Line #71 Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS6E4NotNormalGone


1	[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/normal_spongebob4.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:320:"Hi, how are ya'?"]]
3	'''Not Normal'''
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5	'''Original air date:''' 3/4/2008 ''(produced in 2007)''
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7	Upset by Squidward calling him "not normal", [=SpongeBob=] learns how to be normal, effectively stripping him of all personality. He consults Patrick for help on being weird again.
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9	!!"Not Normal" contains examples of:
10	* AnAesop:
11	** Don't force yourself to change to please someone, it will alienate you from your friends. BeYourself.
12	** While it’s good to be down-to-earth once in a while, it’s your quirks that make you unique.
13	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Squidward wanted a "normal" [=SpongeBob=]. Well, he got it - and quickly became annoyed with "normal" [=SpongeBob=]'s criticisms of him.
14	* BigNO: Patrick does this when [=SpongeBob=]’s transformation doesn’t work near the end.
15	* BrickJoke: At one point, [=SpongeBob=] points out that Squidward doesn't wear pants. The next time Squidward is seen, he is wearing pants in his "normal" form.
16	* BrokenRecord: "Hi, how are ya?" "Wonderful weather we're having."
17	* CreepyMonotone: [=SpongeBob=] speaks like this when he's normal.
18	* EyeScream: [=SpongeBob's=] first attempt to make himself abnormal again causes his eyeballs to pop out of his head.
19	* FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: After [=SpongeBob=] is no longer a zany cartoon character, he winds up creating ink and paper Krabby Patties, causing Mr. Krabs to suspend him from work for the time being. [=SpongeBob=] then finds out he is incompatible with Patrick's ideas for fun. Squidward's reception for [=SpongeBob's=] change in character was positive at first, but gets annoyed at the latter's criticisms regarding his lifestyle and appearance. [=SpongeBob=] ultimately decides being normal is no fun for him, and tries to revert to his original personality with Patrick's help.
20	* IJustWantToBeNormal: The whole point of the plot after [=SpongeBob=] comes to the assumption that he is not normal.
21	* LiteralMetaphor: When Mr. Krabs states that the customers are "leaving in boatloads", it shows all the customers rowing out of the Krusty Krab in lifeboats.
22	* MediumShiftGag: When Squidward compares [=SpongeBob=] to people that are normal, it cuts to a shot of live-action fish in a tank.
23	** And again when [=SpongeBob=] rearranges Squidward's face. When shown a mirror, we see a photorealistic human face over where Squidward's head.
24	* PullingYourChildAway: Patrick tries to help [=SpongeBob=] become "weird" again after having been turned "normal" in both appearance and behaviour. They do this by sliding on a water trail that leads to a ramp that launches them into the zoo. A little girl asks, "Mommy, what are those things?", and her mother replies, "Those are undesirables, honey, we only talk to normal people." [[InsultBackfire SpongeBob and Patrick take this to mean their weird behavior is working]].
25	* PygmalionSnapBack: As per the show's NegativeContinuity, [=SpongeBob=] returns to his former self by the end of the episode.
26	* TheScream: [=SpongeBob=] screaming like a banshee, and when he sees Squidward turned normal which reverts him to his original self.
27	* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Squidward when he sees his photorealistic reflection after [=SpongeBob=] tries to make him look "normal".
28	* SdrawkcabSpeech: During the montage of making [=SpongeBob=] abnormal again, Patrick tells [=SpongeBob=] to talk backwards.
29	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Tap, erus uoy era [[note]]Are you sure, Pat?[[/note]]
30	* StaggeredZoom: When [=SpongeBob=] sees Squidward having turned himself normal like he is, prompting him to freak out and change back to his original self.
31	* TitleDrop: "I'm '''not normal?'''"
32	* VisualPun: Squidward informs Mr. Krabs that the customers are "leaving in boatloads". It then cuts to rowboats carrying the customers out of the Krusty Krab.
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34	[[quoteright:350:[[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gone_059.png]]]]
35	[[caption-width-right:350:Where did everybody go?!]]
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37	'''Gone'''
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39	'''Original air date:''' 3/5/2008 ''(produced in 2007)''
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41	[=SpongeBob=] wakes up to find everyone in Bikini Bottom has disappeared. While trying to live out their lives for him, he realizes that he can finally accomplish his dream of getting his license... and becomes obsessed with his new boat.
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43	!!"Gone" contains examples of:
44	* AffectionateNickname: "Boaty" is one for the boat.
45	* ApocalypticLog: [=SpongeBob=] keeps one in this episode.
46	* BedmateReveal: Happens when [=SpongeBob=] wakes up and assumes everything up to that point was AllJustADream, only to see his new boatmobile next to him in his bed.
47	* BittersweetEnding: For [=SpongeBob=], as he finds out that everyone was out of Bikini Bottom to celebrate "National No [=SpongeBob=] Day" after they arrive back on a bus, making him feel left out, but he feels better when Mr. Krabs says the holiday is in his honor. Everyone then decides to celebrate "National No Patrick Day" when Patrick brings it up, [[TheDogBitesBack which [=SpongeBob=] is able to join and stops Patrick from joining, causing him to get left behind.]] Patrick was the meanest to [=SpongeBob=] out of everyone in the group.
48	* CallBack: Spongebob also named his first boat "Boaty" in "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E10NoFreeRidesImYourBiggestFanatic No Free Rides]]"
49	* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
50	** [=SpongeBob=] misinterprets No [=SpongeBob=] Day as a ''celebration'' rather than a revolt ''against'' him.
51	** When Patrick gets abandoned for No Patrick Day, he immediately becomes confused as to where everyone is.
52	* CopeByPretending: Upon realizing that Bikini Bottom is deserted, [=SpongeBob's=] immediate response is to imitate everyone in town, giving up only when he realizes the task is impossible.
53	* CruelTwistEnding: Everyone left Bikini Bottom because they went to go celebrate "National No [=SpongeBob=] Day," leaving [=SpongeBob=] behind and him missing out on all of the events.
54	* CuckooFingerTwirl: [=SpongeBob=] does it when he says, "I thought I'd go crazy without all my friends and acquaintances around!"
55	* TheDogBitesBack: After finding out Patrick also participated in No [=SpongeBob=] Day, [=SpongeBob=] shoves Patrick off the bus and goes to celebrate No Patrick Day.
56	* DrivesLikeCrazy: Well, he didn't quite ''earn'' that license.
57	* EtTuBrute: [=SpongeBob=] did ''not'' take it well when Patrick celebrated "National No [=SpongeBob=] Day" with the others. Of course, he went with the others to celebrate "National No Patrick Day".
58	* EveryoneIsGoneEpisode: [=SpongeBob=] wakes up to find everybody but him has vanished. At the end, it is revealed everyone went to go have a "[[TheFriendNobodyLikes National No-SpongeBob Day]]" but ended up getting sidetracked, so it lasted a few weeks.
59	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: [=SpongeBob’s=] friends celebrate getting away from him for weeks.
60	* GhostCity: Bikini Bottom is this during No [=SpongeBob=] Day.
61	* GoMadFromTheIsolation: [=SpongeBob=] eventually goes crazy from Bikini Bottom being deserted except for him.
62	* GoodTimesMontage: After [=SpongeBob=] realizes he's all alone with his boatmobile and it wasn't just a dream, we see a montage of [=SpongeBob=] doing various things with his boat next to him.
63	* HandPuppet: [=SpongeBob=] uses one made out of a pile of Krabby Patty meat that he shapes into Patrick.
64	* HardTruthAesop: Taking the episode more realistically, no matter who you are, even people who love you are going to need a break from you every once in a while. It's not because they hate you; it's just that being around ''anyone constantly'' isn't good.
65	* HatedByAll: There is an entire day dedicated to not having [=SpongeBob=] around to annoy them. Everyone loves not having [=SpongeBob=] around so much that they milk it so "National No [=SpongeBob=] Day" ends up being "National No [=SpongeBob=] Weeks".
66	* HereWeGoAgain: Everyone, including [=SpongeBob=], leave to celebrate No Patrick Day, leaving said starfish out in the middle of nowhere, wondering where everybody is.
67	* JerkassBall: ''Everyone'' grabs this in the end, abandoning [=SpongeBob=] in favor of No [=SpongeBob=] Day -- including Sandy and Patrick, two of [=SpongeBob=]'s closest friends. Patrick does at least receive his LaserGuidedKarma with No Patrick Day.
68	* KarmaHoudini: Aside from Patrick, who was the only one to get his just desserts, nobody else gets punished for participating in National No [=SpongeBob=] Day. Heck, they even pull this stunt off again with No Patrick Day, including [=SpongeBob=], but he has every reason to go since he was left behind for the first holiday.
69	* KickTheDog: When everyone comes back, it turns out they were celebrating National No [=SpongeBob=] Day, which involves burning a large stake shaped like [=SpongeBob=] and dancing on its ashes.
70	* LaserGuidedKarma: Patrick is left behind for No Patrick Day. He was also among those who participated in No [=SpongeBob=] Day, and was the meanest to [=SpongeBob=] in the group that returned to Bikini Bottom.
71	* ALizardNamedLiz: A Boat Named "Boaty"
72	* LuminescentBlush: [=SpongeBob=] blushes and smiles upon hearing from Mr. Krabs that National No [=SpongeBob=] Day is dedicated to him.
73	* ObliviousToHatred: When [=SpongeBob=] hears of National No [=SpongeBob=] Day, he seems somehow unaware it was for everyone to get away from him, instead being more focused on the fact that they've been gone for weeks. When Mr. Krabs says the holiday was in his honor, he smiles and feels appreciated for it.
74	* ShaggyDogStory: It turns out the reason everyone was gone is because it was National No [=SpongeBob=] Day, though it lasted for ''weeks''.
75	* UngratefulTownsfolk: The people in Bikini Bottom abandon [=SpongeBob=] for several weeks in favor of No [=SpongeBob=] Day -- [[WithFriendsLikeThese including his best friend, no less]].
76	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite being mentioned, Gary doesn't make an appearance, nor is he seen with the residents when they return.
77	* WholesomeCrossdresser: [=SpongeBob=] imitates everyone he knows, including Sandy and Mrs. Puff.
78	* WithFriendsLikeThese: Even Patrick can't resist getting into National No [=SpongeBob=] Day. [[TheDogBitesBack [=SpongeBob=] happily joins in on National No Patrick Day as payback]].
79	* {{Yandere}}: As a part of [=SpongeBob=]'s growing madness, Boaty doesn't like [=SpongeBob=] talking to anyone else but it.

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