179b. Squirrel Record

Awesome episode, loved the way SpongeBob helped Sandy in this episode, how he was worried about her...

This is definitely one of my favorites episodes!

10/10

Nothing wrong with it!
Only Sandy haters don`t like this episode :V
 
Yeah it's obviously a Pre-Hibernation Week rip-off, but that doesn't mean it's bad. It was pretty funny, 8/10.
 
Very forgettable and kind-of boring, better than Extreme Spots in plot but it's very average.

5/10
 
HolographicMeatloaf said:
5/10
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Probably for the best if you did just one or two sentences with your rating from now on. :) Trying to get others to explain their reasoning for their ratings more.
 
It's an okay episode, this episode is kind of a rip-off, and some scenes were a bit disturbing, but i liked how this episode references GWR realy well.

6/10
 
It's okay. It was pretty light on the jokes, but I found the story to be pretty cool. The only thing that bothers me here is the fact that we've already seen this plot done in Prehibernation Week.

Ranking so far:
1. Extreme Spots (B)
2. Squirrel Record (C)
 
Much like Extreme Spots, this episode is kinda boring and predictable. Unlike that episode, though, this episode doesn't really have that many jokes to make up for the lack of substance. Most of it is just Sandy trying to break these world records in sometimes funny ways and Spongebob getting hurt. It's like you don't even need to see the full episode to know what happens. Nothing about the episode is necessarily bad, but I can't really find anything that makes it stand out.

Meh episode (5/10)
 
I like this episode not sure why tho

Rating: Great Episode

Rankings:
Squirrel Record (Great)
Extreme Spots (Good)
 
Y’all remember the online game Guinness O’ Ripley’s Extreme Arcade of World Records? I played that game so much when it came out in 2012. How was that year so long ago, by the way? Unacceptable. I love how this episode references both Guinness World Records, and Ripley’s Believe it Or Not, because I was reading both of those books when I was a kid. They were just so cool! I know the world records thing is still, you know, a thing. There’s even a website to check out still.

Gorgeous background alert! We’re on the second episode of season 9 and we’ve already got a gorgeous, gorgeous background to look at. Oh how I love the background art in this show. And we get to see it throughout this first scene too, oh what a treat! This episode features SpongeBob being a little weirdo about his job, which I love. This first scene is honestly really funny, poor Squidward lol. And it’s also a good set-up to the episode, as Sandy pops out of the dumpster ready to give us our plot of the day. And yes, don’t think I forgot, this is an automatic win because this is a Sandy-focused episode, how could you tell? Also, one last thing, but I love Chekov’s Krabby Patty here, that’s brilliant.

I love when Sandy episodes focus on the fact that she’s extreme, and loves doing extreme things and getting her adrenaline pumping. We’ve known this ever since we met her in “Tea at the Treedome”, but sometimes I feel like this side of her can be forgotten about. Her trying to beat every record in a book? That’s textbook Sandy cheeks, and a pretty entertaining plot for the episode, in my opinion. And they even make sure not to forget her scientific self too, as she starts trying to science her way to the records.

Just like last episode, this episode is another one of those ones that’s about a collection of antics rather than a more complicated story. In other words, the plot is simple. And I’m perfectly fine with that. It means that this episode delivers on all kinds of fun visuals and interesting records to be broken. And there’s plenty of fun moments outside of that too, like the scene with Plankton. I love how even though he’s evil, he’s got standards, and doesn’t feel good about feeding people raw chum. I’m counting this as a Sandy and Plankton interaction by the way. SpongeBob deciding that he needs to save Sandy from the book is an unexpected direction for the episode, but one I like too.

And then as the episode comes to a close, we of course get the reveal that Sandy didn’t break any records at all—but SpongeBob did! I suppose you could call this an unfair ending to Sandy, but I wouldn’t go that far. I think it’s just humorous misfortune, which is what it was meant to be. And I don't mind some humorous misfortune, not at all.

Episode Tier: Great
Episode Score: 8.7/10
 
Spongie-poo has feelings for Sandy...

How sweet! ❤️😘

He was trying to protect her which is exactly what I want in a future husband!

No wonder why I have those dreams about SpongeBob SquarePants
 
Sara SquarePants said:
Spongie-poo has feelings for Sandy...

How sweet! ❤️😘

He was trying to protect her which is exactly what I want in a future husband!

No wonder why I have those dreams about SpongeBob SquarePants
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Mediocre leaning towards bad its just mediocre overall
  1. Extreme Spots (6.5/10)
  2. Squirrel Record (6/10)
 
"you shouldn't throw away books" why is that line so weirdly delivered
 
Just like its sister episode, barely anything interesting happens in Squirrel Record. SpongeBob helps Sandy beat world records listed in the The Guiness O'Ripley Enormous Book of Curiosities, Oddities, and World Records. While the records start off quite tame, they soon ramp up in intensity. Unlike its sister episode, I believe this episode does have its moments like Plankton when he first refuses to give Sandy and SpongeBob raw chum, Sandy's cousins, the chainsaw segment, and when Sandy is happy for SpongeBob breaking a world record at the end. These moments are the reason why Squirrel Record has a slightly higher rating than Extreme Spots despite both episodes being mediocre.

6/10
 
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