With these two hilarious episodes, the fourth season of Spongebob starts off much more strong than its reputation may suggest. The atmosphere still feels extremely similar to the pre movie episodes while also amping up the absurdity and surrealism to new, heavily entertaining heights. This is more true to "Fear of a Krabby Patty" as that one contains some of the oddest, yet funniest moments in Spongebob's long running history, making it a bit superior to its immediate follower, "Shell of a Man", which is still really entertaining and amusing throughout, and contains some surprisingly good and successfully injected morals.
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Fear of a Krabby Patty/Shell of a Man (2005)
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Fear of a Krabby Patty/Shell of a Man
iratecartoons15 April 2021
AMAZING EPISODES
gvasquez-560906 July 2018
Even sponges can get sick of Krabby Patties.
mattiasflgrtll623 October 2019
Warning: Spoilers
After Mr. Krabs sees that The Chum Bucket plans to be open 23 hours a day, he decides to top it by making The Krusty Krab stay open 24/7. It turns out to be one of Plankton's usual tricks though ti make SpongeBob so mentally exhausted he'll give him the Krabby Patty formula...
Fear Of A Krabby Patty is amazing. SpongeBob pinching himself repeatedly to "make sure" he's not dreaming, Squidward having bags upon bags under his eyes and SpongeBob continuing to imagine Mr. Krabs as a giant Krabby Patty are all hilarious bits. There is also the montage of the Krusty Krab employees getting more and more tired after being forced to keep at it for as long as they can. Old Man Jenkins' confusion over being there all of a sudden and floating away especially was funny. The highlight is when Plankton acts as SpongeBob's psychiatrist P. Lankton (the fact that Krabs gets fooled by such a similiar name is incredible) to "cure" him of his fear, meaning forcing the formula out of him. There's a wonderfully strange joke where first SpongeBob gets a piano out of nowhere to smash Plankton with after his paranoia gets the bettee of him, then when he rearranges all the cards he's been given he makes a piano out of them. The fact that it just tips over by itself is the best part. He's cured when he falls asleep and one of the patties he's been fearing so much is friendly towards him. There's an amusing reference to E.T. when the patty says he'll always be here... in his arteries.
I can't leave without talking about the excellent animation. It looks different from any other episode, neither like the newer ones nor completely like the older ones. It has a style of its own. The facial expressions alone makes this segment really funny, such as SpongeBob's excitement over having to work at Krusty Krab all the time.
Shell Of A Man has Mr. Krabs coming out of his shell... quite literally. He's getting so fat he can't fit in it anymore and feels too embarrassed to go on the reunion. When SpongeBob tries it on however, he gets the idea to make SpongeBob act like him in front of his navy peers.
The premise holds some great promise, and it certainly delivers. Krabs' annoyance at SpongeBob impersonating him a little too well already gets it off to an humorous start, and it gets even more comical when he has to show himself as tough as possible at the reunion, even if it breaks him. The acceptance speech he holds after receiving a prize pocal is hysterical. Even as good at impersonating as he is, he just can't refrain himself from talking about bubbles and jellyfishing. When Krabs finally admits to conning everybody out of shame, they all start revealing their own hidden flaws. They admire him for telling them he's not perfect. I like how even though he's now on the same level as them, he still feels superior at the end since his shell will grow back. Unlike his navy pals who can't fix their problems as easily.
This episode proves while the show did decline, it didn't happen as quickly as many people say. Fear Of A Krabby Patty is surreal cleverness at its best, and Shell Of A Man does remind me a bit of Mid-Life Crustacean, but still stands out as a great and actually kinda sweet segment since Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob feel like friends rather than boss and loyal employee.
Terrific premiere to season 4.
Fear Of A Krabby Patty is amazing. SpongeBob pinching himself repeatedly to "make sure" he's not dreaming, Squidward having bags upon bags under his eyes and SpongeBob continuing to imagine Mr. Krabs as a giant Krabby Patty are all hilarious bits. There is also the montage of the Krusty Krab employees getting more and more tired after being forced to keep at it for as long as they can. Old Man Jenkins' confusion over being there all of a sudden and floating away especially was funny. The highlight is when Plankton acts as SpongeBob's psychiatrist P. Lankton (the fact that Krabs gets fooled by such a similiar name is incredible) to "cure" him of his fear, meaning forcing the formula out of him. There's a wonderfully strange joke where first SpongeBob gets a piano out of nowhere to smash Plankton with after his paranoia gets the bettee of him, then when he rearranges all the cards he's been given he makes a piano out of them. The fact that it just tips over by itself is the best part. He's cured when he falls asleep and one of the patties he's been fearing so much is friendly towards him. There's an amusing reference to E.T. when the patty says he'll always be here... in his arteries.
I can't leave without talking about the excellent animation. It looks different from any other episode, neither like the newer ones nor completely like the older ones. It has a style of its own. The facial expressions alone makes this segment really funny, such as SpongeBob's excitement over having to work at Krusty Krab all the time.
Shell Of A Man has Mr. Krabs coming out of his shell... quite literally. He's getting so fat he can't fit in it anymore and feels too embarrassed to go on the reunion. When SpongeBob tries it on however, he gets the idea to make SpongeBob act like him in front of his navy peers.
The premise holds some great promise, and it certainly delivers. Krabs' annoyance at SpongeBob impersonating him a little too well already gets it off to an humorous start, and it gets even more comical when he has to show himself as tough as possible at the reunion, even if it breaks him. The acceptance speech he holds after receiving a prize pocal is hysterical. Even as good at impersonating as he is, he just can't refrain himself from talking about bubbles and jellyfishing. When Krabs finally admits to conning everybody out of shame, they all start revealing their own hidden flaws. They admire him for telling them he's not perfect. I like how even though he's now on the same level as them, he still feels superior at the end since his shell will grow back. Unlike his navy pals who can't fix their problems as easily.
This episode proves while the show did decline, it didn't happen as quickly as many people say. Fear Of A Krabby Patty is surreal cleverness at its best, and Shell Of A Man does remind me a bit of Mid-Life Crustacean, but still stands out as a great and actually kinda sweet segment since Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob feel like friends rather than boss and loyal employee.
Terrific premiere to season 4.
Both good Episodes
brodypether3 June 2021
Fear of a Krabby Patty - 7/10 Shell of a Man - 6/10
seniorita12323 December 2007
In 'Fear of a Krabby Patty' Mr. Krabs sees that Plankton's chum bucket is now open 23 hours so, being the business competitor that he is, he decides to make the Krusty Krab open for 24 hours. This turns out to be yet another one of Plankton's evil plans to get his hands on the Krabby Patty formula. In 'Shell of a Man' Mr. Krabs has shed his shell and after Spongebob discovers him in such an embarrassing state, he bribes him into masquerading as him at his navy reunion.
'Fear of a Krabby Patty had a quicker pace than most(if not all) Spongebob episodes from earlier seasons and in both segments, the art design for the characters was noticeably different. There were some funny and creative moments such as when Plankton disguised himself as Dr. Peter Lankton, a psychiatrist, in order to 'cure' Spongebob of his Krabby Patty phobia(after being overworked at the Krusty Krab). Shell of a Man was mostly average and a bit dull; it definitely could have been better. Despite some funny banter this episode lacked the charm from previous seasons.
This was still one of the better episodes from this season(four).
'Fear of a Krabby Patty had a quicker pace than most(if not all) Spongebob episodes from earlier seasons and in both segments, the art design for the characters was noticeably different. There were some funny and creative moments such as when Plankton disguised himself as Dr. Peter Lankton, a psychiatrist, in order to 'cure' Spongebob of his Krabby Patty phobia(after being overworked at the Krusty Krab). Shell of a Man was mostly average and a bit dull; it definitely could have been better. Despite some funny banter this episode lacked the charm from previous seasons.
This was still one of the better episodes from this season(four).
I Rated It 4/10
tristanqt-4595613 March 2024
Fear of a Krabby Patty: The Krusty Krab is now open 24-hours-a-day, which means that the Krusty Krab employees have to work round-the-clock and without a break. At first the prospect of never leaving work is like a dream come true for SpongeBob. But soon the relentless schedule takes its toll, and SpongeBob develops an inexplicable fear of Krabby Patties preventing him from doing his job. Plankton seizes the opportunity and disguises himself as SpongeBob's psychiatrist in an attempt to extract the patty's secret formula from the stressed-out sponge. Shell of a Man: Mr. Krabs is getting ready for a big reunion with his old seafaring buddies when he suddenly molts his shell. It seems the years of owning a fast food restaurant have taken their toll on Mr. Krabs' waist line. And now that his armor-like shell no longer fits, Mr. Krabs is left quivering, shell-less, and pink. Afraid that his tough-as-nails friends will only ridicule him, but reluctant to not make an appearance at the get-together, Mr. Krabs disguises SpongeBob in his old shell and forces him to go to the reunion in his place.
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