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'''Krabby Land'''

'''Original air date:''' 4/3/2004 ''(produced in 2002; first aired in Canada on 11/13/02)''

Summertime has finally come, and Mr. Krabs takes advantage of the children of Bikini Bottom's freedom from school by creating a playground to attract paying customers, featuring an appearance by the one and only Krabby the Clown! But when Krabby the Clown is too busy counting money in his office, it's up to the Krabby Patty Burglar[[note]][=SpongeBob=][[/note]] to stall them long enough for Krabby to make an appearance.
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!!"Krabby Land" contains examples of:
* BigNo: Mr. Krabs lets out one when he sees the kids would rather go to a new park than to his restaurant, causing everyone to stare at him in confusion. This is also his last line in the episode, as he's being forced to eat a truckload of lima beans against his will.
* BreadEggsMilkSquick:
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' What is it about summertime that makes us so happy? The firefly-lit nights? The intoxicating aroma of a charcoal briquette? The hypnotic sound of a lawnmower running over a flip-flop?
* BreakTheCutie: [=SpongeBob=] is absolutely distraught after seeing "Cheapy the Cheapskate".
* BrickJoke: As he is entertaining the children, [=SpongeBob=] gets tied up and force-fed lima beans. At the end, this becomes punishment for Mr. Krabs.
* BullyingADragon: Mr. Krabs scamming the children at the end can count as this as they attack him out of rage, seize back all their money from him and tie him up to be force-fed lima beans.
* CardCarryingJerkass: Mr. Krabs tries to deny that he's doing anything wrong, but almost flat-out admits to seeing himself as superior to the children ''and'' their parents [[LaserGuidedKarma right before they beat him up]].
-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' The children? I don't care about the children. I just care about their parents' money. Ah, the fact that their [[BrutalHonesty feeble minds are easily manipulated]] by cheap playgrounds and talentless clowns is no skin off my nose. [[TheSocialDarwinist Survival of the fittest, SpongeBob! Survival of the fittest!]]
* TheChewToy: Poor [=SpongeBob=] goes through a lot of pain in this episode, just to entertain the children.
* ComedicSociopathy: [=SpongeBob=] discovers that his pain entertains the children and proceeds to make them laugh with all sorts of painful and humiliating stunts as a ploy to keep them occupied until Krabby the Clown arrives.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Mr. Krabs asks what happened to Spongebob's arms and legs; he replies that the kids are using them as boomerangs. Mr. Krabs is worried... [[BaitAndSwitch as that will]] [[SkewedPriorities break his windows]].
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: [=SpongeBob=] getting tied up and being force-fed lima beans (which also happens to Mr. Krabs at the end).
* CrappyCarnival: Mr. Krabs decides to open a playground to attract kids to his restaurant, but because he's cheap, he builds it out of random junk.
* EveryoneHasStandards: The two muscular thugs that [=SpongeBob=] hires to beat him up in order to keep the kids entertained look utterly bewildered by his increasingly ludicrous demands to be mauled.
* ExactWords: At the end, Mr. Krabs pleads with the thugs to let him go because he wants "green stuff" (dollars). One of the thugs gives him lima beans, which are green.
-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' No! Not ''that'' green stuff! (''truck full of lima beans backs up toward him'') [[BigNo NOOOOOOO!!!!!]]
* EyeScream: [=SpongeBob=] getting bubble liquid in his eyes. The bloodshot eyes once were bad enough, but the entire canister? Not a pretty sight...
* FreeRangeChildren: Mr. Krabs states that during summer break, the children of Bikini Bottom roam completely unsupervised. Sure enough, when they arrive for Krabby Land, none of them are with any guardians.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Two muscular fish [[TearApartTugOfWar tear [=SpongeBob=] in half]] during the torture montage, but [=SpongeBob=] remains alive and conscious.
* HypocriticalHumor:
** When Mr. Krabs says he's not cheap, [[ImmediateSelfContradiction he takes off the tomato on his nose, wipes the blue paint off it, and tells [=SpongeBob=] to take it back to the kitchen before it spoils]].
** When [=SpongeBob=] complains he can't stall the kids much longer because of the abuse, Krabs mutters [=SpongeBob=] is always thinking only of himself. The entire ''series'' makes it clear why Krabs is the last person who should call someone self-centered.
* ItRunsOnNonsensoleum: Mr. Krabs is somehow able to drive his boat to the playground while laying on the ground. It seems like an animation goof at first, until [=SpongeBob=] points out that Mr. Krabs really did drive the boat while on the ground, and finds it impressive.
* JawDrop: A group one done by [=SpongeBob=] and the children as Mr. Krabs reenters his office after pretending to be Krabby the Clown for about ten seconds with no act whatsoever.
* JustLikeRobinHood: The kids steal their money back from Mr. Krabs, and one of the kids pulls a page out of Robin Hood's book by standing on the Krusty Krab's roof, reaching into a moneybag, and throwing the money to the other kids.
* KafkaKomedy: [=SpongeBob=] is forced to put himself through hell to entertain the children and stall them for a clown that would never come just so Mr. Krabs can count his ill-gotten money. And when poor [=SpongeBob=] comes into Krabs' office black and blue and ''without his limbs'', the former [[{{Hypocrite}} tells him to stop being so self-centered]].
* KidsAreCruel: And said children enjoy watching [=SpongeBob=] go through torment.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Mr. Krabs is hunted down by the kids, gets tied to a pole and is tortured by having to eat [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking lima beans]] against his will while also losing all of the money he got from the kids.
* {{Manchild}}: [=SpongeBob=] is just as excited to see "Krabby the Clown" as the children.
* MeanBoss: Mr. Krabs is at his worst here. And unlike later episodes, he [[LaserGuidedKarma gets what's coming to him in the end]].
* NoOSHACompliance: Krabby Land is hastily put together, with one kid actually getting hurt while trying to play on one of the "attractions".
* NoSympathy: Mr. Krabs didn't show any to [=SpongeBob=] who had to put himself through various painful stunts just to entertain the children. To wit, Mr. Krabs was [[SkewedPriorities more concerned about the possibility of his windows getting broken]] after ''[=SpongeBob=]'s limbs were torn off and used as boomerangs''.
* PetTheDog: One of the kids respectfully calls [=SpongeBob=] "Mr. [=SquarePants=]" at the end of the episode and tells him and Squidward about the money shower, implying that the kids did appreciate [=SpongeBob's=] efforts to entertain them.
* PunchClockVillain: Two thugs torture, maim, and humiliate [=SpongeBob=], but only because [=SpongeBob=] is paying them to abuse him so he can keep the children entertained.
* RightBehindMe: Just when he's leaving his office through the window, Mr. Krabs admits to [=SpongeBob=] that he doesn't care about the children and only wanted their parents' money... only to realize that [[OhCrap the children were right behind him and had heard everything]].
* ShoutOut:
** Krabby the Clown and the Krabby Patty Burglar are based on [[Advertising/McDonaldland Ronald McDonald and the Hamburglar]] respectively.
** One of the poorly made kiddie-rides built by Mr. Krabs says "Rocketship Fantastica", a nod to ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|1978}}''. The name "Fort Adventure" also seems to be taken from an ImagineSpot of [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E7BartsInnerChild Homer building his own cheap theme park out of a trampoline, a mud pit, and sixty soiled mattresses]].
* StunnedSilence: Mr. Krabs' talentless and really short act as Krabby the Clown is enough to reduce the kids, and even [=SpongeBob=], to shocked, jaw-dropping silence.
* SuckECheeses: Krabby Land.
* TakeThat: Many view this episode as one towards UsefulNotes/McDonalds, which prominently used a clown named Ronald [=McDonald=] in its marketing at the time.
* UnreliableVoiceover: Krabs sees a hefty kid taking a bite out of a lollipop and complains about children being weak and malnourished.
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'''The Camping Episode'''

'''Original air date:''' 4/3/2004 ''(produced in 2002; first aired in Canada on 11/13/02)''

Squidward is planning a weekend celebration due to [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick leaving for a camping trip. But what's this? The two have set up a tent ten yards away from [=SpongeBob=]'s house. Through a strange and unintentional method of reverse psychology, [=SpongeBob=] convinces Squidward to stay and camp with them overnight. But the three will soon discover that after dark, terrible creatures come out, and the only method of protection is an expertly drawn anti-sea bear circle in the dirt!
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!!"The Camping Episode" contains examples of:
* AlwaysABiggerFish: What's worse than a sea bear? A sea rhinoceros!
* AnimalsHateHim:
** The sea bear does ''not'' like Squidward, and [[{{Understatement}} expresses it well]]. [=SpongeBob=] lampshades this after it attacks Squidward several times.
** The sea rhinoceros doesn't seem to like Squidward either...
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Squidward doesn't believe in sea bears, yet is an anthropomorphic octopus[[note]][[InformedSpecies With six tentacles no less.]][[/note]] living in a world of anthropomorphic aquatic life, and has also encountered fantastical creatures before this episode, and then we have Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.
* BattleDiscretionShot: Although we hear Squidward's screaming and see his resulting injuries, all of his sea bear attacks occur off-screen. From the sounds provided, the sea bear doesn’t maul Squidward so much as it pummels him until he’s black and blue.
* BearsAreBadNews: Sea bears. [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick greatly fear them, though Squidward doesn't believe they exist until one shows up and beats him to a pulp.
* BerserkButton: The sea bear repeatedly mauls Squidward after his attempts to escape cause gestures that provoke its fury (eg. running, limping, crawling). However, it soon starts attacking Squidward unprovoked, so [=SpongeBob=] figures [[IrrationalHatred it just doesn't like him]].
* BigNo: Twice by [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick in a row before the sea bear attacks Squidward.
* BittersweetEnding: Despite its maulings, Squidward ultimately survives the sea bear attacks, and is protected within [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's anti-sea bear circle. However, now they have a sea rhinoceros to deal with, and it's implied Squidward is ''not'' prepared for that one.
* BottleEpisode: The whole episode is set at Conch Street, with most of it taking place at [=SpongeBob=]'s camp outside his house. Indeed, not one of those iconic bubble transitions is used.
* BreakTheHaughty: After what the sea bear [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown did to him]], Squidward will probably never invoke its wrath ever again.
* ButtMonkey: Squidward, who gets burnt marshmallow spit in his face by Patrick and is beaten up by the sea bear multiple times.
* CampingEpisode: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin and the first and only one in the series.
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick were right about the sea bear (and sea rhinoceros).
* DeathGlare:
** The sea bear gives a particularly ferocious one to Squidward after he escapes into [=SpongeBob=]'s protective circle.
** The sea rhinoceros also gives Squidward a particularly nasty one when it appears at the end.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment:
** "The Campfire Song Song," which is a campfire song [[ThisIsASong about singing a campfire song]]... [[LogicBomb which happens to be this campfire song]].
** "Well, maybe it is stupid, but it's also dumb!"
** "Why, once I met this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy's ''cousin''..."
* DumbAndDrummer: Near the end of "The Campfire Song Song", Patrick plays the drums.
* FromBadToWorse: After getting beat up by a Sea Bear multiple times, Squidward now has to face a Sea Rhinoceros. Given that Squidward has no anti-sea rhinoceros undergarments, it's likely that this won't end well at all.
* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: When the sea bear notices Squidward has retreated into [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's anti-sea bear circle, he snarls and aggressively points his index finger at Squidward before tailing back.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Becomes a plot point at the end when Squidward isn't wearing anti-sea rhinoceros undergarments.
* HereWeGoAgain: After being mauled many times by that sea bear, Squidward uses the circle that protected [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick from it. Unfortunately, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick then reveal that it wouldn't shield against a sea rhinoceros, which is attracted by the sounds of a sea bear attack (and the octopus isn't wearing anti-sea rhinoceros undergarments)...
* InjuredSelfDrag: When Squidward gets attacked by the sea bear and tries to limp away, the sea bear attacks him again because it hates limping. Squidward then tries to crawl away offscreen, but gets attacked again because, apparently, the sea bear hates crawling, too (or just doesn't like Squidward).
* IronButtMonkey: The fact that Squidward survives ''six'' sea bear attacks in a row, and presumably a sea rhinoceros attack seconds afterwards, should serve as a testament to how much pain he can put up with.
* IWillShowYouX:
-->'''Squidward:''' I'll show you camping!
* KickThemWhileTheyreDown:
** We can safely assume that this is what the sea rhinoceros does, since it's drawn to those who've been attacked by sea bears beforehand.
** The sea bear does this to Squidward too; while most of its subsequent attacks were due to Squidward doing provoking gestures (running, limping, crawling), by the fifth time, Squidward does nothing, yet the sea bear ''still'' goes after him. [=SpongeBob=] chalks it up to IrrationalHatred.
* KnowsAGuyWhoKnowsAGuy: {{Exaggerated|Trope}} to the point of being an OverlyLongGag.
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Why, once I met this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy's ''cousin''...\\
'''Squidward:''' YOU'RE RIGHT!
* LaserGuidedKarma: Squidward deliberately goes against [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's warnings by doing everything that attracts sea bears. Needless to say, he brought his fate onto himself.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Squidward is only mildly annoyed by the scalding hot marshmallows Patrick keeps blowing into his face.
* MixAndMatchCritters: The sea bear is literally a giant fish with a bear head. The same thing applies for the sea rhinoceros, albeit much bigger.
* NoCanOpener: Squidward attempts to eat a can of Swedish barnacle balls while camping, but leaves his can opener in his house, and [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick refuse to let him break the camping spirit by going inside to retrieve it. Squidward is then left with no choice but to eat the marshmallows [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick brought with them.
* NoEnding: The episode ends right when Squidward is being menaced by a sea rhinoceros.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: What the sea bear did to Squidward. Although all the attacks were off-screen, it's very clear from Squidward's ''many'' injuries and [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's reaction to them that the animal showed no mercy.
* NowYouTellMe:
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Don't run, sea bears hate that!\\
'''Squidward:''' Thanks for the tip. I guess I'll just limp home, then...
* OhCrap:
** Squidward's reaction to learning that the sea bear is real.
** Also near the end, when the sea rhinoceros approaches.
--->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Good thing we're all wearing our anti-sea rhinoceros undergarments, right, Squidward?\\
'''Squidward:''' ''(unconfidently)'' [[ThisIsGonnaSuck ...Uh-huh?]]
* RealAfterAll: The sea bear and later, the sea rhinoceros.
* ReversePsychology: [=SpongeBob=] didn't at all mean it, but him wishing Squidward a fun time inside just makes Squidward want to camp with him and Patrick even more.
* RhinoRampage: The sea rhinoceros, who is attracted by the sound of a sea bear attack and is implied to beat up those ''[[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown already]]'' [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown attacked by a sea bear.]]
* RockersSmashGuitars: The ending to "The Campfire Song Song" has [=SpongeBob=] smash his guitar on the ground to pieces. Patrick follows it up by bringing down ''the entire drum set'' on [=SpongeBob=].
* RuleOfFunny: Sea bears are real, they're set off by ridiculous things like wearing a sombrero in a goofy fashion and drawing a circle in the dirt around yourself fends them off. Because reasons.
* RunningGag:
** Squidward getting mauled by the sea bear.
** Patrick blowing hot marshmallow on Squidward.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Squidward, when he first encounters and is then attacked repeatedly by the sea bear.
* ShoutOut: At the end of the song, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick smash their instruments like how Music/TheWho do at the end of each set.
* TheSomethingSong / SpellingSong: "The Campfire Song Song".
* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Squidward declares sea bears to be this, until he gets attacked by a ''real'' sea bear.
* TruthInTelevision:
** For the most part. With the exception of wearing a sombrero in a goofy fashion, hoop skirt, and clown shoes, things that attract a sea bear can attract a real bear. Real bears have a very acute sense of hearing and smell, and thus playing musical instruments and eating cheese can attract bears. Flashing a flashlight can also attract a bear at night. Stomping on the ground and making animal noises will make the bear think you're challenging it. Lastly, never, ''ever'' turn your back on a predator and run/leap, because most predators will immediately pounce, thinking you're prey.
** In a FridgeLogic manner, the sea rhinoceros being attracted to sea bear attacks can be compared to real predator attacks drawing in other animals that use the opportunity to scavenge the leftovers, finish off the dying prey and/or chase away the predator out of competition or spite.[[note]]Assuming sea rhinos are vegetarians like their land counterparts, its motive could have been to [[XenophobicHerbivore drive off the predatory sea bear]] rather than to eat Squidward. Still, there's always the chance that it AscendedToCarnivorism or [[AnimalsHateHim just doesn't like Squidward]].[[/note]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: The anti-sea bear circle is nothing more than a circle drawn in the ground by a stick, but it is completely effective in keeping Squidward safe from the sea bear. Similarly, [=SpongeBob=] mentions that a certain kind of undergarment can protect them from the sea rhinoceros.
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