33. Chum Bucket List / Big Baby Patrick

[Jjs Goodman]

Premieres: Wednesday, February 21st at 5pm ET/PT

Plot: SpongeBob helps Patrick fulfill his bucket list.

Premieres: Thursday, February 22nd at 5pm ET/PT

Plot: Patrick has a nostalgic meltdown.

[4EverGreen]

"Chum Bucket List" is kind of like Patrick's version of "Dying For Pie", only unlike Spongebob; Patrick actually THINKS he's dying because he THINKS he saw Plankton poisoning chum, and didn't realize that the bodies on the floor were just mannequins. (I have to wonder if THAT'S why Plankton rarely ever gets any customers, because Patrick jumped to conclusions; and Plankton was never able to shake off the reputation.) In any case, it's nice to see Spongebob get some much needed screen-time on Patrick's show, helping Patrick fill every single one of Patrick's desires written on a LITERAL bucket! It figures that Patrick would eventually find out that he wasn't dying, but only because all the chum got STUCK in his teeth, and he never ATE any! Of course, didn't stop Patrick from immediately trying to eat more; getting sick because the chum was MADE very badly, and STILL trying to go back from more! At least that will keep Spongebob busy with HIS Bucket List, which at least comprises of a BUNCH of times of saving Patrick's life! I'd give that episode segment a 9.5 out of 10. /

I feel like "Big Baby Patrick" was made to TRY to be a better version of "Squid Baby". At the very least, it has Patrick CHOOSING to act like a baby for the "Skewed Priorities" of NOT wanting his parents to get rid of his baby things! Of course, everyone thinks that if they simply FORCE Patrick to completely STICK to things that babies can and are not allowed to do; it will quickly make Patrick change his mind. Too bad Patrick is proving to be TOO stubborn in changing his mind, and really COMMITTING to acting like a baby...in one case, a little TOO much! Interestingly enough, the "Captain Quasar" segment was more interesting. Somehow, Captain Quasar and Patron (a robot) had LITERALLY regressed into being babies! Thankfully, the two manage to make lemonade out of lemons, as they utilize their cuteness as a form of "Obfuscating Weakness", and use it to defeat the evil Crouton (Salad-based) aliens! If that had been basically the full episode segment (like "Blorpsgiving"), I feel like it would've done better! But as it is, Patrick proves to be SO stubborn, it LITERALLY breaks Spongebob, Squidina, and even Bunny and Cecil into acting like babies! Thankfully, "Snap-back" finally kicks in as everyone finally decides to go back to playing themselves again, except for GrandPat, who WANTS to be pampered like a baby! Too bad for him Patrick's NOT willing to babysit him like Patrick's parents were willing to babysit Patrick, and Patrick takes the COWARD'S way out, by dumping GrandPat at an Orphanage! Thank goodness for "Negative Continuity" on this one! The "Captain Quasar" segment gets a 9.9 out of 10, as it made both Captain Quasar and Patron smarter; everything else gets a 6.5 out of 10. Enough said, true believers!