314a. Jeffry T's Prankwell Emporium

[Jjs Goodman]

Premieres: Friday, February 28th at 7pm ET/PT

Plot: Squidward's prankster dad visits and brings all sorts of gags with him (much to Squidward's annoyance).

[4EverGreen]

I was wondering how long it would take Henry Winkler (of "Happy Days" and "All Hail King Julien" fame) to make a guest appearance on this show, but I certainly never thought that he'd make a guest appearance as Squidward's Dad! I also certainly never thought that the reason Squidward is SO serious, is because he wants to be nothing LIKE his Prankster Dad; even though Jeffry is so OBVIOUSLY much more successful at being a prankster than Squidward is as a musician! Of course, the fact that Jeffry manages to get along so well with Spongebob and Patrick certainly don't help out the situation any, or that they pester Squidward with pranks non-stop! Of course, part of the problem is that instead of simply being firm and telling Jeffry "No, you can't stay at my house"; he lets the problem build up to the point where Squidward snaps, and decides to build a prank that SOMEHOW manages to hit Jeffry with ALL of the different pranks that Jeffry used on Squidward one right after the other! While Jeffry isn't mad, and is actually PROUD of Squidward for actually pulling a prank, Jeffry IS in pain and promises to NOT crash in on Squidward again; which is all Squidward wanted to hear! Of course, Squidward DOES get some Karmic payback for NOT being assertive in the first place, with an exploding bomb-sicle. I'd give this episode an 8.5 out of 10, only because Squidward could've been assertive from the beginning; instead of letting the problem build up as much as he did.