@chances14 That's the joke, silly.
The topic at hand: Again, half-baked. Seeing it twice, I can dissect it clearer:
TL;DR:
This episode is pretty pleasant in the first third, starts to falter in the second third, and when we get to Sandy's tree auto-producing Nutty Butter, it becomes downright
dull. There's a distinct lack of jokes, instead opting for story all the way.
The opening picnic is easily the best part of the episode, with fun gags (Keep the very first with Patrick in mind for later) and a nice Karate scene with Spongebob and Sandy.
(Nitpick: Sandy's gloves are now pink. IMO, they looked better green, contrasting Spongebob's red gloves. The sudden change also seems a bit feminist. :squidannoyed:)
This is swiftly followed by Patrick dropping to his Season 6 mindset, having no care in the world for Sandy's tree and well-living. Thankfully, there's nothing like
this in his other appearances, but he still has that mindset.
Yes, Pat, you did switch corals. Admit it. At least you weren't
smug.
Anyways:
More laughs come by way of Sandy trying different fertilizers (The best, of predicted consensus, being the third one). This is followed by a grossout moment with Sandy stuffing nuts in her cheeks. If it weren't for that
drool! (Note: Like Patrick's dumbness above, none are "WhoBob" levels of bad grossout.)
Also of particular notice is Spongebob calling the titular pun (Roll credits) and Sandy reacting negatively (To overstate it), an interesting choice (In a good way). Gushing, I know, but it's a first!
The Shalmon scene -- for me, marking the end of the first third -- is also nice to view, with grossout done
correctly.
The second half feels about as good as a lesser Season 4 episode, with non-aggrivatingly-but-still-annoying PatDumb and Grossout. Remember what I said about the opening gag with Patrick? He could put his Nutty Butter in his helmet to eat it!
(
But then I would drink all the water, and dehydrate! Or, worse, drown!)>
Nice observation, Season 2 Patrick. This epiphany has come to make me
not state the obvious problem with your theory.
Anyways, this bit of PatDumb leads to public notice about Nutty Butter, leading
then to the worst grossout with a baby. Birds do it better, y'know?
It
then leads to the mass-production of Nutty Butter -
(Self: That word combination feels like the phrase "Skunk Butt Rug" rolling out of my mouth.)
- and a distinct lack of jokes AND bad moments. It's just that dull! When Sandy's tree falls apart, Spongebob tries stapling the leaves back (Har Har) and Patrick... makes more Nutty Butter, as he apparently has a natural supply of lard. "
" is all I can say, not counting
"
: ".
The shalmon then reappears, with a moral clenched tight in his fist and a beautiful
(Animation-wise) tale to tell, with Spongebob making a pretty good miniature
Sun-God Frith and Squidward not getting bashed by every inch of universe again. Yes, YES,
!
(GUSH: The sun really does "interact" with the stars during the day. The latter category just isn't visible due to the bright sky.)
After that, the shalmon shows us how splinters are handled correctly (to a smiling PieGuyRulz and fanbase) before giving Sandy the moral to unleash upon us. The episode then ends with flat joke which I shall not comment on.
Overall:
FIRST HALF:
7/10
SECOND HALF:
5.5/10
Tomorrow: Let's have a "Stuck in the Woods" plot krazy-glue to an Any-Con plot with "Food Con Castaways".
And I just had the thought of the Sea Bears(/Rhino, maybe) returning again (Food + Woods = Wild Animal Fest).
