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* StatusQuoIsGod: An episode where Squidward tries to get away from SpongeBob and Patrick, but at the end of the episode everything goes back to normal, with Tentacle Acres never appearing again in the series proper (although it does appear, only as a coffee shop in the video game ''VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsLightsCameraPants'' as Tentacle Acres Cocoa Shop).
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* StatusQuoIsGod: An episode where Squidward tries to get away from SpongeBob [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick, but at the end of the episode everything goes back to normal, with Tentacle Acres never appearing again in the series proper (although it does appear, only as a coffee shop in the video game ''VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsLightsCameraPants'' as Tentacle Acres Cocoa Shop).
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* WingdingEyes: When [=SpongeBob=] eats one of Grandma's cookies, his eyes turn into cookies.
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* StatusQuoIsGod: An episode where Squidward tries to get away from SpongeBob and Patrick, but at the end of the episode everything goes back to normal, with Tentacle Acres never appearing again in the series proper (although it does appear, only as a coffee shop in the video game ''VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsLightsCameraPants'' as Tentacle Acres Cocoa Shop)Shop).
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* {{Deconstruction}}: This deconstructs a few tropes, namely:
** StatusQuoIsGod: The BoredomMontage showing how Squidward ends up depressed and cynical with him wanting normality.
** TheBadGuyWins/ TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: It shows how VictoryIsBoring for ''both'' sides, and that Squidward actually ''needs'' something to add color to his life. Even though Squidward is an antagonist rather than a flat-out villain, it still shows that VictoryIsBoring for them.
** ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Love in the sense of platonic love, Squidward realizing he's more enamored by having them as a nemesis and as a goal to stop than being goal-less.
** StatusQuoIsGod: The BoredomMontage showing how Squidward ends up depressed and cynical with him wanting normality.
** TheBadGuyWins/ TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: It shows how VictoryIsBoring for ''both'' sides, and that Squidward actually ''needs'' something to add color to his life. Even though Squidward is an antagonist rather than a flat-out villain, it still shows that VictoryIsBoring for them.
** ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Love in the sense of platonic love, Squidward realizing he's more enamored by having them as a nemesis and as a goal to stop than being goal-less.
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* StatusQuoIsGod: An episode where Squidward tries to get away from SpongeBob and Patrick, but at the end of the episode everything goes back to normal, with Tentacle Acres never appearing again in the series proper (although it does appear, only as a coffee shop in the video game ''VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsLightsCameraPants'' as Tentacle Acres Cocoa Shop)
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* {{Deconstruction}}: This deconstructs a few tropes, namely:
** StatusQuoIsGod: The BoredomMontage showing how Squidward ends up depressed and cynical with him wanting normality.
** TheBadGuyWins/ TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: It shows how VictoryIsBoring for ''both'' sides, and that Squidward actually ''needs'' something to add color to his life. Even though Squidward is an antagonist rather than a flat-out villain, it still shows that VictoryIsBoring for them.
** ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Love in the sense of platonic love, Squidward realizing he's more enamored by having them as a nemesis and as a goal to stop than being goal-less.
** StatusQuoIsGod: The BoredomMontage showing how Squidward ends up depressed and cynical with him wanting normality.
** TheBadGuyWins/ TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: It shows how VictoryIsBoring for ''both'' sides, and that Squidward actually ''needs'' something to add color to his life. Even though Squidward is an antagonist rather than a flat-out villain, it still shows that VictoryIsBoring for them.
** ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Love in the sense of platonic love, Squidward realizing he's more enamored by having them as a nemesis and as a goal to stop than being goal-less.
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'''United States airdate: March 6, 2001'''
'''Canada airdate: April 20, 2001'''
'''Canada airdate: April 20, 2001'''
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'''Canada airdate: April 20, 2001'''
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* SmellPhone: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are at the Tentacle Acres gate, asking to be let in. Patrick's bad fried oyster skin breath goes through the intercom, knocking out the guards, one of whom falls on the button that opens the gate.
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* SmellPhone: As shown in the trope's page image, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are at the Tentacle Acres gate, asking to be let in. Patrick's bad fried oyster skin breath goes through the intercom, knocking out the guards, one of whom falls on the button that opens the gate.
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* WouldRatherSuffer: "I would rather tear out my brain stem, walk out into the middle of the nearest four-way intersection, and ''skip rope with it'' than go on living where I do now!"
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* WouldRatherSuffer: "I would rather tear out my brain stem, walk carry it out into the middle of the nearest four-way intersection, and ''skip rope with it'' than go on living where I do now!"
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** Don’t be embarrassed if people mock you for being too close to your relatives.
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** Don’t grow up too fast.
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* AnAesop: Life can be very dull when you have everything your own way. A regular life is truly a blessing.
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* AnAesop: AnAesop:
** Life can be very dull when you have everything your own way. A regular life is truly ablessing.blessing.
** It’s better to live in a diverse changing world that one that is homogenous and repetitive.
** Life can be very dull when you have everything your own way. A regular life is truly a
** It’s better to live in a diverse changing world that one that is homogenous and repetitive.
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* WouldRatherSuffer: "I would rather tear out my brain stem, carry it into the middle of the nearest four-way intersection, and ''skip rope with it'' than go on living where I do now!"
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* WouldRatherSuffer: "I would rather tear out my brain stem, carry it walk out into the middle of the nearest four-way intersection, and ''skip rope with it'' than go on living where I do now!"
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Canned bread is a real product.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Canned bread is a real product. Why have bread in a can? It's meant to be stored away for a long time in case of emergencies.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: Combined with MundaneObjectAmazement. One of the things that Squidward is awed about in Squidville is canned bread, a food that is not commonly seen or known since loaves of bread usually come in bags.
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* YouNeedABreathMint: "FRIED OYSTER SKINS? AAAAAHH! ''[[{{Fainting}} faints]]''"
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* YouNeedABreathMint: "FRIED OYSTER SKINS? SKINS?! AAAAAHH! ''[[{{Fainting}} faints]]''"
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* YouNeedABreathMint: "FRIED OYSTER SKINS? OOOHH! ''[[{{Fainting}} faints]]''"
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* YouNeedABreathMint: "FRIED OYSTER SKINS? OHHHH! ''[[{{Fainting}} faints]]''"
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* YouNeedABreathMint: "FRIED OYSTER SKINS? [[BigNo NOOOOO!]] ''[[{{Fainting}} faints]]''"
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* YouNeedABreathMint: "FRIED OYSTER SKINS? [[BigNo NOOOOO!]] OHHHH! ''[[{{Fainting}} faints]]''"
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* DumbassHasAPoint: Patrick isn't wrong about how much more fun it is being a kid than being an adult. [=SpongeBob=] proves him right when [=SpongeBob=] cries about not wanting to grow up.
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* DumbassHasAPoint: Patrick isn't wrong about how much more fun it is being a kid than being an adult.adult (well, at least sometimes). [=SpongeBob=] proves him right when [=SpongeBob=] cries about not wanting to grow up.
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* NoSocialSkills: Evidently every squid in Tentacle Acres is like this. One of them even hostilely berates Squidward just because they accidentally bumped into one another.
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* KarmaHoudini: Squidward & the other customers get no punishment for bullying Spongebob.
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* KarmaHoudini: Squidward & the other customers get no punishment for bullying Spongebob.
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* EverybodyLaughsEnding: A mean-spirited variant. The episode ends with [=SpongeBob=] hugging his grandma while Squidward and the other Bikini Bottomites watch from outside, laughing at him.
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* OverlyLongGagOverlyLongGag:
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* CutAndPasteSuburb: All the houses in Tentacle Acres look like Squidward's Easter Island Head home, but with big numbers on the doors to help distinguish them.
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* BaitAndSwitch: When Spongebob calls Squidward in Tentacle Acres, his voice on Squidward's end is rendered as Spongebob-sounding gibberish. At first it just sounds like typical Hollywood shorthand for how telephone calls sound, but after Squidward hands up, we cut back to Spongebob's house, where it turns out he and Patrick are just randomly speaking gibberish.
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* BaitAndSwitch: When Spongebob calls Squidward in Tentacle Acres, his voice on Squidward's end is rendered as Spongebob-sounding gibberish. At first it just sounds like typical Hollywood shorthand for how telephone calls sound, but after Squidward hands hangs up, we cut back to Spongebob's house, where it turns out he and Patrick are just randomly speaking gibberish.
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'''TV Spokesman:''' Hi there! Is this the final straw? Do you want to move so far away that you will be able to brag about it? Would you rather tear out your brain stem, walk out into the middle of the nearest three-way--\\
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'''TV Spokesman:''' Hi there! Is this the final straw? Do you want to move so far away that you will be able to can brag about it? Would you rather tear out your brain stem, walk out into the middle of the nearest three-way--\\
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* ParentalBonus: The guard asks Squidward, "Are you now or have you ever been a sponge?" A reference to Joseph [=McCarthy's=] common opening question, "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?"
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* ParentalBonus: The guard asks Squidward, "Are you now or have you ever been a sponge?" A This is a reference to Joseph [=McCarthy's=] common opening question, "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?"
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* DriveThruAntics: At the Squidville gate, Patrick orders food through the intercom thinking it's a drive-thru.
-->'''Patrick:''' ''[after the doors open]'' I guess we have to order inside.
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--> '''Squidward:''' [=SpongeBob=], this is the final straw. I am going to move so far away, that I will be able to ''brag'' about it! I would rather tear out my brain stem, run into the nearest four-way intersection, and skip ''rope'' with it, than continue living where I do now!\\
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--> '''Squidward:''' [=SpongeBob=], this is the final straw. I am going to move so far away, that I will be able to ''brag'' about it! I would rather tear out my brain stem, run carry it into the middle of the nearest four-way intersection, and skip ''rope'' with it, than continue living where I do now!\\
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'''TV Spokesman:''' Hi there! Is this the final straw? Do you want to move so far away that you will be able to brag about it? Would you rather tear out your brain stem, run into the nearest three way--"\\
'''Squidward:''' Four way!\\
'''TV Spokesman:''' [[TheTelevisionTalksBack "...four way]] intersection, and skip rope with it, than continue living where you do now?"
'''Squidward:''' Four way!\\
'''TV Spokesman:''' [[TheTelevisionTalksBack "...four way]] intersection, and skip rope with it, than continue living where you do now?"
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'''TV Spokesman:''' Hi there! Is this the final straw? Do you want to move so far away that you will be able to brag about it? Would you rather tear out your brain stem, run walk out into the middle of the nearest three way--"\\
three-way--\\
'''Squidward:'''Four way!\\
Four-way!\\
'''TV Spokesman:'''[[TheTelevisionTalksBack "...four way]] [[TheTelevisionTalksBack ...four-way]] intersection, and skip rope with it, than continue living where you do now?"now?
'''Squidward:'''
'''TV Spokesman:'''
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* BoredomMontage: Squidward's first few days in Squidville are joyous and shown in detail, but as the days continue on, his smile slowly morphs into a large tired frown as Squidward realizes that nobody in Tentacle Acres stands out and that [[WantingIsBetterThanHaving being able to live his life free of interruptions from SpongeBob and Patrick is actually pretty boring]].
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* BoredomMontage: Squidward's first few days in Squidville are joyous and shown in detail, but as the days continue on, his smile slowly morphs into a large tired frown as Squidward realizes that nobody in Tentacle Acres stands out and that [[WantingIsBetterThanHaving being able to live his life free of interruptions from SpongeBob and Patrick is actually pretty boring]]. Currently provides the page image.
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* CoincidentalBroadcast: A TV commercial for Tentacle Acres plays after Squidward's very specific description of how much he's had it with [=SpongeBob=]'s antics after his house gets destroyed, copying it nearly word for word.
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* CoincidentalBroadcast: CoincidentalBroadcast / LaserGuidedBroadcast: A TV commercial for Tentacle Acres plays after Squidward's very specific description of how much he's had it with [=SpongeBob=]'s antics after his house gets destroyed, copying it nearly word for word.
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'''United States airdate: March 6, 2001'''
'''Canada airdate: April 20, 2001'''
'''Grandma's Kisses'''
A visit to [=SpongeBob=]'s grandmother goes awry when she drops him off at the Krusty Krab and kisses him on the forehead, which causes Squidward and the other Krusty Krab patrons to mock him. Distressed, he goes to Patrick so he can learn to act mature. But how long will it last before they enjoy Grandma [=SquarePants=]'s hospitality?
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* AnAesop
** While there's a time and a place for it, there's nothing wrong with being affectionate, even juvenile, around your loved ones.
** Once you're grown and your grandma (or any relative) stops babying you, it doesn't mean their love for you has stopped or become less meaningful.
* AnswerCut: Patrick asking "Have I ever ''not'' been right?'' Followed by a montage of paintings depicting Patrick feeding [=SpongeBob=] a huge pumpkin through a funnel whole, revolutionizing travel by strapping an enormous firework to a bike, and the two of them wearing black thongs to the beach.
* BigShutUp: Not the exact words, but the patron who insults [=SpongeBob=] for being childish proceeded to list more insults for [=SpongeBob=] until the other customers shout "Alright, already!"
* BreakTheCutie: Twice: first when [=SpongeBob=] gets picked on for having a kissy mark on his forehead, and again when he can't keep up his "adult" facade any longer.
* CoveredInKisses: Everyone makes fun of [=SpongeBob=] for the big kissy mark on his forehead. His attempt to get it off with a mop doesn't work.
* {{Doorstopper}}: Grandma gives [=SpongeBob=] [[{{Technobabble}} the technical manual on routine active maintenance]], which is as tall as he is, so he won't have to listen to the fairy tale she's reading to Patrick.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Patrick isn't wrong about how much more fun it is being a kid than being an adult. [=SpongeBob=] proves him right when [=SpongeBob=] cries about not wanting to grow up.
* TheFreelanceShameSquad: Squidward and the Krusty Krab customers laugh at [=SpongeBob=]'s kissy mark on his forehead, then follow him all the way to Grandma's house just to peep through the window and keep laughing at him.
* GrowingUpSucks: Patrick and [=SpongeBob=] come to this conclusion from spending time with Grandma [=SquarePants=].
* HotBloodedSideburns: [=SpongeBob=] gives himself sideburns to make himself look more grown-up.
* KickTheDog: Squidward and the Krusty Krab customers all point and laugh at [=SpongeBob=]'s kissy mark, then corner him to point and laugh even harder until he runs out in tears. Later, they follow him to Grandma's house and spy on him through the window ''just to keep laughing at him''.
* KneelPushTrip: While reviewing what [=SpongeBob=] is going to tell Grandma, Patrick adds "and then you get behind her and I'll push", which [=SpongeBob=], shocked, says they didn't discuss.
* LargeHam: [=SpongeBob=] does ''not'' hold back during his "GrowingUpSucks" rant.
* LittleNo: Spongebob's reaction to Grandma giving Patrick his sweater with love in every stitch.
* ManChild: Once Patrick and [=SpongeBob=] are swayed by Grandma's coddling, they each have their respective moments of giving up their manly facade and acting like babies. Patrick doesn't last a second after he learns that Grandma has cookies and Spongebob throws a tantrum about wanting to stay a baby forever when he can't keep the act up any more. However, Grandma assures him that he doesn’t have to be a baby to have fun.
* NotGrowingUpSucks: It's this mentality that kicks off the episode.
* OcularGushers: [=SpongeBob=] does this when he breaks down in his Grandma's house. Soon, his tears flood the whole house, leading Grandma to pull out a plug in the floor to drain the tears away.
* OverlyLongGag
** The first Krusty Krab patron to shame [=SpongeBob=] calls him a big baby who wears diapers, then proceeds to list more and more "baby things" he could do, like suck his thumb and carry a blankie, until the other patrons tell him to give it a rest.
** [=SpongeBob=] whining about wanting to stay a baby forever.
* SpecialGuest: [[Series/HappyDays Mrs. Cunningham]] herself Marion Ross as Grandma [=SquarePants=].
* VacuumMouth: Patrick eats an entire plate of cookies this way.
* WearingItAllWrong: [=SpongeBob's=] grandmother gives Patrick a sweater as a present. When Patrick opens it, he thinks it's a hat and wears it on his head until she tells him it's a sweater.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Patrick suddenly disappears after Grandma puts him down for a nap.
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'''Squidville'''
Squidward finally has enough with [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick and decides to move away to the octopus-populated Tentacle Acres. He enjoys it at first, but will the duo's absence cause him to snap from boredom?
!!Examples:
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Inverted. Squidward ends up becoming hated by everyone in Tentacle Acres due to gleefully causing trouble for them with a reef blower. Although a few of the residents do mock him for playing with said reef blower.
* AluminumChristmasTrees: Canned bread is a real product.
* AnAesop: Life can be very dull when you have everything your own way. A regular life is truly a blessing.
* ApologyGift: When [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick go to Tentacle Acres to beg Squidward to come back, they bring a cake with the word "Sorry" written on it in icing. We don't see them give it to him, but considering where Patrick was keeping it, that's probably for the best.
* BaitAndSwitch: When Spongebob calls Squidward in Tentacle Acres, his voice on Squidward's end is rendered as Spongebob-sounding gibberish. At first it just sounds like typical Hollywood shorthand for how telephone calls sound, but after Squidward hands up, we cut back to Spongebob's house, where it turns out he and Patrick are just randomly speaking gibberish.
* BoredomMontage: Squidward's first few days in Squidville are joyous and shown in detail, but as the days continue on, his smile slowly morphs into a large tired frown as Squidward realizes that nobody in Tentacle Acres stands out and that [[WantingIsBetterThanHaving being able to live his life free of interruptions from SpongeBob and Patrick is actually pretty boring]].
* BreathWeapon: Patrick's stink breath knocks the guards unconscious.
-->'''Patrick:''' I ''love'' fried oyster skins!
* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: Squidward realizes this as he gets bored of Tentacle Acres.
-->'''Squidward:''' ''(glumly)'' Yep, this is great. They might as well rename this town "Squidward's Paradise." Or perhaps "too much paradise."
* CoincidentalBroadcast: A TV commercial for Tentacle Acres plays after Squidward's very specific description of how much he's had it with [=SpongeBob=]'s antics after his house gets destroyed, copying it nearly word for word.
--> '''Squidward:''' [=SpongeBob=], this is the final straw. I am going to move so far away, that I will be able to ''brag'' about it! I would rather tear out my brain stem, run into the nearest four-way intersection, and skip ''rope'' with it, than continue living where I do now!\\
''(Television falls in front of them and turns on)''\\
'''TV Spokesman:''' Hi there! Is this the final straw? Do you want to move so far away that you will be able to brag about it? Would you rather tear out your brain stem, run into the nearest three way--"\\
'''Squidward:''' Four way!\\
'''TV Spokesman:''' [[TheTelevisionTalksBack "...four way]] intersection, and skip rope with it, than continue living where you do now?"
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When Squidward arrives at the front gate at Tentacle Acres, the guard asks him “Are you now or have you ever been a sponge?” The wording and tone are eerily reminiscent of [[RedScare Joseph McCarthy’s infamous “Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?”]]
* FantasticRacism: When [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick try to get into Tentacle Acres, a guard tells them "your kind isn't allowed here.” Earlier, Squidward was asked to confirm he's neither a sponge nor starfish.
* HateAtFirstSight: As Squidward enters Tentacle Acres, he bumps into another octopus and the two get into a brief argument. Squidward takes it as a sign that this is where he truly belongs.
* InsultBackfire: "FYI, you don't have to live here, you know!" "Hey, you're right! And I'm leaving ASAP!!"
* IronicEcho: Squidward's argument with [=SpongeBob=] is spoken again between Squidward and another octopus, including the line "How could you possibly have fun with one of those oversized hairdryers?"
* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: The music that plays during the montage slows down as Squidward becomes more and more bored.
* LoonyFriendsImproveYourPersonality: Living between [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick long enough has given Squidward a rebellious streak.
* MistakenFromBehind: When [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are trying to find Squidward in the Squidville mob, Spongebob (and the audience) sees an octopus who looks like Squidward from behind, since he's wearing the same [[IconicOutfit brown shirt]] that Squidward [[LimitedWardrobe usually wears]]. But when [=SpongeBob=] [[TheGlomp embraces]] him, we see his face and he has [[BigOlEyebrows heavy eyebrows]] and a big black mustache.
* NotUsedToFreedom: Even after being freed from [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's lunatics, Squidward is unable to spur any ideas of his own of having fun and entertainment other than playing his clarinet, dancing, riding his bike and buying canned bread and grows incredibly bored.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** The end of the BoredomMontage has Squidward saying he doesn't feel like playing the clarinet, one of his regular pastimes.
** Squidward becomes so bored with Tentacle Acres that he ends up having fun with a reef blower just as [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick did in the beginning (which is the reason why he decided to move away in the first place). By the end, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick fail to recognize him as they watch him fly out of the town using said blower, mainly because he was laughing and shouting maniacally while doing so.
* ParentalBonus: The guard asks Squidward, "Are you now or have you ever been a sponge?" A reference to Joseph [=McCarthy's=] common opening question, "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?"
* PlanetOfHats: Tentacle Acres is a town inhabited by squids who are exactly like Squidward.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: After Squidward is cornered by an angry mob and a police officer for vandalism and destruction of property with the reef blower, Squidward complains he wants the town to stop being so boring and monotonous. The police officer tells him to just move if he's not too happy with where he is. Squidward gleefully heeds his advice and fires himself into the sky without hesitation.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The plot's genesis - after Squidward's house is destroyed by [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick, he finally declares it the "final straw" and announces his intent to "move so far away that [he] can brag about it."
* SmellPhone: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are at the Tentacle Acres gate, asking to be let in. Patrick's bad fried oyster skin breath goes through the intercom, knocking out the guards, one of whom falls on the button that opens the gate.
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: As Squidward enters Tentacle Acres, he and another octopus engage into this after bumping into each other:
-->'''Other Octopus:''' I've seen more alert people in a retirement home.\\
'''Squidward:''' Oh, which way to the Living-without-a-brain seminar? Don't be late.\\
'''Other Octopus:''' I've heard better comebacks from a turkey sandwich, get a life!
* WantingIsBetterThanHaving: Squidward realizes this as he finds out everyone in Tentacle Acres does the same thing every day, and becomes bored with his new life days after moving in.
* WouldRatherSuffer: "I would rather tear out my brain stem, carry it into the middle of the nearest four-way intersection, and ''skip rope with it'' than go on living where I do now!"
* WrongRestaurant: At the Tentacle Acres gate, Patrick mistakes the intercom for a restaurant take-out and makes an order.
* YouNeedABreathMint: "FRIED OYSTER SKINS? [[BigNo NOOOOO!]] ''[[{{Fainting}} faints]]''"
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-> '''Squidward:''' This wiki needs to be destroyed!...or at least painted a different color. \\
'''Troper:''' FYI, you don't ''have'' to browse here, you know!
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'''Canada airdate: April 20, 2001'''
'''Grandma's Kisses'''
A visit to [=SpongeBob=]'s grandmother goes awry when she drops him off at the Krusty Krab and kisses him on the forehead, which causes Squidward and the other Krusty Krab patrons to mock him. Distressed, he goes to Patrick so he can learn to act mature. But how long will it last before they enjoy Grandma [=SquarePants=]'s hospitality?
!!Examples:
* AnAesop
** While there's a time and a place for it, there's nothing wrong with being affectionate, even juvenile, around your loved ones.
** Once you're grown and your grandma (or any relative) stops babying you, it doesn't mean their love for you has stopped or become less meaningful.
* AnswerCut: Patrick asking "Have I ever ''not'' been right?'' Followed by a montage of paintings depicting Patrick feeding [=SpongeBob=] a huge pumpkin through a funnel whole, revolutionizing travel by strapping an enormous firework to a bike, and the two of them wearing black thongs to the beach.
* BigShutUp: Not the exact words, but the patron who insults [=SpongeBob=] for being childish proceeded to list more insults for [=SpongeBob=] until the other customers shout "Alright, already!"
* BreakTheCutie: Twice: first when [=SpongeBob=] gets picked on for having a kissy mark on his forehead, and again when he can't keep up his "adult" facade any longer.
* CoveredInKisses: Everyone makes fun of [=SpongeBob=] for the big kissy mark on his forehead. His attempt to get it off with a mop doesn't work.
* {{Doorstopper}}: Grandma gives [=SpongeBob=] [[{{Technobabble}} the technical manual on routine active maintenance]], which is as tall as he is, so he won't have to listen to the fairy tale she's reading to Patrick.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Patrick isn't wrong about how much more fun it is being a kid than being an adult. [=SpongeBob=] proves him right when [=SpongeBob=] cries about not wanting to grow up.
* TheFreelanceShameSquad: Squidward and the Krusty Krab customers laugh at [=SpongeBob=]'s kissy mark on his forehead, then follow him all the way to Grandma's house just to peep through the window and keep laughing at him.
* GrowingUpSucks: Patrick and [=SpongeBob=] come to this conclusion from spending time with Grandma [=SquarePants=].
* HotBloodedSideburns: [=SpongeBob=] gives himself sideburns to make himself look more grown-up.
* KickTheDog: Squidward and the Krusty Krab customers all point and laugh at [=SpongeBob=]'s kissy mark, then corner him to point and laugh even harder until he runs out in tears. Later, they follow him to Grandma's house and spy on him through the window ''just to keep laughing at him''.
* KneelPushTrip: While reviewing what [=SpongeBob=] is going to tell Grandma, Patrick adds "and then you get behind her and I'll push", which [=SpongeBob=], shocked, says they didn't discuss.
* LargeHam: [=SpongeBob=] does ''not'' hold back during his "GrowingUpSucks" rant.
* LittleNo: Spongebob's reaction to Grandma giving Patrick his sweater with love in every stitch.
* ManChild: Once Patrick and [=SpongeBob=] are swayed by Grandma's coddling, they each have their respective moments of giving up their manly facade and acting like babies. Patrick doesn't last a second after he learns that Grandma has cookies and Spongebob throws a tantrum about wanting to stay a baby forever when he can't keep the act up any more. However, Grandma assures him that he doesn’t have to be a baby to have fun.
* NotGrowingUpSucks: It's this mentality that kicks off the episode.
* OcularGushers: [=SpongeBob=] does this when he breaks down in his Grandma's house. Soon, his tears flood the whole house, leading Grandma to pull out a plug in the floor to drain the tears away.
* OverlyLongGag
** The first Krusty Krab patron to shame [=SpongeBob=] calls him a big baby who wears diapers, then proceeds to list more and more "baby things" he could do, like suck his thumb and carry a blankie, until the other patrons tell him to give it a rest.
** [=SpongeBob=] whining about wanting to stay a baby forever.
* SpecialGuest: [[Series/HappyDays Mrs. Cunningham]] herself Marion Ross as Grandma [=SquarePants=].
* VacuumMouth: Patrick eats an entire plate of cookies this way.
* WearingItAllWrong: [=SpongeBob's=] grandmother gives Patrick a sweater as a present. When Patrick opens it, he thinks it's a hat and wears it on his head until she tells him it's a sweater.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Patrick suddenly disappears after Grandma puts him down for a nap.
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'''Squidville'''
Squidward finally has enough with [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick and decides to move away to the octopus-populated Tentacle Acres. He enjoys it at first, but will the duo's absence cause him to snap from boredom?
!!Examples:
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Inverted. Squidward ends up becoming hated by everyone in Tentacle Acres due to gleefully causing trouble for them with a reef blower. Although a few of the residents do mock him for playing with said reef blower.
* AluminumChristmasTrees: Canned bread is a real product.
* AnAesop: Life can be very dull when you have everything your own way. A regular life is truly a blessing.
* ApologyGift: When [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick go to Tentacle Acres to beg Squidward to come back, they bring a cake with the word "Sorry" written on it in icing. We don't see them give it to him, but considering where Patrick was keeping it, that's probably for the best.
* BaitAndSwitch: When Spongebob calls Squidward in Tentacle Acres, his voice on Squidward's end is rendered as Spongebob-sounding gibberish. At first it just sounds like typical Hollywood shorthand for how telephone calls sound, but after Squidward hands up, we cut back to Spongebob's house, where it turns out he and Patrick are just randomly speaking gibberish.
* BoredomMontage: Squidward's first few days in Squidville are joyous and shown in detail, but as the days continue on, his smile slowly morphs into a large tired frown as Squidward realizes that nobody in Tentacle Acres stands out and that [[WantingIsBetterThanHaving being able to live his life free of interruptions from SpongeBob and Patrick is actually pretty boring]].
* BreathWeapon: Patrick's stink breath knocks the guards unconscious.
-->'''Patrick:''' I ''love'' fried oyster skins!
* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: Squidward realizes this as he gets bored of Tentacle Acres.
-->'''Squidward:''' ''(glumly)'' Yep, this is great. They might as well rename this town "Squidward's Paradise." Or perhaps "too much paradise."
* CoincidentalBroadcast: A TV commercial for Tentacle Acres plays after Squidward's very specific description of how much he's had it with [=SpongeBob=]'s antics after his house gets destroyed, copying it nearly word for word.
--> '''Squidward:''' [=SpongeBob=], this is the final straw. I am going to move so far away, that I will be able to ''brag'' about it! I would rather tear out my brain stem, run into the nearest four-way intersection, and skip ''rope'' with it, than continue living where I do now!\\
''(Television falls in front of them and turns on)''\\
'''TV Spokesman:''' Hi there! Is this the final straw? Do you want to move so far away that you will be able to brag about it? Would you rather tear out your brain stem, run into the nearest three way--"\\
'''Squidward:''' Four way!\\
'''TV Spokesman:''' [[TheTelevisionTalksBack "...four way]] intersection, and skip rope with it, than continue living where you do now?"
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When Squidward arrives at the front gate at Tentacle Acres, the guard asks him “Are you now or have you ever been a sponge?” The wording and tone are eerily reminiscent of [[RedScare Joseph McCarthy’s infamous “Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?”]]
* FantasticRacism: When [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick try to get into Tentacle Acres, a guard tells them "your kind isn't allowed here.” Earlier, Squidward was asked to confirm he's neither a sponge nor starfish.
* HateAtFirstSight: As Squidward enters Tentacle Acres, he bumps into another octopus and the two get into a brief argument. Squidward takes it as a sign that this is where he truly belongs.
* InsultBackfire: "FYI, you don't have to live here, you know!" "Hey, you're right! And I'm leaving ASAP!!"
* IronicEcho: Squidward's argument with [=SpongeBob=] is spoken again between Squidward and another octopus, including the line "How could you possibly have fun with one of those oversized hairdryers?"
* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: The music that plays during the montage slows down as Squidward becomes more and more bored.
* LoonyFriendsImproveYourPersonality: Living between [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick long enough has given Squidward a rebellious streak.
* MistakenFromBehind: When [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are trying to find Squidward in the Squidville mob, Spongebob (and the audience) sees an octopus who looks like Squidward from behind, since he's wearing the same [[IconicOutfit brown shirt]] that Squidward [[LimitedWardrobe usually wears]]. But when [=SpongeBob=] [[TheGlomp embraces]] him, we see his face and he has [[BigOlEyebrows heavy eyebrows]] and a big black mustache.
* NotUsedToFreedom: Even after being freed from [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's lunatics, Squidward is unable to spur any ideas of his own of having fun and entertainment other than playing his clarinet, dancing, riding his bike and buying canned bread and grows incredibly bored.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** The end of the BoredomMontage has Squidward saying he doesn't feel like playing the clarinet, one of his regular pastimes.
** Squidward becomes so bored with Tentacle Acres that he ends up having fun with a reef blower just as [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick did in the beginning (which is the reason why he decided to move away in the first place). By the end, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick fail to recognize him as they watch him fly out of the town using said blower, mainly because he was laughing and shouting maniacally while doing so.
* ParentalBonus: The guard asks Squidward, "Are you now or have you ever been a sponge?" A reference to Joseph [=McCarthy's=] common opening question, "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?"
* PlanetOfHats: Tentacle Acres is a town inhabited by squids who are exactly like Squidward.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: After Squidward is cornered by an angry mob and a police officer for vandalism and destruction of property with the reef blower, Squidward complains he wants the town to stop being so boring and monotonous. The police officer tells him to just move if he's not too happy with where he is. Squidward gleefully heeds his advice and fires himself into the sky without hesitation.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The plot's genesis - after Squidward's house is destroyed by [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick, he finally declares it the "final straw" and announces his intent to "move so far away that [he] can brag about it."
* SmellPhone: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are at the Tentacle Acres gate, asking to be let in. Patrick's bad fried oyster skin breath goes through the intercom, knocking out the guards, one of whom falls on the button that opens the gate.
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: As Squidward enters Tentacle Acres, he and another octopus engage into this after bumping into each other:
-->'''Other Octopus:''' I've seen more alert people in a retirement home.\\
'''Squidward:''' Oh, which way to the Living-without-a-brain seminar? Don't be late.\\
'''Other Octopus:''' I've heard better comebacks from a turkey sandwich, get a life!
* WantingIsBetterThanHaving: Squidward realizes this as he finds out everyone in Tentacle Acres does the same thing every day, and becomes bored with his new life days after moving in.
* WouldRatherSuffer: "I would rather tear out my brain stem, carry it into the middle of the nearest four-way intersection, and ''skip rope with it'' than go on living where I do now!"
* WrongRestaurant: At the Tentacle Acres gate, Patrick mistakes the intercom for a restaurant take-out and makes an order.
* YouNeedABreathMint: "FRIED OYSTER SKINS? [[BigNo NOOOOO!]] ''[[{{Fainting}} faints]]''"
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-> '''Squidward:''' This wiki needs to be destroyed!...or at least painted a different color. \\
'''Troper:''' FYI, you don't ''have'' to browse here, you know!
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