Line #158 Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E16BornAgainKrabsIHadAnAccident


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Nobody likes a cheap penny pincher except for DavyJones.]]
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4	'''Born Again Krabs'''
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6	'''Original air date:''' 10/4/2003 ''(produced in 2002; first aired in Canada on 11/12/02)''[[note]]"Born Again Krabs" and "I Had an Accident" were also both released on the ''Tales from the Deep'' DVD set on 1/28/03.[[/note]]
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8	Mr. Krabs is near death after eating a spoiled Krabby Patty that he tried to serve out of petty {{greed}}, but after an experience with the Flying Dutchman, he changes his ways...
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10	!!"Born Again Krabs" contains examples of:
11	* ActorAllusion: In the German dub, during the hospital scene, Krabs claims his true name to be "Benjamin Blümchen". This is actually the name of a character from German kids' television who is also voiced by Jürgen Kluckert, Krabs' German VA.
12	* AmbulanceCut: {{Double subver\|sion}}ted. When Krabs goes to take a bite of the spoiled patty, it cuts to an ambulance. Then it cuts back to Krabs commenting on the ambulance, then eating the patty. And ''then'' it cuts to [[HospitalGurneyScene Krabs being rushed to the ER on a gurney]].
13	* BadBoss: Mr. Krabs. Read UngratefulBastard below.
14	* BeyondTheImpossible: When Mr. Krabs is reclaiming all the things he initially gave out for free, he goes as far as making a customer ''unwatch'' the free movie Krabs had on in the Krusty Krab. As in, rewinding all of the imagery right out of the customer's eyes.
15	* BizarreDreamRationalization: Mr. Krabs believes that his encounter with the Flying Dutchman, and everything he's done since leaving the hospital has all been a dream, and that he's still in the hospital sleeping. This explains why he was so comfortable doing so many nice things without expecting payment in return.
16	* BreakTheCutie: [=SpongeBob=] is in tears after being informed by the doctor that Mr. Krabs [[NeverSayDie isn't coming back]]. He also has a very minor one at the beginning when it's closing time.
17	* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
18	** At the beginning of the episode, the Krusty Krab lost business for weeks because Mr. Krabs was trying to sell the rotten patty to everyone. Krabs wondered if it was because of the new placemats.
19	** When Squidward calls Mr. Krabs out for selling [=SpongeBob=]'s soul for 62 cents, Krabs asks, "You think I could've gotten more?"
20	* CutawayGag: When Mr. Krabs comes into work, he asks [=SpongeBob=] where Squidward is. [=SpongeBob=] explains "he's taking one of those break things". Cut to Squidward sleeping in Mr. Krabs' office on a fancy bed.
21	* DidntThinkThisThrough: Mr. Krabs tries to trick the Flying Dutchman by saying he's someone named "Harold Flower", but he did not take into account that the Dutchman might ask the hospital receptionist where he is, thus exposing his ruse.
22	* EasilyForgiven: [=SpongeBob=] forgives Mr. Krabs for selling him out to the Flying Dutchman, although he does point out that he would not have sold out Mr. Krabs if their roles were reversed.
23	* EverybodyLaughsEnding: The episode ends with everyone having a good laugh about the whole thing.
24	* EveryoneHasStandards: Squidward, who usually considers [=SpongeBob=] the bane of his existence, is downright repulsed with Mr. Krabs for selling [=SpongeBob=] to the Flying Dutchman for 62 cents after he put his life on the line for him.
25	* FaceDeathWithDignity: Subverted with Krabs when he's about to be sent to Davy Jones' Locker; he hysterically cries, begs for his life, and calls for his mother. The Flying Dutchman even tells Krabs, "Come on, show a little dignity." Played straight later when Krabs breaks his deal with the Dutchman, he calmly says "a deal's a deal, let's go" and agrees to return to the locker until [=SpongeBob=] intervenes.
26	* FateWorseThanDeath: Said word for word when the Flying Dutchman decides that Mr. Krabs having to listen to [=SpongeBob=]'s rambling will make a far more excruciating fate than being stuffed into Davy Jones' locker.
27	* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: Mr. Krabs ends up in the hospital after eating the rotten patty, and Squidward thinks Mr. Krabs is going to die.
28	* FreezeFrameBonus: Patrick briefly appears on the "the next day" time card, but nowhere else in the episode.
29	* FriendOrIdolDecision: The idol in this case being the money, and [=SpongeBob=] being the friend.
30	* GoneHorriblyRight: Mr. Krabs vows to give up his cheap ways as ordered by the Flying Dutchman. He does, but this ends up bringing Krusty Krab into debt, which horrifies Krabs himself upon figuring his out:
31	-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' You mean, ''I'm awake!''
32	* GrimReaper: The Flying Dutchman serves this purpose in this episode.
33	* GrossUpCloseUp: The bad patty gets one when Squidward picks off the top bun to see why it smells so bad.
34	* HypocriticalHumor: When Mr. Krabs is reclaiming all the free stuff he gave out, he calls the kids he snatches the free toys from "freeloaders" and when he forces a patron to "unwatch" a free movie, he remarks "Show's over, cheapskate!", even though what Krabs is doing is exactly what he's accusing them of doing.
35	* ICantBelieveImSayingThis: "But how could you sell [=SpongeBob=] for 62 cents?".
36	* InstantlyProvenWrong: [=SpongeBob=] sticks up for Mr. Krabs against the Flying Dutchman, wagering his own soul that Krabs is generous and ''not'' a cheapskate. Within seconds, Krabs sells [=SpongeBob=] to the Dutchman for all of the change in the latter's pocket (62 cents) without hesitation. Luckily, the Dutchman returns [=SpongeBob=] minutes after, not because he felt sorry for the sponge, or because Eugene had a HeelRealization. It was because of [=SpongeBob=]'s MotorMouth.
37	* ItCameFromTheFridge: The bad patty.
38	-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' Why is it in a cage?\
39	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Because it growled at me.
40	* IronicEchoCut: Done at the beginning of the episode.
41	-->'''Squidward:''' Closing time: The happiest time of the day!\
42	''[Cut to [=SpongeBob=] in the kitchen in tears]''\
43	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Closing time: The ''saddest'' time of the day!
44	* IWantMyMommy: When the Flying Dutchman sends him to Davy Jones' Locker, Mr. Krabs cries out, "Mommy!" at one point.
45	* IWillTearYourArmsOff: This threat from Mr. Krabs during his breakdown when he spots a fish picking up a penny. Very shortly after the Flying Dutchman reappeared, Squidward lampshades this when Mr. Krabs is at the Flying Dutchman's mercy.
46	-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' I'm not cheap, I'm generous!\
47	'''Squidward:''' You almost tore a man's arm off for a penny.\
48	'''Mr. Krabs:''' [[SnarkingThanks Thanks, Squidward, I knew I could count on you.]]
49	* KickTheDog: Mr. Krabs sells [=SpongeBob=], his most loyal employee who just stood up to the Flying Dutchman, for 62 cents.
50	* KidsMealToy: An InUniverse example; when Mr. Krabs decides to stop being greedy so he doesn't have to spend an eternity in Davy Jones' Locker, he gives away free action figures of the citizens of Bikini Bottom. Once he realizes he's awake, Mr. Krabs takes them back.
51	* LineOfSightAlias: When the Flying Dutchman approaches Mr. Krabs for his soul, he claims he has the wrong room by claiming he's "Harold Flower" after looking at the vase of flowers on his bedside table. He excuses himself only to approach a nurse looking for him, which gives up the act.
52	* LintValue: The Flying Dutchman offer Mr. Krabs whatever is in his pockets in exchange for ''[=SpongeBob's=] soul''. This turns out to be 62 cents. Mr. Krabs [[TheScrooge accepts]].
53	* LiteralMetaphor: "Going to Davy Jones' Locker" is an old nautical phrase that simply means drowning from being lost at sea or by shipwreck. In the [=SpongeBob=] universe, it's a literal gym locker and appears to serve as their version of Hell. It's also full of Davy Jones' used socks, which let out a foul smell.
54	* MortonsFork: It's implied Mr. Krabs' cheap ways had ''some'' sort of value of keeping him in business, and the Flying Dutchman unknowingly forced him to face either Davy Jones' Locker for being cheap, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking or bankruptcy by being generous as promised]].[[note]]Though, one could argue the Dutchman never said Krabs had to be ''exceedingly'' generous, so much as simply not a cheapskate.[[/note]]
55	* MotorMouth: It actually saves [=SpongeBob=] from Davy Jones' Locker.
56	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Mr. Krabs goes through this after Squidward calls him out for selling [=SpongeBob=] to the Flying Dutchman for 62 cents.
57	* NauseaDissonance / FailedASpotCheck: Mr. Krabs fails to comprehend just ''how horrible'' that bad patty smelled or looked!
58	* NeverSayDie: Squidward reminds [=SpongeBob=] that they were told by the doctor that Mr. Krabs wasn't going to be coming back.
59	* NiceToTheWaiter: The Flying Dutchman is perfectly kind and courteous to the nurse outside Krabs's room.
60	* NonIndicativeName: The Pinch-O-Matic machine uses a fishing hook to grab items, rather than pinching them with anything (of course, given that [[MoneyFetish Mr. Krabs]] installed the machine, it may be a {{Pun}} on "penny pinching").
61	* NoodleIncident: The Dutchman instantly switching from LargeHam to apologizing for having the wrong room – coupled with the nurse's [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight reaction]] – implies he's materialized in the wrong room of the hospital before and had to ask for directions.
62	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Squidward usually hates [=SpongeBob=] with a passion, which is all the more shocking when he becomes outright appalled at Mr. Krabs selling [=SpongeBob=]'s soul for only 62 cents. Squidward himself even says "ICantBelieveImSayingThis" as he's about to tell off Mr. Krabs.
63	* OutOfCharacterAlert: [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward become concerned when Mr. Krabs isn't the least bit fazed when he gets a ShockinglyExpensiveBill and doesn't have any money in the register to pay for it.
64	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Squidward, I'm worried about Mr. Krabs.\
65	'''Squidward''': Me too. How are we gonna get paid?
66	* PetTheDog: When he's tricked by Mr. Krabs into thinking he's actually haunting a "Harold Flower", the Flying Dutchman politely apologizes and leaves. He then is NiceToTheWaiter, asking the nurse for Krabs's room.
67	* ReadTheFinePrint: It turns out that apparently every Krabby Patty has a fine print on it declaring that customers are legally responsible for whatever happens to their burger after they receive it. It's written in ketchup.
68	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Squidward gives one to Mr. Krabs for selling out [=SpongeBob=], especially when he knew that [=SpongeBob=] defended him.
69	* RestrainedRevenge: The Flying Dutchman eventually decides that leaving Mr. Krabs to deal with [=SpongeBob=]'s annoying idiocy is punishment enough.
70	* RhymesOnADime: This exchange between Mr. Krabs and [=SpongeBob=] over selling the rotten patty:
71	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' But it's old, and cold, and so very full of mold!\
72	'''Mr. Krabs:''' You're not to make another patty until that one is SOLD!
73	* ShutUpHannibal: [=SpongeBob=] when he calls out the Flying Dutchman and sticks up for Mr. Krabs:
74	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Wait just a burger-flipping second!\
75	'''Flying Dutchman:''' Who dares back-sass the Flying Dutchman?!\
76	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' That would be me: [=SpongeBob Back-SassPants=]! I say you got the wrong crab! This Mr. Krabs is the most generous, big-hearted, non-skinflinted crab in the whole sea!\
77	'''Flying Dutchman:''' He'd sell your soul for a couple of bucks!\
78	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' I'd bet my soul he ''wouldn't!''
79	* SnarkingThanks: Mr. Krabs sarcastically thanks Squidward for telling the Flying Dutchman that he threatened to break a customer's arm if he doesn't hand him a penny he found on the floor.
80	* SplitScreenPhoneCall: TheStinger, which has [=SpongeBob=] yakking on the phone, much to the Flying Dutchman's annoyance.
81	* TheStinger: After everyone has a good laugh about the whole thing, we cut to the Dutchman at home, receiving a call from [=SpongeBob=], who continues to talk his ear off.
82	* ThatWasNotADream: Mr. Krabs ''thinks'' he's dreaming when he returns to work and begins splurging on his employees and customers. Once [=SpongeBob=] tells him he left the hospital that morning and Squidward hands him the hospital bill, he finally snaps.
83	* ThisIsGonnaSuck: The Flying Dutchman falls for the LineOfSightAlias and leaves, but then he asks a nurse which room Mr. Krabs is in. Mr. Krabs gets increasingly nervous and sweaty, as the nurse tells the Flying Dutchman the exact room and questions who Harold Flower is.
84	* TomatoInTheMirror: Mr. Krabs, knowing his obsession with money, has absolutely no reaction to a $10,000 bill, let alone an empty cash register. Turned out it was only because he thought it was all a nightmare and was still resting at the hospital. When [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward tell him he checked out this morning, Mr. Krabs snaps upon this realization.
85	* TooDumbToLive:
86	** Mr. Krabs telling [=SpongeBob=] to wrap up the spoiled patty so he can finish it later, even while he's being carried into the ER on a gurney due to having taken a bite out of said patty.
87	** Yes, Mr. Krabs had a right to be upset after discovering he was bankrupt, but also failed to remember what would happen to him if he returned to his cheap lifestyle when he instantly reclaimed all of the free items he had given to his customers and nearly tore a man's arm off ''for a penny''. If not for [=SpongeBob=], Krabs would been taken to Davy Jones' Locker in an ''instant.''
88	* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: The Flying Dutchman takes [=SpongeBob=] in exchange for Mr. Krabs, but returns him immediately because...
89	-->'''Flying Dutchman:''' Heard what you said? I couldn't hear myself ''think'' with this one around! I only had him for thirty seconds, and it's jellyfishing this and Mermaid Man that... Why, not giving him back is a FateWorseThanDeath. He's your problem now!
90	* UngratefulBastard: [=SpongeBob=] stuck up for Mr. Krabs and put his life on the line to prevent the Flying Dutchman from taking him to Davy Jones' Locker. How does Krabs repay him? By selling [=SpongeBob=]'s soul to the Dutchman for a mere 62 cents without hesitation; this was such a bad move that Squidward, who ''hates'' [=SpongeBob=], [[EveryoneHasStandards is absolutely disgusted with Krabs]] and gives him a scathing WhatTheHellHero over it.
91	* TheUnreveal: We never know the diagnosis Mr. Krabs has after recovering from the spoiled patty, but it was enough to drive away the doctor and summon the Flying Dutchman. Later, Squidward and [=SpongeBob=] are shocked to see Krabs alive and back at the Krusty Krab, with the former going through Krabs' belongings and the latter grieving.
92	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: When Mr. Krabs tricks the Flying Dutchman into thinking he's a different person, the Flying Dutchman (who is fooled at first) goes to see the nurse, who (offscreen) is apparently unfazed to see a giant green ghost in the room with her.
93	* VisualPun: Davy Jones' Locker is a gym locker, full of his stinky old socks.
94	* WhatTheHellHero: Mr. Krabs sells [=SpongeBob=]'s soul for pocket change. Even ''Squidward'' was horrified by this and calls him out on it.
95	-->'''Squidward:''' He stuck up for you, and you sold him out. ''You should be ashamed of yourself!''
96	* WhoDares:
97	-->'''Flying Dutchman:''' Who dares backsass the Flying Dutchman?\
98	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' That would be me, [=SpongeBob BacksassPants=]!
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101	[[caption-width-right:350:"Ooh, that's gotta hurt!"[[note]]"Do it again! I wasn't looking!"[[/note]]]]
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103	'''I Had an Accident'''
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105	'''Original air date:''' 10/4/2003 ''(produced in 2002; first aired in Canada on 11/12/02)''[[note]]"Born Again Krabs" and "I Had an Accident" were also both released on the ''Tales from the Deep'' DVD set on 1/28/03.[[/note]]
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107	After experiencing a sandboarding accident and a {{near miss\|es}} at living with "the iron butt", [=SpongeBob=] becomes afraid to go outside, while Sandy and Patrick try to show him the fun of the great outdoors.
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109	!!"I Had An Accident" contains examples of:
110	* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "What's a gorilla doing underwater in the first place?"
111	* BadBadActing: Patrick wasn’t being intimidating in the slightest as a gorilla, but [[DullSurprise Sandy's stilted and flat reaction]] didn’t help either.
112	* BreakThemByTalking: [=SpongeBob=] inadvertently does this to the gorilla by pointing out that he shouldn't be underwater. Said gorilla is unable to explain and bails out on a pantomime horse.
113	* ButtMonkey: Patrick gets hurt quite a lot in this episode; he crashes into a mountain (both in a game and in real life), gets his head punched in by Sandy, zapped by a jellyfish, and beaten up by a gorilla. And yet it's [=SpongeBob=]'s accident that was serious.
114	* BystanderSyndrome: Near the end of the episode, Squidward is shown grumpily watering his plants, uncaring to [=SpongeBob=] freaking out over getting a paper stuck to his face or Patrick and Sandy getting brutalized by a gorilla.
115	* CastAsAMask: When the gorilla disguises as Patrick, he perfectly imitates Patrick's voice by Creator/BillFagerbakke, but the gorilla's real voice (once revealed) is by Creator/AndreSogliuzzo.
116	* CompanionCube: [=SpongeBob=] makes friends out of a potato chip, a penny and a used napkin, which he calls Chip, Penny and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Used Napkin]].
117	* DramaticTVShutOff: The end has a [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext gorilla riding off into the sunset on a horse]]. The camera then jumps to viewers watching the show, exchanging a dumbfounded look, then turning it off.
118	* EnragedByIdiocy: Hilariously, nobody has any patience for Patrick in this episode.
119	** Sandy expresses her frustrations towards his stupidity a couple of times, with her even punching his head in at one point.
120	--->'''Sandy:''' Don't you have to be stupid somewhere else?\
121	'''Patrick:''' Not until four.
122	** He actually manages to get on [=SpongeBob=]'s nerves for once during the [[OverlyLongGag "Never ever" scene]], to the point where he lets out an exasperated sigh and yells at Patrick to stop.
123	* ExpospeakGag:
124	-->'''Dr. Fish:''' Well, Mr. [=SquarePants=], it appears your gluteus maximus has made a complete recovery.\
125	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' [[ParrotExpoWhat My what has a what now?]]\
126	'''Dr. Fish:''' Your butt's all better.
127	* FaceYourFears: [=SpongeBob=] does this near the end when he goes outside to help Sandy and Patrick. When he's torn in half by the gorilla, he tells Sandy and Patrick that he's no longer afraid of going outside -- but he's terrified of gorillas. Sandy assures him that it's okay since they are also terrified of gorillas now.
128	* FakeDangerGambit: Sandy has Patrick dress as a gorilla and pretend to attack her in a ploy to get [=SpongeBob=] out of his house. [=SpongeBob=] sees through the ruse, but then a real gorilla appears (in a subversion of MistakenForAnImposter, the gorilla comes dressed as Patrick, while the real Patrick has on the gorilla costume), and [=SpongeBob=] has to come save them.
129	* FurryReminder: [=SpongeBob=] doesn't need to go out to eat, since he's a filter feeder.
130	* GainaxEnding: As the gorilla has [=SpongeBob=] in his grasp, he wonders out loud what a gorilla is doing underwater. The gorilla then tries to stammer out an explanation before shouting "George, they're onto us!" and riding out on a [[PantomimeAnimal pantomime horse]]. The camera then pulls back into the living room of a live-action family, who are clearly just as confused as we are, before the father shuts the TV off.
131	* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: The live-action gorilla comes out of nowhere with no {{foreshadowing}} whatsoever.
132	* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [=SpongeBob=] gets vertically torn in half by the gorilla, but remains alive and conscious. The two halves even seem to have minds of their own, as they carry on a brief dialogue with each other.
133	* HappyBirthdayToYou: "Three cheers on your birthday, [=SpongeBob=]! Three cheers for you!"
134	* HumiliationConga: The spanking line that [=SpongeBob=] fled.
135	* IfIDoNotReturn: Just before stepping outside to save Patrick and Sandy, [=SpongeBob=] says, "If I don't return, Chip, take good care of Gary." (and then Gary eats it)
136	* IncrediblyLameFun: While attempting to convince [=SpongeBob=] to come outside, Sandy and Patrick list various fun activities. One of Patrick's suggestions? [[BreadEggsMilkSquick Washing an old person]].
137	-->'''Sandy:''' Patrick, that's not fun!\
138	'''Old Man:''' It is for me!
139	* {{Irony}}: Sandy wants to convince [=SpongeBob=] that going outside isn’t dangerous at all. In fact, it’s fun! Then she gets savagely beaten up by a gorilla.
140	* IWarnedYou: [=SpongeBob=] proceeds to lecture Sandy and Patrick about how he was right about the outside world being dangerous. [[SkewedPriorities While they’re being beaten up by a gorilla]].
141	* KillerGorilla: The gorilla that appears out of nowhere violently beats up Sandy and Patrick, and then tears [=SpongeBob=] in half.
142	* LampshadeHanging: The live-action family seen watching the episode as the gorilla and George race off into the sunset. They all stare with disgust at the randomness of what we have just witnessed and quickly turn off the TV.
143	* LiterallyShatteredLives: When [=SpongeBob=] gets into a sand boarding accident, the entire lower half of his body shatters into tiny pieces. It takes the doctors 20 hours to piece him back together with staples and glue.
144	* MediumBlending: The gorilla that attacks [=SpongeBob=] is a live-action gorilla - or rather, a live-action man in a gorilla suit. As is the [[PantomimeAnimal pantomime horse]] he rides, and the human family watching at the end.
145	* MistakenForAnImposter: Sandy's plan to lure [=SpongeBob=] outside is to have Patrick in a gorilla costume pretend to attack her, thus spurring [=SpongeBob=] to come to her rescue. [=SpongeBob=] doesn't fall for it, but then Patrick shows up, and Sandy asks who is in the gorilla costume. Turns out Patrick ''[[SubvertedTrope is]]'' in the costume, and the other Patrick is a ''[[InvertedTrope real]]'' gorilla in a Patrick costume.
146	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The gorilla viciously beats Patrick and Sandy up by trapping them in a bag that he then mercilessly throws around, punches, and body slams.
147	* NotHelpingYourCase:
148	** A variation that almost happened.
149	--->'''Sandy''': Don't worry, Patrick. We'll get [=SpongeBob=] to come outside, and then he'll see there's nothing to be afraid of.\
150	'''Patrick''': ''(Holding up his fist in a boxing glove)'' And that's when [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan I punch him]], right?\
151	''(Sandy gives him [[DisapprovingLook a flat, annoyed look]])''
152	** [=SpongeBob=]'s paranoia about his accident pretty much reached its peak when a male fish informed him about [[RuleOfFunny the 7 mile spanking machine]].
153	** Sandy and Patrick try to coax [=SpongeBob=] out by jellyfishing outside his house. It’s a fun activity, until Patrick sticks his face in his net after catching a jellyfish and gets stung.
154	* NotSoAboveItAll: Squidward, of all people, seems to be interested in trying out the spanking machine.
155	* OhCrap:
156	** Sandy, when "Patrick" turns out to be a [[KillerGorilla real gorilla]].
157	** [=SpongeBob=] panics while watching the gorilla beating up Sandy and Patrick.
158	** The gorilla's face when [=SpongeBob=] asks what it's even doing underwater.
159	* PacmanFever: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] [[PlayedForLaughs For Laughs]]: in the intro, Patrick is playing a video game on a Gameboy-like portable console, and the graphics look exactly like the "real" Bikini Bottom.
160	* PainToTheAss: The plot is kicked off when [=SpongeBob=] breaks his butt in a sand boarding accident.
161	* RidingIntoTheSunset: PlayedForLaughs in the ending, with the gorilla riding George the horse while [=SpongeBob=], Patrick, and Sandy look on.
162	* SafetyWorst: [=SpongeBob=] makes himself a shut-in after the accident, afraid to go out to avoid getting hurt again.
163	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The gorilla and George would rather run away rather than explain what they're both doing under the sea.
164	* SecurityCling: In a blink-and-you'll-miss it moment, Patrick and Sandy clutch at each other before the gorilla seizes them.
165	* ShakingTheRump: Patrick does this when he dances around in his gorilla suit.
166	* ShipTease:
167	** [=SpongeBob=] has his accident because he was showing off to Sandy.
168	** Sandy's plan to get [=SpongeBob=] out of his house is to pretend to be attacked by a gorilla (actually Patrick in a costume), prompting him to rescue her.
169	* SpoofAesop: The [[AnAesop lesson]] that the episode explains is about how it's not a risk to go outside, [[ItMakesSenseInContext unless there is a gorilla attacking your friends]]. As the episode increasingly gets more OffTheRails by the climax, the original implied lesson is lost in the hilarity.
170	* SuddenlySpeaking: The gorilla, who when questioned on why he was underwater at all starts speaking in clear English as he [[ExplainExplainOhCrap tries to explain himself, before choosing to flee the scene]].
171	* SurroundedByIdiots: [=SpongeBob=] makes fun of Squidward's belief of this at the beginning.
172	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' [imitating Squidward] Everybody's an idiot except for me.\
173	'''Squidward:''' Well, it's true.
174	* ThatsGottaHurt: Sandy says this word-for-word during her reaction when [=SpongeBob=] literally shatters his butt.
175	* TheEnd: These words appear on the screen as part of the GainaxEnding.
176	* TruthInTelevision: [=SpongeBob=] appears to have developed the real-life anxiety known as "agoraphobia", which is a fear of wide-open spaces or long distances.
177	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Squidward is busily watering his garden while Patrick and Sandy are getting ''beaten to a pulp by a live-action gorilla right behind him'', as seen when [=SpongeBob=] finally comes out to try to save them, Keep in mind that Squidward is one of the cowardliest characters in the show, and [[DirtyCoward will run away at the drop of a hat from anything dangerous]]. Then again, one must recall he doesn't really like any of them.
178	* WatchOutForThatTree: Sandy warns [=SpongeBob=] about a pine tree (wearing scuba gear) that was in his path. [=SpongeBob=] took notice of this and swerves around the tree.
179	* WhamShot: After Patrick confirms that he ''is'' in the gorilla suit like Sandy planned, the Patrick that just showed up unzips his own head, revealing himself to be ''a real gorilla'' in a Patrick suit.
180	* WhatTheHellHero: Penny, Chip and Used Napkin inaudibly chew [=SpongeBob=] out for initially refusing to help Sandy and Patrick, and saying they brought their plight on themselves. It’s their reminder that Patrick and Sandy are his dearest friends and wouldn’t even think about not rescuing him that snaps him out of it.
181	* WorstAid: The Doctor Fish's description of the operation to fix [=SpongeBob=]'s broken butt doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the man's medical expertise.
182	-->'''Doctor Fish:''' We actually ran out of staples and had to use a glue stick.
183	* YellowSnow: [=SpongeBob=] warns Patrick not to eat the yellow sand. He does anyway.

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