281a. Salty Sponge

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The plot has been revealed: SpongeBob works the grill at the toughest place in town (Salty Spitton)
 
The plot kinda resembles "Bossy Boots" with the whole "main character makes establishment cutesy and cuddly" part. Mrs. Puff should've had a larger role here as well instead of appearing for a few scenes. Aside from that, not that of a great episode.
 
7.5/10. This started just kind of alright, but SpongeBob turning the Salty Spitoon into the Softy Spitoon was really funny. And the whole thing was an enjoyable romp and was pretty creative!
 


a great review of salty sponge that i found

i agree with it
 
I would give it an 8/10. It's a fun episode that explores a classic location. You can tell they really wanted to play up the nostalgic aspect with all the references and the theme song parody. And it works for the most part. Keeping Big Fat Meanie Mrs. Puff around instead of her being a one-off gag would have been nice.
 
I love the Softy Spitoon song reference from the show’s main theme. It was nostalgic to me.
 
i adored this episode, season 13 has improved alot

10/10
 
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concept art of ''salty sponge'' shows that the episode was originally gonna pick up right after the events of no weenies allowed
 
Now that would've been interesting. Would we have seen SpongeBob slip on the ice cube then flash-forward to present day? It would've been funny to get a "20 years later" time card but I get why they wouldn't want to do that.
 
First episode of the second half of season 13, it wasn't a bad impression when I first saw it, and it still isn't. Pretty solid episode but not one of my favorites.
 
The colors looked nice in this episode, and I thought there were a couple funny moments here and there like the random ducks, but that's about it for positives. I thought the references were way too much, and not just to No Weenies Allowed, but to the theme song and the Abrasive Side and to the Big Fat Meanie gag and so on, it felt like more of an attempt to make me artificially enjoy the episode because of nostalgia than an attempt to make something of actual quality. The plot was very similar to Le Big Switch, and while they did do some parts differently, we still get the obligatory 'he can only make Krabby Patties' gag, and a lot of the episode was just uninteresting. I feel like I'm repeating myself a lot these days, but while the episode isn't bad, it's still not good.

4.5/10
 
i will admit this episode feels a little iffy to me cuz id always prefer new locations instead of retreading old ones (it feels a little pandering-y), but i suppose we never actually did see the inside of the salty spitoon back in no weenies aloud so its still a partially new location (although one of the funnier gags of that episode was that we literally never even got to see the inside)
i rly like all the new character designs, especially the boss of the salty spitoon, shes cool
i love mrs puffs design and her reveal in general, really funny toss to add to the episode, sucks that she just immediately leaves though that had some potential
the toughness trials are pretty funny, although i feel like "sb doing something wrong but it ends up working anyway" isnt the most original joke, it can make the episode feel like its taking too much from other ones
it kinda just becomes that one fairly odd parents episode where wanda turns the garbage place super girly after he goes through the trials which is a little lame to me
he was doing perfectly fine for the most part before he changed everything so i dont get the point other than its funny to see tough guys doing not tough things i guess
i liked the gag where the fish looked outside at weenie hut junior though thats prolly my favorite joke of the episode
the bit where sb n the softy spitoon sing the intro is like
the most out of place "joke" in the entire episode
its like the joke in old man patrick except it has no substance or reason to even be the sb intro
like
like genuinely why-
man my favorite gag and the gag i dislike the most are in like 2 minutes of each other, this episode is weird...
so yeah overall, this episode is a mix of good and bad ideas and good and bad jokes, overall its just kinda not bad, has a little missed potential but not to the point of making me mad like with spongebob youre fired so
6/10
 
I didn't review this one yet!

Overall fantastic! Not the best but very funny!

9/10 Amazing!
 
Ah, “Salty Sponge”, this is another episode I’ve heard a lot about, and I mean the reason is obvious—it’s the return of the Salty Spitoon…and not only that, but we finally get to see the inside of the place. This is very exciting for me, so let’s just get right into the episode.

Of course, in the episode that has SpongeBob returning to the Salty Spitoon, we’ve gotta begin with SpongeBob being the lovable, enthusiastic little dork we all know him to be. Gotta create the contrast somehow! I love how exaggerated this whole sequence is. And I like how you can tell it’s supposed to be exaggerated. I think a big problem with certain areas of criticism for this newest area of the show is that people don’t realize when the show is purposefully trying to be ridiculous. Probably because they don’t actually watch the episode but whatever clip is making the rounds on Twitter that week. And this is a problem with a lot of media criticism I’ve seen lately, not just those for SpongeBob SquarePants. It’s just…concerning to see media literacy be in the toilet like this.

Anyway, soapboxing aside, SpongeBob arrives at work to find it closed (for a week) due to an urchin infestation. Why do I feel like I’ve seen this before…oh yeah, “Best Day Ever”! Very similar plot point. But I can already tell that this episode will go in a different direction, which is good. And the different direction is…reminding me of “Le Big Switch” haha. Mr. Krabs has rented SpongeBob out to a different restaurant for the week so he can still get money. Well that’s…an ethically questionable business practice. Gotta love good ol’ Mr. Krabs, amirite. And the establishment that SpongeBob has been rented out to is, as you might have guessed, the Salty Spitoon. Oh boy, I like this already.

SpongeBob ain’t exactly enthused about working at the Salty Spitoon. I’m trying to figure out if I want this episode to be taking place after “No Weenies Allowed”, or if I want it to be its own continuity. Both options are equally good to me. I think the former is funnier if you think that SpongeBob finds the Salty Spitoon too tough because of the ice cube that ended up taking him out lmao. Anyway, SpongeBob is unceremoniously pushed into the place, and we finally see the inside…yeah, about as tough as I expected. Reminds me a lot of the Thug Tug from the movie, now that I think about it. And there are, of course, a number of references here, along with new character designs that I like. The exaggerated toughness of everyone is amusing to me, which is good because that’s what the episode was going for.

This episode also showcases the differences and similarities in SpongeBob’s character from season 3 vs. here in season 13. I’d say that his scaredy-catness is still the same, but now he’s a lot more…bold than he used to be. And I’m perfectly fine with that. I’m of the opinion that SpongeBob really hasn’t changed that much over time, it’s more that the writing has changed and so the way he’s portrayed has changed, but his core character traits have stayed the same. None of this is very relevant to my general opinion on this episode, but they were thoughts I wanted to share.

The owner of the Salty Spitoon finds SpongeBob and puts him to work. Wow, what a win for equal rights—the owner of the Salty Spitoon is a woman. I’m wiping tears from my eyes (all of this is sarcasm). Of course, SpongeBob’s job is just as tough as the establishment itself, and it seems like fry cooks die regularly LMAO. Love some morbid humor. Surprisingly, SpongeBob manages to get the hang of the job pretty quickly, after making some hipster rubbish at first.

And then, none other than Mrs. Puff shows up at the Salty Spitoon. Gotta admit, did not see that one coming. But I love this. Because not only is it continuous with “Potato Puff”, but I’m counting it as being continuous with “Demolition Doofus” and “No Free Rides”. And also, I just love seeing Mrs. Puff in a place other than Boating School. I love how she has a reputation too…and that she has “Big Fat Meanie” stitched to the back of her jacket. So many references, so little time. I feel bad for people who complain about references, because imagine complaining when you could be enjoying! Anyway, Mrs. Puff realizes that SpongeBob is working at the Salty Spitoon and promptly freaks tf out. Which is fair. Poor woman has been tormented. And since SpongeBob was the one to drive her out of the bar…well now SpongeBob’s the toughest guy around. I love this for him.

Okay, well he’s not the toughest just yet, cuz he’s gotta go through the “Trials of Toughness”. But come on, this is SpongeBob, and we’ve seen plots like this before. Our guy has plot armor out the wazoo. And it’s entertaining so who even cares. SpongeBob’s niceness is his toughness, and I love it. The callback to “The Abrasive Side” was also very wonderful, and I’m surprised I didn’t even think about that episode until now. Also, don’t think I don’t see those portraits of Sandy in the background during the mechanical bull scene. Because I do. I see them quite clearly. And I like it. You know what, I’m going to say that this is how Sandy and Mrs. Puff met. Who’s gonna stop me???

After SpongeBob is christened the toughest guy at the Salty Spitoon, he makes some changes to the place…changes that aren’t quite welcomed by the tough out-of-towners who show up. But I think they’re hilarious changes. It’s the Kuddly Krab all over again! The way the leader of the motorcycle gang has like a quadruple take between Weenie Hut Jr’s and the Salty Spitoon is so freaking funny. And his outrage in general is also really funny. SpongeBob waltzing out like he did something is also really good. Can’t wait to see if he ends up getting his **** rocked or if the plot armor extends. Both options could lead to some very funny results so I don’t care either way.

I really like SpongeBob’s interactions with this guy, the back and forth is just so funny. And the way that we end up just getting another version of the theme song, this time to introduce the Softy Spitoon, just lol. And it seems that not all changes can last forever, as the patrons of the Softy Spitoon start fighting the biker gang. But they do so for the honor of being able to cry in public, so that’s gotta mean something, right? And of course Mr. Krabs walks in on this, and ends up getting in a fight with the owner over SpongeBob. Why is the end of this episode actually so cute???? All the little drawings of SpongeBob, I think my heart is gonna burst.

So one thing that I like about episodes like “Salty Sponge” is not only do they bring back locations and characters that we know (like Goofy Goobers, or Fred, or even Kevin), but they elaborate on them so that they can be incorporated into the show beyond just meme status and iconicism. I think that moves like these are very smart when it comes to keeping the show fresh and alive, because now other episodes can use these locations without them being so much of a meme and more of simply a location or character to use, you know what I mean? Probably not, because I’m just saying words. But this is all yet again just another iteration of the self-reference this show is now frequently engaging in. A source of criticism for some, but a source of enthusiasm for me.

Episode Tier: Amazing
Episode Score: 9.3/10
 
Pugs4Thugs said:
Ah, “Salty Sponge”, this is another episode I’ve heard a lot about, and I mean the reason is obvious—it’s the return of the Salty Spitoon…and not only that, but we finally get to see the inside of the place. This is very exciting for me, so let’s just get right into the episode.

Of course, in the episode that has SpongeBob returning to the Salty Spitoon, we’ve gotta begin with SpongeBob being the lovable, enthusiastic little dork we all know him to be. Gotta create the contrast somehow! I love how exaggerated this whole sequence is. And I like how you can tell it’s supposed to be exaggerated. I think a big problem with certain areas of criticism for this newest area of the show is that people don’t realize when the show is purposefully trying to be ridiculous. Probably because they don’t actually watch the episode but whatever clip is making the rounds on Twitter that week. And this is a problem with a lot of media criticism I’ve seen lately, not just those for SpongeBob SquarePants. It’s just…concerning to see media literacy be in the toilet like this.

Anyway, soapboxing aside, SpongeBob arrives at work to find it closed (for a week) due to an urchin infestation. Why do I feel like I’ve seen this before…oh yeah, “Best Day Ever”! Very similar plot point. But I can already tell that this episode will go in a different direction, which is good. And the different direction is…reminding me of “Le Big Switch” haha. Mr. Krabs has rented SpongeBob out to a different restaurant for the week so he can still get money. Well that’s…an ethically questionable business practice. Gotta love good ol’ Mr. Krabs, amirite. And the establishment that SpongeBob has been rented out to is, as you might have guessed, the Salty Spitoon. Oh boy, I like this already.

SpongeBob ain’t exactly enthused about working at the Salty Spitoon. I’m trying to figure out if I want this episode to be taking place after “No Weenies Allowed”, or if I want it to be its own continuity. Both options are equally good to me. I think the former is funnier if you think that SpongeBob finds the Salty Spitoon too tough because of the ice cube that ended up taking him out lmao. Anyway, SpongeBob is unceremoniously pushed into the place, and we finally see the inside…yeah, about as tough as I expected. Reminds me a lot of the Thug Tug from the movie, now that I think about it. And there are, of course, a number of references here, along with new character designs that I like. The exaggerated toughness of everyone is amusing to me, which is good because that’s what the episode was going for.

This episode also showcases the differences and similarities in SpongeBob’s character from season 3 vs. here in season 13. I’d say that his scaredy-catness is still the same, but now he’s a lot more…bold than he used to be. And I’m perfectly fine with that. I’m of the opinion that SpongeBob really hasn’t changed that much over time, it’s more that the writing has changed and so the way he’s portrayed has changed, but his core character traits have stayed the same. None of this is very relevant to my general opinion on this episode, but they were thoughts I wanted to share.

The owner of the Salty Spitoon finds SpongeBob and puts him to work. Wow, what a win for equal rights—the owner of the Salty Spitoon is a woman. I’m wiping tears from my eyes (all of this is sarcasm). Of course, SpongeBob’s job is just as tough as the establishment itself, and it seems like fry cooks die regularly LMAO. Love some morbid humor. Surprisingly, SpongeBob manages to get the hang of the job pretty quickly, after making some hipster rubbish at first.

And then, none other than Mrs. Puff shows up at the Salty Spitoon. Gotta admit, did not see that one coming. But I love this. Because not only is it continuous with “Potato Puff”, but I’m counting it as being continuous with “Demolition Doofus” and “No Free Rides”. And also, I just love seeing Mrs. Puff in a place other than Boating School. I love how she has a reputation too…and that she has “Big Fat Meanie” stitched to the back of her jacket. So many references, so little time. I feel bad for people who complain about references, because imagine complaining when you could be enjoying! Anyway, Mrs. Puff realizes that SpongeBob is working at the Salty Spitoon and promptly freaks tf out. Which is fair. Poor woman has been tormented. And since SpongeBob was the one to drive her out of the bar…well now SpongeBob’s the toughest guy around. I love this for him.

Okay, well he’s not the toughest just yet, cuz he’s gotta go through the “Trials of Toughness”. But come on, this is SpongeBob, and we’ve seen plots like this before. Our guy has plot armor out the wazoo. And it’s entertaining so who even cares. SpongeBob’s niceness is his toughness, and I love it. The callback to “The Abrasive Side” was also very wonderful, and I’m surprised I didn’t even think about that episode until now. Also, don’t think I don’t see those portraits of Sandy in the background during the mechanical bull scene. Because I do. I see them quite clearly. And I like it. You know what, I’m going to say that this is how Sandy and Mrs. Puff met. Who’s gonna stop me???

After SpongeBob is christened the toughest guy at the Salty Spitoon, he makes some changes to the place…changes that aren’t quite welcomed by the tough out-of-towners who show up. But I think they’re hilarious changes. It’s the Kuddly Krab all over again! The way the leader of the motorcycle gang has like a quadruple take between Weenie Hut Jr’s and the Salty Spitoon is so freaking funny. And his outrage in general is also really funny. SpongeBob waltzing out like he did something is also really good. Can’t wait to see if he ends up getting his **** rocked or if the plot armor extends. Both options could lead to some very funny results so I don’t care either way.

I really like SpongeBob’s interactions with this guy, the back and forth is just so funny. And the way that we end up just getting another version of the theme song, this time to introduce the Softy Spitoon, just lol. And it seems that not all changes can last forever, as the patrons of the Softy Spitoon start fighting the biker gang. But they do so for the honor of being able to cry in public, so that’s gotta mean something, right? And of course Mr. Krabs walks in on this, and ends up getting in a fight with the owner over SpongeBob. Why is the end of this episode actually so cute???? All the little drawings of SpongeBob, I think my heart is gonna burst.

So one thing that I like about episodes like “Salty Sponge” is not only do they bring back locations and characters that we know (like Goofy Goobers, or Fred, or even Kevin), but they elaborate on them so that they can be incorporated into the show beyond just meme status and iconicism. I think that moves like these are very smart when it comes to keeping the show fresh and alive, because now other episodes can use these locations without them being so much of a meme and more of simply a location or character to use, you know what I mean? Probably not, because I’m just saying words. But this is all yet again just another iteration of the self-reference this show is now frequently engaging in. A source of criticism for some, but a source of enthusiasm for me.

Episode Tier: Amazing
Episode Score: 9.3/10
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I am with you here this episode rocks can't wait to find out what you think of Karen for Spot
 
this is top 10 season 13 episode 10/10
 
Everyone says this is when season 13 start's to pick up so lets hope that!
  1. Salty Sponge (10/10)
  2. Welcome To Binary Bottom (10/10)
  3. C.H.U.M.S (9.5/10)
  4. Patrick The Mailman (9.5/10)
  5. Say Aww! (9.5/10)
  6. Goofy Scoopers (9/10)
  7. Food PBFFT! Truck (8.5/10)
  8. Abandon Twits (8.5/10)
  9. A Place For Pets (8/10)
  10. Squidferatu (8/10
  11. Big Bad Bubble Bass (8/10)
  12. Under The Small Top (8/10)
  13. Squidward's Sick Daze (7.5/10)
  14. Sea Man Sponge Haters Club (7.5/10)
  15. Spongebob's Road To Christmas (7.5/10)
  16. Walhalla (7.5/10)
  17. You're Going To Pay Phone (7.5/10)
  18. Potato Puff (7/10)
  19. Pat The Dog (6.5/10)
  20. Skin Wrinkle in time (6.5/10)
  21. Captain Pipsqueak (5.5/10)
  22. Lockdown For Love (5.5/10)
  23. Slappy Daze (5.5/10)
  24. Plane To Sea (3.5/10)
  25. There Will Be Grease (3/10)
  26. Upturn Girls (3/10)
  27. Something Narwhal This Way Comes (0/10)
 
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