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* AnAesop: If you feel like someone is not doing a good job, be honest and tell them, even if they're your friend.

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* AnAesop: AnAesop:
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If you feel like someone is not doing a good job, be honest and tell them, even if they're your friend.



* KarmaHoudini: Pearl got away with ruining her father's business. To say the least, it was her plan all along. To be fair, since she was trying to get fired it's likely she never thought it would go as far as it did.



* StagingTheEavesdrop: Mr. Krabs tasks [=SpongeBob=] with firing Pearl (since he doesn't have the heart to do it himself). After Pearl reveals to [=SpongeBob=] that she wants to be fired, the two decide to stage an overly-dramatic firing for Krabs to hear from behind the door to his office.

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* StagingTheEavesdrop: Mr. Krabs tasks [=SpongeBob=] with firing Pearl (since he doesn't have the heart to do it himself). After Pearl reveals to [=SpongeBob=] that she wants to be fired, the two decide to stage an overly-dramatic firing for Krabs to hear from behind the door to his office.office.
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* EveryCarIsAPinto: When [=SpongeBob=] jumps onto the hood of a boat, he [[EyeScream blinds the driver with his bad breath]] and causes him to lose control. His boat then explodes without crashing into anything.

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* EveryCarIsAPinto: When [=SpongeBob=] jumps onto the hood of a boat, he [[EyeScream blinds the driver with his bad breath]] and causes him to lose control. His boat then explodes without crashing into anything. [[NoBodyLeftBehind The driver is nowhere to be seen after the explosion.]]

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* ForWantOfANail: Patrick eating [=SpongeBob=]'s sundae thus giving him the bad breath (he "caught the ugly"), is what leads to [=SpongeBob=] smelling it when Patrick couldn't, allowing him to realize they're not ugly and their breath just stinks.



* IdiotBall: Apparently, the Bikini Bottomites have no excuse to not tell [=SpongeBob=] that his breath stinks. Patrick in particular cannot discern the oder because he doesn't have a nose.



* PoorCommunicationKills: Suffice it to say, if someone had just taken the time to tell [=SpongeBob=] what the problem was instead of just fleeing from him, the majority of the plot could've been avoided.

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* PoorCommunicationKills: PoorCommunicationKills:
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Suffice it to say, if someone had just taken the time to tell [=SpongeBob=] what the problem was instead of just fleeing from him, the majority of the plot could've been avoided.avoided.
** [=SpongeBob=] also doesn't seem to realize he has bad breath himself, and he doesn't even bother to smell his own breath until Patrick catches it.



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom



* YouNeedABreathMint: [=SpongeBob=]'s breath scares everyone away. However, no one mentions that it's because of his breath, and after some misinformation from Patrick, starts believing that he's ugly.

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* YouNeedABreathMint: [=SpongeBob=]'s breath scares everyone away. However, no one mentions that it's because of his breath, and after some misinformation from Patrick, starts believing that he's ugly.
ugly. It's not until Patrick gets the same bad breath does [=SpongeBob=] finally smell the odor and realize the truth.

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** [=SpongeBob=] tells Gary that he's "[[Music/LionelRichie easy like Sunday morning]]."


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* WaxingLyrical: [=SpongeBob=] tells Gary that he's "[[Music/LionelRichie easy like Sunday morning]]."

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* EyebrowsBurnedOff: When [=SpongeBob=] offers Patrick the last of his sundae, the fumes emanating from it burn Patrick's eyebrows off.



* {{Hypocrite}}: When Patrick thinks he's become ugly too, he refuses to take the same advice he gave [=SpongeBob=]. He justifies it by claiming 'he was one of the beautiful people'.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: When Patrick thinks he's become ugly too, he refuses to take the same advice he gave [=SpongeBob=]. He justifies it by claiming 'he "he was one of the beautiful people'.people".

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* EveryCarIsAPinto: When [=SpongeBob=] jumps onto the hood of a boat, he blinds the driver with his bad breath and causes him to lose control. His boat then explodes without crashing into anything.

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* EveryCarIsAPinto: When [=SpongeBob=] jumps onto the hood of a boat, he [[EyeScream blinds the driver with his bad breath breath]] and causes him to lose control. His boat then explodes without crashing into anything.
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-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' [[SayMyName PATRICK!!]] You're not ugly, your breath stinks!\\

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-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' [[SayMyName PATRICK!!]] You're not ugly, your breath stinks!\\stinks. Really bad.\\
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** Watch what you eat. Certain foods have strong odors.
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'''Original air date''': 10/26/2000

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'''Original air date''': 10/26/2000
10/20/2000



* AlliterativeTitle: Both episode titles are alliterative.

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* AlliterativeTitle: Both Coincidentally both episode titles are alliterative.



'''Original air date''': 10/26/2000

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'''Original air date''': 10/26/2000
10/20/2000
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** Mr. Krabs also likes the new decorations until he realizes that Pearl nearly bankrupted the Krusty Krab to afford all of it.
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* RealMenWearPink: Unlike Squidward, [=SpongeBob=] is delighted with his new, girly "Kuddly Krab" uniform. Then at the end of the episode where Mr. Krabs is pondering what to do with all of the Kuddly Krab decorations with Pearl out of the business, [=SpongeBob=] happily gives up a year's salary to take it off his hands, to the dismay of Gary.

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* DisappointedInYou: This is what Pearl feared would happen with her and Mr. Krabs.

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* DisappointedInYou: This is what Pearl feared would happen with if she told her and Mr. Krabs.dad that she didn't want to work at the Krusty Krab.



%% * 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.



* SpringtimeForHitler: Downplayed, Pearl deliberately tried to make the restaurant awful so she could get fired because she didn't want to work during her summer vacation but she also didn't want to disappoint her dad by quitting. She breaks down in tears in front of Spongebob when it looks like the restaurant is a success. But it actually wasn't: the new teenage clientele was happy, but all the new alterations to the Krusty Krab as well as alienating the original customers was a big money loss for Mr. Krabs. Krabs wanted to fire Pearl but he didn't want to upset her.

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* SpringtimeForHitler: Downplayed, Downplayed--as Pearl explains to [=SpongeBob=], she deliberately tried to make the restaurant awful so she could get fired because she didn't want to work during her summer vacation but (but she also didn't want to disappoint risk disappointing her dad by quitting.quitting). She breaks down in tears in front of Spongebob when it looks like the restaurant is a success. But it actually wasn't: the new teenage clientele was happy, but all the new alterations to the Krusty Krab as well as alienating the original customers was a big money loss for Mr. Krabs. Krabs wanted to fire Pearl but he didn't want to upset her.
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Both episode titles are alliterative.

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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: AlliterativeTitle: Both episode titles are alliterative.
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'''Patrick:''' Oh, [[BigEater some roast beef, some chicken, a pizza]]...\\
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Then again, I guess it does count if the character finally figures it out.
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* WhamLine: [=SpongeBob=] finally realizes why people are avoiding him, given that he was able to smell Patrick's rancid breath when Patrick couldn't:
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' [[SayMyName PATRICK!!]] You're not ugly, your breath stinks!\\
'''Patrick:''' Ah... what a relief.\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Arrgh, barnacles, Patrick! What did you eat?!\\
'''Patrick:''' Oh, some roast beef, some chicken, a pizza...\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' No, I mean just this morning.\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' What else?\\
'''Patrick:''' Well, I had some of your sundae.
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* KarmaHoudini: Pearl got away with ruining her father's business. To say the least, it was her plan all along. To be fair, since she was trying to fired it's likely she never thought it would go as far as it did.

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* KarmaHoudini: Pearl got away with ruining her father's business. To say the least, it was her plan all along. To be fair, since she was trying to get fired it's likely she never thought it would go as far as it did.

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This has to be surprising to viewers as well as the characters.


'''Patrick''': Some roast beef, some chicken, a pizza...\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' What else?\\
'''Patrick:''' [[WhamLine Well, I had some of your sundae.]]

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'''Patrick''': Some roast beef, some chicken, a pizza...\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' What else?\\
'''Patrick:''' [[WhamLine Well, I had some of your sundae.]]



* WhamLine: [=SpongeBob=] finally realizes why people are avoiding him, given that he was able to smell Patrick's rancid breath when Patrick couldn't:
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' [[SayMyName PATRICK!!]] You're not ugly, your breath stinks!\\
'''Patrick:''' Ah... what a relief.\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Arrgh, barnacles, Patrick! What did you eat?!\\
'''Patrick:''' Oh, some roast beef, some chicken, a pizza...\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]''': No, I mean just this morning.\\
'''Patrick''': Some roast beef, some chicken, a pizza...\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' What else?\\
'''Patrick:''' Well, I had some of your sundae.
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* KarmaHoudini: Pearl got away with ruining her father's business. To say the least, it was her plan all along.

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* KarmaHoudini: Pearl got away with ruining her father's business. To say the least, it was her plan all along. To be fair, since she was trying to fired it's likely she never thought it would go as far as it did.
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* MovieTheaterEpisode: In the second half of this episode, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick go to the movie theater to see a movie in celebration of the former getting over his supposed ugliness (actually just rancid breath driving everyone away). Once [=SpongeBob=] gets upset about it again after some of the moviegoers react in disgust to being around him (and smelling his breath), Patrick becomes furious and holds [=SpongeBob=] in front of the viewers of every auditorium to force them to look at him, who all evacuate once he speaks and his breath is spread.

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'''United States airdate: October 20, 2000'''

'''Canada airdate: January 26, 2001'''

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'''United States airdate: October 20, 2000'''

'''Canada airdate: January 26, 2001'''
'''Original air date''': 10/26/2000



'''United States airdate: October 20, 2000'''

'''Canada airdate: January 26, 2001'''

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'''United States airdate: October 20, 2000'''

'''Canada airdate: January 26, 2001'''
'''Original air date''': 10/26/2000
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** Telling stupid stories can often make a bad situation worse.
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'''[=SpongeBob=]''' Right!\\

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'''[=SpongeBob=]''' '''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Right!\\
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
-->'''Squidward:''' [=SpongeBob=], do you realize what this means?\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' No new spatulas?\\
'''Squidward:''' No! It means some bratty teenager's coming in here to tell us what to do! We can't have that! We have seniority, right?\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]''' Right!\\
'''Squidward:''' So, we'll work together to protect our pathetic positions.\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Okey-dokey, Squidward. And then we'll get those new spatulas!

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---> '''Spongebob''': Barnacles, Patrick! What'd you eat??\\

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---> '''Spongebob''': '''[=SpongeBob=]''': Barnacles, Patrick! What'd you eat??\\



'''Spongebob''': No, I mean just this morning.\\
'''Patrick''': Some roast beef, some chicken, a pizza...

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'''Spongebob''': '''[=SpongeBob=]''': No, I mean just this morning.\\
'''Patrick''': Some roast beef, some chicken, a pizza...\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' What else?\\
'''Patrick:''' [[WhamLine Well, I had some of your sundae.]]



'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' No, I mean just this morning.\\

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'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' '''[=SpongeBob=]''': No, I mean just this morning.\\
'''Patrick''': Some roast beef, some chicken, a pizza...
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* SayMyName: When Patrick thinks he "caught the ugly" and is talking to [=SpongeBob=], who smells the bad breath he got from the sundae, he loudly screams Patrick's name to get his attention and reveal the truth.

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* SayMyName: When Patrick thinks he "caught the ugly" and is talking to [=SpongeBob=], who smells the bad breath he got from the sundae, sundae when Patrick couldn't, he loudly screams Patrick's name to get his attention and reveal the truth.



* WiltingOdor: Half the time, Spongebob (and later Patrick's) breath is so bad, it either destroys public property or hurts the people around them with pure funk alone.

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* WhamLine: [=SpongeBob=] finally realizes why people are avoiding him, given that he was able to smell Patrick's rancid breath when Patrick couldn't:
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' [[SayMyName PATRICK!!]] You're not ugly, your breath stinks!\\
'''Patrick:''' Ah... what a relief.\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Arrgh, barnacles, Patrick! What did you eat?!\\
'''Patrick:''' Oh, some roast beef, some chicken, a pizza...\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' No, I mean just this morning.\\
'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' What else?\\
'''Patrick:''' Well, I had some of your sundae.
* WiltingOdor: Half the time, Spongebob [=SpongeBob=] (and later Patrick's) breath is so bad, it either destroys public property or hurts the people around them with pure funk alone.
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* AspectMontage: "LOOK AT IT! LOOK AT IT! LOOK AT IT!"
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Not sure if that one's appropriate. I believe Poor Communication Kills works better.


* CannotSpitItOut: A lot of trouble could've been avoided if the fish simply told [=SpongeBob=] his breath stinks.
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* LiteralMetaphor: While trying to convince [=SpongeBob=] to scream he's ugly, Patrick tells him "he's never gonna feel better till [he] gets this thing of [his] chest". It's then shown that a strange parasite had attached itself to [=SpongeBob=]'s chest.


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* PoorCommunicationKills: Suffice it to say, if someone had just taken the time to tell [=SpongeBob=] what the problem was instead of just fleeing from him, the majority of the plot could've been avoided.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In the German version, [=SpongeBob=] actually says, "I'm a frycook, dammit!" This language is a bit salty for one so sweet.

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In 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 German version, [=SpongeBob=] actually says, "I'm a frycook, dammit!" This language is a bit salty for one so sweet.future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

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