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* TemptingFate: Squidly knows he's bad at playing the clarinet, but wants to improve, lest "[his] own great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandson be cursed tenfold". Unfortunately for him, the viewers already know that [[DreadfulMusician Squidward got the short end of the stick]].



* TheUnreveal: How exactly the duo ended up traveling back in time after being launched in to the sky is never made clear.

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* TheUnreveal: TheUnReveal: How exactly the duo ended up traveling back in time after being launched in to the sky is never made clear.
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* OrWasItADream: At the end, [=SpongeBob=] wakes up from where he and Patrick got knocked out in the jousting incident and assumes that their adventure was AllJustADream. But then Patrick says "try telling that to Squidly" and reveals Squidly crushed underneath him.

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* OrWasItADream: Doubles as MindScrew. At the end, [=SpongeBob=] wakes up from where he and Patrick got knocked out in the jousting incident and assumes that their adventure was AllJustADream. But then Patrick says "try telling that to Squidly" and reveals Squidly crushed underneath him.
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* TheUnreveal: How exactly the duo ended up traveling back in time after being launched in to the sky is never made clear.
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* AdaptionalAlternateEnding: The book adaptation removed the MindScrew in the ending, where Patrick revealed what appeared to be Squidly underneath him; it instead ends with Patrick asking [=SpongeBob=] if they can eat now.

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* AdaptionalAlternateEnding: AdaptationalAlternateEnding: The book adaptation removed the MindScrew in the ending, where Patrick revealed what appeared to be Squidly underneath him; it instead ends with Patrick asking [=SpongeBob=] if they can eat now.
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* AdaptionalAlternateEnding: The book adaptation removed the MindScrew in the ending, where Patrick revealed what appeared to be Squidly underneath him; it instead ends with Patrick asking [=SpongeBob=] if they can eat now.


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* EyeAwaken: [=SpongeBob=] gets one when he wakes up back at the joust in the ending, realizing the whole adventure was a dream from getting knocked out.
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** Princess Pearl acts as the VoiceOfReason and lacks her modern counterpart's BrattyTeenageGirl tendencies.

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** Princess Pearl acts as the VoiceOfReason and lacks her modern counterpart's BrattyTeenageGirl BrattyTeenageDaughter tendencies.

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* IdenticalAncestor: Most of the characters [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick meet in Medieval Bikini Bottom are ancestors of the rest of the cast.

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* IdenticalAncestor: Most of the characters [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick meet in Medieval Bikini Bottom are ancestors of the rest of the cast. However, in terms of characterization, there are actually some differences.
** Squidly lacks Squidward's surliness, narcissism, and delusions of grandeur, being quite friendly towards [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick and entirely content with his lowly position as the royal jester.
** Princess Pearl acts as the VoiceOfReason and lacks her modern counterpart's BrattyTeenageGirl tendencies.
** The Dark Knight (Medivel Sandy) starts out as a ''villain'' serving Planktonamor, though she has a sense of honor and quickly performs a HeelFaceTurn.
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* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: At first, when [=SpongBob=] whips out his jellyfish net against the jellyfish dragon, it seems like he successfully caught it...but then a few moments later, the dragon burns it away.
* OhCrap: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's reactions when they learned they're not watching the joust up close, but IN the joust.

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* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: At first, when [=SpongBob=] whips out his jellyfish net against the jellyfish dragon, it seems like he successfully caught it... but then a few moments later, the dragon burns it away.
* OhCrap: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's reactions when they learned they're not watching the joust up close, but IN ''in'' the joust.
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* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: The Dark Knight can somehow survive underwater without a helmet. [[FridgeBrilliance But considering she works for Planktonamor (an evil wizard), this could be the result of magic.]]

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* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: The Dark Knight can somehow survive underwater without a helmet. [[FridgeBrilliance But considering she works for Planktonamor (an evil wizard), this could be the result of magic.]]]][[invoked]]



** Then when the jellyfish dragon zaps him, all he says is, "Everyone beith a critic."

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** Then when the jellyfish dragon zaps him, all he says is, "Everyone beith be-eth a critic."
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** The restaurant "Medieval Moments" is a spoof of the restaurant chain {{Theatre/Medieval Times|DinnerAndTournament}}.

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** The restaurant "Medieval Moments" is a spoof of the restaurant chain {{Theatre/Medieval Times|DinnerAndTournament}}.''{{Theatre/Medieval Times|DinnerAndTournament}}''.
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* FoodAsBribe: How the Dragon Jellyfish is dealt with; after tasting a Krabby Patty and becoming dazzled with it, Spongebob offers to give it more, which instantly convinces it to turn against Planktonamor.

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* FoodAsBribe: How the Dragon Jellyfish is dealt with; after tasting a Krabby Patty and becoming dazzled with it, Spongebob [=SpongeBob=] offers to give it more, which instantly convinces it to turn against Planktonamor.

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* AnachronismStew: Medieval Bikini Bottom has a ''bowling alley'', of all things.

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* AnachronismStew: AnachronismStew:
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Medieval Bikini Bottom has a ''bowling alley'', of all things.things.
** King Krabs uses a guillotine for execution, when the guillotine as it's known now wasn't invented until 1792 during UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution, a good 700 years after the episode would take place.
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** Played straight in that the Krabby Patties that [=SpongBob=] packed for lunch help him to tame Planktonamor's dragon.

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** Played straight in that with the Krabby Patties that [=SpongBob=] packed for lunch help lunch, which helps him to tame Planktonamor's dragon.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: During the jellyfish dragon's rampage, it torched a hospital, a school, a retirement home, and even a medieval bowling alley.
-->'''Random Citizen:''' [[AnythingButThat Not the bowling alley!]]



* ChekhovsGun: The Krabby Patties that [=SpongBob=] packed for lunch help him to tame Planktonamor's dragon.

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* ChekhovsGun: The ChekhovsGun:
** Parodied with the jellyfish net that [=SpongeBob=] had received.
** Played straight in that the
Krabby Patties that [=SpongBob=] packed for lunch help him to tame Planktonamor's dragon.



* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: At first, when [=SpongBob=] whips out his jellyfish net against the jellyfish dragon, it seems like he successfully caught it...but then a few moments later, the dragon burns it away.



* OrWasItADream: At the end, [=SpongeBob=] wakes up from where he and Patrick got knocked out in the jousting incident and assumes that their adventure was AllJustADream. But then Patrick says "tell that to Squidly" and reveals Squidly crushed underneath him.

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* OrWasItADream: At the end, [=SpongeBob=] wakes up from where he and Patrick got knocked out in the jousting incident and assumes that their adventure was AllJustADream. But then Patrick says "tell "try telling that to Squidly" and reveals Squidly crushed underneath him.
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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: This "Dragon" is just a large jellyfish with a dragon-like tail and crest.

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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: The title is a parody of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''.



* ShoutOut: The title is a parody of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''.

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* ShoutOut: The title is a parody of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''.ShoutOut:
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** Planktonamor's tower is a reference to "[[Literature/LordOfTheRings The Eye of Sauron]]".

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** Planktonamor's tower is a reference to "[[Literature/LordOfTheRings The [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings the Eye of Sauron]]".Sauron]].
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!!"Dunces and Dragons" provides examples of:

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!!"Dunces and Dragons" provides contains examples of:
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While at a Medieval themed event, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are catapulted back into Medieval times, where they meet ancestors of their friends and neighbors and have to rescue the princess from an evil wizard.

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While at a an event named Medieval themed event, Moments, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are catapulted back into Medieval medieval times, where they meet ancestors of their friends and neighbors and have to rescue the princess from an evil wizard.



-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Knights, jesters, dragons, medieval bowling alleys, 12th century?! Don't you see, Patrick--we really are in medieval times!\\

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-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Knights, jesters, dragons, medieval bowling alleys, 12th century?! alleys; ''[=12th=] century''?! Don't you see, Patrick--we Patrick? We really are ''are'' in medieval times!\\



* FallingIntoThePlot: The story begins with Patrick and [=SpongeBob=] being launched from seahorses into the sky, and when they land they learn they somehow time traveled back to medieval times.

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* FallingIntoThePlot: The story begins with Patrick and [=SpongeBob=] being launched from seahorses into the sky, and when they land land, they learn they somehow time traveled back to medieval times.



** [=SpongeBob=] introduces the Krabby Patty to Medieval times. King Krabs takes the invention as his own.

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** [=SpongeBob=] introduces the Krabby Patty to Medieval medieval times. King Krabs takes the invention as his own.
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"Dunces and Dragons"

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"Dunces '''Dunces and Dragons"
Dragons'''

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[[caption-width-right:350:The prophecy is nigh!]]

"Dunces and Dragons"




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* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: How most of the Medieval Bikini Bottomites speak.

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* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: How most of the Medieval Bikini Bottomites speak.speak.
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* FoodAsBribe: How the Dragon Jellyfish is dealt with, after tasting a krabby patty and becoming dazzled with it, Spongebob offers to give it more, which instantly convinces it to turn against Planktonamor.

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* FoodAsBribe: How the Dragon Jellyfish is dealt with, with; after tasting a krabby patty Krabby Patty and becoming dazzled with it, Spongebob offers to give it more, which instantly convinces it to turn against Planktonamor.
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* FallingIntoThePlot: The story begins with Patrick and [=SpongeBob=] being launched from seahorses into the sky, and when they land they learn they somehow time traveled back to medieval times.
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* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: The Dark Knight can somehow survive underwater without a helmet.

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* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: The Dark Knight can somehow survive underwater without a helmet. [[FridgeBrilliance But considering she works for Planktonamor (an evil wizard), this could be the result of magic.]]



* ChekhovsGun: The Krabby Patties [=SpongBob=] packed for lunch which end up taming the dragon.

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* ChekhovsGun: The Krabby Patties that [=SpongBob=] packed for lunch which end up taming the dragon. help him to tame Planktonamor's dragon.



* DirtyCoward: While Squidly is much friendlier to [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick than his descendant, he still asks the Dark Knight to get them and let him pass. On the other hand, he ''is'' brazen enough to sing a ditty for the king that explicitly blames said king for the crisis.

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* DirtyCoward: While Squidly is Squidly's much friendlier to [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick than his descendant, he still asks the Dark Knight to get them and let him pass. On the other hand, he ''is'' brazen enough to sing a ditty for the king that explicitly blames said king for the crisis.



* FoodAsBribe: How the Dragon Jellyfish is dealed with, after tasting a krabby patty and becoming dazzled with it, Spongebob offers to give it more, which instantly convinces it to turn against Planktonamor.

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* FoodAsBribe: How the Dragon Jellyfish is dealed dealt with, after tasting a krabby patty and becoming dazzled with it, Spongebob offers to give it more, which instantly convinces it to turn against Planktonamor.



* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: When [=SpongeBob=] tires himself out running up Plankton's extensive stairway.

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* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: When [=SpongeBob=] tires himself and the others tire themselves out running up Plankton's extensive stairway.



* OrWasItADream: At the end, [=SpongeBob=] wakes up from where he and Patrick got knocked out in the jousting incident and assumes that their adventure was AllJustADream. Patrick says "tell that to Squidly" and reveals Squidly crushed underneath him.

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* OrWasItADream: At the end, [=SpongeBob=] wakes up from where he and Patrick got knocked out in the jousting incident and assumes that their adventure was AllJustADream. But then Patrick says "tell that to Squidly" and reveals Squidly crushed underneath him.
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* ChekhovsGun: The Krabby Patties [=SpongBob=] packed for lunch which end up taming the dragon.
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* AllJustADream: Turns out the entire episode was just a dream [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick had when they got knocked out during the joust.

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* HopeSpot: It seems that Spongebob has stopped the dragon jellyfish with his jellyfishing net however it burns throught it a couple of seconds afterward.

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* HopeSpot: It seems that Spongebob [=SpongeBob=] has stopped the dragon jellyfish with his jellyfishing net however it burns throught through it a couple of seconds afterward.


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* TrojanPrisoner: The group infiltrates Planktonamor's castle with the recently-befriended Dark Knight pretending to have captured [=SpongeBob=], Patrick, and Squidly. Despite knowing that this is a trick, [=SpongeBob=] reacts with genuine fear when the Dark Knight relates all the various horrible ways she plans to have them tortured.
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** The restaurant "Medieval Moments" is a spoof of the restaurant chain, ''Medieval Times''.

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** The restaurant "Medieval Moments" is a spoof of the restaurant chain, ''Medieval Times''.chain {{Theatre/Medieval Times|DinnerAndTournament}}.

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