Greasy Buffoons:
After discovering the grease trap is full, Mr. Krabs orders SpongeBob and Squidward to clean it out. After dumping the grease at The Chum Bucket though, he accidentally gives Plankton an idea to revilatize his business.
This isn't the funniest episode ever, but I found it enjoyable due to the story. The satire of industries such as McDonald's and other fastfood industries happily endangering the public's health just to make money is very well-executed. SpongeBob of course is the voice of reason, and realizes eventually that Mr. Krabs is putting people's lives in danger.
While this isn't the most joke-packed story however, there were still some funny parts in it. Squidward vanishing into thin air when Mr. Krabs wants him to help clean out the grease trap at no extra pay is an amusingly surreal moment. The names he and and Plankton uses to thinly disguise products that are nothing more than pure grease really shows there is no low they can't stoop to when they're at their greediest.
The biggest highlight is SpongeBob trying to inform the health inspector that Mr. Krabs and Plankton are serving people grease. It's so hilarious how both of them go out of their way to try and shut them up, even going so far as dumping him in a trash can and rolling it off a cliff. When down on the ground though he still manages to get the message through with his now frail voice. The health inspector closes both resturants and orders the owners to clean up the grease.
Due to SpongeBob being absorbent, cleaning up the grease proves to be easy. Patrick licking it off him and SpongeBob's ensuing panic at him doing so made me chuckle.
Model Sponge:
SpongeBob decides to quit his job after he thinks Mr. Krabs is about to fire him.
I like the first act with SpongeBob worrying about being "the little guy" that Krabs is gonna let go, even trying to stretch himself out as looking taller than Squidward. While it's kinda unusual they reveal so early that Mr. Krabs is actually just letting him pet bird go, it does make for a funny scene later on when SpongeBob gleefully tells him he's enjoying his new fresh start. The old crab just gets confused and has no idea what he's talking about.
The plot isn't exactly original (SpongeBob trying to find something new he's good at, his TV star aspirations), but it still works well. Patrick has an amusing role in trying to helping him find a new job (Not to mention adds to the bizarre products the series is known for with Drinkable Sausage) and the final scene featuring the job SpongeBob winds up having is hilarious.
Hans (the giant hand) just grabbing him and forcing him to clean the most unsanitary, horrible places, combined with a sleazy director makes it a very memorable scene. If I have any flaws with this episode it's that this scene overshadows a lot of the other jokes, even though they are mostly amusing. But since I was engaged and didn't find myself getting bored watching it, I can't complain. Hans telling SpongeBob to keep quiet while he reads a newspaper at the toilet is a good conclusion gag.
After discovering the grease trap is full, Mr. Krabs orders SpongeBob and Squidward to clean it out. After dumping the grease at The Chum Bucket though, he accidentally gives Plankton an idea to revilatize his business.
This isn't the funniest episode ever, but I found it enjoyable due to the story. The satire of industries such as McDonald's and other fastfood industries happily endangering the public's health just to make money is very well-executed. SpongeBob of course is the voice of reason, and realizes eventually that Mr. Krabs is putting people's lives in danger.
While this isn't the most joke-packed story however, there were still some funny parts in it. Squidward vanishing into thin air when Mr. Krabs wants him to help clean out the grease trap at no extra pay is an amusingly surreal moment. The names he and and Plankton uses to thinly disguise products that are nothing more than pure grease really shows there is no low they can't stoop to when they're at their greediest.
The biggest highlight is SpongeBob trying to inform the health inspector that Mr. Krabs and Plankton are serving people grease. It's so hilarious how both of them go out of their way to try and shut them up, even going so far as dumping him in a trash can and rolling it off a cliff. When down on the ground though he still manages to get the message through with his now frail voice. The health inspector closes both resturants and orders the owners to clean up the grease.
Due to SpongeBob being absorbent, cleaning up the grease proves to be easy. Patrick licking it off him and SpongeBob's ensuing panic at him doing so made me chuckle.
Model Sponge:
SpongeBob decides to quit his job after he thinks Mr. Krabs is about to fire him.
I like the first act with SpongeBob worrying about being "the little guy" that Krabs is gonna let go, even trying to stretch himself out as looking taller than Squidward. While it's kinda unusual they reveal so early that Mr. Krabs is actually just letting him pet bird go, it does make for a funny scene later on when SpongeBob gleefully tells him he's enjoying his new fresh start. The old crab just gets confused and has no idea what he's talking about.
The plot isn't exactly original (SpongeBob trying to find something new he's good at, his TV star aspirations), but it still works well. Patrick has an amusing role in trying to helping him find a new job (Not to mention adds to the bizarre products the series is known for with Drinkable Sausage) and the final scene featuring the job SpongeBob winds up having is hilarious.
Hans (the giant hand) just grabbing him and forcing him to clean the most unsanitary, horrible places, combined with a sleazy director makes it a very memorable scene. If I have any flaws with this episode it's that this scene overshadows a lot of the other jokes, even though they are mostly amusing. But since I was engaged and didn't find myself getting bored watching it, I can't complain. Hans telling SpongeBob to keep quiet while he reads a newspaper at the toilet is a good conclusion gag.
