Krabby Land (SpongeBob SquarePants)
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Krabby Land is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from Season 3.
Plot
Mr. Krabs builds a junky playground in an attempt to get lots of money from children.
Cheapy the Cheapskate Qualities
- Mr. Krabs is depicted as highly unlikable in this episode, almost matching his exaggerated character in Seasons 6-10. While such behavior is expected in those seasons, it seems quite jarring for the classic era. He assembles an amusement park from scraps and junk, subjects SpongeBob to pain and suffering for the children's entertainment, and deceives about Krabby the Clown, openly confessing his indifference to the children's enjoyment and his sole concern for their parents' money.
- The children are equally unlikable, showing no better character than Mr. Krabs, as they subject SpongeBob to torment for their own entertainment and amusement.
- The concept of an amusement park being constructed from scrap is rather uninspired and lacks intrigue. Moreover, this episode excessively employs the "Butt Monkey" trope, where a character endures mistreatment from others. Unlike earlier episodes that effectively utilized this trope, its execution in this instance is subpar.
- Most of the humor tends to be forced and disagreeable:
- SpongeBob being tortured to amuse children. The said torture scenes are meant to be comedic, but instead come off of as over-the-top, cringeworthy and unpleasant.
- When Mr. Krabs claims he isn't cheap, he removes the tomato from his nose, cleans off the blue paint, and instructs SpongeBob to return it to the kitchen before it goes bad.
- Earlier, Krabs observes a robust child enjoying a lollipop and laments the poor eating habits of children, despite the fact that fast food is not exactly a healthier option for them either.
- When SpongeBob enters Mr. Krabs' office without his arms and legs, Mr. Krabs inquires about their whereabouts. SpongeBob explains that the children are using them as boomerangs. Instead of worrying about SpongeBob's well-being, Mr. Krabs is more concerned that the children might break his windows.
- When SpongeBob laments that he cannot keep the children entertained much longer due to their rowdiness, Mr. Krabs murmurs that SpongeBob is always self-centered, which is, of course, not the case.
- SpongeBob is a big punching bag in this episode. To amuse the children at Krabby Land, SpongeBob has to suffer things like:
- Pouring bubble fluid into his eyes.
- Ripping his face-off with adhesive tape.
- Having a truck run over his tongue three times.
- Having a thug hit his head with a hammer.
- Having the thug smash SpongeBob with a wrecking ball.
- Having the thug hold him and force-feed him lima beans.
- Having the thug and his brother play tennis using SpongeBob as a tennis ball.
- Having the thug brothers play tug-of-war with SpongeBob (They ripped him in half).
- Having the kids use his arms and legs as boomerangs.
- SpongeBob in the end is very stupid. He is hurt and betrayed by Mr. Krabs, yet he still asks where he is and thinks he's missing the summer fun.
- The infamous quote from Mr. Krabs: "The children? I don't care about the children! I just care about their parents' money! Ah, the fact that their feeble minds are easily manipulated by cheap playgrounds and talentless clowns is no skin off my nose! Survival of the fittest, SpongeBob! Survival of the fittest!" How much more could you hate how the writers did to Mr. Krabs for this?
Krabby the Clown Qualities
- The first few minutes were good because they feel like a normal episode of SpongeBob SquarePants.
- The quality of the animation and voice acting remains exceptional, as always.
- SpongeBob's emotional line "How could you, Mr. Krabs? You promised these children Krabby the Clown, but all I saw out there was... Cheapy the Cheapskate!"
- Good ending: Mr. Krabs justly receives his punishment for exploiting the children by being force-fed lima beans and losing all the profits he earned.
- There are a handful of funny moments.
- SpongeBob is still a likable character.
- Despite serving no purpose here, Squidward is also likable in this episode.
Trivia
- This episode premiered in South Korea on October 14, 2002, before it premiered in the United States.
- On October 28, 2007, the Netherlands' Best Day Ever marathon named this episode as #1.
- This is the only episode along with its sister episode that is free on demand without Amazon Prime from the third season.
- Ironically, The Wonka Chocolate Factory Experience was compared to this episode by many people around the world as it got quite the same aspects, such as the greedy owner and badly made experience; despite while no one was harmed, stuff was made from more reliable material, and the kids weren't sadistic but however they ended up crying in tears.
- This is PhantomStrider's third least favorite episode of the pre-movie era.
Reception
Despite having a 9.1 rating on IMDb mostly because its sister episode is among the most beloved episodes, this episode was criticized by some fans of the series due to the torture scenes of SpongeBob and the greed of Mr. Krabs. Krabby Land is ranked 3rd in PhantomStrider's video of "The Worst Episodes of the Classic SpongeBob Era".
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