SpongeBob - "Squeaky Boots" review

"Squeaky Boots," the first Mr. Krabs centered episode on the show. So, how did this came to me for me to review, well, let's begin.

Mr. Krabs buys two dollars on a pair of squeaky boots, and after failing to let his daughter Pearl have them, he decides to give them to SpongeBob, but only after SpongeBob convinces him he'll pay him. At first, Mr. Krabs likes the idea saying it's money/music to his ears. But it goes so far to make Squidward take a week off because he can't take "the world's greatest fry cook" anymore. After hearing Squidward's warning, Mr. Krabs sees that SpongeBob is still wearing them and the squeaking continues to annoy him! Will it never cease? Stay tuned to find out!

Let's start with the pros. I like the plot of the episode. Mr. Krabs needs to give something away and SpongeBob foolishly buys them. I like the visuals of Mr. Krabs going insane over the squeaky boots, similar to Edgar Allan Poe's Tell-Tale Beat Heart. In fact, why couldn't this episode be called "Tell Tale Squeak Boots?" Oh, well, I'll never know. The comedy's pretty good, especially Squidward's little lines in between, Mr. Krabs vs. the window, him having the hiccups, him slapping his face on his desk, and even screaming out to the customers who appeared out of nowhere that he took SpongeBob's boots, resulting in weird faces like this one right here.

Now for the cons. I never like SpongeBob crying, not even in this episode. I mean sure, it's not as annoying as in the Paul Tibbitt era, but it just makes me feel bad for the character, and I also never liked the fact that Mr. Krabs didn't buy Pearl the flipper slippers she wanted at the very beginning, hence Pearl's line, "You really shouldn't have."And her crying is so loud that it can even shake the entire underwater environment. And I didn't like how Squidward's presence was quite brief. I mean I understand he was annoyed by the squeaky boots, but that;'s not an excuse to be out of the rest of the story. Also, one thing that does confuse me was that Mr. Krabs gave away SpongeBob's bonus for his paycheck for no reason. But if I were give a reason, I would say that he probably use it to buy Pearl those slippers she so wanted.

Okay, enough of the cons. What do I think of the episode. It's good, it's not great, but it is good. Te comedy's spot-on, it's visually interesting, and it has Mr. Krabs having a problem that doesn't relate to money. I like the dream sequence where he counts his money, and he also keeps losing his legs in the process, but this episode has a leg to stand on, pun intended, and I like how SpongeBob uses his boots to talk, that's pretty clever. The episode was written by Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, and Mr. Lawrence, who also wrote "I Was a Teenage Gary." One more thing I will point out is that the episode really knows how to mix music together. Like when Mr. Krabs finally tells the truth, it mixes two of Gregor Narholz's musical scores "Killer Birds," and "Death Trap" mashed together as if they were one composition.

Bottom line: Go watch this episode if you haven't already.

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.