Line #122 Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E9SurvivalOfTheIdiotsDumped


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:"[[MemeticMutation Who you callin' pinhead?]]"]]
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4	'''Survival of the Idiots'''
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6	'''Original air date:''' 3/17/2001 ''(produced in 2000)''
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8	[=SpongeBob=] and Patrick sneak into Sandy's Treedome while she's hibernating, but get locked in when the door freezes over. With no way out, the two must now try to survive until spring.
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10	!!"Survival of the Idiots" contains examples of:
11	* AbnormalAmmo: [=SpongeBob=]'s snow cannon is also able to fire snow station wagons.
12	* AllCrimesAreEqual: It is implied that Dirty Dan and Pinhead Larry are being charged for tax evasion.
13	-->'''Sandy:''' I'm gonna catch you and throw you in jail, at taxpayers' expense!
14	* ArtisticLicenseBiology:
15	** Tree squirrels do not hibernate for the winter.
16	** As soon as spring arrives, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are somehow still able to breathe without their water helmets. To say nothing of them being able to survive at all in snow.
17	* BaitAndSwitch: When [=SpongeBob=] sees the snow in the treedome:
18	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' What is this stuff?\
19	'''Patrick:''' It's a vast, swirling wonderland of sparkling white pleasure. Let it fill your senses with cascading, fluffy pillows of excitement and comfort as you've never felt before.\
20	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' ''(crying TearsOfJoy)'' Wow, Patrick... that was beautiful...!\
21	'''Patrick:''' What? I was just reading this candy wrapper, see?\
22	''(hands such to [=SpongeBob=], who is disappointed)''
23	* BareHandedPuppetry: Patrick makes the rolls of his back into "Pat Back".
24	* BearsAreBadNews: Bulky!Sandy looks more like a bear than a squirrel, and she also roars like a bear. Fittingly enough, she's pretty aggressive.
25	* BerserkButton: Sandy becomes enraged when [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick strip her of her fur, and later has them be her pelt until her fur grows back.
26	* BigBallOfViolence: Happens when Sandy (while hibernated) attacks [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick during one scene. The dust cloud fills the screen while they are completely obscured with stars, nuts and leaves flying out of it.
27	* BigEater: In the video she left warning potential visitors to stay away while she's asleep for the winter, Sandy is seen wolfing down a huge pile of acorns. Justified in that she's intentionally gaining weight before her hibernation where she'll have to live off her fat reserves for three months.
28	* BlatantLies: [=Spongebob=] tells Sandy that “Squirrel Pattern Baldness” is common in small mammals, when he and Patrick are clearly wearing Sandy’s fur.
29	* BlindIdiotTranslation: In the Russian dub, instead of "You're nothing but pure evil, just like newspaper comics!" Sandy says "You're pure evil, pitiful comic characters!" It comes out like a weird NonSequitur.
30	* BottleEpisode: The majority of this episode is set inside Sandy's Treedome.
31	* BringIt: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are ready to face the longest, coldest winter ever with Sandy's fur. [[TemptingFate Then it becomes spring]].
32	* BullyingADragon: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick rudely interrupt Sandy's hibernation by laughing and making loud noise whacking each other with weapons made of snow.
33	* ButtMonkey: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick get put through a lot of hell in this episode at the hands of a fearsome, ravenous Sandy. Though they do bring it on themselves as they interrupt her hibernation and end up stealing her fur.
34	* CirclingBirdies: After being knocked out by Sandy, Patrick sees hot wings flying around his head.
35	* ContinuityNod: Two episodes earlier had Sandy preparing for hibernation.
36	* CurbStompBattle: Sandy's ''very'' one-sided fight against "Dirty Dan" and "Pinhead Larry."
37	* EasilyForgiven: Sandy ''does'' snap at [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick for stealing her fur, but the most she does after the fact is use them as towels, then jovially offer them lemonade.
38	* EspeciallyZoidberg: The video Sandy left in the entrance to her Treedome ends with her saying "During hibernation, animals don't like to be woken up. So do not disturb! (zoom in on her stern face) That means YOU, [=SpongeBob=]."
39	* TheFatEpisode: Sandy spends the [[StealthPun bulk]] of the episode overweight, except with StoutStrength. Justified, since [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick visit her while she's hibernating.
40	* FrozenBodyFluids: After being locked inside Sandy's tree dome during winter, the saliva around their mouths freeze, as does their nasal drippings, which [=SpongeBob=] even points out.
41	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' I'm so cold, that I can use my nose drippings as a pair of chopsticks.
42	* FullyClothedNudity: Sandy ''screams'' after she realizes that her body's naked, but she is still ''wearing'' her bikini. So, she would be fully naked if she didn't ''wear'' a bikini.
43	* HandWave: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are able to survive in the snow without any ill effects (besides being cold), because as Patrick points out, snow is technically still water.
44	* HumanDoorstop: As punishment for tearing off all her fur, Sandy wraps Patrick and [=SpongeBob=] around her body, using them as living clothing to cover her bare skin.
45	* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: [=SpongeBob=] threatens Sandy with a plank of wood, and after she roars at him, he throws it in her direction... only for it to veer completely off-course and hit Patrick instead.
46	* IResembleThatRemark: After [=SpongeBob=] calls him Pinhead, Patrick responds with "Who you calling Pinhead" while his head is more pointed (see the above image).
47	* JerkassBall: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick taunt Sandy while she's hibernating and steal her fur to keep themselves warm. Also, Patrick insists on them entering Sandy's house despite specifically being told not to, using NoMeansYes as an excuse.
48	* LaserGuidedKarma:
49	** [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick ignored Sandy's "Do not disturb" message, leading them to eventually become trapped inside her treedome when the door becomes frozen, as well as some physical damage from the giant Sandy.
50	** For disturbing Sandy's hibernation and stripping her of her fur, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are forced to be wrapped around Sandy's body until her fur grows back.
51	* LiteralMetaphor:
52	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Don't worry, Sandy, we've got you covered.\
53	''(cut to Sandy with [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick wrapped around her to cover up her bare skin)''
54	* MeaningfulName: [=SpongeBob=] is quick to label Patrick "Pinhead Larry", for obvious reasons. Patrick though isn't content with this and insists on being "Dirty Dan." When asked why, he proudly proclaims it's because he's dirty.
55	* MinimalistCast: [=SpongeBob=], Patrick and Sandy are the only characters that appear in this episode.
56	* NoMeansYes: Said word for word by Patrick when he decides to enter Sandy's treedome despite being told by her through video not to.
57	* NonSequiturThud: "Hot wings."
58	* OhCrap:
59	** [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's reaction whenever Sandy wakes up.
60	** They have a bigger one upon discovering that they're trapped inside the treedome until spring due to the door being frozen shut and are at risk of freezing to death before then.
61	** Their biggest one is when spring arrives and Sandy's hibernation ends, with the duo desperately trying and failing to escape through the treedome's still frozen exit before she notices them wearing her stolen fur.
62	* OpenSesame: This is Patrick's attempt at opening the frozen door. It doesn't work.
63	-->'''Patrick''': Well, I've done all I can do.
64	* OrMyNameIsnt: Sandy, talking in her sleep: "I've had enough of your dastardly deeds, Dirty Dan...I'm gonna catch you and your partner, Pinhead Larry, or my name ain't Sheriff Sandy!"
65	* RiddleForTheAges: Were Dirty Dan and Pinhead Larry figments of Sandy's dream or an old memory in Texas?
66	* ScreamingWoman: Sandy, when she discovers her fur is missing.
67	* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl:
68	** [=SpongeBob=] does his trademark shriek when Sandy wakes up for the first time, and another when he sees Sandy behind Patrick.
69	** A female example: Sandy, who usually has a fairly deep, nasally scream of fear, lets out one very reminiscent of [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnold Helga Pataki]] when she sees her fur is missing.
70	* SleepWalking: Sandy's clearly sleeping but her eyes are wide open and she thinks that [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are the outlaws she's hunting and they're in a sore need for a beatdown.
71	* SnowballFight: With snow ''cannons'', no less. That fire station wagons with nice paneling.
72	* SnowMeansCold: Sandy's Treedome has snow in the winter, even though there is no logical reason for it to snow in a controlled environment such as this.
73	* TakeThat: "I'll get you [Dirty Dan and Pinhead Larry], you're nothing but pure evil! Just like newspaper comics." In the DVDCommentary, Creator/AaronSpringer says that this was specifically a jab at ''ComicStrip/TheFamilyCircus''.[[invoked]]
74	* TalkingInYourSleep: Sandy when dreaming of fighting Texas outlaws. It's all fun and games until she starts SleepWalking and beats down on "Dirty Dan" and "Pinhead Larry."
75	* TemporaryBulkChange: Sandy has fattened herself up for hibernation. She loses it all by springtime.
76	* WeightTaller: Fat Sandy is about twice as tall as regular Sandy.
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79	[[caption-width-right:350:"If ''that's'' the way you wanna thank me... for all that I've done?!"]]
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81	'''Dumped'''
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83	'''Original air date:''' 5/11/2001 ''(produced in 2000)''
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85	[=SpongeBob=] becomes jealous when Gary starts hanging around with Patrick instead of him.
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87	!!"Dumped" contains examples of:
88	* BindleStick: Rex the worm takes one when he runs away.
89	* BlahBlahBlah: As Patrick talks to Gary about his plans for their sleepover, we cut to [=SpongeBob=] and hear his thoughts, with Patrick going "blah blah blah" in the background. When we cut back to Patrick, we hear what he's actually saying, but when [=SpongeBob=] leaves, Patrick starts going "blah blah blah" again.
90	* BottleEpisode: The entire episode is set at Conch Street.
91	* BreakTheCutie: [=SpongeBob=] does not take Gary's rejection well.
92	* CatsAreMean:
93	** Larry the Snail. Not only does he refuse to obey [=SpongeBob=], he forces him to sleep on the floor while Larry takes his bed.
94	** Subverted with Gary; it seems like he prefers Patrick over [=SpongeBob=], but he really wanted the cookie in his pocket.
95	* DisneyDogFight: Patrick insists [=SpongeBob=] put Gary down and let him decide who's best for him; he ultimately goes to Patrick.
96	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything:
97	** Per the title, Gary abandoning [=SpongeBob=] for Patrick is treated like a break up.
98	** Just as much, Larry's treatment can come off like an abusive relationship with someone tolerating it to feel affection.
99	* EvilEyebrows: Larry has these.
100	* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Gary can be seen looking down Patrick's pants as he heads to the washing machine, and as he is taking his shorts off, Gary seems to follow their sighting before he puts them in.
101	* FoodAndAnimalAttraction: Turns out the reason Gary wanted to be with Patrick was because of the cookie he had in his back pocket.
102	* {{Foreshadowing}}:
103	** The first time Gary glomps to Patrick, he is on his middle back, and circles around his waist until nighttime. In fact, he is on Patrick's stomach in most scenes of the two together. This is a clue that he only wanted the cookie in Patrick's pocket.
104	** When [=SpongeBob=] is dragging Gary away and Patrick insists he put him down and LetHimChoose, Gary appears to be not paying attention to Patrick.
105	* HypocriticalHumor: Patrick gives [=SpongeBob=] a scolding for mourning so much over Gary leaving him, but after Gary succeeds in getting the cookie out of Patrick's pocket and so goes back to [=SpongeBob=], Patrick doesn't take it too well either.
106	* IdiotBall: The reason Gary was constantly following Patrick was because he wanted the cookie in his pocket, yet throughout the episode, Gary makes no effort to check the pocket until the very end.
107	* InconsistentSpelling: Larry's name is written with two [=Rs=] on his model sheet and in the credits, but since [=SpongeBob=] just reuses Gary's food bowl (with the G hastily replaced with an L), his name comes out as "Lary" in the episode itself.
108	* {{Jerkass}}: Larry for angrily hissing at [=SpongeBob=] all the time and taking away his bed.
109	* JerkassBall:
110	** Patrick treats [=SpongeBob=] like crap over Gary seemingly choosing the former over the latter.
111	** Subverted with Gary, who seemed to deliberately follow Patrick despite [=SpongeBob=] blatantly showing his depression over being separated from him, but in reality, he only wanted the cookie in Patrick's pocket.
112	* JerkassHasAPoint: As much of a jerk Patrick was to [=SpongeBob=] in this episode, he is correct in stating that the briberies [=SpongeBob=] gives to Gary at such a desperate attempt to get him to return home (denying his litter box and free to rip up the sofa) were indeed pathetic.
113	* LaserGuidedKarma: Patrick gets his comeuppance for the way he treated [=SpongeBob=] when he discovers Gary was only interested in the cookie in his shorts pocket.
114	-->'''Patrick:''' Gary? ...I thought what we had was ''speciaaaaal''!
115	* LetHimChoose: When [=SpongeBob=] tries to take Gary back from Patrick, they both decide to let Gary choose who he wants to go with. Gary chooses Patrick.
116	* MaliciousMisnaming:
117	-->'''Patrick:''' Hold it right there, [=DadMom AngryPants=]!\
118	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' What's that supposed to mean?!\
119	'''Patrick:''' I don't know, but I do know Gary knows who he wants to go with.
120	* MediumShiftGag: One of the snails [=SpongeBob=] gets to replace Gary is a live-action garden snail named Jerry.
121	* NoSympathy: When [=SpongeBob=] is about to start crying when Patrick asks to do laundry with Gary, Patrick's response is an annoyed, "Here it comes..."
122	* OcularGushers: Done by [=SpongeBob=] when he begs Gary to come home; his tears cause the bottles of laundry detergent he's holding to overflow.
123	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Patrick gives one to [=SpongeBob=], saying that it's [=SpongeBob's=] fault that Gary doesn't want to be with him anymore. But afterwards, Gary eats the cookie in Patrick's pocket and goes back to [=SpongeBob=].
124	-->'''Patrick:''' I'm sorry, [=SpongeBob=], but Gary's with me now. You had your chance, and you failed! You have to stop living in the past. Face it, [=SpongeBob=], you're only hurting yourself. It's what Gary wants. And what Gary wants... is me! Right, Gary?
125	* ReplacementGoldfish: Subverted. [=SpongeBob=] tried replacing Gary with Rex, Larry, and Jerry. But none of those three work out, and [=SpongeBob=] breaks down and reduces to just pleading Gary to come back home promising maximum freedom.
126	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: About a minute after [=SpongeBob=] brings Rex the worm home, he hops on a bus and leaves. For added irony, this happens right after [=SpongeBob=] comments on how Rex is loyal and always by [his] side.
127	** Happens again with Larry when [=SpongeBob=] tells his "snailor" joke, which Larry clearly didn't respond well to.
128	* ShaggyDogStory: It turns out Gary was only around Patrick because of the cookie in his pocket. Once he ate that, he immediately returns to [=SpongeBob=], which Patrick doesn’t take well.
129	* ShooOutTheClowns: After [=SpongeBob=]'s "snailor" joke, Larry shoves off, and isn't seen again for the rest of the episode, which then transitions the episode's comedic center back into the heavy melodrama.
130	* TheSnackIsMoreInteresting: We see that Gary didn't really care for Patrick, he just wanted the cookie hiding in Patrick's back pocket.
131	* ThemeNaming: All of [=SpongeBob's=] replacement snails have names that rhyme with "Gary."
132	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We don't see Larry again after [=SpongeBob=] reunites with Gary. We also don't see what happened to Jerry, either.

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