The Thing (SpongeBob SquarePants)

"The Thing"
When someone's an idiot who was not smart enough to remember you... It's a thing alright, and not a good one.
Series: SpongeBob SquarePants Part of Season: 4 Episode Number: 16a (76a) 5574-429 Air Date: January 15, 2007 Writer: Zeus Cervas Erik Wiese Steven Banks Previous episode: Wigstruck (5574-428) That's No Lady Next episode: That's No Lady (5574-430) Hocus Pocus

The Thing is an episode of the fourth season of SpongeBob SquarePants.

Synopsis

SpongeBob and Patrick think Squidward is an animal and call him "Smelly".

Why It's... THE THING (Or Nothing at All, and an Poor One)

1. This is another Squidward torture episode, just like "Good Neighbors".
2. The beginning involves Squidward trying to watch TV, but eventually gets annoyed by SpongeBob and Patrick.
3. The infamous scene where Squidward gets crashed from cement into the mud and stung by jellyfish.
4. SpongeBob and Patrick become dumber throughout the rest of the episode, for thinking Squidward (still in cement) is some kind of creature and made him become their pet by calling him "Smelly". To add salt to the wound, they have a hard time trouble for hearing what he was saying.
   • Gary is also very unlikable as he attacks poor Squidward.
5. Unnecessary filler scenes, such as Patrick trying to play with Squidward in his house.
6. The townspeople are also clueless. When Squidward is taken to a zoo, they laugh and say he is hideous. They even don't realize Squidward is missing or in the cement body.
7. The letters on the title card look like they're made from blood, which is cruel and inappropriate for a kids' show.
8. The jellyfish are unlikable as well as they sting Squidward.

Redeeming Qualities

1. Good ending: At least Squidward finally got to see Kelpy G in the jungle. Also, he does get out and becomes free of the cement.
2. A few funny moments, such as SpongeBob literary getting pulled away like a show actor when trying to defend Squidward from the Cops.
3. Squidward manages to get some revenge on Patrick for his stupidity by using his eye socket to pitch a baseball into Patrick's face and scare him.
4. Squidward is still a likable character.
5. SpongeBob and Patrick thinking that Smelly was crying "tears of joy" and him trying to escape was cute and can be seen as funny.

Reception

This episode received mixed to largely negative reviews by critics and fans alike, due to the amount of torture Squidward goes through.

Trivia

• This episode shares a title with the 1982 film The Thing, by John Carpenter.
• This is the first episode to air in 2007.

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