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1	'''A [=SquarePants=] Family Vacation'''
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3	'''Original air date''': 11/11/2011 [[note]]First released on DVD on 9/20/11.[[/note]]
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5	Patrick goes on vacation with [=SpongeBob=]'s family to the Great Barrier Reef.
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7	!!Contains examples of:
8	* AscendedExtra: This is the largest role [=SpongeBob's=] parents have had so far.
9	* BigCreepyCrawlies: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick get chased by a giant fruit fly.
10	* BigNo: By Patrick after [=SpongeBob=] starts browsing the tourist trap, causing him to spend all his money there.
11	* BoringVacationSlideshow: The episode, has a FramingDevice of [=SpongeBob=] inviting his friends to something they'd all enjoy, only for it to turn out to be his vacation slides. They're all disappointed and want to leave, but he manages to keep them in for long enough to show them.
12	* GivenNameReveal: [=SpongeBob=]'s mother's name is revealed to be Margaret.
13	* GoToSleepEnding: The episode ends with [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick going to sleep after the adventure they had.
14	* GrowlingGut: When a loud growling sound is heard, [=SpongeBob=] assumes it's Patrick's stomach, only for Patrick to reveal that he had his stomach's vocal cords removed. When the growling sound is heard again, [=SpongeBob=] states that it's his own stomach.
15	* MusicSoothesTheSavageBeast: [=SpongeBob's=] flute playing soothes the giant fly enough for it to give them a ride.
16	* RoadTripPlot: The episode centers on Patrick going on a road trip to the Great Barrier Reef with [=SpongeBob=] and his family.
17	* SawItInAMovieOnce: When trying to escape the giant bug, Patrick comes up with an idea, saying he saw it in a movie once, and jumps off a cliff with [=SpongeBob=]. When [=SpongeBob=] asks what they do next, Patrick admits he doesn't know because he fell asleep during the next part of the movie.
18	* SettingOffSong[=/=]TheSomethingSong: "The Road Song".
19	* ShoutOut:
20	** When the boat is sent flying into space, there is a cow jumping over the moon, which is an allusion to the nursery rhyme "The Cat and the Fiddle".
21	** Baytona and Basscar are parodies of Daytona and NASCAR.
22	* TrashyTouristTrap: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick stumble upon a random gift shop while lost, only to realize they've walked right into a tourist trap. While they try to escape, [=SpongeBob=] ends up getting sucked in and spends all his money on useless trinkets.
23	* TriumphantReprise: "The Above The Road Song".
24	* TheUnreveal: We never actually get to see the Great Barrier Reef.
25	* VacationEpisode: The first of the vacation themed episodes.
26	* WasntThatFun: After falling off a cliff and sliding down a storm drain into a crater, Patrick shouts about how fun that was and wants to do it again, only to discover that he can't climb back up.

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