Original air date: 7/31/2007 (produced in 2006)
Money Talks
Mr. Krabs wishes he could talk to money, and his wish is granted, to agonizing consequences.
"Money Talks" contains examples of:
- Adults Dressed as Children: Invoked on Mr. Krabs when his anthropomorphic dollars demand they be spent on various objects, some of which include fairy princess outfits and diapers. Cue Mr. Krabs dressed in just that at the mall.
- All Just a Dream: After making a Deal with the Devil, Mr. Krabs wakes up in his bed and assumes the whole thing was a dream, until hearing a voice that turns out to be coming from a dime in his belly button.
- An Aesop: Be Careful What You Wish For.The Flying Dutchman: All sales are final from the Flying Dutchman, especially for a selfish shellfish like yourself. (looks at the camera) Try saying that three times fast.
- Alternatively, the power of money comes from its spending. It does not matter how much money Mr. Krabs has, since he hardly spends any of it.
- Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking:
- Mr. Krabs tries to speak to a dollar bill in foreign languages such as French, Spanish, and Pig Latin.
- A long line of terrifying creatures show up when Krabs reveals that he's sold his soul to several other buyer prior. When the Flying Dutchman gets to the back of the line, he finds SpongeBob standing there.
SpongeBob He was five bucks short on payday. - Be Careful What You Wish For: Mr. Krabs desires the ability to talk to money. When he does get his wish, he finds out that the money only want to be spent (on things he doesn't even want).
- Big "WHAT?!": The Flying Dutchman upon learning that Mr. Krabs has already sold his soul.
- Breaking the Fourth Wall:
- The Flying Dutchman does this. See An Aesop above.
- SpongeBob and Squidward as well:Squidward: (upon hearing the intro to "If I Could Talk to Money") What's that music?
SpongeBob: I think Mr. Krabs is gonna sing.
- Deal with the Devil: Mr. Krabs does this with the Flying Dutchman. Rather quickly might we add.
- Didn't See That Coming: The Flying Dutchman over getting an I.O.U. and finding that Mr. Krabs has already sold his soul to several other ghosts and even SpongeBob.
- Dragged into Drag: Mr. Krabs in the fairy princess outfit that his money wants to be spent on.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Not only did the Flying Dutchman look surprised that Mr. Krabs was willing to sell his soul so eagerly and took the whole ordeal lightly, but he looked dumbfounded that Mr. Krabs sold his soul to other ghosts, monsters, and demons. Plus to SpongeBob because he was low on payday.
- Eye Scream: After Mr. Krabs sells his soul for the ability to talk to money, the Dutchman reaches into a bag and throws dust in his eyes.
- Foreshadowing: Mr. Krabs rushing through the details of his deal with the Flying Dutchman, particularly not caring at all about losing his soul, takes on a new light with the reveal he already sold his soul and is just going through the motions.
- Gilligan Cut: When Mr. Krabs' money tells him they'd like to be spent on diapers, corn dogs, and fairy princess outfits.Mr. Krabs: Oh, no way! I am not spending you on corn dogs, diapers, or fairy princess outfits!
(cut to the mall)
Saleswoman: Did you find everything okay?
Mr. Krabs: Unfortunately. - Gone Horribly Right: Mr. Krabs gets to speak to money, but the money wants to be spent.
- Goo Goo Getup: As part of the Adults Dressed as Children trope, Mr. Krabs (as well as Spongebob and Patrick) are all seen wearing diapers beneath their fairy princess outfits.
- Gross-Up Close-Up: Of Mr. Krabs' teeth when his 5-dollar bill talks to him.
- Hypocritical Humor: Dressed as a fairy princess, SpongeBob remarks that Mr. Krabs is acting weird lately.
- And Mr. Krabs calls his money shallow and self-absorbed for only wanting to be spent on things they want when he's done deplorable things for a little more money to hoard.
- "I Want" Song: Mr. Krabs's song, "If I Could Talk to Money" is all about what he could do if he could, well, talk to money.
- Leaning on the Fourth Wall: Squidward notices the background music starting up just before Mr. Krabs starts singing.
- Money Song: Mr. Krabs sings "If I Could Talk to Money" about how much he would love to speak with his money.
- Not Hyperbole: When the Flying Dutchman tries to warn Mr. Krabs about the consequences of his Deal with the Devil, Krabs brushes it off with a comment about he's "heard it all before". He's not kidding: he's sold his soul to a long line of prospective buyers, plus Spongebob.
- Out-of-Character Alert: Zig-zagged and parodied. When Mr. Krabs is being harassed by his money constantly chanting "Spend us", SpongeBob knocks on his door to check in and make sure he hasn't gone insane. With a twitching eye, Mr. Krabs abruptly hands him all his money with the demand "Take this bag as far as you can and bury it!" Only after slamming the door does he realize what he's done. He opens the door and angrily yanks the bag back from SpongeBob - who hadn't moved from the front of Mr. Krabs' house. SpongeBob takes this as a sign that his boss is normal.(Cheerily leaving) "Okay! I'm glad you're not insane."
- Potty Emergency: SpongeBob's excuse for not singing along with Mr. Krabs.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: After the Money Song, Patrick enters from the bathroom and asks what he missed. Mr. Krabs immediately starts singing again, prompting various annoyed onlookers to just walk away.
- Self-Deprecation: After seeing he can now talk to money, Mr. Krabs is about to start the Money Song for a third time. The nickel begs him to not do it.
- Shout-Out: The episode title is based on the song by AC/DC.
- Sold His Soul for a Donut: Mr. Krabs sells his soul to the Flying Dutchman in exchange for the ability to talk to money. When Mr. Krabs tries to get the Flying Dutchman to take back his wish, only for the Flying Dutchman to claim his soul anyway, the Flying Dutchman soon finds out that Mr. Krabs has already sold his soul to various monsters, as well as SpongeBob, who tells the Flying Dutchman that Mr. Krabs was five dollars short on his last payday.
- Speaks Fluent Animal: Well, fluent money, that is, which Mr. Krabs wishes for.
- That Reminds Me of a Song: When SpongeBob says, "Wouldn't it be neat if money could talk?", that's Mr. Krabs' cue to sing "If I Could Talk to Money".
- That Was Not a Dream: After signing the Flying Dutchman's contract and getting hit with the powder, Mr. Krabs wakes up in his cot and assumes it was just a strange dream. He then hears one of his nickels talking to him.
- Title Drop: After SpongeBob asks Mr. Krabs why he kicked an old couple out so he can give their table to someone who gave him five bucks for it, Mr. Krabs responds, "You know what they say: Money talks."
- Wanting Is Better Than Having: Mr. Krabs realizes this soon enough when his wish to talk to money not only allows the money to talk to him, they also want him to spend them, which he doesn't like hence being a cheapskate.
- Wholesome Crossdresser: SpongeBob and Patrick in their fairy princess outfits.
SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget
Patchy narrates the story of SpongeBob's epic battle with Squidward's new patty-making machine.
"SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget" contains examples of:
- Bait-and-Switch: After SpongeBob collapses, it cuts to Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, and Squidward laying flowers at a grave. After they leave, SpongeBob arrives and starts dancing on the grave with Patchy revealing that they actually buried the gadget.
- Big Bad: Squidward is the creator behind the Patty Gadget- and makes it clear that he brought it to the Krusty Krab to take SpongeBob's fry cook job.
- Breaking the Fourth Wall: Squidward is annoyed when Patchy mentions his bad face acne.
- The Cameo: King Neptune makes a brief appearance, having been woken up by the sound of the gadget exploding.
- Cooking Duel: SpongeBob challenges the patty gadget to one.
- Disney Death: After the Patty Gadget is destroyed, SpongeBob passes out as well. Snap to a funeral in process. Once everyone leaves, SpongeBob comes back, alive and well, and a pan-down shows the gadget was buried instead.
- Hats Off to the Dead: When the Patty Gadget is buried, SpongeBob takes off his Krusty Krab work hat and pauses for a moment of silence...then does a Victory Dance on the spot where the gadget is buried.
- Last Disrespects: While SpongeBob first arrives at the Gadget's grave to pay respects, he then drops that and starts dancing on it.
- Man Versus Machine: When Squidward's patty-making machine threatens to put SpongeBob out of the job, SpongeBob challenges the machine to a cook off.
- My God, What Have I Done?: Subverted. After SpongeBob seemingly works himself to death to defeat Squidward's Patty Gadget, Patchy notes that Squidward is "[the] most upset" of anyone at the ensuing funeral. This turns out to be Five-Second Foreshadowing for the fact that it's actually the Gadget's grave, and SpongeBob is alive and well.
- Post-Victory Collapse: SpongeBob does this after winning against the machine.
- Potty Dance: Patrick does one during SpongeBob's battle with the Patty Gadget.
- Rhyming Episode: The entire episode is spoken in rhyme.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: After the gadget starts to malfunction due to the high settings, Squidward runs away.
- Shout-Out:
- The episode's plot is similar to the folktale John Henry.
- The episode is spoken in rhyme like Dr. Seuss books.
- Storybook Opening: The episode features this with narration by Patchy the Pirate.
- Versus Title: The episode is titled "SpongeBob vs. the Patty Gadget".
Slimy Dancing
Squidward agrees to train SpongeBob for the Bikini Bottom Dance Contest after he [Squidward] doesn't make it in.
"Slimy Dancing" contains examples of:
- Accidental Dance Craze: The Cramp.
- Armor-Piercing Question: Squidward refuses to help SpongeBob and Patrick win the dancing contest, but Patrick manages to rope him in with one question:Squidward: I've got better things to do than help you two dopes.
Patrick: Like polishing your empty trophy case? - Bait-and-Switch: A mother walks into her son's room to find him writhing on the ground in pain. When she's about to call the hospital, he reveals that he's dancing "The Cramp".
- Dance-Off: The Bikini Bottom Dance-A-Thon.
- Dance Party Ending: The episode ends with an "epilogue" in which a boy frightens his mother by imitating the dance move called "The Cramp". Following this, most of the main characters (even Mr. Krabs for some strange reason, even though he wasn't involved in the main story) suddenly show up in the kid's house and start doing the dance.
- Disqualification-Induced Victory: Squidward manages to win until SpongeBob blows his cover and it is revealed that the contest states that all dancers are not allowed to be assisted by a partner. It is also revealed that every other dancer in the contest is assisted by a partner, except for Patrick, who also has a cramp during his dance, thus Patrick wins the contest by default.
- Flock of Wolves: When Spongebob blows his and Squidward's cover and is disqualified, all the other contestants reveal that they too had help. The prize went to the only one who danced on his own: Patrick, who was actually rolling on the floor because of a cramp.
- Living Bodysuit: Squidward accidentally ends up in SpongeBob's body, but uses it as an opportunity to dance in SpongeBob's place for the competition.
- Pain to the Ass: Patrick gets butt cramps trying to do the limbo, and ends up starting a new dance craze.
- Pantomime Animal: Two fish in a seahorse costume.
- Plot Hole: SpongeBob and Patrick pair up for their dance auditions, but in the climax it is revealed dancers cannot be paired up.
- Running Gag: Squidward crashing into SpongeBob and Patrick's limbo stick.
- Someone getting a cramp while dancing.
- Vomit Discretion Shot: Squidward's dance performance is so bad, someone in the audience throws up from watching it.
