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1	->Written by Kaz ([=SpongeBob=] [=LongPants=]) / Jack Pendarvis (Larry’s Gym)
2	->Storyboard by Lynne Naylor ([=SpongeBob=] [=LongPants=]) / Fred Osmond (Larry's Gym)
3	->Animation Directors: Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi
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5	'''Original air date''': 2/15/2016 ''(produced in 2015)''
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7	!!"[=SpongeBob=] [=LongPants=]" contains examples of:
8	* AgonyOfTheFeet: When Squidward is ordered to work the grill he accidentally drops a burnt patty on his foot.
9	* CirclingBirdies: After knocking himself into a parking meter, [=SpongeBob=] sees circling long pants.
10	* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment:
11	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Wow! Another Mermaid Man reboot. It's how I always re-imagined the reboot would be remade.
12	* EatingTheEyeCandy: A lot of female customers are seen admiring [=SpongeBob=]’s long pants.
13	* FemaleGaze: When [=SpongeBob=] first walks through the Krusty Krusty with his new long pants.
14	* LeFilmArtistique: [=SpongeBob=] goes with a group of adults to Le Cinima to see an artistic foreign film called "The Table", which is just a monochrome still shot of a live-action table.
15	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Mr. Krabs is present watching the Mermaid Man movie alongside Sandy and Patrick. Turns out [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS10E1WhirlyBrainsMermaidPants he's a fan]].
16	* LongPants: [=SpongeBob=] gets one for this episode.
17	* NegativeContinuity: The trailer for this episode states that "we" (the audience) have never seen [=SpongeBob=] in long pants. However, he has worn long pants on numerous occasions (such as "The Chaperone").
18	* OutgrowingTheChildishName: While being mistaken for an adult, [=SpongeBob's=] sophisticated peers begin referring to him as "[=SpongeRobert=]".
19	* ShoutOut: The new Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy movie is titled ''[[Film/TheDarkKnightRises The Dark Tide Rises]]''.
20	* SnobbyHobbies: [=SpongeBob=] finds himself with an overly fancy crowd of {{False Friend}}s who eat expensive exotic dinners, and have "parties" consisting of drinking coffee, watching the news, and having sophisticated conversations. When [=SpongeBob=] suggests they see a movie, they pick an incredibly boring art film.
21	* StatusQuoIsGod: Of course, when [=SpongeBob=] got rid of his long pants, that means he doesn't get a drive license anymore, much to the relief of Mrs. Puff.
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23	!!"Larry’s Gym" contains examples of:
24	* ADayInTheLimelight: The first time Larry actually gets an episode centering on him.
25	* BalloonBelly: Larry gets a pot belly while working on too many files.
26	* EpicFail: Larry decides to have [=SpongeBob=] lift cotton balls on a cotton swap in place of weights. Even ''this'' proves to be too heavy for [=SpongeBob=]
27	* HeroicBuild: [=SpongeBob=] when he become muscular.
28	* LoopholeAbuse: After Larry tells him that only the first visit is free, Mr. Krabs decides to never leave so he can keep using the gym for free.
29	* MediumBlending / SaunaOfDeath: While Larry closes up the gym for the night and finds that Mr. Krabs has still locked himself in the steam room, he finds he has turned into a cooked live-action crab after pulling the door open.
30	-->'''Larry:''' What is that smell? Mr. Krabs, how long have you been in there?! ''[pulls the door open]''\
31	'''Mr. Krabs:''' I think I'm done! Would you mind rubbin' a little butter on me?
32	* NeverSayDie: Averted.
33	-->'''Larry:''' You should be in charge of the fun stuff while I sit here in the reception area slowly getting fatter and paler until I die.
34	* PecFlex: Larry does one at the beginning.
35	* {{Portmanteau}}: [=SpongeBob=] refers to bro hugs as "brugs".
36	* SwappedRoles: The normally-scrawny [=SpongeBob=] becomes incredibly muscular after absorbing too much water during his workouts, while the normally-muscular Larry becomes weak and scrawny from being too busy with paperwork to excercise.

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