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Patrick is covered in so much trash that he becomes unrecognizable.

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Patrick is covered in makes a vow to be as stinky as possible, becoming so much trash dirty that he becomes unrecognizable.
totally unrecognizable and is seen as a new cryptid. [=SpongeBob=] decides to join in and help clean up Patrick before he becomes the target of an angry cleaning mob.
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* CallBack: Rube from "No Pictures Please" returns, even saying his {{catchphrase}} again.

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* CallBack: Rube from "No Pictures Please" returns, even saying his {{catchphrase}} [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase]] again.
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* RealAfterAll: Filthy Muck turns out to be a completely entity from Patrick.

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* RealAfterAll: Filthy Muck turns out to be a completely separate entity from Patrick.
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-->'''[=SpongeBob=]''' (''{{lisping}}''): Excuse me, large lady, I'm a widdle girl who's misplaced herself. Can you help find me? I'm pretty!\\

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-->'''[=SpongeBob=]''' (''{{lisping}}''): (''[[{{Lisp}} lisping]]''): Excuse me, large lady, I'm a widdle girl who's misplaced herself. Can you help find me? I'm pretty!\\
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-->'''[=SpongeBob=]''' (''lisping''): Excuse me, large lady, I'm a widdle girl who's misplaced herself. Can you help find me? I'm pretty!\\

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-->'''[=SpongeBob=]''' (''lisping''): (''{{lisping}}''): Excuse me, large lady, I'm a widdle girl who's misplaced herself. Can you help find me? I'm pretty!\\
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-->'''[=SpongeBob=]''' (''lisping''): Excuse me, large lady, I'm a widdle Excuse me, large lady. I'm a widdle girl who's misplace herself. Can you help find me? I'm pretty!\\

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-->'''[=SpongeBob=]''' (''lisping''): Excuse me, large lady, I'm a widdle Excuse me, large lady. I'm a widdle girl who's misplace misplaced herself. Can you help find me? I'm pretty!\\
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* HandbagOfHurt: When [=SpongeBob=] becomes as dumb as the rest of the Empty Heads without his brain, he tries asking a pedestrian for directions, and results come out pretty self-explanatory:

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* HandbagOfHurt: When [=SpongeBob=] becomes as dumb as the rest of the Empty Heads without his brain, he tries asking a pedestrian for directions, and those results come out pretty self-explanatory:
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* HandbagOfHurt: When [=SpongeBob=] becomes as dumb as the rest of the Empty Heads without his brain, he tries asking a pedestrian for directions, and results come out pretty self-explanatory:
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]''' (''lisping''): Excuse me, large lady, I'm a widdle Excuse me, large lady. I'm a widdle girl who's misplace herself. Can you help find me? I'm pretty!\\
'''Pedestrian:''' Weirdo! (''smacks [=SpongeBob=] with her purse and runs away'')
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* HypocriticalHumor: A fish mocks a moronic [=SpongeBob=] by saying "Obviously not the sharpest tool in the...tool thing"

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* ContinuityNod: Larry is seen drinking a Kelp Shake from "Best Frenemies".

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* ContinuityNod: Larry is seen drinking a Kelp Shake from "Best Frenemies".Frenemies."



** [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E29SurvivalOfTheIdiotsDumped I'M DIRTY DAN]] spelled "I'M DIRTY DAH" can be seen graffitied on the wall.

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** [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E29SurvivalOfTheIdiotsDumped [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E9SurvivalOfTheIdiotsDumped I'M DIRTY DAN]] spelled "I'M DIRTY DAH" can be seen graffitied on the wall.



* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When the Ice Cream King puts the jar of spit on the shelf, you can see that every jar in the background is labeled "Today".

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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When the Ice Cream King puts the jar of spit on the shelf, you can see that every jar in the background is labeled "Today"."Today."



* KilroyWasHere: Graffiti can be seen on the wall reading "Man Ray was here"

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* KilroyWasHere: Graffiti can be seen on the wall reading "Man Ray was here"here."



** In the newspaper, there is an ad for the Krusty Krab, which reads, "Come spend your money here." The same slogan from "As Seen On TV".
** At Glove World, there is a sign for ice-cream that says "glove flavor", which was the flavor of the Glove World candy that [=SpongeBob=] ate and disliked in "Rock Bottom".

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** In the newspaper, there is an ad for the Krusty Krab, which reads, "Come spend your money here." The same slogan from "As Seen On TV".
TV."
** At Glove World, there is a sign for ice-cream that says "glove flavor", flavor," which was the flavor of the Glove World candy that [=SpongeBob=] ate and disliked in "Rock Bottom".Bottom."



* WingdingEyes: At the beginning of the episode, Patrick's eyes turn into trash cans.

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* WingdingEyes: At the beginning of the episode, Patrick's eyes turn into trash cans.cans.
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* ContinuityNod: In the newspaper, there is an ad for the Krusty Krab, which reads, "Come spend your money here." The same slogan from "As Seen On TV".

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* ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
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In the newspaper, there is an ad for the Krusty Krab, which reads, "Come spend your money here." The same slogan from "As Seen On TV".


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* RedHerring: At first glance once Patrick sees the dump, it appears he messed around in the trash for so long he's become unrecognizable as Filthy Muck. But then it turns out Filthy Muck is a separate creature, and Patrick decided to avoid the dump and went home to take a bath.

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* FunWithAcronyms: Sandy is part of a club called F.E.M.A. (Fix the Emptyheads' Mess Again}.

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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When the Ice Cream King puts the jar of spit on the shelf, you can see that every jar in the background is labeled "Today".
* FunWithAcronyms: Sandy is part of a club called F.E.M.A. (Fix the Emptyheads' Mess Again}.Again).

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* FunWithAcronyms: Sandy is part of a club called F.E.M.A. (Fix the Emptyhead's Mess Again}.

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* FunWithAcronyms: Sandy is part of a club called F.E.M.A. (Fix the Emptyhead's Emptyheads' Mess Again}.



* TitleDrop: "The Nitwitting" is the title of the episode, as well as the community service event that the Empty Head Society does.

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* TitleDrop: "The Nitwitting" is the title of the episode, as well as the community service event that the Empty Head Society does.
does. It's dropped twice:
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]''': Uh, we're gonna do some civic duty?\\
'''Patrick''': We call it... The Nitwitting!

-->'''[=SpongeBob=]''': Patrick, I know you and the Empty Head Society mean well, but man, we sure messed up a lot of things in town today. So, I'm gonna reverse all the damage that we did during The Nitwitting!
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'''Original air date''': 1/13/2019 ''(produced in 2018)''


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'''Original air date''': 1/20/2019 ''(produced in 2018)''
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The entire time Patrick, as Filthy Muck, spends with [=SpongeBob=], he doesn't say a word.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The One major hint that Filthy Muck isn't really Patrick is that, during the entire time Patrick, as Filthy Muck, that FM spends with [=SpongeBob=], he doesn't say never says a single word.



* RealAfterAll: Filthy Muck is a separate entity from Patrick.

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* RealAfterAll: Filthy Muck is turns out to be a separate completely entity from Patrick.
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* ContinuityNod: In the newspaper, there is an ad for the Krusty Krab, which reads, "Come spend your money here." The same slogan from "As Seen On TV".
** At Glove World, there is a sign for ice-cream that says "glove flavor", which was the flavor of the Glove World candy that [=SpongeBob=] ate and disliked in "Rock Bottom".
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The entire time Patrick, as Filthy Muck, spends with [=SpongeBob=], he doesn't say a word.
* FreezeFrameBonus: In the newspaper, one of the articles reads: ARSONIST AT LARGE! "How can this logically happen when we're underwater?"


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* RunningGag: Old Man Jenkins telling [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick that he's not bothered by their smell.

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* CameraAbuse: At the end while the Empty Head Society is singing their anthem, Patrick drives a small boat past them and ends up smashing into the camera, cracking the lens.



* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: At the end while the Empty Head Society is singing their anthem, Patrick drives a small boat past them and ends up smashing into the camera, cracking the lens.
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** The "Squidward smells" graffiti from "Sailor Mouth" and "Mall Girl Pearl" can be seen.
** Graffiti of [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E14WelcomeToTheChumBucketFrankendoodle DoodleBob]] can be seen in the corner of a building.
** [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E29SurvivalOfTheIdiotsDumped I'M DIRTY DAN]] spelled "I'M DIRTY DAH" can be seen graffitied on the wall.


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* FunWithAcronyms: Sandy is part of a club called F.E.M.A. (Fix the Emptyhead's Mess Again}.
* KilroyWasHere: Graffiti can be seen on the wall reading "Man Ray was here"


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* IrisOut: The episode ends on one with Rube taking a picture with Filthy Muck.
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* BiggerOnTheInside: The Empty Head Society clubhouse.

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* CallBack: The Ice Cream King from "Patrick's Coupon" returns.
** Larry is seen drinking a Kelp Shake from "Best Frenemies".

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* CallBack: The Ice Cream King from "Patrick's Coupon" returns.
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returns as a supporting character.
* ContinuityNod:
Larry is seen drinking a Kelp Shake from "Best Frenemies".


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* SelfBotchedCatchPhrase: After burning out his brain, [=SpongeBob=] is unable to say "I'm ready" correctly.
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** Larry is seen drinking a Kelp Shake from "Best Frenemies".
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* IdenticalStranger: It turns out that Filthy Muck and Patrick are two separate individuals.
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* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: At the end while the Empty Head Society is singing their anthem, Patrick drives a small boat past them and ends up smashing into the camera, cracking the lens.


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* AngryMob: Everyone in Bikini Bottom forms one when they get tired of [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's stench.


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* TorchesAndPitchforks: The angry mob has these. The torches go out when they follow [=SpongeBob=] and Filthy Muck into a carwash and have to stop and relight the torches.
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* TitleDrop: "The Nitwitting" is the title of the episode, as well as the community service event that the Empty Head Society does.
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'''The Nitwitting'''

[=SpongeBob=] joins Patrick's society of idiots and helps them do "community service."

!!"The Nitwitting" contains examples of:
* CallBack: The Ice Cream King from "Patrick's Coupon" returns.
* TheDitz: In this episode, we see an entire community of them.
* EveryoneHasStandards: [=SpongeBob=] drinking the jar of spit is so gross that the other members are disgusted, and the Ice Cream King even says it's "so stupid" that it earns him a badge.
* SpecialGuest: Peter Browngardt returns as the Ice Cream King.

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'''The Ballad of Filthy Muck'''

Patrick is covered in so much trash that he becomes unrecognizable.

!!"The Ballad of Filthy Muck" contains examples of:
* CallBack: Rube from "No Pictures Please" returns, even saying his {{catchphrase}} again.
* ListSong: "The Ballad of Filthy Muck Song" lists disgusting things.
* RealAfterAll: Filthy Muck is a separate entity from Patrick.
* WingdingEyes: At the beginning of the episode, Patrick's eyes turn into trash cans.

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