Line #26 Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS9E4LittleYellowBookBumperToBumper


1	'''Little Yellow Book'''
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3	'''Original air date''': 3/2/2013 ''(produced in 2012)''
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5	Squidward reads [=SpongeBob=]'s diary out loud to the Krusty Krab.
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7	!!"Little Yellow Book" contains examples of:
8	* AesopAmnesia: Near the end, [=SpongeBob=] decides to forgive Squidward for reading his diary. After everything Squidward was put through[[note]]being shunned by the whole town, getting kicked out of his home, and being [[ProducePelting locked in a stockade and pelted with fruit]][[/note]], you'd think he'd be happy to be forgiven and learn his lesson. Instead, he reads [=SpongeBob=]'s ''other'' diary, causing him to run off in tears and the townspeople to pelt him with fruit ''again''. Squidward still doesn't care, and he considers it all WorthIt.
9	* AtLeastIAdmitIt: Squidward won't apologize for what he did, but he doesn't deny it either. Of course, this is dismissed by the residents (particularly [[FatIdiot Patrick]]).
10	* TheBadGuyWins: Squidward wins by reading [=SpongeBob=]'s real diary.
11	* BerateAndSwitch: This happens when Squidward tells a customer he's reading [=SpongeBob=]'s diary:
12	-->'''Customer''': Reading somebody else's diary -- that's terrible! Tell me more!
13	* ContinuityNod:
14	** This isn't the first time Squidward made [=SpongeBob=] cry and got scolded by the townspeople for it, much like in [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E19FoolsInAprilNeptunesSpatula "Fools in April"]]. Only this time, Squidward lacks remorse for his actions and the townspeople (except Mr. Krabs) are complete hypocrites.
15	** This isn't the first time Squidward lost his house and became homeless, which previously happened in [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E7AsSeenOnTVCanYouSpareADime "Can You Spare A Dime?"]]
16	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When under a lot of stress in "Little Yellow Book", [=SpongeBob=] takes a break where he blows bubbles in a manner akin to smoking.
17	* EasilyForgiven: Despite that he was put to tears when Squidward read his diary with everyone, [=SpongeBob=] was very willing to forgive him for this.
18	* EveryoneHasStandards:
19	** Mr. Krabs was disgusted of Squidward for reading [=SpongeBob=]'s diary to the point of calling it downright low even for him. This moment becomes particularly poignant when you realize that Krabs was ''not'' among the {{Hypocrite}}s who were laughing at [=SpongeBob's=] secrets.
20	** Similarly, only Squidward reads [=SpongeBob's=] real diary at the end, so everyone else is able to shame him ''without'' being hypocrites this time.
21	* FelonyMisdemeanor: Squidward is shamed by the townspeople, gets his house taken away, and is arrested just for reading [=SpongeBob=]'s diary.
22	* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When [=SpongeBob=] puts his secret personal diary away, he puts it in his back pocket sticking out unguarded, allowing Squidward to take it out and read it when he turns his back to him.
23	* {{Foreshadowing}}: The last times [=SpongeBob=] used a diary, he was at home; when he writes in a diary here, he's at the Krusty Krab. Taking a diary to work makes it appear to be a work diary, and not a personal diary which can only be kept at home.
24	* HereWeGoAgain: In the end, Squidward reads [=SpongeBob=]'s actual diary, causing him to run away embarrassed and to be ridiculed again.
25	* {{Hypocrite}}: Everyone laughs at [=SpongeBob's=] expense as Squidward reads his diary and his embarrassing secrets, and then become disgusted with Squidward when [=SpongeBob=] runs away crying, but hey, they all knew who they were laughing at in the first place. Made even worse when Squidward [[JerkassHasAPoint points out that Patrick also read the diary]], only for Patrick to dismiss him as "[[NeverMyFault blaming everyone else]]" [[AtLeastIAdmitIt when he actually isn't]].
26	* ICallItVera: Secretly, [=SpongeBob=] calls his spatula "Fifi". Patrick calls his "Frank".
27	* {{Irony}}: For all the townspeople's hypocrisy and DisproportionateRetribution, they weren't actually laughing at [=SpongeBob=]'s Diary. Not the real one, anyway.
28	* {{Jerkass}}: '''Everyone''', save for [=SpongeBob=] and Mr. Krabs. Squidward especially.
29	* JerkassHasAPoint: As cruel as Squidward is here, he does rightfully point out to Patrick that he (along with the others) read the diary too. It helps that Squidward is at least [[AtLeastIAdmitIt taking responsibility]] despite being TheUnapologetic.
30	-->'''Patrick:''' Diary reader!
31	-->'''Squidward:''' What?! You read it too!
32	-->'''Patrick:''' Oh, sure. [[NeverMyFault Blame it on everyone but yourself.]] [[{{Hypocrite}} That is so you!]]
33	* KarmaHoudini:
34	** Squidward in a sense. While he was shunned, had his house taken, arrested by the police, and was placed in a pillory for people to [[ProducePelting throw fruit at him]], it wasn't until he got to read [=SpongeBob=]'s real diary and enjoys it while fruit was being thrown at him.
35	** The same sense could also apply to everyone else as well, since despite their treatment of Squidward, they ''don't'' read the real diary.
36	* LackOfEmpathy: Squidward shows no remorse for sending [=SpongeBob=] to tears and even reads his ''other'' diary while in the stockade.
37	-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' [[WhatTheHellHero That's low, Squidward. Even for you. You better apologize.]]
38	-->'''Squidward:''' [[TheUnapologetic He'll get over it.]]
39	* NeverMyFault: The Bikini Bottomites call out Squidward for reading the diary, even though they read the diary too out of their own free will.
40	* NeverTrustATitle: The diary is blue, not yellow.
41	* NiceGuy:
42	** [=SpongeBob=] is as nice as ever in this episode, forgiving Squidward even after reading his diary full of embarrassing secrets to the people of the Krusty Krab.
43	** Mr. Krabs is also pretty nice in this episode, as he is not amongst the hypocrites of Bikini Bottom who laughed at [=SpongeBob=]'s diary, and while he does call Squidward out on what he did, he does not join in the townspeople when they go about inflicting DisproportionateRetribution on Squidward.
44	* ObliviousToHatred: One of [=SpongeBob=]'s diary entry basically states how Squidward is thoughtful enough to use a bunch of harsh, horrible words to give a really detailed critique. And even when Squidward steals his personal diary, [=SpongeBob=] is in disbelief that his "good friend" Squidward would do that to him.
45	* OcularGushers: [=SpongeBob=] lets these out after Squidward read his diary, with Squidward walking past him while holding an umbrella.
46	* OhCrap: [=SpongeBob=] when he sees his (work) diary in Squidward's hand, causing him to learn the truth.
47	* OnlySaneMan: Mr. Krabs stands out as the ''only'' character in the episode who was neither a {{Jerkass}} nor an idiot. He does not join the Bikini Bottomites in laughing at [=SpongeBob=]'s secrets and does not treat Squidward cruelly for his actions (only telling him that what he did was uncalled for).
48	* OrderedApology: Mr. Krabs insists that Squidward apologizes to [=SpongeBob=], only for [[TheUnapologetic Squidward to tell him that he'll get over it]].
49	* PlanetOfSteves: There's a fish already named Frank, and Patrick gives his spatula that name.
50	* {{Revenge}}: The reason behind the whole diary plot was for Squidward to get back at [=SpongeBob=] for all the bad things he did to him over the past nine seasons. However, [=SpongeBob=] did nothing to hurt him in this episode, which only ends up making ''him'' look bad.
51	* SecretDiary: The titular "yellow book". The one Squidward read was [=SpongeBob=]'s ''work'' diary, which he got published some time later thanks to everyone being amused by it. Done again with the ''actual'' diary in the end.
52	* SelfServingMemory: [=SpongeBob's=] obliviousness to Squidward's hatred of him is best shown in this episode, where we're shown a scene of Squidward chewing [=SpongeBob=] out; while in reality, Squidward was furious at [=SpongeBob=] for letting Gary into his home and Gary chewing up many of his possessions, complete with Squidward screaming "horrible words that should never be used around strangers" in his face, [=SpongeBob=] sees it as Squidward giving him "his profound opinions on how to properly raise and care for a household pet."
53	-->'''Squidward:''' Great Neptune, I had no idea. [[LampshadeHanging The depth of his delusion is awe-inspiring.]]
54	* SeriesContinuityError: One of [=SpongeBob=]'s diary secrets is that he named his spatula Fifi, but in many other episodes it was named Spat. It could just be a different spatula however.
55	* ShamedByAMob: The townspeople jeer at Squidward for reading [=SpongeBob=]'s diary, [[{{Hypocrite}} despite laughing at it earlier]].
56	* ShaggyDogStory: Turns out, Squidward only read [=SpongeBob=]'s ''work'' diary which became a best seller, and not his personal one. {{Subverted\|Trope}} when Squidward manages to get ahold of [=SpongeBob=]'s personal diary and reads ''that''.
57	* ShoutOut: The title is a reference to the film, ''Little Red Book''.
58	* SpaceWhaleAesop: If you read someone else's diary to others, you'll get evicted from your house, placed in stockades and pelted with tomatoes... [[{{Hypocrite}} by the people who read the diary along with you]].
59	* TemptingFate: After [=SpongeBob=] forgives Squidward, he reveals he only read his ''work'' diary which he got published; he never read his ''secret personal'' diary, which he claims would be even more embarrassing than ever. Cue Squidward reading the secret personal diary seconds later and [=SpongeBob=] running off in tears.
60	* TheUnapologetic: Squidward until he gets stuck in a pillory in the middle of town while people throw tomatoes at him. He asks [=SpongeBob=] to forgive him, until he reads his ''real'' diary. Compare that to "Fools in April", and you'll immediately see how Squidward's {{Flanderization}} is in full effect.
61	* UnreliableNarrator: [=SpongeBob=]'s narration from his diary states that Squidward was lecturing him on how to take care of a housepet properly, and both he and Mr. Krabs were doing "cleaning day" together. In reality, Squidward was calling him out for allowing Gary to chew most of his belongings, and Mr. Krabs had [=SpongeBob=] do most of the work while he sat on his lazy butt reading a magazine. {{Justified\|Trope}}, in that this is coming from [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} [=SpongeBob=]'s]] perspective.
62	* WithFriendsLikeThese: Patrick laughs at [=SpongeBob=]'s embarrassing secrets from his diary.
63	* WorthIt: Squidward says this while reading [=SpongeBob=]'s real diary and being pelted with fruit by the other fish.
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66	'''Bumper to Bumper'''
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68	'''Original air date''': 11/17/2012
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70	Mrs. Puff must think outside the box when [=SpongeBob=] fails his driving test again.
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72	!!"Bumper to Bumper" contains examples of:
73	* AcidTripDimension: Several of these appear as [=SpongeBob=] repeats the mantra.
74	* BrickJoke: Earlier in the episode, Mrs. Puff is shown with an ankle monitor because she is put on parole. At the end of the episode, it is shown again beeping and the police found out she violated her parole by crossing county lines, causing the officer to declare [=SpongeBob’s=] driving test null and void.
75	* BrokenRecord: "Focus on the road, there is nothing but the road." Repeated ad infinitum.
76	* ContinuityNod: This is not the first time [=SpongeBob=]'s license gets torn up the moment he officially gets it.
77	* GoneHorriblyRight: Mrs. Puff's advice for [=SpongeBob=] to repeat her helpful mantra suddenly gets stuck in his head and he is unable to follow the last step: safely dock the vessel.
78	* MadnessMantra: Mrs Puff advises [=SpongeBob=] to "Focus on the road. There's nothing but the road"; this eventually deteriorates into such and gets to his head and repeats it over and over.
79	* MindControlEyes: [=SpongeBob=]'s eyes turn into blue spirals as he gets stuck on repeating Mrs. Puff's mantra.
80	* NeverMyFault: At the end of the episode, as she is being arrested, Mrs. Puff blames [=SpongeBob=]. This is despite the fact that ''she'' was the one who took him over the county line.
81	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Mrs. Puff gives one to [=SpongeBob=] for failing yet another boating exam.
82	* ShowWithinAShow: Two people were watching "Going Bananas 3 in [[ThirdIS3D 3-D]]".
83	* ShoutOut: The Intertidal Seaway is a parody of an Interstate Highway.
84	* SuddenDownerEnding: Right when [=SpongeBob=] finally gets his license and everything seems normal, the police show up and arrest Mrs. Puff for crossing the county line. As a result, the test results are voided and [=SpongeBob=]'s license is torn up.
85	* SurvivalMantra: Mrs. Puff's advice to [=SpongeBob=] to "Focus on the road, there is nothing but the road" starts out as this, but it quickly changes into a MadnessMantra when he's stuck on saying it.
86	* TearingThroughTheMovieScreen: Two teenage fish watch a movie called ''Goin' Bananas 3 in 3D'', which starts with a fish driving towards the camera and saying "Here I am! I'm comin' at you like your worst nightmare!" [=SpongeBob=] and Mrs. Puff, who are taking a driving test, promptly crash through the TV and the wall of the house. The two fish laugh it off, assuming it's a 3D effect.
87	* YankTheDogsChain: [=SpongeBob=] finally passes but, to his and Mrs. Puff's dismay, a police officer declares the test null and void because she broke parole by crossing the county line during the test.

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