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* AdaptationalHappyEnding: A storybook released to coincide with the episode’s release does this. Instead of everyone being imprisoned in the Void, [[ExitPursuedByABear the Flying Dutchman chases Lord Poltergeist into the distance]]. Sandy asks how the Flying Dutchman knew his treasure had been stolen, and [=SpongeBob=] cheerfully replies that he reported the theft. This is done to tell the children the book is aimed at that [=SpongeBob=] did the right thing.

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* AdaptationalHappyEnding: AdaptationalAlternateEnding: A storybook released to coincide with the episode’s release does this. Instead of everyone being imprisoned in the Void, [[ExitPursuedByABear the Flying Dutchman chases Lord Poltergeist into the distance]]. Sandy asks how the Flying Dutchman knew his treasure had been stolen, and [=SpongeBob=] cheerfully replies that he reported the theft. This is done to tell the children the book is aimed at that [=SpongeBob=] did the right thing.

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* AdaptationalHappyEnding: A storybook released to coincide with the episode’s release does this. Instead of everyone being imprisoned in the Void, [[ExitPursuedByABear the Flying Dutchman chases Lord Poltergeist into the distance]]. Sandy asks how the Flying Dutchman knew his treasure had been stolen, and [=SpongeBob=] cheerfully replies that he reported the theft. This is done to tell the children the book is aimed at that [=SpongeBob=] did the right thing.



** Mr. Krabs, Squidward, and Patrick shout this as their sucked into The Void.

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** Mr. Krabs, Squidward, and Patrick shout this as their they're sucked into The Void.

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* WelcomeToMyWorld: Squidward says this after Lord Poltergeist complains about [=SpongeBob=] snitching to the Dutchman.

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* WelcomeToMyWorld: Squidward says this after Lord Poltergeist complains about [=SpongeBob=] "ruined everything" by snitching to the Dutchman.Dutchman.
* WhatDoTheyFearEpisode: The Void traps the cast in their worst nightmares:
** Mr. Krabs' void nightmare involves him [[PottyEmergency needing to use the toilet]], but the only one available needs a doubloon to unlock. Faced with either giving up some of his precious money or wetting himself, Krabs' lets out a BigNo.
** Patrick's void nightmare involves him having a donut stuck on his head out of reach. Subverted when Patrick requests the donut to be different flavor after different flavor, then different foods entirely, then a plain donut again. ''The flipping donut'' ends up screaming in frustration.
** Squidward's void nightmare involves him being endlessly changed by a giant [=SpongeBob=].
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** Patrick mistakes the Haunted Houseboat for a SuckECheeses and demands Pizza from Lord Poltergeist. Later on, Lord Poltergeist tries to claim that he didn't steal the Dutchman's gold, but just went out to get Pizza.
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* YourSoulIsMine: Lord Poltergeist takes [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's souls and plans to keep them until they bring him a new head gasket. When they do, he gives them back as promised and reveals that he never had them in the first place.
* YourWorstNightmare: The void acts as this.

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* YourSoulIsMine: Lord Poltergeist takes [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's souls and plans to keep them until they bring him a new head gasket. When they do, he gives them back as promised and reveals that he never had them in the first place.
* YourWorstNightmare: The void acts as this.
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* AllThereInTheScript: The ghost pirate captain is named "Lord Poltergeist" in the credits.
* BigNo: Mr. Krabs, Squidward, and Patrick shout this as their sucked into The Void.

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* AllThereInTheScript: The ghost pirate captain is named unnamed in the episode, even being listed as "Captain" in the end credits. However, the online game ''Nickelodeon Mystery Mansion'' gives him the name "Lord Poltergeist" in the credits.
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* BigNo: BigNo:
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Mr. Krabs, Squidward, and Patrick shout this as their sucked into The Void.



* MediumBlending: While fighting over the chest of doubloons, Mr. Krab's face deforms into that of a live-action crab.

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* MediumBlending: MediumBlending:
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While fighting over the chest of doubloons, Mr. Krab's face deforms into that of a live-action crab.



* ShoutOut: When Patrick calls Lord Poltergeist "a singing robotic puppet" from "those pizza joints with the singing animated robots," he is referring to the animatronics from ''Chuck E. Cheese's''.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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When Patrick calls Lord Poltergeist "a singing robotic puppet" from "those pizza joints with the singing animated robots," he is referring to the animatronics from ''Chuck E. Cheese's''.

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** Inside The Void, Mr. Krabs shouts this after finding out the porta-potty costs 25 cents to use. The donut then shouts this in Patrick's nightmare.

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** Inside The Void, Mr. Krabs shouts this after finding out the porta-potty costs 25 cents one of his doubloons to use. The donut then shouts this in Patrick's nightmare.


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* PottyEmergency: Mr. Krab's void has him dealing with one of these where the only recourse is a pay toilet. He has his sack of doubloons, so he could easily pay the toll and use it, but he's such a miser that it's practically a SadisticChoice for him.
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'''Original air date''': 10/21/2011
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* GainaxEnding: The Dutchman imprisoning everyone in the void in the end.
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--> '''Lord Poltergeist:''' [[SarcasmMode Nice friend you got there.]]

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--> '''Lord Poltergeist:''' [[SarcasmMode Nice Eh, great friend you got there.have here.]]
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* LiteralMetaphor: While in the void, Squidward states that the customers are paying in bones. Mr. Krabs decides that money is money, only for Squidward to open the cash register that reveal that they are being paid with literal bones.
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* ShoutOut: When Patrick calls Lord Poltergeist "a singing robotic puppet" from "those pizza joints with the singing animated robots," he is referring to the animatronics from ''Chuck E. Cheese's''.
** The cereal Frosted Brains is a parody of Kellog's ''Frosted Flakes''.
** When Squidward says "Boring, representational art," the painting he points at is a ghost parody of ''AmericanGothicCouple''.
** The gremlin that Sandy catches in her milkshake is similar in appearance to the creatures from ''Film/{{Gremlins}}''.
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* {{Unishment}}: Patrick gets sent to an IronicHell where he has a talking donut on his head that he can't eat because when he tries to grab it, it makes the top of his head grow so the donut is out of his reach. Patrick complains that it's a plain donut and makes it turn into different flavors, then asks for it to turn into a stack of pancakes, and then a Krabby Patty before deciding he wants a plain donut again, leading to the donut's BigNo.
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* BigNo: Mr. Krabs, Squidward, and Patrick shout this as their sucked into The Void.
** Inside The Void, Mr. Krabs shouts this after finding out the porta-potty costs 25 cents to use. The donut then shouts this in Patrick's nightmare.
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* SpecialGuest: Chris Elliot as Lord Poltergeist.
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* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: Patrick's fear in the void manifests into a living donut appearing on his head and the latter expanding so he can't reach it. However, Patrick doesn't react since he claims not to like plain donuts. When the donut tries to shape itself into something Patrick does like so he can continue torturing him, he is quickly driven crazy by Patrick's inability to make up his mind.
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* MediumShiftGag: While fighting over the chest of doubloons, Mr. Krab's face deforms into that of a live-action crab.

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* MediumShiftGag: MediumBlending: While fighting over the chest of doubloons, Mr. Krab's face deforms into that of a live-action crab.
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* CreepyChangingPainting: The haunted houseboat has a bunch. One of which, is a vase with flowers that turns into savage worms that attack [=SpongeBob=]

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The chest of gold that Mr. Krabs tries to take from the ship actually belongs to the Flying Dutchman as revealed by the "Property Of" stamp. [=SpongeBob=] then calls the number on the chest, claiming that reporting stolen property is civic duty, bringing the wrath of the Flying Dutchman on them.

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** To prove he is actually a ghost, Lord Poltergeist shows [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick some small anchovies on a live-action pizza.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The chest of gold that Mr. Krabs tries to take from the ship actually belongs to the Flying Dutchman as revealed by the "Property Of" stamp. [=SpongeBob=] then calls the number on the chest, claiming that reporting stolen property is his civic duty, bringing the wrath of the Flying Dutchman on them.


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* WithFriendsLikeThese: After realizing the haunted houseboat and ghosts are real, Patrick's first reaction is to cower and offer up [=SpongeBob=] to save himself.
--> '''Lord Poltergeist:''' [[SarcasmMode Nice friend you got there.]]

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* HalloweenEpisodeBrickJoke: About midway through the episode, Sandy appears in the Krusty Krab with ghost hunting equipment, looking for milkshake gremlins. At the end, Sandy actually does find one.
* HalloweenEpisode: Often marketed as a Halloween episode.
* MediumShiftGag: While fighting over the chest of doubloons, Mr. Krab's face deforms into that of a live-action crab.
** After the Flying Dutchman drops an atomic bomb, the live-action mushroom cloud shows the Dutchman's face on it.


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* ThatCloudLooksLike: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick do this at the beginning of the episode.
* WelcomeToMyWorld: Squidward says this after Lord Poltergeist complains about [=SpongeBob=] snitching to the Dutchman.
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* AllThereInTheScript: The ghost pirate captain is named "Lord Poltergeist" in the credits.

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* AllThereInTheScript: The ghost pirate captain is named "Lord Poltergeist" in the credits.credits.
* HalloweenEpisode
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The chest of gold that Mr. Krabs tries to take from the ship actually belongs to the Flying Dutchman as revealed by the "Property Of" stamp. [=SpongeBob=] then calls the number on the chest, claiming that reporting stolen property is civic duty, bringing the wrath of the Flying Dutchman on them.
* YourSoulIsMine: Lord Poltergeist takes [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's souls and plans to keep them until they bring him a new head gasket. When they do, he gives them back as promised and reveals that he never had them in the first place.
* YourWorstNightmare: The void acts as this.
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* AllThereInTheScript: The ghost pirate captain is named "Lord Poltergeist" in the credits.
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[=SpongeBob=] and Patrick find a houseboat haunted by ghost pirates.

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