Original air date: 11/23/2019
Plankton's giant Chum Bucket glove runs wild in town, but SpongeBob has a handy friend to help them out.
"Handemonium" contains examples of:
- A Day in the Limelight:
- The Chum Bucket glove gets a major role as the main antagonist of the episode.
- Hans, the realistic hand that dresses SpongeBob in the intro, ends up integral to the story.
- Brick Joke: During the fight, Plankton distracts the Chum Bucket glove by calling its grandma a combat boot. At the end of the episode, Plankton replaces the glove with a combat boot.
- Continuity Nod: On the side of Larry's gym, there is graffiti stating, "Anchor Arms are for wimps" and "Dirty Dan wuz here", which references the episodes "MuscleBob BuffPants" and "Survival of the Idiots".
- Fainting: Larry does this after seeing Plankton's Chum Bucket glove.
- Glove Slap: Hans does this to the Chum Bucket glove by using a guy in a glove costume.
- Impossible Shadow Puppets: While Hans and the Chum Bucket glove are fighting, shadow puppets portraying a brawl between a superhero and a dinosaur are cast on the wall behind them.
- Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: The Chum Bucket glove betrays Plankton and goes on a rampage after it gets fed up with Plankton whipping it while giving orders.
- Opening Shout-Out: SpongeBob calls Hans by removing his pants and reenacting the first part of the opening where Hans arrives and attaches SpongeBob's pants.
- Running Gag: A tough fish shouting, "Yeah!"
- Spaghetti Kiss: The Chum Bucket glove does this with the female glove Plankton and SpongeBob are disguised as. When the glove slurps the spaghetti, it ends up slurping up the female glove, exposing SpongeBob and Plankton.
- Your Mom: Plankton distracts the glove by shouting at it, "Your grandma was a combat boot!"
Original air date: 9/14/2019
SpongeBob takes his first break ever at work, but how will he spend his precious time?
"Breakin'" contains examples of:
- Bottle Episode: The whole episode takes place at the Krusty Krab.
- Diegetic Soundtrack Usage: When first trying to enjoy his break, SpongeBob whistles the ending theme.
- Everything Is an Instrument: SpongeBob uses a microwave like an electric guitar.
- Green Around the Gills: SpongeBob's color fades when he eats expired meatloaf.
- Leaning on the Fourth Wall: Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob that he gets a five minute break every twenty years. The show was celebrating its twentieth anniversary when this episode aired.
- Medium Blending: The disco ball that SpongeBob creates for the break room is made from a live-action crumbled up aluminum foil.
- Pop-Culture Pun Episode Title: The title is identical to the film Breakin.
- Shout-Out: While playing the microwave like a guitar, SpongeBob sticks his tongue out like Gene Simmons in KISS.
- Way Past the Expiration Date: SpongeBob finds very moldy food in the break room fridge.
