311b. Stuck in an Elevator

[Jjs Goodman]

Premieres: Tuesday, December 24th at 5pm ET/PT

Plot: When Squidward gets trapped in an elevator with SpongeBob and Patrick, he tries to escape in time to return a nearly overdue library book.

Guest Star: Jeffrey Combs

[4EverGreen]

I did not expect WALLY to ever return! Granted, his situation is SLIGHTLY better in this episode. Instead of being stuck inside of a wall, he's now stuck inside of an elevator; so...GRADUALLY getting more space to move in! But poor Squidward, all he WANTED to do was JUST return a book! Realistically, anyone ELSE would've taken the hint that if they didn't want to go inside YOUR elevator the FIRST time; to not TRY to ask your elevator to stop so that they can get in! Of course, the problem starts when Squidward TRIES to push the "Close door button" one too many times (if it takes THAT long to close, it needed to be FIXED anyways), and the fact that mostly Patrick (and Spongebob), had to press EVERY single floor button in the elevator (tallest library elevator I've ever seen, and WHO places their "Return Library Book" place on the TOP floor, anyways?!) In any case, Squidward; Patrick, and Spongebob get trapped, and the only way Squidward is able to SURVIVE the insanity is by consulting his Self-Help Guidebook for the answers, in sort of a role reversal for "Club Spongebob". Of course, Squidward quickly lets the power go to his head; by becoming sort of an unofficial God, which ends up freaking Wally out! Of course, someone finally DOES get the elevator fixed...only to inform Squidward that despite arriving AT the library with THREE hours to spare, Squidward is 30 seconds late returning his library book...which is unrealistic. Every single library I've ever gone to DOESN'T count the book as being late until one day after the return date! But anyways, Squidward is put in library jail, and Spongebob and Patrick are to...meaning Squidward has just traded one prison for another. I'll give this episode an 8.4 out of 10. Enough said, true believers!