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** Based on the number of times Spongebob won the Employee of The Month in the movie, he is somewhere around thirty, which is young for a sponge.
*** Spongebob's age was revealed in a dream sequence once. His birthday was listed as July 14, 1986, making him 24. Still very young for a sponge, explaining his behavior.
* [[
** In addition, nearly anything technological that SpongeBob or Squidward buy is bound to work wrong in some manner, like Le Spatula or Squidward's house security system.
* [[Alliterative Title]]
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** "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful". Squidward manages to one-up Squilliam, but get a littering ticket for the umpteenth time.
* [[Bizarchitecture]]: "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?" {{spoiler|1=Answer: SpongeBob SquarePants}}
** The other giant objects that the characters live in. Although they're only giant in comparison with the characters, [[Doing
** Well, most of the important buildings follow a sort of a theme, in that they're the sort of things that might appear as decor in fishtanks. Moai, rocks, treasure chests, etc.
* [[Black Comedy]]: This show, especially in its earlier seasons, contains a surprising amount of dark humor. For example, the entire comedy of "Nasty Patty" comes from SpongeBob and Krabs believing that they've killed the health inspector (he was just unconscious).
* [[The Blank]]
* [[Blind Driving]]: SpongeBob had to learn a driving course blindfolded as part of a [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]'s [[Training
* [[The Blind Leading the Blind]]: "Your Shoe's Untied", where Patrick buys shoes, but doesn't know how to tie them. SpongeBob tries to teach him how, but realizes he's never learned himself.
** Patrick often gives SpongeBob this kind of misguided advice. For example, one episode has Patrick teaching Spongebob how to be mature, with tips such as growing sideburns, puffing out his chest, and developing an appreciation for freestyle jazz. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
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{{quote|'''Squidward:''' For the Bikini Bottom Snail Race. Snellie will be winning this Sunday.
'''Patrick:''' Sunday?
'''SpongeBob:''' Well, I guess I can't enter Gary in that. [[Comically Missing the Point|Sunday's Laundry day!]]
'''Squidward:''' What?! No, SpongeBob. You can't enter Gary because Gary's a ''mutt''!
(close-up of Gary looking '''exactly''' like a mutt)
'''<nowiki>SpongeBob:</nowiki>''' Boy, you got that right. Gary's no--HEY!! What makes you think Gary couldn't win that race? }}
** Also in 'Ghost Host', where a customer falls asleep on a mattress being sold to him. The Flying Dutchman comes in and tries to scare the sleeping dude, but no matter how much he tries, he won't wake up. Only when The Flying Dutchman gave up and the salesman has come back already [[Crowning Moment of Funny|did the customer wake up and scream in terror.]]
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* [[Extra! Extra! Read All About It!]]: "Maniac strikes Bikini Bottom! City paralyzed with fear!"
* [[Eye Scream]]: Crops up a number of times.
{{quote|'''[[Paper-Thin Disguise|Tattle-Tale Strangler]]''': Get your feet out of my eye sockets! ''[screaming]''
'''SpongeBob''': I'm trying-- '''BUT MY CLEATS ARE STUCK IN YOUR CORNEAS!!!''' ...Six hours later... }}
** Also in the episode where the krusty Krab gets a claw machine (which squidward fails at) and therefore cant pick anything up- so while watching tv- and cant pick up the remote- he changes the channel WITH HIS EYE- then proceeds to scream.
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** In "FUN", he hid the Krabby Patty (which is bigger than his body) in his pocket.
* [[Hands Go Down]]: From "Band Geeks":
{{quote|'''Patrick''': [[Memetic Mutation|Is mayonnaise an instrument?]]
'''Squidward''': No, Patrick. Mayonnaise is not an instrument.
''(Patrick raises his hand)''
'''Squidward''': Horseradish is not an instrument either.
''(Patrick puts his hand down)'' }}
* [[Hanlon's Razor]]: Played rather straight with SpongeBob, he can get away with all kinds of travesties he commits on others, so long as he means well in his actions. Patrick fits the bill most of the time as well.
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** [[Word of God]] confirms that Squidward is in fact an octopus. In a commentary on [[The Movie]] DVD, he says that calling him "Octo-ward" didn't sound right, it was too difficult to animate him with eight legs, and early drafts that gave him the ability to produce ink...[[Does This Remind You of Anything?|just didn't look right]].
** SpongeBob's healing factor is so powerful that there are several gags involving [[Spong Bob]]'s arms or legs being ripped or broken off. One hilarious example is in the episode "The Graveyard Shift", where Mr. Krabs decides that the Krusty Krab will be open 24 hours a day. So Squidward and SpongeBob are stuck there all night. To pass the time, Squidward tells a scary story about the "Hash-Slinging Slasher". SpongeBob bites his nails...then chews his fingers off...then his arms are being fed into his [[Buzzsaw Jaw]] as soon as they regenerate...[[Overly Long Gag|and then he eats a bucket of his arms like a bucket of popcorn.]]
*** [[I Thought Everyone Could Do That
* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]: Man Ray.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Mr. Krabs in "One Krab's Trash"
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* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Uses this from time to time.
** From 'Hooky':
{{quote|'''Patrick:''' Look, SpongeBob, are you gonna listen to a big dummy, or are you gonna listen to [[The Ditz|me]]?
'''SpongeBob:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|Umm...]] }}
** From 'Pressure', while SpongeBob and the others were laughing at Sandy's failed attempt to breathe underwater:
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** From 'Squilliam Returns', when Squidward told SpongeBob to empty his mind and his mind has various SpongeBobs emptying his mind literally:
{{quote|'''SpongeBob # 1:''' Hurry up! What do you think I'm paying you for?
'''SpongeBob # 2:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|You don't pay me. We don't even exist. We're just a clever visual metaphor used to personify the abstract concept of thought.]]
'''SpongeBob # 1:''' One more crack like that and you're outta here!
'''SpongeBob # 2:''' ''(Down on his knees and begging)'' NO! Please! I have three kids! }}
** Patrick in "I'm With Stupid", after trying to convince his parents that SpongeBob is an idiot to [[Straw Loser|outshadow his own idiotic tendencies]], only for his own stupidity to convince him that SpongeBob really ''is'' an idiot, leading him to insult and talk down on him in the most condescending manner, ultimately leading to:
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** This happened to the Flying Dutchman TWICE. Once was when he tried to enslave Patrick and SpongeBob (they made horrible minions) and another time was when he bought SpongeBob from Mr. Krabs (SpongeBob was too annoying for him to keep).
* [[Please, I Will Do Anything!]]: SpongeBob gets Squidward to try a Krabby Patty.
* [[Plot
* [[Pooled Funds]]: Squidward does this on a pile of Krabby Patties after he becomes addicted to them. Mr. Krabs does this with money.
* [[The Power of Rock]]: In [[The Movie]] and an early episode, "Band Geeks".
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* [[Rubber Forehead Aliens]]: Man Ray
* [[Ruined FOREVER]]: Mocked [[In-Universe]]. Patchy's reaction upon seeing "just a bunch of cheap walk cycles", thinking it was the [[Missing Episode|lost episode]] he was excitedly counting down to. He threw out all of his SpongeBob stuff, even his [[Goofy Print Underwear]] by ripping it ''out of his pants.''
{{quote|'''Patchy:''' [[Heroic BSOD|I'm gonna run away, that's what I'll do! Run away!]] ''(does so by crashing through a window)''
'''Potty:''' Sheesh, what a hothead! }}
* [[Rule of Funny]]: Laughbox
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** Might just be me, but is this this show leaning towards this trope on their main channel? I mean seriously, this show seems to be suffering [[Schedule Slip]].
* [[Second-Person Attack]]: In "Pizza Delivery", when the fish ordering the Krusty Krab pizza refused to pay for the pizza because Spongebob and Squidward forgot to bring him his soda, Squidward comes back at his door and shoves the pizza in the customer's face, saying "Well, this one's on the house!"
* [[Secret Ingredient]]: Plankton's schemes revolve entirely around discovering the secret ingredient of the Krabby Patty at business rival Mr. Krabs' The Krusty Krab. At one point (after overtaking the restaurant with the help of his millions of hillbilly brethren), Plankton finds out that the secret ingredient is actual plankton ([[Go Mad
* [[Seldom-Seen Species]]: Sponge. Also squid and plankton.
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: SpongeBob and Patrick.
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'''Narrator:''' Many months later...
'''SpongeBob:''' I'm sure he's close to a breakthrough.
'''Narrator 2:''' [[Rule of Three|So much later that the old narrator got tired of waiting and they had to hire a new one...]]
'''SpongeBob:''' *grunts as he crawls to the living room*
'''Gary:''' Meow meow meow.
'''SpongeBob:''' I ''know'' he's still not looking for work! DON'T RUB IT IN! }}
* [[Terrible Artist]] : SpongeBob's crude drawings come to life in the episode "Frankendoodle". Even Patrick criticizes him on his lack of structure and perspective, [[Hypocritical Humour|though his drawings aren't any better.]]
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** In a third Flying Dutchman example, namely "Scaredy Pants", Spongebob is shaved down by Patrick to make him rounder for a sheet he uses as a Flying Dutchman costume to try to scare everyone in the Krusty Krab for Halloween. He fails miserably, but as the entire restaurant is laughing at him the real Dutchman arrives, angered by Spongebob's insulting costume and about to steal everyone's souls. He takes a moment before doing so to explain the concept of being scary to Spongebob, then removes the sheet... and flies away screaming when he sees the sponge had been shaved down to facial features, a brain, and a "spinal cord".
* [[Tradesnark™]]: In one episode, SpongeBob and Patrick play <s>Frisbee</s> Small Plastic Disc That You Throw/Toss.
* [[Training
{{quote|MY PANTS!!!!}}
* [[Troubled Fetal Position]]: Played for laughs with Squidward in "Band Geeks", after another screw-up by his slapdash marching band.
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