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Characters
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Gary the Snail
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Puffy Fluffy (debut)
- Nudibranch seller (debut)
- Nat Peterson (cameo)
- Monroe Timmy (cameo)
- Fred
- Jan the Worm (cameo)
- T.S. Halibut (debut) (mentioned)
Synopsis
SpongeBob is feeding Gary. He accidentally drops the food and chaos ensues. Then, SpongeBob goes to work. Gary tries to come with him but SpongeBob cannot bring pets to work and leaves Gary. Gary then turns on the TV, uses his leash as a lasso to grab a cowboy hat in a cupboard, and watches a cowboy show or movie. A customer comes in with his pet worm Jan. SpongeBob explains that people cannot bring their pets. The man is just about to leave when Mr. Krabs came and told him to buy Krabby Patties. He says to the man that he is a responsible pet owner. Then, SpongeBob feels guilty for leaving Gary alone after what Mr. Krabs says, and decides to call Gary.Gary is too busy watching TV to answer the phone. SpongeBob thinks he is too sad to answer. SpongeBob then listens to the message on the answering machine. It is a message that SpongeBob and Gary made that talks about SpongeBob and Gary having fun, this makes SpongeBob feel even guiltier. He then leaves a message saying that he knows that Gary is feeling lonely and that he will be home soon. While this is happening, Gary is watching TV and having a good time. SpongeBob flips the "open" sign to "closed." He sneaks out of the Krusty Krab hoping not to be noticed so he can just go home without doing any more work. However, this is stopped when Mr. Krabs notices him closing the door to the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs is seen covered in tar and holding a shovel. He is next to a tar maker about to retar the parking lot. He asks SpongeBob to join him and SpongeBob declines. Mr. Krabs understands and tells him to come to work 5 hours early to finish the parking lot. He spots a stand with Nudibranchs. SpongeBob sees a green one with purple eyes, huge pink lips and blue fins. He says he wants that one, but an old peddler woman (she owns the Nudibranchs) warns him that looks can be deceiving because the Nudibranchs are violent and dangerous, especially around other animals. SpongeBob ignores her warning and takes it home anyway while the old peddler woman says to herself that the people never listen. When he gets home, Gary is still watching TV. SpongeBob gets in front of the screen to show Gary his new friend, which he named "Puffy Fluffy," then leaves to make enchiladas. While in the kitchen, Gary is chewing his toy in front of Puffy. Puffy then growls and scares Gary to go behind the couch while Puffy chews his toy apart. Puffy, about to bite Gary, sees that SpongeBob is coming back and turns himself back to a nice Nudibranch. SpongeBob gets Gary's bowl and makes a slash on it with marker. On the other side of the slash, he writes "Puffy Fluffy." Gary starts to eat when Puffy Fluffy Growls at him again. Then Puffy eat every single piece of food in the bowl. SpongeBob sees that Gary is hiding from Puffy again. Gary then jumps on SpongeBob while Puffy looks like he has absolutely no idea why Gary is on SpongeBob. SpongeBob tells Gary he is going to sleep with Puffy Fluffy tonight. When he puts Gary in the bed, he hisses at Puffy. During the night, Gary wakes up and sees Puffy's skin on the bed. He walks in the kitchen to see a huge eel eating in the refrigerator. The eel is revealed to be Puffy Fluffy. He now has five tongues with a mouth on each. Puffy then attacks Gary and SpongeBob does not wake up.
Monster Fluffy
In the morning, SpongeBob wakes up and discovers the situation and finds out that Gary is about to be eaten. Gary is relieved when SpongeBob enters the kitchen, only to be shocked when, instead of helping him, his owner starts to scold him for his destruction and how he's still treating Puffy Fluffy, even when the eel is clearly about to eat him. SpongeBob continues to lecture Gary until Puffy Fluffy's tongues grab onto SpongeBob, who's still scolding his snail even as he's about to be eaten. It is up to Gary to save his master. Using a leash as a lasso, he whips at Puffy Fluffy, driving it away from SpongeBob's pineapple home. SpongeBob chases after the beast crying for it not to go, then turns and admonishes Gary for chasing Puffy Fluffy away, to which he gets a ruthless glare. SpongeBob brings Gary to work, so he is not lonely and also SpongeBob does not blame Gary anymore, and then Mr. Krabs gives Gary a spatula to help work. Gary meows in a disappointed tone.
Production
Music
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Hawaiian Trax - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [title card]
‣ Hawaiian Sting 1 - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [opening]
‣ Chase Cue 1 - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Gary grabs everything he needs to watch TV]
‣ ? [Gary turns on the TV]
• ? - Jeremy Wakefield ["Poor little snail."]
‣ ? [Gary watching TV]
‣ Botany Bay - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [at the Krusty Krab]
‣ Steel Licks (b) - Jeremy Wakefield [no pet policy]
‣ Drama Link (d) - Hubert Clifford ["Eh?!"]
‣ Salior's Sting 4 - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["Hey, let's not be hasty."]
‣ Steel Link (a) - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob feels guilty]
‣ ? [Gary still watching TV]
• Steel Licks - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob calls Gary]
• ? - Jeremy Wakefield ["My outgoing message is a lie."]
‣ ? [SpongeBob leaves a message]
‣ Steel Sting (g) - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob puts the phone down]
‣ ? [closing time]
• ? - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs re-tarring the parking lot]
‣ Steel Link (c) - Jeremy Wakefield ["Poor Gary's been home alone all day."]
‣ Cartoon Sting 3 - Gerhard Narholz ["Wow, Dad, is it really mine to keep?"]
‣ Why Am I So Poor? B - Laszlo Borteri [SpongeBob buys another pet]
‣ ? [Gary still watching TV]
‣ Cartoon Sting 1 - Gerhard Narholz ["I brought you a surprise!"]
‣ Tales from the Swamp (c) - Ron Goodwin [Puffy Fluffy roars at Gary]
‣ Cartoon Sting 1 - Gerhard Narholz ["Eat up, you two."]
‣ Jarabe Tapatio (a) - Gerhart Frei, Carlos Periguez ["I'm gonna make some enchiladas."]
• ? - Ron Wasserman [Puffy Fluffy eats the entire food bowl]
• ? - Nicolas Carr ["I hope you're happy now."]
‣ Finger of Fear - Fredric Bayco [Gary has to share his bed with Puffy Fluffy]
‣ Hawaiian Sting 9 - George de Fretes [SpongeBob goes to bed]
‣ Drama Link (f) - Hubert Clifford [Gary enters]
‣ Rock-a-Bye Baby - traditional ["See? There he is, fast asleep."]
‣ Drama Link (c) - Hubert Clifford [balloon deflates]
‣ Cellar Search - Philippe Pares [Puffy Fluffy's grown to gigantic size]
• ? - Ron Wasserman [Puffy Fluffy roars at Gary]
‣ Lullaby Box - Leo Nissim [SpongeBob talking in his sleep]
‣ Abject Terror - Paul Lewis [Puffy Fluffy chases Gary]
‣ Stealth by Night - Jack Coles ["Mmm, you're making meatballs, Grandma?"]
‣ Sword Fight - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Gary putting out the fire]
• Vibe Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Huh?"]
‣ Alone in the Old House - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob's library destroyed]
‣ Terror - Alan Braden [Gary's about to be eaten]
‣ Sword Fight - Sam Fonteyn [SpongeBob breaks down the door]
‣ Tales from the Swamp (a) - Ron Goodwin ["Gary!!!"]
• Horror House of Wax Retro 2 - Nicolas Carr, Ron Wasserman [Puffy Fluffy tries to eat SpongeBob]
‣ ? [Gary saves SpongeBob]
‣ Sailor's Sting 1 - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [ending]
Reception
- This is the lowest ranked episode on SpongeBuddy Mania with a 1.4/10 and was deplored by both fans and critics because Spongebob's character is oblivious to the fact that Puffy Fluffy was attacking Gary despite happening right in front of him and scolds Gary for no real reason throughout the episode.
- Other criticisms focused on Spongebob's underdeveloped characterization and level of stupidity in this episode.
Release
- This episode is on the Heroes of Bikini Bottom and Complete Seventh Season DVDs.
Trivia
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- The theme of getting a pet from a mysterious old person that is potentially dangerous having a cute creature become a monster, and a good pet destroying the monster parodies 'Gremlins.'
- Only more so as SpongeBob blatantly ignores the peddler's words of caution and just breaks into her caravan and takes one without permission.
- This is the second episode where Gary wears a Krusty Krab hat.
- The first was in "Banned in Bikini Bottom." The third was in "One Coarse Meal." The fourth was in "Shellback Shenanigans."
- Nudibranchs (Sea Slugs) are worm-like creatures.
- In this episode, they are portrayed as fluffy fish.
- Puffy Fluffy tries to eat SpongeBob, which is appropriate, since nudibranchs eat sponges.
- There is an online game based on this episode titled "Gary's Revenge."
- This episode has a phone that is not a "shell phone."
- This is the first episode of the 2010s decade.
- The title card is very similar to the title card of "Culture Shock," the only difference being the title card for "Culture Shock" is a lighter colored red.
- This is the third episode for the Krusty Krab to be there without Squidward, the first was "Nasty Patty," and the second was "Pat No Pay ."
Errors
- Mr. Krabs told SpongeBob to come in five hours early at work so he should have woken up at 4 a.m. instead of 9 a.m.