SpongeBob then points out that Patrick doesn't have fingers. Lying Finger Cross: Patrick claimed that he had his fingers crossed when he made the sailor's promise.Loophole Abuse: "It's not leaving, you're just taking a break.".One of the customers' patties was a fried boot. Unlike later on, however, he pays for the consequences. Jerkass Ball: Patrick holds this, pressuring SpongeBob in playing with the hooks and insulting Mr.Patrick: Look, SpongeBob, are you gonna listen to a big dummy or are you gonna listen to me? Hypocritical Humor: Patrick when convincing SpongeBob to disobey Mr.Krabs to scare him straight once and for all. Humiliation Conga: SpongeBob suffers one at the end, being tricked by Squidward into thinking he's being lured to death, hanging onto the Krusty Krab's title sign for dear life wailing for help, and finally having his clothes torn off in front of Pearl and her friends.Though in all fairness, this would be very accurate if a Fishing Episode was seen from the POV of fish. Humans Are the Real Monsters: One of the few episodes to directly acknowledge the existence of humanity portrays them fishing as a Mass Alien Abduction.Unfortunately, the hook is still caught in his underwear. Giving Them the Strip: To get off the hook, SpongeBob takes off his pants.Krabs is more bemused than anything seeing SpongeBob hooked, whereas before when he thought his life was in danger, he was frantic and terrified, showing he knows he's not really in danger. Foreshadowing: Note that Squidward is the only one not present in the Krusty Krab once SpongeBob runs there hooked.It's not the main characters doing the fishing they're the ones being fished and everyone else in the episode. Fishing Episode: Inverted/Deconstructed.Krabs mentions that there is a worse fate than even that: "You end up vacuum packed in a can of tuna, with nothing to look forward to but the smell of mayonnaise!" That very same thing happens to Patrick. SpongeBob: What could be worse than that? Krabs: And then, they cook ya', and then, they eat ya'. Krabs describes what happens when you get hooked. Krabs' orders) remarks that seeing SpongeBob in the buff was more than he needed to see. Fan Disservice: An In-Universe example, as Squidward (Who had hooked SpongeBob on Mr.Epic Fail: Squidward mixed up a boot with a batch of Krabby Patties, then served customers burnt Krabby Patties that came out tasting like that boot and of course one poor guy got a fried boot instead of a real sandwich.Considering that the hooks are a kid-friendly stand-in for drugs, SpongeBob yelling that he's "hooked" takes on an entire second meaning.Double Meaning: The episode's title can mean 1) the hooks that humans laid out for sea creatures or 2) deliberately neglecting your job.Krabs and Squidward stage an intervention to get Spongebob to kick the habit, while Patrick continues to play around with hooks and suffers worse consequences. Spongebob gets obsessed with playing with the hooks to the point of neglecting important things like his job, with Patrick enabling him. Does This Remind You of Anything?: The episode's plot is basically a drug addiction conflict in a kid-friendly wrapper.Death of a Child: When SpongeBob wonders why he and Patrick are the only ones among the hooks, Patrick mentions he saw a kid playing with them earlier and the camera shows a pair of juvenile shoes lying on the ground.
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