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** This is something I have to agree with. I've seen other bad episodes, but those didn't bother me too much. What makes this a DMoS, is that it puts the Sponge in a very [[Cliché Storm|cliched]] negative light towards his "Friends" when all he did was accidentally ruin their day. Also, why was he even trying with Squidward? [[Idiot Ball|He should have known]] by now [[Captain Obvious|that ol' Squidy hates him]].

* I have to agree with the sentiment about the post-movie episodes, although not all (Several Squidward episodes like Suction Cup Symphony gave him a [[Heartwarming Moments|Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]), but ''20,000 Patties Under the Sea'' really did it for me. While the premise was funny (along with the scene where Plankton insulted all of his potential customers), the Abyss sequence was idiotic and the monster was corpulent and annoying. Quite a few episodes sucked before this (notably the twofer Karate Island and Pearl's Birthday), 20,000 Patties Under the Sea marked an almost irredeemable downhill slope for the series.

* "Boat Smarts" was the point were I gave up on watching [[SpongeBob]]. The episode itself was like an educational video of how to drive your boat, with Squidward as the smart driver and SpongeBob, as always, the haywire one ([[Fridge Logic|Why that moron never learns from his driving-mistakes is a mystery.]] And no, I don't take [[Rule of Fun]] as a legit answer. It might even lead someone to think Spongebob's [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|drunk]], [http://wtso.net/movie/519-2314_At_Long_Last_Leave.html like driving drunk while you're sober]). Squidward does the right things, only with SpongeBob following and making a mistake, but with Squidward taking the pain. For instance, there's a lesson about how you always have to fasten your seatbelt. Guess what happens: SpongeBob crashes into Squidward's boat, the seat flies out of it. With Squidward still sitting on it, he tries to open his seatbelt, but failing and getting crushed by a [[Fridge Logic|vehicle with two spiked cylinders on its front, which solely seems to exist just to make Squidward miserable at this exact moment]]. [[Rule of Funny]] be damned, what is the reason for such a thing to exist? That makes me, [[Shameless Self Promoter|a hobby-writer trying to write an entertaining and logical story]], really cringe. The ending is even worse. SpongeBob causes a major car accident, with Squidward (who's by far the only character on this goddamn show I like, even though he is a jerk sometimes) and several other of the townspeople (who I absolutely despise, thanks to [[No Sympathy]] and [[What the Hell, Townspeople?]]) being the only victims, with SpongeBob getting away unscathed. And what does he do? He approaches Mrs. Puff, Squidward and the others and chastises them for not having the right boat smarts, then drives off laughing without any comeuppance! Not to mention that this episode apparently tells us the [[Sarcasm Mode|wonderful]] [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop|aesop: "Kids, regardless of what you do when you're in traffic, you will get caught up in an accident."]] That's not helpful for kids who always fear they will do something wrong when they're old enough to drive a car. Good thing it was only four minutes long.

* I never thought season 4 and beyond was very funny, (except for ''Skill Crane'' and a few exceptions) but the worst one that made me actually cut the show was ''Good Ol' Whatshisname''. It was basically yet another Squidward torment episode, with him and Spongebob trying to find out some guy's name before the contest Mr. Krabs sets up is over. Long dull story short, the episode carries on with Squidward going crazy and stealing the guy's wallet, only to find out the guy's name was actually Whatzittooya, the name the guy was yelling at him earlier on in the episode. The guy yells for the police and they proceed to arrest him, the guy calling him a wallet snatcher. Worse, the real prize wasn't a trip--it was just the fuckin' brochure. What the hell, writers? Oh, and the brochure part seemed like the worst part, tacked on to make Squidward's life even more miserable than it already was. Tell me why this show is still lurching like a zombie again?

** It gets even worse. At the very end of the episode, when Squidward is in jail, he realizes that at least he will have some peace and quiet for those ten years. Considering the sheer amount of pain and annoyance he endured, its nice to think that Squidward would get a break from all that. NOPE! Instead, it turns out that Patrick "annoying, stupid, neighbor" Star is in the jail cell with him. It disgusted me to see Squidward's only Hope Spot of peace and quiet taken away from him like that. Especially since the cell was empty when Squidward was put in there and we never see Patrick get put in. It's like the writers hate Squidward so much, they ignored all rules of logic just to make his life even more miserable than it is now.

*** It's possible that they planned it in advance, since it didn't seem like enough of a punishment to begin with.

 

== Season 6 ==