A Pal for Gary (Episode)


A Pal for Gary
Episode No.:	131b
Airdate:	January 2, 2010
Season:	Season 7
Previous Episode:	Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful
Next Episode:	Yours, Mine and Mine

"A Pal for Gary" is an episode from Season 7.

Info

Characters

SpongeBob
Gary
Puffy Fluffy

Gary when nobody's home
Store owner
Fred and his pet
Mr. Krabs
Timmy

Places

Plot

SpongeBob gets Gary a very dangerous pet. He calls it Puffy Fluffy. When Gary tries to play with it, it eats the play toy! Gary hops on SpongeBob's head (a reference to a Tom and Jerry cartoon). That night, Puffy Fluffy almost eats Gary. So he runs up to SpongeBob and shows him the bed, but Puffy Fluffy is asleep! The Puffy Fluffy on the bed is a green ball. Gary goes downstairs and Puffy Fluffy is a monster raiding the fridge! It sets SpongeBob's house on fire. Gary puts it out, then SpongeBob wakes up and finds Puffy Fluffy about to eat Gary. It puts Gary down and tries to eat SpongeBob! Gary saves the day and the monster runs off. And the funny thing is, SpongeBob blamed the house burning on GARY even though he saw Puffy Fluffy eating Gary! Afterwards, SpongeBob takes Gary to the Krusty Krab as something he will do from now on. When Mr. Krabs sees this as "free labor", he offers Gary a spatula to cook Krabby Patties. Gary, though, doesn't seem to like this.

Trivia/Goofs

Doesn't Gary hate organic food?
In this episode, Gary enjoys his alone time without SpongeBob, but in other ones, he gets miserable and eats the couch.
Why is SpongeBob mad at Gary when he saved his life?
How can SpongeBob sleep with all that noise?
It is revealed that Gary's full name is Gerald.
Another instance of a blue Fred.
Tom and Jerry is actually referenced in this episode when Gary jumps on SpongeBob's head! This is a reference to a Tom and Jerry cartoon called Surf-Bored Cat when the squid cephalopod jumps on Tom's head like it got stuck to him.
SpongeBob wants Gary to play with him.
Running Gag: Whenever SpongeBob is out of sight, Pluffy Fuffy attacks Gary.
Tom's son Timmy is seen with another man in this episode. It is possible this is his step father.
The title card music is the same as Karate Island, Wigstruck, The Thing, Friend or Foe, Roller Cowards, To Save a Squirrel, Krabby Road, Suction Cup Symphony, Patty Caper, Porous Pockets, Shuffleboarding, Overbooked, Pineapple Fever, and Greasy Buffoons --- Unknown Tracks 3.
The title card background is the same as Culture Shock.