Boating Buddies (SpongeBob SquarePants)
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 Apparently, SpongeBob stalking Squidward makes him his "boating buddy".
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Boating Buddies is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season six.
Plot
After receiving a ticket, Squidward is compelled to attend Boating School alongside SpongeBob, much to his chagrin.
Why It's Not Our Boating Buddy
- Typical of Seasons 6-8, this episode is another instance of Squidward's suffering. Here, he is compelled to attend the same boating school as SpongeBob, endures bullying, and ultimately fails the exam despite the ordeal he endures.
- While some may argue that episodes such as "Funny Pants" or "To Love a Patty" initiated the flanderization of SpongeBob, it was actually this specific episode that signaled the true beginning. In this episode, SpongeBob's unawareness of Squidward's dislike for him escalates to an excessive obsession, which is both highly disturbing and annoying. It is not until Season 8 that SpongeBob would finally return to his original personality.
- The infamous face SpongeBob makes when looking at the camera where he breathes to Squidward in the most horrifying way imaginable. It doesn't have anything to do with the plot, except for making the episode even more unsettling.
- This scene even has an animation mistake as SpongeBob's eyelashes still visible when he blinks.
- The infamous face SpongeBob makes when looking at the camera where he breathes to Squidward in the most horrifying way imaginable. It doesn't have anything to do with the plot, except for making the episode even more unsettling.
- In this episode, Mrs. Puff's role seems rather superfluous, as it primarily functions as a plot device.
- Speaking of which, she and Squidward could have been potential allies since they share a common dislike of SpongeBob. This was only thrown out as Mrs. Puff only answers "Yours too?" when Squidward openly describes SpongeBob as "a bane of my existence".
- The infamous running gag where Squidward keeps getting beaten up by the person SpongeBob hired in "Krabby Land", which makes you feel even more awful for him instead of anything that makes you laugh.
- As is typical for Season 6, the animation appears lackluster, featuring washed-out colors and unattractive visuals. Notably, SpongeBob's character design, with his excessively puffy cheeks, seems to accentuate his stupidity in this episode.
- There is a pointless scene where SpongeBob, Squidward, and Mrs. Puff get shrunken and then almost eaten, which comes out of nowhere and is never mentioned again. A sole example of a Big Lipped Alligator Moment.
- Plot hole: Mrs. Puff Gives the class 5 minutes to complete the test, but the test didn't even take a minute.
- Horrible ending: Squidward fails the exam and has to go to the same boating school the next week, meaning he'll have to go through the same torment again.
- Just like the majority of Squidward torture episodes, SpongeBob goes unpunished for his creepy and annoying actions.
- They show Incidental 105 only to make Squidward look bad.
Qualities That Are Our Boating Buddies
- This episode introduces the original track "Salty Squid Jig" and plays a unique version of it exclusive to this episode.
- This is one of the few times where Squidward communicates with Mrs. Puff.
- Speaking of which, Squidward and Mrs. Puff are both likable characters.
- The lab scene is very interesting.
- "I never will understand these city folk."
- The line: "JOHNSON!!!!"
- The "Coffee rain!" joke can be funny.
- Squidward is never seen in Boating School again in future episodes, implying that he eventually passed.
- The music that plays while SpongeBob's writing on the chalkboard is great.
Reception
Boating Buddies, being one of the series' more infamous episodes, as despite having a 6.2 rating on IMDb, has gained heavy backlash. MoBrosStudios ranked this as the second worst SpongeBob episode, and even after re-analyzing his list, he still agreed. Mr. Enter ranked this third on his "Top 10 Worst Squidward Torture Porns" list, and Uncommon Reviews ranks this as his single worst episode on his Top 10 Worst Episodes list.
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