YMMV / Sponge Bob Square Pants S 13 E 10 Captain Pipsqueak Plane To Sea

• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character: The Continuity Cavalcade involving classic villains like DoodleBob, Dennis, and the Tattletale Strangler. Even Prawn, a character who originated in a video game, is there. Unfortunately, most of them aren't seen past the line-up. While the Tattletale Strangler gets a few lines, he's killed off in favor of Nosferatu, who isn't even a villain and whom fans are finding to be overused.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot:
  • "Captain Pipsqueak" doesn't make much use of Plankton teaming up with E.V.I.L. He doesn't get any kind of cool gadgets, or even have any real powers. They just order him to do lame, menial tasks and cheap pranks. By the time the Krusty Krab invasion happens, the episode is almost over.
  • Before the release of "Plane to Sea", many viewers were excited to see what the resort would be like. An episode about Squidward taking a tropical vacation would be an interesting Throw the Dog a Bone moment, in the vein of "Enchanted Tiki Dreams". Instead, it ends up being a rehash of episodes like "Squid's on a Bus" and "Jolly Lodgers", but with a Cruel Twist Ending very similar to "Good Ol' Whatshisname" tacked on, and the resort appears for one shot at the very end of the episode.
• Unexpected Character:
  • Madame Hagfish was not expected to return in "Captain Pipsqueak", given that she is more of a neutral character.
  • Prawn was a surprising inclusion, since he debuted in one of the tie-in games and had never appeared in the show before.