History WhatAnIdiot / SpongeBobSquarepants

'''Alternatively You'd Expect:''' Before deciding to move out, for [=SpongeBob=] to call some authority to come over and inspect the pineapple for anything suspicious, specifically something in it that's making him sneeze.\\

'''Instead:''' They just stand there looking surprised as the cake falls onto the security system, causing it to go haywire. This leads to an accident that triggers a chain reaction where Squidward is thrown out of his house which goes on a rampage that creates another perfect Sunday vampire in the form of community service for him and his neighbors, causing a total DownerEnding (though it doesn't hit Sponge and Pat because they don't seem to care).\\

'''Instead:''' He rejects the apology assuming it's a trick, not knowing they really mean it with their apology gift, and tries to get the security system to deal with them, only to realize it does not consider them a threat. The system then considers Squidward a threat and zaps him, surprising [=SpongeBob=] and causing him to toss the apology cake into the air.\\

'''Afterwards:''' Squidward has finally had it with his Sunday being ruined.\\
'''You'd Then Expect:''' That he tries to tell his neighbors how to be good neighbors around him.\\
'''Instead:''' He [[NightmareFuel lashes out at them with]] [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech verbal violence]] for getting in his hair and depriving him of a good Sunday which in [[BreakTheCutie return hurts their feelings]].\\
'''In addition:''' After Sponge and Pat sadly leave upon learning they ruined Squidward's day, Squidward soon sees the Sunday papers he didn't get along with a note from his neighbor [=SpongeBob=] saying the latter delivered them for him.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Squidward to feel better and at least thank [=SpongeBob=] for getting the papers for him.\\
'''Instead:''' Squidward [[UngratefulBastard willingly gets more livid]] that the paper came from his neighbor. When he finally reads it, he soon reads an ad for a security system to keep out threats.\\

'''Instead:''' He rejects the apology assuming it's a trick, not knowing they really mean it with their apology gift, and tries to get the security system to take them out (or, given how mad Squidward is, probably kill them), only to realize it does not consider them a threat. The system then considers Squidward a threat and zaps him, surprising [=SpongeBob=] and causing him to toss the apology cake into the air.\\

'''Before That:''' After the chaos is over and the house stops, [=SpongeBob=] tries to apologize to Squidward again.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Squidward to let [=SpongeBob=] complete his thought and forgive him.\\
'''Instead:''' He keeps interrupting and ignoring him and goes, "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!", sending them away with GaleForceSound. The two never apologized again afterward.

'''You'd Expect:''' For [=SpongeBob=] to look for a middle ground; something juice enough to satisfy Mr. Krabs' greed while not harming anyone's repuation too badly.\\

* "Choir Boys": Squidward is on his way to tryouts for the Bikini Bottom Men's Chorus, but [=SpongeBob=] wants to go too, and tries to impress Squidward with his choir skills.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' [=SpongeBob=] to just leave Squidward alone and go to the tryouts himself without any trouble.\\
'''Instead:''' He keeps halting and bothering Squidward all the way, hinting he might be doing it deliberately to force him to listen to his song and get him to bring him with him.

'''Instead:''' He orders the cops to arrest [=SpongeBob=] while pointing at him ''[[StupidEvil with the secret ingredient in his hand!]]''\\

'''You'd Expect:''' For [=SpongeBob=] to try and stick to harmless stories that won't harm anyone (like what he did with Patrick and the pole).\\

'''Later:''' [=SpongeBob=] escapes, and ships himself to Mr. Krabs.\\
'''You'd Then Expect:''' As [=SpongeBob=] can change into different shapes, that Mr. Krabs do something to revert him back to normal.\\
'''Instead:''' He takes a piece of [=SpongeBob=], eats it, complains that he's cold and tells him that [[NeverMyFault he should've been here earlier]] ([[{{Jerkass}} this is coming from the guy that drove away from him and left him in danger]]), and then eats another slice of [=SpongeBob=]!\\

'''You'd Expect:''' For Mr. Krabs to specifically mention not to write lies about ''him'', or risk getting fired.\\

'''Instead:''' He ''drives off without him'', causing [=SpongeBob=] to get impounded into a pizza.\\

'''The Final Result:''' The Krusty Krab is ultimately destroyed after Patrick foolishly tries to throw the money bag [=SpongeBob=] was carrying to the vault for Mr. Krabs into the trash shredder, which causes the machine to explode. [[ForWantOfANail All because he forgot to charge Patrick first.]]

'''Instead:''' He somehow decides to change his diaper ''right in front of the customers'', which they find disturbing. Fortunately, Mr. Krabs points out this flaw and
insists [=SpongeBob=] take Squidward to the kitchen where he has privacy.

** The episode begins with [=SpongeBob=] waking up on a Sunday morning and deciding to have a sundae for breakfast (for no better reason than because of the wordplay), but he discovers that he's all out of ice cream; the only fruit toppings he has are bananas and cherries, which he finds boring; and Gary has eaten all the peanuts.\\

'''You'd Expect:''' For Mrs. Puff to simply make rare exceptions for students who have taken her classes many times and always fail.\\

* Minor idiot moment in "Suds", [=SpongeBob=] goes to work in spite of being very ill, which could easily contaminate the food at the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs then walks in and sees [=SpongeBob=]'s condition.\\

* Where to even ''begin'' with "Something Smells"?

* "A Pal for Gary" has so many moments, it could be the textbook definition of this trope:

* "House Sittin' for Sandy" has so many of these moments that it's tied up right with "A Pal For Gary", which is why it's pretty infamous. In it, [=SpongeBob=] accidentally knocks a science beaker off a table and it rolls off.\\

'''Alternatively You'd Expect:''' That since [=SpongeBob=] knows Patrick can be dim-witted, for him to quickly take the Secret Patty away to avoid any further consequences.\\

** The episode begins with [=SpongeBob=] waking up on a Sunday morning and deciding to have a sundae for breakfast (for no better reason than because of the wordplay), but he discovers that he’s all out of ice cream; the only fruit toppings he has are bananas and cherries, which he finds boring; and Gary has eaten all the peanuts.\\
'''You’d Expect:''' That the ''very moment'' [=SpongeBob=] sees that the ice cream is all gone, he would ultimately conclude that today is ''not'' his day to make a sundae and have a more appropriate breakfast food instead.\\

'''Instead:''' He makes a "sundae" using absolutely ''abysmal'' substitutions for the ice cream, fruit toppings, and peanuts respectively – a huge pile of ketchup, a crap ton of onions, and an entire pot of '''''rotting''''' peanut plants from his bathroom windowsill (an entire pot of it, as in, he dumps ''the whole thing'' in there, pot itself and all), all while remaining completely oblivious to the horrendous monstrosity of putrid slop he’s creating and insisting that it’s going to taste great.\\

'''Instead:''' He remains utterly ''clueless'' about why everyone is reacting the way they are; soon he and Patrick – who is also completely oblivious to the seemingly obvious problem because he doesn't have a nose – jump to the conclusion that it’s because he’s ugly, and he spends the entirety of the episode going through a big emotional crisis over it. It's only when Patrick gets the rancid breath that [=SpongeBob=] smells it and finally realizes the truth.