SpongeBob - "Prehibernation Week!" Review

Now, let's review my favorite second season episode, "Prehibernation Week!" For those who don't remember, this episode came on a while after The Fairly OddParents first premiered, and when the Fairly OddParents were airing new episodes around that time, Stephen Hillenburg and his crew had to take a break for a while after doing Shanghaied and Gary Takes a Bath. Luckily in May 2001, they went back to work with this episode. Now, let's begin the EXTREME!

The plot is that Sandy is preparing for hibernation, which is strange because in airing order, this came on after Survival of the Idiots, but that's another story. And with the hibernation only a week ahead, For the next seven days, SpongeBob and Sandy do a lot of stop that is EXTREME! Like sand-boarding, catapulting out of bed, EXTREME jacks, giant ear cleaners on the sea needle, a bike ride through the industrial park, and finally, finding the hay in the needle-stack! These thrill seekers are really EXTREME TO THE MAX! Until SpongeBob gets so exhausted and sick of all this that he decides to hide from Sandy in, where else? Under Patrick's rock.

I did feel bad for SpongeBob in this one because he's just SO forced into doing these things that are so EXTREME before Sandy could go into hibernation, however, just because SpongeBob was dragged into all of this, doesn't mean that Sandy was out of character. Because, if I didn't know any better, being a thrill seeker is just what she does in her spare time, let's just say she's a Adrenaline junkie, look it up, Wikipedia that. Or to be more precise, she's more of a novelty seeker who is so EXTREME! Even going so EXTREME as to turn Bikini Bottom upside down while looking for SpongeBob.

One thing I do have to question was that who was doing all the fry-cooking at the Krusty Krab while SpongeBob was stuck with Sandy, oh well, who cares, the customers' foods came out right. This episode is EXTREMELY funny, especially with the joke of fly fishing (cue rimshot), Squidward's dead-pan reactions are well timed as well, and I like Mr. Krabs calling out "MAN THE LIFE BOATS!" I have to give the writers for this episode, Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams for going a different route with this episode into something SO exciting. Also, I would like to mention that this was the last episode Edgar Larrazabal served as the animation director for the show.

I wonder what he went on to do after this. Oh well, I guess we'll never know. Either way, this episode is pretty good........TO THE EXTREME!!

SpongeBob - Sleepy Time

You tired yet? Well, it''s 7:30, and now, I'm going to review a bedtime related episode of SpongeBob. That of course being, "Sleepy Time."

After SpongeBob's own dream falls apart, his dream self escapes from his dream cloud, and travel into his friends own dreams. Including Gary, Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, Pearl, Mr. Krabs, and Plankton, all in that order. But no matter what SpongeBob does, with the exception of Gary, Patrick, and Pearl, he just ruins their hopes and dreams. Meanwhile, Patrick is just looking for a quarter. Even when he's asleep. The next time SpongeBob's asleep, he should just stay out of his dreams and stay in his own dream. But that's not even so much his fault, because it was his daydream self that did all that.

This episode is so imaginative and creative at the same time. The dreams are so visually cool, it has SpongeBob's dream of having a driver's license, Gary being intelligent, Patrick needing a quarter, Squidward being Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sandy skydiving, Pearl's tea party, Mr. Krabs fishing for money, and Plankton being giant and terrorizing the city. I especially like the music for that scene, it was actually"Muscovite Rebellion," the same background music that was used in "Squeaky Boots" where Mr. Krabs goes completely insane over those squeaky boots. And he gets his comeuppance at the end by being stepped on.

This episode is sheer joy, it's funny, imaginative, cool, and interesting. We've got to see all the main characters dreams and what they look like and how SpongeBob goes through these scenes. This episode is just too cool for me to go on. Did I mention Ennio Torresan wrote this with Paul Tibbitt and Mr. Lawrence? Also, the "My Leg" gag is in here when Plankton zaps one of the citizens of Bikini Bottom.

Go ahead and give it a watch, and you'll be asleep in no time.

SpongeBob - "Plankton!:"

This is perhaps my favorite episode in the entire series. This first aired on July 1999, back when SpongeBob was just knew back then and all the other older shows still rerun more than this one, like Rocko's Modern Life for example. Okay, let's see if Plankton's first appearance is as good as I remember.

Now, after SpongeBob messes around with Squidward, the krabby patty comes to life and it's actually revealed to be Sheldon J. Plankton! Stealing the krabby patty! Once Mr. Krabs get rid of him, he states he's been trying to steal his secret formula for years, you mean before SpongeBob was hired at the Krusty Krab? And later that night, Plankton meets up with SpongeBob and tries to pretend to be a good guy, kind of like the wolf from The Little Red Riding Hood, he gives SpongeBob a golden spatula and he also likes booster seats. However, SpongeBob is smarter than you think, even if that plan failed, Plankton will not give in once he has the formula!

Later, Plankton sneaks into SpongeBob's house, and goes into the brain and controls it to steal the Krabby Patty Formula. Nobody could help SpongeBob, not even Squidward, because Plankton called him a mediocre clarinet player, which sadly is kind of true, He has a terrible way of playing the clarinet. This episode kind of reminds me of a Dexter's Lab episode if you ask me. Will SpongeBob get Plankton out of his head before it's too late? Stay tuned to find out!

This episode is a lot better than it's sister episode, "Jellyfishing," don't get me wrong, I like that episode, but it's not THAT good. It's very funny and filled with sci-fi elements to it. It has the second appearances of Mr. Krabs, The Krusty Krab, and Gary, and it's also the first appearance of Plankton, and it's also Mr. Lawrence's first experience on the show as a writer, if you don't count "Tea at the Treedome." I especially like how Karen analyzes Plankton when he gets his comeuppance, saying "Plankton - 1% evil, 99% hot gas." I even like how Plankton thinks all the food SpongeBob mentions for the Krabby Patty was actually the formula, causing him to come out of SpongeBob and say "COME TO PAPA!" but lands in the analyzer before even taking a bite.

Okay, final thoughts, while the first two episodes were trying their best being it was the first two episode, this episode really kicked up the SpongeBob spirit. I especially like the colors in this episode. It's all colorful, even at night time and I even like the musical score for Plankton that was composed by The Surfdusters, who also composed several other episodes in the show.

Go ahead and check the episode out if you wanna be more nostalgic about the first season.

One more thing, the episode kind of reminds me of a Dexter's Laboratory episode.

SpongeBob - "I Was a Teenage Gary" Review

You scared bro? You should be. Because we're gonna review "I Was a Teenage Gary." Much like "Chip of Fools," this episode only aired around Halloween. I have to give a shout out to PIEGUYRULZ who reviewed this episode on his ScumBob episodes list. I'll do my best to explain why I disagree with him on this episode, now, let's begin.

What's the story? Well, SpongeBob and Patrick have to go to a jellyfish convention down at Ukulele Bottom, but SpongeBob doesn't have anyone to keep an eye on Gary. It isn't until Squidward arrives and wants him to keep an eye on things, but Squidward, being Squidward is just so neglectful of Gary while pet sitting, and of course, three days later, he forgets to feed Gary. Gary does get sick, and they call the doctor. Doctor Gill Gilliam and SpongeBob don't want to do it because they're too squeamish, which results in a funny moment where SpongeBob keeps moving Gary but Squidward accidentally ends up injecting SpongeBob in the process. And get this, all Gary needed was water, what a twist! But it's not over yet. What happens next? Well, I'm not telling. Because you've got to watch it for yourself.

I have to disagree with PIEGUYRULZ on his review because, I couldn't find anything wrong with this episode, I will say that the plot wasn't all over the place, there were a lot of funny gags, like SpongeBob eating the snail food and belching and saying "MEOW! Why did I just do that? Am I cracking up?" And there's an explanation on why SpongeBob staked Squidward near the end, it was because he wanted help, and karma was coming to Squidward. These are called Squidward Karma Trips. These episodes are justified because Squidward was acting like a jerk, and it was satisfying to see him get his comeuppance for his sour attitude. This is one of those episodes, folks.

There were some parts I will agree with PIEGUYRULZ that the ending felt incomplete, but on the other hand, I don't find anything here to hate. I can say it was a good episode. Too bad it only airs around Halloween. By the way, it was written by the same people who wrote Squeaky Boots, Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, and Mr. Doug Lawrence, the voice of Plankton, of course. All I can say is that episodes that were written by Mr. Lawrence are mostly the best episodes of the series, minus Hall Monitor.

One more thing: The entire thing about Squidward transforming into a snail scene is just a dumb lie! A RUMOR! JUST A JOKE! I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT!

Okay, calm down, keep it together. Thank you for reading.