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The Krusty Towers is now open for business!
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Why did you build a hotel, Mr. Krabs?
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I'm glad you asked, son.
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Remember when I went to that fast food convention and stayed in that fancy hotel?
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I had a beautiful room.
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The employees were so friendly.
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They catered to me every whim, no matter how demeaning it was, because they lived by a code.
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And that code was engraved in fine gold above the grand fireplace.
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We shall never deny a guest even the most ridiculous request.
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Everything was perfect.
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Until I got the bill, they charged me for everything.
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$25 for a hamburger!
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If they could charge that much for a lousy burger, imagine how much I could charge for a lousy Krabby Patty!
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And thus, the Krusty Towers was born!
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Why would anyone stay at a hotel in Bikini Bottom?
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It's in the middle of scenic nowhere.
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There's nothing to do but get stung by jellyfish.
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Take.
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Ew!
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Come inside.
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Isn't it beautiful?
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Where are all the new hotel employees?
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Me first hotel guest.
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Watch me reel him in.
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Welcome to the Krusty Towers, where our motto is, we shall never deny a guest even the most ridiculous request.
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Oh, that's great.
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I'd like a double Krabby Patty with no onions and extra pickles.
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If you want a Krabby Patty, you'll have to rent a room and order room service.
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Ooh, I've only got an hour for lunch.
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Boy, you reel that one in like a pro.
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Okay, Squidward, you run the front desk.
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I'd like a Krabby Patty, please.
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This is a hotel now.
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If you want a Krabby Patty, you'll have to get a room and order room service.
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Okay, one Krabby Patty in one room with cheese.
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Oh, and can I get cheese on the Krabby Patty too?
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Patrick, you only live 400 yards away.
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Why do you want to check into a hotel?
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Sometimes I just need to get away from it all.
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Wow, this hotel has everything.
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Give me that.
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Now sign the register.
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I didn't know there'd be a test.
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I didn't study.
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Patrick, all you have to do is write your name.
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Oh, OK. Do you mind?
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Don't look!
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Done!
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Close enough.
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Here's your room key.
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I'll need some help with my bags.
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How can you have bags?
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You just found out this is a hotel.
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This is a hotel?
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SpongeBob!
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Hey, Squidward.
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Take Patrick and his bags to his room.
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What about my Krabby Patty?
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Then bring him a Krabby Patty.
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Squidward, you can take Patrick's bags up to his room.
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SpongeBob, you go make the Krabby Patty.
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Oh, Mr. Krabs.
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What's the matter?
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Afraid of a little manual labor?
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Oh, I'm Squidward, and I have to work for a living.
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Bye.
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Let's go, Patrick.
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This elevator is for guests only.
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Take the employee elevator.
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What's in these bags, Rocks?
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Hey, these are rocks.
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Why is your suitcase full of rocks?
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Well, I don't tell you how to live your life.
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Well, here's your room.
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Wow.
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Enjoy your stay.
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Oh, Squidward, wait.
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Keep up the good work and there'll be more where that came from.
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You're Krabby Patty, sir.
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Hey, Squidward.
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Cool rock.
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Hold on a second, SpongeBob.
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Here you are, my good man.
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Oh, thank you, Patrick.
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There's plenty more where that came from, my good friend.
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Squidward!
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What now?
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I don't like crusts on my sandwich.
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It's a bun.
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It's all crust.
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How am I supposed to cut the crust off a bun?
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Feel it.
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Happy?
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Room service!
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Here's the 50 Krabby Patties you ordered.
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Could you do one more thing for me?
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Why don't you ask SpongeBob?
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Good idea, Squidward.
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How may I serve you, sir?
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I need you to eat these Krabby Patties with me.
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Oh, yes, sir.
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Hold on.
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Squidward, Patrick needs your help.
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What?
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Why didn't he ask me before I walked all the way downstairs?
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He said he didn't want to bother you.
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But he got over it.
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Hooray!
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Thanks, Squidward.
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Hey, look, Mr. Krabs.
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That small hole in the wall just became a medium -sized hole in the wall.
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Time to get out the dental floss.
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Thanks again for taking us to the Krusty Krab, Dad.
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Yeah, Mom never brings us here.
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Anytime, kids.
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What the?
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Careful now.
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Hey, you guys put in a drive -thru.
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We did?
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Great.
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I'll have three large Krabby Patties, Krabby Fries, a Krabby Cola, and two extra large orders of Krabby rings. Is this toothpaste?
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Boy, I don't know how I think of this stuff, but I think I got a winner.
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We are putting in a drive -thru.
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Sounds like a lot of extra work to me.
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You mean for you.
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It'll cost you money.
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Oh, nonsense.
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We'll build it for free.
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Hi, Mr. Krabs.
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Ahoy, SpongeBob.
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What's with all the booties?
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I got this microphone system so we can hear what the customers order, this new sign with a menu on it,
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and this colorful arrow so they know where to go.
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It even lights up, see?
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Well, that's great, SpongeBob, but I already got a bunch of stuff that's better.
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A menu board made with old napkins and packing tape, A microphone I made with some rusty tin cans I found,
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and this sign I made from an old noodle.
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I don't get it, Mr. Krabs.
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How is this stuff better than the things I bought?
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I'm sorry, what?
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How is this stuff better?
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Because it was...
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FREE!
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I'll have a medium fries, a large Krabby Patty, and a medium drink.
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Coming right up, sir.
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SpongeBob, I need a medium fries, large Krabby Patty, and a medium drink.
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I'll have that ready in two shakes of a lamprey's tail.
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That ought to fix it.
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Thank you, come again.
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Yes, you like it right there, don't you?
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Can I help you?
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A bill?
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What's this for?
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It's for my dry cleaning.
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It seems as though your new drive -thru window is a little on the challenged side.
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Size -wise, I mean.
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There, problem solved.
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Meanwhile...
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SpongeBob, too large, too medium.
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I hate my job.
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Excuse me, I'd like to place an order, please.
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Ahoy, Squidward!
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Mr. Krabs, I am getting really tired of running back and forth.
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I find it both exhausting and time -consuming.
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Oh, wonderful, Peachy.
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Now, how am I supposed to get two SpongeBob so I can hand him these order tickets here?
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Problem solved.
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Squidward, hi.
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Oh, it's days like this that make me wish I had gone to college.
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Now I'll be able to get a Krabby Patty the simplest way possible.
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By ordering one.
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I would like to order one Krabby Patty, please.
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Extra secret formula.
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Hello?
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Is this stupid thing on?
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Mr. Squidward!
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Any customers?
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None that I can hear.
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Ooh, here comes one now!
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Hey, hey!
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Go around!
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Go around!
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Large Krabby Patty with fries, please.
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With fries, got it.
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We'll have that right out to you, sir.
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What?
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You're closed?
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Yeah, now she tells me.
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There you are, sir.
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The ketchup's in the...
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What?
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Did somebody order a Krabby Patty?
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Nobody else.
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Okay, I'll just toss it in the trash.
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Later.
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I sure am in a jovial mood.
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How about you guys?
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You bet, Pearl.
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Oh, I'm feeling especially jovial.
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You know, being a teenager and all.
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Welcome to the Krusty Krab drive -thru.
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Can I take your order?
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Hey, you guys.
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It sounds like that weird guy Squidward.
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What do you say we play a prank on him?
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Ooh, sounds like a great idea to me.
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Being a teenager and all.
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Two large Krabby Patties, please. With prize!
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I'm not faking it, you know.
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That really hurt.
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Oh, no, the prison is full.
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Looks like we'll just have to set you free.
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Free?
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But he's a criminal.
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Well, you know what they say.
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Don't stop the crime if you can't enforce the time.
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Eat it, crabs.
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I'm off to re -offend.
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It's a shame that there's no other place in Bikini Bottom to hold our extra criminals, because we'd give that place a lot of money.
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You got yourself a deal.
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We can lock him up at my place, the Krusty Krab.
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Well, then, this is for the prisoner. And here's your cash.
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Oh!
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Thank you, Madam Officer.
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Oh, stupid particles and tartar sauce fish paint!
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Enjoy your ride, Plankton!
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Oh, ew.
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Sorry, Mr Squidward, didn't see you there.
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What's Plankton doing here, Mr Krabs?
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I thought he was going to prison.
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He is.
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The Krusty Krab is in prison now.
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Hooray, prison!
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Oh, big deal.
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I've been a prisoner here for years.
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Party time, Mr. Squidward.
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You boys get back to work.
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I'll be guarding plankton in me office.
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Into your cell, you miscreant.
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Yeah!
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All right, I'm out of here.
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Yip!
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Uh, pardon me, warden, sir.
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But is that a pretty penny on the floor? Where?
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It's mine!
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It's mine!
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I saw it first!
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No, no, yeah, I know.
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The perfect escape.
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Eww!
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Ow!
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Oh, no, you don't.
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Trying to escape is bad enough, but lying about a penny?
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You're going in the hole.
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Need one of your holes, boyo.
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You got it, Warden Krabs.
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Hey, let's not do anything we can...
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And don't let him go nowhere.
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Aye, aye, sir.
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All right, who turned off the lights?
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I'm not turning my eyes on my face.
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Sorry, sir.
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Plankton tickles inside of me.
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That ought to alert him.
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Morning, warden.
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Oh, me favorite paying police lady.
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Here to give me more money?
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Yep.
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More money for more prisoners.
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More prisoners?
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Hey, the Krusty Krab, I used to eat here.
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What a coincidence.
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I used to rob him.
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So, what do you say, Mr. Krabs?
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I say, lock him up!
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SpongeBob!
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Try to prison up the place for our new guests.
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I'm gonna go incarcerate all this cash.
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I'll do my best one, Crab, sir.
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Nice work, Boyle.
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Very prison.
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Hey, uh, what's with all the caged men in here?
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They're making me a little nervous.
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Oh, uh, well, we're a prison -themed restaurant now.
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Do your time with our new prison patty.
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It's served in a solitary confinement box, has its own prisoner number, and even comes with toy shackles.
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Wow!
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Looks delicious.
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That's right.
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At the Krusty Krab, you can lock up your hunger and throw away the keys.
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Ha -ha!
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Uh -huh.
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Uh -huh.
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Uh -huh.
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Ooh!
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Crisis averted.
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OK, time to let Plankton out of the hole.
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Open her up, boy -o.
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Pull yourself together, prisoner.
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I got a new cell for you.
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The formula!
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It's so close.
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I can almost touch it you
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No, no, no, no!
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La -la -la -la -la -la -la!
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Wow.
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OK, a little lower!
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Lower!
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That's perfect!
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Good morning, sir.
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What's with the new sign?
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Oh, just making a few cosmetic changes.
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Oh, you mean like when Squidward had that mole taken off his...
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Eh, well, yeah, a little bit like that.
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Morning, Squidward!
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Ooh!
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Squidward, where did you find those shoes?
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Look, it's him!
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Mr. Squarepants, can I have your autograph?
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No. But why?
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Well, the first reason is I have no use of my arm, see?
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Hey, what's going on over here?
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He hit me just because I wanted his autograph.
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Squidward, I'm sorry, little girl.
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Of course you can have his autograph.
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For five bucks.
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What a rip.
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Look at me, Squidward.
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Looks like some sort of horrific shroud.
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There are new Krusty Sponge napkins!
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Extra observant!
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You really need to see a doctor.
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Oh, that reminds me, Squidward.
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I need you to unpack these boxes.
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What's in them?
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Condiments.
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We got tangy, spongy sauce.
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And mild, bobby sauce for the not -so -daring.
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Oh, clever.
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Captain!
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My spatula's missing, sir!
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I got it right here.
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Here you go, Squidward.
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You're on grill duty now.
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But that's SpongeBob's job.
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Don't worry, Squidward.
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I got something else lined up for him.
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Step right up, folks.
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Take a ride on the Krusty Sponge Fun Train.
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Tickets are only $1 .98.
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Seatbelt's not included.
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OK, how am I going to do this now?
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Mommy, is that you?
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Hi.
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Mr. Krabs, I really think I should be getting back to the grill now.
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Are you kidding, lad?
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Just look at all these paid customers.
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Who's ready for another laugh?
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Woo!
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Keep fun truckin', SpongeBob.
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I got some important business to see to in me office.
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Mr. Krabs, uh, this is a bad time, isn't it?
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No. Well, there's a man out back with a delivery and says you need to sign for it.
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Okay.
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Tell her I'll be right out.
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Got it.
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Oh, fuck your scalp!
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Let's watch the language, Squidward!
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Sign here, here, and here.
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My pleasure.
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What the heck is all this stuff?
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I'm glad you asked.
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We got SpongeBob drinking straws, coasters, bibs, and me personal favorite, SpongeBob ice cubes.
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Oh, Mr. Krabs, don't you think you might be taking all of this a little bit too far?
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Get back to work, SpongeBob.
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I'll be in me SpongeBob if you SpongeBob me.
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Whoops.
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There you go, Squidward.
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Now what?
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Oh, you're gonna love this.
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Spongy patties!
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Spongy patties?
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Yeah, I want you to start using them as kind of the other ones.
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Where'd you get them?
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They were just the boxes of patties we didn't have room for in the freezer.
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They turned yellow.
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Gotta keep those SpongeBob ice cubes somewhere, you know?
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You mean to tell me you actually expect people to pay $1 .98 for a rotten party?
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Squidward, you're right.
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This instant success must be scrambling my brains.
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We'll make them 298.
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Oh, boy.
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Hey, we didn't pay $3 to watch you take a nap.
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That's the worst SpongeBob costume I've ever seen.
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Ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride.
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Right!
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Right!
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Right!
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Right!
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Right!
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Oh, what a day.
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What's next, a zombie invasion?
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Mr. Krabs, open up!
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We're being attacked by a bunch of zombies that look like me!
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Uh, go away, please.
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I'm busy.
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Please, you don't understand.
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They're all splotchy and yellow with distended bellies.
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Whoa!
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Open up, open up, open up!
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Mr. Krabs?
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SpongeBob!
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Great Neptune's mother's stockings!
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Zombies!
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They're here to eat me money!
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Why?
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They're not zombies, Mr. Krabs.
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They're your customers.
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Look!
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Oh, I ate this yellow Krabby Patty, and now I feel sick.
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Krabby Patty?
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Yeah!
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Man, you've got some serious problems.
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If you're trying to pass that off as a Krabby Patty...
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It's a...
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It's a spongy...
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Mr Krabs, what have you done?
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You've poisoned all these people!
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No, but I just...
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I can explain.
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What the...?
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Tell it to the judge, Krabs.
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Order for...
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Oh, disgusting.
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You people eat like animu.. animu...
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And a bad boobie!
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Oh, there's no baby!
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Oh, I love this baby!
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Oh!
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Oh, no!
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You cannot bring a worm in here!
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It's on clean!
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And some of us are alert!
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DADDOMING!
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What's with all the sniffy -fits out here, Mr. It's not my fault, Mr. Krabs.
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She snuck a pet into the restaurant.
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Oh, I didn't know my sweet little Fifi wasn't allowed.
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Stop!
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Well, your sweet little Fufu's got to go.
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We have a strict policy.
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No pets allowed.
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What a shame.
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Krabby Patties are all my Fifi will eat these days.
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I would have gladly paid double the price if it only meant she could have her favourite food.
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Ah, there, all fixed.
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See?
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Now, pets allowed.
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Oh!
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How delightful! Of course.
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I tell you, Mr. Goodwin, I'm making more money than that soon.
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That's a lie.
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Hold it right there, Krabs.
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Oh, no. The health inspector.
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Oh, yes, the health inspector and I'm afraid you can't run a restaurant and a feedlot out of the same building.
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It's unsanitary.
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I'm shutting you down.
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Unless you pick one, people or pets.
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Yeah!
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I choose pets.
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What?
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No!
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All right, you heard the man.
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If you eat a pet, you're trespassing.
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Time to go.
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Get a move on.
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Wait a minute.
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What about our pets?
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Oh, well, don't worry.
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I'll still be billing you for whatever they eat.
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Whoa!
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Ooh!
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Ooh!
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Ooh, Sandy!
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Your Alaskan bullworm certainly was hungry.
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Sweet jawbone of Santa and Tone, I'm broke!
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Looks like I'm eating canned nuts for the rest of the year.
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Welcome, little worm.
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Here at the Krusty Krab, it's a pet paradise.
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Enjoy yourself, and don't forget to order something to eat.
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Oh, well, maybe I'll order for you.
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Hey, man, can I, like, get a Krabby Patty to go?
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Sorry, pets only.
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You can try your luck across the street.
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Aw, I don't want to eat some.
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The house special!
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It's great that my pets are eating and all, but I'm still hungry.
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Oh.
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I wish I was a pet so I could eat off the floor.
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You are eating off the floor.
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Yeah, but I want to eat Krabby Patties off the floor.
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The pink dude might have the right idea, guys.
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If we dress up like pets, we could trick Krabs into serving us, of course!
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If you want to make costumes, I have a craft corner.
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Well, we ran some numbers and realized that you could make a lot more money if you changed the formula.
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How much a lot more?
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A lot, a lot more.
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Well, then let's fill her up with filler!
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Mr. Krabs, are you changing the secret Krabby Patty formula?
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No, I can't move.
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Just a little tweak, me boy.
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What is filler?
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Hey, this little yellow box sure is full of questions.
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What do you say we go see where the money's made?
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Ho -ho, that sounds great!
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Take a look around.
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It's your dream come true.
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Through the wonders of automation, this factory can make as many Krabby Patties in one minute as you used to make in a week.
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Take a whiff of the future, Krabs.
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Does it smell like money?
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Oh, yeah!
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Hey, why does that barrel say sand?
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Well, it's imported.
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It's spelled sand, but it's pronounced filler.
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Hey, let's check in on our taste test area.
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This tastes kind of bad.
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Would you buy it, though?
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Well, yeah, for the convenience.
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And the face of that stupid guy.
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Though I have noticed a bit of a side effect.
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He loves it.
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Great news, crabs.
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Sales are going all the way up to the surface of the ocean.
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Here's your first check.
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Huh?
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Oh!
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Mr. Krabs?
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I'm rich, boyo.
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Rich.
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Great.
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Can we go back to the Krusty Krab now?
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Yes.
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Yes, we can.
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Hooray!
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Finally!
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What you doing, boy?
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Making Krabby Patties.
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Oh, no. You've made your last Krabby Patty.
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You mean my last one for the morning rush?
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No, ever.
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You mean my last one for today ever?
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No, I mean forever and ever.
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You're fired.
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Fired?
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But I'm ready to rehire you.
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Oh, please rehire me, Mr. Krabs.
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I'll do anything.
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And follow me.
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This tastes nice.
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Ow!
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Curse is spoiled again.
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Ow!
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You turn the Krusty Krab into some kind of museum?
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That's right, me boy.
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It's all history now.
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But you, you have the most important job of all.
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You give tours and some tchotchkes in the gift shop.
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Yeah, but what if someone wants a Krabby Patty?
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Well, we've got plenty of Krabby Patties right here, in the freezer.
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See?
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Customers at the museum can cook the patties themselves.
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Like this.
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It's so convenient, see?
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And what about me?
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Don't worry, Squidward.
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You're fired.
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Well, do I get rehired for a new job at the museum, too?
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No, you're just fired.
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What?
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No, you don't fire me.
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I quit.
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I got my resignation letter all prepared.
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Dear Mr. Krabs.
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You have a ticket, sir.
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Can't be in a museum without a ticket.
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What the...
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What?
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I...
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I...
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I tender my resignation from this greasy establishment.
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Too long have I toiled under your iron claw.
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Now I am free!
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Free to live my dreams of being a ballet dancer, ha -ha!
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And the first chair clarinet at the Bikini Bottom Orchestra, ha -ha!
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And I'm going to finally publish my mystery thriller novel, Dial D for Doyley!
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Hello, and welcome to the Krusty Krab Museum, the original home of the Krabby Patty, now available in the frozen food section of your local supermarket.
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Oh, and don't forget to buy souvenirs at the gift shop.
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Attaboy!
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Embrace the future!
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I'm going to go.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Mr. Krabs Will Do ANYTHING for Money 💰”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Krabby, Krab, Squidward, patty, Spongebob. This video has 601 sentences and 3402 words to shadow. The speech runs for 30:08. The speaker talks at a steady 113 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 107 of its 601 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
patty noun/ˈpæti/A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
pet noun/pɛt/An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.
prisoner noun/ˈpɹɪzənə/A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
fry verb/fɹaɪ/To cook (something) in hot fat.
formula noun/ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
zombie noun/ˈzɑmbi/A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless…
crust noun/kɹʌst/A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.
warden noun/ˈwɔɹdən/A chief administrative officer of a prison.
ridiculous adjective/ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
hungry adjective/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
sand noun/sænd/Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in…
solve verb/sɒlv/To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
nowhere adverb/ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/In no place.
deny verb/dəˈnaɪ/To disallow or reject.
alert adjective/əˈlɝt/Attentive; awake; on guard.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
open up verbTo open.
get back to verbReturn to (an activity)
go around verbTo move or spread from person to person.
check in on verbTo pay a visit in order to monitor the health, security or safety of (someone or something).
dress up verbTo put on special or fancy clothes.
find out verbTo discover, as by asking or investigating.
fit out verbTo provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites; to kit out.
get out verbTo leave or escape.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Why do you want to check into a hotel?
  • How can you have bags?
  • Why is your suitcase full of rocks?
  • Could you do one more thing for me?
  • Yes, you like it right there, don't you?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
“Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer trueused to eat · used to rob · used to make
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its resultIf you want a Krabby Patty, you'll have
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowI've been · I've ever seen · have you done
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itwas engraved · was born · being attacked

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 111 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, thriller /ˈθɹɪ.lə/, toothpaste /ˈtuθpeɪst/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: resignation /ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/, trash /tɹæʃ/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/
  • Long words — get the stress right: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, resignation /ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/, elevator /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/, establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/, coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like patty, pet, prisoner.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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