History Recap / SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E18MissingIdentityPlanktonsArmy

* CrazyPrepared: As it turns out, Mr. Krabs anticipated the possibility of Plankton actually succeeding in getting his hands on the formula, so he planted a fake one in which ''ground plankton was the secret ingredient'', sending Plankton and his entire family running for the hills.

* ImmediateSelfContradiction: Plankton claims he knows how to speak the language of his potential minions: cue him meeting up a bunch of tough guys and talking to them in SesquipedalianLoquaciousness.

* ToiletTeleportation: After he sees Plankton jump out of the dollar that the robot gave him, Mr. Krabs flushes Plankton down the toilet. Later, Plankton tries to flush Krabs down the toilet, but fails because [[DidntThinkThisThrough Krabs is too big to fit down the pipes]].

* ToiletTeleportation: After he sees Plankton jump out of the dollar that the robot gave him, Mr. Krabs flushes Plankton down the toilet. Later, Plankton tries to flush Krabs down the toilet, but fails because [[RealityEnsues Krabs is too big to fit down the pipes]].

'''United States airdate: January 19, 2004'''

'''Canada airdate: October 29, 2004'''

-->'''Plankton:''' Felicitations, malefactors! I am endeavoring to misappropriate the formulary for the preparation of affordable comestibles! Who will join me?

-->'''Clem:''' Of course, you remember Zeke, Rufus, Geke, Billy Bob, Billy Jim, Billy-Billy-Bo-Billy-Banana-Fanna-Fo-Filly, Doug, Enos... ''(some time later)'' Fletcher [=McGee=], Rainchild, Zeke Junior--

* ToiletTeleportation: After he sees Plankton jump out of the dollar that the robot gave him, Mr. Krabs flushes Plankton down the toilet. Later, Plankton tries to flush Krabs down the toilet, but fails cause Krabs is too big to fit down the pipes.

* TemptingFate: says that he'll never have to taste Gary's snail food again. He does exactly that while retracing his steps.

* BilingualBonus: [=SpongeBob=] cries "'''''POURQUOI?!'''''", which means "why" in French.
* ChewingTheScenery: ''Hoo boy.''

* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: Subverted with "Pourquoi?!"
* FramingDevice[=/=]{{Flashback}}: The events are told via flashback by [=SpongeBob=] at a diner one rainy night.

* LargeHam: Big time.

* RewatchBonus: Eagle eyed viewers will notice [=SpongeBob's=] clothes actually are on backwards way before he actually notices himself. And during the retracing steps montage, he keeps skipping a step between eating [=SnailPo=] and saying hi to Patrick; putting his clothes on.

* ShaggyDogStory: Turns out [=SpongeBob=] has his nametag on all along, he just had his clothes on backwards. Not to mention he still "got the boot" because he just got back from dumpster diving. Or maybe [[NotHyperbole he didn't even get that]] since he was already stinky.
* SmartBall: Patrick grabs it after enough failed attempts at recreating the events of the morning, asking Spongebob to go over everything else he did that day instead of just repeating the same thing over and over.
* TemptingFate: Spongebob says that he'll never have to taste Gary's snail food again. He does exactly that while retracing his steps.

* GoLookAtTheDistraction: At the beginning of the episode, [=SpongeBob=] is given a mop and told to clean the men's bathroom, getting him out of the way so that Mr. Krabs can deal with the robot customer.

* HayseedName: Plankton's hillbilly relatives; when Clem introduces them all he gets pretty tired of the hickish names:

* ToiletTeleportation: After he sees Plankton jump out of the dollar that the robot gave him, Mr. Krabs flushes Plankton down the toilet. Later, Plankton tries to flush Krabs down the toilet, but fails.

* IdiotBall: Granted, [=SpongeBob=] isn't wisest guy around, but even he should still realize that by "retracing his steps", he should just look around to where he was at the moment, not put himself in the same predicament.

* ShaggyDogStory: Turns out [=SpongeBob=] has his nametag on all along, he just had his clothes on backwards. Not to mention he still "got the boot" because he just got back from dumpster diving. Or maybe [[NotHyperbole he didn't even get that]] since he was already stinky.

* CountryCousin: Plankton's relatives all turn out to be hillbillies, much to his surprise.

* ToiletTeleportation: After he sees Plankton jump out of the dollar that the robot gave him, Mr. Krabs flushes Plankton down the toilet.

* HayseedName: Plankton's hillbilly relatives; when Clem introduces them all he gets pretty tired of the hickish names

* {{Melodrama}}

* StatusQuoIsGod: Krabs points out the supposed formula the Plankton family found is a decoy, and Plankton will almost certainly figure that out soon and revert back to trying to steal the real one.

'''Mr. Krabs:''' Aye.\\

* OneOfTheseThingsIsNotLikeTheOthers: Plankton's cousins ask for things a country rube would ask, except for one who wants more memory for his laptop.