History Recap / SpongebobSquarepantsS1E13ScaredyPantsIWasaTeenageGary

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: The second the bus leaves, Squidward happily dances and runs back to his house. He then comes out with a beach chair to tan outside and it seems like he completely forgot about Gary, as he's just thinking about how great it will be without his neighbors nearby. The next scene cuts to three days later, and it turns out Squidward didn't move a muscle for three days and Gary is now weak and feeble.

* KarmaHoudini: The doctor, who refused to inject the snail plasma into Gary himself, and the object also caused [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward to turn into snails.

%% * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Squidward!

* ObliviousToHatred: The only reason Squidward agrees to take care of Gary is because he wanted [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick gone for three days, but they don't realize this. Patrick thought Squidward would want to participate in a jellyfishing conventation at the latter's house, which was ultimately what made Squidward agree to watch Gary.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: The Purple Doctorfish appears midway through the episode to give [=SpongeBob=] the snail plasma (which turns [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward to turn into snails after being injected with it), but doesn't appear again for the rest of the episode.

* FemaleGaze: Before he gets stung, the camera shows the audience [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/spongebob/images/1/19/Patrick_About_To_Get_Zapped.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20231110050406 a nice shot of Patrick’s butt]].

* BigShutUp: Patrick is awakened by Gary and transformed Squidward and [=SpongeBob=] singing "Blow the Man Down" at night on the fence and tosses a shoe at Squidward.

* AnAesop: Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but make sure you do your research on who you're pretending to be, lest they end up getting offended.

* AnAesop:
** When someone trusts you to take care of something, be responsible and take care of it. Follow their instructions carefully.
** And more importantly, ''listen'' to said instructions, don't tune them out when they are giving important information.
** If you feel uncomfortable after a misuse of medicine, trust your gut and call poison control.
** If you have a job, in this case a doctor, man up and do your job, don’t let unexperienced customers do your job just because you don’t want to.

* DownerEnding: [=SpongeBob and Squidward=] are stuck as snails after the episode ends.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Squidward!

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The doctor's odd diagnosis of Gary definitely being a snail and that snail plasma is the cure hints at what it actually does and what will happen to [=SpongeBob=] after his accidental injection.

** Gary has this reaction at one spot as he watches [=SpongeBob=] transform into a snail.

* ObliviousToHatred: The only reason Squidward agrees to take care of Gary is because he wanted [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick gone for three days, but they don't realize this.

** Patrick, at the beginning after breaking [[=SpongeBob’s=]] vase.
** Squidward, when he realizes he forgot to take care of Gary right before the bus arrives to drop off [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick.
** [[=SpongeBob=]] has this feeling after being injected with the snail plasma, with Squidward wrongly predicting he’ll be fine.

** Squidward, after he is injected with the snail plasma through his nose.

* OhCrap:
** Squidward panics when he realizes he forgot to take care of Gary right before the bus arrives to drop off [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick.

* TooDumbToLive: Even though [=SpongeBob=] said he felt uncomfortable after being injected with the snail plasma, Squidward takes the snail plasma to his house for some reason. The snail plasma ends up in Squidward’s nose after some havoc when the now snail-form [=SpongeBob=] breaks into Squidward house.

* TooDumbToLive: Even though [=SpongeBob=] said he felt uncomfortable after being injected with the snail plasma, Squidward takes the snail plasma to his house for some reason. The snail plasma ends up in Squidward’s nose after some havoc when the now snail-form [=SpongeBob=] breaks in Squidward house.

* {{Jerkass}}: The jellyfish who stings Patrick on the butt [[HandRubbing rubs his hands together]], showing he was intentionally screwing with Patrick.

* DoesThisRemidnYouOfAnything: Sandy going as a pet goldfish in a bowl to Squidward's discomfort parallels people who do blackface.

* HalloweenEpisode: The first of the series, and the only one for more than 15 years.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The opening scenes in the Krusty Krab alone stand in stark contrast to how the character dynamics change in later episodes and seasons. [=SpongeBob=] actually becomes angry with Squidward’s teasing when he usually assumes Squidward thinks he’s his best friend out of naïveté, and he also gets annoyed with Mr. Krabs, who he usually displays UndyingLoyalty to and quickly forgives him for any mistreatment.

* ImplausibleDeniability: When everyone realizes the "ghost" is [=SpongeBob=] due to his pants sticking out upside down, Patrick says "I am not [=SpongeBob=]! Those are my street clothes!".

%%* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Squidward!