Line #78 Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E5WormyPattyHype


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:The [[FauxHorrific scariest monster]] known to seakind.]]
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4	'''Wormy'''
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6	'''Original air date''': 2/25/2001 ''(produced in 2000)''
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8	While petsitting for Sandy, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick fall in love with one of her pets, a caterpillar named Wormy. But when Wormy transforms into a butterfly overnight, they mistake it for a monster that ate their new friend. Things only get worse when Wormy (trapped in a bubble) escapes the treedome, which eventually sends all of Bikini Bottom into a state of panic.
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10	!!"Wormy" contains examples of:
11	* AdaptationExpansion: The [=LeapPad=] adaptation of this episode has an extended ending where Sandy explains to [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick that the "monster" was Wormy the entire time.
12	* ArtEvolution: "Wormy" is the first episode of the series where Patrick's design permanently changes from having eyebrows shaped like sideways W's to having Z-shaped eyebrows.
13	* ArtisticLicenseBiology:
14	** A caterpillar like Wormy obviously doesn't turn into a butterfly overnight. The process usually takes at least two weeks. Lampshaded by Sandy, who says to Wormy (now a Butterfly) ''"You weren't supposed to change till I got back"''.
15	** The close-ups of Wormy that suddenly pop up out of nowhere thrice are actually those of a horse fly, which even emits the usual buzzing sound of a fly, something which real-life butterflies do not.
16	* ArtisticLicensePhysics: [=SpongeBob=] is somehow able to blow a bubble to trap Wormy in while he still has his helmet on.
17	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: After putting Wormy back in his jar, [=SpongeBob=] and the town cheer Sandy on for catching the "monster"; this completely blows past Sandy, who thinks everyone simply missed her while she was away.
18	-->'''Sandy:''' Maybe I should go out of town more often.
19	* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The [[MockCousteau French Narrator]] points out at the very start of the episode how everything could have been avoided if Sandy picked someone better to petsit for her.
20	-->'''French Narrator:''' Perhaps she should have asked someone else?
21	* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment:
22	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' We can't let that horrible monster in Sandy's house! It might eat Sandy's other pets!\
23	'''Patrick:''' Or worse, it might eat Sandy's pets!
24	* DinnerDeformation: One of Sandy's pets is a snake with a mouse-shaped lump. "That's his dinner."
25	* DramaticIrony: The audience knows the "monster" is really Wormy, but [=SpongeBob=] and the others (except Sandy) don't. The [=LeapPad=] adaptation fixes this by adding an extra scene where Sandy explains to [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick that the "monster" was Wormy all along.
26	* EatTheCamera: Done by [=SpongeBob=] as he and the townsfolk are being chased by the "monster".
27	* EyeScream: When one guy sees the "horrific" footage of a butterfly (Wormy) on television "attacking" Bikini Bottom, his eyes ''fall into his mouth'' as he screams! Special mention to Squidward and Mr. Krabs, whose eyes also retract into their heads as they gaze upon Wormy's face.
28	* FauxHorrific: Having never seen a butterfly before, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick assume it's a monster. Squidward and Mr. Krabs laugh it off, but then they see it close-up and run away screaming. Later, the sight of it sends all of Bikini Bottom into a panic, but only because [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick convinced them that it was going to eat them.
29	* FireMeansChaos: When everybody thinks Sandy's pet butterfly is a monster, they go crazy and at one point several buildings are seen on fire ([[WaterIsAir yes, underwater]]). One even explodes.
30	* FloatingInABubble: [=SpongeBob=] traps the butterfly in a bubble and send it outside the Treedome. It floats there until Sandy puts it in a jar, by which time it had destroyed the town simply by scaring the population into a frenzy.
31	* FriendshipSong: "That's What Friends Do", which accompanies the GoodTimesMontage of [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick playing with Wormy.
32	* GrossUpCloseUp: The close-up of the butterfly is enough to convince [=SpongeBob=] and the other sea creatures that it's a monster. For extra grossness, they use a horsefly instead of a real butterfly.
33	* ImpactSilhouette: After one guy sees a live-action butterfly (Wormy) on TV, he panics and crashes through the wall of his house.
34	* ItSeemedTrivial: Sandy didn't tell [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick about Wormy's upcoming metamorphosis because it wasn't supposed to happen until she returned home.
35	* JumpScare: The sudden appearances of a close-up live-action Wormy, complete with a loud buzzing noise.
36	* KeepItForeign: Patrick claims his whistling is Italian. In the Italian dub, he claims it is Spanish.
37	* LastSecondPhotoFailure: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick have followed a "monster" (actually a butterfly) to the Krusty Krab, where Squidward is taking a picture of Mr. Krabs with a dollar bill. The picture catches [=SpongeBob=] tackling down Krabs to save him from the butterfly.
38	* LethalJokeCharacter: The butterfly is harmless on its own, but it inadvertently destroys Bikini Bottom by causing a panic.
39	* LiteralMinded: Patrick at the beginning:
40	-->'''Patrick:''' Petsitting? Won't that hurt them?
41	* LuredIntoATrap: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick try doing this through a ringing telephone in a jar and Patrick acting as bait with an apple in his mouth while [=SpongeBob=] readies a giant jellyfishing net. Both traps fail, as in the first, Wormy simply [[NoSell flies past the jar]], and in the second, after Patrick gets scared by Wormy again, he soars through the net and [[HoistByHisOwnPetard rips it open]].
42	* MediumBlending: Live-action footage is used for Wormy's metamorphosis, for the scary close-up, and for a news report about the "scary monster" (which sends a viewer into a WildTake).
43	* MistakenForOwnMurderer: When Wormy transforms into a butterfly, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick assume it's a monster that ate Wormy.
44	* MothMenace: An interesting case: Wormy himself isn't dangerous, but he still caused the destruction of Bikini Bottom with his presence alone. How is that possible? Gaze at the reaction everyone has when facing this butterfly fluttering aimlessly...
45	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick warning people about the "monster" causes a panic which destroys the town.
46	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Just think what might've happened if we didn't tell ''everyone'' about the monster!\
47	'''Patrick:''' About the what?
48	* NoEnding: The episode ends with Sandy coming back and being welcomed home by [=SpongeBob=] and the others, [[SnapBack with no explanation behind the misunderstanding and how the town got back to normal by the next episode]]. The [=LeapPad=] adaptation fixes this by adding an extra scene where Sandy explains to [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick that the "monster" was Wormy all along.
49	* NonIndicativeName: While Birdy and Snakey have names that [[ADogNamedDog represent their species]], Wormy is a monarch caterpillar that evolves into a monarch butterfly; not a worm.
50	* OnlySaneMan:
51	** Sandy was the only one who knew the butterfly was Wormy and not a monster that had eaten him.
52	** Mr. Krabs and Squidward also serve as this, recognizing the butterfly as a harmless creature instead of the terrifying monster [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick make it out to be. [[NotSoAboveItAll Until they take a close look at its face and run out of the Krusty Krab screaming.]]
53	* PoorCommunicationKills: The conflict that drives the episode wouldn't have happened if only Sandy told [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick about Wormy's transformation.
54	* PrettyButterfly: Subverted in that the other characters think it's a monster, not to mention its constant [[JumpScare jumpscares]].
55	* PupatingPeril: The titular caterpillar confuses [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick by undergoing metamorphosis. After the duo leaves, we see live-action footage of Wormy's cocoon set to ominous music, eventually emerging into a live-action butterfly. Normally this wouldn't be too scary, but the episode portrays Wormy as a monster from [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick's point of view, with some horrifying buzzing close-ups of the live-action butterfly's face.
56	* RoundaboutShot: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick have one during the GoodTimesMontage of them playing with Wormy.
57	* RuleOfThree: Wormy's GrossUpCloseUp JumpScare happens three times in the episode (once when he lands on [=SpongeBob=]'s helmet, another when he crawls on [=Patrick=]'s helmet, and a final time when Squidward and Mr. Krabs take a close look at Wormy).
58	* StockFootage: All of the live-action footage used in this episode ([[{{DepartmentofRedundancyDepartment}} as mentioned above]]) is royalty-free. Some of it was even used earlier in an episode of ''Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy''.
59	* StylizedForTheViewer: Wormy the butterfly only has legs when he lands on something.
60	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Sandy. She picked the wrong two people to petsit, as {{lampshade\|hanging}}d by the French Narrator.
61	-->'''French Narrator:''' Perhaps she should have asked someone else?
62	* YouWontLikeHowITaste: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick ''both'' use this excuse when they're individually cornered by Wormy.
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65	[[caption-width-right:350:"Who's Number 46,853?!"]]
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67	'''Patty Hype'''
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69	'''Original air date''': 2/25/2001 ''(produced in 2000)''
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71	Business is dead slow at the Krusty Krab, and any attempts by Mr. Krabs to drum up business have failed. [=SpongeBob=], wanting to contribute, suggests serving colored patties. Mr. Krabs laughs off the idea with Squidward, but has a change of heart when he sees that [=SpongeBob's=] "Pretty Patties" have become an overnight sensation.
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73	!!"Patty Hype" contains examples of:
74	* AlwaysNeedWhatYouGaveUp: While running from the angry mob of Pretty Patty customers, Mr. Krabs tries to duck into the Krusty Krab for shelter, but can't get in because he can't find his key...before remembering he had given it to [=SpongeBob=].
75	* AngryMob: At the end of the episode, victims of the Pretty Patty side affects form up as one and go after Mr. Krabs.
76	* AnswerCut: When Mr. Krabs watches a news report on [=SpongeBob's=] Pretty Patties.
77	-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' How can ya' make money with such a stupid idea?\
78	'''Reporter:''' And how can you ''not'' make money with such a ''brilliant'' idea?
79	* BorrowedCatchphrase: Mr. Krabs borrows [=SpongeBob=]'s, "I'm ready," catchphrase when taking over the Pretty Patty stand, before adding, "For me money!", at the end.
80	* BrickJoke:
81	** The fish that ate a plaid patty appears in the angry mob, as his skin under his kilt is now plaid.
82	** Mr. Krabs gives [=SpongeBob=] the key to the Krusty Krab and starts running the Pretty Patties stand instead of [=SpongeBob=]. The next day, trying to hide from the angry mob, Mr. Krabs reaches into his pocket for his key to the Krusty Krab, but then realizes he gave it to [=SpongeBob=] the previous day.
83	** [=SpongeBob=] mentions one of the things of the Krusty Krab he misses is a tiny squeaking sound from rubbing pickles. Later near the end as Mr. Krabs is being chased, [=SpongeBob=] is rubbing those pickles and making them squeak, thus ignoring Mr. Krabs.
84	* BrokeEpisode: ''36 days'' without a customer!
85	* BuriedAlive: Mr. Krabs did this to himself to draw in customers, but it didn't work.
86	* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: When the customers complain about the Pretty Patties' side effects, Mr. Krabs asks one guy what's wrong with his tongue, because it just looks normal...until the guy turns the lights off, and we can only see his eyes and his glow-in-the-dark tongue.
87	* CobwebOfDisuse: The Krusty Krab is covered in cobwebs when business gets slow. [=SpongeBob=] dusts one off, but a spider makes another one. In the next shot Mr. Krabs himself is seen covered in cobwebs and dust.
88	* CrowdSurfing: The crowd carries [=SpongeBob=] over to the Krusty Krab after Krabs gives it to him.
89	* CursedWithAwesome: The side effects of the Pretty Patties don't seem to be all that harmful, nor is it said that the effects are permanent (a fish's tongue even becomes ''glow-in-the-dark''), but they're still treated as hazardous and worth a refund.
90	* DaytimeDramaQueen: Mr. Krabs passes the time waiting for customers by watching a soap opera.
91	* ElderlyFutureFantasy: [=SpongeBob=] waits for customers while saying "I'm ready", and he imagines getting older and older (along with his pineapple), until he's just a gravestone reading "I'm Ready".
92	* EvenBeggarsWontChooseIt: A guy who hasn't eaten for 3 days crawls into the Krusty Krab begging for food, but when he was offered some [[UngratefulBastard he rejects it because the Krusty Krab lacks "pizzazz"]]. He then crawls away still begging for food... water... ''[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking atmosphere]]!''
93	* EyeScream: Mr. Krabs' eyes ''inflate'' when he hears [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick have tried burying and then shredding the money they've earned. They fly away and deflate like balloons when he hears they've also tried ''burning'' their profits, making him scream.
94	* {{Foreshadowing}}: [=SpongeBob=] refers to the pretty patties as "painted meat" when he presents them to Mr. Krabs. If [=SpongeBob=] literally meant paint was an ingredient in the pretty patties, that could explain the side effects as paint is poisonous if consumed.
95	* FourIsDeath: When [=SpongeBob=] falls asleep at his Pretty Patty stand, he dreams that he and his pineapple house are shown aging waiting for customers to come until eventually he dies and the house disappears:
96	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' I'm ready!\
97	''(cut to a few years later; [=SpongeBob=] is now middle-aged with a receding hairline, a mustache, and glasses and his house is slightly withered)''\
98	'''Middle-Aged [=SpongeBob=]:''' I'm ready.\
99	''(cut to a few more years later; [=SpongeBob=] is now an old man with a long beard and his now visibly rotten house collapses)''\
100	'''Old [=SpongeBob=]:''' I'm ready!\
101	''([=SpongeBob=] is now dead, in his place is a tombstone reading "R.I.P. I'm Ready" and his house is completely gone)''
102	* TheGhost: The Shell Shack is a restaurant that's taking all the business away from the Krusty Krab in this episode, mostly due to a talking dog they have. However, nothing else is fully elaborated on with that restaurant, and it's never brought up again after [=SpongeBob=] introduces his Pretty Patties.
103	* HazmatSuit: When [=SpongeBob=] first introduces the idea of Pretty Patties with a green patty, Mr. Krabs' first reaction is to set it on fire, due to assuming it's spoiled. However, [=SpongeBob=] saves the patty by putting on a Hazmat suit and standing where Krabs directs the fire, then showing him other colors of Pretty Patties.
104	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Things quickly turn sour for Mr. Krabs after he buys the stand, and he's unable to escape the angry mob that the patties caused, as he had given [=SpongeBob=] the key to the Krusty Krab.
105	* HypeBacklash: InUniverse example. All ''46,853'' customers who excitedly bought the Pretty Patties come back to rip into Mr. Krabs when the colored patties lead to some unwanted side effects. And since he bought out [=SpongeBob=]'s booth just for the money, especially after he ridiculed his idea, he is forced to pay everyone back (he runs away instead).
106	* IncrediblyLameFun: What [=SpongeBob=] misses most about working at the Krusty Krab? "That tiny squeaky sound you get when you rub two pickles together." At the end, he's seen engrossed rubbing pickle slices, oblivious to Mr. Krabs being chased by an angry mob.
107	* InstantWristwatch: {{Parodied\|Trope}}. When [=SpongeBob=] asks Patrick what time it is, Patrick has a watch drawn on his wrist with crayon.
108	-->'''Patrick:''' Aww! I gotta draw a new battery for this.
109	* IronicEcho: [=SpongeBob=] happily calls out to the hungry mob for order 46,853 which highlights how successful his Pretty Patties have become. Near the end, the mob demands that Mr. Krabs give a refund for all 46,853 customers.
110	* ItsTheBestWhateverEver: When Harold eats the purple Pretty Patty, he declares Pretty Patties "the best idea ever!".
111	* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Mr. Krabs and Squidward initially mock [=SpongeBob's=] Pretty Patties idea and think it would never work, and eventually even [=SpongeBob=] thinks so, but they're all proven wrong when the patties become a massive sleeper hit.
112	* IveHeardOfThatWhatIsIt: When Fred tells Tom about the talking dog at the Shell Shack, Tom says, "Great! Say, what's a dog?"
113	* KarmaHoudini:
114	** A non-malicious example, but Mr. Krabs ends up taking the fall for [=SpongeBob=] for the Pretty Patty fiasco, who is busy with his usual nonsense in the Krusty Krab while the crowd instead pursues Mr. Krabs.
115	** Squidward disappears from the story after mocking Pretty Patties, and unlike his boss, never gets any comeuppance.
116	* KarmicMisfire: Somewhat. Mr. Krabs takes over the Pretty Patties stand, and he gets ALL of the blame for the side effects of the pretty patties. Nobody blamed [=SpongeBob=] for the side effects even though he started the stand.
117	* LaserGuidedKarma: Mr. Krabs isn't entirely blameless. While neither [=SpongeBob=] nor Krabs were aware of the Pretty Patties' side effects, said side effects can be considered karma for Krabs because he ridiculed the Pretty Patties and only took over [=SpongeBob=]'s stand because he greedily wanted to take over the business and gain the promised profits himself.
118	* ManInAKilt: A Scotsfish buys plaid Pretty Patties because "They remind me of home." Later he lifts his kilt to show that his legs have also turned plaid. (Thankfully, he's wearing underwear.)
119	* MediumBlending: The soap opera Mr. Krabs is watching is live-action footage of an amoeba dividing. ("I'm splitting us up!")
120	* MisplacedRetribution: InUniverse example. After the Pretty Patties prove to have adverse effects, everyone comes back to get Mr. Krabs even though it was [=SpongeBob=] who had created and sold the patties in the first place. However, they initially just want refunds; they only turn outright hostile on Krabs because he makes a break for it. Demanding a refund from who's in charge now wasn't very misplaced. Though they don't seem to make any distinction that Krabs is a different person from [=SpongeBob=].
121	* MoneyToThrowAway: Not knowing what to do with the money they earned from selling Pretty Patties, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick try burying, shredding and burning it before deciding to simply give it away, much to Mr. Krabs' horror.
122	-->'''Customer:''' I'm getting back in line!
123	* MutagenicFood: Turns out eating Pretty Patties causes people to change color. One poor soul even got a glow-in-the-dark tongue from it.
124	* NoEnding:
125	** [=SpongeBob=] is still the owner of the Krusty Krab at the end of the episode.
126	** The angry mob chases Mr. Krabs to get their money back. It is unknown how the chase scene ends, as it continues after the episode ends.
127	* OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding: Only [=SpongeBob=] is happy at the ending, gleefully rubbing two pickles together. And even though he's the new owner of the Krusty Krab, customers aren't coming in so he's not making any money.
128	* PassThePopcorn: Mr. Krabs stuffs his face with popcorn while watching a soap opera (possibly to lament his restaurant's lack of business). Afterwards, a spider steals his popcorn (Distracted by the news of Pretty Patties, Krabs doesn't notice this happening in front of his eyes).
129	* RestaurantOwningEpisode: Played with; when business at the Krusty Krab is slow, [=SpongeBob=] tries to sell Mr. Krabs on the idea of Pretty Patties, colored Krabby Patties which Krabs rejects as being too silly. [=SpongeBob=] then sells them on his own and becomes successful, making Krabs change his tune. Krabs convinces [=SpongeBob=] to sell him the stand in exchange for getting the Krusty Krab. Unfortunately, Krabs now has to face hundreds of angry customers who have been turned bright colors by the patties.
130	* TheRival: [[TheGhost The Shell Shack]] restaurant is this to the Krusty Krab.
131	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
132	** [=SpongeBob=] storms out of the Krusty Krab and opens up his own restaurant after Squidward and Mr. Krabs make fun of his pretty patties.
133	** Mr. Krabs flees the Pretty Patties stand after the customers demand refunds due to the side effects of the pretty patties.
134	* SkewedPriorities: A customer, who hasn't had any food or a drink in 3 days, crawls into the Krusty Krab but refuses food, saying that there's no atmosphere in the joint. It's also mentioned he DID have money to buy food, he's just too picky about where to eat.
135	-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' Nobody goes to a restaurant for atmosphere. They go for food!
136	* StartMyOwn: After Mr. Krabs and Squidward cruelly mock [=SpongeBob=]'s Pretty Patties, [=SpongeBob=] decides to sell them himself and prove to them that they are a good idea.
137	* StolenCreditBackfire: Mr. Krabs takes over the Pretty Patties stand from [=SpongeBob=]. Right when customers discovered the side effects from eating them and demand refunds.
138	* StupidestThingIveEverHeard: Mr. Krabs and Squidward's reaction to [=SpongeBob=]'s Pretty Patties. His first customer (and Patrick) laughed at a ''Green'' Patty, until he saw a ''Purple'' Patty, which is his favorite color.
139	* TalkingAnimal: Offscreen example; the Shell Shack somehow brought on a talking dog to draw in new customers, costing the Krusty Krab nearly all of its business, turning the Krusty Krab into another Chum Bucket.
140	-->'''Tom:''' Say, what's a dog?
141	* TimePassesMontage: While [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are waiting for customers, [=SpongeBob=] somehow ages into a middle-aged man, then a senior citizen, before finally passing away and replaced with a gravestone. Said montage then turns out to be a weird dream [=SpongeBob=] had when he fell asleep while waiting.
142	* TorchesAndPitchforks: Mr. Krabs is chased by the customers in the end because Pretty Patties causes them to change color.
143	* TruthInTelevision: Especially in the food industry, standing out among the competition is just as important as good food. The Krusty Krab wasn't failing because its food was bad, it was failing because customers were more enticed by restaurants with equally good food and prices, but had a gimmick or offered a better experience for the same price. Mr. Krabs, being the cheapskate he is, didn't want to spend any money to say update the decor or offer live entertainment (despite trying that in Culture Shock to mixed success) causing his competition to steal his customers.
144	* UnderNewManagement: Mr. Krabs buys the Pretty Patty stand from [=SpongeBob=] so he can go back to working at the Krusty Krab. Unfortunately, now Krabs has to deal with angry customers wanting refunds.
145	* UngratefulBastard: The starving customer from the beginning of the episode. He cared more about the interior design and theme of the Krusty Krab rather than the food it serves.
146	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
147	** Patrick completely vanishes from the scene even before Mr. Krabs has tricked [=SpongeBob=] into giving him control of their stand. Though it could be Krabs booted him out just to get the entirety of the profits. Or he could have just forgotten about or lost interest in the business, given that this is Patrick we're talking about.
148	** One can't help but wonder how Squidward reacted when Pretty Patties became a big hit, especially considering it was being done a few feet from his house. And unlike Mr. Krabs, Squidward [[KarmaHoudini receives no punishment for cruelly mocking SpongeBob's notion]].
149	* WritersCannotDoMath: Clearly done as a joke; somehow Mr. Krabs is ''only'' met by the 46,853 customers [=SpongeBob=] had already served by the time Mr. Krabs bought the stand, a full day before the time the episode ends.

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