Line #76 Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E6MermaidManAndBarnacleBoyPickles


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3	'''Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy'''
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5	'''Original air date:''' 8/21/1999 ''(produced in 1998)''
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7	[=SpongeBob=] and Patrick meet their heroes from their favorite TV show, but they are disappointed to find out that they are retired. This prompts the two to try and get them out of retirement and fight crime again.
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9	!!"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" contains examples of:
10	* AccidentalMarriage: A delusional, senile Mermaid Man, a confused [=SpongeBob=] and the warden of Shady Shoals take part in this hilarious exchange.
11	-->'''Mermaid Man:''' Listen up you villains! I wanna eat my meat loaf! If you don't get out of here, then [[BreathlessNonSequitur by the power invested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife]]!\
12	'''Warden:''' WHAT IS GOING ON IN HERE?!\
13	'''Mermaid Man:''' ''(to the warden; points at [=SpongeBob=])'' You may kiss the bride!\
14	''(A wedding theme is played as [=SpongeBob=] is thrown out of Shady Shoals and rolls home, where Patrick is waiting for him)''\
15	'''Patrick:''' Did you reunite our heroes?\
16	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' No. But I'm married.
17	* ActorAllusion: Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway previously starred together in a different nautical-themed TV show, ''Series/McHalesNavy'', albeit with the roles reversed: Borgnine was the straight man and Conway was the funny one.
18	* BadBadActing: [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick, pretending to be a helpless young woman and a crook, respectively, to get their heroes back into crime fighting. It doesn't work.
19	* BatmanParody: Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, specifically [[Series/Batman1966 the 1960s version of Batman and Robin]] (with an ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} twist, of course).
20	* BerserkButton:
21	** Mermaid Man goes absolutely ''bonkers'' whenever someone says "There's evil afoot!"
22	** Never paint the Invisible Boatmobile. [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick learn that the hard way, [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment though they don't actually mind]].
23	* BrickJoke: At the start of the episode, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick use donuts as makeshift rings during their roleplaying as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, with Patrick gleefully shouting "donuts!" when his friend opens the box. Later, when the real Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy finally come out of retirement solely to get rid of [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick, Mermaid Man initially mistakes their rings for donuts thanks to the shape of the box, gleefully shouting "donuts!" with the same cadence as Patrick.
24	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Mermaid Man's portrayal here is much different than in later episodes, with his senility being far more overt and his character being closer to a ShellShockedVeteran than a wistful retiree. He's also much more antagonistic towards [=SpongeBob=] here than in later episodes (though to be fair, [=SpongeBob=] is repeatedly sneaking into his place of residence and trying to force him out of retirement, so perhaps he has reason to be). It's implied both at the end of this episode and in later ones that coming out of retirement ended up helping his mental health by getting him to end his previously sedentary lifestyle.
25	* CloudCuckoolander: Mermaid Man. Of course, he's probably just senile.
26	* CoolOldGuy: [=SpongeBob=]'s speech about old people being great as it regards to Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. Complete with a live-action shot of an ''actual'' Cool Old Guy giving him an approving gesture.
27	* CrazyPrepared: "Ever alert, Mermaid Man has trained himself to sleep with his eyes open!"
28	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
29	** This is the first time that we see apparently human characters, and they are depicted as the same size and in the same style as the rest of the cast. Most future episodes show Bikini Bottomites as far smaller than humans, and often depict humans in [[MediumBlending live-action]]. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy would continue to be depicted as the same size and in the same style as the rest of the cast for the rest of the series. It's usually implied that the two of them were ordinary humans (or at least AmbiguouslyHuman) before they became superheroes -- "Mermaid Man Begins" makes this most apparent -- but because their origin is [[MultipleChoicePast left deliberately vague]], it's unclear why exactly they are different from other humans.
30	** Another example of Early-Installment Weirdness is Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's hideout being called the "Sea Cave" rather than the "Mermalair".
31	* EarnYourHappyEnding: Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy finally come out of retirement thanks to [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick, though they are the ones who they fight, and with that, they start a new show.
32	* {{Expy}}: In addition to the title characters being ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} and Aqualad parodies, The Invisible Boatmobile is a mix of the Batmobile and ComicBook/WonderWoman's Invisible Jet.
33	* FreezeFrameBonus: While the "School Drop Out Rate Soars" headline on the rest home employee's newspaper is easily visible, you may have to pause to notice that the headline below it is "Global Ocean Warming".
34	* FunnyBackgroundEvent:
35	** When Mermaid Man is attacking the water fountain, one of the other residents can be seen shaking his head in disapproval.
36	** When [=SpongeBob=] tells the duo that they're almost finished painting the Invisible Boatmobile, Mermaid Man seems to approve of this. At least until Barnacle Boy yells about how it's ''supposed'' to be invisible.
37	* GrossUpCloseUp: When Barnacle Boy shouts "It's not me, you old coot," the camera zooms in on his face, showing all his wrinkles and liver spots as well as his bloodshot eyes.
38	* HarmlessVillain: Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy go out of retirement to put a stop to evil...by stopping two idiots such as [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick.
39	* MundaneMadeAwesome: The next episode of ''Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy'' features the two of them...playing TabletopGame/{{checkers}} against each other, and it's presented as an intense "battle of wits".
40	* OldSuperhero: The titular dynamic duo, of course. They're old and retired in a quiet community, at least until a certain sponge keeps bothering them. They come out of retirement in the end.
41	* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: {{Invoked\|Trope}}. [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick go all out to convince the now very elderly Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy to come out of retirement to continue fighting evil, never realizing that they're essentially forcing two tired old men (one of whom is now notoriously senile) to satisfy a fanboy obsession and putting everyone in their retirement home through hell in the process. Their pride once they've accomplished their mission at the end is all the more hilarious as a result.
42	* RageBreakingPoint: The elderly heroes get increasingly annoyed by [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick, but it's painting the Invisible Boatmobile so that it's visible that causes Barnacle Boy to declare their retirement is over.
43	* RousingSpeech: [=SpongeBob=] gives one as he vows to reunite their heroes.
44	* ShellShockedVeteran: It's implied that years of crime-fighting have taken a toll on Mermaid Man's psyche, with him freaking out when [=SpongeBob=] states that "there's evil afoot." Barnacle Boy even implies that the word "evil" is a trigger for Mermaid Man, and when he himself invokes it, it's done much more carefully. This aspect of Mermaid Man's portrayal would be discarded in later appearances.
45	* SleepsWithBothEyesOpen: Barnacle Boy warns [=SpongeBob=] that Mermaid Man can get annoyed if his nap is disturbed; we are then treated to a shot of Mermaid Man sitting still with a big smile on his face. It then turns out that he actually ''is'' asleep, as he responds to Barnacle Boy accosting [=SpongeBob=] by yelling "Stop shoutin', I'm nappin'!"
46	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Ever alert, Mermaid Man has trained himself to sleep with his eyes open.
47	* SouthernBelle: When DisguisedInDrag, [=SpongeBob=] puts on these mannerisms.
48	* SpecialGuest: This is the first episode to have guest stars. Creator/ErnestBorgnine and Creator/TimConway voice Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy for the first time here.
49	* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: When [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are playing, they use donuts as rings. When Barnacle Boy presents the ''actual'' rings, Mermaid Man happily exclaims "DONUTS!"
50	* TraumaButton: [[ShellShockedVeteran Mermaid Man]] will lose his mind whenever he hears the word "evil". He starts showing signs of recuperating from this by bringing back his superpowers to destroy the "evil" sponge and starfish.
51	* UnsoundEffect: The new Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy show is full of them ("Sit!" "King Me!" "Hang up!"). At the end [=SpongeBob=] winks at the camera and is followed by a graphic that reads "Wink!"
52	* WhenEldersAttack: "Fighting" [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick, the elderly heroes summon sea creatures for help. The other fish at the retirement home respond and, despite their age, get rid of the young pests.
53	-->'''Barnacle Boy:''' ''(surrounded by old fish)'' Huh. The creatures of the deep seem to have lost some of their luster.
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56	[[caption-width-right:350:"Let me guess, [[IronicNickname Tiny]]. A small salad?"]]
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58	'''Pickles'''
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60	'''Original air date:''' 8/21/1999 ''(produced in 1998)''
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62	When [=SpongeBob=] believes that he forgot the pickles on a Krabby Patty during a run-in with old nemesis Bubble Bass, his life is turned upside down, prompting Mr. Krabs to help sort things out.
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64	!!"Pickles" contains examples of:
65	* AbuseOfReturnPolicy: Bubble Bass exploits the [[UnreadableDisclaimer microscopic]] 'Money Back Guarantee' clause on the Krusty Krab menu to force Mr. Krabs to give him a refund of $2.00.
66	* AnnoyingLaugh: Bubble Bass's shrill, whinny-like cackle makes [=SpongeBob=]'s famous "dolphin cry" laugh sound like a harp by comparison.
67	* BaitAndSwitch: After trying to re-learn how to make a Krabby Patty again for several days, [=SpongeBob=] seems to have a breakthrough as he tells Mr. Krabs that it's all very clear to him now. But "what's clear to him" is that he can't do it, and he's a failure. Subverted right afterward though, as he then proceeds to make a perfect patty while ranting that he can't.
68	* BenevolentBoss: As greedy as he is, Mr. Krabs sees that [=SpongeBob=] is in bad shape after supposedly messing up Bubble Bass' order, and kindly lets him take some time off. And when it's clear his restaurant's survival depends on [=SpongeBob=]'s return, he personally goes to [=SpongeBob=]'s house and waits day and night for the little guy to figure it out.
69	* BeyondTheImpossible: [[LethalChef Squidward]] somehow manages to burn a ''shake''.
70	* BigBad: Bubble Bass.
71	* BigEater: Bubble Bass' morbidly obese physique and ludicrously large menu order speaks for itself.
72	* ButtMonkey:
73	** Poor Squidward getting tossed around by Bubble Bass. And that's just in the opening of the episode. He gets forced to fill in for [=SpongeBob=]'s absence, but just [[EpicFail burns everyone's orders and himself]]. Then gets booed at by the crowd for having burnt all their food.
74	** [=SpongeBob=] also qualifies, given that his lack of confidence-related mishaps leave quite a number on him, coupled with Bubble Bass' bullying.
75	* CentipedesDilemma: The intro to the episode shows [=SpongeBob=] effortlessly serving up burger after burger. Forgetting the pickles shakes him up, and he has to actively think about his Krabby Patty assembly to avoid making the mistake again -- which leads to him not even being able to make them at all, making mistakes like putting the ketchup on top of his hand on the top bun, or using shoes and frying pans as burger ingredients.
76	* ConfidenceSabotage: Thinking he forgot to put pickles on a Krabby Patty really messes up [=SpongeBob=], so much he can't even find the ''front door'' or figure out how to go to bed. By the time Mr. Krabs catches up with him, he's such a wreck that he can't even speak properly, regularly mixing up the order of words.
77	* DeadpanSnarker: Squidward is in fine form this episode, and gets a brilliant putdown in response to Bubble Bass' absurdly specific order that's all the funnier for how drily it's delivered.
78	-->'''Squidward:''' ''(When [[FatBastard Bubble Bass]] walks in)'' Let me guess, Tiny. A small salad?\
79	'''Squidward:''' ''(after hearing Bubble Bass' OvercomplicatedMenuOrder)'' We serve ''food'' here, sir.
80	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
81	** Since this episode was written before Plankton had become a recurring character, it seems pretty jarring seeing [=SpongeBob=] explicitly reveal the Krabby Patty's recipe to the audience... twice![[note]]Some later episodes try to HandWave this by implying the ''real'' key to the formula is some kind of secret sauce, or it's the makeup of the patty itself and not the toppings.[[/note]]
82	** Mr. Krabs is shown walking normally to [=SpongeBob's=] house.
83	** When [=SpongeBob=] is making Krabby Patties at the Krusty Krab, he does it at a table, unlike future episodes where he's seen making them while still at the grill.
84	* EvenTheLovingHeroHasHatedOnes: Of everyone in Bikini Bottom, Bubble Bass is the only fish that [=SpongeBob=] outright hates. His distain towards Bubble Bass isn't unwarranted, given that they used to have an old personal grudge towards each other and the latter nearly caused [=SpongeBob=] to lose his ability to prepare Krabby Patties in his very first appearance.
85	* EpicFail:
86	** After being subjected to Bubble Bass's trickery, [=SpongeBob=] becomes pretty much incapable of doing ''anything'': He momentarily forgets where the Krusty Krab's front door is, he tries to sleep between his bed's mattresses, stuffs Gary into his alarm clock to turn it off, walks through a wall, and even talks mixed up.
87	** Squidward, as substitute cook, manages to burn a Krabby Patty, French Fries, and a ''milkshake''.
88	* EvilIsPetty:
89	** Missing an ingredient as simple as pickles on a burger is something that can easily be fixed by a restaurant, especially a fast food restaurant. But Bubble Bass demands an entire refund for his order just to spite Mr. Krabs.
90	** Knocking Squidward into kingdom come the first time around, you could argue Bubble Bass had a reason to be angry with him given his insults towards his weight and order. The second time when he flings Squidward away again while going to confront Mr. Krabs? It's clearly gone beyond petty at this point.
91	** Within ''seconds'' of [=SpongeBob=] rehabilitating himself and going back to work, Bubble Bass busts into the Krusty Krab to gaslight him a second time and laugh, loudly and obnoxiously, in his face. This ends up getting his trick caught out.
92	* FatBastard: Bubble Bass. [[MeaningfulName It's in the name.]]
93	* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When [=SpongeBob=] wakes Mr. Krabs up, his amnesia seemed to wear off as he was able to speak in complete sentences normally, and then makes a Krabby Patty perfectly seconds later.
94	* {{Foreshadowing}}:
95	** When Bubble Bass says [=SpongeBob=] forgot the pickles, note that he has his tongue inside his mouth when he laughs, hinting he put the pickles under his tongue to throw [=SpongeBob=] off.
96	** Bubble Bass's order, if translated by an experienced chef, never specifically mentions pickles as a topping. For anybody who was able to keep up with the order before Bubble Bass first claimed the pickles were missing, they would've caught onto his lie well before the end of the episode.
97	* ForTheEvulz: Bubble Bass clearly got a kick out of screwing with [=SpongeBob=] by saying he had messed up his order, and aside from the two bucks he demanded as a refund for the supposedly botched burger, he didn't really gain anything from the scam aside from some sadistic amusement.
98	* {{Gaslighting}}: Bubble Bass deliberately hides the pickles under his tongue so he can trick [=SpongeBob=] into thinking he forgot them for no reason other than to break his confidence for kicks (though [[AbuseOfReturnPolicy scamming Krabs out of two bucks]] wasn't a bad incentive either).
99	* GrossUpCloseUp: The pickles hidden under Bubble Bass' tongue are painted in heavy detail, showing the tongue as rubberlike and dripping with saliva.
100	* GroupReactsIndividually: Everyone at the Krusty Krab is waiting with bated breath as Bubble Bass passes judgement on [=SpongeBob's=] Krabby Patty. Everyone, that is, except Squidward, who couldn't care less and is busy looking at himself in a hand mirror before realizing what is happening and then pretends to look interested.
101	* HashHouseLingo: [=SpongeBob=] has his own version, while Bubble Bass is quite fluent in it. [[http://i.imgur.com/6f2vi.jpg Someone actually deciphered it.]][[note]]Double Triple Bossy Deluxe = 2x3 (6) 100% beef patties with cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion; on a raft = thick toast; 4x4 animal style = cooked in mustard, arranged 4 patties at a time (24 patties total); extra shingles = extra toast; shimmy and a squeeze = caramelized onions and condiments; light axle grease = light butter; make it cry = extra onion; burn it = well done; and let it swim = nautical version of 'to go'.[[/note]]
102	-->'''Bubble Bass:''' I'll take a double triple bossy deluxe, on a raft, 4x4 animal style, extra shingles with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axle grease, make it cry, burn it, and let it swim.\
103	''[[{{Beat}} (beat)]]''\
104	'''Squidward:''' [[DeadpanSnarker We serve food here, sir.]]
105	* HeroicBSOD: [=SpongeBob=], after Bubble Bass tells him that he forgot the pickles.
106	* ImpactSilhouette: [=SpongeBob=] makes one in the door to his kitchen when he loses his confidence.
107	* InstantlyProvenWrong: [=SpongeBob=] finally manages to make a perfect Krabby Patty again while ranting about how he can't do it.
108	* {{Jerkass}}:
109	** Bubble Bass. His EstablishingCharacterMoment paints him as a shrill snob and he's eventually revealed to be a crook, since he had [=SpongeBob=]'s pickles under his tongue the whole time, not to mention someone's car keys.
110	** Squidward as well in the opening scene, making rude and sarcastic remarks to customers' perfectly normal orders.
111	* KarmaHoudini: Subverted. Bubble Bass, as he runs away as soon as the crowd angrily surrounds him, avoiding the punishments he likely would’ve received if he didn’t flee the scene. He is still exposed as a lying cheat to the entire town who are furious with him for it, putting [=SpongeBob=] through hell, and condemning everyone to Squidward's poor cooking; and if one ignores future seasons, can presumably never come back to the Krusty Krab due to it.
112	* KickTheDog: Bubble Bass' {{Gaslighting}} of [=SpongeBob=] ''definitely'' counts.
113	* LaserGuidedKarma: Squidward getting boo-ed by the customers at the end of the episode counts as karma due to his rude attitude in the beginning.
114	* LethalChef: Squidward while subbing for [=SpongeBob=] at the grill.
115	-->'''Customer #1:''' Hey, he burnt my Krabby Patty.\
116	'''Customer #2:''' He burnt my fries!\
117	'''Customer #3:''' [[EpicFail He burnt my shake!]]
118	* MarketBasedTitle: The German version of the episode names it "Memory Loss".
119	* MindScrew: [=SpongeBob=]'s house after he loses his confidence could give Creator/SalvadorDali a run for his money. Furniture is thrown all over the place, the TV antennae are used to hang a shoe and skewer a sausage, a toaster is hanging on the front door, a bicycle is boiling in a pot on the stove, and [=SpongeBob=] (who Mr. Krabs finds wearing his underwear as a mask) makes a habit out of nailing toast to the kitchen table.
120	* MouthScreen: When Bubble Bass is gloating when he claims [=SpongeBob=] forgot the pickles again, the camera cuts to a close up of his mouth as he laughs. This is how [=SpongeBob=] is able to notice that Bubble Bass keeps tucking his tongue behind his teeth and, as a result, how Bubble Bass has been deceiving everyone.
121	* MundaneMadeAwesome: [=SpongeBob=] trying to make a Krabby Patty in front of Mr. Krabs. And later, the rematch between [=SpongeBob=] and Bubble Bass is treated with all the gravitas of a ShowdownAtHighNoon, complete with an EnnioMorriconePastiche on the soundtrack.
122	* OhCrap:
123	** [=SpongeBob=] has his reaction when Bubble Bass reveals he forgot the pickles, which sets off his emotional crisis. He gets another near the end when Bubble Bass says he forgot again even though he remembered, just moments before realizing he was tricked.
124	** Bubble Bass realizes that he's in a lot of trouble when his cover is blown and pathetically runs out of the Krusty Krab to escape punishment.
125	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: An early example that nevertheless holds throughout the rest of the series: anyone viewed by ''[[AllLovingHero SpongeBob]]'' with genuine enmity has to be a real piece of work.
126	* OvercomplicatedMenuOrder: Bubble Bass orders the Double Triple Bossy Deluxe on a raft, 4 x 4, animal style, extra shingles with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axle grease, make it cry, burn it, and let it swim. However, [=SpongeBob=] has no trouble deciphering it.
127	* ReadTheFinePrint: Mr. Krabs tries to hide the money back guarantee by [[UnreadableDisclaimer putting it in very tiny text at the bottom of the menu, hoping no one would find out about it]]. Unfortunately, Bubble Bass did.
128	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Mr. Krabs becomes this when he understands what [=SpongeBob=] is going through and helps him regain his confidence.
129	* RunningGag: Bubble Bass knocking or throwing Squidward out of his way.
130	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the crowd angrily surrounds Bubble Bass, he says his ride arrived and runs out of the Krusty Krab.
131	* SeriousBusiness: Forgetting the pickles on a hamburger sends [=SpongeBob=] into an ''existential crisis!''
132	* ShaggyDogStory: Turns out [=SpongeBob=] never forgot the pickles the entire time -- Bubble Bass put them under his tongue to mess with him and [[AbuseOfReturnPolicy claim an unnecessary refund]].
133	* ShoutOut: "Four-by-four animal style" is a recipe used by UsefulNotes/{{In-N-Out}}, four patties cooked with mustard and served with four slices of cheese, grilled onions, lettuce, and tomato. Seeing how there's an In-N-Out Burger within a short drive from the Nickelodeon Animation Studio, this can't be anything but.
134	* ShowdownAtHighNoon: [=SpongeBob=]'s showdown with Bubble Bass reeks of it. It even includes dramatic stares and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqvq_B5WeH4 appropriate music]].
135	* ShownTheirWork: The abomination of an order that Bubble Bass gives is almost entirely accurate HashHouseLingo. Not only can it be decoded into an actual recipe, but said recipe does indeed produce an appropriately gargantuan ''monstrosity'' of a sandwich far too big for one person to eat on their own. Perfect for a FatBastard like Bubble Bass.
136	* SpaghettiWestern: [=SpongeBob=]'s rivalry with Bubble Bass is played as this as a joke.
137	* StoutStrength: Bubble Bass is horribly obese, but he's strong enough to send Squidward flying with a casual slap, and later throws him across the restaurant like a toy. He later effortlessly knocks the entire crowd at the Krusty Krab aside without batting an eye. That said, while he has strength, he doesn't have endurance, as he's pathetically wheezing for dear life as he slowly tries to jog away at the end.
138	* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: [=SpongeBob=] becomes one after his breakdown.
139	* ThisCannotBe: [=SpongeBob=] has this reaction the first time Bubble Bass tells the former that he forgot the pickles.
140	* TitleDrop: Pickles get mentioned several times thanks to them serving as the plot's linchpin.
141	* ThrowTheDogABone: Attempted by [=SpongeBob=] when he asks for three cheers for Squidward for filling his post while he was away. Subverted when they boo him instead, given that he regularly carbonized the customers' orders with his shoddy cooking.
142	* TooUpsetToCreate: [=SpongeBob=] gets so upset about forgetting to put pickles on a Krabby Patty that he is unable to remember how to prepare one. It gets so bad he can't do anything at all, even talk with proper syntax. Once he is able to relearn how to make a Krabby Patty, he returns back to normal.
143	* UnreadableDisclaimer: The Krusty Krab's menu features a literally microscopic money-back guarantee, which requires several zoom-ins to render it legible.
144	* UnsatisfiableCustomer: Bubble Bass isn't just demanding, he's downright sadistic, hiding the pickles from his Krabby Patties under his tongue just to trick Spongebob into thinking he failed at his job and [[AbuseOfReturnPolicy get a refund of $2]]. When Spongebob pulls out of a nasty HeroicBSOD, Bubble Bass returns in all of ''a few seconds'' of his return to service just to gaslight him again.
145	* VerySpecialEpisode: About believing in yourself, and to an extent, dealing with bullies/enemies.
146	* VillainBall: When [=SpongeBob=] breaks out of his BSOD, Bubble Bass can't resist kicking him down again with the same trick and laughing in his face, inadvertently exposing his trick to everyone.
147	* VillainExitStageLeft: Bubble Bass makes a break for the front door after he realizes the jig is up.
148	-->'''Bubble Bass:''' And... [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere there's my ride!]]
149	* WearingItAllWrong: When Mr. Krabs visits [=SpongeBob=], the latter is wearing his underwear on his head until Mr. Krabs pulls it off.
150	* WhamShot: [=SpongeBob=] pulls out Bubble Bass's tongue revealing he's been hiding the pickles since the beginning.
151	* YouAreFat: Squidward doesn't mince his words when Bubble Bass first approaches the counter.
152	-->'''Squidward:''' Let me guess, Tiny. A small salad?

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