Line #59 Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E18SailorMouthArtistUnknown


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Who was the one that shot their mouth off first?]]
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4	'''Sailor Mouth'''
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6	'''Original air date:''' 9/21/2001
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8	[=SpongeBob=] and Patrick learn some "sentence enhancers" from the dumpster behind the Krusty Krab and begin using them in public. When Mr. Krabs tells them that they are bad words, they [[{{Pun}} swear]] to never use those words again, but how long will that last?
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10	!!"Sailor Mouth" contains examples of:
11	* ThirteenIsUnlucky: There are thirteen bad words. [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick mostly used bad word #11.
12	* AgonyOfTheFeet: Mr. Krabs stubs his foot on a rock, and is so angry and upset from the pain that he suddenly starts screaming cursewords at the sky. Later, Mama Krabs stubs her foot on a rock and it seems that she's swearing too, but it turns out to be Old Man Jenkins' car horn.
13	* BaitAndSwitch: When Mama Krabs seems to shout a bad word covered by a car horn, she tells [=SpongeBob=], Patrick and Mr. Krabs that it was only Old Man Jenkins' automobile.[[note]]If you watch her lip sync, she actually says "My poor old foot!"[[/note]]
14	* {{Bowdlerise}}: From the Bahasa Indonesia dub:
15	** This exchange:
16	--->'''Mr. Krabs:''' Hold on there, [=SpongeBob=]! ''(pulls [=SpongeBob=] back)'' Take that pile of filth out with you. ''(Squidward holds up a trash bag)''\
17	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' ''(gasps)'' Mr. Krabs, you shouldn't talk about Squidward like that!\
18	'''Squidward:''' He means ''this'' filth, you loon!
19	*** Becomes (essentially) this:
20	---->'''Mr. Krabs:''' Hold on there, [=SpongeBob=]! ''(pulls [=SpongeBob=] back)'' Take that pile of filth out with you. ''(Squidward holds up a trash bag)''\
21	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' ''(gasps)'' Mr. Krabs, isn't that Squidward's duty?\
22	'''Squidward:''' This garbage is yours, idiot!
23	** Also, this exchange between [=SpongeBob=] and a Garbage Man:
24	--->'''Garbage Man:''' ''(clearly disgusted at [=SpongeBob=]'s censored swear word)'' Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?\
25	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Well, sometimes, but not... recently.
26	*** Into essentially this:
27	---->'''Garbage Man:''' ''(clearly disgusted at [=SpongeBob=]'s censored swear word)'' You're such a trash-talker!\
28	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Well, sometimes yes, sometimes no. I'm just a bit clueless.
29	* CallBack: Patrick calling Mr. Krabs "the red sweaty guy you work for" recalls the season one episode "[[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS1E17ArrghRockBottom Arrgh!]]", where Patrick [[RunningGag repeatedly points out how sweaty Mr. Krabs is]].
30	* CensoredForComedy: The bad word that [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick say is covered with a dolphin chirp. The other bad words that Mr. Krabs spews are censored by other nautical sounds. It's played with in the end when Mr. Krabs' mother says something that's "censored" by a noisy jalopy, and everyone thinks she's cursing at first -- implying that either the censor-sounds ''are'' the curse words or everyone [[BreakingTheFourthWall hears the censor-sounds in-universe]].
31	* ClusterBleepBomb:
32	** [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick do this inadvertently in the Krusty Krab after learning Bad Word #11.
33	** Mr. Krabs performs one when accidentally stepping on a pebble.
34	* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
35	** At the beginning, Mr. Krabs orders [=SpongeBob=] to take out the pile of trash that Squidward is holding. [=SpongeBob=] exclaims he shouldn't talk about Squidward like that.
36	** Also this conversation:
37	--->'''Garbage Man:''' Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?\
38	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' ''(confused)'' Well, sometimes, but not... recently.
39	* CoverInnocentEyesAndEars: Upon hearing [=SpongeBob=] swear over the intercom at the Krusty Krab, a mother octopus covers the ears of four of her children to stop them from laughing. Unfortunately, she only has so many tentacles, so when the last kid won't stop laughing, she puts a soda cup over his head.
40	* DisproportionateRetribution: [[SeriousBusiness A lot of punishment happens all because SpongeBob, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs swear.]]
41	** After losing at Eels and Escalators, [=SpongeBob=] blurts out a bad word and Patrick decides to run all the way to the Krusty Krab to tattle on him.
42	** After [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick tattle on each other for swearing back at [=SpongeBob=]'s house, Mr. Krabs makes them paint the Krusty Krab.
43	** After Mr. Krabs blurts all thirteen swear words upon injuring his own foot, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick decide to run to Mr. Krabs' mother's house to tattle on Mr. Krabs.
44	** After [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick tattle on Mr. Krabs for swearing, Mama Krabs makes the three of them paint her house.
45	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: One of the customers complains about [=SpongeBob=]'s cussing by saying that someone with his talent shouldn't have to "work blue," a remark usually expressed towards standup comedians who take RefugeInAudacity.
46	* DontTellMama: Mr. Krabs begs [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick not to tell his mother when he swears.
47	* EverybodyLaughsEnding: [=SpongeBob=], Patrick, and Krabs laugh at Old Man Jenkins' honking boat.
48	* EveryoneHasStandards:
49	** A sailor gasps and is shocked while his friend, a pirate, is shown disgusted at [=SpongeBob=]'s swear word.
50	** Mr. Krabs has no time for swear words despite knowing all 13 of them, and makes [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick promise not to say it again.
51	* FreezeFrameBonus:
52	** One of the dumpster graffiti messages reads "Patchy (the Pirate) was here."
53	** Watch [=SpongeBob=] closely after he loses: he is animated to say "Ah, fishsticks!"[[note]]Some viewers may mistake such animation syncing for him saying "Ah, fuck it!" instead.[[/note]]
54	* FurryConfusion: A female octopus and her children look more like real-life octopi than Squidward and his kin.
55	* HypocriticalHumor: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick trying to rat out each other to Krabs for swearing, then trying to rat Krabs out to his mother for swearing, all while swearing themselves.
56	* InnocentSwearing: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick think that swear words are merely "sentence enhancers" and did not know they were bad words.
57	* KilroyWasHere: One of the engravings on the dumpster reads "Patchy was here".
58	* LiteralMinded: When [=SpongeBob=] fears that Mr. Krabs will give him and Patrick "forty lashes" for swearing, Patrick has an ImagineSpot of himself with forty ''eye''lashes.
59	* MidBattleTeaBreak: While racing [=SpongeBob=] to get to Mr. Krabs faster, Patrick took his [[{{Pun}} sweet]] time to grab an ice cream cone, devour it and ''then'' come inside the Krusty Krab.
60	* MinorInjuryOverreaction: Mr. Krabs goes into a curse-filled rant after stubbing his foot on a rock. [[BrickJoke Later on]], Mama Krabs also seems to do this, until it's revealed that the horn noise in that scenario came from somebody's car.
61	* ProfanityPolice: Mr. Krabs. He warns [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick not to use any of the thirteen bad words.
62	* SeriousBusiness: Swearing seems to lead to a punishment involving painting either a house or some other building.
63	* SevenDirtyWords: The original routine is referenced when Mr. Krabs explains that there are 13 bad words.
64	-->'''Squidward:''' Don't you mean there are only seven?\
65	'''Mr. Krabs:''' Not if you're a sailor. ''(laughs)''
66	* ShoutOut:
67	** When Krabs gives his speech about the 13 bad words, Squidward asks if he means [[Creator/GeorgeCarlin seven]].
68	** Eels and Escalators is a parody of Chutes and Ladders (which itself is an adaptation of Snakes and Ladders).
69	* SirSwearsALot: Mr. Krabs turns out to be one. [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick become this unintentionally.
70	* SoundEffectBleep: Rather than a standard bleep, most of the swears are censored using dolphin chirps and other nautical noises. Though it's implied that the noises themselves are actually what the swears sound like InUniverse.
71	* SuddenAnatomy:
72	** [=SpongeBob=] gains thirteen fingers when counting the bad words in Mr. Krabs' profanity-laced rant.
73	** Squidward also sprouts an ear when he hears [=SpongeBob=] using "bad word #11" over the intercom. He pushes it back into his head afterwards.
74	* SwearWordPlot: The episode is about [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick learning a curse word and getting in trouble with Mr. Krabs for saying it in the restaurant.
75	* TemptingFate: Right when [=SpongeBob=] has one last turn to ride the escalator and win or lose to an eel, [=SpongeBob=] rolls the dice hard enough to finally get the escalators. When he shouts his victory, the dice quickly roll to two eels.
76	-->'''Patrick:''' ''(sing-songy)'' Eels...
77	* ToiletPaperTrail: Mr. Krabs rushes out of the bathroom with toilet paper stuck to his leg upon realizing that all the customers are leaving.
78	* TheUnpronounceable: The ending hints that all the swear words are in fact the noises themselves.
79	* VerySpecialEpisode: About the usage of swearing and profanity.
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82	[[caption-width-right:350:"I call it ''Bold and Brash''."[[note]]"More like ''[[TakeThat Belongs in the Trash]]''!"[[/note]]]]
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84	'''Artist Unknown'''
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86	'''Original air date:''' 9/21/2001
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88	Squidward gets a job teaching art at Bikini Bottom's rec center, however, [=SpongeBob=] is his only student. But when a famous art collector comes looking for art for his museum, he takes interest in a statue [=SpongeBob=] made, which Squidward criticized for not being by-the-book, only for [=SpongeBob=] to run off. After taking the credit for the statue, it breaks during transport, forcing Squidward to try to find [=SpongeBob=] in an attempt to make a new one.
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90	!!"Artist Unknown" contains examples of:
91	* AccidentalArt: Squidward has a breakdown and thrashes his studio. When Monty returns and asks who is responsible, presumably for the enormous mess, Squidward points to the janitor and says "As of now, it's ''his'' responsibility!" and leaves. What Squidward doesn't realize is that [[GaveUpTooSoon during his destruction spree he had accidentally created another David statue more glorious than the previous one]], which Monty congratulates the janitor on, calling him "The greatest artist who ever lived!"
92	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: "My fame! My fortune! My hair!"
93	* AssholeVictim: Monty P. Moneybags ''brutally'' mocks Squidward's art pieces, but considering how much of a jerk Squidward was to [=SpongeBob=] during class, it was very much deserved.
94	* BaitAndSwitch:
95	** When Squidward demonstrates his first art piece to the critic, the latter, seemingly attempting to let him down gently, claims it wouldn't fit with the rest of his collection... adding because it's an ''art'' collection and [[AssholeVictim begins laughing obnoxiously at the rest of Squidward's work]].
96	** Earlier Squidward is anticipating the first day of his art class, when he opens the doors he's greeted with a crowd of excited people in line to get in. When Squidward welcomes them one fish says they thought this was a cooking class and everyone (except for [=SpongeBob=]) leaves.
97	* BittersweetEnding: Squidward inadvertently succeeds in creating another ''Art/{{David}}'' statue ([[GaveUpTooSoon though he doesn't realize it]]), but [=SpongeBob=] lost his artistic creativity ([[NegativeContinuity at least for the episode]]) in the process.
98	* BreakTheCutie: Squidward's criticisms on [=SpongeBob=]'s art out of jealousy is enough to reduce him to tears, causing him to hole himself away in a landfill.
99	* BrickJoke: One of the first art pieces Squidward shows off to the art critic is a [[Creator/PabloPicasso Picasso-like]] self portrait called "Bold and Brash", to which the art critic says "more like, 'Belongs in the Trash'", which prompts the janitor to throw it away, later on when he visits [=SpongeBob=] at the dump, [=SpongeBob=] finds it in a junk pile.
100	* BrutalHonesty: Monty P. Moneybags seems to have some of this, given his reactions to Squidward's bad art.
101	-->'''Squidward:''' I call this one ''Squidward in Repose''.\
102	'''Monty:''' ''(frowns and then gestures back uncomfortably)'' I, uh... don't think that will fit in with the ''other'' pieces in my collection.\
103	'''Squidward:''' Why not?\
104	'''Monty:''' Because, it's an ''art'' collection! Bahahaha!\
105	'''Squidward:''' How about this one? I call it ''Bold and Brash''.\
106	'''Monty:''' More like ''Belongs in the Trash''! Bahahahahaha!\
107	'''Janitor:''' Sorry, I must've missed that one. ''(grabs the {{painting\|s}} and throws it into the trash can he is wheeling)''
108	* CheatersNeverProsper: More specifically, ''[[PlagiarismInFiction plagiarists]]'' never prosper. See HoistByHisOwnPetard below.
109	* ADayInTheLimelight: For Squidward, focusing on his attempts to run an art school despite lacking artistic talent beyond the most basic fundamentals.
110	* DissonantSerenity: Squidward keeps grinning when [=SpongeBob=] shatters a marble slab to pieces when he should have been making a new sculpture, right before his UnstoppableRage.
111	* DownInTheDumps: After Squidward insults him and his artwork, [=SpongeBob=] lets himself get thrown in the trash. When Squidward needs [=SpongeBob=] back, he goes to the dump and finds him wallowing in shame amid the trash.
112	* FailedASpotCheck: Squidward never noticed the piece of art he created as a result of his rampage.
113	* GaveUpTooSoon: See AccidentalArt above.
114	* GreenEyedMonster: Squidward gets instantly jealous of [=SpongeBob=]'s artistic talent and tries to take credit for it. Notably, even after Squidward has seen about as objective a proof as possible that he's the inferior artist, he never apologizes to [=SpongeBob=] or admits his prior criticisms were invalid--even his attempt to win [=SpongeBob=] over amounts to him promising to give [=SpongeBob=] "a second chance."
115	* HandOrObjectUnderwear: The statue of Michelangelo's ''Art/{{David}}'' has a shell over his crotch. Lampshaded by Monty P. Moneybags, who calls it "perfect censorship".
116	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Squidward chastising [=SpongeBob=]'s off-the-book art work because he doesn't want to admit that it's better than his own comes back to bite him. When a famous art collector sees one of [=SpongeBob=]'s creations (the statue of ''Art/{{David}}''), he promises the artist fame and fortune, so Squidward immediately takes credit. But when the head accidentally breaks off the statue, he needs [=SpongeBob=] to make another one for him. Unfortunately, Squidward's chastising of [=SpongeBob=]'s creative artwork has conditioned him to only do artwork by the book, resulting in his new sculpture being a literal pile of rubble with a prosthetic nose attached.
117	* HourglassPlot: At the start of the episode, Squidward's art skills are subpar, while [=SpongeBob=] is innocently creating masterpieces left and right. By the end, [=SpongeBob=] has become a terrible artist thanks to Squidward's teachings, while Squidward ends up becoming a master artist [[GaveUpTooSoon without even realizing it]].
118	* ImpactSilhouette: [=SpongeBob=] makes one in the wall as he runs back to the dump.
119	* InstantExpert: [=SpongeBob=] seemingly hasn't taken any art lessons, but he still blows Squidward completely out of the water. It's not clear how much is innate talent and how much is self-taught, but it's still unbelievably good, especially for an apparent amateur.
120	* InternalDeconstruction: The entire episode deconstructs both [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward's characters for much of its humor. It sets up a scenario where [=SpongeBob=] succeeds at something that Squidward takes pride in, in this case his art. Squidward cannot handle [=SpongeBob=] succeeding at everything he tries to teach him, and tries to enforce his own standards onto him. On the other hand, [=SpongeBob=] takes everything that Squidward tells him to heart after Squidward tries to take him back after scolding him.
121	* IronicEcho: "There, ''now'' it's art." The first time the line appears is when Squidward applies a prosthetic replica of his own nose to [=SpongeBob's=] version of ''Art/{{David}}'' after chastising it to defend his bruised ego. The second time is when [=SpongeBob=] applies a similar fake nose to the marble rubble that he thinks is a sculpture after following Squidward's methods to the letter.
122	* KnowWhenToFoldEm: [=SpongeBob=] runs back to the dump when Squidward starts smashing up the whole classroom, as he feels his "creative vision" is too much for Squidward.
123	* LargeHam: Monty P. Moneybags [[ChewingTheScenery chews the scenery]] with every line he has.
124	* LaserGuidedKarma: Squidward continuously scolds [=SpongeBob=] for not following the rules and then tries to take credit for the sculpture [=SpongeBob=] created. When it's accidentally broken, [=SpongeBob=] is unable to rebuild it due to his creativity being destroyed by Squidward's teachings. The cherry on top? After Squidward throws a destructive tantrum, he unknowingly creates [[AccidentalArt an even greater sculpture]] and gives someone else full credit for it!
125	* LiteralMetaphor: Squidward says he'll whip up a sculpture that'll knock Monty P. Moneybags' socks off, only to be told this.
126	-->'''Monty:''' Between you and me, I'm not ''wearing'' socks! Bahahahahaha!
127	* {{Narcissist}}: Squidward tells [=SpongeBob=] to say that the latter has no talent and the former knows everything. It doesn’t help that literally all of his art is a self-portrait or sculpture.
128	* NeverMyFault: When Monty comes back and asks who is responsible for what Squidward has done, the latter (who thinks he destroyed the studio and is unaware of the piece of art he created) blames the janitor.
129	* OrganAutonomy: When [=SpongeBob=] says that he can't look at his own hands anymore, the hands detach themselves, run off and hide in a tin can.
130	* PetTheDog: When [=SpongeBob=] sulks after Squidward insults his art, Squidward's expression as he watches him leave implies that he at least has the decency to feel a tiny bit sorry for him and guilty for hurting his feelings. [[SubvertedTrope This doesn't stop him from plagiarizing said artwork for his own personal gain, though.]]
131	%%ZCE* PlagiarismInFiction
132	* PsychopathicManchild: Squidward turns into this at the end, as he goes on a rampage in the studio after [=SpongeBob=] couldn’t chisel the sculpture perfectly like before.
133	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
134	** Squidward at the end when he decides to quit his art-teaching career.
135	** Before that, [=SpongeBob=] is visibly disturbed by Squidward's rampage and decides to flee right back to the dump.
136	--->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' It looks like the excitement of my artistic triumph is too much for Squidward! Oh, well. Back to the dump!
137	* ShoutOut: Squidward claims, "Bring me your huddled masses of bored housewives and I will shape them in my image". This is likely a take on the Statue of Liberty's slogan, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free".
138	* SmallNameBigEgo: Squidward already had this, but him believing that his work (all of which are based on him) is true art when perceived ridiculous by an art critic makes this episode an extraordinary example.
139	-->'''Squidward:''' Ah, how I have dreamed of this day. Mr. Tentacles, Professor of Art. What a marvelous opportunity for the people of Bikini Bottom. Bring me your huddled masses of bored house wives and I will shape them into my image. I'll go down in history. Someday, there will be a wing with my name on it in all the museums of the world!\
140	'''Janitor:''' ''(passing by with a broom)'' Dude, you're teaching art at the ''rec center''. Calm down!\
141	'''Squidward:''' ''(under his breath)'' Uncultured trash urchin.
142	* TearsOfAwe: Squidward, upon looking at [=SpongeBob's=] impressive sculpture that was done in a single carve, got teary-eyed and remarked that it was beautiful, before he snaps out of it to criticize it out of jealousy.
143	* TearsOfRemorse: [=SpongeBob=] sheds them after Squidward criticizes his marble sculpture, which was the last straw for him and leads to him [[BreakTheCutie breaking down]] and leaving.
144	* TechnicianVsPerformer: [=SpongeBob=] is completely self-taught and uses inefficient and unusual techniques (drawing an entire head then erasing most of the features to draw a circle) that still demonstrate amazing results. Squidward, meanwhile, relies on established methods and attempts to copy modern art trends, but he lacks creativity or talent, resulting in ugly, generic artwork that follows the rules but fails to impress.
145	* TooUpsetToCreate: [=SpongeBob=] attends Squidward's art class, annoying his teacher with his unusual creative process. Squidward scolds him for doing art "wrong", and he gets so upset he quits the class and goes to live in the dump. When an art collector comes in and declares one of [=SpongeBob=]'s artworks a masterpiece, Squidward tries to get [=SpongeBob=] to make some more. Unfortunately, [=SpongeBob=] has taken Squidward's criticisms to heart, and is unable to recreate his previous work.
146	* TruthInTelevision: Art teachers robbing students of their creativity by forcing them to follow the rules and even shaming them into throwing off creativity and only draw what they are instructed to, as portrayed in the episode, is unfortunately something that does happen in real life.
147	* UnclePennybags: Monty P. Moneybags comes off as one, though he's not afraid to get a little [[BrutalHonesty brutally honest]] with Squidward.
148	* UnstoppableRage: Squidward launches into this and begins smashing every block of marble and destroying the whole classroom toward the end when [=SpongeBob=] ends up taking Squidward's rules of art to heart and reduces a block of marble into a pile of rubble instead of the statue he created earlier.
149	* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Monty P. Moneybags' accent is hard to place, sounding Australian one moment then Cockney English the next.
150	* WingdingEyes: Squidward has stars in his eyes when Monty P. Moneybags says, "I am gonna make you... IMMORTAL!"
151	* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Squidward says it almost word-for-word upon discovering that [=SpongeBob=] signed up for his art class (and is his only student).
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153	->"[[SugarWiki/SoCoolItsAwesome You, sir, are the greatest artist who EVER LIVED!!]]"

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