Penny Foolish - 7/10
Nautical Novice - 6/10
6.5/10 overall.
6.5/10 overall.
SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series)
Penny Foolish/Nautical Novice (2008)
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Penny Foolish/Nautical Novice
iratecartoons22 April 2021
Both of these episodes are bad, but my review is mainly for "Penny Foolish".
zjthibodeau2 November 2021
Like I said, this review is mainly for " Penny Foolish". Oh, God... Where do I start with this? Well, the episode begins with Mr. Krabs at the store talking about his bowels. Wow, a poop a joke. Did the writers think that the people watching this were 5 years old? Then it carries on to Mr. Krabs looking out the window who sees SpongeBob picking up what he thinks is a penny. Then the writers who think that they're being funny actually show the exact same clip again and reveal that Mr. Krabs is having a flashback. Just pure lazy writing there...
Next it cuts to Krabs driving home who starts having hallucinations about the penny. He then decides that he must have the penny at all cost. (Literally!) So for the rest of the episode he tries to constantly badger SpongeBob into giving him the penny that he thinks he found.
Yep, that's it. That's pretty much the whole "plot" of this episode. Mr. Krabs pinching a penny in the most unrealistic, selfish ways possible. He even spends thousands of dollars making a movie theater to get the penny and then shorty demolishes it afterwords. If you had any ounce of respect for Mr. Krabs in the post-movie era, then watching this episode will make you lose all of it.
Did the people writing this actually believe that any of it was funny? Well, I for one think not...
So the episodes concludes with Mr. Krabs breaking into SpongeBob's house still looking for the penny. He catches Krabs in the act, and then reveals to him that it wasn't a penny at all, but a dried up piece of gum. (Or so he thinks) It is then shown that the "gum" is actually a 500 dollar bill. Which SpongeBob carelessly tosses away. Of course only the "modern" SpongeBob would do something so stupid, because honestly, he's just an idiot now in the new episodes.
So yeah... That's my review for "Penny Foolish". Second worst episode in my opinion, after "Face Freeze".
F-
As for "Nautical Novice", I don't have much to say about it. It was just a typical SpongeBob trying to get his drivers license episode. Of course, SpongeBob was kind of annoying in this episode, when he was constantly talking over Mrs. Puff while she was trying to teach her students in the museum. Overall, a meh episode, but still far far FAR better than "Penny Foolish". Probably one of the 'better' season 6 episodes.
C-
Next it cuts to Krabs driving home who starts having hallucinations about the penny. He then decides that he must have the penny at all cost. (Literally!) So for the rest of the episode he tries to constantly badger SpongeBob into giving him the penny that he thinks he found.
Yep, that's it. That's pretty much the whole "plot" of this episode. Mr. Krabs pinching a penny in the most unrealistic, selfish ways possible. He even spends thousands of dollars making a movie theater to get the penny and then shorty demolishes it afterwords. If you had any ounce of respect for Mr. Krabs in the post-movie era, then watching this episode will make you lose all of it.
Did the people writing this actually believe that any of it was funny? Well, I for one think not...
So the episodes concludes with Mr. Krabs breaking into SpongeBob's house still looking for the penny. He catches Krabs in the act, and then reveals to him that it wasn't a penny at all, but a dried up piece of gum. (Or so he thinks) It is then shown that the "gum" is actually a 500 dollar bill. Which SpongeBob carelessly tosses away. Of course only the "modern" SpongeBob would do something so stupid, because honestly, he's just an idiot now in the new episodes.
So yeah... That's my review for "Penny Foolish". Second worst episode in my opinion, after "Face Freeze".
F-
As for "Nautical Novice", I don't have much to say about it. It was just a typical SpongeBob trying to get his drivers license episode. Of course, SpongeBob was kind of annoying in this episode, when he was constantly talking over Mrs. Puff while she was trying to teach her students in the museum. Overall, a meh episode, but still far far FAR better than "Penny Foolish". Probably one of the 'better' season 6 episodes.
C-
A different kind of Tailspin
mattiasflgrtll624 October 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Penny Foolish:
While grocery shopping, Mr. Krabs spots SpongeBob picking up a penny outside. At first he tries to let it go, but soon grows obsessed and wants to do everything he can to obtain it.
The first time I saw Penny Foolish I didn't care for it, but watching it again it's grown on me. Mr. Krabs' obsession and methods of trying to get the penny are so insane that it becomes entertaining.
I especially liked the scene where musters up the energy to build a movie theater just to SpongeBob can pay a penny to go see a (fake) movie. The fact that he would spend this much money building a phoney theater to get ahold of a penny is hilariously ironic. But of course SpongeBob says he doesn't have a penny, so the theater gets torn down. I find it funny how he doesn't question this at all, but instead is disappointed he didn't get to see the movie.
Then there's the melodramatic Powerpoint presentation promoting a charity made up on the spot; Pennies For The Penny-Less. No pickle figuring out who the penny-less one is. Mr. Krabs' reaction to SpongeBob reiterating he has no penny is hilarious.
There is also a part earlier on where Mr..Krabs shakes SpongeBob upside down and his brain falls out instead. It's followed by an amusing chase sequence with Sponge running after his brain while Krabs is trying to steal his penny. It's a bit unusual to get another gag related to SpongeBob's brain so soon after House Fancy. But hey, it made me laugh, so it worked.
The running gag where citizens only hear Mr. Krabs chirping like a dolphin from a distance made me chuckle.
The only time it falls flat for me (and this is also a problem with Nautical Novice) is when it comes to the ending. The penny turning out to be a dried-up gum makes no sense since even from afar we could see what SpongeBob picked up from the ground wasn't green. The gum then turning out to be a 500-dollar bill is even *more* convoluted. But if we pretend this makes sense, I still don't like Mr. Krabs continuing to dig for the penny in the backyard. He just showed you he doesn't have one! Get over it, Krabby.
Besides that though, it's a solid segment with memorable jokes.
Nautical Novice:
The boating school class on going on a field trip to the Nautical Museum. SpongeBob wants to look good in front of Mrs. Puff, so he studies hard on boating history to impress her. When he accidentally starts steering a large ship though, things start to get out of hand...
SpongeBob's facial expression after intensely paging through books all night was amusing. He looks like an exhausted middleage man who just lost a divorce trial.
It was fun to see SpongeBob get so confident after reading up on all the history of boating. He becomes cocky, but only because he really thinks Mrs. Puff will be proud of him. The way he keeps interrupting her so he can suavely share his own knowledge on boats is really funny.
It gets exciting as well when he gets stuck behind the wheel and has to learn how to safely stop the boat before it crashes into a building. He's so determined and serious about the importance of this task you gotta love it. The pirate laugh he comes up with is great. You really get to cheer at the sponge as he overcomes this unexpected difficulty and drives the whole class to safety.
That's why it's so disappointing when they reveal he never drove the boat in the first place, someone was dragging it all along. How was such a complicated move as reverse 180 tailspin possible in that case? The guy dragging the boat would have to be stronger than Hulk Hogan. Oh well. At least he's nice enough to offer SpongeBob some ice cream as consolation.
Just like Penny Foolish a fun 11 minutes, even though the ending is a bit worse in this instance.
This episode of SpongeBob might have its imperfections, but is pretty good overall.
While grocery shopping, Mr. Krabs spots SpongeBob picking up a penny outside. At first he tries to let it go, but soon grows obsessed and wants to do everything he can to obtain it.
The first time I saw Penny Foolish I didn't care for it, but watching it again it's grown on me. Mr. Krabs' obsession and methods of trying to get the penny are so insane that it becomes entertaining.
I especially liked the scene where musters up the energy to build a movie theater just to SpongeBob can pay a penny to go see a (fake) movie. The fact that he would spend this much money building a phoney theater to get ahold of a penny is hilariously ironic. But of course SpongeBob says he doesn't have a penny, so the theater gets torn down. I find it funny how he doesn't question this at all, but instead is disappointed he didn't get to see the movie.
Then there's the melodramatic Powerpoint presentation promoting a charity made up on the spot; Pennies For The Penny-Less. No pickle figuring out who the penny-less one is. Mr. Krabs' reaction to SpongeBob reiterating he has no penny is hilarious.
There is also a part earlier on where Mr..Krabs shakes SpongeBob upside down and his brain falls out instead. It's followed by an amusing chase sequence with Sponge running after his brain while Krabs is trying to steal his penny. It's a bit unusual to get another gag related to SpongeBob's brain so soon after House Fancy. But hey, it made me laugh, so it worked.
The running gag where citizens only hear Mr. Krabs chirping like a dolphin from a distance made me chuckle.
The only time it falls flat for me (and this is also a problem with Nautical Novice) is when it comes to the ending. The penny turning out to be a dried-up gum makes no sense since even from afar we could see what SpongeBob picked up from the ground wasn't green. The gum then turning out to be a 500-dollar bill is even *more* convoluted. But if we pretend this makes sense, I still don't like Mr. Krabs continuing to dig for the penny in the backyard. He just showed you he doesn't have one! Get over it, Krabby.
Besides that though, it's a solid segment with memorable jokes.
Nautical Novice:
The boating school class on going on a field trip to the Nautical Museum. SpongeBob wants to look good in front of Mrs. Puff, so he studies hard on boating history to impress her. When he accidentally starts steering a large ship though, things start to get out of hand...
SpongeBob's facial expression after intensely paging through books all night was amusing. He looks like an exhausted middleage man who just lost a divorce trial.
It was fun to see SpongeBob get so confident after reading up on all the history of boating. He becomes cocky, but only because he really thinks Mrs. Puff will be proud of him. The way he keeps interrupting her so he can suavely share his own knowledge on boats is really funny.
It gets exciting as well when he gets stuck behind the wheel and has to learn how to safely stop the boat before it crashes into a building. He's so determined and serious about the importance of this task you gotta love it. The pirate laugh he comes up with is great. You really get to cheer at the sponge as he overcomes this unexpected difficulty and drives the whole class to safety.
That's why it's so disappointing when they reveal he never drove the boat in the first place, someone was dragging it all along. How was such a complicated move as reverse 180 tailspin possible in that case? The guy dragging the boat would have to be stronger than Hulk Hogan. Oh well. At least he's nice enough to offer SpongeBob some ice cream as consolation.
Just like Penny Foolish a fun 11 minutes, even though the ending is a bit worse in this instance.
This episode of SpongeBob might have its imperfections, but is pretty good overall.
Not just a clown
ericstevenson7 December 2017
"Penny Foolish", here we have Mr. Krabs going crazy trying to get a penny Spongebob found on the ground. I admit that it does seem like it's just a gag that's being stretched out to the length of an episode, but honestly, it's not that bad. What Mr. Krabs does isn't really negatively affecting anyone else and he doesn't get away with anything too bad or anything. Anyway, the ending is easily the best part and I'm not going to say it because it's something you really should see yourself. It's worth the payoff. I understand the title now. ***
"Nautical Novice", this has Spongebob spending all night to study for a field trip. Kind of an odd reason to study, but this does end up being a pretty satisfying episode, just not in the way you might ask. I really did find myself rooting for Spongebob in the end. I'm glad this didn't have Mrs. Puff be too crazy or anything. Trust me, I've heard some horror stories about what happens in other episodes. The animation was really nice here too. ***
"Nautical Novice", this has Spongebob spending all night to study for a field trip. Kind of an odd reason to study, but this does end up being a pretty satisfying episode, just not in the way you might ask. I really did find myself rooting for Spongebob in the end. I'm glad this didn't have Mrs. Puff be too crazy or anything. Trust me, I've heard some horror stories about what happens in other episodes. The animation was really nice here too. ***
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