The episode starts off with Mr. Krabs showing SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, and Pearl a slideshow about his vacation to the Bikini Bottom Mint.
Cuts to flashback, Squidward is about to give out change to a customer but suddenly, Mr. Krabs calls all his employees into his office. In his office, Mr. Krabs says that he will take either Squidward or SpongeBob with him and Pearl on a roadtrip, but then Squidward gets up and leaves (glad that he's closing it down), leaving Mr. Krabs to choose SpongeBob for the trip. Pearl isn't happy, throwing a suitcase on to SpongeBob, telling him not to get up until they leave town. After they leave, SpongeBob asks if he can get up and Pearl says "sure." They pass Super Mega Mall World and Pearl thinks that they are going there, but Mr. Krabs promises where they are going is way better. They then pass Planet Rollercoaster and once again, Pearl thinks that they are going there and Mr. Krabs says where they are going is a hundred times better.
They park right in front of the Teenage Boy Museum and right when Pearl walks up to it, it is demolished by a wrecking ball. Mr. Krabs tries to comfort her, saying that they weren't going there anyways.
He then says that they are going to the "Bikini Bottom Mint" to see the money making process, but Pearl says that she would rather search through the rubble of the "Teenage Boy Museum" and proceeds to do so. They go inside and meet the tour guide "Bill" and he is aware of the irony of his job and name. They get to the part where Mr. Krabs sees money being shredded.
He starts crying, which floods the factory. SpongeBob absorbs the water and shoots it out the wall, destroying the autographed photo that Pearl finds. Bill is tired of SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs constantly interrupting the tour, so he then calls security to escort SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs out, but sees them tied up and gagged by two bank robbers. SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs stop them and are each rewarded with a Special Edition 1 dollar bill with their faces on it. Mr. Krabs then takes the bill from SpongeBob, saying that "he hasn't charged him yet for bringing him on this trip."
Pearl then shows up and says that "she hasn`t charged him for taking her on this terrible trip" and takes the two bills from him. Her friend then shows up and Pearl hands her the two dollars that she owes her for the shoes, saying that she must have maxed out her father's (Mr. Krabs) credit card. With the two bills gone, SpongeBob says "Oh no" and Mr. Krabs starts crying, flooding the factory.
Production
Music
( ‣ ) Production music
( • ) Original music
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music
‣Sailor's Sting 5 - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [title card] •Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Huh?"] ‣ ? [start of slideshow] ‣ ? ["Attention, all employees!"] ‣Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah - George Frideric Handel ["Hallelujah!"] ‣ ? [SpongeBob hyperventilating] •Botany Bay - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["I'm just going on vacation."] ‣Rainbow Delights - Jane Antonia Cornish ["Come along with us, SpongeBob..."] •Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob faints] ‣Drama Link (d) - Hubert Clifford ["ME BOTTOM DOLLAR?!"] • ? - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["It's just an expression."] •Steel Sting - Jeremy Wakefield ["Daddy, one of your employees is in the backseat!"] • ? - Jeremy Wakefield ["I thought this was supposed to be our family vacation!"] ‣ ? ["Hi, Pearl!"] ‣ ? [Squidward sunbathing] ‣Pizzicato Polka - Clive Harrison [Super Mega Mall World] • ? - Jeremy Wakefield ["Think we could make a bathroom stop?"] •Welcome to Glove World - Barry Anthony [Planet Rollercoaster] • ? - Pat Irwin [Krabs laughs] ‣Droopy - Arthur Harold Wilkinson [SpongeBob and Pearl close their eyes] ‣California Baby A - Jerry Burnham, Wayne Cook [teenage boy museum] ‣ ? ["It was right there!"] ‣West Point - David Farnon [the mint] ‣Drama Sting - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["There's no way I'm going in there!"] ‣Library of Congress - Jack Shaindlin ["Well, laddie, looks like it's just you and me."] ‣Hop and Skip - Phillip Green [start of tour] ‣Hide and Seek - Arthur Harold Wilkinson [coin making] • ? - Pat Irwin [replacement eyes] ‣Drama Link (g) - Hubert Clifford ["MR. KRABS!"] ‣ ? [SpongeBob pressed into coins] ‣Dramatic Impact 5 - Ivor Slaney [coins scream] ‣Abject Terror - Paul Lewis [Krabs on conveyor belt] ‣Lazybones - Xavier Edmunds, Zoltan Biscotti [money shredder] ‣Six Powerful Cues (d) - Wilfred William Burns ["Destroy money?! NO!!!"] ‣Hawaiian Cocktail - Richard Myhill [Krabs cries] ‣Clumsy C - Bernd Gesell [SpongeBob absorbs Krabs' tears] ‣Hawaiian Cocktail - Richard Myhill [Pearl cries] • ? - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs babbling] ‣Shopping Spree - Laurie Johnson [recycling old money] • ? - Pat Irwin [tour guide is angry] •Vibe Sting - Nicolas Carr [guards tied up] ‣Crime & Danger Sign No. 3 - Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch [criminals stealing money] ‣Mr. Swashbuckle - James McConnel ["Oh no you don't!"] ‣Masked Crusader 2 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Krabs growls at criminals] ‣Lion Heart - Larry Hochman [Krabs fights criminals] •The Mob - Nicolas Carr [cops] ‣West Point - David Farnon [limited edition dollar bills] ‣Sailor's Sting 4 - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [ending]
This is the fifth and final of the five episode miniseries on Nickelodeon.
This was the first episode Marc Ceccarelli worked on as a writer and storyboard director.
It is unknown why Mr. Krabs took a trailer with him, considering the fact that the tour was over in less than a day.
This episode hints that SpongeBob might have a crush on Pearl, because he says "looks like you and I are going to spend quality time together" and he has a flirty look.
The title card looks like the title card for "Pat No Pay."
This is the second time Mr. Krabs goes on a vacation with Pearl. The first was in "Squeaky Boots."
This is the second time Mr. Krabs' eyes turn into a faucet for when he cries. The first was "Clams."
Mr. Krabs is a formidable fighter when it comes to money, as seen when he fights the robbers off. Another instance was seen in "The Lost Mattress," when he stood up to a vicious junkyard worm which was guarding his money-filled mattress.
Bill speaks in a manner similar to Ben Stein.
Running Gag: Various body parts are seen deflating including Mr. Krabs' left arm and both eyes and even Bill's head fin.
SpongeBob kept repeating he needed to use the restroom. But when he and Mr. Krabs arrived at the mint, he no longer had the urge. Perhaps he went between the arrival time, and arrival with the tour.
Cultural references
When SpongeBob's eyes display blue triangles which says YES and PLEASE is a reference to the Magic 8 Ball, a fortune-telling toy.
Errors
Fred was blue when he appeared in this episode with the tourists. In one scene, he was green. In the next shot, he was back to being blue. File:Sandy's miscolored neck.png
Sandy's miscolored neck
In one scene of the episode, Sandy's neck is colored white instead of brown.
Mr. Krabs has no eyes, arms, or nose when he is crying. After SpongeBob absorbs up his tears, he has all of them back, with no explanation as of why.
While driving to the Bikini Bottom mint with Mr. Krabs and Pearl, SpongeBob complained he had to use the bathroom. However, when they arrived, he didn't need to go to bathroom. Unless he just peed his pants and forgot about going to the bathroom.
