Original air date: 6/29/2019 (produced in 2018)
Sandy's nieces make an unexpected visit, and SpongeBob promises to babysit them for the day. However, they aren't exactly fans of his activities.
"Sandy's Nutty Nieces" contains examples of:
- Babysitting Episode: The episode is about SpongeBob babysitting Sandy's nieces.
- Badly Battered Babysitter: SpongeBob gets hit on the head by a wrecking ball and his hand is destroyed in a "wrassle match."
- Bratty Half-Pint: Sandy's nieces complain a lot and physically harm SpongeBob multiple times.
- Crocodile Tears: After Patrick beats them in an arm wrestling match, the nieces run crying to Sandy, complaining that everyone bullied them. Sandy isn’t fooled, and gives them a bouncy castle which converts into a miniature blimp to take them home.
- Family Theme Naming: Sandy's nieces are named after types of nuts.
- Finishing Each Other's Sentences: Sandy's nieces do this.
- Gross-Up Close-Up: There's one of Squidward's face. Lampshaded by the nieces' reactions.Sandy's nieces: We're gonna be sick all over the place!
- Honorary Uncle: Sandy's nieces refer to SpongeBob as "Uncle SpongeBob".
- Nephewism: Sandy's nieces are introduced in this episode along with her sister Rosy Cheeks.
- Iris Out: How the episode ends.
- Punny Name: Sandy's nieces — Hazelnut, Pistachio, and Macadamia — are named after types of nuts.
- Rhymes on a Dime: Sandy's nieces speak in rhyme.
- Ship Tease: In a sense. Sandy tells Hazelnut, Pistachio and Macadamia to listen to their "Uncle SpongeBob" when they’re put in his care. When the nieces go back to Texas, they say goodbye to "Auntie Sandy" and "Uncle SpongeBob" as if the pair are married.
- Shout-Out: Sandy's nieces have a similar color scheme as Huey, Dewey and Louie's original color scheme from Disney's classic theatrical cartoons.
- Special Guest: Maria Bamford as Hazelnut, Pistachio, and Macadamia.
- Stronger Than They Look: Patrick beats Sandy's nieces in a "wrassle match".
Original air date: 6/29/2019 (produced in 2018)
Squidward's submission to an art museum is snubbed by the curator, angering him and making him sneak in to put it up himself. Meanwhile, security guard Patrick lets SpongeBob work there for the day and learn how things work.
"Insecurity Guards" contains examples of:
- The Bad Guy Wins: Minor example. The nameless art thief is last seen exiting the museum with his arms full of stolen exhibits.
- Bait-and-Switch Comment: When Squidward shows an art critic his latest painting.Art critic: Mr. Tentacles, I simply cannot express my true feelings about your work!Squidward: Yes, I realize my artistic brilliance can be overwhelming.Art critic: Quite frankly... (sniffs the painting) It stinks!
- Bittersweet Ending: Squidward ends up arrested, but his painting still gets hung up in the museum because SpongeBob mistook it for one of the pieces that was already there.
- Call-Back: Patrick's narration and touring someone around a location may bring to mind "No Pictures Please" from Season 11.
- Continuity Nod: King Neptune's crown from "The SpongeBob Movie" and the statue from "Artist Unknown" can be seen in the museum.
- Creepy Changing Painting: Some of the paintings in the museum tend to change such as the seahorse painting when SpongeBob and Patrick pin the tail on Squidward, who's behind it; The painting of Mrs. Puff as the Mona Lisa when Squidward tosses it in the trash; and Squidward's painting, which smiles after it gets hung in the museum.
- Excuse Plot: In order for this episode's plot to happen, Patrick suddenly has a job for unexplained reasons.
- Hypocrite: Patrick enforces the rules for the museum, but it doesn't stop him or SpongeBob from breaking the rules since he tells SpongeBob that being a security guard means that the rules don't apply to them.
- Iris Out: Just like its sister episode.
- Thinker Pose: One statue of a starfish sitting on a toilet is in this pose.
- Visual Pun: Patrick tries to fend off an art thief by giving him the stink eye, which involves turning his pupils into onions that knock the thief out with the stink.
- Wingding Eyes: Patrick turns his pupils into onions to stop an art thief. When SpongeBob tries it, his pupils turn into cupcakes instead.
