The Nasty Patty / The Idiot Box

Season 3, Episode 4, Aired
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Nasty Patty:
''A health inspector shows up at the Krusty Krab, and while he is there, SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs see the news about a guy passing himself off as a health inspector to get free food. Mr. Krabs is so mad he and SpongeBob make a Krabby Patty made with a bunch of nasty things. After it is served to the inspector he chokes on a fly and the two think he died from the patty. They later find out that he was a real health inspector, and that the other one was caught. Now, what will SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs do with the dead health inspector?
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''Idiot Box:
''SpongeBob and Patrick buy a big screen TV, just so they can use the box using imagination, while Squidward refuses to believe that they are using their imagination inside the box on account of all the noise they are making.moreless
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  • Idiot Box: Perfect Nasty Patty: F-cking HILARIOUS

    10
    "Perfect"
    By jmbsonic555, Nov 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    Nasty Patty: A health inspector shows up at the Krusty Krab, and while he is there, SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs see the news about a guy passing himself off as a health inspector to get free food. Mr. Krabs is so mad he and SpongeBob make a Krabby Patty made with a bunch of nasty things. After it is served to the inspector he chokes on a fly and the two think he died from the patty. They later find out that he was a real health inspector, and that the other one was caught. Now, what will SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs do with the dead health inspector? Idiot Box: SpongeBob and Patrick buy a big screen TV, just so they can use the box using imagination, while Squidward refuses to believe that they are using their imagination inside the box on account of all the noise they are making.
    10 out of 10
    (20 out of 10 for Nasty patty)moreless

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  • SpongeBob SquarePants, why do your episodes have to be gosh dang excellent and hilarious?

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    By tigerdude22, Aug 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    The Nasty Patty: I thought that this was an excellent episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants". I would laugh so hard watching this episode and it's just worth your time. The health inspector comes in the Krusty Krab to be inspected. SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs making the health inspector a nasty patty was very funny but also a little nasty. Well... it's called the nasty patty for a reason. SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs burying the health inspector was hilarious especially when SpongeBob threw that giant rock and it hit the health inspector's head. SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs confessing to the police officers about the health inspector choking and being killed was hilarious. SpongeBob's line "Aaahhh, it's the zombie" always makes me laugh hard. The health inspector passing the Krusty Krab after everything that happened was hilarious. Also, the narrator's line "Yes, they all are idiots, aren't they?" at the very end of the episode is also pretty funny. Overall, an excellent episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants". 10/10
    The Idiot Box: Just like "The Nasty Patty", this was also an excellent episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants". I would say that this episode is also considered my mom's favorite episode. My mom doesn't watch SpongeBob with me a lot but whenever she does watch SpongeBob with me, she pretty much laughs hard at the old and newer episodes and this episode definitely made her laugh hard. Anyways, now to talk about my opinion of this episode. SpongeBob and Patrick getting a television but only ordered it to play inside a box was hilarious. SpongeBob's line "imagination" and then making the rainbow was very funny. Squidward watching television that is about boxes is hilarious. Squidward hearing noise from SpongeBob and Patrick's box and then there is no noise is very funny. Squidward going inside the box towards the end of the episode and going to the dump was very funny. Patrick's line "I hope he's not too down on the dumps today" at the very end of the episode was very funny. Overall, an excellent episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants". 10/10moreless

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  • Really Awesome Episodes

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    By teenj12, Jan 18, 2011 Report Abuse
    The Nasty Patty: It was funny and mean what Spongebob and Mr.Krabs did to the patty. The funniest parts of the episode was Mr.Krabs and Spongebob trying to cover up their "murder". Of course in the end the guy wasn't dead.

    The Idiot Box: Loved this episode! The stuff Spongebob and Patrick were doing in the box and the sounds were funny. I do think they didn't want Squidward to know how the box worked. They like messing with Squidward. The ending was a little funny with Squidward finally "working" the box :P . Overall, really awesome episodes. Over and Out!moreless

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  • Nasty Patty was gross and stupid. Idiot Box was very good.

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    By AnimalsRCool, Jul 08, 2010 Report Abuse
    Nasty Patty:

    I didn't like this episode at all. It wanted to make me puke! It was so gross when they put like boogers and underwear on a patty. That was disgusting! I didn't like the plot of this episode. It was very stupid. I wouldn't recommend this episode to anyone. It was just plain awful, gross and stupid.
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    Idiot Box:

    This was just plain hilarious! I loved how Spongebob said: "You gotta use your imaginaaaaaaaaaaaaaation!"
    LOL! I also loved all of the cool sound effects. Those were awesome! Like when they were blasting off a rocket! That was a very cool sound. This is another episode where Squidward goes crazy. I love those kinds of episodes. They just make me laugh every time I see Squidward go crazy. I loved this episode and it was waaaaaaaay better than Nasty Patty.

    Nasty Patty: F-----------(6%)
    Idiot Box: A++++++++(100%)

    Overall, these episodes get an...F(53%)!moreless

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  • perfect

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    By futuramarama, Jul 07, 2010 Report Abuse
    the nasty patty- spongebob and mr. krabs think they killed their health inspector by cooking up a gross patty, thinking he is an imposter.

    idiot box- squidward is annoyed by spongebob and patrick's amusement over a box they got.

    good episodes, nasty patty scared me when i was younger, especially near the end, the whole theme just creeped me out, i am pretty sure everything in it did actually... idiot box was great, though the ending was weird to me when i was younger for some reason, anyways, bot hare great, funny episodes that get, and deserve in my opinion, A+'smoreless

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  • Trivia

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    • The Nasty Patty looks like a regular patty when the Inspector drops it. Edit
    • Since the Krusty Krab's freezer is shown again in "Nasty Patty," how come we don't see Squidward's body in the freezer since he got frozen for 2,000 years in "SB-129"? Edit
    • Since when could a giant TV fit in a small box? Edit

  • Notes

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    • "The Idiot Box" is number 5 on Tom Kenny's Top 20 on iTunes. Edit
    • No female characters appear in "The Idiot Box". Edit
    • On TurboNick, they made a mistake with the episode summary. They said SpongeBob and Squidward are convinced they have killed the health inspector. Edit

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    • Policeman: Stop right where you are! I am afraid we are going to have to arrest the two of you! SpongeBob: Mr. Krabs, I'm too young to go to jail! Mr. Krabs: And what would be the charges? Policeman: For not being at the Krusty Krab to whip us up a couple of delicious Krabby Patties! (starts laughing) Edit
    • SpongeBob: Oops, I dropped it in the toilet. Mr. Krabs: Well, fish it out, and I will dry it with my gym sock. Edit
    • Squidward: Where is it? SpongeBob: Where's what, Squidward? Squidward: Don't "Where's what, Squidward" me! Where's the tape recorder? SpongeBob: We don't have a tape recorder. Squidward: Don't "We don't have a tape recorder" me! SpongeBob: But we don't. Patrick: We have a tape recorder box! Edit

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    • Episode Similarities: "The Idiot Box" The episode "The Idiot Box" is like the Garfield and Friends episode "Box O'Fun." Edit
    • In the Idiot Box, Patrick screams "I AM THE LIZARD KING!" The Lizard King is what Jim Morrison of the Doors was called. Edit

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