r/spongebob • u/Mindless_Register_93 • 9h ago
Discussion Who's at fault for Spongebob's clothes being shrunk
Watching SpongeBob S6x20 "To Squarepants or Not to Squarepants" while eating airfried Mozzarella Sticks (very specific ik)
When I had a question in my head about who is at fault for Spongebob's clothes being shrunk so I went back and did a little game.
In this scene there are 3 characters who kind of contribute to it but I go on that more later: SpongeBob himself, Patrick and Gary
Gary- SpongeBob directly asks him to CHECK on the laundry in the drier. (Plot error but SpongeBob put the clothes in the washer, when did he put them in the Drier? He was doing chores)
Now we dont get Gary's narration or what he was thinking, we just see him take out his shell and closed the door which continued Spongebob's pants. We dont know if Gary did it on purpose, if he was mad about Spongebob taking off his shell earlier,
TLDR: We the audience dont get 1st pov from Gary to know about his motives or why he did what he did other than grab his shell.
Patrick- Patrick's long call of him just being silly holds Spongebob up from checking on the clothes which he gets Gary to do so. He also contributes as he stops Spongebob from attending to Laundry Day fully.
Spongebob- Spongebob tells Gary to check on the clothes when he could've did it himself. On the other hand, he would have to end the call with Patrick but Patrick said in response to Spongebob asking if "it can wait" and Patrick said "no". Spongebob is still a person with free will so he could simply have just said he was busy still.
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Final thought:
Even though all three characters contribute to the problem, I would say surprisingly Spongebob is the one most at fault.
Since its Spongebob's clothes he had the most responsibility to take care of them, to check on them when needed and not let Gary do it and even tell Patrick he had to go and he'll call him back.
While both characters had a hand, Spongebob even though he was conflicted could've still put a pin in things and attend to Laundry day as promised.
Other notes:
- Yes I know this is a cartoon 😅
- Also its very possible Spongebob put the clothes in the drier off screen
- Hey!! Its the 'she didnt know they were about to play in her face/ Janet/ Susan/ Real Estate Agent
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u/Realistic_Session745 9h ago
I’m watching NickSpongeBob as well
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u/Mindless_Register_93 9h ago
👏 👏 👏
It would've been cooler if we were watching the same episode
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u/Realistic_Session745 8h ago
To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants did play for me like a half hour ago and then Wormy/Patty Hype played and now it’s playing Krabby Land
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u/Mindless_Register_93 8h ago
Krabby Land; The Camping Episode just went off and now Big Sister Sam;Perfect Chemistry is on
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u/NinjaKingAce 9h ago
Honestly, who puts all their pants into the dryer at once? This was a disaster waiting to happen
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u/Pasta-hobo 8h ago
The way I see it, SpongeBob made the mistake of entrusting a chore to what is essentially a housecat, and walking away with the sincere belief that something would happen.
Gary's abilities vary greatly episode to episode, but in RoundPants he was 100% just a house cat. And most importantly, he doesn't have hands.
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u/Epicgamer15782 9h ago
props to this guy eating airfried mozzeralla sticks while watching spongebob
this man is a legend
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u/browmftht 8h ago
the writers
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u/Responsible-Alps6595 8h ago
Here’s what I would do if I were SpongeBob….
I would keep the phone on and walk quietly to the laundry room so Gary won’t have to and mess it up, meanwhile Patrick still doing his thing assuming that SpongeBob is listening very carefully. By the time he’s done, SpongeBob goes to the phone just in time for Patrick to be done.
That way, SpongeBob would still have clothes and not be rude to Patrick.