Born to Be Wild
Original air date: 3/31/2007 (produced in 2006; released on DVD on 1/9/07)
SpongeBob and Patrick set out to protect Bikini Bottom from a vicious biking gang.
"Born to Be Wild" contains examples of:
- 6 Is 9: The Wild Ones are actually the Mild Ones.
- An Aesop: Don't judge someone by their appearance alone. Looks can sometimes be deceiving.
- Big, Stupid Doodoo-Head: "If we dressed up like that, then we'd be the big scary bikers, and they'd be little baby doodie-heads!"
- Continuity Nod: Patrick is wearing his Goofy Goober-underpants from the first movie.
- Cool Old Guy: The Mild Ones are a motorcycle gang made up of Cool Old Guys.
- Delayed Reaction: When SpongeBob warns Patrick about the Wild Ones coming, he disregards it, concerned more with the fact that SpongeBob didn't say hello to him. It's only after SpongeBob says hello that it sinks in and Patrick has a Freak Out.
- Dirty Coward: Squidward frantically begs the bikers for mercy, saying he'll betray his friends and neighbors if they let him live.
- Exploiting the Fourth Wall: SpongeBob decides to take a shortcut to get back to Bikini Bottom. Said shortcut involves riding on one of the bubbles from the scene transitions to immediately arrive at the Krusty Krab — his boss is understandably confused to see him (seemingly) pop up out of nowhere.
- Eye Pop: Squidward's eyes pop out and break his binoculars when he spots the motorcycle gang approaching. He then loses his balance and falls from the crow's nest.
- Name One: Squidward tells SpongeBob he's overreacting to the threat. Spongebob then asks, "When have I ever been known to overreact?" Cue a montage of SpongeBob making a fuss about no napkins, a Mattress-Tag Gag incident and "having gone blind" in a room with the lights turned off.
- Pet the Dog: The Mild Ones actually let Squidward ride along with them in the ending, which he's ecstatic about.
- Rewatch Bonus: Those who pause at the right moment to see the biker gang can easily tell they're senior citizens.
- Rhetorical Request Blunder: When Mr. Krabs asks the Mild Ones if they want Krabby Patties, he gets this in response.Mr. Krabs: Don't you wanna spend any money?!
Head Biker: (shaking his butt) Don't you wanna kiss the seat of my pants? - Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Patrick's fear of the biker gang gets the better of him — he escapes on a bus, then a plane, then a rocket and doesn't appear for the rest of the episode.
- Shout-Out:
- The title is a reference to the song by Steppenwolf.
- SpongeBob and Patrick's attire takes inspiration from The Wild One.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Patrick isn't seen again after he escapes.
- What You Are in the Dark: It's actually one of Squidward's dreams for him to be part of a biker gang, which he doesn't let slip out until the Mild Ones approach the Krusty Krab and he thinks his life is in danger.
Kelp Shakes are all the rage!
Best Frenemies
Original air date: 3/31/2007 (produced in 2006; released on DVD on 1/9/07)
Mr. Krabs and Plankton team up in order to find out why a new Kelp Shake restaurant chain is taking away their customers.
"Best Frenemies" contains examples of:
- An Aesop:
- Know what's in your food.
- If someone says that something is not safe, you're better off listening to them, even if it looks appetizing.
- Bait-and-Switch Comment: Mr. Krabs says one to Plankton when the latter heads to the Krabby Patty's safe.Mr. Krabs: Hold it right there, you're not going anywhere! Without a ten-second head start!
- Bittersweet Ending: The Kelp Shake restaurants are shut down due to causing those who consumed it to grow green fuzz, but then Mr. Krabs and Plankton have a friendly chase, as Mr. Krabs allows Plankton to take a Krabby Patty and chases after him.
- Body Horror: Anyone who drank the Kelp Shakes grows a thick coat of green fur all over their bodies — SpongeBob in particular seems especially distressed by this (although he actually seems more distressed over the Kelp Shake-restaurants getting shut down).
- *Crack!* "Oh, My Back!": Said by Mr. Krabs when he tries to pry the doors to the Kelp Shake restaurant open: "Oh, me back!"
- A Day in the Limelight: For Mr. Krabs and Plankton.
- Didn't Think This Through: When Mr. Krabs establishes a new rule of no outside drinks ("no exceptions!") in order to prevent costs being cut on account of the Kelp Shakes, it causes all his customers in the restaurant with to vacate the premises since they all have kelp shakes, hurting his business even more.Squidward: That's tellin' 'em.
- Enemy Mine: Mr. Krabs and Plankton team up for the first time in the series.
- Eye Scream: One of Mr. Krabs and Plankton's attempts to sneak into the Kelp Shake restaurant involves Krabs sneezing until he spits Plankton onto the window of the "Employees Only" door. When the janitor comes out, he sprays Plankton with window cleaner and Plankton gets some in his eye.
- Foreshadowing: Karen warns her husband and Mr. Krabs to not drink the kelp shakes, the first sign that something is seriously wrong with the beverage; they don't listen until it's too late.
- Ironic Echo: Pearl says she "feels sorry" that her Dad does not get the enjoyment of the Kelp Shakes. At the end, after the drink is banned for being toxic, one of the hazmat specialists says he feels sorry for everyone who did consume the drink.
- It Tastes Like Feet: When he gets his first taste of a Kelp Shake, Mr. Krabs complains that it, "tastes like a wet gym sock."
- Laser-Guided Karma: While the rest of the Bikini Bottomites were never told about the side effects of the Kelp Shakes, Karen warned Mr. Krabs and Plankton about a harmful ingredient, but they chose to ignore her. Because of this, their bodies are covered in green fuzz due to consuming the Kelp Shakes. Doubles as this for the Kelp Shakes restaurants themselves, which are all shut down as a result.
- Literal Metaphor: Mr. Krabs believing that Plankton was behind the Kelp Shake franchise, in that he was lounging behind one of the stores.
- Mercy Lead: In the ending, Mr. Krabs gives Plankton a 10 second head start in escaping with the secret formula.
- Mutagenic Food: Kelp Shakes cause whoever drinks them to get covered in green fuzz.
- Not Me This Time: Mr. Krabs suspects that Plankton was behind the Kelp Shake store when it turns out he wasn't.
- Oh, Crap!: Mr. Krabs and Plankton, after they hear the hazmat specialist saying he feels sorry for anyone who drank the Kelp Shake.
- The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: Plankton considers stealing Mr. Krabs' business to be his job, hence him teaming up with Krabs to take down the Kelp Shake business.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: When Mr. Krabs sees all of the customers drinking Kelp Shakes, he tells them that outside drinks aren't allowed in the Krusty Krab, causing all of them to leave in a rather orderly fashion.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: As expected, Mr. Krabs and Plankton bicker while working together.
- Toxic Waste Can Do Anything: The kelp shakes consist of just two ingredients: kelp juice (the primary ingredient) and some kind of toxic chemical that make the drink so addictive. It also causes anyone who consumed the kelp shakes to grow a layer of green fuzz all over their bodies. Once this happens, the restaurants are forced to shut down.
- Villain Has a Point: Plankton says that he's the only one "taking the heat" to Mr. Krabs, and he calls the latter a "fat gorilla" for not taking any risks.
- What Happened to the Mouse?:
- We never learn what happened to the people who made the Kelp Shakes after the restaurants are all closed; we can only assume that they are in hot water for what has happened to their customersnote .
- Pearl appears near the beginning of the episode, telling Mr. Krabs she feels sorry for him since he never tried a Kelp Shake, but she disappears from the episode after that scene.
- You Are Fat: When Plankton points out how Mr. Krabs hasn't been contributing anything to their thefts, he calls him a "fat gorilla".
