History Recap / SpongebobSquarepantsS2E25WormyPattyHype

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'''United States airdate: February 17, 2001'''

'''Canada airdate: April 13, 2001'''

While housesitting for Sandy, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick fall in love with one of her pets, a caterpillar named Wormy. But when Wormy transforms into a butterfly overnight, they mistake it for a monster that ate their new friend. Things only get worse when Wormy (trapped in a bubble) escapes the treedome, which eventually sends all of Bikini Bottom into a state of panic.

!! Wormy contains examples of:
* AdaptationExpansion: The [=LeapPad=] adaption of this episode has an extended ending where [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick realize the "monster" was Wormy the entire time.
* AnAesop: Don’t assume the worst about something; what you think is terrible is really what you were looking after in the first place.
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: A caterpillar like Wormy obviously doesn't turn into a butterfly overnight. The process usually takes at least two weeks.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: After putting Wormy back in his jar, [=SpongeBob=] and the town cheer Sandy on for catching the "monster"; this completely blows past Sandy, who thinks everyone simply missed her while she was away.
-->'''Sandy:''' Maybe I should go out of town more often.
* DinnerDeformation: One of Sandy's pets is a snake with a mouse-shaped lump. "That's his dinner."
* DramaticIrony: The audience knows the "monster" is really Wormy, but [=SpongeBob=] and the others (except Sandy) don't.
* EatTheCamera: Done by [=SpongeBob=] as he and the townsfolk are being chased by the "monster".
* EyeScream: When one guy sees the "horrific" footage of a butterfly (Wormy) on television "attacking" Bikini Bottom, his eyes ''fall into his mouth'' as he screams!
** Special mention to Squidward and Mr. Krabs, whose eyes also retract into their heads as they gaze upon Wormy's face.
* FauxHorrific: Having never seen a butterfly before, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick assume it's a monster. Squidward and Mr. Krabs laugh it off, but then they see it close-up and run away screaming. Later, the sight of it sends all of Bikini Bottom into a panic, but only because [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick convinced them that it was going to eat them.
* FloatingInABubble: [=SpongeBob=] traps the butterfly in a bubble and send it outside the Treedome. It floats there until Sandy puts it in a jar, by which time it had destroyed the town simply by scaring the population into a frenzy.
* GrossUpCloseUp: The close-up of the butterfly is enough to convince [=SpongeBob=] and the other sea creatures that it's a monster. For extra grossness, they use a horsefly instead of a real butterfly.
* JumpScare: The sudden appearances of a close-up live-action Wormy, complete with a [[HellIsThatNoise loud buzzing noise]].
* MediumBlending: Live-action footage is used for Wormy's metamorphosis, for the scary close-up, and for a news report about the "scary monster" (which sends a viewer into a WildTake).
* MistakenForOwnMurderer: When Wormy transforms into a butterfly, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick assume it's a monster that ate Wormy.
* MothMenace: An interesting case: Wormy himself isn't dangerous, but he still caused the destruction of Bikini Bottom with his presence alone. How is that possible? Gaze at the reaction everyone has when facing this butterfly fluttering aimlessly...
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick warning people about the "monster" causes a panic which destroys the town.
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]''': Just think what might have happened if we didn't warn everyone about the monster.\\
'''Patrick:''' About the what?
* NoEnding: The episode ends with Sandy coming back and being welcomed home by [=SpongeBob=] and the others, with no explanation behind the misunderstanding and how the town got back to normal by the next episode.
* OnlySaneMan: Sandy was the only one who knew the butterfly was Wormy and not a monster that had eaten him.
* PrettyButterfly: Subverted in that the other characters think it's a monster, not to mention its constant [[JumpScare jumpscares]].
* StockFootage: All of the live-action footage used in this episode ([[{{DepartmentofRedundancyDepartment}} as mentioned above]]) is royalty-free, and was even used earlier in some other media.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Sandy. She picked the wrong two people to pet sit.
* YouCanPanicNow: “Attention, Bikini Bottom! There’s a big scary monster that’s going to eat you!”
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'''United States airdate: February 17, 2001'''

'''Canada airdate: April 13, 2001'''

Business is slow at the Krusty Krab, so [=SpongeBob=] suggests selling colored patties. Mr. Krabs laughs off the idea with Squidward, but has a change of heart when he sees that [=SpongeBob's=] "Pretty Patties" have become an overnight sensation.

!! Patty Hype contains examples of:
* AnAesop: Don't put down other people's ideas just because you think they're stupid ideas. They might actually be great ideas that nobody else could think of.
* AnswerCut: When Mr. Krabs watches a news report on [=SpongeBob's=] Pretty Patties.
-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' How can ya make money with such a stupid idea?\\
'''Reporter:''' And how can you ''not'' make money with such a ''brilliant'' idea?
* BorrowedCatchphrase: Mr. Krabs borrows [=SpongeBob=]'s "I'm ready," catchphrase when taking over the Pretty Patty shack.
* BrokeEpisode: 36 days without a customer!
* BuriedAlive: Mr. Krabs did this to himself to draw in customers, but it didn't work.
* CobwebOfDisuse: The Krusty Krab is covered in cobwebs when business gets slow. [=SpongeBob=] tries to clean one, a spider makes another one. Later, Mr. Krabs himself is seen covered in cobwebs and dust.
* CrowdSurfing: The crowd carries [=SpongeBob=] over to the Krusty Krab after Krabs gives it to him.
* DaytimeDramaQueen: Mr. Krabs passes the time waiting for customers by watching a soap opera.
* EvenBeggarsWontChooseIt: A guy who hasn't eaten for days crawls into the Krusty Krab begging for food, but when he was offered some [[UngratefulBastard he rejects it because the Krusty Krab lacks "pizzazz"]]. He then crawls away still begging for food... water... ''atmosphere!''
* EyeScream: Mr. Krabs eyes ''inflate'' when he hears [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick have tried burying and then shredding the money they've earned. They pop like balloons when he hears they've also tried ''burning'' their profits, making him scream.
%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
* TheGhost: The Shell Shack is a restaurant that's taking all the business away from the Krusty Krab in this episode, mostly due to a talking dog they have. However, nothing else is fully elaborated on with that restaurant, and it's never brought up again after [=SpongeBob=] introduces his Pretty Patties.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Things quickly turn sour for Mr. Krabs after he buys the stand, and is unable to escape the angry mob as he had given [=SpongeBob=] the key to the Krusty Krab.
* HypeBacklash: InUniverse example. All ''46,853'' customers who excitedly bought the Pretty Patties come back to rip into Mr. Krabs when the colored patties lead to some unwanted side effects.
* IncrediblyLameFun: What [=SpongeBob=] misses most about working at the Krusty Krab? "That tiny sound two pickles make when you rub them together." At the end, he's seen engrossed rubbing pickle slices, oblivious to poor Mr. Krabs being beaten by an angry mob.
* InstantWristwatch: Parodied. When [=SpongeBob=] asks Patrick what time it is, Patrick has a watch drawn on his wrist with crayon. "Aw, I have to draw a new battery for this."
* IveHeardOfThatWhatIsIt: When Fred tells Tom about the talking dog at the Shell Shack, Tom says. "Great! Say, what's a dog?"
* KarmaHoudini: A non-malicious example, but Mr. Krabs ends up taking the fall for [=SpongeBob=] for the Pretty Patty fiasco, who is busy with his usual nonsense in the Krusty Krab while the crowd instead pursues Mr. Krabs.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Mr. Krabs isn't entirely blameless. While neither [=SpongeBob=] nor Krabs were aware of the Pretty Patties' side effects, said side effects could be considered karma for Krabs because he ridiculed the Pretty Patties and only took over [=SpongeBob=]'s stand because he greedily wanted to take over the business and gain the promised profits himself.
* ManInAKilt: A Scotsfish buys plaid Pretty Patties because "They remind me of home." Later he lifts his kilt to show that his body has also turned plaid. (Thankfully, he's wearing underwear.)
* MediumShiftGag: The soap opera Mr. Krabs is watching is live-action footage of an amoeba dividing. ("I'm splitting us up!")
* MisplacedRetribution: InUniverse example. After the Pretty Patties prove to have adverse effects, everyone comes back to get Mr. Krabs even though it was [=SpongeBob=] who had created and sold the patties.
* MoneyToThrowAway: Not knowing what to do with the money they earned from selling Pretty Patties, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick try burying, shredding and burning it before deciding to simply give it away, much to Mr. Krabs' horror.
-->'''Customer:''' I'm getting back in line!
* MutagenicFood: Turns out eating Pretty Patties causes people to change color. One poor soul even got a glow-in-the-dark tongue from it.
* OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding: Only [=SpongeBob=] is happy at the ending, gleefully rubbing two pickles together. And even though he's the new owner of the Krusty Krab, customers aren't coming in so he's not making any money.
* PassThePopcorn: Mr. Krabs stuffs his face with popcorn while watching a tragic movie (possibly to lament his restaurant's lack of business). Afterwards, a spider steals his popcorn (Distracted by the news of Pretty Patties, Krabs doesn't notice this happening in front of his eyes).
* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Mr. Krabs and Squidward's reaction to [=SpongeBob=]'s Pretty Patties. His first customer (and Patrick) laughed at a ''Green'' Pattie, until he saw a ''Purple'' Pattie which is his favorite color.
* TheRival: [[TheGhost The Shell Shack]] restaurant is this to the Krusty Krab.
* TalkingAnimal: Offscreen example; the Shell Shack somehow brought on a talking dog to draw in new customers, costing the Krusty Krab nearly all of its business, turning the Krusty Krab into another Chum Bucket.
-->'''Customer:''' What's a dog?
* TimePassesMontage: [=SpongeBob=] waiting for customers while saying "I'm ready", as he gets older and older (as does his pineapple), until he's just a gravestone reading "I'm Ready". Fortunately it was AllJustADream.
* TorchesAndPitchforks: Mr. Krabs is chased by the customers in the end because pretty patties causes them to change color.
* UnderNewManagement: Mr. Krabs buys the Pretty Patty stand from [=SpongeBob=] so he can go back to working at the Krusty Krab. Unfortunately, now Krabs has to deal with angry customers wanting refunds.
* UngratefulBastard: A customer, who hasn't had any food or a drink in 3 days, crawls into the Krusty Krab but refuses food, saying that there's no atmosphere in the joint. It's also mentioned he DID have money to buy food, he's just too picky about where to eat.
-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' Nobody goes to a restaurant for atmosphere. They go for food!
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
** Patrick completely vanishes from the scene even before Mr. Krabs has tricked [=SpongeBob=] into giving him control of their stand. Though it could be Krabs booted him out just to get the entirety of the profits.
** One can't help but wonder how Squidward reacted when Pretty Patties became a big hit. And unlike Mr. Krabs, Squidward [[KarmaHoudini receives no punishment for cruelly mocking SpongeBob's notion]].
* WritersCannotDoMath: Clearly done as a joke; somehow Mr. Krabs is ''only'' met by the 46,853 customers [=SpongeBob=] had already served by the time Mr. Krabs bought the stand, a full day before the time the episode ends.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Look what I've got under me kilt!"[[note]]Kilted Scotsmen are infamous for allegedly not wearing underwear under their kilts. In context, though, the Scottish fish is showing how his legs have turned plaid thanks to the pretty patty and he is, fortunately, wearing underwear.[[/note]]

* LaserGuidedKarma: Mr. Krabs isn't entirely blameless. While neither [=SpongeBob=] nor Krabs were aware of the Pretty Pattie side effects, said side effects could be considered karma for Krabs because he ridiculed the Pretty Patties and only took over [=SpongeBob=]'s stand because he greedily wanted to take over the business and gain the promised profits himself.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Mr. Krabs isn't entirely blameless. While neither [=SpongeBob=] nor Krabs were aware of the Pretty Pattie side effects, said side effects could be considered karma for Krabs because he ridiculed the Pretty Patties and only took over [=SpongeBob=]'s stand because he was jealous of how much money he was making.

* {{Misblamed}}: InUniverse example. After the Pretty Patties prove to have adverse effects, everyone comes back to get Mr. Krabs even though it was [=SpongeBob=] who had created and sold the patties.

* PassThePopcorn: Mr. Krabs stuffs his face with popcorn while watching a tragic movie (possibly to lament his restaurant's lack of business). Afterwards, a spider steals his popcorn.

* UngratefulBastard: A customer, who hasn't had any food or a drink in 3 days, crawls into the Krusty Krab but refuses food, saying that there's no atmosphere in the joint.

** Patrick completely vanishes from the scene even before Mr. Krabs has tricked [=SpongeBob=] into giving him control of their stand.

-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' How can ya make money from such a stupid idea?\\
'''Reporter:''' And how can you ''not'' make money from such a ''brilliant'' idea?

-->'''Sandy:''' I should get out of town more often.
* DinnerDeformation: One of Sandy's pets is a snake with a mouse-shaped lump. "That's his lunch."

-->'''[=SpongeBob=]''': Think what would have happened if we didn't warn everyone about the monster.\\
'''Patrick:''' The what?

-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' How can anyone make money from such a stupid idea?\\
'''Reporter:''' And how can anyone ''not'' make money from such a ''brilliant'' idea?

* EvenBeggarsWontChooseIt: A guy who hasn't eaten for days crawls into the Krusty Krab begging for food, but when he was offered some [[UngratefulBastard he rejects it because the Krusty Krab lacks "pizzazz"]]. He then crawls away still begging for food... service... ''atmosphere!''

-->'''Customer:''' I'm going back in line!

-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' People don't come for atmosphere. They come for food!

* CobwebOfDisuse: The Krusty Krab is covered in cobwebs when business gets slow. [=SpongeBob=] tries to clean one, a spider makes another one. Later, Mr. Krabs himself is seen covered in cobwebs.

* EvenBeggarsWontChooseIt: A guy who hasn't eaten for days crawls into the Krusty Krab begging for food, but when he was offered some he rejects it because the Krusty Krab lacks "pizazz". He then crawls away still begging for food... service... ''atmosphere!''

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Look what I've got under me kilt!" [[note]]Kilted Scotsmen are infamous for allegedly not wearing underwear under their kilts. In context, though, the Scottish fish is showing how his legs have turned plaid thanks to the pretty patty and he is, fortunately, wearing underwear.[[/note]]

* KarmaHoudini: A nonmalicious example, but Mr. Krabs ends up taking the fall for [=SpongeBob=] for the Pretty Patty fiasco, who is busy with his usual nonsense in the Krusty Krab while the crowd instead pursues Mr. Krabs.

* TheRival: The Shell Shack is this to the Krusty Krab.

'''Airdate: February 17, 2001'''

'''Airdate: February 17, 2001'''

-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' People don't come for atmosphere, they come for food!

* LaserGuidedKarma: Mr. Krabs isn't entirely blameless, however: he only took over [=SpongeBob=]'s stand because he was jealous of how much money he was making.

* PassThePopcorn: Mr. Krabs stuffs his face with popcorn while watching a tragic movie. Afterwards, a spider steals his popcorn.

-->'''Costumer:''' What's a dog?

* StockFootage: All of the live-action footage used in this episode ([[{{DepartmentofRedundancyDepartment}} as mentioned above]]) is royalty-free, and was also used earlier in some other media.

* StockFootage: All of the live-action footage used in this episode ([[{{DepartmentofRedundancyDepartment}} as mentioned above]]) is royalty-free, and was also used earlier in a some other media.

* StockFootage: All of this footage [[{{StockFootage}} is royalty-free]], and was even used earlier in a few other media as well.

** All of this footage [[{{StockFootage}} is royalty-free]] ([[{{PublicDomainSoundtrack}} typical for this show]]), and was even used earlier in a few other media as well.

** All of this footage [[{{StockFootage}} is royalty-free]], and was even used earlier in a few other media as well.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Look what I've got under me kilt!" [note]Kilted Scotsmen are infamous for allegedly not wearing underwear under their kilts. In context, though, the Scottish fish is showing how his legs have turned plaid thanks to the pretty patty and he is, fortunately, wearing underwear.[/note]