Who you callin' pinhead?]]''"]]

[=SpongeBob=] and Patrick sneak into Sandy's Treedome while she's hibernating, but get locked in when the door freezes over. With no way out, the two must now try to survive until spring.

!! Survival of the Idiots contains examples of:
* AbnormalAmmo: [=SpongeBob's=] snow cannon is also able to fire snow station wagons.
* AllCrimesAreEqual: It is implied that Dirty Dan and Pinhead Larry are being charged for tax evasion.
* AnAesop:
** Don't disturb other people's stuff when they're gone.
** Don't bother people who are tired and/or sleeping.
** [[SpoofAesop Never...]] ''[[SpoofAesop EVER]]'' [[SpoofAesop under any circumstances... say that you're Dirty Dan.]]
* ArtisticLicenseBiology:
** Squirrels do not hibernate for the winter.
** As soon as spring arrives, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are somehow still able to breathe without their water helmets.
* BaitAndSwitch[=/=]TrickDialogue: When [=SpongeBob=] sees the snow in the treedome:
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' What is this stuff?!\\
'''Patrick:''' It's a vast, swirling wonderland of sparkling white pleasure. Let it fill your senses with cascading, fluffy pillows of excitement and comfort as you've never felt before.\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' ''(crying TearsOfJoy)'' Wow, Patrick... that was beautiful...!\\
'''Patrick:''' What? I was just reading this candy wrapper, see?\\
''(Hands such to [=SpongeBob=], who is disappointed)''
* BareHandedPuppetry: Patrick makes the rolls of his back into "Pat Back".
* BearsAreBadNews: Bulky!Sandy looks more like a bear than a squirrel, and she also roars like a bear. Fittingly enough, she's pretty aggressive.
* BerserkButton: Sandy becomes enraged when [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick strip her from her fur, and later has them to be her pelt until her fur grows back.
* BigBallOfViolence: Happens when Sandy (while hibernated) attacks [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick during one scene. The dust cloud fills the screen while they are completely obscured with stars, nuts and leaves flying out of it.
* BigBad: The hibernating Sandy.
* BigEater: In the video she left warning potential visitors to stay away while she's asleep for the winter, Sandy is seen wolfing down a huge pile of acorns. Justified in that she's fattening herself up before her hibernation.
* BlindIdiotTranslation: In the Russian dub, instead of "You're nothing but pure evil, just like newspaper comics!" Sandy says "You're pure evil, pitiful comic characters!" It comes out like a weird NonSequitur.
* BottleEpisode: The majority of this episode is set inside Sandy's Treedome.
* BringIt: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are ready to face the longest, coldest winter ever with Sandy's fur. [[TemptingFate Then it becomes spring]].
* BullyingADragon: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick rudely interrupt Sandy's hibernation by laughing and making loud noise whacking each other with weapons made of snow.
* ButtMonkey: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick after it's springtime until Sandy screams after looking at her bald body.
* CirclingBirdies: After being knocked out by Sandy, Patrick sees hot wings flying around his head.
* ContinuityNod: Two episodes earlier had Sandy preparing for hibernation.
* CurbStompBattle: Sandy's ''very'' one-sided fight against "Dirty Dan" and "Pinhead Larry".
* EspeciallyZoidberg: The video Sandy left in the entrance to her Treedome ends with her saying "During hibernation, animals don't like to be woken up. So do not disturb. (zoom in on her stern face) That means YOU, [=SpongeBob=]."
* FrozenBodyFluids: After being locked inside Sandy's tree dome during winter, the saliva around their mouths freeze, as does their nasal drippings, which [=SpongeBob=] even points out.
-->'''Spongebob:''' I'm so cold, that I can use my nose drippings as a pair of chopsticks.
* FullyClothedNudity: Sandy ''screams'' after she realizes that her body's naked, because Sandy is still ''wearing'' her bikini. So she would be naked if she didn't ''wear'' a bikini.
* HumanDoorstop: As punishment for tearing off all her fur, Sandy wraps Patrick and [=SpongeBob=] around her body, using them as living clothing to cover her bare skin.
* JerkassBall: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick taunt Sandy while she's hibernating and steal her fur to keep themselves warm. Also, Patrick insists on them entering Sandy's house despite specifically being told not to.
* LaserGuidedKarma: For disturbing Sandy's hibernation and stripping her of her fur, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are forced to be wrapped around Sandy's body until her fur grows back.
* LiteralMetaphor:
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Don't worry, Sandy, we've got you covered.\\
''(cut to Sandy with [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick wrapped around her to cover up her bare skin)''
* MeaningfulName: [=SpongeBob=] is quick to label Patrick "Pinhead Larry", for obvious reasons. Patrick though isn't content with this and insists on being "Dirty Dan". When asked why, he proudly proclaims it's because he's dirty.
* MinimalistCast: [=SpongeBob=], Patrick and Sandy are the only characters that appear in this episode.
* NoMeansYes: Said word for word by Patrick.
* NonSequiturThud: "Hot wings."
* OpenSesame: This is Patrick’s attempt at opening the frozen door. It doesn't work.
-->'''Patrick''': Well, I've done all I can do.
* ScreamingWoman: Sandy, when she discovers her fur is missing.
* SleepWalking: Sandy's clearly sleeping but her eyes are wide open and she thinks that [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are the outlaws she's hunting and they're in a sore need for a beatdown.
* SnowballFight: With snow ''cannons'', no less. That fire station wagons with nice paneling.
* SnowMeansCold: Sandy's Treedome has snow in the winter, even though there is no logical reason for it to snow in a controlled environment such as this.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E7PrehibernationWeekLifeOfCrime "Pre-Hibernation Week"]], according to the DVD Commentary. Creator/AaronSpringer and C.H. Greenblatt were extremely proud of how the episode turned out, so they wanted to take the next logical step and go from Sandy getting ready to hibernate to her actually hibernating.
* TakeThat: "I'll get you [Dirty Dan and Pinhead Larry], you're nothing but pure evil! Just like newspaper comics."
** In the DVD Commentary, Aaron Springer says that this was specifically a jab at ''ComicStrip/TheFamilyCircus''.
* TalkingInYourSleep: Sandy when dreaming of fighting Texas outlaws. It's all fun and games until she starts SleepWalking and beats down on "Dirty Dan" and "Pinhead Larry".
* TemporaryBulkChange: Sandy has fattened herself up for hibernation. She loses it all by springtime.
* WeightTaller: Fat Sandy is about twice as tall as regular Sandy.

'''Original air date''': 5/19/2001 ''(produced in 2000)''

[=SpongeBob=] becomes jealous when Gary starts hanging around with Patrick instead of him.

!!Dumped contains examples of:
* AnAesop:
** As people grow, friend groups change. But it doesn't hurt to keep communicating with people you haven't talked to as much in a while.
** Don't be jealous of other people when they have fun without you. Be happy for them.
** Sometimes, your "friends" are just using you to get what they want.
* BigBad: [[FatBastard Patrick]] is the main antagonist of this episode.
* BindleStick: Rex the worm takes one when he runs away.
* BlahBlahBlah: As Patrick talks to Gary about his plans for their sleepover, we cut to [=SpongeBob=] and hear his thoughts, with Patrick going "blah blah blah" in the background. When we cut back to Patrick, we hear what he's actually saying, but when [=SpongeBob=] leaves, Patrick starts going "blah blah blah" again.
* BottleEpisode: The entire episode is set at Conch Street.
* BreakTheCutie: [=SpongeBob=] does not take Gary's rejection well.
* CatsAreMean: Lary the snail. Not only does he refuse to obey [=SpongeBob=], he forces him to sleep on the floor while Lary takes his bed.
* DisneyDogFight: Patrick insists [=SpongeBob=] put Gary down and let him decide who's best for him; he ultimately goes to Patrick.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Per the title, Gary abandoning [=SpongeBob=] for Patrick is treated like a break up.
** Just as much, Lary's treatment can come off like an abusive relationship with someone tolerating it to feel affection.
* EvilEyebrows: Lary has these.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Gary can be seen looking down Patrick's pants as he heads to the washing machine, and as he is taking his shorts off, Gary seems to follow their sighting before he puts them in.
* FoodAndAnimalAttraction: Turns out the reason Gary wanted to be with Patrick was because of the cookie he had in his back pocket.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The first time Gary glomps to Patrick, he is on his middle back, and circles around his waist until nighttime. In fact, he is on Patrick’s stomach in most scenes of the two together. This is a clue that he only wanted the cookie in Patrick’s pocket.
* HypocriticalHumor[=/=]LaserGuidedKarma: Patrick gives [=SpongeBob=] a scolding for mourning so much over Gary leaving him and (very poorly) rationalizes him taking Gary away but after Gary succeeds in getting the cookie out of Patrick's pocket and so goes back to [=SpongeBob=], Patrick doesn't take it too well either.
* IdiotBall: The reason Gary was constantly following Patrick was because he wanted the cookie in his pocket, yet throughout the episode, Gary makes no effort to check the pocket until the very end.
* {{Jerkass}}: Lary for angrily hissing at [=SpongeBob=] all the time and taking away his bed.
* JerkassBall:
** Patrick treats [=SpongeBob=] like crap and shows no remorse for taking Gary.
** Subverted with Gary, who seemed to deliberately follow Patrick despite [=SpongeBob=] blatantly showing his depression over being separated from him, but in reality, he only wanted the cookie in Patrick's pocket.
* JerkassHasAPoint: As much of a jerk Patrick was to [=SpongeBob=] in this episode, he is correct in stating that the briberies [=SpongeBob=] gives to Gary at such a desperate attempt to get him to return home (denying his litter box and free to rip up the sofa) were indeed pathetic.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Patrick gets his comeuppance for the way he treated [=SpongeBob=] when he discovers Gary was only interested in the cookie in his shorts pocket.
* LetHimChoose: When [=SpongeBob=] tries to take Gary back from Patrick, they both decide to let Gary choose who he wants to go with. Gary chooses Patrick.
* MaliciousMisnaming:
-->'''Patrick:''' Hold it right there, [=DadMom AngryPants=]!\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' What's that supposed to mean?!\\
'''Patrick:''' I don't know, but I do know Gary knows who he wants to go with.
* MediumShiftGag: One of the snails [=SpongeBob=] gets to replace Gary is a live-action garden snail named Jerry.
* OcularGushers: Done by [=SpongeBob=] when he begs Gary to come home; his tears cause the bottles of laundry detergent he's holding to overflow.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Subverted. [=SpongeBob=] tried replacing Gary with Rex, Lary and Jerry. But none of those three work out, and [=SpongeBob=] breaks down and reduces to just pleading Gary to come back home promising maximum freedom.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: About a minute after [=SpongeBob=] brings Rex the worm home, he hops on a bus and leaves. For added irony, this happens right after [=SpongeBob=] comments on how Rex is loyal and always by [his] side.
* ShaggyDogStory: It turns out Gary was only around Patrick because of the cookie in his pocket. Once he ate that, he immediately returns to [=SpongeBob=], which Patrick doesn’t take well.
* ShooOutTheClowns: After [=SpongeBob=]'s "snailor" joke, Lary shoves off, and isn't seen again for the rest of the episode, which then transitions the episode's comedic center back into the heavy melodrama.
* TheSnackIsMoreInteresting: We see that Gary didn't really care for Patrick, he just wanted the cookie hiding in Patrick's back pocket.
* ThemeNaming: All of [=SpongeBob's=] replacement snails have names that rhyme with "Gary".
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We don't see Lary again after [=SpongeBob=] reunites with Gary. We also don't see what happened to Jerry, either.
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