Bummer Vacation

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Template:SpongeBob episode "Bummer Vacation" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four. Template:Spoiler

Brief summary: Mr. Krabs forces SpongeBob to take his first day off from vacation but SpongeBob doesn't know what to do with his free time.

Time/Date: Unknown

Characters Present:

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Squidward Tentacles
• Patrick Star
• Krusty Krab Customers
• Fred
• Guy that delivers the buns

Plot

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SpongeBob playing with the official Krusty Krab playset.

At the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs receives a warning that if SpongeBob does not take a vacation, he will be fined, so he sends SpongeBob on a vacation. SpongeBob goes home, goes to bed, showers, and lift weights as part of his "vacation." He comes back to the Krusty Krab where Mr. Krabs kicks him out because that wasn't really a vacation. SpongeBob panics and Mr. Krabs tells him that Patrick will be his "unpaid replacement". He realizes that he shouldn't remind himself of the Krusty Krab and that he is very hungry. So, he goes back to the Krusty Krab. This time, it's not to work, but to buy some food. Patrick is seen cooking the Krabby Patties incorrectly by putting them on his belly and not having the exact temperature. SpongeBob shows him how to do it correctly, but he is caught and is kicked out. To remind SpongeBob of the Krusty Krab, he plays with his Krusty Krab playset where he moves models of him, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs. SpongeBob pretends that the Mr. Krabs model kicks him out. The model of SpongeBob goes to his miniature pineapple and plays the same game. To relax, SpongeBob goes to Jellyfish Fields to jellyfish, however he sees reminders of the Krusty Krab. Now SpongeBob tries a series of attempts to get back in the Krusty Krab. Every time he tries, Mr. Krabs catches him. Finally, Mr. Krabs drives SpongeBob to a forest where he commands him to fetch the spatula, and then drives away, leaving him alone. SpongeBob fetches it and starts to think that this is a permanent vacation. Blaming Patrick for trying to take away his job, he walks to Patrick's rock. When Patrick gets there, the rock automatically opens and he finds SpongeBob, who is seemingly going out of his mind. Patrick backs away, becoming extremely nervous at his friend's behavior. We then see the Krusty Krab where SpongeBob is frying the Krabby Patties in a Patrick costume. Mr. Krabs notices and announces that SpongeBob's vacation is officially over and that he didn't have to Pay a Fine. SpongeBob explains that he left Patrick at home watching television, which was really static, and happily returns to his job as a fry cook.

Trivia

• This episode was originally going to be called Bummer Summer.
• Chimps Ahoy aired with this episode when it premiered.
• It seems illogical that SpongeBob drove the bun delivery truck, as he is currently in boating school, he's a terrible driver and he has no driver's license.
• This is the one episode where SpongeBob laughs like a maniac.
• Why does the Krusty Krab playset have an action figure of Patrick? It seems it should have just had figures of SpongeBob, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs. It may be because Patrick is the most common "Krustomer".
• When Mr. Krabs shows SpongeBob a dime, SpongeBob says that was more than he got in a year but in the end of the episode Squeaky Boots Mr. Krabs gives him a few dollars.
• When Mr.Krabs dumps Spongebob into his car, he is a pile of ashes, but in the next scene, Spongebob is normal again.
• When Spongebob is on a "Vacation",he sings like he did in The Spongebob Squarepants Movie