Line #19 Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS13E14SaltySpongeKarenForSpot


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3	'''Salty Sponge'''
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5	'''Original air date:''' 1/27/2023 ''(produced in 2022)''
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7	When the Krusty Krab is being fumigated for sea urchins, Mr. Krabs assigns [=SpongeBob=] to a temporary fry cooking job at the Salty Spitoon, the toughest joint in Bikini Bottom.
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9	!!"Salty Sponge" contains examples of:
10	* TheBusCameBack: The Salty Spitoon returns since Season 3's [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E8NoWeeniesAllowedSquilliamReturns "No Weenies Allowed"]], including Reg and some of the thugs who went inside.
11	* CallBack:
12	** [=SpongeBob=] informs Mr. Krabs that the Salty Spitoon is too tough for him. He is also careful to avoid stepping on some ice cubes that are on the floor; [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E8NoWeeniesAllowedSquilliamReturns "No Weenies Allowed"]] revolved around [=SpongeBob=] jealously trying to prove he was tough enough for the establishment, only to be hospitalized after slipping on an ice cube just seconds after he walked inside.
13	** Mrs. Puff wears the mohawk and outfit from "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS13E6PotatoPuffThereWillBeGrease Potato Puff]]" and is also called "Puff the Tough".
14	** After the Salty Spitoon becomes the Softy Spitoon, a portrait of [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E7PrehibernationWeekLifeOfCrime Sandy making an adorable face after she finds [=SpongeBob=]]] is visible in the Artist's Corner.
15	* ContinuityNod:
16	** Mrs. Puff's leather jacket reads "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E13NewStudentStarfishClams Big Fat Meanie]]".
17	** [=SpongeBob=] once again has an [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS7E20TheAbrasiveSideEarworm abrasive side]].
18	* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: After the Salty Spitoon is changed, its patrons sing a version of the theme song with the lyrics changed to describe the Softy Spitoon.
19	* ExactWords: Since the Krusty Krab is closed, Mr. Krabs got Squidward a job in the "entertainment industry". Rather than music or art or something Squidward likes, we cut to him working an embarrassing job as a circus clown.
20	* NewJobEpisode: The episode focuses on [=SpongeBob=] working at the Salty Spitoon.
21	* NeverTrustATrailer: Mrs. Puff is largely advertised in the promos for this episode, but only has a small role near the middle of the episode.
22	* OpeningShoutOut: The Softy Spitoon song incorporates the theme and visuals of the opening title theme.
23	* TheReveal: We finally get to see the inside of the Salty Spitoon.
24	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Mrs. Puff finds [=SpongeBob=] in the Salty Spitoon, she immediately flees in terror.
25	* SelfServingMemory: When [=SpongeBob=] recalls his old job, he sees Squidward enthusiastically greeting him and telling him he loves him.
26	* ShoutOut: Sally Spitoon wears an outfit identical to the one worn by WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse. A chair that resembles the Froggy Chair from VideoGame/AnimalCrossing also makes a cameo.
27	* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: [=SpongeBob=] does this when he sees the Employee of the Month wall, which contains photos of gravestones belonging to the previous fry cooks.
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31	'''Karen for Spot'''
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33	'''Original air date:''' 2/3/2023 ''(produced in 2022)''
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35	When Plankton goes out of town, he tasks Karen with looking after Spot, which turns out to be more of a challenge than anticipated.
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37	!!"Karen for Spot" contains examples of:
38	* BabysittingEpisode: The episode centers on Karen petsitting Spot.
39	* BreakingTheFourthWall: When Spot starts eating everything in the Chum Bucket, we see a time card with bites taken out of it around the edges, suggesting that he ate ''it'', too.
40	* ContinuityNod: The robot chef from "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" can be seen.
41	* ExtremeOmnivore: Karen ends up feeding Spot everything in the Chum Bucket until Spot literally eats them out of house and home.
42	* FadeToBlack: How the episode ends when the growing half of Spot's body floats up and absorbs the sun, dissolving it until everything goes dark.
43	* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Even when Karen accidentally causes Spot to splatter everywhere, [=SpongeBob=] shows her that since Spot is an amoeba, he can just form himself back together. Gary plays with Spot by squashing him repeatedly.
44	* IdiotBall: Karen is usually shown to be more responsible and capable than Plankton. For example, in "Spot Returns", she observes that Plankton has been overfeeding Spot and realizes that amoebas can reproduce asexually. Here, she acts like she has never interacted with Spot before, and thinks he runs on batteries and eats napkins.
45	* InflatingBodyGag: After Karen accidentally squashes Spot flat, she uses a bicycle pump to inflate him, which makes him grow like a balloon until he pops and splatters everywhere.

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