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Slapstick comedy, is without a doubt; one of the oldest forms of visual comedy to be successful. After all, what requires Slapstick Comedy to be successful, is merely setting up an ordinary task, and having someone clumsy and/or inept to mess it up somehow. Sir Urchin's job is to provide the setup, and for Snail Fail to provide the slapstick. However, during one of their regularly live episode airings, Snail Fail finally has ENOUGH of acting like a dolt, and breaks into a serious Shakespeare monologue. He wants to be treated like a SERIOUS Thespian who's known for MORE than just cheap laughs at someone else's expense! Snail Fail LITERALLY walks offstage, bringing their show within a show to an abrupt halt! Not wanting the successful relationship to be over, Spongebob and Patrick decide to split up in order to find the duo! Patrick LITERALLY lucks out by finding Sir Urchin driving a taxi as his replacement job; but Sir Urchin wants to find somebody to be his NEW Snail Fail! So, Patrick agrees to take a shot at it; while Spongebob tracks Snail Fail down to his fancy home. When Snail Fail states that he wants a chance to act seriously on the stage, Spongebob decides to take him to Shady Shoals Retirement Home, since the audience THERE would be old enough to appreciate such fine theater! Unfortunately, the Senior Citizens ONLY want Snail Fail to do his usual slapstick, while Patrick doesn't quite understand the fine art of timing and punchlines when it comes to slapstick! Thankfully, at the same time, both Snail Fail and Sir Urchin find out that there is a Talent Show tonight in Bikini Bottom! NEVER thought we'd get to see the Didgeridoo Player from Season 2 or the Alligators from "Swamp Buddies" again! When Snail Fail and Sir Urchin find out that the other is there, they immediately come to blows; refusing to follow the other! However, their mayhem takes them right ONTO the stage, where the audience starts loudly cheering for them: and they realize that having an audience cheer for them, is what they wanted all along. Thankfully, Sir Urchin decides to compromise with Snail Fail, by allowing him more chances to break up into serious monologues, BEFORE shifting into more silly slapstick! I'd give this episode a 9.5 out of 10. Enough said, true believers!

I think this episode segment was made, mostly as a way to explain just why it usually is NOT a good idea to mix your business relationships with romantic ones. Take Spongebob and Sandy for instance. When Sandy decides to save some money, by bringing in her own food to have with a drink, Spongebob is immediately against this idea (only because he KNOWS that Mr. Krabs frowns against that idea), but when Spongebob (and later Mr. Krabs) try Sandy's BBQ Nuts for themselves, they think it tastes great! So Mr. Krabs hires Sandy to BBQ her nuts for potential, hungry customers. However, the regular Krusty Krab customers aren't willing to go out of their way to try something new. So, Spongebob decides to feed Bubble Bass one. Bubble Bass' endorsement is all it takes to get customers interested in trying Sandy's Nuts, and Sandy finds her recipe succeeding...all too well. Spongebob's usefulness in cooking Krabby Patties eventually gets overshadowed more and more, until Sandy's BBQ smoke becomes SO thick, it eventually pushes him OUT of the Krusty Krab! To add insult to injury, Mr. Krabs throws any remaining Krabby Patties into the garbage, believing them to be USELESS! Thankfully, Sandy realizes how HURT Spongebob is by this development, so in an act of defiance, she WILLFULLY disposes of her remaining nuts via garbage disposal, and REFUSES to make any more! Driven by madness with hunger, the customers decide to EAT the Krusty Krab itself, since the furniture has completely ABSORBED all of the BBQ smoke flavor, only to find out that they don't like the splinters in the wood! When they see Spongebob sadly cooking Krabby Patties for himself, they act like it's a HUGE deal that Krabby Patties don't have any wood splinters in them! Unfortunately for Mr. Krabs, Sandy decides that he can't capitalize on this development, since it was mostly HIS fault that Spongebob FELT bad in the FIRST place! I guess I'd give this episode an 8.1 out of 10, only because I felt like they could've done more with this premise. Enough said, true believers!

All in all, this was a pretty serviceable episode. I think the biggest reason this episode segment was made, was that the writers wanted to apologize to the fans who DIDN'T like the episode "Driven To Tears", and how Patrick was so EASILY able to learn how to drive and get a Driver's License, when Spongebob isn't. It turns out that while Patrick CAN drive a car, he CAN'T ride a bike, which to be honest, is a LOT harder (and a lot MORE work and less efficient) than driving a car. Granted, Spongebob certainly DOES try his best to teach Patrick how to ride a bike. Spongebob even TRIED doing to Patrick what Squidward did to try to teach Spongebob how to run a fancy diner; have Patrick forget EVERYTHING except how to ride a bike (which lowered the score a bit, since he FORGOT his own "Patrick Star Show" family, even though that will probably be a NON-Canon moment; but still...) Spongebob's plan SEEMS to work, until Spongebob tells Patrick to have FUN...which pushes ALL the bike stuff out of the window! I never expected this show to reference "The Twilight Zone" episode, "An Incident At Owl Creek", where they first show what Patrick IMAGINES happened to him, than show what really happened to him! So Patrick decides to settle for the next best thing; having Spongebob ride HIM like a bike! I guess I'd give this episode an 8.5 out of 10. Enough said, true believers!

I saw the 2023 movie version of "The Flash"...I'm NOT even going to spoil anything for you, you'll just have to check it out for yourself to catch the references to past stuff!

Let's see, I've beaten "Super Mario Advance" and "Super Mario Advance 2" Perfectly AGAIN for the first time in many years! Next up on my to do list is to FINALLY getting back to playing and beating "Breath Of Fire" for the Super NES via the Nintendo Switch Virtual Console System...EVENTUALLY!!!!

Music Festivals was the closest thing to Concerts (I just saw Ringo Starr and his All Star Band, and I will be seeing Neil Young, The B-52's, and Michael Franti later this summer), so I chose that!

SNAIL Fail being the one to finally have ENOUGH of his show within a show and quitting? Did NOT see that coming! Also, it sounds like Kevin Michael Richardson is voicing Sir Urchin.

The above clip is the PRECISE reason why I NEVER learned to ride a bike!

To paraphrase Yogurt from "Spaceballs": "Take a look! We put the show's name on EVERYTHING! Merchandising, merchandising; where the REAL money from the franchise is made! 'Spongebob Squarepants The Lunchbox; Spongebob Squarepants The Coloring Book; Spongebob Squarepants The Breakfast Cereal; Spongebob Squarepants The T-Shirt; Spongebob Squarepants The FLAMETHROWER!!!!' The kids REALLY LOVE THAT one!"

This is, without a doubt, the WEIRDEST CGI fish that I have ever personally seen in my whole life so far!

Being on a diet to get down to weighing 180 pounds (from a starting point of 207 pounds starting last Thursday), be like...

To paraphrase MacGyver: "That's the SECOND largest fish that I have ever seen!"

Spongebob!

I'm most looking forward to "FUN-Believable" and "Bubble Bass Reviews" the most out of this upcoming batch of episodes.

Episodes 22B and 24A were the best episode segments of this batch of episodes. All the other episode segments were pretty much "So Okay, It's Average" as far as I'm concerned.

I've seen in movie theaters "Book Club: The Next Chapter" (I'll probably see just about anything with Jane Fonda in it; she's such a great Actress), and the live action version of "The Little Mermaid". Please see the topic of the latter for more of my personal insights into that movie if you're interested.

I saw it; and honest thoughts? I knew going in that it was never going to hold a place in my heart like the animated original does; mostly because it was the one I grew up with, so I'm probably always going to identify that version as the "Go To Version" of "The Little Mermaid". But at the very least, it's NOT a complete shot-for-shot remake the way "The Lion King" 2019 version was. They changed the order of some sequences, removed a couple of plot holes to better explain why Ariel can't inform Eric of Ursula's plan non-verbally, and they removed one unnecessary sequence, in order to add some new sequences that better show Eric's backstory. And we also get to hear Ariel's inner thoughts at certain points in this movie while she is unable to speak. Also, BONUS points to Disney for having an African-American Queen! And Jodi Benson (original voice actress of the animated Ariel) has a cameo appearance in this movie, to! So, while this movie doesn't hold a candle (or a 'Dinglehopper') to the original animated version, it did accomplish what it set out to do. Make a version of "The Little Mermaid" for the 21st century, that will hopefully make the kids of today happy, the way the original animated version of "The Little Mermaid" did for me. I give the live action version of "The Little Mermaid" an 89/100. (Imaginary Bonus Points if you know WHY i picked 89/100). Enough said, true believers!

Spongebob: "Are you sure?" Squidward: "Yes."

My feelings on the "Captain Doug Quasar and Pat-Tron" segments seen on this show have been neutral, until now. Doug Quasar is a brave shark captain, but he's not without his own faults. For instance, MOST characters familiar with Patrick or most of his alternate variations, would KNOW by now that if you give a Patrick character instructions, you HAVE to be VERY specific about what you WANT him to do, or the Patrick character will find SOME way to do the wrong THING! So naturally, when Doug Quasar JUST tells Pat-Tron to push a button; instead of pushing a button to sign a Peace Treaty, Pat-Tron pushes a button to open fire on the Sentient Saladian's ship (basically giant, living, anthropomorphic salads), the Saladian's strike back and Doug Quasar really doesn't have a choice but to LEAVE with Pat-Tron, and journey to Pat-Tron's home planet, and meet HIS family! So far, Pat-Tron's version of the Star family, may be the ONLY version where their version of Squidina could LEGITIMATELY be related to Pat-Tron, as they are both robots! And the robot version of GrandPat is a Steampunk Automaton that runs on coal and water! Naturally, it would SEEM like Doug Quasar won't WANT to stay for Blorpsgiving, until a Swedish Cousin of Pat-Tron's named Inga-Tron just SUDDENLY shows up (the implausibility and "Contrived Coincidence" LAMPSHADED by Patrick, Squidina, and their OWN version of Inga)! It shows that Doug Quasar, while usually serious, is also longing to love. Given that "Futurama" and "My Life As A Teenage Robot" have ALREADY set a precedence for it), Doug Quasar falls in love with Inga. The two actually hit it off, and Doug Quasar decides to MARRY Inga! It is shown that when a robot on Pat-Tron's planet gets married, they have their head UNBOLTED from their normal body, and placed into a wedding outfit body, which is NORMAL for them! Unfortunately, they EXPECT Doug Quasar to be WILLING to do the same thing, REGARDLESS of his flesh and blood status. Thankfully, the Saladian Leader shows up to exact revenge on Doug, and winds up falling in love with Inga-Tron himself! In a case of "Opposites Attract", even though Inga-Tron's OWN analysis deems them incompatible, Inga-Tron decides to not waste a good wedding, and proceeds to marry the Saladian Leader, and put HIM through the wedding ceremony! Pat-Tron takes the opportunity to escort Doug Quasar to an escape ship, and explains that the sort of CRAZINESS his family exhibits, is the biggest reason why Pat-Tron only visits HIS family during the holidays! I guess I'd give this episode a 9.5 out of 10. Enough said, true believers!

Via Netflix, I saw "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Once And Always", so nice to see some of my favorite Rangers suit up once again! In movie theaters, I saw the AWESOME "Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 3", and the Docu-Drama "Big George Foreman", which shows George Foreman's rise to become the Champ, his fall and finding of religion, than his comeback to become the Oldest Holder of Heavyweight Champion Boxer of The World title in 1994 at the age of 45!

I'm going to be Nintendo Switch!

Who doesn't like to get awards? When Cecil and GrandPat fight over who deserves a "World's #1 Best Dad Mug", Patrick gets a GREAT idea, to host an Awards show! Since his show DOESN'T have the resources or the budget to craft a BUNCH of awards that look the same, Patrick just grabs a bunch of random objects, and paints them gold! Patrick gives an award for the best song, and the song ITSELF wins (which to be fair, was actually pretty good!) Next, is an award for the Best BITE, which ends up going to Slappy; who winds up BITING off a bit more than he can chew when he decides to take a BITE of his Carrot Award SPRAYED with Gold Paint! Thank goodness Patrick called an ambulance for him post haste! Next, is the award for the Best Segment of the Show; and in the most BIZARRE decision ever, it goes to the 3-D Stop Motion Franken Sponge segment, the WEAKEST segment of the entire series! At least they did something ACTUALLY creative this time, as Plankton-Stein manages to (sort of) turn himself, Patrick Igor, and Franken Sponge into 2-D creatures! There's an award for the Best Stunt, which unexpectedly (though pretty deservedly) goes to Patrick himself! There's even an "In Memoriam" segment, honoring either LONG dead and/or undead beings including The Flying Dutchman, Lady Zombie, The Flim Flam Brothers, Nosferatu, and an unfortunate fish named Lenny who gets hit by a falling spotlight! Unfortunately, Granny Tentacles doesn't LIKE all the Hoopla brought about by the awards show, mainly because Squidina's spotlight fish workers are "Literal Minded" when they put spotlights EVERYWHERE, including in HER house; resulting in her going BLIND from all the spotlights FOUR times! Granny Tentacles first attempts to physically HARM Patrick Star, but that only helps Patrick get the Best Stunt Award! Deciding to put a complete STOP to the show, Granny Tentacles decides to place a BOMB in the last award of the night, only to find out that she has SOMEHOW won the award for the Best Neighbor of the Show! And Granny is SO overcome with emotion, she completely FORGETS about her OWN bomb in her OWN award, turning herself, Patrick and Squidina into ghosts themselves! Thank GOODNESS for negative continuity HERE! I'd give this episode a 9.5 out of 10. Enough said, true believers!

Happy Birthday, Old Man Jenkins! Happy Birthday Cake!

Lots of people have wishes, and the Star family is no exception. One day, when Patrick decides to do a gardening segment for his show, he LITERALLY unearths a Mandrake Root vegetable...that can TALK in rhyme! It even has a NAME, called Schmendrick! (I have to wonder if that's a reference to a character in "The Last Unicorn", who's also named Schmendrick?) In any case, he tells the Star Family that he will grant ONE wish to the member of the Star Family that becomes HIS favorite! So Cecil, Bunny, and GrandPat all struggle to wait on Schmendrick hand and ROOT to become his favorite! Patrick doesn't, because he doesn't know HOW to become Schmendrick's favorite, and Squidina is the ONLY one who is (reasonably) skeptical of Schmendrick's claims! GrandPat's wish, is to LITERALLY be left all alone, even if it DOOMED the rest of the planet! Cecil's wish is to be a FIVE Star Cook with a FULL four arms (which is actually POSSIBLE for sea stars, as they CAN have more than four arms!) Bunny wants to be a cleaning superhero with the power to clean up messes super fast! And Patrick just WISHES that he knew WHAT to wish for! Squidina TELLS Patrick point blank that Schmendrick is SCAMMING the other Star family members, so that they'll just pamper him; without him EVER intending to GRANT any of them a wish! Somehow, that gives Patrick the IDEA, that the best way to become Schmendrick's favorite, is to give him a TAN in a tanning booth! But Patrick LEAVES Schmendrick in there for too long, and accidentally BURNS him alive! However, given that Schmendrick had been USING them, the Star family decides it's completely FAIR for them to EAT his remains and NOT let good food go to waste. But Schmendrick's head MANAGES to come back to life before it is devoured, and Squidina plans to finish him off! In desperation, Schmendrick says he really WILL grant Squidina a wish IF she will let him live! Squidina decides to "Cut The Knot" by WISHING that Schmendrick had NEVER been found in the first place! To her surprise, her wish DOES get granted...only for Patrick to end up FINDING a Genie's Lamp instead! I guess I'd give this episode a 9.5 out of 10. Enough said, true believers!

It's not unusual for someone to want something they don't have, and Patrick is no exception. Patrick wants a mustache the same way his Grandpa, Dad, and even his MOM have! So, Cecil decides that until such time that Patrick is able to grow one of his own; he can borrow one of ANY of the mustaches from the LONG history of the Star family; except for ONE that is of the "Dastardly Whiplash" variety! In this episode, we learn that Cecil is a firm believer of "Experience Is The Best Teacher", as Cecil doesn't even BOTHER explaining why Patrick shouldn't use the "Dastardly Whiplash" mustache (and given the track record that Patrick makes even AFTER someone tells him something and Patrick does it ANYWAYS, Cecil really isn't THAT far off!) We get to see Patrick with a "Miami Vice" mustache, a motorcycle mustache, a Theodore Roosevelt mustache, a Salvidor Dali surrealistic mustache (complete with "Persistence Of Memory" reference), and even a MOOSE Stache! Of course, Patrick INEVITABLY has to try the "Dastardly Whiplash mustache; and similar to the "Looney Tunes" cartoon short "Bugs' Bonnets", THAT mustache winds up altering Patrick's personality to be that of an old time movie villain; and Patrick kidnaps his Mother, Sister, Grandpa, Rube Goldfish, and four audience members, and ties them to the railroad tracks! Thankfully, Cecil's Mustache has "Mustache Senses", and he rushes to STOP Patrick from using a train to run those sea creatures over, but DOESN'T untie them from the tracks first, as THAT would ruin the "Rule Of Drama". Eventually, Cecil has no choice but to shave, and completely DESTROY the "Dastardly Whiplash" mustache! And, we get to find out how STRONG Cecil's mustache is, as he's able to use it to STOP the train just in the nick of time! The episode would've been a 9.9 out of 10...if Rube hadn't got HIT by another train at the last minute, which bumped it down to 9.5 out of 10. But since he's a reality warper in a show with lots of negative continuity, he'll probably turn out just fine. Enough said, true believers!