History Recap / SpongebobSquarepantsS1E20HookyMermaidManandBarnacleBoyII

* BrickJoke: Mr. Krabs warns the boys that if they keep playing with the hooks they'll end up in a tuna can. At the end, that's exactly what happens to Patrick.

* DownerEnding: The episode ends with [=SpongeBob=] naked and humiliated, running back to his house crying, and vowing never to play with fishing hooks ever again.

'''Mr. Krabs:''' Gift shops.

--> '''Patrick:''' Look, [=SpongeBob=], are you gonna listen to a big dummy or are you gonna listen to ''me''?

* LoopholeAbuse: "Don't say you're leaving work. Just say you're taking a break."

'''Mr. Krabs:''' [''a hook pokes him in the butt''] YEOW! Mother of pearl! Fire on the poop deck! (''rubs his butt'')\\

* SpecialGuest: Charles Nelson Reilly as The Dirty Bubble. This was the only time he voiced the Dirty Bubble before his death in 2007.

* AnAesop: Especially as a young child, listen to your parents/guardians when they tell you not to do something dangerous (e.g. don't play in the streets, don't play with fire, don't play with knives, etc.).

* AnAesop: Authority figures such as the police are role models to look up to, but don't call them when you're not in danger -- it is important that they aren't distracted when something bad does happen.

* AshFace: Happens to [[ButtMonkey Barnacle Boy]] four times: twice when the Invisible Boatmobile's exhaust fires straight into his face, again after running afoul of the Atomic Flounder and lastly when the Dirty Bubble burns him with a surprise attack.

* RunningGag: Barnacle Boy getting his head charred. {{Lampshaded}} by the Dirty Bubble when he encounters them.

-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' ''(yelling in random guy's face)'' THE HOOKS! '''THE HOOKS!'''\\
'''Random Guy:''' ''(grimaces from the smell and takes out mint)'' How 'bout a mint?

* DeathOfAChild: Patrick mentioned there was one kid playing with the hooks earlier and you can see a pair of juvenile shoes on the ground.

* GivingThemTheStrip: To get off the hook, [=SpongeBob=] takes off his pants. [[SubvertedTrope Unfortunately, the hook is still caught in his briefs.]]

* JerkassBall: Patrick holds this, pressuring [=SpongeBob=] in playing with the hooks and insulting Mr. Krabs for telling them what to do. Unlike later on, however, [[LaserGuidedKarma he pays for the consequences.]]

* AccidentalMisnaming: The Realistic Fish Head mispronounces [=SpongeBob=]'s name as "Springboob Squirepin" and has to be corrected. [=SpongeBob=] doesn't realize it's a mispronunciation and thinks Springboob Squirepin stole his idea.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After [=SpongeBob=] calls on the two heroes to keep doing non-emergency tasks like helping him open a jar of mayonnaise, plumbing, reading him a bed-time story and helping him put away a book on a high shelf, Barnacle Boy calls him out on it and points out how exhausted they've become. [=SpongeBob=] is guilt-ridden and apologizes, admitting he calls on them very often since he really just wanted to spend time with them.
** RejectedApology: Not that Barnacle Boy cares for his apology.

* ObliviousToHisOwnDescription[=/=]IgnorantOfTheirOwnIgnorance:

* AshFace: Happens to [[ButtMonkey Barnacle Boy]] three times: twice when the Invisible Boatmobile's exhaust fires straight into his face, and once after running afoul of the Atomic Flounder.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After [=SpongeBob=] calls on the two heroes to keep doing non-emergency tasks like helping him open a jar of mayonnaise, reading him a bed-time story and helping him put away a book on a high shelf, Barnacle Boy calls him out on it and points out how exhausted they've become. [=SpongeBob=] is guilt-ridden and apologizes, admitting he calls on them so often since he really just wanted to spend time with them.

*** ”Hello? [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Does somebody have a can opener?]]”

* DeathOfAChild: Patrick mentioned there was one kid playing with the hooks earlier and you can see a pair of juvenile shoes on the ground..

* ObliviousToHisOwnDescription:

* TastesLikeFeet: When Squidward subs for [=SpongeBob=], this exchanges happens.

* [[AffectionateParody Affectionate Parody Of A Parody]]: The Jingle Bells song is a take-off on an old schoolyard joke, "Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg..."

** There is also the ending where he is turned into a can of tuna.

* BatmanGambit: At the episode's climax, Mr. Krabs has Squidward dangle a hook in front of [=SpongeobBob=] to test his resolve. If [=SpongeBob=] can resist temptation and walk away, then he's shown maturity; if he gives into temptation (which he ultimately does), he'll be publicly humiliated, but it'll ensure beyond a shadow of a doubt that he'll never do it again.

* SmolderingShoes: When [=SpongeBob=] asks why there's no one at the "carnival", Patrick mentions seeing a kid there earlier. As he says this, a pair of sneakers is seen on the foreground.

* IAteWhat: Everyone panics when Mr. Krabs says, "I just can't have you sneezing all over my food!"

* AshFace: Happens to [[ButtMonkey Barnacle Boy]] twice: once when the Invisible Boatmobile's exhaust fires straight into his face, and then again after running afoul of the Atomic Flounder.

* FishingEpisode: Played with in that it's not the main characters doing the fishing; they're the ones being ''fished''.

-->'''Atomic Flounder''': If I weren't retired, I'd, I'd... '''''ROAAAAR!'''''' [''breathes radiation at Barnacle Boy's face, leaving it charred''] ...do that. Outta my way, punk!

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, after having a somewhat pleasant time with Spongebob and with Mermaid Man saying "for a pain in the neck, he's a pretty nice kid", decide to suddenly ditch him, and then immediately run into the Dirty Bubble right after leaving.

* HumiliationConga: [=SpongeBob=] suffers one at the end getting stripped naked in front of Pearl and her friends and being tricked by Squidward into thinking he's being lured to death, hanging onto the Krusty Krab's title sign for dear life wailing for help.

* LethalChef: Squidward, yet again. One of the customers' sandwich was a fried boot.

** The fishermen who try to catch [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are live-action. Also, there are photos of dried fish at a gift shop, a can of tuna and a jar of mayonnaise.

* NakedPeopleTrappedOutside: When [=SpongeBob=] is caught by a hook, he begs Mr. Krabs to let him in before he gets pulled up. Krabs instructs him to take off his pants, and he does. Unfortunately, the hook is caught in his underwear, which eventually tears away, leaving a naked [=SpongeBob=] to run back home.

* NoodleIncident: "No one's taken a break at the Krusty Krab since the chum famine of '59."

--> '''Patrick:''' You're not going to work today. We're gonna go play...Hooky!
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Patrick encourages [=SpongeBob=] to play on the hooks despite his protests, and even when Mr. Krabs scolds the two for playing on them, Patrick still goads [=SpongeBob=] to play on them.

!!Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II
* AccidentalMisnaming: The Realistic Fish Head mispronounces [=SpongeBob=]'s name as "Springboob Squirepin" right before being corrected. [=SpongeBob=] doesn't realize this mistake until afterwards.

* AnAesop: Authority figures such as the police are rolemodels to look up to, but don't call them when you're not in danger -- it is important that they aren't distracted when something bad does happen.
* AshFace: Barnacle Boy after running afoul of the Atomic Flounder.

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy weren't told that the Conch Signal was being given away in a contest. Barnacle Boy stated he never knew about the contest.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After [=SpongeBob=] calls on the two heroes to keep doing non-emergency tasks like helping him open a jar of mayonnaise, reading him a bed-time story and helping him put away a book on a high shelf, Barnacle Boy calls him out on it and points out how exhausted they've become. [=SpongeBob=] is guilt-ridden and apologizes, admitting he calls on them so often since he really wanted to spend time with them.

* SceneryCensor: When Mermaidman shows up naked at [=SpongeBob=]'s house, Gary's shell is covering his crotch. Gary leaves once his towel is put on.

* SpecialGuest: Charles Nelson Reilly as The Dirty Bubble. This being the only time he voiced Dirty Bubble before his death in 2007.

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Apparently, Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy weren't told that the Conch Signal was being given away in a contest.