* UnintentionalBackUpPlan: Plankton never intended for [=SpongeBob=] to hand out the Jerktonium Fruitcake to everyone in Bikini Bottom,
but [=SpongeBob=] does anyway, because he thinks he's spreading Christmas cheer.

* UnintentionalBackUpPlan: Plankton never intended for [=SpongeBob=] to hand out The Jerktonium Fruitcake to everyone in Bikini Bottom, but [=SpongeBob=] does anyway, because he thinks he's spreading Christmas cheer.

''It's a [=SpongeBob=] Christmas!'' is the second ChristmasEpisode from Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''. It was released DirectToVideo on October 30, 2012, and made its television premiere on Creator/{{CBS}} on November 23rd, before its Nickelodeon debut on December 6th, where, in a rare achievement for cable television, it ''outrated'' the CBS airing. Unlike its predecessor, "WesternAnimation/ChristmasWho?", this one was animated in stop-motion animation in the spirit of many of the Creator/{{Rankin Bass|Productions}} holiday specials.

* MeaningfulEcho: "Hot from the oven, full of lovin'!" Said first by Plankton when he gives Spongebob the fruitcake filled with jerktonium, and said next by Spongebob when he destroys the killer robot with fruitcake.

* ImageSong: Averted, the DVD includes {{MP3}}s for "Santa Has His Eye on Me" and "Hot Fruitcake". Sadly, these songs can't be ripped (through methods such as iTunes).

* ShoutOut: The whole Tom Kenny FramingDevice is basically a Shout Out to Fred Astaire's narrator in ''SantaClausIsCominToTown''.

''It's a [=SpongeBob=] Christmas!'' is the second ChristmasEpisode from Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''. It was released DirectToVideo on October 30, 2012, and made its television premiere on {{CBS}} on November 23rd, before its Nickelodeon debut on December 6th, where, in a rare achievement for cable television, it ''outrated'' the CBS airing. Unlike its predecessor, "WesternAnimation/ChristmasWho?", this one was animated in stop-motion animation in the spirit of many of the Creator/{{Rankin Bass|Productions}} holiday specials.

* BadSanta: While Santa isn't bad, he does steal Mr. Krab's Krabby Patty Secret Formula and gives it to Plankton, because he thought Plankton was the only Bikini Bottomite who wasn't being a total jerk. He lampshades it when asked how he got it by smiling coyly and saying "I have my ways." It turns out his elves stole the formula and they also tried to make off with Mr Krab's wallet.

* JerkAss: What everyone turns into after eating Plankton's fruitcake.

* AllThereInTheScript: The evil robot that Plankton sends out to frame [=SpongeBob=] is named Toybob, according to the end credits.

* DragonWithAnAgenda: ToyBob's sole motivation is to "DESTROY CHRISTMAS!" He does not care about Plankton's ambition to steal the secret formula.
* DragonInChief: ToyBob is much more dangerous and destructive than Plankton, and at the end when he shows up to destroy Santa, Plankton is clearly worried and has an OhCrap moment.

* ForTheEvulz: ToyBob's sole reason for existence is to "DESTROY CHRISTMAS!" He was designed and programmed by Plankton so that figures. He tries to accomplish this by going around and committing random cartoonish acts of violence and property destruction against The Citizens of Bikini Bottom. Once [[AccidentalPun Santa Clause comes to town,]] he tries to kill him

* GoneHorriblyRight: Plankton's "Mechanical Agent of Naughtiness" or Toybob is what ultimately foils Plankton's plan to get SantaClaus to steal The Krabby Patty Secret Formula for him. Toybob shows up right at Plankton's moment of victory to destroy Santa Claus, which ends up vindicating [=SpongeBob=] whom everyone thought was on a rampage of destruction. [=SpongeBob=] ends up saving the day, by destroying his robotic doppelganger, rescuing Santa Claus, and saving Christmas.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: See above, also nobody would have realized that Plankton was the creator of Toybob if he hadn't put the message "If found please return to The Chum Bucket" on Toybob's windup key.

* PaperThinDisguise: The Toybob that Plankton unleashes to frame Spongebob. It looks nothing like the real deal but everyone, ''including Santa'', falls for it anyway.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Said by The Bikini Bottom Santa Claus Float Driver after [=SpongeBob=] turns him into a jerk. He bails out just before the float runs off a cliff. Santa Claus also says this when ToyBob shows up to kill him, he tries hiding in The Krusty Krab only to have ToyBob drag him out.

* VillainBall: When Plankton finds out that [=SpongeBob=] is immune to The Jerktonium, instead of being content that pretty much everyone in Bikini Bottom has become a jerk, he decides to send out a robotic version of [=SpongeBob=] on a rampage of destruction to ruin the real [=SpongeBob=]'s good name. This comes back to bite him in the butt, when after Santa Claus gives him The Krabby Patty Formula, Toybob shows up to try and kill Santa. After [=SpongeBob=] defeats his evil robotic counterpart, Santa's elves find Toybob's windup key which says "If found please return to The Chum Bucket" This is what seals Plankton's doom.
* VillainExitStageLeft: Right after [=SpongeBob=] defeats ToyBob and its discovered who built "this destructive, wind-up monstrosity." Plankton attempts a retreat and is caught by none other than Mr. Krabs and punished by Santa Claus.

* CutawayGag: "How can I be jerky when my my tastebuds are swimming in holiday joy?" (cut to a shower of fruitcake crumbs raining down on [=SpongeBob=]'s anthromorphic taste buds)

* EvilPlan: Plankton, Patrick, and Patchy The Pirate all have schemes they try to hatch during Christmas. Planton's scheme is the worst, Patrick comes in second, & Patchy's scheme is in third place.

* ForTheEvulz: ToyBob's sole reason for existence is to "DESTROY CHRISTMAS!" He was designed and programmed by Plankton so that figures. He tries to accomplish this by going around and committing random cartoonish acts of violence and property destruction against The Citizens of Bikini Bottom. Once Santa Clause comes to town, he tries to kill him