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Were there any episodes that you thought were "rip-offs"?

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    RaeandAnasRock

    [1]Aug 10, 2008
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    By rip-offs, I mean different episodes from the show or episodes from other shows. So which episodes did you think were rip-offs? I have two:

    Krabby Road: Rip-off of "Bucket Sweet Bucket"

    Boating Buddies: Rip-off of The Suite Life's "Forever Plaid" and Phil of the Future's "Tanner"

    So now, what episodes did you think were rip-offs?

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    MarioGeek92

    [2]Aug 10, 2008
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    I think alot of the fourth season episodes were rip offs. Not only of other TV shows but classic movies and stories. Sure, its fine to "rip off" of other storylines as LONG as they put a tad of humor and a twist on it. Which in recent episodes I think they've failed to do.
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    PokeSponge123

    [3]Aug 10, 2008
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    Grooming Gary sounds like The Great Snail Race. But it won't be as good as TGSR, I can tell already.

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    RaeandAnasRock

    [4]Aug 10, 2008
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    MarioGeek92 wrote:
    I think alot of the fourth season episodes were rip offs. Not only of other TV shows but classic movies and stories. Sure, its fine to "rip off" of other storylines as LONG as they put a tad of humor and a twist on it. Which in recent episodes I think they've failed to do.

    That's exactly what I mean, cause I had no problem with Hocus Pocus when they spoofed the Wizard of Oz (it was funny), but I did with the episodes I posted above.

    Edited on 08/10/2008 6:41am
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    PokeSponge123

    [5]Aug 10, 2008
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    RaeandAnasRock wrote:

    By rip-offs, I mean different episodes from the show or episodes from other shows. So which episodes did you think were rip-offs? I have two:

    Krabby Road: Rip-off of "Bucket Sweet Bucket"

    Boating Buddies: Rip-off of The Suite Life's "Forever Plaid" and Phil of the Future's "Tanner"

    So now, what episodes did you think were rip-offs?

    Wait, Boating Buddies is a rip-off of Forever Plaid? I love that TSL episode, but I think Boating Buddies sounds bad.

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    RaeandAnasRock

    [6]Aug 10, 2008
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    I liked Forever Plaid too, I just thought it was a terrible rip-off of it that wasn't funny at all. Also, Boating Buddies is bad. Since I know the episodes you like and the episodes you hate, I know by your class that you'll hate Boating Buddies for sure.
    Edited on 08/10/2008 6:46am
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    JellyFishJammer

    [7]Aug 10, 2008
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    Well, I thought Boating Boaties was more like a rip-off of New Student Starfish.
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    typogirl

    [8]Aug 10, 2008
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    JellyFishJammer wrote:
    Well, I thought Boating Boaties was more like a rip-off of New Student Starfish.


    Except Squidward got screwed and Patrick had a happy ending.
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    SpongeSebastian

    [9]Aug 10, 2008
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    Fear of a Krabby Patty was a rip-off of The Graveyard Shift because Mr. Krabs opens The Krusty Krab for 24 hours in both episodes.
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    ultimatekey

    [10]Aug 11, 2008
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    Guys, they could be "inspired".
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    splatterhouse4

    [11]Aug 21, 2008
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    Funny Pants -> Fools in April

    Chimps Ahoy -> Texas

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    BILLY-ELI

    [12]Aug 21, 2008
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    Oh yea!!
    a LOT of episodes reminded me of other shows,
    just a few examples:

    Patrick's nose epi- the epi in RML where bev gets a new nose

    the bully- wimp on the barby

    mr.krabs's midlife crisis- mr.bighead's mid life crisis

    i think spongebob copied a lot of ideas from RML....there're some more, but i don't know them all by heart, so....yea, these're the ones i remember
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    Jonguy45

    [13]Aug 26, 2008
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    SB 129-Space Pilot 3000
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    ilovejn

    [14]Aug 30, 2008
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    splatterhouse4 wrote:

    Funny Pants -> Fools in April

    Chimps Ahoy -> Texas
    How is Chimps Ahoy a rip off of Texas?
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    typogirl

    [15]Aug 30, 2008
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    BILLY-ELI wrote:
    Oh yea!!
    a LOT of episodes reminded me of other shows,
    just a few examples:

    Patrick's nose epi- the epi in RML where bev gets a new nose

    the bully- wimp on the barby

    mr.krabs's midlife crisis- mr.bighead's mid life crisis

    i think spongebob copied a lot of ideas from RML....there're some more, but i don't know them all by heart, so....yea, these're the ones i remember


    Well, some of the writers have worked on RML before, but I'm pretty sure no RML writers worked on No Nose Knows.
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    splatterhouse4

    [16]Aug 30, 2008
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    ilovejn wrote:
    splatterhouse4 wrote:

    Funny Pants -> Fools in April

    Chimps Ahoy -> Texas
    How is Chimps Ahoy a rip off of Texas?

    Both episodes involve Sandy having to leave Bikini Bottom and Sponge and Patrick have to make things right for her to stay. Both of them even have musical numbers, and both of them make Sponge and Pat cry.

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    ultimatekey

    [17]Aug 31, 2008
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    Chimps Ahoy almost had a musical number, I wonder how it would go?
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    typogirl

    [18]Aug 31, 2008
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    Then I would stop watching the show. I mean, c'mon. How bad are these writers?
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    PokeSponge123

    [19]Sep 14, 2008
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    Picture Day was sort of a rip-off of Missing Identity, where he kept doing the same routine everytime he got dirty, and in MI, when Patrick said the wrong thing.
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