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'''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 [=SpongeBob=] takes Squidward to the kitchen instead where he has privacy.

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'''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 and
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** Squidward gets infected with "Head-Go-Boom-Boom-Itis", causing him to act like a baby which proves to be a challenge to SpongeBob; when he has to come into work, he tells about Squidward's condition to Mr. Krabs and is in no shape to do his job properly with the mind of an infant.\\

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** Squidward gets infected with "Head-Go-Boom-Boom-Itis", causing him to act like a baby which proves to be a challenge to SpongeBob; [=SpongeBob=]; when he has to come into work, he tells about Squidward's condition to Mr. Krabs and is in no shape to do his job properly with the mind of an infant.\\
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* "Squid Baby"
** Squidward gets infected with "Head-Go-Boom-Boom-Itis", causing him to act like a baby which proves to be a challenge to SpongeBob; when he has to come into work, he tells about Squidward's condition to Mr. Krabs and is in no shape to do his job properly with the mind of an infant.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Mr. Krabs to realize Squidward's condition and at least give him the day off to recover.\\
'''Instead:''' He ignores [=SpongeBob=] and doesn't care if Squidward is not himself and forces him to work, to the point it nearly brings [=SpongeBob=] to tears.
** At one point during the shift, Squidward poops into his diaper and needs it changed.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' [=SpongeBob=] to take Squidward somewhere private to change his diaper.\\
'''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 [=SpongeBob=] takes Squidward to the kitchen instead where he has privacy.
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'''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 does [=SpongeBob=] smell it and finally realize the truth.

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'''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 does that [=SpongeBob=] smell smells it and finally realize realizes the truth.
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'''Instead:''' He assumes the rule means to keep everything in order and organizes a long schedule of events he wants to occur in exact order, such as when the guests arrive, when they eat and dance, and even reading from topic cards.
** During the party, when SpongeBob steps into the closet for a bit and comes back out, he finds the guests are not using the topic cards and doing their own thing.\\

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'''Instead:''' He assumes the rule means to keep everything in order and organizes a long schedule of events he wants to occur in exact order, exactly, such as when the guests arrive, when they eat and dance, and even reading from topic cards.
** During the party, when SpongeBob [=SpongeBob=] steps into the closet for a bit and comes back out, he finds the guests are not using the topic cards and doing their own thing.\\



** When SpongeBob leaves the house to grab the current edition of the newspaper comics, the guests resume their fun without SpongeBob's schedule. [=SpongeBob=] sees this, and tries to get back in to "fix" everything, but is locked out.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' [=SpongeBob=] to remember he put a spare key under his doormat, and to use that to unlock the door and get back inside.\\

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** When SpongeBob [=SpongeBob=] leaves the house to grab the current edition of the newspaper comics, the guests resume their fun without SpongeBob's [=SpongeBob=]'s schedule. [=SpongeBob=] sees this, and tries to get back in to "fix" everything, but is locked out.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' [=SpongeBob=] to remember [[KeyUnderTheDoormat he put a spare key under his doormat, doormat]], and to use that to unlock the door and get back inside.\\

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'''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 – 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.

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'''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. It's only when Patrick gets the rancid breath does [=SpongeBob=] smell it and finally realize the truth.


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* "Party Pooper Pants":
** [=SpongeBob=] purchases a Plan Your Own Party Kit and decides to throw a house party. While things are off to a good start, one particular rule states to never leave the party unsupervised, otherwise it could lead to disaster.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' [=SpongeBob=] to realize this rule means he should observe his guests now and then so they are having fun and not doing anything dangerous whatsoever.\\
'''Instead:''' He assumes the rule means to keep everything in order and organizes a long schedule of events he wants to occur in exact order, such as when the guests arrive, when they eat and dance, and even reading from topic cards.
** During the party, when SpongeBob steps into the closet for a bit and comes back out, he finds the guests are not using the topic cards and doing their own thing.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' [=SpongeBob=] to let his guests mingle and have fun because following a schedule will turn it into a boring ShoddyShindig.\\
'''Instead:''' He begins freaking out, thinking his party will fall through, and stops all the music and dancing and gathers his guests to the couch.
** When SpongeBob leaves the house to grab the current edition of the newspaper comics, the guests resume their fun without SpongeBob's schedule. [=SpongeBob=] sees this, and tries to get back in to "fix" everything, but is locked out.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' [=SpongeBob=] to remember he put a spare key under his doormat, and to use that to unlock the door and get back inside.\\
'''Instead:''' He somehow never remembers this and tries various methods to get back in, but fails every time; he then gets arrested by the police for not inviting them. It's only when he's released the day after the party does he remember he had the spare key, and is disgruntled upon remembering too late.
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'''You'd Expect:''' For Mrs. Puff to realize that Flats is violating school policy of no-violence and that she either report him to the police or give him detention.\\

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'''You'd Expect:''' For Mrs. Puff to realize that Flats is violating school policy of no-violence and that she either report him to the police or give him detention.\\
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'''Instead:''' They just stand there screaming and yelling for it to go away — which, of course, does not deter the evil entity in the slightest. [[spoiler: Good thing for them the creature turned out to just be some normal guy wanting a job application.]]

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'''Instead:''' They just stand there screaming and yelling for it to go away — which, of course, does not deter the evil entity in the slightest. [[spoiler: Good thing for them the creature turned out to just be some normal guy wanting a job application.]]
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'''You'd Expect:''' For Sandy to explain to the pair that Wormy is a special case and will turn into a creature called a "butterfly" in a few days.\\

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'''You'd Expect:''' For Sandy to explain to the pair that Wormy is a special case and will turn into a creature called a "butterfly" in a few days.\\
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** After Squidward fails to take care of Gary, the doctor gives him snail plasma to inject in him. After a bit of a struggle between him and [=SpongeBob=], Squidward accidentally injected the snail plasma inside [=SpongeBob=]'s nose. [=SpongeBob=] starts to worry about what may happen to him, but Squidward tells him that he'll be fine.\\

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** After Squidward fails to take care of Gary, the doctor gives him snail plasma to inject in him. After a bit of a struggle between him and [=SpongeBob=], Squidward accidentally injected injects the snail plasma inside [=SpongeBob=]'s nose. [=SpongeBob=] starts to worry about what may happen to him, but Squidward tells him that he'll be fine.\\
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'''You'd Then Expect:''' For Squidward to keep his eye on [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick as in make sure they don't barge into his home uninvited.\\

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'''You'd Then Expect:''' For Squidward to keep his eye on [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick as in make sure they don't barge into his home uninvited.\\
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'''Or:''' For [=SpongeBob=] to realize that the squeaking may be problematic due to Squidward [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere going on vacation out of annoyance]].\\

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'''Or:''' For [=SpongeBob=] to realize that the squeaking may be problematic due to Squidward [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere going on vacation out of annoyance]].\\
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'''The Result:''' Squidward grows increasingly paranoid that [=SpongeBob=] is somehow wrecking the place (from moronically giving all of the money in the cash register to Patrick to inexplicably burning down the restaurant simply by falling asleep) and wastes his self-given day off constantly checking on him even though he just stands in one spot all day. Eventually [[ShaggyDogStory he snaps and ends up returning to work anyway, and it was revealed they forgot to switch the "closed" sign to "open", so he could've taken the day off if he wanted to.]]

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'''The Result:''' Squidward grows increasingly paranoid that [=SpongeBob=] is somehow wrecking the place (from moronically giving all of the money in the cash register to Patrick to inexplicably burning down the restaurant simply by falling asleep) and wastes his self-given day off constantly checking on him even though he just stands in one spot all day. Eventually [[ShaggyDogStory he snaps and ends up returning to work anyway, and it was it's revealed they forgot to switch the "closed" sign to "open", so he could've taken the day off if he wanted to.]]
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'''The Result:''' He ends up getting very foul-smelling breath from the nightmarish concoction.

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'''The Result:''' He ends up getting very ''very'' foul-smelling breath from the nightmarish concoction.
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* Where to even ''begin'' with "Something Smells"?
** 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.\\
'''Or:''' Assuming he has no problem with going grocery shopping on a Sunday, he would simply run out and get some more ice cream and sundae ingredients.\\
'''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.\\
'''The Result:''' He ends up getting very foul-smelling breath from the nightmarish concoction.
** [=SpongeBob=] then goes around town saying hi to everyone he comes across, and naturally, they all react to the intolerable odor with utter disgust and appalment and run away from him.\\
'''You’d Expect:''' [=SpongeBob=] to notice [[VisibleOdor the blatant and clearly diegetic sickly green smoke]] that emanates from his mouth whenever he talks ''and'' that 90% of the time, people sniff the air before reacting, and take a ''hint'' that he has rancid breath and that this is the reason why everyone is avoiding him.\\
'''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 – 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.
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'''You'd Expect:''' For Mr. Krabs to capitalize on their shrunken status to easily rip the boots to shreds, putting himself out of his misery.\\

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'''You'd Expect:''' For Mr. Krabs to capitalize on their shrunken status to easily rip the boots to shreds, putting himself out of his misery.\\
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'''You'd Expect:''' Mr. Krabs to tell them [=SpongeBob=] did the crime, stand aside and let them arrest [=SpongeBob=].\\

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'''You'd Expect:''' Mr. Krabs to tell them [=SpongeBob=] did the crime, stand aside and let them arrest [=SpongeBob=].\\



'''Instead:''' He makes his way to the Krusty Krab as if it was just another regular day.

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'''Instead:''' He makes his way to the Krusty Krab [[ButForMeItWasTuesday as if it was just another regular day.day]].
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** Once they finally reach the house of the customer, [=SpongeBob=] finally delivers the pizza, but the customer refuses to accept it because he ordered a Diet Dr. Kelp as well, and [=SpongeBob=] checks the order and says the customer didn't even order one.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' The customer to let [=SpongeBob=] complete his thought.\\
'''Or:''' [=SpongeBob=] to ask the customer further information about the drink, given that he might have ordered the drink before Mr. Krabs hung up the phone, or just expected the drink would come with the pizza.\\
'''Instead:''' He keeps interrupting him and shuns him [[IronicEcho for not thinking of the customer]], and slams the door in his face, leaving [=SpongeBob=] in tears, thinking the delivery was AllForNothing. Squidward, having enough of this, gives the customer a taste of his own medicine by slamming the pizza right in his face.
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'''Instead:''' They somehow never find out, aside from Gary who attacks him violently; SpongeBob puts aside Squidward is the only one Gary attacks like that, but still doesn't realize they're one and the same.

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'''Instead:''' They somehow never find out, aside from Gary who attacks him violently; SpongeBob [=SpongeBob=] puts aside Squidward is the only one Gary attacks like that, but still doesn't realize they're one and the same.

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* "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired":
** Mrs. Puff has been fired, and a shark drill sergeant has taken her place, who addresses new rules. The second rule is no eating in class, [[SchmuckBait after which he offers bonbons.]]\\
'''You'd Expect:''' For the entire class to not listen to the sergeant and refuse the food.\\
'''Instead:''' While most of the class ([[NobodysThatDumb [=SpongeBob=] included]]) were able to resist, one of the students ultimately succumbs to temptation and eats one of the bonbons, and gets thrown out.
** One of the sergeant's methods of teaching [=SpongeBob=] to drive is how to drive while wearing a blindfold. He drives flawlessly and succeeds.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' The sergeant to teach [=SpongeBob=] the same driving methods, but without the blindfold.\\
'''Instead:''' He somehow neglects to do this.\\
'''The Result:''' By the time it's time to demonstrate to Mr. Fitz, [=SpongeBob=] has learned to drive a boat blindfolded, [[ALessonLearnedTooWell but ONLY if he has a blindfold on.]]



* "The Thing":
** At the beginning of the episode, Squidward is ready to watch some smooth jazz on TV, but [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick want to join him, the former quipping they're not here to ruin his day, but to enhance it. Reluctantly, he lets them join in when they find their way to the couch.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' For [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick to be on their best behavior.\\
'''Instead:''' They ask him so many questions one after another, annoying him so much that he shouts at them for ruining his peace and quiet, and leaves them to watch his TV alone.
** While trying to get away on his bicycle, an accident causes Squidward to be coated with cement and unable to talk or move properly. [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick find him while jellyfishing and assume he's an endangered species, naming him "Smelly".\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Sponge and Pat to recognize "Smelly" as Squidward given his visible eyes and droopy nose, and his familiar voice grunts.\\
'''Instead:''' They somehow never find out, aside from Gary who attacks him violently; SpongeBob puts aside Squidward is the only one Gary attacks like that, but still doesn't realize they're one and the same.



** After the box tops have been mailed out, all that's to do is wait for the toy to arrive. Patrick waits with him for a while, but after some time, starts to get hungry and suggests getting something to eat to pass the time.\\

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** After the box tops have been mailed out, all that's to do is wait for the toy to arrive.arrive; [=SpongeBob=] chooses to constantly stand by the mailbox and wait to see the mailman arrive and deliver the toy to him. Patrick waits with him for a while, but after some time, starts to get hungry and suggests getting something to eat to pass the time.\\


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** Once the toy finally arrives, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick admire it, but when Patrick touches it, its limbs spring out of the body.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' [=SpongeBob=] to investigate his package further and find the toy's supposed instruction sheet, listing anything that states it's a springy toy.\\
'''Instead:''' He chews Patrick out for supposedly breaking the toy and how long he has waited for it, and the two burst into tears.\\
'''Fortunately:''' Squidward comes out, de-springs the toy, and demonstrates its springing actions for them.
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'''The Result:''' ForWantOfANail, [=SpongeBob=] comes up with a LoopholeAbuse and undoes all his hard work, leaving Plankton [[VillainousBreakdown a broken mess]].

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'''The Result:''' ForWantOfANail, [=SpongeBob=] eventually comes up with a LoopholeAbuse and undoes becomes "aggressively nice", undoing all his hard work, leaving Plankton [[VillainousBreakdown a broken mess]].
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** [=SpongeBob=] and Sandy are going to surprise Patrick with a special hot air balloon full of chocolate, but scallops cause Sandy to take a detour, delaying the arrival of the gift. Patrick repeatedly asks [=SpongeBob=] what his gift is, but [=SpongeBob=] can't tell him otherwise he'll risk ruining the surprise.\\

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** [=SpongeBob=] and Sandy are going to surprise Patrick with a special hot air balloon full of chocolate, but scallops cause Sandy to take a detour, delaying the arrival of the gift. Patrick repeatedly asks [=SpongeBob=] what his gift is, but [=SpongeBob=] can't tell him him, otherwise he'll risk ruining the surprise.\\



'''You'd Then Expect:''' Once Sandy finally arrives with the chocolate balloon, for her to float it directly in front of Patrick or behind [=SpongeBob=] and the crowd, so he sees his real valentine.\\

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'''You'd Then Expect:''' Once That once Sandy finally arrives with the chocolate balloon, for her to she would float it directly in front of Patrick or behind [=SpongeBob=] and the crowd, so he sees his real valentine.\\
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'''You'd Expect:''' Squidward to just give the note to [=SpongeBob=] as it is for him to read.\\
'''Instead:''' He needlessly overcomplicates things by putting the note in a bottle with the cork on. rendering [=SpongeBob=] unable to read the apology note due to lack of a bottle opener.

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'''You'd Expect:''' Squidward to just give the note to [=SpongeBob=] [=SpongeBob=], as it is it's for him to read.\\
'''Instead:''' He needlessly overcomplicates things by putting the note in a bottle with the cork on. on, rendering [=SpongeBob=] unable to read the apology note due to the lack of a bottle opener.
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'''You'd Expect:''' For Squidward to just give the note to [=SpongeBob=] as it is for him to read.\\

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'''You'd Expect:''' For Squidward to just give the note to [=SpongeBob=] as it is for him to read.\\
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* In "Fools in April", Squidward attempts to apologize to [=SpongeBob=] after pulling a mean prank on him, which he finds hard to do because of his despise of him. At one point, he attempts to do so by writing an apology on paper.\\

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* In "Fools in April", Squidward attempts to apologize to [=SpongeBob=] after pulling a mean prank on him, which he finds hard to do because of his despise of him.he despises him so much. At one point, he attempts to do so by writing an apology on paper.\\
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'''You'd Expect:''' Krabs would either call a cab or drive [=SpongeBob=] to the hospital, allowing him to recover.\\

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'''You'd Expect:''' Krabs would to either call a cab or drive [=SpongeBob=] to the hospital, allowing him to recover.\\



* In "The Paper", Squidward is chewing gum then throws away the paper wrapper. [=SpongeBob=] repeatedly asks him if he's sure he doesn't want the paper, but Squidward refuses and [=SpongeBob=] makes a solem promise to never give it back to him. Then Squidward notices [=SpongeBob=] being able to use the paper as a helicopter, a clarinet, a parachute and many other uses. Eventually Squidward decides that piece of paper sure must be fun to have.\\

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* In "The Paper", Squidward is chewing gum then throws away the paper wrapper. [=SpongeBob=] repeatedly asks him if he's sure he doesn't want the paper, but Squidward refuses and [=SpongeBob=] makes a solem solemn promise to never give it back to him. Then Squidward notices [=SpongeBob=] being able to use the paper as a helicopter, a clarinet, a parachute and many other uses. Eventually Squidward decides that piece of paper sure must be fun to have.\\



'''You'd Expect:''' For Plankton to wait until night, when Goo Lagoon is closed and he can easily invade it thanks to his small stature not drawing any attention.\\

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'''You'd Expect:''' For Plankton to wait until night, when Goo Lagoon is closed and he can easily invade it thanks to his small stature not drawing any attention.\\
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'''You'd Expect:''' For [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick to recognize those poorly made messages as fake given that the opposite would never speak in a voice like that.\\

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'''You'd Expect:''' For [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick to recognize those poorly made messages as fake given that the opposite would never speak in a voice like that.\\
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'''Then:''' Patrick finally allows [=SpongeBob=] to look inside the box. All he finds there is a string (or a "secret string", as Patrick puts).\\

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'''Then:''' Patrick finally allows [=SpongeBob=] to look inside the box. All he finds there is a string (or a "secret string", as Patrick puts).puts it).\\
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'''Instead:''' He wishes the Dutchman was a vegetarian, who gets around his want to eat them by turning the trio into fruits and making a smoothie out of them. Horrified, they run away, prompting a chase around his hippie bus.

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'''Instead:''' He wishes the Dutchman was a vegetarian, who gets around his want to eat them by turning the trio into fruits and making a smoothie out of them. Horrified, they run away, prompting a chase around his hippie bus.\\
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'''Even Worse:''' In the alternative endings where Patrick and Squidward are given the last wish, they too end up wasting it: Patrick simply wishes for gum, and Squidward wishes that [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick don't know him. Either way, all three of them end up the Dutchman's dinner.

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