History Recap / SpongeBobSquarePantsS9E4LittleYellowBookBumperToBumper

* KarmaHoudini: Squidward in a sense. While he was shunned, had his house taken, arrested by the police, and was placed on a pillory for people to throw fruit at him, it wasn't until he got to read [=SpongeBob=]'s real diary and enjoys it while fruit was being thrown at him.

* ShamedByAMob: The townspeople jeer at Squidward for reading [=SpongeBob=]'s diary, [[{{Hypocrite}} despite laughing at it earlier.]]

* SecretDiary

-->'''Patrick:''' Oh, sure. Blame it on everyone, except yourself. That is so you!

* {{Hypocrite}}s: Everyone laughs at [=SpongeBob=]'s expense as Squidward reads his diary and his embarrassing secrets, and then became disgusted with Squidward when [=SpongeBob=] runs away crying, but hey, they all knew who they were laughing at in the first place. Made even worse when Squidward points out that Patrick also read the diary, only for Patrick to dismiss him as "[[NeverMyFault blaming everyone else]]".

* NeverMyFault: The Bikini Bottomites call out Squidward for reading the diary, all the while ''completely'' denying that they read the diary too out of their own free will. At best, they could just be accusing Squidward of this trope since A) [[TheUnapologetic He's Squidward]], and B) They want to show he's just as guilty as they are. They at least subvert this by not reading his real diary.

* JerkassHasAPoint: As cruel as Squidward is here, he does rightfully point out to Patrick that he (along with the others) read the diary too. [[NeverMyFault Not that Patrick agrees with it]]. [[HanlonsRazor He's just not smart enough]]. Also, just because Squidward won't apologize, [[AtLeastIAdmitIt that doesn't mean he's not taking responsibility]].

* JerkassHasAPoint: As cruel as Squidward is here, he does rightfully point out to Patrick that he (along with the others) read the diary too. [[NeverMyFault Not that Patrick agrees with it]]; [[HanlonsRazor he's just not smart enough]]. Also, just because Squidward won't apologize, [[AtLeastIAdmitIt that doesn't mean he's not taking responsibility]].

* JerkassHasAPoint: As cruel as Squidward is here, he does rightfully point out to Patrick that he (along with the others) read the diary too. [[NeverMyFault Not that Patrick still wants to admit it, though]]. [[HanlonsRazor He's just not smart enough]]. Also, just because Squidward won't apologize, [[AtLeastIAdmitIt that doesn't mean he's not taking responsibility]].

* JerkassHasAPoint: Even while Squidward is thoroughly unlikable here, he ''does'' make a good point that Patrick, along with the others, read the diary too. [[NeverMyFault Not that Patrick still wants to admit it, though.]] [[HanlonsRazor He's just not smart enough.]] Also, just because Squidward won't apologize, [[AtLeastIAdmitIt that doesn't mean he's not taking responsibility.]]

* MadnessMantra: Mrs Puff advises [=SpongeBob=] to "Focus on the road. There's nothing but the road"; this gets to his head and repeats it over and over.

* [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even Jerks Have Standards]]: Mr. Krabs was disgusted of Squidward for reading [=SpongeBob=]'s diary to the point of calling it downright low even for him. This moment becomes particularly poignant when you realize that Krabs was NOT among the {{Hypocrite}}s who were laughing at [=SpongeBob's=] secrets.

* NeverMyFault: The Bikini Bottomites call out Squidward for reading the diary, all the while ''completely'' denying that they read the diary too out of their own free will. At best, they could just be accusing Squidward of this trope since A) [[TheUnapologetic He's Squidward]], and B) They want to show he's just as guilty as they are.

* NeverMyFault: At the end of the episode, as she is being arrested, Mrs. Puff blames [=SpongeBob=]. This is despite the fact that ''she'' as the one who took him over the county line.

* NeverMyFault: At the end of the episode, as she is being arrested, Mrs. Puff blames [=SpongeBob=]. This is despite the fact that SHE was the one who took him over the county line.

* [[EvenJerksHaveStandards]]: Mr. Krabs was disgusted of Squidward for reading [=SpongeBob=]'s diary to the point of calling it downright low even for him. This moment becomes particularly poignant when you realize that Krabs was NOT among the {{Hypocrite}}s who were laughing at [=SpongeBob's=] secrets.

* [[Even Jerks Have Standards EvenEvilHasStandards]]: Mr. Krabs was disgusted of Squidward for reading [=SpongeBob=]'s diary to the point of calling it downright low even for him. This moment becomes particularly poignant when you realize that Krabs was NOT among the {{Hypocrite}}s who were laughing at [=SpongeBob's=] secrets.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Mr. Krabs was disgusted of Squidward for reading [=SpongeBob=]'s diary to the point of calling it downright low even for him. This moment becomes particularly poignant when you realize that Krabs was NOT among the {{Hypocrite}}s who were laughing at [=SpongeBob's=] secrets.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Even while Squidward is thoroughly unlikable here, he ''does'' make a good point that Patrick, along with the others, read the diary too. [[NeverMyFault Not that Patrick still wants to admit it, though.]]

* NeverMyFault: The Bikini Bottomites call out Squidward for reading the diary, all the while ''completely'' denying that they read the diary too out of their own free will.

-->'''Patrick:''' Oh, sure. Blame it everyone, except yourself. That is so you!

-->'''Patrick:''' "Diary reader!"
-->'''Squidward:''' "What?! You read it too!"

-->'''Patrick:''' "Oh, sure. Blame it everyone, except yourself. That is so you!"

* {{Jerkass}}: '''Everyone''' save for [=SpongeBob=] and Mr. Krabs. Squidward especially.

* SelfServingMemory: [=SpongeBob's=] obliviousness to Squidward's hatred of him is best shown in this episode, where we're shown a scene of Squidward chewing SpongeBob out; while in reality, Squidward was furious at [=SpongeBob=] for letting Gary into his home and Gary chewing up many of his possessions, complete with Squidward screaming "horrible words that should never be used around strangers" in his face, [=SpongeBob=] sees it as Squidward giving him "his profound opinions on how to properly raise and care for a household pet."

* NeverMyFault: At the end of the episode, as she is being arrested, Mrs. Puff blames SpongeBob. This is despite the fact that SHE was the one who took him over the county line.

* SelectiveObliviousness: [=SpongeBob's=] obliviousness to Squidward's hatred of him is best shown in this episode, where we're shown a scene of Squidward chewing SpongeBob out; while in reality, Squidward was furious at [=SpongeBob=] for letting Gary into his home and Gary chewing up many of his possessions, complete with Squidward screaming "horrible words that should never be used around strangers" in his face, [=SpongeBob=] sees it as Squidward giving him "his profound opinions on how to properly raise and care for a household pet."